    [115th Congress Public Law 334]
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                       AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2018

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    Public Law 115-334
    115th Congress

                                     An Act

      To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
    programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
            for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 20, 2018 -  [H.R. 2]>>

        Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Agriculture
    Improvement Act of 2018.>>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        (a) <<NOTE: 7 USC 9001 note.>>  Short Title.--This Act may be cited
    as the ``Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018''.

        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:

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

                              TITLE I--COMMODITIES

                          Subtitle A--Commodity Policy

    Sec. 1101. Definition of effective reference price.
    Sec. 1102. Base acres.
    Sec. 1103. Payment yields.
    Sec. 1104. Payment acres.
    Sec. 1105. Producer election.
    Sec. 1106. Price loss coverage.
    Sec. 1107. Agriculture risk coverage.
    Sec. 1108. Repeal of transition assistance for producers of upland
               cotton.

                           Subtitle B--Marketing Loans

    Sec. 1201. Extensions.
    Sec. 1202. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans.
    Sec. 1203. Economic adjustment assistance for textile mills.
    Sec. 1204. Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton.
    Sec. 1205. Availability of recourse loans.

                                Subtitle C--Sugar

    Sec. 1301. Sugar policy.

      Subtitle D--Dairy Margin Coverage and Other Dairy Related Provisions

    Sec. 1401. Dairy margin coverage.
    Sec. 1402. Reauthorizations.
    Sec. 1403. Class I skim milk price.
    Sec. 1404. Dairy product donation.

            Subtitle E--Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance

    Sec. 1501. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance.

                     Subtitle F--Noninsured Crop Assistance

    Sec. 1601. Noninsured crop assistance program.

                           Subtitle G--Administration

    Sec. 1701. Regulations.
    Sec. 1702. Suspension of permanent price support authority.

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    Sec. 1703. Payment limitations.
    Sec. 1704. Adjusted gross income limitations.
    Sec. 1705. Farm Service Agency accountability.
    Sec. 1706. Implementation.
    Sec. 1707. Exemption from certain reporting requirements for certain
               producers.

                             TITLE II--CONSERVATION

                        Subtitle A--Wetland Conservation

    Sec. 2101. Wetland conversion.
    Sec. 2102. Wetland conservation.
    Sec. 2103. Mitigation banking.

                    Subtitle B--Conservation Reserve Program

    Sec. 2201. Conservation reserve.
    Sec. 2202. Conservation reserve enhancement program.
    Sec. 2203. Farmable wetland program.
    Sec. 2204. Pilot programs.
    Sec. 2205. Duties of owners and operators.
    Sec. 2206. Duties of the Secretary.
    Sec. 2207. Payments.
    Sec. 2208. Contracts.
    Sec. 2209. Eligible land; State law requirements.

     Subtitle C--Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation
                               Stewardship Program

    Sec. 2301. Repeal of conservation programs.
    Sec. 2302. Purposes of environmental quality incentives program.
    Sec. 2303. Definitions under environmental quality incentives program.
    Sec. 2304. Establishment and administration of environmental quality
               incentives program.
    Sec. 2305. Environmental quality incentives program plan.
    Sec. 2306. Limitation on payments under environmental quality incentives
               program.
    Sec. 2307. Conservation innovation grants and payments.
    Sec. 2308. Conservation stewardship program.
    Sec. 2309. Grassland conservation initiative.

                     Subtitle D--Other Conservation Programs

    Sec. 2401. Watershed protection and flood prevention.
    Sec. 2402. Soil and water resources conservation.
    Sec. 2403. Emergency conservation program.
    Sec. 2404. Conservation of private grazing land.
    Sec. 2405. Grassroots source water protection program.
    Sec. 2406. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
    Sec. 2407. Wildlife management.
    Sec. 2408. Feral swine eradication and control pilot program.
    Sec. 2409. Report on small wetlands.
    Sec. 2410. Sense of Congress relating to increased watershed-based
               collaboration.

                     Subtitle E--Funding and Administration

    Sec. 2501. Commodity Credit Corporation.
    Sec. 2502. Delivery of technical assistance.
    Sec. 2503. Administrative requirements for conservation programs.
    Sec. 2504. Temporary administration of conservation programs.

             Subtitle F--Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

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

              Subtitle G--Regional Conservation Partnership Program

    Sec. 2701. Establishment and purposes.
    Sec. 2702. Definitions.
    Sec. 2703. Regional conservation partnerships.
    Sec. 2704. Assistance to producers.
    Sec. 2705. Funding.
    Sec. 2706. Administration.

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    Sec. 2707. Critical conservation areas.

                  Subtitle H--Repeals and Technical Amendments

                                 PART I--Repeals

    Sec. 2811. Repeal of Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program.
    Sec. 2812. Repeal of cranberry acreage reserve program.
    Sec. 2813. Repeal of National Natural Resources Foundation.
    Sec. 2814. Repeal of flood risk reduction.
    Sec. 2815. Repeal of study of land use for expiring contracts and
               extension of authority.
    Sec. 2816. Repeal of Integrated Farm Management Program Option.
    Sec. 2817. Repeal of clarification of definition of agricultural lands.

                          PART II--Technical Amendments

    Sec. 2821. Technical amendments.
    Sec. 2822. State technical committees.

                                TITLE III--TRADE

                         Subtitle A--Food for Peace Act

    Sec. 3101. Labeling requirements.
    Sec. 3102. Food aid quality assurance.
    Sec. 3103. Local sale and barter of commodities.
    Sec. 3104. Minimum levels of assistance.
    Sec. 3105. Food aid consultative group.
    Sec. 3106. Issuance of regulations.
    Sec. 3107. Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation.
    Sec. 3108. Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation,
               delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods.
    Sec. 3109. Consideration of impact of provision of agricultural
               commodities and other assistance on local farmers and
               economy.
    Sec. 3110. Allowance for distribution costs.
    Sec. 3111. Prepositioning of agricultural commodities.
    Sec. 3112. Annual report regarding food aid programs and activities.
    Sec. 3113. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other
               assistance.
    Sec. 3114. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance.
    Sec. 3115. Termination date for micronutrient fortification programs.
    Sec. 3116. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer program.

                   Subtitle B--Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

    Sec. 3201. Agricultural trade promotion and facilitation.

                    Subtitle C--Other Agricultural Trade Laws

    Sec. 3301. Growing American Food Exports.
    Sec. 3302. Food for Progress Act of 1985.
    Sec. 3303. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.
    Sec. 3304. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets.
    Sec. 3305. Cochran fellowship program.
    Sec. 3306. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology
               Fellowship program.
    Sec. 3307. International Agricultural Education Fellowship program.
    Sec. 3308. International food security technical assistance.
    Sec. 3309. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child
               Nutrition program.
    Sec. 3310. Global Crop Diversity Trust.
    Sec. 3311. Local and regional food aid procurement projects.
    Sec. 3312. Foreign trade missions.

                               TITLE IV--NUTRITION

              Subtitle A--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    Sec. 4001. Requirements for online acceptance of benefits.
    Sec. 4002. Re-evaluation of thrifty food plan.
    Sec. 4003. Food distribution program on Indian reservations.
    Sec. 4004. Simplified homeless housing costs.
    Sec. 4005. Employment and training for supplemental nutrition assistance
               program.
    Sec. 4006. Improvements to electronic benefit transfer system.
    Sec. 4007. Review of supplemental nutrition assistance program
               operations.
    Sec. 4008. Retail incentives.

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    Sec. 4009. Required action on data match information.
    Sec. 4010. Incentivizing technology modernization.
    Sec. 4011. Interstate data matching to prevent multiple issuances.
    Sec. 4012. Requirement of live-production environments for certain pilot
               projects relating to cost sharing for computerization.
    Sec. 4013. Quality control improvements.
    Sec. 4014. Evaluation of child support enforcement cooperation
               requirements.
    Sec. 4015. Longitudinal data for research.
    Sec. 4016. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 4017. Assistance for community food projects.
    Sec. 4018. Emergency food assistance program.
    Sec. 4019. Nutrition education.
    Sec. 4020. Retail food store and recipient trafficking.
    Sec. 4021. Public-private partnerships.
    Sec. 4022. Technical corrections.

                   Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

    Sec. 4101. Commodity distribution program.
    Sec. 4102. Commodity supplemental food program.
    Sec. 4103. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition
               projects.
    Sec. 4104. Food donation standards.

                            Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 4201. Seniors farmers' market nutrition program.
    Sec. 4202. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to
               schools and service institutions.
    Sec. 4203. Service of traditional foods in public facilities.
    Sec. 4204. Healthy food financing initiative.
    Sec. 4205. The Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program.
    Sec. 4206. Micro-grants for food security.
    Sec. 4207. Buy American requirements.
    Sec. 4208. Healthy fluid milk incentives projects.

                                 TITLE V--CREDIT

                        Subtitle A--Farm Ownership Loans

    Sec. 5101. Modification of the 3-year experience eligibility requirement
               for farm ownership loans.
    Sec. 5102. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program.
    Sec. 5103. Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans.
    Sec. 5104. Relending program to resolve ownership and succession on
               farmland.

                           Subtitle B--Operating Loans

    Sec. 5201. Limitations on amount of operating loans.
    Sec. 5202. Microloans.
    Sec. 5203. Cooperative lending pilot projects.

                      Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 5301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts
               pilot program.
    Sec. 5302. Loan authorization levels.
    Sec. 5303. Loan fund set-asides.
    Sec. 5304. Use of additional funds for direct operating microloans under
               certain conditions.
    Sec. 5305. Equitable relief.
    Sec. 5306. Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; qualified
               beginning farmers and ranchers.
    Sec. 5307. Emergency loan eligibility.

                            Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 5401. Technical corrections to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
               Development Act.
    Sec. 5402. State agricultural mediation programs.
    Sec. 5403. Compensation of bank directors.
    Sec. 5404. Sharing of privileged and confidential information.
    Sec. 5405. Facility headquarters.
    Sec. 5406. Removal and prohibition authority; industry-wide prohibition.
    Sec. 5407. Jurisdiction over institution-affiliated parties.
    Sec. 5408. Definition of institution-affiliated party.
    Sec. 5409. Prohibition on use of funds.

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    Sec. 5410. Expansion of acreage exception to loan amount limitation.
    Sec. 5411. Repeal of obsolete provisions; technical corrections.
    Sec. 5412. Corporation as conservator or receiver; certain other powers.
    Sec. 5413. Reporting.
    Sec. 5414. Study on loan risk.
    Sec. 5415. GAO report on ability of the Farm Credit System to meet the
               agricultural credit needs of Indian tribes and their members.
    Sec. 5416. GAO report on credit service to socially disadvantaged
               farmers and ranchers.

                           TITLE VI--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

             Subtitle A--Improving Health Outcomes in Rural America

    Sec. 6101. Combating substance use disorder in rural America;
               prioritizations.
    Sec. 6102. Distance learning and telemedicine.
    Sec. 6103. Refinancing of certain rural hospital debt.

         Subtitle B--Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband

    Sec. 6201. Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural
               areas.
    Sec. 6202. Expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas.
    Sec. 6203. Modifications to the Rural Gigabit Program.
    Sec. 6204. Community Connect Grant Program.
    Sec. 6205. Outdated broadband systems.
    Sec. 6206. Default and deobligation; deferral.
    Sec. 6207. Public notice, assessments, and reporting requirements.
    Sec. 6208. Environmental reviews.
    Sec. 6209. Use of loan proceeds to refinance loans for deployment of
               broadband service.
    Sec. 6210. Smart utility authority for broadband.
    Sec. 6211. Refinancing of telephone loans.
    Sec. 6212. Federal broadband program coordination.
    Sec. 6213. Transition rule.
    Sec. 6214. Rural broadband integration working group.

                            Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 6301. Exclusion of certain populations from definition of rural
               area.
    Sec. 6302. Establishment of technical assistance program.
    Sec. 6303. Rural energy savings program.
    Sec. 6304. Northern Border Regional Commission reauthorization.
    Sec. 6305. Definition of rural area for purposes of the Housing Act of
               1949.
    Sec. 6306. Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic
               Development.

      Subtitle D--Additional Amendments to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
                                 Development Act

    Sec. 6401. Strategic economic and community development.
    Sec. 6402. Expanding access to credit for rural communities.
    Sec. 6403. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants.
    Sec. 6404. Rural water and wastewater technical assistance and training
               programs.
    Sec. 6405. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program.
    Sec. 6406. Tribal college and university essential community facilities.
    Sec. 6407. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant
               program.
    Sec. 6408. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.
    Sec. 6409. Rural decentralized water systems.
    Sec. 6410. Solid waste management grants.
    Sec. 6411. Rural business development grants.
    Sec. 6412. Rural cooperative development grants.
    Sec. 6413. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.
    Sec. 6414. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program.
    Sec. 6415. Rural economic area partnership zones.
    Sec. 6416. Intemediary relending program.
    Sec. 6417. Access to information to verify income for participants in
               certain rural housing programs.
    Sec. 6418. Providing for additional fees for guaranteed loans under the
               Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
    Sec. 6419. Rural Business-Cooperative Service programs technical
               assistance and training.
    Sec. 6420. National Rural Development Partnership.
    Sec. 6421. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters.
    Sec. 6422. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program.
    Sec. 6423. Health care services.
    Sec. 6424. Rural innovation stronger economy grant program.

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    Sec. 6425. Delta Regional Authority.
    Sec. 6426. Rural business investment program.
    Sec. 6427. Rural business investment program.

     Subtitle E--Additional Amendments to the Rural Electrification Act of
                                      1936

    Sec. 6501. Amendments to section 2 of the Rural Electrification Act of
               1936.
    Sec. 6502. Loans for telephone service.
    Sec. 6503. Cushion of credit payments program.
    Sec. 6504. Extension of the rural economic development loan and grant
               program.
    Sec. 6505. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or
               telephone purposes.
    Sec. 6506. Expansion of 911 access.
    Sec. 6507. Cybersecurity and grid security improvements.

                           Subtitle F--Program Repeals

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

                        Subtitle G--Technical Corrections

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

               TITLE VII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS

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

    Sec. 7101. Purposes of agricultural research, extension, and education.
    Sec. 7102. Matters related to certain school designations and
               declarations.
    Sec. 7103. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
               Economics Advisory Board.
    Sec. 7104. Specialty crop committee.
    Sec. 7105. Renewable energy committee discontinued.
    Sec. 7106. Veterinary services grant program.
    Sec. 7107. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences
               education.
    Sec. 7108. Agricultural and food policy research centers.
    Sec. 7109. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and
               Native Hawaiian serving institutions.
    Sec. 7110. Next generation agriculture technology challenge.
    Sec. 7111. Land-grant designation.
    Sec. 7112. Nutrition education program.
    Sec. 7113. Continuing animal health and disease research programs.
    Sec. 7114. Carryover of funds for extension at 1890 land-grant colleges,
               including Tuskegee University.
    Sec. 7115. Extension and agricultural research at 1890 land-grant
               colleges, including Tuskegee University.
    Sec. 7116. Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research
               and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including
               Tuskegee University.
    Sec. 7117. Scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.
    Sec. 7118. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities
               at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.
    Sec. 7119. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities
               and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions.
    Sec. 7120. New Beginning for Tribal Students.
    Sec. 7121. Hispanic-serving institutions.
    Sec. 7122. Binational agricultural research and development.
    Sec. 7123. Partnerships to build capacity in international agricultural
               research, extension, and teaching.
    Sec. 7124. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and
               education programs.
    Sec. 7125. Limitation on indirect costs for agricultural research,
               education, and extension programs.
    Sec. 7126. Research equipment grants.
    Sec. 7127. University research.
    Sec. 7128. Extension service.
    Sec. 7129. Supplemental and alternative crops; hemp.
    Sec. 7130. New Era Rural Technology program.
    Sec. 7131. Capacity building grants for NLGCA Institutions.
    Sec. 7132. Agriculture advanced research and development authority
               pilot.

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    Sec. 7133. Aquaculture assistance programs.
    Sec. 7134. Rangeland research programs.
    Sec. 7135. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response.
    Sec. 7136. Distance education and resident instruction grants program
               for insular area institutions of higher education.

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

    Sec. 7201. Best utilization of biological applications.
    Sec. 7202. Integrated management systems.
    Sec. 7203. Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer
               program.
    Sec. 7204. National training program.
    Sec. 7205. National strategic germplasm and cultivar collection
               assessment and utilization plan.
    Sec. 7206. National Genetics Resources Program.
    Sec. 7207. National Agricultural Weather Information System.
    Sec. 7208. Agricultural genome to phenome initiative.
    Sec. 7209. High-priority research and extension initiatives.
    Sec. 7210. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.
    Sec. 7211. Farm business management.
    Sec. 7212. Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production
               research, education, and extension initiative.
    Sec. 7213. Centers of excellence at 1890 Institutions.
    Sec. 7214. Clarification of veteran eligibility for assistive technology
               program for farmers with disabilities.
    Sec. 7215. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse.

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

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

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

                          PART I--Agricultural Security

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

                             PART II--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 7411. Grazinglands research laboratory.
    Sec. 7412. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.
    Sec. 7413. Natural products research program.
    Sec. 7414. Sun grant program.

                      Subtitle E--Amendments to Other Laws

    Sec. 7501. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.
    Sec. 7502. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
    Sec. 7503. Research Facilities Act.
    Sec. 7504. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
    Sec. 7505. Extension design and demonstration initiative.
    Sec. 7506. Repeal of review of agricultural research service.
    Sec. 7507. Biomass research and development.
    Sec. 7508. Reinstatement of matching requirement for Federal funds used
               in extension work at the University of the District of
               Columbia.
    Sec. 7509. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978.
    Sec. 7510. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.
    Sec. 7511. Federal agriculture research facilities.

                            Subtitle F--Other Matters

    Sec. 7601. Enhanced use lease authority program.

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    Sec. 7602. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over portion of Henry
               A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center,
               Beltsville, Maryland.
    Sec. 7603. Foundation for food and agriculture research.
    Sec. 7604. Assistance for forestry research under the McIntire-Stennis
               Cooperative Forestry Act.
    Sec. 7605. Legitimacy of industrial hemp research.
    Sec. 7606. Collection of data relating to barley area planted and
               harvested.
    Sec. 7607. Collection of data relating to the size and location of dairy
               farms.
    Sec. 7608. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program.
    Sec. 7609. Smith-Lever community extension program.
    Sec. 7610. Mechanization and automation for specialty crops.
    Sec. 7611. Experienced services program.
    Sec. 7612. Simplified plan of work.
    Sec. 7613. Review of land-grant time and effort reporting requirements.
    Sec. 7614. Matching funds requirement.

                              TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

             Subtitle A--Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

    Sec. 8101. Support for State assessments and strategies for forest
               resources.
    Sec. 8102. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program.

      Subtitle B--Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of
                                      1978

    Sec. 8201. Repeal of recycling research.
    Sec. 8202. Repeal of forestry student grant program.

            Subtitle C--Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990

    Sec. 8301. Repeals relating to biomass.

               Subtitle D--Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

    Sec. 8401. Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation.
    Sec. 8402. Authorization of appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction
               on Federal land.
    Sec. 8403. Repeal of biomass commercial utilization grant program.
    Sec. 8404. Water Source Protection Program.
    Sec. 8405. Watershed Condition Framework.
    Sec. 8406. Authorization of appropriations to combat insect infestations
               and related diseases.
    Sec. 8407. Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 amendments.
    Sec. 8408. Authorization of appropriations for designation of treatment
               areas.

    Subtitle E--Repeal or Reauthorization of Miscellaneous Forestry Programs

    Sec. 8501. Repeal of revision of strategic plan for forest inventory and
               analysis.
    Sec. 8502. Semiarid agroforestry research center.
    Sec. 8503. National Forest Foundation Act.
    Sec. 8504. Conveyance of Forest Service administrative sites.

                          Subtitle F--Forest Management

    Sec. 8601. Definition of National Forest System.

    PART I--Expedited Environmental Analysis and Availability of Categorical
               Exclusions to Expedite Forest Management Activities

    Sec. 8611. Categorical exclusion for greater sage-grouse and mule deer
               habitat.

               PART II--Miscellaneous Forest Management Activities

    Sec. 8621. Additional authority for sale or exchange of small parcels of
               National Forest System land.
    Sec. 8622. Forest Service participation in ACES program.
    Sec. 8623. Authorization for lease of Forest Service sites.
    Sec. 8624. Good neighbor authority.
    Sec. 8625. Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest land adjustment.
    Sec. 8626. Tennessee wilderness.
    Sec. 8627. Kisatchie National Forest land conveyance.
    Sec. 8628. Purchase of Natural Resources Conservation Service property,
               Riverside County, California.
    Sec. 8629. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program.
    Sec. 8630. Utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management
               pilot program.
    Sec. 8631. Okhissa Lake rural economic development land conveyance.
    Sec. 8632. Remote sensing technologies.

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                           PART III--Timber Innovation

    Sec. 8641. Definitions.
    Sec. 8642. Clarification of research and development program for wood
               building construction.
    Sec. 8643. Wood innovation grant program.
    Sec. 8644. Community wood energy and wood innovation program.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 8701. Rural revitalization technologies.
    Sec. 8702. Resource Advisory Committees.
    Sec. 8703. Tribal forest management demonstration project.
    Sec. 8704. Technical corrections.
    Sec. 8705. Streamlining the Forest Service process for consideration of
               communications facility location applications.
    Sec. 8706. Report on wildfire, insect infestation, and disease
               prevention on Federal land.
    Sec. 8707. West Fork Fire Station.
    Sec. 8708. Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental
               grants program.

                                TITLE IX--ENERGY

    Sec. 9001. Definitions.
    Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program.
    Sec. 9003. Biorefinery assistance.
    Sec. 9004. Repowering assistance program.
    Sec. 9005. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels.
    Sec. 9006. Biodiesel fuel education program.
    Sec. 9007. Rural Energy for America Program.
    Sec. 9008. Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative.
    Sec. 9009. Feedstock flexibility.
    Sec. 9010. Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
    Sec. 9011. Carbon utilization and biogas education program.

                              TITLE X--HORTICULTURE

    Sec. 10101. Specialty crops market news allocation.
    Sec. 10102. Local agriculture market program.
    Sec. 10103. Organic production and market data initiatives.
    Sec. 10104. Organic certification.
    Sec. 10105. National organic certification cost-share program.
    Sec. 10106. Food safety education initiatives.
    Sec. 10107. Specialty crop block grants.
    Sec. 10108. Amendments to the Plant Variety Protection Act.
    Sec. 10109. Multiple crop and pesticide use survey.
    Sec. 10110. Report on the arrival in the United States of forest pests
               through restrictions on the importation of certain plants for
               planting.
    Sec. 10111. Report on plant biostimulants.
    Sec. 10112. Clarification of use of funds for technical assistance.
    Sec. 10113. Hemp production.
    Sec. 10114. Interstate commerce.
    Sec. 10115. FIFRA interagency working group.
    Sec. 10116. Study on methyl bromide use in response to an emergency
               event.

                            TITLE XI--CROP INSURANCE

    Sec. 11101. Definitions.
    Sec. 11102. Data collection.
    Sec. 11103. Sharing of records.
    Sec. 11104. Use of resources.
    Sec. 11105. Specialty crops.
    Sec. 11106. Insurance period.
    Sec. 11107. Cover crops.
    Sec. 11108. Underserved producers.
    Sec. 11109. Treatment of forage and grazing.
    Sec. 11110. Administrative basic fee.
    Sec. 11111. Enterprise units.
    Sec. 11112. Continued authority.
    Sec. 11113. Submission of policies and materials to board.
    Sec. 11114. Crop production on native sod.
    Sec. 11115. Use of national agricultural statistics service data to
               combat waste, fraud, and abuse.
    Sec. 11116. Submission of information to corporation.

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    Sec. 11117. Continuing education for loss adjusters and agents.
    Sec. 11118. Program administration.
    Sec. 11119. Agricultural commodity.
    Sec. 11120. Maintenance of policies.
    Sec. 11121. Reimbursement of research, development, and maintenance
               costs.
    Sec. 11122. Research and development authority.
    Sec. 11123. Funding for research and development.
    Sec. 11124. Technical amendment to pilot programs.
    Sec. 11125. Education and risk management assistance.
    Sec. 11126. Repeal of cropland report annual updates.

                            TITLE XII--MISCELLANEOUS

                              Subtitle A--Livestock

    Sec. 12101. Animal disease prevention and management.
    Sec. 12102. Sheep production and marketing grant program.
    Sec. 12103. Feasibility study on livestock dealer statutory trust.
    Sec. 12104. Definition of livestock.
    Sec. 12105. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan.
    Sec. 12106. Veterinary training.
    Sec. 12107. Report on FSIS guidance and outreach to small meat
               processors.
    Sec. 12108. Regional Cattle and Carcass Grading Correlation and Training
               Centers.

                    Subtitle B--Agriculture and Food Defense

    Sec. 12201. Repeal of Office of Homeland Security.
    Sec. 12202. Office of Homeland Security.
    Sec. 12203. Agriculture and food defense.
    Sec. 12204. Biological agents and toxins list.
    Sec. 12205. Authorization of appropriations.

                 Subtitle C--Historically Underserved Producers

    Sec. 12301. Farming opportunities training and outreach.
    Sec. 12302. Urban agriculture.
    Sec. 12303. Tribal Advisory Committee.
    Sec. 12304. Beginning farmer and rancher coordination.
    Sec. 12305. Agricultural youth organization coordinator.
    Sec. 12306. Availability of Department of Agriculture programs for
               veteran farmers and ranchers.

        Subtitle D--Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
                                   Amendments

    Sec. 12401. Office of Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental
               Affairs.
    Sec. 12402. Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison.
    Sec. 12403. Civil rights analyses.
    Sec. 12404. Farm Service Agency.
    Sec. 12405. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and
               Conservation.
    Sec. 12406. Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.
    Sec. 12407. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
    Sec. 12408. Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service.
    Sec. 12409. Rural Health Liaison.
    Sec. 12410. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
    Sec. 12411. Office of the Chief Scientist.
    Sec. 12412. Appointment of national appeals division hearing officers.
    Sec. 12413. Trade and foreign agricultural affairs.
    Sec. 12414. Repeals.
    Sec. 12415. Technical corrections.
    Sec. 12416. Termination of authority.

                   Subtitle E--Other Miscellaneous Provisions

                  PART I--Miscellaneous Agriculture Provisions

    Sec. 12501. Acer access and development program.
    Sec. 12502. Protecting animals with shelter.
    Sec. 12503. Marketing orders.
    Sec. 12504. Establishment of food loss and waste reduction liaison.
    Sec. 12505. Report on business centers.
    Sec. 12506. Report on personnel.
    Sec. 12507. Report on absent landlords.
    Sec. 12508. Century farms program.
    Sec. 12509. Report on importation of live dogs.
    Sec. 12510. Tribal Promise Zones.

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    Sec. 12511. Precision agriculture connectivity.
    Sec. 12512. Improvements to United States Drought Monitor.
    Sec. 12513. Dairy business innovation initiatives.
    Sec. 12514. Report on funding for the National Institute of Food and
               Agriculture and other extension programs.
    Sec. 12515. Prohibition on slaughter of dogs and cats for human
               consumption.
    Sec. 12516. Labeling exemption for single ingredient foods and products.
    Sec. 12517. South Carolina inclusion in Virginia/Carolina peanut
               producing region.
    Sec. 12518. Forest Service hire authority.
    Sec. 12519. Conversion authority.
    Sec. 12520. Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of
               Agriculture and others.

                   PART II--National Oilheat Research Alliance

    Sec. 12531. National oilheat research alliance.

                         Subtitle F--General Provisions

    Sec. 12601. Baiting of migratory game birds.
    Sec. 12602. Pima agriculture cotton trust fund.
    Sec. 12603. Agriculture wool apparel manufacturers trust fund.
    Sec. 12604. Wool research and promotion.
    Sec. 12605. Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
               Fund.
    Sec. 12606. Extension of merchandise processing fees.
    Sec. 12607. Reports on land access and farmland ownership data
               collection.
    Sec. 12608. Reauthorization of rural emergency medical services training
               and equipment assistance program.
    Sec. 12609. Commission on Farm Transitions--Needs for 2050.
    Sec. 12610. Exceptions under United States Grain Standards Act.
    Sec. 12611. Conference report requirement threshold.
    Sec. 12612. National agriculture imagery program.
    Sec. 12613. Report on inclusion of natural stone products in Commodity
               Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996.
    Sec. 12614. Establishment of food access liaison.
    Sec. 12615. Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a
               farm number.
    Sec. 12616. Extending prohibition on animal fighting to the territories.
    Sec. 12617. Exemption of exportation of certain echinoderms from
               permission and licensing requirements.
    Sec. 12618. Data on conservation practices.
    Sec. 12619. Conforming changes to Controlled Substances Act.

    SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 7 USC 9001 note.>>  DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

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

                              TITLE I--COMMODITIES

                          Subtitle A--Commodity Policy

    SEC. 1101. DEFINITION OF EFFECTIVE REFERENCE PRICE.

        Section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011) is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (25) as
            paragraphs (9) through (26), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
                ``(8) Effective reference price.--The term `effective
            reference price', with respect to a covered commodity for a crop
            year, means the lesser of the following:
                        ``(A) An amount equal to 115 percent of the
                    reference price for such covered commodity.
                        ``(B) An amount equal to the greater of--
                              ``(i) the reference price for such covered
                          commodity; or
                              ``(ii) 85 percent of the average of the
                          marketing year average price of the covered
                          commodity for the

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                          most recent 5 crop years, excluding each of the
                          crop years with the highest and lowest marketing
                          year average price.''.
    SEC. 1102. BASE ACRES.

        (a) Technical Corrections.--Section 1112(c)(2) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9012(c)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph
    (A) and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) Any acreage on the farm enrolled in--
                              ``(i) 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.); or
                              ``(ii) a wetland reserve easement under
                          section 1265C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
                          U.S.C. 3865c).''.

        (b) Reduction in Base Acres.--Section 1112(d) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9012(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(3) Treatment of base acres on farms entirely planted to
            grass or pasture.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In the case of a farm on which
                    all of the cropland was planted to grass or pasture
                    (including cropland that was idle or fallow), as
                    determined by the Secretary, during the period beginning
                    on January 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 2017, the
                    Secretary shall maintain all base acres and payment
                    yields for the covered commodities on the farm, except
                    that no payment shall be made with respect to those base
                    acres under section 1116 or 1117 for the 2019 through
                    2023 crop years.
                        ``(B) Ineligibility.--The producers on a farm for
                    which all of the base acres are maintained under
                    subparagraph (A) shall be ineligible for the option to
                    change the election applicable to the producers on the
                    farm under section 1115(h).
                ``(4) Prohibition on reconstitution of farm.--The Secretary
            shall ensure that producers on a farm do not reconstitute the
            farm to void or change the treatment of base acres under this
            section.''.
    SEC. 1103. PAYMENT YIELDS.

        (a) Treatment of Designated Oilseeds.--Section 1113(b) of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9013(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``designated oilseeds''
            and inserting ``oilseeds designated before the date of enactment
            of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018'';
                (2) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``a designated
            oilseed'' each place it appears and inserting ``an oilseed
            designated before the date of enactment of the Agriculture
            Improvement Act of 2018''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Treatment of oilseeds designated after certain date.--
            In the case of oilseeds designated on or after the date of
            enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the
            payment yield shall be equal to 90 percent of the average of the
            yield per planted acre for the most recent 5 crop years, as
            determined by the Secretary, excluding any crop year in which
            the acreage planted to the covered commodity was zero.''.

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        (b) Single Opportunity to Update Yields.--Section 1113 of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9013) is amended by striking
    subsection (d) and inserting the following:
        ``(d) Single Opportunity to Update Yields.--
                ``(1) Election to update.--At the sole discretion of the
            owner of a farm, the owner of a farm shall have a 1-time
            opportunity to update, on a covered-commodity-by-covered-
            commodity basis, the payment yield that would otherwise be used
            in calculating any price loss coverage payment for each covered
            commodity on the farm for which the election is made.
                ``(2) Method of updating yields for covered commodities.--If
            the owner of a farm elects to update yields under paragraph (1),
            the payment yield for a covered commodity on the farm, for the
            purpose of calculating price loss coverage payments only, shall
            be equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
                        ``(A) 90 percent;
                        ``(B) the average of the yield per planted acre for
                    the crop of covered commodities on the farm for the 2013
                    through 2017 crop years, as determined by the Secretary,
                    excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted to
                    the covered commodity was zero; and
                        ``(C) subject to paragraph (3), the ratio obtained
                    by dividing--
                              ``(i) the average of the 2008 through 2012
                          national average yield per planted acre for the
                          covered commodity, as determined by the Secretary;
                          by
                              ``(ii) the average of the 2013 through 2017
                          national average yield per planted acre for the
                          covered commodity, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(3) Limitation.--In no case shall the ratio obtained under
            paragraph (2)(C) be less than 90 percent or greater than 100
            percent.
                ``(4) Use of county average yield.--For the purposes of
            determining the average yield per planted acre under paragraph
            (2)(B), if the yield per planted acre for a crop of a covered
            commodity for a farm for any of the crop years described in that
            subparagraph was less than 75 percent of the average of county
            yields for those crop years for that commodity, the Secretary
            shall assign a yield for that crop year equal to 75 percent of
            the average of the 2013 through 2017 county yield for the
            covered commodity.
                ``(5) Upland cotton conversion.--In the case of seed cotton,
            for purposes of determining the average of the yield per planted
            acre under this subsection, the average yield for seed cotton
            per planted acre shall be equal to 2.4 times the average yield
            for upland cotton per planted acre.
                ``(6) Time for election.--An election under this subsection
            shall be made at a time and manner so as to be in effect
            beginning with the 2020 crop year, as determined by the
            Secretary.''.
    SEC. 1104. PAYMENT ACRES.

        Section 1114 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9014) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)--

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                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, unless the
                    sum of the base acres on the farm, when combined with
                    the base acres of other farms in which the producer has
                    an interest, is more than 10 acres'' before the period
                    at the end; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at
                          the end;
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
                          period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) a beginning farmer or rancher (as defined in
                    subsection (a) of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279)); or
                        ``(D) a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in
                    subsection (a) of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279)).'';
                    and
                (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Effect of reduction.--For each crop year for which
            fruits, vegetables (other than mung beans and pulse crops), or
            wild rice are planted to base acres on a farm for which a
            reduction in payment acres is made under this subsection, the
            Secretary shall consider such base acres to be planted, or
            prevented from being planted, to a covered commodity for
            purposes of any adjustment or reduction of base acres for the
            farm under section 1112.''.
    SEC. 1105. PRODUCER ELECTION.

        Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9015) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``Except as provided in subsection (g), for the
            2014 through 2018 crop years'' and inserting ``For the 2014
            through 2018 crop years (except as provided in subsection (g))
            and for the 2019 through 2023 crop years (subject to subsection
            (h))'';
                (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``subsection (a), the producers on a farm that
            elect under paragraph (2) of such subsection to obtain
            agriculture risk coverage under section 1117'' and inserting
            ``subsection (a) or (h), as applicable, the producers on a farm
            that elect to obtain agriculture risk coverage'';
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    inserting ``or the 2019 crop year, as applicable'' after
                    ``2014 crop year'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or the 2019
                    crop year, as applicable,'' after ``2014 crop year'';
                    and
                        (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) subject to subsection (h), the producers on the farm
            shall be deemed to have elected, as applicable--
                        ``(A) price loss coverage for all covered
                    commodities on the farm for the 2015 through 2018 crop
                    years; and
                        ``(B) the same coverage for each covered commodity
                    on the farm for the 2020 through 2023 crop years as was
                    applicable for the 2015 through 2018 crop years.'';

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                (4) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ``for the 2018 crop
            year,'' before ``all of the producers''; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(h) Option to Change Election.--
                ``(1) In general.--For the 2021 crop year and each crop year
            thereafter, all of the producers on a farm may change the
            election under subsection (a), subsection (c), or this
            subsection, as applicable, to price loss coverage or agriculture
            risk coverage, as applicable.
                ``(2) Applicability.--An election change under paragraph (1)
            shall apply to--
                        ``(A) the crop year for which the election change is
                    made; and
                        ``(B) each crop year thereafter until another
                    election change is made under that paragraph.''.
    SEC. 1106. PRICE LOSS COVERAGE.

        Section 1116 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                    subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
                    appropriately;
                        (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
                    redesignated)--
                              (i) by inserting ``or (h)'' after ``subsection
                          (a)''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``determines that, for any of
                          the 2014 through 2018 crop years--'' and inserting
                          ``determines that--
                ``(1) for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years--'';
                        (C) in paragraph (1)(B) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or'';
                    and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) for any of the 2019 through 2023 crop years--
                        ``(A) the effective price for the covered commodity
                    for the crop year; is less than
                        ``(B) the effective reference price for the covered
                    commodity for the crop year.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                    clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting
                    appropriately;
                        (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``The payment rate'' and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) 2014 through 2018 crop years.--For the 2014
                    through 2018 crop years, the payment rate'';
                        (C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by adding
                    at the end the following:
                        ``(B) 2019 through 2023 crop years.--For the 2019
                    through 2023 crop years, the payment rate shall be equal
                    to the difference between--
                              ``(i) the effective reference price for the
                          covered commodity; and
                              ``(ii) the effective price determined under
                          subsection (b) for the covered commodity.''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:

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                ``(2) Announcement.--Not later than 30 days after the end of
            each applicable 12-month marketing year for each covered
            commodity, the Secretary shall publish the payment rate
            determined under paragraph (1).
                ``(3) Insufficient data.--In the case of a covered
            commodity, such as temperate japonica rice, for which the
            Secretary cannot determine the payment rate for the most recent
            12-month marketing year by the date described in paragraph (2)
            due to insufficient reporting of timely pricing data by 1 or
            more nongovernmental entities, including a marketing cooperative
            for the covered commodity, the Secretary shall publish the
            payment rate as soon as practicable after the marketing year
            data are made available.''; and
                (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:

        ``(g) Reference Price for Temperate Japonica Rice.--In order to
    reflect price premiums, the Secretary shall provide a reference price
    with respect to temperate japonica rice in an amount equal to the amount
    established under subparagraph (F) of section 1111(19), as adjusted by
    paragraph (8) of such section, multiplied by the ratio obtained by
    dividing--
                ``(1) the simple average of the marketing year average price
            of medium grain rice from the 2012 through 2016 crop years; by
                ``(2) the simple average of the marketing year average price
            of all rice from the 2012 through 2016 crop years.''.
    SEC. 1107. AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE.

        Section 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(beginning with the 2019 crop
                    year, based on the physical location of the farm)''
                    after ``payments''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``or the 2019 through 2023 crop
                    years, as applicable'' after ``2014 through 2018 crop
                    years'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                          ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (4)
                          and (5)''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(5)''
                          and inserting ``(6)'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
                          ``(5)'' and inserting ``(6)''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2018''
                          and inserting ``2023'';
                        (C) in paragraph (4)--
                              (i) by striking ``If'' and inserting the
                          following:
                        ``(A) 2014 through 2018 crop years.--Effective for
                    the 2014 through 2018 crop years, if''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) 2019 through 2023 crop years.--Effective for
                    the 2019 through 2023 crop years, if the yield per
                    planted acre for the covered commodity or historical
                    county yield per planted acre for the covered commodity
                    for any of

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                    the 5 most recent crop years, as determined by the
                    Secretary, is less than 80 percent of the transitional
                    yield, as determined by the Secretary, the amounts used
                    for any of those years in paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A)(i)
                    shall be 80 percent of the transitional yield.'';
                        (D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);
                        (E) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
                ``(5) Trend-adjusted yield.--The Secretary shall calculate
            and use a trend-adjusted yield factor to adjust the yield
            determined under paragraph (2)(A) and subsection (b)(1)(A),
            taking into consideration, but not exceeding, the trend-adjusted
            yield factor that is used to increase yield history under the
            endorsement under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501
            et seq.) for that crop and county.''; and
                        (F) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) by striking ``Reference price.--If the
                          national average market price'' and inserting the
                          following: ``Low national average market price.--
                        ``(A) Reference price.--For the 2014 through 2018
                    crop years, if the national average market price''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Effective reference price.--For the 2019
                    through 2023 crop years, if the national average market
                    price received by producers during the 12-month
                    marketing year for any of the 5 most recent crop years
                    is lower than the effective reference price for the
                    covered commodity, the Secretary shall use the effective
                    reference price for any of those years for the amounts
                    in paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(A)(ii).'';
                (3) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs
                    (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and
                    indenting appropriately;
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                    subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
                    appropriately;
                        (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``The payment'' and inserting
                    the following:
                ``(1) In general.--The payment''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Announcement.--Not later than 30 days after the end of
            each applicable 12-month marketing year for each covered
            commodity, the Secretary shall publish the payment rate
            determined under paragraph (1) for each county.'';
                (4) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                (5) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to the maximum
                    extent practicable,'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
                    semicolon at the end;
                        (C) in paragraph (4)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by inserting ``effective for the 2014 through 2018
                          crop years,'' before ``in the case of''; and

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                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
                          period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) effective for the 2019 through 2023 crop years, in the
            case of county coverage, assign an actual or benchmark county
            yield for each planted acre for the crop year for the covered
            commodity--
                        ``(A) for a county for which county data collected
                    by the Risk Management Agency are sufficient for the
                    Secretary to offer a county-wide insurance product,
                    using the actual average county yield determined by the
                    Risk Management Agency; or
                        ``(B) for a county not described in subparagraph
                    (A), using--
                              ``(i) other sources of yield information, as
                          determined by the Secretary; or
                              ``(ii) the yield history of representative
                          farms in the State, region, or crop reporting
                          district, as determined by the Secretary.''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(h) Publications.--
                ``(1) County guarantee.--
                        ``(A) In general.--For each crop year for a covered
                    commodity, the Secretary shall publish information
                    describing, for that crop year for the covered commodity
                    in each county--
                              ``(i) the agriculture risk coverage guarantee
                          for county coverage determined under subsection
                          (c)(1);
                              ``(ii) the average historical county yield
                          determined under subsection (c)(2)(A); and
                              ``(iii) the national average market price
                          determined under subsection (c)(2)(B).
                        ``(B) Timing.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clauses (ii) and (iii), not later than 30 days
                          after the end of each applicable 12-month
                          marketing year, the Secretary shall publish the
                          information described in subparagraph (A).
                              ``(ii) Insufficient data.--In the case of a
                          covered commodity, such as temperate japonica
                          rice, for which the Secretary cannot determine the
                          national average market price for the most recent
                          12-month marketing year by the date described in
                          clause (i) due to insufficient reporting of timely
                          pricing data by 1 or more nongovernmental
                          entities, including a marketing cooperative for
                          the covered commodity, as soon as practicable
                          after the pricing data are made available, the
                          Secretary shall publish information describing--
                                        ``(I) the agriculture risk coverage
                                    guarantee under subparagraph (A)(i); and
                                        ``(II) the national average market
                                    price under subparagraph (A)(iii).
                              ``(iii) Transition.--Not later than 60 days
                          after the date of enactment of the Agriculture
                          Improvement Act of 2018, the Secretary shall
                          publish the information described in clauses (i)
                          and (ii) of subparagraph (A) for the 2018 crop
                          year.

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                ``(2) Actual average county yield.--As soon as practicable
            after each crop year, the Secretary shall determine and publish
            each actual average county yield for each covered commodity, as
            determined under subsection (b)(1)(A).
                ``(3) Data sources for county yields.--For the 2018 crop
            year and each crop year thereafter, the Secretary shall make
            publicly available information describing, for the most recent
            crop year--
                        ``(A) the sources of data used to calculate county
                    yields under subsection (c)(2)(A) for each covered
                    commodity--
                              ``(i) by county; and
                              ``(ii) nationally; and
                        ``(B) the number and outcome of occurrences in which
                    the Farm Service Agency reviewed, changed, or determined
                    not to change a source of data used to calculate county
                    yields under subsection (c)(2)(A).

        ``(i) Administrative Units.--
                ``(1) In general.--For purposes of agriculture risk coverage
            payments in the case of county coverage, a county may be divided
            into not greater than 2 administrative units in accordance with
            this subsection.
                ``(2) Eligible counties.--A county that may be divided into
            administrative units under this subsection is a county that--
                        ``(A) is larger than 1,400 square miles; and
                        ``(B) contains more than 190,000 base acres.
                ``(3) Elections.--Before making any agriculture risk
            coverage payments for the 2019 crop year, the Farm Service
            Agency State committee, in consultation with the Farm Service
            Agency county or area committee of a county described in
            paragraph (2), may make a 1-time election to divide the county
            into administrative units under this subsection along a boundary
            that better reflects differences in weather patterns, soil
            types, or other factors.
                ``(4) Limitation.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) limit the number of counties that may be
                    divided into administrative units under paragraph (3) to
                    25 counties; and
                        ``(B) give preference to the division of counties
                    that have greater variation in climate, soils, and
                    expected productivity between the proposed
                    administrative units.
                ``(5) Administration.--For purposes of providing agriculture
            risk coverage payments in the case of county coverage, the
            Secretary shall consider an administrative unit elected under
            paragraph (3) to be a county for the 2019 through 2023 crop
            years.''.
    SEC. 1108. REPEAL OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND
                              COTTON.

        Section 1119 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9019) is
    repealed.

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                           Subtitle B--Marketing Loans

    SEC. 1201. EXTENSIONS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1201(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014
    (7 U.S.C. 9031(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
        (b) Repayment.--Section 1204 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9034) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)(2)(B), in the matter preceding clause
            (i), by striking ``2019''and inserting ``2024''; and
                (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

        (c) Loan Deficiency Payments.--
                (1) Extension.--Section 1205(a)(2)(B) of the Agricultural
            Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9035(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking
            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
                (2) Payments in lieu of ldps.--Section 1206 of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9036) is amended in
            subsections (a) and (d) by striking ``2018'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 1202. LOAN RATES FOR NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1202 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9032) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking the subsection heading
            and inserting ``2014 through 2018 crop years'';
                (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
            (c) and (d), respectively;
                (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

        ``(b) 2019 Through 2023 Crop Years.--For purposes of each of the
    2019 through 2023 crop years, the loan rate for a marketing assistance
    loan under section 1201 for a loan commodity shall be equal to the
    following:
                ``(1) In the case of wheat, $3.38 per bushel.
                ``(2) In the case of corn, $2.20 per bushel.
                ``(3) In the case of grain sorghum, $2.20 per bushel.
                ``(4) In the case of barley, $2.50 per bushel.
                ``(5) In the case of oats, $2.00 per bushel.
                ``(6)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in the case
            of base quality of upland cotton, the simple average of the
            adjusted prevailing world price for the 2 immediately preceding
            marketing years, as determined by the Secretary and announced
            October 1 preceding the next domestic planting.
                ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the loan rate
            determined under subparagraph (A) may not equal less than an
            amount equal to 98 percent of the loan rate for base quality of
            upland cotton for the preceding year.
                ``(C) The loan rate determined under subparagraph (A) may
            not be equal to an amount--
                        ``(i) less than $0.45 per pound; or
                        ``(ii) more than $0.52 per pound.
                ``(7) In the case of extra long staple cotton, $0.95 per
            pound.
                ``(8) In the case of long grain rice, $7.00 per
            hundredweight.

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                ``(9) In the case of medium grain rice, $7.00 per
            hundredweight.
                ``(10) In the case of soybeans, $6.20 per bushel.
                ``(11) In the case of other oilseeds, $10.09 per
            hundredweight for each of the following kinds of oilseeds:
                        ``(A) Sunflower seed.
                        ``(B) Rapeseed.
                        ``(C) Canola.
                        ``(D) Safflower.
                        ``(E) Flaxseed.
                        ``(F) Mustard seed.
                        ``(G) Crambe.
                        ``(H) Sesame seed.
                        ``(I) Other oilseeds designated by the Secretary.
                ``(12) In the case of dry peas, $6.15 per hundredweight.
                ``(13) In the case of lentils, $13.00 per hundredweight.
                ``(14) In the case of small chickpeas, $10.00 per
            hundredweight.
                ``(15) In the case of large chickpeas, $14.00 per
            hundredweight.
                ``(16) In the case of graded wool, $1.15 per pound.
                ``(17) In the case of nongraded wool, $0.40 per pound.
                ``(18) In the case of mohair, $4.20 per pound.
                ``(19) In the case of honey, $0.69 per pound.
                ``(20) In the case of peanuts, $355 per ton.''; and
                (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``subsection (a)(11)'' and inserting ``subsections (a)(11) and
            (b)(11)''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1204(h)(1) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9034(h)(1)) is amended by striking ``section
    1202(a)(20)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(20) or (b)(20), as
    applicable, of section 1202''.
    SEC. 1203. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR TEXTILE MILLS.

        (a) 2008 Authority.--Section 1207 of the Food, Conservation, and
    Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8737) is amended by striking subsection
    (c).
        (b) 2014 Authority.--Section 1207(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014
    (7 U.S.C. 9037(c)) is amended by striking the subsection heading and
    inserting ``Economic Adjustment Assistance for Textile Mills''.
    SEC. 1204. SPECIAL COMPETITIVE PROVISIONS FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE
                              COTTON.

        (a) In General.--Section 1208(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9038(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
    striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2024''.
        (b) Payments Under Program; Trigger.--Section 1208(b)(2) of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9038(b)(2)) is amended by striking
    ``134 percent'' and inserting ``113 percent''.
    SEC. 1205. AVAILABILITY OF RECOURSE LOANS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1209 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9039) is amended in subsections (a)(2) and (b) by striking
    ``2018'' each place it appears and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Recourse Loans Available for Contaminated Commodities.--Section
    1209 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9039) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and

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                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

        ``(c) Recourse Loans Available for Contaminated Commodities.--In the
    case of a loan commodity that is ineligible for 100 percent of the
    nonrecourse marketing loan rate in the county due to a determination
    that the commodity is contaminated yet still merchantable, for each of
    the 2019 through 2023 crops of such loan commodity, the Secretary shall
    make available recourse commodity loans, at the rate provided under
    section 1202, on any production.''.

                                Subtitle C--Sugar

    SEC. 1301. SUGAR POLICY.

        (a) Sugar Program.--
                (1) Sugarcane.--Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture
            Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) 19.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of
            the 2019 through 2023 crop years.''.
                (2) Sugar beets.--Section 156(b)(2) of the Federal
            Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
            7272(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
                (3) Effective period.--Section 156(i) of the Federal
            Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
            7272(i)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

        (b) Flexible Marketing Allotments for Sugar.--
                (1) Sugar estimates.--Section 359b(a)(1) of the Agricultural
            Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1)) is amended by
            striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
                (2) Effective period.--Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural
            Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a)) is amended by
            striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

      Subtitle D--Dairy Margin Coverage and Other Dairy Related Provisions

    SEC. 1401. DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE.

        (a) Review of Data Used in Calculation of Average Feed Cost.--Not
    later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate a report evaluating the extent to which the
    average cost of feed used by a dairy operation to produce a
    hundredweight of milk calculated by the Secretary as required by section
    1402(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9052(a)) is
    representative of actual dairy feed costs.
        (b) Corn Silage Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the

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    Senate a report detailing the costs incurred by dairy operations in the
    use of corn silage as feed, and the difference between the feed cost of
    corn silage and the feed cost of corn.
        (c) <<NOTE: 7 USC 9052 note.>>  Collection of Alfalfa Hay Data.--Not
    later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary, acting through the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
    shall revise monthly price survey reports to include prices for high-
    quality alfalfa hay in the top five milk producing States, as measured
    by volume of milk produced during the previous month.

        (d) Registration of Multiproducer Dairy Operations.--Section 1404(b)
    of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054(b)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
                (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
                ``(3) Election period for 2019 calendar year.--For the 2019
            calendar year, the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) open the election period not later than 60
                    days after the effective date described in section
                    1401(m) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; and
                        ``(B) hold that election period open for not less
                    than 90 days.
                ``(4) Treatment of multiproducer dairy operation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If a participating dairy
                    operation is operated by more than 1 dairy producer, the
                    dairy producers of the dairy operation who elect to
                    participate shall be treated as a single dairy operation
                    for purposes of participating in dairy margin coverage.
                        ``(B) Rule of construction.--Subparagraph (A) shall
                    not be construed to allow a producer to adjust the
                    proportion of their share covered under tier I or tier
                    II premiums from the proportion covered for the
                    operation.''.

        (e) Relation to Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Program.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1404 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054) is amended by striking subsection (d).
                (2) Retroactive program option.--Section 1404(b)(2) of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054(b)(2)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Retroactive program option.--In the case of a
                    dairy operation that, by operation of subsection (d) (as
                    in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
                    Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018), was ineligible to
                    participate in the margin protection program for any
                    part of calendar year 2018, the Secretary shall
                    establish a new election period for that calendar year
                    that ends on a date that is not less than 90 days after
                    the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act
                    of 2018 and the Secretary determines is necessary for
                    dairy operations to make new elections to participate in
                    the margin protection program (as in effect on the day
                    before the date of enactment of the Agriculture
                    Improvement Act of 2018) for that calendar year,
                    including dairy operations that elected to participate
                    in the livestock gross margin for dairy program under
                    the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4513]]

                    seq.) before the date of enactment of the Bipartisan
                    Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123).''.

        (f) Production History of Participating Dairy Operators.--
                (1) Adjustment.--Section 1405 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                              (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In
                          subsequent years'' and inserting ``In the
                          subsequent calendar years ending before January 1,
                          2019''; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, as
                          applicable'' after ``paragraph (2)''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b)--
                              (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                          subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
                          indenting appropriately;
                              (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
                          (as so redesignated), by striking ``In the case''
                          and inserting the following:
                ``(1) Dairy operations with less than 1 year of production
            history.--In the case''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Dairy operations with 1 year or more of production
            history.--In the case of a participating dairy operation that
            was not in operation prior to January 1, 2014, that has not
            established a production history, and that has been in operation
            for equal to or longer than 1 year, the participating dairy
            operation shall elect the annual milk marketings during any 1
            calendar year to determine the production history of the
            participating dairy operation.
                ``(3) Adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust the production
            history of a participating dairy operation determined under
            paragraph (1) or (2) to reflect any increase or decrease in the
            national average milk production relative to calendar year
            2017.''.
                (2) Limitation on changes to business structure.--Section
            1405 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) is amended
            by adding at the end the following new subsection:

        ``(d) Limitation on Changes to Business Structure.--The Secretary
    may not make dairy margin coverage payments to a participating dairy
    operation if the Secretary determines that the participating dairy
    operation has reorganized the structure of such operation solely for the
    purpose of qualifying as a new operation under subsection (b).''.
        (g) Coverage Level Threshold and Coverage Percentage.--Section 1406
    of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056) is amended by striking
    subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) Coverage Level Threshold and Coverage Percentage.--
                ``(1) Coverage level threshold.--
                        ``(A) In general.--For purposes of receiving dairy
                    margin coverage payments for a month, a participating
                    dairy operation shall annually elect a coverage level
                    threshold that is equal to $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $5.50,
                    $6.00, $6.50, $7.00, $7.50, $8.00, $8.50, $9.00, or
                    $9.50.
                        ``(B) Applicability.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (C), the coverage level threshold elected
                    under

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                    subparagraph (A) shall apply to the covered production
                    elected by the participating dairy operation under
                    paragraph (2).
                        ``(C) Second coverage election for tier ii.--In the
                    case of a participating dairy operation that elects a
                    coverage level threshold of $8.50, $9.00, or $9.50 under
                    subparagraph (A)--
                              ``(i) that coverage level threshold shall
                          apply to the first 5,000,000 pounds of milk
                          marketings included in the covered production
                          elected by the participating dairy operation; and
                              ``(ii) the participating dairy operation shall
                          elect a coverage level threshold that is equal to
                          $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $5.50, $6.00, $6.50, $7.00,
                          $7.50, or $8.00 to apply to milk marketings in
                          excess of 5,000,000 pounds included in the covered
                          production elected by the participating dairy
                          operation.
                ``(2) Coverage percentage.--For purposes of receiving dairy
            margin coverage payments for a month, a participating dairy
            operation shall annually elect a percentage of coverage, in 5-
            percent increments, not exceeding 95 percent of the production
            history of the participating dairy operation.''.

        (h) Producer Premiums.--Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
    (7 U.S.C. 9057) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3)
            and inserting the following:
                ``(2) Producer premiums.--Except as provided in subsection
            (g), the following annual premiums apply:

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        ``Coverage Level                                         Premium per Cwt.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    $4.00                                                    None
    $4.50                                                    $0.0025
    $5.00                                                    $0.005
    $5.50                                                    $0.030
    $6.00                                                    $0.050
    $6.50                                                    $0.070
    $7.00                                                    $0.080
    $7.50                                                    $0.090
    $8.00                                                    $0.100
    $8.50                                                    $0.105
    $9.00                                                    $0.110
    $9.50                                                    $0.150''; and
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(2) Producer premiums.--Except as provided in subsection
            (g), the following annual premiums apply:

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        ``Coverage Level                                         Premium per Cwt.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    $4.00                                                    None

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    $4.50                                                    $0.0025
    $5.00                                                    $0.005
    $5.50                                                    $0.100
    $6.00                                                    $0.310
    $6.50                                                    $0.650
    $7.00                                                    $1.107
    $7.50                                                    $1.413
    $8.00                                                    $1.813''.
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        (i) Repayment of Premiums.--Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(f) Repayment of Premiums.--
                ``(1) In general.--Each dairy operation described in
            paragraph (2) shall be eligible to receive a repayment from the
            Secretary in an amount equal to the difference between--
                        ``(A) the total amount of premiums paid by the
                    participating dairy operation under this section for
                    each applicable calendar year; and
                        ``(B) the total amount of payments made to the
                    participating dairy operation under section 1406 for
                    that calendar year.
                ``(2) Eligibility.--A dairy operation that is eligible to
            receive a repayment under paragraph (1) is a dairy operation
            that--
                        ``(A) participated in the margin protection program,
                    as in effect for any of calendar years 2014 through
                    2017; and
                        ``(B) submits to the Secretary an application for
                    the repayment at such time, in such manner, and
                    containing such information as the Secretary may
                    require.
                ``(3) Method of repayment.--A dairy operation that is
            eligible to receive a repayment under paragraph (1) shall elect
            to receive the repayment--
                        ``(A) in an amount equal to 75 percent of the
                    repayment calculated under that paragraph as credit that
                    may be used by the dairy operation for dairy margin
                    coverage premiums; or
                        ``(B) in an amount equal to 50 percent of the
                    repayment calculated under that paragraph as a direct
                    cash repayment.
                ``(4) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall only apply to a
            calendar year during the period of calendar years 2014 through
            2017 for which the amount described in subparagraph (A) of that
            paragraph is greater than the amount described in subparagraph
            (B) of that paragraph.''.

        (j) Premium Discount.--Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
    (7 U.S.C. 9057) (as amended by subsection (i)) is amended by adding at
    the end the following:
        ``(g) Premium Discount.--The premium per hundredweight specified in
    the tables contained in subsections (b) and (c) for each coverage level
    shall be reduced by 25 percent in accordance with the following:

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                ``(1) In general.--For each of calendar years 2019 through
            2023, for a participating dairy operation that makes a 1-time
            election of coverage level in a tier and of a percentage of
            coverage under section 1406(a) for the 5-year period beginning
            in January 2019.
                ``(2) New dairy operations.--For each applicable calendar
            year through 2023, for a participating dairy operation that--
                        ``(A) establishes a production history pursuant to
                    section 1405(b); and
                        ``(B) makes a 1-time election of coverage level in a
                    tier and of a percentage of coverage under section
                    1406(a) for the period beginning with the first
                    available calendar year and ending in December 2023.
                ``(3) Full participation required.--Notwithstanding the
            annual elections under section 1406(a)--
                        ``(A) a 1-time enrollment under this subsection
                    shall remain in effect for the full duration applicable
                    to a participating dairy operation in accordance with
                    paragraph (1) or (2)(B), as applicable; and
                        ``(B) a participating dairy operation that makes a
                    1-time enrollment under this subsection and is
                    noncompliant under section 1408 shall be subject to that
                    section.''.

        (k) Conforming Amendments Related to Program Name.--
                (1) Heading.--The heading of part I of subtitle D of title I
            of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128 Stat.
            688) is amended to read as follows:

                       ``PART I--DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE''.

                (2) Definitions.--Section 1401 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051) is amended--
                        (A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting
                    the following new paragraphs:
                ``(5) Dairy margin coverage.--The term `dairy margin
            coverage' means the dairy margin coverage program required by
            section 1403.
                ``(6) Dairy margin coverage payment.--The term `dairy margin
            coverage payment' means a payment made to a participating dairy
            operation under dairy margin coverage pursuant to section
            1406.''; and
                        (B) in paragraphs (7) and (8), by striking ``the
                    margin protection program'' both places it appears and
                    inserting ``dairy margin coverage''.
                (3) Calculation of actual dairy production margin.--Section
            1402(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9052(b)(1))
            is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
            ``the margin protection program'' and inserting ``dairy margin
            coverage''.
                (4) Program operation.--Section 1403 of the Agricultural Act
            of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9053) is amended--
                        (A) by striking the section heading and inserting
                    ``dairy margin coverage'';
                        (B) by striking ``Not later than September 1, 2014,
                    the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin
                    protection program'' and inserting the following:

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall continue to administer a
    dairy margin coverage program'';

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                        (C) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by
                    striking ``margin protection payment'' both places it
                    appears and inserting ``dairy margin coverage payment'';
                    and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(b) Regulations.--Subpart A of part 1430 of title 7, Code of
    Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the
    Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018), shall remain in effect for dairy
    margin coverage beginning with the 2019 calendar year, except to the
    extent that the regulations are inconsistent with any provision of this
    Act.''.
                (5) Participation.--Section 1404 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054) is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``margin
                    protection program'' and inserting ``dairy margin
                    coverage'';
                        (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``the margin
                    protection program to receive margin protection
                    payments'' and inserting ``dairy margin coverage to
                    receive dairy margin coverage payments''; and
                        (C) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ``the
                    margin protection program'' each place it appears and
                    inserting ``dairy margin coverage''.
                (6) Production history.--Section 1405 of the Agricultural
            Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) is amended in subsections (a)(1) and
            (c) by striking ``the margin protection program'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``dairy margin coverage''.
                (7) Payments.--Section 1406 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
            (7 U.S.C. 9056) is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``margin
                    protection'' and inserting ``dairy margin coverage'';
                        (B) by striking ``margin protection'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``dairy margin coverage''; and
                        (C) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking
                    ``Margin Protection''.
                (8) Premiums.--Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
            (7 U.S.C. 9057) is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``margin
                    protection program'' and inserting ``dairy margin
                    coverage'';
                        (B) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
                    paragraph (1), by striking ``the margin protection
                    program'' and inserting ``dairy margin coverage'';
                        (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``program'' and
                    inserting ``dairy margin coverage''; and
                        (D) in subsection (e)--
                              (i) by striking ``the margin protection
                          program'' both places it appears and inserting
                          ``dairy margin coverage''; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``integrity
                          of the program'' and inserting ``integrity of
                          dairy margin coverage''.
                (9) Failure to pay administrative fees or premiums.--Section
            1408 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9058) is
            amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``margin
                    protection'' and inserting ``dairy margin coverage'';
                    and

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                        (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the margin
                    protection program'' and inserting ``dairy margin
                    coverage''.
                (10) Administration and enforcement.--Section 1410 of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9060) is amended--
                        (A) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking ``the
                    margin protection program'' each place it appears and
                    inserting ``dairy margin coverage''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``margin
                    protection'' and inserting ``dairy margin coverage''.

        (l) Duration.--Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9059) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``The margin protection program'' and
            inserting ``Dairy margin coverage''; and
                (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

        (m) <<NOTE: 7 USC 9051 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2019.
    SEC. 1402. REAUTHORIZATIONS.

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

        (b) Indemnity Program.--Section 3 of Public Law 90-484 (7 U.S.C.
    4553) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (c) Promotion and Research.--Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy
    Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 1403. CLASS I SKIM MILK PRICE.

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

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                        (B) The notice and hearing requirements of section
                    8c(3) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C.
                    608c(3)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural
                    Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
                        (C) The order amendment requirements of section
                    8c(17) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(17)).
                        (D) A referendum under section 8c(19) of that Act (7
                    U.S.C. 608c(19)).
    SEC. 1404. DAIRY PRODUCT DONATION.

        (a) Repeal of Dairy Product Donation Program.--Section 1431 of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9071) is repealed.
        (b) Milk Donation Program.--
                (1) In general.--Part III of subtitle D of title I of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128 Stat. 695) is
            amended to read as follows:

                        ``PART III--MILK DONATION PROGRAM

    ``SEC. 1431. <<NOTE: 7 USC 9071.>>  MILK DONATION PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible dairy organization.--The term `eligible dairy
            organization' means a dairy farmer (either individually or as
            part of a cooperative), or a dairy processor, who--
                        ``(A) accounts to a Federal milk marketing order
                    marketwide pool; and
                        ``(B) incurs qualified expenses under subsection
                    (e).
                ``(2) Eligible distributor.--The term `eligible distributor'
            means a public or private nonprofit organization that
            distributes donated eligible milk.
                ``(3) Eligible milk.--The term `eligible milk' means Class I
            fluid milk products produced and processed in the United States.
                ``(4) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible partnership'
            means a partnership between an eligible dairy organization and
            an eligible distributor.
                ``(5) Participating partnership.--The term `participating
            partnership' means an eligible partnership for which the
            Secretary has approved a donation and distribution plan for
            eligible milk under subsection (c)(2).

        ``(b) Program Required; Purposes.--Not later than 180 days after the
    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the
    Secretary shall establish and administer a milk donation program for the
    purposes of--
                ``(1) encouraging the donation of eligible milk;
                ``(2) providing nutrition assistance to individuals in low-
            income groups; and
                ``(3) reducing food waste.

        ``(c) Donation and Distribution Plans.--
                ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive reimbursement
            under subsection (d), an eligible partnership shall submit to
            the Secretary a donation and distribution plan that--
                        ``(A) describes the process that the eligible
                    partnership will use for the donation, processing,
                    transportation, temporary storage, and distribution of
                    eligible milk;

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                        ``(B) includes an estimate of the quantity of
                    eligible milk that the eligible partnership will donate
                    each year, based on--
                              ``(i) preplanned donations; and
                              ``(ii) contingency plans to address
                          unanticipated donations; and
                        ``(C) describes the rate at which the eligible
                    partnership will be reimbursed, which shall be based on
                    a percentage of the limitation described in subsection
                    (e)(2), not to exceed 100 percent.
                ``(2) Review and approval.--Not less frequently than
            annually, the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) review donation and distribution plans
                    submitted under paragraph (1); and
                        ``(B) determine whether to approve or disapprove
                    each of those donation and distribution plans.

        ``(d) Reimbursement.--
                ``(1) In general.--On receipt of appropriate documentation
            under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall reimburse an eligible
            dairy organization that is a member of a participating
            partnership on a regular basis for qualified expenses described
            in subsection (e).
                ``(2) Documentation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An eligible dairy organization
                    shall submit to the Secretary such documentation as the
                    Secretary may require to demonstrate the qualified
                    expenses described in subsection (e) of the eligible
                    dairy organization.
                        ``(B) Verification.--The Secretary may verify the
                    accuracy of documentation submitted under subparagraph
                    (A) by spot checks and audits.
                ``(3) Retroactive reimbursement.--In providing
            reimbursements under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide
            reimbursements for qualified expenses incurred before the date
            on which the donation and distribution plan for the applicable
            participating partnership was approved by the Secretary.

        ``(e) Qualified Expenses.--
                ``(1) In general.--The amount of a reimbursement under
            subsection (d) shall be an amount equal to the product of--
                        ``(A) the quantity of eligible milk donated by the
                    eligible dairy organization under a donation and
                    distribution plan approved by the Secretary under
                    subsection (c); and
                        ``(B) subject to the limitation under paragraph (2),
                    the rate described in that donation and distribution
                    plan under subsection (c)(1)(C).
                ``(2) Limitation.--Expenses eligible for reimbursement under
            subsection (d) shall not exceed the value that an eligible dairy
            organization incurred by accounting to the Federal milk
            marketing order pool at the difference in the Class I milk value
            and the lowest classified price for the applicable month (either
            Class III milk or Class IV milk).

        ``(f) Preapproval.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) establish a process for an eligible
                    partnership to apply for preapproval of donation and
                    distribution plans under subsection (c); and

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                        ``(B) not less frequently than annually, preapprove
                    an amount for qualified expenses described in subsection
                    (e) that the Secretary will allocate for reimbursement
                    under each donation and distribution plan preapproved
                    under subparagraph (A), based on an assessment of--
                              ``(i) the feasibility of the plan; and
                              ``(ii) the extent to which the plan advances
                          the purposes described in subsection (b).
                ``(2) Preference.--In preapproving amounts for reimbursement
            under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall give preference to
            eligible partnerships that will provide funding and in-kind
            contributions in addition to the reimbursements.
                ``(3) Adjustments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall adjust or
                    increase amounts preapproved for reimbursement under
                    paragraph (1)(B) based on performance and demand.
                        ``(B) Requests for increase.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
                          establish a procedure for a participating
                          partnership to request an increase in the amount
                          preapproved for reimbursement under paragraph
                          (1)(B) based on changes in conditions.
                              ``(ii) Interim approval; incremental
                          increase.--The Secretary may provide an interim
                          approval of an increase requested under clause (i)
                          and an incremental increase in the amount of
                          reimbursement to the applicable participating
                          partnership to allow time for the Secretary to
                          review the request without interfering with the
                          donation and distribution of eligible milk by the
                          participating partnership.

        ``(g) Prohibition on Resale of Products.--
                ``(1) In general.--An eligible distributor that receives
            eligible milk donated under this section may not sell the
            products back into commercial markets.
                ``(2) Prohibition on future participation.--An eligible
            distributor that the Secretary determines has violated paragraph
            (1) shall not be eligible for any future participation in the
            program established under this section.

        ``(h) Administration.--The Secretary shall publicize opportunities
    to participate in the program established under this section.
        ``(i) Reviews.--The Secretary shall conduct appropriate reviews or
    audits to ensure the integrity of the program established under this
    section.
        ``(j) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
    the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $9,000,000 for fiscal
    year 2019, and $5,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter, to remain
    available until expended.''.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1401 of the Agricultural
            Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051) is amended, in the matter preceding
            paragraph (1), by striking ``and part III''.

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            Subtitle E--Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance

    SEC. 1501. SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Members of Indian Tribes.--Section 1501(a)(1)(B) of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv)
            and (v), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                              ``(iii) an Indian tribe or tribal organization
                          (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the
                          Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
                          Act (25 U.S.C. 5304));''.

        (b) Covered Livestock Losses for Livestock Indemnity Payments.--
    Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
                    (A);
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``cold.'' and
                    inserting ``cold, on the condition that in the case of
                    the death loss of unweaned livestock due to that adverse
                    weather, the Secretary may disregard any management
                    practice, vaccination protocol, or lack of vaccination
                    by the eligible producer on a farm; or''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(C) disease that, as determined by the Secretary--
                              ``(i) is caused or transmitted by a vector;
                          and
                              ``(ii) is not susceptible to control by
                          vaccination or acceptable management practices.'';
                          and
                (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``A payment'' and
            inserting ``Payment reductions.--A payment''.

        (c) Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised
    Fish.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1501(d)(2) of the Agricultural Act
            of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ``,
            including inspections of cattle tick fever'' before the period
            at the end.
                (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 9081 note.>>  Effective date.--The
            amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to inspections of
            cattle tick fever conducted on or after the date of enactment of
            this Act.

        (d) Tree Assistance Program.--Section 1501(e) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs
            (4) and (5)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Payment rate for beginning and veteran producers.--
            Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of a beginning farmer or
            rancher or a veteran farmer or rancher (as those terms are
            defined in subsection (a) of section 2501 of the Food,
            Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
            2279)) that is eligible to receive assistance under this
            subsection, the Secretary shall provide reimbursement of 75
            percent of the costs under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) of
            paragraph (3).''.

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        (e) Payment Limitation.--Section 1501(f)(2) of the Agricultural Act
    of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``this section
    (excluding payments received under subsections (b) and (e))'' and
    inserting ``subsection (c)''.

                     Subtitle F--Noninsured Crop Assistance

    SEC. 1601. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
    1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
                    following:
                        ``(C) Data collection and sharing.--The Secretary
                    shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Risk
                    Management Agency on the type and format of data
                    received under the noninsured crop disaster assistance
                    program that--
                              ``(i) best facilitates the use of that data in
                          developing policies or plans of insurance offered
                          under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
                          1501 et seq.); and
                              ``(ii) ensures the availability of that data
                          on a regular basis.
                        ``(D) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate
                    between the agencies of the Department that provide
                    programs or services to farmers and ranchers that are
                    potentially eligible for the noninsured crop disaster
                    assistance program under this section--
                              ``(i) to make available coverage under--
                                        ``(I) the fee waiver under
                                    subsection (k)(2); or
                                        ``(II) the premium discount under
                                    subsection (l)(3); and
                              ``(ii) to share eligibility information to
                          reduce paperwork and avoid duplication.'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A)
                    and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in
                    this section, the term `eligible crop' means each
                    commercial crop or other agricultural commodity that is
                    produced for food or fiber (except livestock) for which
                    catastrophic risk protection under subsection (b) of
                    section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
                    1508) and additional coverage under subsections (c) and
                    (h) of such section are not available or, if such
                    coverage is available, it is only available under a
                    policy that provides coverage for specific intervals
                    based on weather indexes or under a whole farm plan of
                    insurance.''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                              (i) by striking clause (i) and inserting the
                          following:
                              ``(i) In general.--
                                        ``(I) Agricultural act of 2014.--
                                    During the first 4 crop years of
                                    planting, as determined by the
                                    Secretary, native sod acreage that has
                                    been tilled for the production of an
                                    annual crop during the period beginning
                                    on February 8, 2014, and ending on the
                                    date of enactment of the Agriculture

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                                    Improvement Act of 2018 shall be subject
                                    to a reduction in benefits under this
                                    section as described in this
                                    subparagraph.
                                        ``(II) Subsequent years.--Native sod
                                    acreage that has been tilled for the
                                    production of an eligible crop after the
                                    date of enactment of the Agriculture
                                    Improvement Act of 2018 shall be subject
                                    to a reduction in benefits under this
                                    section as described in this
                                    subparagraph for not more than any 4
                                    crop years--
                                                ``(aa) during the first 10
                                            crop years after the initial
                                            tillage; and
                                                ``(bb) during which a crop
                                            on that acreage is enrolled
                                            under subsection (l)(2) or
                                            (k).''; and
                              (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking
                          ``transitional yield of the producer'' and
                          inserting ``county expected yield'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not later than
                    30 days'' and inserting ``by an appropriate deadline'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Streamlined submission process.--The Secretary shall
            establish a streamlined process for the submission of records
            and acreage reports under paragraphs (2) and (3) for diverse
            production systems such as those typical of urban production
            systems, other small-scale production systems, and direct-to-
            consumer production systems.'';
                (3) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
                    paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
                    redesignated) the following:
                ``(1) the producer's share of the total acres devoted to the
            eligible crop; by''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``established yield for the crop'' and
                    inserting ``approved yield for the crop, as determined
                    by the Secretary'';
                (4) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``farm'' and
                    inserting ``approved'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) in the second sentence--
                                        (I) by inserting ``approved'' before
                                    ``yield''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``Subject'' and
                                    inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Calculation.--Subject''; and
                              (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (B)
                          (as so designated)--
                                        (I) by striking ``yield coverage''
                                    and inserting ``an approved yield''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``The Secretary''
                                    and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``transitional
                    yield of the producer'' and inserting ``county expected
                    yield'';
                (5) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ``exceed $125,000''
            and inserting the following: ``exceed--

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                        ``(A) in the case of catastrophic coverage under
                    subsection (c), $125,000; and
                        ``(B) in the case of additional coverage under
                    subsection (l), $300,000'';
                (6) in subsection (k)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$250'' and
                    inserting ``$325''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) by striking ``$750'' and inserting
                          ``$825''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``$1,875'' and inserting
                          ``$1,950''; and
                (7) in subsection (l)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
                          and (C) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D),
                          respectively;
                              (ii) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as
                          so redesignated) the following:
                        ``(A) the producer's share of the total acres
                    devoted to the crop;''; and
                              (iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so
                          redesignated), by inserting ``, contract price, or
                          other premium price (such as a local, organic, or
                          direct market price, as elected by the producer)''
                          after ``price'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
                              (i) in subclause (IV), by striking ``and'' at
                          the end;
                              (ii) in subclause (V), by striking ``or'' at
                          the end and inserting ``and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                        ``(VI) the producer's share of the
                                    crop; or'';
                        (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
                        (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

                           Subtitle G--Administration

    SEC. 1701. REGULATIONS.

        Section 1601(c)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
    9091(c)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
            ``title and sections 11003 and 11017'' and inserting ``title,
            sections 11003 and 11017, title I of the Agriculture Improvement
            Act of 2018 and the amendments made by that title, and section
            10109 of that Act'';
                (2) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and inserting
            a period; and
                (4) by striking subparagraph (C).
    SEC. 1702. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY.

        Section 1602 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9092) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' each place it appears and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 1703. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
    U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--

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                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 1001 of
                    the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008'' and
                    inserting ``section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
                    (7 U.S.C. 9011)''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``first cousin,
                    niece, nephew,'' after ``sibling,'';
                (2) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ``and as
            marketing loan gains or loan deficiency payments under subtitle
            B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
            U.S.C. 9016, 9017)''; and
                (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
                ``(9) Administration of reduction.--The Secretary shall
            apply any order described in section 1614(d)(1) of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(1)) to payments under
            sections 1116 and 1117 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9016, 9017) prior
            to applying payment limitations under this section.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1308 note.>>  Application.--The amendments made by
    this section shall apply beginning with the 2019 crop year.
    SEC. 1704. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATIONS.

        (a) Waiver.--Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
    U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``title II of the
            Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,'' after ``under''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the limitation
            established by paragraph (1) with respect to a payment pursuant
            to a covered benefit described in paragraph (2)(C), on a case-
            by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that environmentally
            sensitive land of special significance would be protected as a
            result of such waiver.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1001D(b)(1) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``subject
    to paragraph (3),'' after ``of law,''.
        (c) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1308-3a note.>>  Transition.--Section 1001D of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a), as in effect on the day
    before the date of enactment of this Act, shall apply with respect to
    the 2018 crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, for each program
    described in subsection (b)(2) of that section (as so in effect on that
    day).
    SEC. 1705. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6932 note.>>  FARM SERVICE AGENCY
                              ACCOUNTABILITY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall establish policies, procedures, and
    plans to improve program accountability and integrity through targeted
    and coordinated activities, including utilizing data mining to identify
    and reduce errors, waste, fraud, and abuse in programs administered by
    the Farm Service Agency.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
    the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the progress
    and results of the activities conducted under subsection (a).

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    SEC. 1706. IMPLEMENTATION.

        (a) Maintenance of Base Acres and Payment Yields.--Section 1614(a)
    of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(a)) is amended by
    inserting ``, and as adjusted pursuant to sections 1112 and 1113''
    before the period at the end.
        (b) Streamlining.--Section 1614 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9097) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
    following:
        ``(b) Streamlining.--In implementing this title and the amendments
    made by this title, the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) continue to reduce administrative burdens and costs to
            producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and
            other administrative requirements, to ensure that--
                        ``(A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) may
                    report information, electronically (including geospatial
                    data) or conventionally, to the Department of
                    Agriculture, subject to the Secretary--
                              ``(i) establishing reasonable levels of
                          tolerance that reflect the differences in accuracy
                          between measures of common land units and
                          geospatial data; and
                              ``(ii) ensuring that discrepancies that occur
                          within the levels of tolerance established under
                          clause (i) shall not be used to penalize a
                          producer (or an agent of a producer) under any
                          program administered by the Department of
                          Agriculture;
                        ``(B) on the request of a producer (or an agent of a
                    producer), the Department of Agriculture electronically
                    shares with the producer (or agent) in real time and
                    without cost to the producer (or agent) the common land
                    unit data, related farm level data, conservation
                    practices, and other information of the producer through
                    a single Department of Agriculture-wide login;
                        ``(C) not later than September 30, 2020, the
                    Administrator of the Risk Management Agency and the
                    Administrator of the Farm Service Agency shall implement
                    a consistent method for determining crop acreage,
                    acreage yields, farm acreage, property descriptions, and
                    other common informational requirements, including
                    measures of common land units;
                        ``(D) except in the case of misrepresentation,
                    fraud, or scheme and device, no crop insurance agent,
                    approved insurance provider, or employee or contractor
                    of a crop insurance agency or approved insurance
                    provider bears responsibility or liability under the
                    Acreage Crop Reporting and Streamlining Initiative (or
                    any successor or similar initiative) for the eligibility
                    of a producer for a program administered by the
                    Department of Agriculture, not including a policy or
                    plan of insurance offered under the Federal Crop
                    Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and
                        ``(E) on request of a crop insurance agent or
                    approved insurance provider required to deliver policies
                    and plans of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance
                    Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) the crop insurance agent or
                    approved insurance provider receives, in a timely
                    manner, any information held by the Farm Service Agency
                    that is necessary to ensure effective crop insurance
                    coverage for farmer customers;

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                ``(2) continue to improve coordination, information sharing,
            and administrative work among the Farm Service Agency, Risk
            Management Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and
            other agencies, as determined by the Secretary;
                ``(3) continue to take advantage of new technologies to
            enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of
            Department of Agriculture programs to producers, including by
            developing and making publicly available data standards and
            security procedures to allow third-party providers to develop
            applications that use or feed data (including geospatial and
            precision agriculture data) into the datasets and analyses of
            the Department of Agriculture; and
                ``(4) reduce administrative burdens on producers
            participating in price loss coverage or agriculture risk
            coverage by offering--
                        ``(A) those producers an option to remotely and
                    electronically sign annual contracts for that coverage;
                    and
                        ``(B) to the maximum extent practicable, an option
                    to sign a multiyear contract for that coverage.''.

        (c) Implementation.--Section 1614(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014
    (7 U.S.C. 9097(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Agriculture improvement act of 2018.--The Secretary
            shall make available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out
            title I of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and the
            amendments made by that title $15,500,000.''.

        (d) Loan Implementation.--Section 1614(d)(1) of the Agricultural Act
    of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``under subtitles''
    and all that follows through ``except'' and inserting ``under subtitle B
    or C, under the amendments made by subtitle B or C, or under the
    amendments made by subtitle B or C of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
    2018, except''.
        (e) Deobligation of Unliquidated Obligations.--Section 1614 of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097) is amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(e) Deobligation of Unliquidated Obligations.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), any payment
            obligated or otherwise made available by the Secretary under
            this title on or after the date of enactment of the Agriculture
            Improvement Act of 2018 that is not disbursed to the recipient
            by the date that is 5 years after the date on which the payment
            is obligated or otherwise made available shall--
                        ``(A) be deobligated; and
                        ``(B) revert to the Treasury.
                ``(2) Outstanding payments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), any
                    payment obligated or otherwise made available by the
                    Farm Service Agency (or any predecessor agency of the
                    Department of Agriculture) under the laws described in
                    subparagraph (B) before the date of enactment of the
                    Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, that is not
                    disbursed by the date that is 5 years after the date on
                    which the payment is obligated or otherwise made
                    available shall--
                              ``(i) be deobligated; and
                              ``(ii) revert to the Treasury.
                        ``(B) Laws described.--The laws referred to in
                    subparagraph (A) are any of the following:

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                              ``(i) This title.
                              ``(ii) Title I of the Food, Conservation, and
                          Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.).
                              ``(iii) Title I of the Farm Security and Rural
                          Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.).
                              ``(iv) The Agricultural Market Transition Act
                          (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
                              ``(v) Titles I through XI of the Food,
                          Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
                          (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3374) and the
                          amendments made by those titles.
                              ``(vi) Titles I through X of the Food Security
                          Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1362) and
                          the amendments made by those titles.
                              ``(vii) Titles I through XI of the Agriculture
                          and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-98; 95 Stat.
                          1218) and the amendments made by those titles.
                              ``(viii) Titles I through X of the Food and
                          Agriculture Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-113; 91
                          Stat. 917) and the amendments made by those
                          titles.
                ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may delay the date of the
            deobligation and reversion under paragraph (1) or (2) of any
            payment--
                        ``(A) that is the subject of--
                              ``(i) ongoing administrative review or appeal;
                              ``(ii) litigation; or
                              ``(iii) the settlement of an estate; or
                        ``(B) for which the Secretary otherwise determines
                    that the circumstances are such that the delay is
                    equitable.''.

        (f) Report.--Section 1614 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
    9097) (as amended by subsection (e)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(f) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2020, and each January 1
    thereafter through January 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the
    Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
    that describes the tilled native sod acreage that was subject to a
    reduction in benefits under section 196(a)(4)(B) of the Federal
    Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)(B)
    and section 508(o)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(o)(2))--
                ``(1) as of the date of submission of the report; and
                ``(2) by State and county, relative to the total acres of
            cropland in the State or county.''.
    SEC. 1707. <<NOTE: 31 USC 6101 note.>>  EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN
                              REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
                              PRODUCERS.

        (a) Definition of Exempted Producer.--In this section, the term
    ``exempted producer'' means an individual or entity that is eligible to
    participate in--
                (1) a conservation program under title II or a law amended
            by title II;
                (2) an indemnity or disease control program under the Animal
            Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) or the Plant
            Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.); or
                (3) a commodity program under title I of the Agricultural
            Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.), excluding the assistance

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            provided to users of cotton under sections 1207(c) and 1208 of
            that Act (7 U.S.C. 9037(c), 9038).

        (b) Exemption.--Notwithstanding the Federal Funding Accountability
    and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note),
    the requirements of parts 25 and 170 of title 2, Code of Federal
    Regulations (or successor regulations), shall not apply with respect to
    assistance received by an exempted producer from the Secretary, acting
    through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the
    Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or the
    Administrator of the Farm Service Agency.

                             TITLE II--CONSERVATION

                        Subtitle A--Wetland Conservation

    SEC. 2101. WETLAND CONVERSION.

        Section 1221(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821(d))
    is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Except as'' and inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--Except as''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Duty of the secretary.--No person shall become
            ineligible under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that
            an exemption under section 1222(b) applies to that person.''.
    SEC. 2102. WETLAND CONSERVATION.

        Section 1222(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(c))
    is amended--
                (1) by striking ``No program'' and inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--No program'';
                (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by inserting ``,
            which, except as provided in paragraph (2), shall be conducted
            in the presence of the affected person'' before the period at
            the end; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Exception.--The Secretary may conduct an on-site visit
            under paragraph (1) without the affected person present if the
            Secretary has made a reasonable effort to include the presence
            of the affected person at the on-site visit.''.
    SEC. 2103. MITIGATION BANKING.

        Section 1222(k)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3822(k)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(B) 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
                    2019 through 2023.''.

                    Subtitle B--Conservation Reserve Program

    SEC. 2201. CONSERVATION RESERVE.

        (a) In General.--Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

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        (b) Eligible Land.--Section 1231(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``Agricultural Act of
            2014 (except for land enrolled in the conservation reserve
            program as of that date)'' and inserting ``Agriculture
            Improvement Act of 2018, on the condition that the Secretary
            shall consider to be planted cropland enrolled in the
            conservation reserve program'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
            (5) and (6), respectively;
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) cropland, marginal pasture land, and grasslands that
            will have a positive impact on water quality and will be devoted
            to--
                        ``(A) a grass sod waterway;
                        ``(B) a contour grass sod strip;
                        ``(C) a prairie strip;
                        ``(D) a filterstrip;
                        ``(E) a riparian buffer;
                        ``(F) a wetland or a wetland buffer;
                        ``(G) a saturated buffer;
                        ``(H) a bioreactor; or
                        ``(I) another similar water quality practice, as
                    determined by the Secretary;'';
                (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or
                    filterstrips or riparian buffers devoted to trees,
                    shrubs, or grasses'' and inserting ``salt tolerant
                    vegetation, field borders, or practices to benefit State
                    or federally identified wellhead protection areas''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or'' after
                    the semicolon;
                (5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph
            (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
            or''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) as determined by the Secretary, land--
                        ``(A) that was enrolled in the conservation reserve
                    program under a 15-year contract that expired on
                    September 30, 2017, or September 30, 2018;
                        ``(B) for which there was no opportunity for
                    additional enrollment in that program; and
                        ``(C) on which the conservation practice under the
                    expired contract under subparagraph (A) is
                    maintained.''.

        (c) Enrollment.--Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through
            (E) and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) fiscal year 2019, not more than 24,000,000
                    acres;
                        ``(B) fiscal year 2020, not more than 24,500,000
                    acres;
                        ``(C) fiscal year 2021, not more than 25,000,000
                    acres;
                        ``(D) fiscal year 2022, not more than 25,500,000
                    acres; and
                        ``(E) fiscal year 2023, not more than 27,000,000
                    acres.'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
                    inserting the following:

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                        ``(A) Limitation.--For purposes of applying the
                    limitations in paragraph (1)--
                              ``(i) the Secretary shall enroll and maintain
                          in the conservation reserve not fewer than
                          2,000,000 acres of the land described in
                          subsection (b)(3) by September 30, 2023; and
                              ``(ii) in carrying out clause (i), to the
                          maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
                          maintain in the conservation reserve at any one
                          time during--
                                        ``(I) fiscal year 2019, 1,000,000
                                    acres;
                                        ``(II) fiscal year 2020, 1,500,000
                                    acres; and
                                        ``(III) fiscal years 2021 through
                                    2023, 2,000,000 acres.
                        ``(B) Priority.--In enrolling acres under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary may give priority to
                    land, as determined by the Secretary--
                              ``(i) with expiring conservation reserve
                          contracts;
                              ``(ii) at risk of conversion or development;
                          or
                              ``(iii) of ecological significance, including
                          land that--
                                        ``(I) may assist in the restoration
                                    of threatened or endangered species
                                    under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
                                    (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
                                        ``(II) may assist in preventing a
                                    species from being listed as a
                                    threatened or endangered species under
                                    the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
                                    U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
                                        ``(III) improves or creates wildlife
                                    habitat corridors.'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) by striking ``In enrolling'' and inserting
                          the following:
                              ``(i) In general.--In enrolling'';
                              (ii) in clause (i) (as so designated), by
                          striking ``a continuous'' and inserting ``an
                          annual''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Timing of grassland ranking period.--
                          For purposes of grasslands described in subsection
                          (b)(3), the Secretary shall announce at least 1
                          ranking period subsequent to the announcement of
                          general enrollment offers.''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) Reservation of unenrolled acres.--If the
                    Secretary is unable in a fiscal year to enroll enough
                    acres of land described in subsection (b)(3) to meet the
                    number of acres described in clause (ii) or (iii) of
                    subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year--
                              ``(i) the Secretary shall reserve the
                          remaining number of acres for that fiscal year for
                          the enrollment of land described in subsection
                          (b)(3); and
                              ``(ii) that number of acres shall not be
                          available for the enrollment of any other type of
                          eligible land.''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Water quality practices to foster clean lakes,
            estuaries, and rivers (clear initiative).--

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                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall give priority
                    within continuous enrollment under paragraph (6) to the
                    enrollment of land described in subsection (b)(4).
                        ``(B) Sediment and nutrient loadings.--In carrying
                    out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority
                    to the implementation of practices on land that, if
                    enrolled, will help reduce sediment loadings, nutrient
                    loadings, and harmful algal blooms, as determined by the
                    Secretary.
                        ``(C) Acreage.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Of the acres maintained in
                          the conservation reserve in accordance with
                          paragraph (1), to the maximum extent practicable,
                          not less than 40 percent of acres enrolled in the
                          conservation reserve using continuous enrollment
                          under paragraph (6) shall be of land described in
                          subsection (b)(4).
                              ``(ii) Limitation.--The acres described in
                          clause (i) shall not include grasslands described
                          in subsection (b)(3).
                        ``(D) Report.--The Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) in the monthly publication of the
                          Secretary describing conservation reserve program
                          statistics, include a description of enrollments
                          through the priority under this paragraph; and
                              ``(ii) publish on the website of the Farm
                          Service Agency an annual report describing a
                          summary of, with respect to the enrollment
                          priority under this paragraph--
                                        ``(I) new enrollments;
                                        ``(II) expirations;
                                        ``(III) geographic distribution; and
                                        ``(IV) estimated water quality
                                    benefits.
                ``(4) State enrollment rates.--At the beginning of each of
            fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to the maximum extent
            practicable, the Secretary shall allocate to the States
            proportionately 60 percent of the available number of acres each
            year for enrollment in the conservation reserve, in accordance
            with historical State enrollment rates, taking into
            consideration--
                        ``(A) the average number of acres of all land
                    enrolled in the conservation reserve in each State
                    during each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016;
                        ``(B) the average number of acres of all land
                    enrolled in the conservation reserve nationally during
                    each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016; and
                        ``(C) the acres available for enrollment during each
                    of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, excluding acres
                    described in paragraph (2).
                ``(5) Frequency.--In carrying out this subchapter, for
            contracts that are not available on a continuous enrollment
            basis, the Secretary shall hold a signup and enrollment not less
            often than once each year.
                ``(6) Continuous enrollment procedure.--
                        ``(A) In general.--To the maximum extent
                    practicable, the Secretary shall allow producers to
                    submit applications on a continuous basis for enrollment
                    in--
                              ``(i) the conservation reserve of--

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                                        ``(I) marginal pasture land
                                    described in subsection (b)(2);
                                        ``(II) land described in subsection
                                    (b)(4); and
                                        ``(III) cropland described in
                                    subsection (b)(5); and
                              ``(ii) the conservation reserve enhancement
                          program under section 1231A.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--For purposes of applying the
                    limitations in paragraph (1)--
                              ``(i) the Secretary shall, to the maximum
                          extent practicable, enroll and maintain not fewer
                          than 8,600,000 acres of land under subparagraph
                          (A) by September 30, 2023; and
                              ``(ii) in carrying out clause (i), to the
                          maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
                          maintain in the conservation reserve at any one
                          time during--
                                        ``(I) fiscal year 2019, 8,000,000
                                    acres;
                                        ``(II) fiscal year 2020, 8,250,000
                                    acres;
                                        ``(III) fiscal year 2021, 8,500,000
                                    acres; and
                                        ``(IV) fiscal years 2022 and 2023,
                                    8,600,000 acres.''.

        (d) Eligibility for Consideration.--Section 1231(h) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``On the expiration'' and inserting the
            following:
                ``(1) In general.--On the expiration''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Reenrollment limitation for certain land.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), land subject to a contract entered
                    into under this subchapter shall be eligible for only
                    one reenrollment in the conservation reserve under
                    paragraph (1) if the land is devoted to hardwood trees.
                        ``(B) Exclusions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply
                    to--
                              ``(i) riparian forested buffers;
                              ``(ii) forested wetlands enrolled under
                          subsection (d)(3) or the conservation reserve
                          enhancement program under section 1231A; and
                              ``(iii) shelterbelts.''.
    SEC. 2202. CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title
    XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after
    section 1231 (16 U.S.C. 3831) the following:
    ``SEC. 1231A. <<NOTE: 16 USC 3831a.>>  CONSERVATION RESERVE
                                ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) CREP.--The term `CREP' means a conservation reserve
            enhancement program carried out under subsection (b)(1).
                ``(2) Eligible land.--The term `eligible land' means land
            that is eligible to be included in the program established under
            this subchapter.
                ``(3) Eligible partner.--The term `eligible partner' means--
                        ``(A) a State;
                        ``(B) a political subdivision of a State;

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                        ``(C) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of
                    the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
                    Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); or
                        ``(D) a nongovernmental organization.
                ``(4) Management.--The term `management' means an activity
            conducted by an owner or operator under a contract entered into
            under this subchapter after the establishment of a conservation
            practice on eligible land, to regularly maintain or enhance the
            vegetative cover established by the conservation practice--
                        ``(A) throughout the term of the contract; and
                        ``(B) consistent with the conservation plan that
                    covers the eligible land.

        ``(b) Agreements.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement
            with an eligible partner to carry out a conservation reserve
            enhancement program--
                        ``(A) to assist in enrolling eligible land in the
                    program established under this subchapter; and
                        ``(B) that the Secretary determines will advance the
                    purposes of this subchapter.
                ``(2) Contents.--An agreement entered into under paragraph
            (1) shall--
                        ``(A) describe--
                              ``(i) 1 or more specific State or nationally
                          significant conservation concerns to be addressed
                          by the agreement;
                              ``(ii) quantifiable environmental goals for
                          addressing the concerns under clause (i);
                              ``(iii) a suitable acreage goal for enrollment
                          of eligible land under the agreement, as
                          determined by the Secretary;
                              ``(iv) the location of eligible land to be
                          enrolled in the project area identified under the
                          agreement;
                              ``(v) the payments to be offered by the
                          Secretary and eligible partner to an owner or
                          operator; and
                              ``(vi) an appropriate list of conservation
                          reserve program conservation practices that are
                          appropriate to meeting the concerns described
                          under clause (i), as determined by the Secretary
                          in consultation with eligible partners;
                        ``(B) subject to subparagraph (C), require the
                    eligible partner to provide matching funds--
                              ``(i) in an amount determined during a
                          negotiation between the Secretary and 1 or more
                          eligible partners, if the majority of the matching
                          funds to carry out the agreement are provided by 1
                          or more eligible partners that are not
                          nongovernmental organizations; or
                              ``(ii) in an amount not less than 30 percent
                          of the cost required to carry out the conservation
                          measures and practices described in the agreement,
                          if a majority of the matching funds to carry out
                          the agreement are provided by 1 or more
                          nongovernmental organizations; and
                        ``(C) include procedures to allow for a temporary
                    waiver of the matching requirements under subparagraph
                    (B), or

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                    continued enrollment with a temporary suspension of
                    incentives or eligible partner contributions for new
                    agreements, during a period when an eligible partner
                    loses the authority or ability to provide matching
                    contributions, if the Secretary determines that the
                    temporary waiver or continued enrollment with a
                    temporary suspension will advance the purposes of this
                    subchapter.
                ``(3) Effect on existing agreements.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an
                    agreement under this subsection shall not affect,
                    modify, or interfere with existing agreements under this
                    subchapter.
                        ``(B) Modification of existing agreements.--To
                    implement this section, the signatories to an agreement
                    under this subsection may mutually agree to a
                    modification of an agreement entered into before the
                    date of enactment of this section under the Conservation
                    Reserve Enhancement Program established by the Secretary
                    under this subchapter.

        ``(c) Payments.--
                ``(1) Matching requirement.--Funds provided by an eligible
            partner may be in cash, in-kind contributions, or technical
            assistance, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(2) Marginal pastureland cost-share payments.--The
            Secretary shall ensure that cost-share payments to an owner or
            operator to install stream fencing, crossings, and alternative
            water development on marginal pastureland under a CREP reflect
            the fair market value of the cost of installation.
                ``(3) Cost-share and practice incentive payments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--On request of an owner or
                    operator, the Secretary shall provide cost-share
                    payments when a major component of a conservation
                    practice is completed under a CREP, as determined by the
                    Secretary.
                        ``(B) Exemption.--For purposes of implementing
                    conservation practices on land enrolled under a CREP,
                    the Secretary may waive the contribution limitation
                    described in section 1234(b)(2)(A).
                ``(4) Riparian buffer management payments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In the case of an agreement under
                    subsection (b)(1) that includes riparian buffers as an
                    eligible practice, the Secretary shall make cost-share
                    payments to encourage the regular management of the
                    riparian buffer throughout the term of the agreement,
                    consistent with the conservation plan that covers the
                    eligible land.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--The amount of payments received
                    by an owner or operator under subparagraph (A) shall not
                    be greater than 100 percent of the normal and customary
                    projected management cost, as determined by the
                    Secretary, in consultation with the applicable State
                    technical committee established under section 1261(a).

        ``(d) Forested Riparian Buffer Practice.--
                ``(1) Food-producing woody plants.--In the case of an
            agreement under subsection (b)(1) that includes forested
            riparian buffers as an eligible practice, the Secretary shall
            allow an owner or operator--
                        ``(A) to plant food-producing woody plants in the
                    forested riparian buffers, on the conditions that--

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                              ``(i) the plants shall contribute to the
                          conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife
                          habitat; and
                              ``(ii) the planting shall be consistent with--
                                        ``(I) recommendations of the
                                    applicable State technical committee
                                    established under section 1261(a); and
                                        ``(II) technical guide standards of
                                    the applicable field office of the
                                    Natural Resources Conservation Service;
                                    and
                        ``(B) to harvest from plants described in
                    subparagraph (A), on the conditions that--
                              ``(i) the harvesting shall not damage the
                          conserving cover or otherwise have a negative
                          impact on the conservation concerns targeted by
                          the CREP;
                              ``(ii) only native plant species appropriate
                          to the region shall be used within 35 feet of the
                          watercourse; and
                              ``(iii) the producer shall be subject to a
                          reduction in the rental rate commensurate to the
                          value of the crop harvested.
                ``(2) Technical assistance.--For the purpose of enrolling
            forested riparian buffers in a CREP, the Administrator of the
            Farm Service Agency shall coordinate with the applicable State
            forestry agency.

        ``(e) Drought and Water Conservation Agreements.--In the case of an
    agreement under subsection (b)(1) to address regional drought concerns,
    in accordance with the conservation purposes of the CREP, the Secretary,
    in consultation with the applicable State technical committee
    established under section 1261(a), may--
                ``(1) notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), enroll other
            agricultural land on which the resource concerns identified in
            the agreement can be addressed if the enrollment of the land is
            critical to the accomplishment of the purposes of the agreement;
                ``(2) permit dryland agricultural uses with the adoption of
            best management practices on enrolled land if the agreement
            involves the significant long-term reduction of consumptive
            water use and dryland production is compatible with the
            agreement; and
                ``(3) calculate annual rental payments consistent with
            existing administrative practice for similar drought and water
            conservation agreements under this subtitle and ensure regional
            consistency in those rates.

        ``(f) Status Report.--Not later than 180 days after the end of each
    fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
    describes, with respect to each agreement entered into under subsection
    (b)(1)--
                ``(1) the status of the agreement;
                ``(2) the purposes and objectives of the agreement;
                ``(3) the Federal and eligible partner commitments made
            under the agreement; and
                ``(4) the progress made in fulfilling those commitments.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 1240R(c)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
            U.S.C. 3839bb-5(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``a special
            conservation reserve enhancement program described in section
            1234(f)(4)'' and inserting ``a conservation reserve enhancement
            program under section 1231A''.

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                (2) Section 1244(f)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
            U.S.C. 3844(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``subsection
            (d)(2)(A)(ii) or (g)(2) of section 1234'' and inserting
            ``section 1231A''.
    SEC. 2203. FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM.

        Section 1231B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)''
            and inserting ``1234(d)''.
    SEC. 2204. PILOT PROGRAMS.

        Subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1231B (16
    U.S.C. 3831b) the following:
    ``SEC. 1231C. <<NOTE: 16 USC 3831c.>>  PILOT PROGRAMS.

        ``(a) CLEAR 30.--
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Enrollment.--The Secretary shall establish a
                    pilot program to enroll land in the conservation reserve
                    program through a 30-year conservation reserve contract
                    (referred to in this subsection as a `CLEAR 30
                    contract') in accordance with this subsection.
                        ``(B) Inclusion of acreage limitation.--For purposes
                    of applying the limitations in section 1231(d)(1), the
                    Secretary shall include acres of land enrolled under
                    this subsection.
                ``(2) Expired conservation contract election.--
                        ``(A) Definition of covered contract.--In this
                    paragraph, the term `covered contract' means a contract
                    entered into under this subchapter that--
                              ``(i) expires on or after the date of
                          enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                          2018; and
                              ``(ii) covers land enrolled in the
                          conservation reserve program under the clean
                          lakes, estuaries, and rivers priority described in
                          section 1231(d)(3) (or the predecessor practices
                          that constitute the priority, as determined by the
                          Secretary).
                        ``(B) Election.--On the expiration of a covered
                    contract, an owner or operator party to the covered
                    contract shall elect--
                              ``(i) not to reenroll the land under the
                          contract;
                              ``(ii) to offer to reenroll the land under the
                          contract if the land remains eligible under the
                          terms in effect as of the date of expiration; or
                              ``(iii) not to reenroll the land under the
                          contract and to enroll that land through a CLEAR
                          30 contract under this subsection.
                ``(3) Eligible land.--Only land that is subject to an
            expired covered contract shall be eligible for enrollment
            through a CLEAR 30 contract under this subsection.
                ``(4) Term.--The term of a CLEAR 30 contract shall be 30
            years.
                ``(5) Agreements.--To be eligible to enroll land in the
            conservation reserve program through a CLEAR 30 contract,

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            the owner of the land shall enter into an agreement with the
            Secretary--
                        ``(A) to implement a conservation reserve plan
                    developed for the land;
                        ``(B) to comply with the terms and conditions of the
                    contract and any related agreements; and
                        ``(C) to temporarily suspend the base history for
                    the land covered by the contract.
                ``(6) Terms and conditions of clear 30 contracts.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A CLEAR 30 contract 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 land while identifying
                                    access routes to be used for restoration
                                    activities and management and contract
                                    monitoring;
                              ``(ii) prohibit--
                                        ``(I) the alteration of wildlife
                                    habitat and other natural features of
                                    the land, unless specifically authorized
                                    by the Secretary as part of the
                                    conservation reserve plan;
                                        ``(II) the spraying of the land with
                                    chemicals or the mowing of the land,
                                    except where the spraying or mowing is
                                    authorized by the Secretary or is
                                    necessary--
                                                ``(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 activity to be carried
                                    out on the land of the owner or
                                    successor that is immediately adjacent
                                    to, and functionally related to, the
                                    land that is subject to the contract if
                                    the activity will alter, degrade, or
                                    otherwise diminish the functional value
                                    of the land; and
                                        ``(IV) the adoption of any other
                                    practice that would tend to defeat the
                                    purposes of the conservation reserve
                                    program, as determined by the Secretary;
                                    and
                              ``(iii) include any additional provision that
                          the Secretary determines is appropriate to carry
                          out this section or facilitate the practical
                          administration of this section.
                        ``(B) Violation.--On the violation of a term or
                    condition of a CLEAR 30 contract, the Secretary may
                    require the owner to refund all or part of any payments
                    received by the owner under the conservation reserve
                    program, with interest on the payments, as determined
                    appropriate by the Secretary.
                        ``(C) Compatible uses.--Land subject to a CLEAR 30
                    contract may be used for compatible economic uses,

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                    including hunting and fishing, managed timber harvest,
                    or periodic haying or grazing, if the use--
                              ``(i) is specifically permitted by the
                          conservation reserve plan developed for the land;
                          and
                              ``(ii) is consistent with the long-term
                          protection and enhancement of the conservation
                          resources for which the contract was established.
                ``(7) Compensation.--
                        ``(A) Amount of payments.--The Secretary shall
                    provide payment under this subsection to an owner of
                    land enrolled through a CLEAR 30 contract using 30
                    annual payments in an amount equal to the amount that
                    would be used if the land were to be enrolled in the
                    conservation reserve program under section 1231(d)(3).
                        ``(B) Form of payment.--Compensation for a CLEAR 30
                    contract shall be provided by the Secretary in the form
                    of a cash payment in an amount determined under
                    subparagraph (A).
                        ``(C) Timing.--The Secretary shall provide any
                    annual payment obligation under subparagraph (A) as
                    early as practicable in each fiscal year.
                        ``(D) Payments to others.--The Secretary shall make
                    a payment, in accordance with regulations prescribed by
                    the Secretary, in a manner as the Secretary determines
                    is fair and reasonable under the circumstances, if an
                    owner who is entitled to a payment under this section--
                              ``(i) dies;
                              ``(ii) becomes incompetent;
                              ``(iii) is succeeded by another person or
                          entity who renders or completes the required
                          performance; or
                              ``(iv) is otherwise unable to receive the
                          payment.
                ``(8) Technical assistance.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall assist owners
                    in complying with the terms and conditions of a CLEAR 30
                    contract.
                        ``(B) Contracts or agreements.--The Secretary may
                    enter into 1 or more contracts with private entities or
                    agreements with a State, nongovernmental organization,
                    or Indian Tribe to carry out necessary maintenance of a
                    CLEAR 30 contract if the Secretary determines that the
                    contract or agreement will advance the purposes of the
                    conservation reserve program.
                ``(9) Administration.--
                        ``(A) Conservation reserve plan.--The Secretary
                    shall develop a conservation reserve plan for any land
                    subject to a CLEAR 30 contract, which shall include
                    practices and activities necessary to maintain, protect,
                    and enhance the conservation value of the enrolled land.
                        ``(B) Delegation of contract administration.--
                              ``(i) Federal, state, or local government
                          agencies.--The Secretary may delegate any of the
                          management, monitoring, and enforcement
                          responsibilities of the Secretary under this
                          subsection to other Federal, State, or local
                          government agencies that have the appropriate
                          authority, expertise, and resources necessary to
                          carry out those delegated responsibilities.

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                              ``(ii) Conservation organizations.--The
                          Secretary may delegate any management
                          responsibilities of the Secretary under this
                          subsection to conservation organizations if the
                          Secretary determines the conservation organization
                          has similar expertise and resources.

        ``(b) Soil Health and Income Protection Pilot Program.--
                ``(1) Definition of eligible land.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible land' means
                    cropland that--
                              ``(i) is selected by the owner or operator of
                          the land for proposed enrollment in the pilot
                          program under this subsection; and
                              ``(ii) as determined by the Secretary--
                                        ``(I) is located within 1 or more
                                    States that are part of the prairie
                                    pothole region, as selected by the
                                    Secretary based on consultation with
                                    State Committees of the Farm Service
                                    Agency and State technical committees
                                    established under section 1261(a) from
                                    that region;
                                        ``(II) had a cropping history or was
                                    considered to be planted during each of
                                    the 3 crop years preceding enrollment;
                                    and
                                        ``(III) is verified to be less-
                                    productive land, as compared to other
                                    land on the applicable farm.
                        ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible land' does not
                    include any land that was enrolled in a conservation
                    reserve program contract in any of the 3 crop years
                    preceding enrollment in the pilot program under this
                    subsection.
                ``(2) Establishment.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
                    voluntary soil health and income protection pilot
                    program under which eligible land is enrolled through
                    the use of contracts to assist owners and operators of
                    eligible land to conserve and improve the soil, water,
                    and wildlife resources of the eligible land.
                        ``(B) Deadline for participation.--Eligible land may
                    be enrolled in the program under this section through
                    December 31, 2020.
                ``(3) Contracts.--
                        ``(A) Requirements.--A contract described in
                    paragraph (2) shall--
                              ``(i) be entered into by the Secretary, the
                          owner of the eligible land, and (if applicable)
                          the operator of the eligible land; and
                              ``(ii) provide that, during the term of the
                          contract--
                                        ``(I) the lowest practicable cost
                                    perennial conserving use cover crop for
                                    the eligible land, as determined by the
                                    applicable State conservationist after
                                    considering the advice of the applicable
                                    State technical committee, shall be
                                    planted on the eligible land;
                                        ``(II) except as provided in
                                    subparagraph (E), the owner or operator
                                    of the eligible land shall pay the cost
                                    of planting the conserving use cover
                                    crop under subclause (I);

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                                        ``(III) subject to subparagraph (F),
                                    the eligible land may be harvested for
                                    seed, hayed, or grazed outside the
                                    primary nesting season established for
                                    the applicable county;
                                        ``(IV) the eligible land may be
                                    eligible for a walk-in access program of
                                    the applicable State, if any; and
                                        ``(V) a nonprofit wildlife
                                    organization may provide to the owner or
                                    operator of the eligible land a payment
                                    in exchange for an agreement by the
                                    owner or operator not to harvest the
                                    conserving use cover.
                        ``(B) Payments.--Except as provided in subparagraphs
                    (E) and (F)(ii)(II), the annual rental rate for a
                    payment under a contract described in paragraph (2)
                    shall be equal to 50 percent of the average rental rate
                    for the applicable county under section 1234(d), as
                    determined by the Secretary.
                        ``(C) Limitation on enrolled land.--Not more than 15
                    percent of the eligible land on a farm may be enrolled
                    in the pilot program under this subsection.
                        ``(D) Term.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), each contract described in paragraph
                          (2) shall be for a term of 3, 4, or 5 years, as
                          determined by the parties to the contract.
                              ``(ii) Early termination.--
                                        ``(I) Secretary.--The Secretary may
                                    terminate a contract described in
                                    paragraph (2) before the end of the term
                                    described in clause (i) if the Secretary
                                    determines that the early termination of
                                    the contract is necessary.
                                        ``(II) Owners and operators.--An
                                    owner and (if applicable) an operator of
                                    eligible land enrolled in the pilot
                                    program under this subsection may
                                    terminate a contract described in
                                    paragraph (2) before the end of the term
                                    described in clause (i) if the owner and
                                    (if applicable) the operator pay to the
                                    Secretary an amount equal to the amount
                                    of rental payments received under the
                                    contract.
                        ``(E) Beginning, limited resource, socially
                    disadvantaged, or veteran farmers and ranchers.--With
                    respect to a beginning, limited resource, socially
                    disadvantaged, or veteran farmer or rancher, as
                    determined by the Secretary--
                              ``(i) a contract described in paragraph (2)
                          shall provide that, during the term of the
                          contract, of the actual cost of establishment of
                          the conserving use cover crop under subparagraph
                          (A)(ii)(I)--
                                        ``(I) using the funds of the
                                    Commodity Credit Corporation, the
                                    Secretary shall pay 50 percent; and
                                        ``(II) the beginning, limited
                                    resource, socially disadvantaged, or
                                    veteran farmer or rancher shall pay 50
                                    percent; and

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                              ``(ii) the annual rental rate for a payment
                          under a contract described in paragraph (2) shall
                          be equal to 75 percent of the average rental rate
                          for the applicable county under section 1234(d),
                          as determined by the Secretary.
                        ``(F) Harvesting, haying, and grazing outside
                    applicable period.--The harvesting for seed, haying, or
                    grazing of eligible land under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)
                    outside of the primary nesting season established for
                    the applicable county shall be subject to the conditions
                    that--
                              ``(i) with respect to eligible land that is so
                          hayed or grazed, adequate stubble height shall be
                          maintained to protect the soil on the eligible
                          land, as determined by the applicable State
                          conservationist after considering the advice of
                          the applicable State technical committee; and
                              ``(ii) with respect to eligible land that is
                          so harvested for seed--
                                        ``(I) the eligible land shall not be
                                    eligible to be insured or reinsured
                                    under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
                                    U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and
                                        ``(II) the rental payment otherwise
                                    applicable to the eligible land under
                                    this subsection shall be reduced by 25
                                    percent.
                ``(4) Acreage limitation.--Of the number of acres available
            for enrollment in the conservation reserve under section
            1231(d)(1), not more than 50,000 total acres of eligible land
            may be enrolled under the pilot program under this subsection.
                ``(5) 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 an annual
            report describing the eligible land enrolled in the pilot
            program under this subsection, including--
                        ``(A) the estimated conservation value of the land;
                    and
                        ``(B) estimated savings from reduced commodity
                    payments, crop insurance indemnities, and crop insurance
                    premium subsidies.''.
    SEC. 2205. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS.

        Section 1232(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a))
    is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
            (11) and (12), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
                ``(10) on land devoted to hardwood or other trees, excluding
            windbreaks and shelterbelts, to carry out proper thinning and
            other practices--
                        ``(A) to enhance the conservation benefits and
                    wildlife habitat resources addressed by the conservation
                    practice under which the land is enrolled; and
                        ``(B) to promote forest management;''.
    SEC. 2206. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

        (a) Cost-Share and Rental Payments.--Section 1233(a) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including the cost of
            fencing and other water distribution practices, if applicable''
            after ``interest''; and

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                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``in an amount necessary to compensate'' and
                    inserting ``, in accordance with section 1234(d),'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) by inserting ``, marginal pastureland,''
                          after ``cropland''; and
                              (ii) by adding ``or'' at the end;
                        (C) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                        (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
                    subparagraph (B).

        (b) Specified Activities Permitted.--Section 1233 of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833) is amended by striking subsection
    (b) and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Specified Activities Permitted.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
            applicable State technical committee established under section
            1261(a), shall permit certain activities or commercial uses of
            established cover on land that is subject to a contract under
            the conservation reserve program if--
                        ``(A) those activities or uses--
                              ``(i) are consistent with the conservation of
                          soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat;
                              ``(ii) are subject to appropriate restrictions
                          during the primary nesting season for birds in the
                          local area that are economically significant, in
                          significant decline, or conserved in accordance
                          with Federal or State law;
                              ``(iii) contribute to the health and vigor of
                          the established cover; and
                              ``(iv) are consistent with a site-specific
                          plan, including vegetative management
                          requirements, stocking rates, and frequency and
                          duration of activity, taking into consideration
                          regional differences, such as climate, soil type,
                          and natural resources; and
                        ``(B) the Secretary, in coordination with the State
                    technical committee, includes contract modifications--
                              ``(i) without any reduction in the rental rate
                          for--
                                        ``(I) emergency haying, emergency
                                    grazing, or other emergency use of the
                                    forage in response to a localized or
                                    regional drought, flooding, wildfire, or
                                    other emergency, on all practices,
                                    outside the primary nesting season,
                                    when--
                                                ``(aa) the county is
                                            designated as D2 (severe
                                            drought) or greater according to
                                            the United States Drought
                                            Monitor;
                                                ``(bb) there is at least a
                                            40 percent loss in forage
                                            production in the county; or
                                                ``(cc) the Secretary, in
                                            coordination with the State
                                            technical committee, determines
                                            that the program can assist in
                                            the response to a natural
                                            disaster event without permanent
                                            damage to the established cover;
                                        ``(II) emergency grazing on all
                                    practices during the primary nesting
                                    season if payments are authorized for a
                                    county under the livestock forage
                                    disaster program under clause (ii) of
                                    section 1501(c)(3)(D) of the
                                    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7

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                                    U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)), at 50 percent of
                                    the normal carrying capacity determined
                                    under clause (i) of that section,
                                    adjusted to the site-specific plan;
                                        ``(III) emergency haying on certain
                                    practices, outside the primary nesting
                                    season, if payments are authorized for a
                                    county under the livestock forage
                                    disaster program under clause (ii) of
                                    section 1501(c)(3)(D) of the
                                    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
                                    9081(c)(3)(D)), on not more than 50
                                    percent of contract acres, as identified
                                    in the site-specific plan;
                                        ``(IV) grazing of all practices,
                                    outside the primary nesting season, if
                                    included as a mid-contract management
                                    practice under section 1232(a)(5);
                                        ``(V) the intermittent and seasonal
                                    use of vegetative buffer established
                                    under paragraphs (4) and (5) of section
                                    1231(b) that are incidental to
                                    agricultural production on land adjacent
                                    to the buffer such that the permitted
                                    use--
                                                ``(aa) does not destroy the
                                            permanent vegetative cover; and
                                                ``(bb) retains suitable
                                            vegetative structure for
                                            wildlife cover and shelter
                                            outside the primary nesting
                                            season; or
                                        ``(VI) grazing on all practices,
                                    outside the primary nesting season, if
                                    conducted by a beginning farmer or
                                    rancher; or
                              ``(ii) with a 25 percent reduction in the
                          annual rental rate for the acres covered by the
                          authorized activity, including--
                                        ``(I) grazing not more frequently
                                    than every other year on the same land,
                                    except that during the primary nesting
                                    season, grazing shall be subject to a 50
                                    percent reduction in the stocking rate
                                    specified in the site-specific plan;
                                        ``(II) grazing of all practices
                                    during the primary nesting season, with
                                    a 50 percent reduction in the stocking
                                    rate specified in the site-specific
                                    plan;
                                        ``(III) haying and other commercial
                                    use (including the managed harvesting of
                                    biomass and excluding the harvesting of
                                    vegetative cover), on the condition that
                                    the activity--
                                                ``(aa) is completed outside
                                            the primary nesting season;
                                                ``(bb) occurs not more than
                                            once every 3 years; and
                                                ``(cc) maintains 25 percent
                                            of the total contract acres
                                            unharvested, in accordance with
                                            a site-specific plan that
                                            provides for wildlife cover and
                                            shelter;
                                        ``(IV) annual grazing outside the
                                    primary nesting season if consistent
                                    with a site-specific plan that is
                                    authorized for the control of invasive
                                    species; and
                                        ``(V) the installation of wind
                                    turbines and associated access, except
                                    that in permitting the installation of
                                    wind turbines, the Secretary shall

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                                    determine the number and location of
                                    wind turbines that may be installed,
                                    taking into account--
                                                ``(aa) the location, size,
                                            and other physical
                                            characteristics of the land;
                                                ``(bb) the extent to which
                                            the land contains threatened or
                                            endangered wildlife and wildlife
                                            habitat; and
                                                ``(cc) the purposes of the
                                            conservation reserve program
                                            under this subchapter.
                ``(2) Conditions on haying and grazing.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit haying
                    or grazing in accordance with paragraph (1) on any land
                    or practice subject to a contract under the conservation
                    reserve program.
                        ``(B) Exceptions.--
                              ``(i) Damage to vegetative cover.--Haying or
                          grazing described in paragraph (1) shall not be
                          permitted on land subject to a contract under the
                          conservation reserve program, or under a
                          particular practice, if haying or grazing for that
                          year under that practice, as applicable, would
                          cause long-term damage to vegetative cover on that
                          land.
                              ``(ii) Special agreements.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Except as
                                    provided in subclause (II), haying or
                                    grazing described in paragraph (1) shall
                                    not be permitted on--
                                                ``(aa) land covered by a
                                            contract enrolled under the
                                            State acres for wildlife
                                            enhancement program established
                                            by the Secretary; or
                                                ``(bb) land covered by a
                                            contract enrolled under a
                                            conservation reserve enhancement
                                            program established under
                                            section 1231A or the
                                            Conservation Reserve Enhancement
                                            Program established by the
                                            Secretary under this subchapter.
                                        ``(II) Exception.--Subclause (I)
                                    shall not apply to land on which haying
                                    or grazing is specifically permitted
                                    under the applicable conservation
                                    reserve enhancement program agreement or
                                    other partnership agreement entered into
                                    under this subchapter.''.

        (c) Natural Disaster or Adverse Weather as Mid-contract
    Management.--Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3833) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Natural Disaster or Adverse Weather as Mid-contract
    Management.--In the case of a natural disaster or adverse weather event
    that has the effect of a management practice consistent with the
    conservation plan, the Secretary shall not require further management
    practices pursuant to section 1232(a)(5) that are intended to achieve
    the same effect.''.
    SEC. 2207. PAYMENTS.

        (a) Cost Sharing Payments.--Section 1234(b) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the
            following:
                ``(2) Limitations.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure, to
                    the maximum extent practicable, that cost sharing
                    payments to an owner or operator under this subchapter,
                    when combined with the sum of payments from all other
                    funding sources for measures and practices described in
                    paragraph (1), do not exceed 100 percent of the total
                    actual cost of establishing those measures and
                    practices, as determined by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Mid-contract management grazing.--The
                    Secretary may not make any cost sharing payment to an
                    owner or operator under this subchapter pursuant to
                    section 1232(a)(5).
                        ``(C) Seed cost.--In the case of seed costs related
                    to the establishment of cover, cost sharing payments
                    under this subchapter shall not exceed 50 percent of the
                    actual cost of the seed mixture, as determined by the
                    Secretary.'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3);
                (3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking ``An
            owner'' and inserting ``Except in the case of incentive payments
            that are related to the cost of the establishment of a practice
            and received from eligible partners under the conservation
            reserve enhancement program under section 1231A, an owner''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Practice incentives for continuous practices.--In
            addition to the cost sharing payment described in this
            subsection, the Secretary shall make an incentive payment to an
            owner or operator of land enrolled under section 1231(d)(6) in
            an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the actual cost of
            establishing all measures and practices described in paragraph
            (1), including seed costs related to the establishment of cover,
            as determined by the Secretary.''.

        (b) Incentive Payments.--Section 1234(c) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Incentive'' and
            inserting ``Forest Management Incentive'';
                (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
            inserting ``Using funds made available under section
            1241(a)(1)(A), the Secretary''; and
                (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``150 percent'' and
            inserting ``100 percent''.

        (c) Annual Rental Payments.--Section 1234(d) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``the Secretary may consider, among
                    other things, the amount'' and inserting the following:
                    ``the Secretary shall consider--
                        ``(A) the amount'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by
                    striking the period at the end and inserting a
                    semicolon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) the impact on the local farmland rental
                    market; and
                        ``(C) such other factors as the Secretary determines
                    to be appropriate.'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--

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                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``; or'' and
                          inserting a period;
                              (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
                              (iii) by striking ``determined through--'' in
                          the matter preceding clause (i) and all that
                          follows through ``the submission of bids'' in
                          clause (i) and inserting ``determined through the
                          submission of applications'';
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                    subparagraph (C);
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                    following:
                        ``(B) Multiple enrollments.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), if
                          land subject to a contract entered into under this
                          subchapter is reenrolled under section 1231(h)(1)
                          or has been previously enrolled in the
                          conservation reserve, the annual rental payment
                          shall be in an amount that is not more than 85
                          percent in the case of general enrollment
                          contacts, or 90 percent in the case of continuous
                          enrollment contracts, of the applicable estimated
                          average county rental rate published pursuant to
                          paragraph (4) for the year in which the
                          reenrollment occurs.
                              ``(ii) Conservation reserve enhancement
                          program.--The reduction in annual rental payments
                          under clause (i) may be waived as part of the
                          negotiation between the Secretary and an eligible
                          partner to enter into a conservation reserve
                          enhancement program agreement under section
                          1231A.'';
                        (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``In the case'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding
                    subparagraph (A), in the case''; and
                        (E) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) Continuous sign-up incentives.--The Secretary
                    shall make an incentive payment to the owner or operator
                    of land enrolled under section 1231(d)(6) at the time of
                    initial enrollment in an amount equal to 32.5 percent of
                    the amount of the first annual rental payment under
                    subparagraph (A).'';
                (3) by striking paragraph (4);
                (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and
                (5) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) by striking ``, not less frequently than
                          once every other year,'' and inserting
                          ``annually''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``, and shall publish the
                          estimates derived from the survey not later than
                          September 15 of each year'' before the period at
                          the end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and the
                    average current and previous soil rental rates for each
                    county'' after ``subparagraph (A)'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``may use'' and
                    inserting ``shall consider''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) Submission of additional information by state
                    fsa offices and crep partners.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall provide
                          an opportunity for State Committees of the Farm
                          Service Agency or eligible partners (as defined in
                          section

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                          1231A(a)) in conservation reserve enhancement
                          programs under section 1231A to propose an
                          alternative soil rental rate prior to finalizing
                          new rates, on the condition that documentation
                          described in clause (ii) is provided to support
                          the proposed alternative.
                              ``(ii) Acceptable documentation.--
                          Documentation referred to in clause (i) includes--
                                        ``(I) an average of cash rents from
                                    a random sample of lease agreements;
                                        ``(II) cash rent estimates from a
                                    published survey;
                                        ``(III) neighboring county estimate
                                    comparisons from the National
                                    Agricultural Statistics Service;
                                        ``(IV) an average of cash rents from
                                    Farm Service Agency farm business plans;
                                        ``(V) models that estimate cash
                                    rents, such as models that use returns
                                    to estimate crop production or land
                                    value data; or
                                        ``(VI) other documentation, as
                                    determined by the Secretary.
                              ``(iii) Notification.--Not less than 14 days
                          prior to the announcement of new or revised soil
                          rental rates, the Secretary shall offer a briefing
                          to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
                          Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                          Representatives and the Chairman and Ranking
                          Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
                          and Forestry of the Senate, including information
                          on and the rationale for the alternative rates
                          proposed under clause (i) that were accepted or
                          rejected.
                        ``(E) Rental rate limitation.--Notwithstanding
                    forest management incentive payments described in
                    subsection (c), the county average soil rental rate
                    (before any adjustments relating to specific practices,
                    wellhead protection, or soil productivity) shall not
                    exceed--
                              ``(i) 85 percent of the estimated rental rate
                          determined under this paragraph for general
                          enrollment; or
                              ``(ii) 90 percent of the estimated rental rate
                          determined under this paragraph for continuous
                          enrollment.''.

        (d) Payment Limitation for Rental Payments.--Section 1234(g) of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(g)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The total'' and
            inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), the total'';
            and
                (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
                ``(2) Wellhead protection.--Paragraph (1) and section
            1001D(b) shall not apply to rental payments received by a rural
            water district or association for land that is enrolled under
            this subchapter for the purpose of protecting a wellhead.''.
    SEC. 2208. CONTRACTS.

        (a) Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--Section
    1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--

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                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``retired farmer or rancher'' and inserting
                    ``contract holder'';
                        (B) by striking ``retired or retiring owner or
                    operator'' each place it appears and inserting
                    ``contract holder'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding
                    clause (i), by striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``2
                    years'';
                        (D) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, including
                    a lease with a term of less than 5 years and an option
                    to purchase'' after ``option to purchase'';
                        (E) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon;
                        (F) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
                    subparagraph (F); and
                        (G) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
                    following:
                        ``(E) give priority to the enrollment of the land
                    covered by the contract in--
                              ``(i) the environmental quality incentives
                          program established under subchapter A of chapter
                          4;
                              ``(ii) the conservation stewardship program
                          established under subchapter B of chapter 4; or
                              ``(iii) the agricultural conservation easement
                          program established under subtitle H; and''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``To the extent
                    that the maximum number of acres permitted to be
                    enrolled under the conservation reserve program has not
                    been met, the Secretary''; and
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A)(i) is carried out on land described in
                    paragraph (4) or (5) of section 1231(b); and
                        ``(ii) is eligible for continuous enrollment under
                    section 1231(d)(6); and''.

        (b) End of Contract Considerations.--Section 1235(g) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(g)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(g) End of Contract Considerations.--The Secretary shall not
    consider an owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition
    of the conservation reserve contract if--
                ``(1) during the year prior to expiration of the contract,
            the owner or operator--
                        ``(A)(i) enters into a contract under the
                    environmental quality incentives program established
                    under subchapter A of chapter 4; and
                        ``(ii) begins the establishment of a practice under
                    that contract; or
                        ``(B)(i) enters into a contract under the
                    conservation stewardship program established under
                    subchapter B of chapter 4; and
                        ``(ii) begins the establishment of a practice under
                    that contract; or
                ``(2) during the 3 years prior to the expiration of the
            contract, the owner or operator begins the certification process
            under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et
            seq.).''.

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    SEC. 2209. <<NOTE: 16 USC 3831 note.>>  ELIGIBLE LAND; STATE LAW
                              REQUIREMENTS.

        The Secretary shall revise paragraph (4) of section 1410.6(d) of
    title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide that land enrolled
    under a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement initially
    established before January 1, 2014 (including an amended or successor
    Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreement, as determined by the
    Secretary), shall not be ineligible for enrollment in 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.)
    under that paragraph if the Deputy Administrator (as defined in section
    1410.2(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
    regulations)), on recommendation from and in consultation with the
    applicable State technical committee established under section 1261(a)
    of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3861(a)) determines, under
    such terms and conditions as the Deputy Administrator, in consultation
    with the State technical committee, determines to be appropriate, that
    making that land eligible for enrollment in that program is not contrary
    to the purposes of that program.

     Subtitle C--Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation
                               Stewardship Program

    SEC. 2301. REPEAL OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) is amended--
                (1) by striking the chapter designation and heading and
            inserting the following:

     ``CHAPTER 4--ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM AND CONSERVATION
                               STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

         ``Subchapter A--Environmental Quality Incentives Program''; and

                (2) by inserting after section 1240H the following:

               ``Subchapter B--Conservation Stewardship Program''.

        (b) Conservation Stewardship Program.--Subchapter B of chapter 2 of
    subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3838d et seq.) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating sections 1238D through 1238G <<NOTE: 16
            USC 3838d-3838g.>>  as sections 1240I through 1240L,
            respectively; and
                (2) by moving sections 1240I through 1240L <<NOTE: 16
            USC 3839aa-21-- 3839aa-24.>>  (as so redesignated) so as to
            appear after the subchapter heading for subchapter B of chapter
            4 of subtitle D of title XII of that Act (as added by subsection
            (a)(2)).

        (c) Repeal.--
                (1) In general.--Chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.) (as amended
            by subsection (b)) <<NOTE: 16 USC 3838-3838c.>>  is repealed.

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                (2) <<NOTE: 16 USC 3838d note.>>  Termination of
            conservation stewardship program.--Effective on the date of
            enactment of this Act, the conservation stewardship program
            under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of
            the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) (as in
            effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act)
            shall cease to be effective.
                (3) <<NOTE: 16 USC 3839aa-21 note.>>  Transitional
            provisions.--
                        (A) Effect on existing contracts and agreements.--
                    The cessation of effectiveness under paragraph (2) shall
                    not affect--
                              (i) the validity or terms of any contract
                          entered into by the Secretary under subchapter B
                          of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the
                          Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et
                          seq.) before the date of enactment of this Act, or
                          any payments, modifications, or technical
                          assistance required to be made in connection with
                          the contract; or
                              (ii) subject to subparagraph (D), any
                          agreement entered into by the Secretary under the
                          regional conservation partnership program under
                          subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act
                          of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871 et seq.) on or before
                          September 30, 2018, under which conservation
                          stewardship program acres and associated funding
                          have been allocated to the agreement for the
                          purpose of entering into a contract under
                          subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title
                          XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) (as in
                          effect on the day before the date of enactment of
                          this Act).
                        (B) Extension permitted.--Notwithstanding paragraph
                    (2), the Secretary may extend for 1 year a contract
                    described in subparagraph (A)(i) if that contract
                    expires on or before December 31, 2019, under the terms
                    and payment rate of the existing contract and in
                    accordance with subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D
                    of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
                    3838d et seq.) (as in effect on the day before the date
                    of enactment of this Act).
                        (C) Renewal not permitted.--
                              (i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
                          (A), and subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may
                          not renew a contract or agreement described in
                          that subparagraph.
                              (ii) Exception.--The Secretary may renew a
                          contract described in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                                        (I) if that contract expires on or
                                    after December 31, 2019;
                                        (II) under the terms of the
                                    conservation stewardship program under
                                    subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D
                                    of title XII of the Food Security Act of
                                    1985 (as added by subsections (a)(2) and
                                    (b)); and
                                        (III) subject to the limitation on
                                    funding for that subchapter under
                                    section 1241 of the Food Security Act of
                                    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841).
                        (D) RCPP contracts.--

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                              (i) Treatment of acreage.--In the case of an
                          agreement described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the
                          Secretary may provide an amount of funding that is
                          equivalent to the value of any acres covered by
                          the agreement.
                              (ii) Funds and acres not obligated.--In the
                          case of an agreement described in subparagraph
                          (A)(ii) to which program acres and associated
                          funding have been allocated but not yet obligated
                          to enter into a contract under subchapter B of
                          chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
                          Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) (as
                          in effect on the day before the date of enactment
                          of this Act)--
                                        (I) the Secretary shall modify the
                                    agreement to authorize the entrance into
                                    a contract under subchapter B of chapter
                                    4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
                                    Security Act of 1985 (as added by
                                    subsections (a)(2) and (b)); and
                                        (II) the funds associated with the
                                    conservation stewardship program acres
                                    allocated under that agreement, on
                                    modification under subclause (I), may be
                                    used to enter into conservation
                                    stewardship program contracts with
                                    producers under subchapter B of chapter
                                    4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
                                    Security Act of 1985 (as added by
                                    subsections (a)(2) and (b)).
                (4) <<NOTE: 16 USC 3839aa-21 note.>>  Contract
            administration.--Subject to paragraphs (3)(C) and
            (3)(D)(ii)(II), the Secretary shall administer each contract and
            agreement described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A)
            until the expiration of the contract or agreement in accordance
            with the regulations to carry out the conservation stewardship
            program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title
            XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.)
            (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this
            Act) that are in effect on the day before that date of
            enactment.
                (5) <<NOTE: 16 USC 3839aa-21 note.>>  Funding.--
            Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), any funds made available
            from the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 1241(a)(4)
            of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(4)) for
            fiscal years 2014 through 2018 shall be available to carry out--
                        (A) any contract or agreement described in paragraph
                    (3)(A)(i) for fiscal year 2019;
                        (B) any contract or agreement described in paragraph
                    (3)(A)(ii);
                        (C) any contract extended under paragraph (3)(B);
                    and
                        (D) any contract or agreement under subchapter B of
                    chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
                    Security Act of 1985 (as added by subsections (a)(2) and
                    (b)).

        (d) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Food security act of 1985.--
                        (A) Section 1211(a)(3)(A) of the Food Security Act
                    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811(a)(3)(A)) is amended by
                    inserting ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.
                        (B) Section 1221(b)(3)(A) of the Food Security Act
                    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821(b)(3)(A)) is amended by
                    inserting ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.

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                        (C) Section 1240J(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of
                    1985 (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended
                    by striking subparagraph (C).
                        (D) Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985
                    (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended in the matter preceding
                    paragraph (1) by striking ``chapter'' and inserting
                    ``subchapter''.
                        (E) Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985
                    (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1) is amended by striking ``chapter''
                    each place it appears and inserting ``subchapter''.
                        (F) Section 1240B(i)(2)(B) of the Food Security Act
                    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(i)(2)(B)) is amended by
                    striking ``chapter'' and inserting ``subchapter''.
                        (G) Section 1240C(b) of the Food Security Act of
                    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3(b)) is amended in the matter
                    preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``chapter'' and
                    inserting ``subchapter''.
                        (H) Section 1240E(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of
                    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-5(b)(2)) is amended by striking
                    ``chapter'' and inserting ``subchapter''.
                        (I) Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985
                    (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-7) is amended by striking ``chapter''
                    each place it appears and inserting ``subchapter''.
                        (J) Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985
                    (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8) is amended by striking ``chapter''
                    each place it appears and inserting ``subchapter''.
                        (K) Section 1244(c)(3) of the Food Security Act of
                    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(c)(3)) is amended by inserting
                    ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.
                        (L) Section 1244(l) of the Food Security Act of 1985
                    (16 U.S.C. 3844(l)) is amended--
                              (i) by striking ``chapter 2'' and inserting
                          ``chapter 4''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``subchapter A of'' after
                          ``incentives program under''.
                (2) Other laws.--
                        (A) Section 344(f)(8) of the Agricultural Adjustment
                    Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(8)) is amended by
                    inserting ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.
                        (B) Section 377 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
                    of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1377) is amended by inserting
                    ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.
                        (C) Paragraph (1) of the last proviso of the matter
                    under the heading ``conservation reserve program'' under
                    the heading ``Soil Bank Programs'' of title I of the
                    Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration
                    Appropriation Act, 1959 (7 U.S.C. 1831a), is amended by
                    inserting ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.
                        (D) Section 8(b)(1) of the Soil Conservation and
                    Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(1)) is amended
                    by inserting ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.
                        (E) Section 1271(c)(3)(C) of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
                    2106a(c)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting ``subchapter A
                    of'' before ``chapter 4''.

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                        (F) Section 304(a)(1) of the Lake Champlain Special
                    Designation Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 1270 note; Public Law
                    101-596) is amended by inserting ``subchapter A of''
                    before ``chapter 4''.
                        (G) Section 202(c) of the Colorado River Basin
                    Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)) is amended by
                    inserting ``subchapter A of'' before ``chapter 4''.
    SEC. 2302. PURPOSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

        Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) is
    amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
                ``(4) assisting producers to make beneficial, cost-effective
            changes to production systems, including addressing identified,
            new, or expected resource concerns related to organic
            production, grazing management, fuels management, forest
            management, nutrient management associated with crops and
            livestock, pest management, irrigation management, adapting to,
            and mitigating against, increasing weather volatility, drought
            resiliency measures, or other practices on agricultural and
            forested land.''.
    SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES
                              PROGRAM.

        Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1)
    is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5)
            as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), and (8), respectively;
                (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
                ``(1) Conservation planning assessment.--The term
            `conservation planning assessment' means a report, as determined
            by the Secretary, that--
                        ``(A) is developed by--
                              ``(i) a State or unit of local government
                          (including a conservation district);
                              ``(ii) a Federal agency; or
                              ``(iii) a third-party provider certified under
                          section 1242(e) (including a certified rangeland
                          professional);
                        ``(B) assesses rangeland or cropland function and
                    describes conservation activities to enhance the
                    economic and ecological management of that land; and
                        ``(C) can be incorporated into a comprehensive
                    planning document required by the Secretary for
                    enrollment in a conservation program of the Department
                    of Agriculture.'';
                (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph
            (B)(vi)--
                        (A) by inserting ``environmentally sensitive
                    areas,'' after ``marshes,''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``identified or expected'' before
                    ``resource concerns'';
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
                ``(3) Incentive practice.--The term `incentive practice'
            means a practice or set of practices approved by the Secretary
            that, when implemented and maintained on eligible land, address
            1 or more priority resource concerns.'';
                (5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)--

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                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end;
                              (ii) by redesignating clause (v) as clause
                          (vii); and
                              (iii) by inserting after clause (iv) the
                          following:
                              ``(v) soil testing;
                              ``(vi) soil remediation to be carried out by
                          the producer; and''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end;
                              (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
                          (vi); and
                              (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the
                          following:
                              ``(ii) planning for resource-conserving crop
                          rotations (as defined in section 1240L(d)(1));
                              ``(iii) soil health planning, including
                          increasing soil organic matter and the use of
                          cover crops;
                              ``(iv) a conservation planning assessment;
                              ``(v) precision conservation management
                          planning; and'';
                (6) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
                ``(7) Priority resource concern.--The term `priority
            resource concern' means a natural resource concern or problem,
            as determined by the Secretary, that--
                        ``(A) is identified at the national, State, or local
                    level as a priority for a particular area of a State;
                    and
                        ``(B) represents a significant concern in a State or
                    region.''; and
                (7) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(9) Soil remediation.--The term `soil remediation' means
            scientifically based practices that--
                        ``(A) ensure the safety of producers from
                    contaminants in soil;
                        ``(B) limit contaminants in soil from entering
                    agricultural products for human or animal consumption;
                    and
                        ``(C) regenerate and sustain the soil.
                ``(10) Soil testing.--The term `soil testing' means the
            evaluation of soil health, including testing for--
                        ``(A) the optimal level of constituents in the soil,
                    such as organic matter, nutrients, and the potential
                    presence of soil contaminants, including heavy metals,
                    volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic
                    hydrocarbons, or other contaminants; and
                        ``(B) the biological and physical characteristics
                    indicative of proper soil functioning.''.
    SEC. 2304. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
                              QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

        (a) Establishment.--Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(a)) is amended by striking ``2019'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Payments.--Section 1240B(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3839aa-2(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                        (A) in clause (i)--
                              (i) by striking ``Not more than'' and
                          inserting ``On an election by a producer described
                          in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide
                          at least'';

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                              (ii) by striking ``may be provided''; and
                              (iii) by striking ``the purpose of'' and
                          inserting ``all costs related to''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) Notification and documentation.--The
                          Secretary shall--
                                        ``(I) notify each producer described
                                    in subparagraph (A), at the time of
                                    enrollment in the program, of the option
                                    to receive advance payments under clause
                                    (i); and
                                        ``(II) document the election of each
                                    producer described in subparagraph (A)
                                    to receive advance payments under clause
                                    (i) with respect to each practice that
                                    has costs described in that clause.'';
                                    and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) Increased payments for high-priority practices.--
                        ``(A) State determination.--Each State, in
                    consultation with the State technical committee
                    established under section 1261(a) for the State, may
                    designate not more than 10 practices to be eligible for
                    increased payments under subparagraph (B), on the
                    condition that the practice, as determined by the
                    Secretary--
                              ``(i) addresses specific causes of impairment
                          relating to excessive nutrients in groundwater or
                          surface water;
                              ``(ii) addresses the conservation of water to
                          advance drought mitigation and declining aquifers;
                              ``(iii) meets other environmental priorities
                          and other priority resource concerns identified in
                          habitat or other area restoration plans; or
                              ``(iv) is geographically targeted to address a
                          natural resource concern in a specific watershed.
                        ``(B) Increased payments.--Notwithstanding paragraph
                    (2), in the case of a practice designated under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary may increase the amount
                    that would otherwise be provided for a practice under
                    this subsection to not more than 90 percent of the costs
                    associated with planning, design, materials, equipment,
                    installation, labor, management, maintenance, or
                    training.''.

        (c) Allocation of Funding.--Section 1240B(f) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(f)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``2014 through 2018'' and inserting
                    ``2019 through 2023'';
                        (B) by striking ``60'' and inserting ``50''; and
                        (C) by striking ``production.'' and inserting
                    ``production, including grazing management practices.'';
                    and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``For each'' and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018.--For each'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Fiscal years 2019 through 2023.--For each of
                    fiscal years 2019 through 2023, at least 10 percent of
                    the funds made available for payments under the program

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                    shall be targeted at practices benefitting wildlife
                    habitat under subsection (g).''.

        (d) Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program.--Section 1240B(g) of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(g)) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
                ``(3) Maximum term.--In the case of a contract under the
            program entered into solely for the establishment of 1 or more
            annual management practices for the benefit of wildlife as
            described in paragraph (1), notwithstanding any maximum contract
            term established by the Secretary, the contract shall have a
            term that does not exceed 10 years.
                ``(4) Included practices.--For the purpose of providing
            seasonal wetland habitat for waterfowl and migratory birds, a
            practice that is eligible for payment under paragraph (1) and
            targeted for funding under subsection (f) may include--
                        ``(A) a practice to carry out postharvest flooding;
                    or
                        ``(B) a practice to maintain the hydrology of
                    temporary and seasonal wetlands of not more than 2 acres
                    to maintain waterfowl and migratory bird habitat on
                    working cropland.''.

        (e) Water Conservation or Irrigation Efficiency Practice.--Section
    1240B(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(h)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
                ``(1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary may provide
            water conservation and system efficiency payments under this
            subsection to an entity described in paragraph (2) or a producer
            for--
                        ``(A) water conservation scheduling, water
                    distribution efficiency, soil moisture monitoring, or an
                    appropriate combination thereof;
                        ``(B) irrigation-related structural or other
                    measures that conserve surface water or groundwater,
                    including managed aquifer recovery practices; or
                        ``(C) a transition to water-conserving crops, water-
                    conserving crop rotations, or deficit irrigation.'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Eligibility of certain entities.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section
                    1001(f)(6), the Secretary may enter into a contract
                    under this subsection with a State, irrigation district,
                    groundwater management district, acequia, land-grant
                    mercedes, or similar entity under a streamlined
                    contracting process to implement water conservation or
                    irrigation practices under a watershed-wide project that
                    will effectively conserve water, provide fish and
                    wildlife habitat, or provide for drought-related
                    environmental mitigation, as determined by the
                    Secretary.
                        ``(B) Implementation.--Water conservation or
                    irrigation practices that are the subject of a contract
                    entered into under subparagraph (A) shall be implemented
                    on--
                              ``(i) eligible land of a producer; or
                              ``(ii) land that is--
                                        ``(I) under the control of an
                                    irrigation district, groundwater
                                    management district, acequia, land-grant
                                    mercedes, or similar entity; and

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                                        ``(II) adjacent to eligible land
                                    described in clause (i), as determined
                                    by the Secretary.
                        ``(C) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the
                    applicability of the limitations in section 1001D(b) or
                    section 1240G for a payment made under a contract
                    entered into under this paragraph if the Secretary
                    determines that the waiver is necessary to fulfill the
                    objectives of the project.
                        ``(D) Contract limitations.--If the Secretary grants
                    a waiver under subparagraph (C), the Secretary may
                    impose a separate payment limitation for the contract
                    with respect to which the waiver applies.'';
                (4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``to a producer'' and inserting ``under this
                    subsection'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the eligible
                    land of the producer is located, there is a reduction in
                    water use in the operation of the producer'' and
                    inserting ``the land on which the practices will be
                    implemented is located, there is a reduction in water
                    use in the operation on that land''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``except in
                    the case of an application under paragraph (2),'' before
                    ``the producer agrees''; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection authorizes the
            Secretary to modify the process for determining the annual
            allocation of funding to States under the program.''.

        (f) Payments for Conservation Practices Related to Organic
    Production.--Section 1240B(i)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3839aa-2(i)(3)) is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Payments'' and
            inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Payments'';
                (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``In applying these
            limitations'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Technical assistance.--In applying the
                    limitations under subparagraph (A)''; and
                (3) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)--
                        (A) by striking ``aggregate, $20,000 per year or
                    $80,000 during any 6-year period.'' and inserting the
                    following: ``aggregate--
                              ``(i) through fiscal year 2018--
                                        ``(I) $20,000 per year; or
                                        ``(II) $80,000 during any 6-year
                                    period; and''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) during the period of fiscal years 2019
                          through 2023, $140,000.''.

        (g) Conservation Incentive Contracts.--Section 1240B of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
        ``(j) Conservation Incentive Contracts.--
                ``(1) Identification of eligible priority resource concerns
            for states.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
                    with the applicable State technical committee
                    established under section 1261(a), shall identify
                    watersheds (or other appropriate regions or areas within
                    a State) and the corresponding priority resource
                    concerns for those watersheds or other regions or areas
                    that are eligible to be the subject of an incentive
                    contract under this subsection.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--For each of the relevant land
                    uses within the watersheds, regions, or other areas
                    identified under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                    identify not more than 3 eligible priority resource
                    concerns.
                ``(2) Contracts.--
                        ``(A) Authority.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall enter
                          into contracts with producers under this
                          subsection that require the implementation,
                          adoption, management, and maintenance of incentive
                          practices that effectively address at least 1
                          eligible priority resource concern identified
                          under paragraph (1) for the term of the contract.
                              ``(ii) Inclusions.--Through a contract entered
                          into under clause (i), the Secretary may provide--
                                        ``(I) funding, through annual
                                    payments, for certain incentive
                                    practices to attain increased levels of
                                    conservation on eligible land; or
                                        ``(II) assistance, through a
                                    practice payment, to implement an
                                    incentive practice.
                        ``(B) Term.--A contract under this subsection shall
                    have a term of not less than 5, and not more than 10,
                    years.
                        ``(C) Prioritization.--Notwithstanding section
                    1240C, the Secretary shall develop criteria for
                    evaluating incentive practice applications that--
                              ``(i) give priority to applications that
                          address eligible priority resource concerns
                          identified under paragraph (1); and
                              ``(ii) evaluate applications relative to other
                          applications for similar agriculture and forest
                          operations.
                ``(3) Incentive practice payments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide
                    payments to producers through contracts entered into
                    under paragraph (2) for--
                              ``(i) adopting and installing incentive
                          practices; and
                              ``(ii) managing, maintaining, and improving
                          the incentive practices for the duration of the
                          contract, as determined appropriate by the
                          Secretary.
                        ``(B) Payment amounts.--In determining the amount of
                    payments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                    consider, to the extent practicable--
                              ``(i) the level and extent of the incentive
                          practice to be installed, adopted, completed,
                          maintained, managed, or improved;
                              ``(ii) the cost of the installation, adoption,
                          completion, management, maintenance, or
                          improvement of the incentive practice;
                              ``(iii) income foregone by the producer,
                          including payments, as appropriate, to address--

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                                        ``(I) increased economic risk;
                                        ``(II) loss in revenue due to
                                    anticipated reductions in yield; and
                                        ``(III) economic losses during
                                    transition to a resource-conserving
                                    cropping system or resource-conserving
                                    land use; and
                              ``(iv) the extent to which compensation would
                          ensure long-term continued maintenance,
                          management, and improvement of the incentive
                          practice.
                        ``(C) Delivery of payments.--In making payments
                    under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, to the
                    extent practicable--
                              ``(i) in the case of annual payments under
                          paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), make those payments as
                          soon as practicable after October 1 of each fiscal
                          year for which increased levels of conservation
                          are maintained during the term of the contract;
                          and
                              ``(ii) in the case of practice payments under
                          paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II), make those payments as
                          soon as practicable on the implementation of an
                          incentive practice.''.
    SEC. 2305. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM PLAN.

        Section 1240E(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3839aa-5(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ``progressive'' before
    ``implementation''.
    SEC. 2306. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
                              INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

        Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-7)
    is amended--
                (1) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``Not including
            payments made under section 1240B(j), a person''; and
                (2) by inserting ``or the period of fiscal years 2019
            through 2023,'' after ``2018,''.
    SEC. 2307. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAYMENTS.

        (a) Competitive Grants for Innovative Conservation Approaches.--
    Section 1240H(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-
    8(a)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``program;'' and
            inserting ``program or community colleges (as defined in section
            1473E(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
            Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319e(a))) carrying out
            demonstration projects on land of the community college;'';
                (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
            subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                        ``(E) partner with farmers to develop innovative
                    practices for urban, indoor, or other emerging
                    agricultural operations;
                        ``(F) utilize edge-of-field and other monitoring
                    practices on farms--
                              ``(i) to quantify the impacts of practices
                          implemented under the program; and
                              ``(ii) to assist producers in making the best
                          conservation investments for the operations of the
                          producers;''.

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        (b) Air Quality Concerns From Agricultural Operations.--Section
    1240H(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8(b)(2))
    is amended by striking ``$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009
    through 2018'' and inserting ``$37,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
    through 2023''.
        (c) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials; Reporting and
    Database.--Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3839aa-8) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
    following:
        ``(c) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials.--
                ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
                    means, as determined by the Secretary--
                              ``(i) a third-party private entity the primary
                          business of which is related to agriculture;
                              ``(ii) a nongovernmental organization with
                          experience working with agricultural producers; or
                              ``(iii) a governmental organization.
                        ``(B) New or innovative conservation approach.--The
                    term `new or innovative conservation approach' means--
                              ``(i) new or innovative--
                                        ``(I) precision agriculture
                                    technologies;
                                        ``(II) enhanced nutrient management
                                    plans, nutrient recovery systems, and
                                    fertilization systems;
                                        ``(III) soil health management
                                    systems, including systems to increase
                                    soil carbon levels;
                                        ``(IV) water management systems;
                                        ``(V) resource-conserving crop
                                    rotations (as defined in section
                                    1240L(d)(1));
                                        ``(VI) cover crops; and
                                        ``(VII) irrigation systems; and
                              ``(ii) any other conservation approach
                          approved by the Secretary as new or innovative.
                ``(2) Testing new or innovative conservation approaches.--
            Using $25,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this
            subchapter for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the
            Secretary shall carry out on-farm conservation innovation
            trials, on eligible land of producers, to test new or innovative
            conservation approaches--
                        ``(A) directly with producers; or
                        ``(B) through eligible entities.
                ``(3) Incentive payments.--
                        ``(A) Agreements.--In carrying out paragraph (2),
                    the Secretary shall enter into agreements with producers
                    (either directly or through eligible entities) on whose
                    land an on-farm conservation innovation trial is being
                    carried out to provide payments (including payments to
                    compensate for foregone income, as appropriate to
                    address the increased economic risk potentially
                    associated with new or innovative conservation
                    approaches) to the producers to assist with adopting and
                    evaluating new or innovative conservation approaches to
                    achieve conservation benefits.
                        ``(B) Adjusted gross income requirements.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Adjusted gross income
                          requirements under section 1001D(b)(1) shall--

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                                        ``(I) apply to producers receiving
                                    payments under this subsection; and
                                        ``(II) be enforced by the Secretary.
                              ``(ii) Reporting.--An eligible entity
                          participating in an on-farm conservation
                          innovation trial under this subsection shall
                          report annually to the Secretary on the amount of
                          payments made to individual farm operations under
                          this subsection.
                        ``(C) Limitation on administrative expenses.--None
                    of the funds made available to carry out this subsection
                    may be used to pay for the administrative expenses of an
                    eligible entity.
                        ``(D) Length of agreements.--An agreement entered
                    into under subparagraph (A) shall be for a period
                    determined by the Secretary that is--
                              ``(i) not less than 3 years; and
                              ``(ii) if appropriate, more than 3 years,
                          including if such a period is appropriate to
                          support--
                                        ``(I) adaptive management over
                                    multiple crop years; and
                                        ``(II) adequate data collection and
                                    analysis by a producer or eligible
                                    entity to report the natural resource
                                    and agricultural production benefits of
                                    the new or innovative conservation
                                    approaches to the Secretary.
                ``(4) Flexible adoption.--The scale of adoption of a new or
            innovative conservation approach under an on-farm conservation
            innovation trial under an agreement under paragraph (2) may
            include multiple scales on an operation, including whole farm,
            field-level, or sub-field scales.
                ``(5) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
            technical assistance--
                        ``(A) to each producer or eligible entity
                    participating in an on-farm conservation innovation
                    trial under paragraph (2) with respect to the design,
                    installation, and management of the new or innovative
                    conservation approaches; and
                        ``(B) to each eligible entity participating in an
                    on-farm conservation innovation trial under paragraph
                    (2) with respect to data analyses of the on-farm
                    conservation innovation trial.
                ``(6) Geographic scope.--The Secretary shall identify a
            diversity of geographic regions of the United States in which to
            establish on-farm conservation innovation trials under paragraph
            (2), taking into account factors such as soil type, cropping
            history, and water availability.
                ``(7) Soil health demonstration trial.--Using funds made
            available to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall
            carry out a soil health demonstration trial under which the
            Secretary coordinates with eligible entities--
                        ``(A) to provide incentives to producers to
                    implement conservation practices that--
                              ``(i) improve soil health;
                              ``(ii) increase carbon levels in the soil; or
                              ``(iii) meet the goals described in clauses
                          (i) and (ii);

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                        ``(B) to establish protocols for measuring carbon
                    levels in the soil and testing carbon levels on land
                    where conservation practices described in subparagraph
                    (A) were applied to evaluate gains in soil health as a
                    result of the practices implemented by the producers in
                    the soil health demonstration trial; and
                        ``(C)(i) not later than September 30, 2020, to
                    initiate a study regarding changes in soil health and,
                    if feasible, economic outcomes, generated as a result of
                    the conservation practices described in subparagraph (A)
                    that were applied by producers through the soil health
                    demonstration trial; and
                        ``(ii) to submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
                    the House of Representatives and the Committee on
                    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
                    annual reports on the progress and results of the study
                    under clause (i).

        ``(d) Reporting and Database.--
                ``(1) Report required.--Not later than September 30, 2019,
            and every 2 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 activities funded under this section,
            including--
                        ``(A) funding awarded;
                        ``(B) results of the activities, including, if
                    feasible, economic outcomes;
                        ``(C) incorporation of findings from the activities,
                    such as new technology and innovative approaches, into
                    the conservation efforts implemented by the Secretary;
                    and
                        ``(D) on completion of the study required under
                    subsection (c)(7)(C), the findings of the study.
                ``(2) Conservation practice database.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall use the data
                    reported under paragraph (1) to establish and maintain a
                    publicly available conservation practice database that
                    provides--
                              ``(i) a compilation and analysis of effective
                          conservation practices for soil health, nutrient
                          management, and source water protection in varying
                          soil compositions, cropping systems, slopes, and
                          landscapes; and
                              ``(ii) a list of recommended new and effective
                          conservation practices.
                        ``(B) Privacy.--Information provided under
                    subparagraph (A) shall be transformed into a statistical
                    or aggregate form so as to not include any identifiable
                    or personal information of individual producers.''.
    SEC. 2308. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

        (a) Definitions.--Section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as
    redesignated by section 2301(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                        (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting a semicolon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:

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                              ``(iii) development of a comprehensive
                          conservation plan, as defined in section
                          1240L(e)(1);
                              ``(iv) soil health planning, including
                          planning to increase soil organic matter; and
                              ``(v) activities that will assist a producer
                          to adapt to, or mitigate against, increasing
                          weather volatility.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting the following: ``through the use of--
                        ``(A) quality criteria under a resource management
                    system;
                        ``(B) predictive analytics tools or models developed
                    or approved by the Natural Resources Conservation
                    Service;
                        ``(C) data from past and current enrollment in the
                    program; and
                        ``(D) other methods that measure conservation and
                    improvement in priority resource concerns, as determined
                    by the Secretary.''.

        (b) Conservation Stewardship Program.--
                (1) Establishment.--Subsection (a) of section 1240J of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by section 2301(b))
            is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
            ``2014 through 2018'' and inserting ``2019 through 2023''.
                (2) Exclusions.--Subsection (b)(2) of section 1240J of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by section 2301(b))
            is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
            ``the Agricultural Act of 2014'' and inserting the ``Agriculture
            Improvement Act of 2018''.

        (c) Stewardship Contracts.--Section 1240K of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (as redesignated by section 2301(b)) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(1) Ranking of applications.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In evaluating contract offers
                    submitted under subsection (a) and contract renewals
                    under subsection (e), the Secretary shall rank
                    applications based on--
                              ``(i) the natural resource conservation and
                          environmental benefits that result from the
                          conservation treatment on all applicable priority
                          resource concerns at the time of submission of the
                          application;
                              ``(ii) the degree to which the proposed
                          conservation activities increase natural resource
                          conservation and environmental benefits; and
                              ``(iii) other consistent criteria, as
                          determined by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Additional criterion.--If 2 or more
                    applications receive the same ranking under subparagraph
                    (A), the Secretary shall rank those contracts based on
                    the extent to which the actual and anticipated
                    conservation benefits from each contract are provided at
                    the lowest cost relative to other similarly beneficial
                    contract offers.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by striking ``the program under subsection (a)''
                    and inserting ``a contract or contract renewal under
                    this section'';

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                        (B) by inserting ``or contract renewal'' before
                    ``offer ranks'';
                        (C) by inserting ``or contract renewal'' after
                    ``stewardship contract''; and
                        (D) by adding ``or contract renewal'' before the
                    period at the end;
                (3) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``1238G(d)'' and
            inserting ``1240L(c)''; and
                (4) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``At the end'' and all that follows through
                    ``period'' the second place it appears and inserting the
                    following: ``The Secretary may provide the producer an
                    opportunity to renew an existing contract in the first
                    half of the fifth year of the contract period'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``initial'' and
                    inserting ``existing'';
                        (C) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by inserting ``new or improved'' after
                          ``integrate''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``demonstrating continued
                          improvement during the additional 5-year period,''
                          after ``operation,''; and
                        (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``to exceed the
                    stewardship threshold of'' and inserting ``to adopt or
                    improve conservation activities, as determined by the
                    Secretary, to achieve higher levels of performance with
                    respect to not less than''.

        (d) Duties of Secretary.--Section 1240L of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (as redesignated by section 2301(b)) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``acres'' and inserting ``funding'';
                (2) by striking subsection (c);
                (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
            (c) and (d), respectively;
                (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by adding at the
            end the following:
                ``(5) Payment for cover crop activities.--The amount of a
            payment under this subsection for cover crop activities shall be
            not less than 125 percent of the annual payment amount
            determined by the Secretary under paragraph (2).'';
                (5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
                    Advanced Grazing Management'' after ``Rotations'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (2);
                        (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (4) as
                    paragraphs (2) and (1), respectively, and moving the
                    paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;
                        (D) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through
                          (D) and (E) as clauses (i) through (iv) and (vi),
                          respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                              (ii) by striking the paragraph designation and
                          all that follows through ``the term'' in the
                          matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated)
                          and inserting the following:
                ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:

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                        ``(A) Advanced grazing management.--The term
                    `advanced grazing management' means the use of a
                    combination of grazing practices (as determined by the
                    Secretary), which may include management-intensive
                    rotational grazing, that provide for--
                              ``(i) improved soil health and carbon
                          sequestration;
                              ``(ii) drought resilience;
                              ``(iii) wildlife habitat;
                              ``(iv) wildfire mitigation;
                              ``(v) control of invasive plants; and
                              ``(vi) water quality improvement.
                        ``(B) Management-intensive rotational grazing.--The
                    term `management-intensive rotational grazing' means a
                    strategic, adaptively managed multipasture grazing
                    system in which animals are regularly and systematically
                    moved to fresh pasture in a manner that--
                              ``(i) maximizes the quantity and quality of
                          forage growth;
                              ``(ii) improves manure distribution and
                          nutrient cycling;
                              ``(iii) increases carbon sequestration from
                          greater forage harvest;
                              ``(iv) improves the quality and quantity of
                          cover for wildlife;
                              ``(v) provides permanent cover to protect the
                          soil from erosion; and
                              ``(vi) improves water quality.
                        ``(C) Resource-conserving crop rotation.--The
                    term''; and
                              (iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated)--
                                        (I) in clause (iv) (as so
                                    redesignated), by striking ``and'' at
                                    the end; and
                                        (II) by inserting after clause (iv)
                                    (as so redesignated) the following:
                              ``(v) builds soil organic matter; and'';
                        (E) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``improve resource-conserving'' and all that
                    follows through the period at the end and inserting the
                    following: ``improve, manage, and maintain--
                        ``(A) resource-conserving crop rotations; or
                        ``(B) advanced grazing management.'';
                        (F) in paragraph (3)--
                              (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and
                          inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``and maintain'' and all that
                          follows through the period at the end and
                          inserting ``or improve, manage, and maintain
                          resource-conserving crop rotations or advanced
                          grazing management for the term of the
                          contract.''; and
                        (G) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Amount of payment.--An additional payment provided
            under paragraph (2) shall be not less than 150 percent of the
            annual payment amount determined by the Secretary under
            subsection (c)(2).'';
                (6) by inserting after subsection (d) (as so redesignated)
            the following:

        ``(e) Payment for Comprehensive Conservation Plan.--

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                ``(1) Definition of comprehensive conservation plan.--In
            this subsection, the term `comprehensive conservation plan'
            means a conservation plan that meets or exceeds the stewardship
            threshold for each priority resource concern identified by the
            Secretary under subsection (a)(2).
                ``(2) Payment for comprehensive conservation plan.--The
            Secretary shall provide a 1-time payment to a producer that
            develops a comprehensive conservation plan.
                ``(3) Amount of payment.--The Secretary shall determine the
            amount of payment under paragraph (2) based on--
                        ``(A) the number of priority resource concerns
                    addressed in the comprehensive conservation plan; and
                        ``(B) the number of types of land uses included in
                    the comprehensive conservation plan.'';
                (7) in subsection (f), by striking ``2014 through 2018'' and
            inserting ``2019 through 2023'';
                (8) in subsection (h)--
                        (A) by striking the subsection designation and
                    heading and all that follows through ``The Secretary''
                    and inserting the following:

        ``(h) Organic Certification.--
                ``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Allocation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Using funds made available for
                    the program for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023,
                    the Secretary shall allocate funding to States to
                    support organic production and transition to organic
                    production through paragraph (1).
                        ``(B) Determination.--The Secretary shall determine
                    the allocation to a State under subparagraph (A) based
                    on--
                              ``(i) the number of certified and
                          transitioning organic operations within the State;
                          and
                              ``(ii) the number of acres of certified and
                          transitioning organic production within the
                          State.''; and
                (9) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(j) Streamlining and Coordination.--To the maximum extent
    feasible, the Secretary shall provide for streamlined and coordinated
    procedures for the program and the environmental quality incentives
    program under subchapter A, including applications, contracting,
    conservation planning, conservation practices, and related
    administrative procedures.
        ``(k) Soil Health.--To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary
    shall manage the program to enhance soil health.
        ``(l) Annual Report.--Each fiscal 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
    describing the payment rates for conservation activities offered to
    producers under the program and an analysis of whether payment rates can
    be reduced for the most expensive conservation activities.''.
    SEC. 2309. GRASSLAND CONSERVATION INITIATIVE.

        Subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (as added by subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section
    2301) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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    ``SEC. 1240L-1. <<NOTE: 16 USC 3839aa-25.>>  GRASSLAND
                                  CONSERVATION INITIATIVE.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible land.--Notwithstanding sections 1240I(4) and
            1240J(b)(2), the term `eligible land' means cropland on a farm
            for which base acres have been maintained by the Secretary under
            section 1112(d)(3) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
            9012(d)(3)).
                ``(2) Initiative.--The term `initiative' means the grassland
            conservation initiative established under subsection (b).

        ``(b) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish
    within the program a grassland conservation initiative for the purpose
    of assisting producers in protecting grazing uses, conserving and
    improving soil, water, and wildlife resources, and achieving related
    conservation values by conserving eligible land through grassland
    conservation contracts under subsection (e).
        ``(c) Election.--Beginning in fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall
    provide a 1-time election to enroll eligible land in the initiative
    under a contract described in subsection (e).
        ``(d) Method of Enrollment.--The Secretary shall--
                ``(1) notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 1240K,
            determine under subsection (c) of that section that eligible
            land ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria
            described in subsection (b) of that section; and
                ``(2) enroll the eligible land in the initiative under a
            contract described in subsection (e).

        ``(e) Grassland Conservation Contract.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1240K(a)(1), to
            enroll eligible land in the initiative under a grassland
            conservation contract, a producer shall agree--
                        ``(A) to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold
                    for not less than 1 priority resource concern by the
                    date on which the contract expires; and
                        ``(B) to comply with the terms and conditions of the
                    contract.
                ``(2) Terms.--A grassland conservation contract entered into
            under this section shall--
                        ``(A)(i) be for a single 5-year term; and
                        ``(ii) not be subject to renewal or reenrollment
                    under section 1240K(e); and
                        ``(B) be subject to section 1240K(d).
                ``(3) Early termination.--The Secretary shall allow a
            producer that enters into a grassland conservation contract
            under this section--
                        ``(A) to terminate the contract at any time; and
                        ``(B) to retain payments already received under the
                    contract.

        ``(f) Grassland Conservation Plan.--The grassland conservation plan
    developed for eligible land shall be limited to--
                ``(1) eligible land; and
                ``(2) resource concerns and activities relating to
            grassland.

        ``(g) Payments.--
                ``(1) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 2019, of the
            funds made available for this subchapter under section
            1241(a)(3)(B), and notwithstanding any payment under title I of
            the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, an amendment made by
            that title, or section 1240L(c), the Secretary shall make annual
            grassland conservation contract payments to the

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            producer of any eligible land that is the subject of a grassland
            conservation contract under this section.
                ``(2) Payment noneligibility.--A grassland conservation
            contract under this section shall not be--
                        ``(A) eligible for payments under section 1240L(d);
                    or
                        ``(B) subject to the payment limitations under this
                    subchapter.
                ``(3) Limitation.--The amount of an annual payment under
            this subsection shall be $18 per acre, not to exceed the number
            of base acres on a farm.

        ``(h) Considered Planted.--The Secretary shall consider land
    enrolled under a grassland conservation contract under this section
    during a crop year to be planted or considered planted to a covered
    commodity (as defined in section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9011)) during that crop year.
        ``(i) Other Contracts.--A producer with an agricultural operation
    that contains land eligible under this section and land eligible under
    section 1240K--
                ``(1) may enroll the land eligible under this section
            through a contract under this section or under section 1240K;
            and
                ``(2) shall not be prohibited from enrolling the land
            eligible under section 1240K through a contract under section
            1240K.''.

                     Subtitle D--Other Conservation Programs

    SEC. 2401. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION.

        (a) Assistance to Local Organizations.--Section 3 of the Watershed
    Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1003) is amended--
                (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows
            through ``In order to assist'' and inserting the following:
    ``SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

        ``(a) In General.--In order to assist''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the watershed plan for works
    of improvement if the Secretary determines that--
                ``(1) the watershed plan is unnecessary or duplicative; and
                ``(2) the works of improvement are otherwise consistent with
            applicable requirements under section 4.''.

        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 14(h)(2)(E) of the
    Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E))
    is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (c) Funds of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Watershed Protection
    and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 15. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1012a.>>  FUNDING.

        ``In addition to any other funds made available by this Act, of the
    funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make
    available to carry out this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and
    each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    SEC. 2402. SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION.

        The Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C.
    2001 et seq.) is amended--

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                (1) in section 5(e) (16 U.S.C. 2004(e)), by striking ``and
            December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015, and
            December 31, 2022'';
                (2) in section 6(d) (16 U.S.C. 2005(d)), by striking ``,
            respectively'' and inserting ``, and a program update shall be
            completed by December 31, 2023'';
                (3) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 2006)--
                        (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 2016'' and
                    inserting ``, 2016, and 2022''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding
                    paragraph (1), by striking ``and 2017'' and inserting
                    ``, 2017, and 2023''; and
                (4) in section 10 (16 U.S.C. 2009), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 2403. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

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

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
    title as the `Secretary')''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(b) Repair or Replacement of Fencing.--
                ``(1) In general.--With respect to a payment to an
            agricultural producer under subsection (a) for the repair or
            replacement of fencing, the Secretary shall give the
            agricultural producer the option of receiving not more than 25
            percent of the payment, determined by the Secretary based on the
            applicable percentage of the fair market value of the cost of
            the repair or replacement, before the agricultural producer
            carries out the repair or replacement.
                ``(2) Return of funds.--If the funds provided under
            paragraph (1) are not expended by the end of the 60-day period
            beginning on the date on which the agricultural producer
            receives those funds, the funds shall be returned within a
            reasonable timeframe, as determined by the Secretary.''.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--
                        (A) Sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 of the
                    Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2202, 2203,
                    2204, 2205) are amended by striking ``Secretary of
                    Agriculture'' each place it appears and inserting
                    ``Secretary''.
                        (B) Section 407(a) of the Agricultural Credit Act of
                    1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206(a)) is amended by striking
                    paragraph (4).

        (b) Cost Share Payments.--Title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of
    1978 is amended by inserting after section 402 (16 U.S.C. 2202) the
    following:
    ``SEC. 402A. <<NOTE: 16 USC 2202a.>>  COST-SHARE REQUIREMENT.

        ``(a) Cost-share Rate.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the
    maximum cost-share payment under sections 401 and 402 shall

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    not exceed 75 percent of the total allowable cost, as determined by the
    Secretary.
        ``(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a payment to a
    limited resource farmer or rancher, a socially disadvantaged farmer or
    rancher (as defined in subsection (a) of section 2501 of the Food,
    Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), or a
    beginning farmer or rancher under section 401 or 402 shall not exceed 90
    percent of the total allowable cost, as determined by the Secretary.
        ``(c) Limitation.--The total payment under sections 401 and 402 for
    a single event may not exceed 50 percent of the agriculture value of the
    land, as determined by the Secretary.''.
        (c) Payment Limitations.--Title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of
    1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 402A
    (as added by subsection (b)) the following:
    ``SEC. 402B. <<NOTE: 16 USC 2202b.>>  PAYMENT LIMITATION.

        ``The maximum payment made under the emergency conservation program
    to an agricultural producer under sections 401 and 402 shall not exceed
    $500,000.''.
        (d) Watershed Protection Program.--Section 403 of the Agricultural
    Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended--
                (1) by striking the section heading and inserting
            ``emergency watershed program''; and
                (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``watershed protection''
            after ``emergency''.

        (e) Funding and Administration.--Section 404 of the Agricultural
    Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2204) is amended--
                (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``The Corporation''
            and inserting the following:

        ``(d) Limitation.--The Commodity Credit Corporation'';
                (2) in the third sentence (as amended by subsection
            (a)(2)(A)), by striking ``In implementing the provisions of''
            and inserting the following:

        ``(c) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--In implementing'';
                (3) by striking the second sentence;
                (4) by striking the section designation and all that follows
            through ``There are authorized'' in the first sentence and
            inserting the following:
    ``SEC. 404. FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION.

        ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized'';
                (5) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by inserting ``,
            to remain available until expended'' before the period at the
            end; and
                (6) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the
            following:

        ``(b) Set-aside for Fencing.--Of the amounts made available under
    subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 25 percent shall be set aside until
    April 1 of that fiscal year for the repair or replacement of fencing.''.
    SEC. 2404. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND.

        Section 1240M of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the
            following:

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                        ``(C) Partnerships.--In carrying out the program
                    under this section, the Secretary shall provide
                    education and outreach activities through partnerships
                    with--
                              ``(i) land-grant colleges and universities (as
                          defined in section 1404 of the National
                          Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
                          Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); and
                              ``(ii) nongovernmental organizations.''; and
                (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 2405. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1240O(b)(1) of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)(1)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(3) Additional funding.--In addition to any other funds
            made available under this subsection, of the funds of the
            Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use $5,000,000
            beginning in fiscal year 2019, to remain available until
            expended.''.
    SEC. 2406. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

        Section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-5)
    is amended--
                (1) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking ``grants'' each
            place it appears and inserting ``funding'';
                (2) in subsections (b) and (d)(2), by striking ``a grant''
            each place it appears and inserting ``funding'';
                (3) in subsection (c)(3) (as amended by section 2202(b)(1)),
            by inserting ``or on land covered by a wetland reserve easement
            under section 1265C'' before ``by providing''; and
                (4) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by striking ``2012 and'' and inserting
                          ``2012,''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``, and $50,000,000 for the
                          period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' before
                          the period at the end;
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                    and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Enhanced public access to wetland reserve easements.--
            To the maximum extent practicable, of the funds made available
            under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use $3,000,000 for the
            period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to encourage public
            access to land covered by wetland reserve easements under
            section 1265C through agreements with States and tribal
            governments under this section.''.
    SEC. 2407. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1531 note.>>  WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior
    shall continue to carry out the Working Lands for Wildlife model of
    conservation on working landscapes, as implemented on

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    the day before the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with--
                (1) the document entitled ``Partnership Agreement Between
            the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources
            Conservation Service and the United States Department of the
            Interior Fish and Wildlife Service'', numbered A-3A7516-937, and
            formalized by the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation
            Service on September 15, 2016, and by the Director of the United
            States Fish and Wildlife Service on August 4, 2016, as in effect
            on September 15, 2016; and
                (2) United States Fish and Wildlife Service Director's Order
            No. 217, dated August 9, 2016, as in effect on August 9, 2016.

        (b) Expansion of Model.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the
    Interior may expand the conservation model described in subsection (a)
    through a new partnership agreement between the Farm Service Agency and
    the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the purpose of carrying
    out conservation activities for species conservation.
        (c) Extension of Period of Regulatory Predictability.--
                (1) Definition of period of regulatory predictability.--In
            this subsection, the term ``period of regulatory
            predictability'' means the period of regulatory predictability
            under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
            seq.) initially determined in accordance with the document and
            order described in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of
            subsection (a).
                (2) Extension.--After the period of regulatory
            predictability, on request of the Secretary, the Secretary of
            the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States
            Fish and Wildlife Service, may provide additional consultation
            under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
            U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)), or additional conference under section
            7(a)(4) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(4)), as applicable, with
            the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or the
            Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, as applicable, to
            extend the period of regulatory predictability.
    SEC. 2408. <<NOTE: 7 USC 8351 note.>>  FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND
                              CONTROL PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a feral swine
    eradication and control pilot program to respond to the threat feral
    swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal
    health.
        (b) Duties of the Secretary.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
    Secretary shall--
                (1) study and assess the nature and extent of damage to the
            pilot areas caused by feral swine;
                (2) develop methods to eradicate or control feral swine in
            the pilot areas;
                (3) develop methods to restore damage caused by feral swine;
            and
                (4) provide financial assistance to agricultural producers
            in pilot areas.

        (c) Assistance.--The Secretary may provide financial assistance to
    agricultural producers under the pilot program to implement methods to--
                (1) eradicate or control feral swine in the pilot areas; and

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                (2) restore damage caused by feral swine.

        (d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Natural
    Resources Conservation Service and the Animal and Plant Health
    Inspection Service coordinate for purposes of this section through State
    technical committees established under section 1261(a) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3861(a)).
        (e) Pilot Areas.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in
    areas of States in which feral swine have been identified as a threat to
    agriculture, native ecosystems, or human or animal health, as determined
    by the Secretary.
        (f) Cost Sharing.--
                (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of
            activities under the pilot program may not exceed 75 percent of
            the total costs of such activities.
                (2) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share of the
            costs of activities under the pilot program may be provided in
            the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services.

        (g) Funding.--
                (1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section
            $75,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
                (2) Distribution of funds.--Of the funds made available
            under paragraph (1)--
                        (A) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Natural
                    Resources Conservation Service to carry out the pilot
                    program, including the provision of financial assistance
                    to producers for on-farm trapping and technology related
                    to capturing and confining feral swine; and
                        (B) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Animal and
                    Plant Health Inspection Service to carry out the pilot
                    program, including the use of established, and testing
                    of innovative, population reduction methods.
                (3) Limitation on administrative expenses.--Not more than 10
            percent of funds made available under this section may be used
            for administrative expenses of the pilot program.
    SEC. 2409. REPORT ON SMALL WETLANDS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service, 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 number of wetlands with an area not more than 1 acre that have been
    delineated in each of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota,
    Minnesota, and Iowa during fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
        (b) Requirement.--In the report under subsection (a), the Secretary,
    acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service,
    shall list the number of wetlands acres in each State described in the
    report by tenths of an acre, and ensure the report is based on the best
    available science.
    SEC. 2410. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INCREASED WATERSHED-BASED
                              COLLABORATION.

        It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should
    recognize and encourage partnerships at the watershed level between
    nonpoint sources and regulated point sources to advance the goals of the
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

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    1251 et seq.) and provide benefits to farmers, landowners, and the
    public.

                     Subtitle E--Funding and Administration

    SEC. 2501. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

        (a) Annual Funding.--Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of the program
            specified in paragraph (5))'' and inserting ``2023'';
                (2) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$10,000,000
                    for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018'' and
                    inserting ``$12,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
                    2019 through 2023''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) by striking ``$33,000,000 for the period
                          of fiscal years 2014 through 2018'' and inserting
                          ``$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019
                          through 2023, including not more than $5,000,000
                          to provide outreach and technical assistance,'';
                          and
                              (ii) by striking ``retired or retiring owners
                          and operators'' and inserting ``contract
                          holders'';
                (3) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023.'';
                (4) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
                ``(3) The programs under chapter 4, using, to the maximum
            extent practicable--
                        ``(A) for the environmental quality incentives
                    program under subchapter A of that chapter--
                              ``(i) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                              ``(ii) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                              ``(iii) $1,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                              ``(iv) $1,850,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
                          and
                              ``(v) $2,025,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
                        ``(B) for the conservation stewardship program under
                    subchapter B of that chapter--
                              ``(i) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                              ``(ii) $725,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                              ``(iii) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                              ``(iv) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                              ``(v) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.'';
                (5) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(as in effect on the
            day before the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement
            Act of 2018), using such sums as are necessary to administer
            contracts entered into before that date of enactment'' before
            the period at the end; and
                (6) by striking paragraph (5).

        (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 1241(b) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is amended by striking ``2018

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    (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of the program specified in subsection
    (a)(5))'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (c) Report on Program Enrollments and Assistance.--Section 1241(i)
    of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(i)) is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(i) Report on Program Enrollments and Assistance.--Not later than
    December 15 of each of calendar years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary
    shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate an annual report containing statistics by State
    related to enrollments in conservation programs under this title, as
    follows:
                ``(1) The annual and current cumulative activity reflecting
            active agreement and contract enrollment statistics.
                ``(2) Secretarial exceptions, waivers, and significant
            payments, including--
                        ``(A) payments made under the agricultural
                    conservation easement program for easements valued at
                    $250,000 or greater;
                        ``(B) payments made under the regional conservation
                    partnership program subject to the waiver of adjusted
                    gross income limitations pursuant to section
                    1271C(c)(3);
                        ``(C) waivers granted by the Secretary under section
                    1001D(b)(3);
                        ``(D) exceptions and activity associated with
                    section 1240B(h)(2); and
                        ``(E) exceptions provided by the Secretary under
                    section 1265B(b)(2)(B)(ii).''.

        (d) Allocations Review and Update.--Section 1241(g) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(g)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``January'' and all that follows
                    through ``shall'' and inserting ``1 year after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural
                    Resources Conservation Service and the Administrator of
                    the Farm Service Agency, shall'';
                        (B) by inserting ``annual'' after ``utilize''; and
                        (C) by inserting ``relevant data on local natural
                    resource concerns, resource inventories, evaluations and
                    reports, recommendations from State technical committees
                    established under section 1261(a),'' after ``accounting
                    for''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``that the formulas'' and inserting
                    the following: ``that--
                        ``(A) the formulas'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by
                    striking the period at the end and inserting a
                    semicolon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) to the maximum extent practicable, local
                    natural resource concerns are considered a leading
                    factor in determining annual funding allocation to
                    States;
                        ``(C) the process used at the national level to
                    evaluate State budget proposals and to allocate funds is
                    reviewed annually to assess the effect of allocations in
                    addressing identified natural resource priorities and
                    objectives; and

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                        ``(D) the allocation of funds to States addresses
                    priority natural resource concerns and objectives.''.

        (e) Assistance to Certain Farmers or Ranchers for Conservation
    Access.--Section 1241(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3841(h)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
                    clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting
                    appropriately;
                        (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``Of the funds'' and
                    inserting the following:
                        ``(A) Fiscal years 2009 through 2018.--Of the
                    funds''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Fiscal years 2019 through 2023.--Of the funds
                    made available for each of fiscal years 2019 through
                    2023 to carry out the environmental quality incentives
                    program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D
                    and the conservation stewardship program under
                    subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D, the Secretary
                    shall use, to the maximum extent practicable--
                              ``(i) 5 percent to assist beginning farmers or
                          ranchers; and
                              ``(ii) 5 percent to assist socially
                          disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and, in the case of
            fiscal years 2019 through 2023, under the conservation
            stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle
            D'' before the period at the end;
                (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``year, acres not
            obligated under paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``year through
            fiscal year 2018, acres not obligated under paragraph (1)(A)'';
            and
                (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)
            of paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``, as applicable, clause (i)
            or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A) or clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph
            (1)(B)''.

        (f) Conservation Standards and Requirements.--Section 1241 of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
        ``(j) Conservation Standards and Requirements.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this
            title, the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall serve as
            the lead agency in developing and establishing technical
            standards and requirements for conservation programs carried out
            under this title, including--
                        ``(A) standards for conservation practices under
                    this title;
                        ``(B) technical guidelines for implementing
                    conservation practices under this title, including the
                    location of the conservation practices; and
                        ``(C) standards for conservation plans.
                ``(2) Consistency of farm service agency technical standards
            and payment rates.--The Administrator of the Farm Service Agency
            shall ensure that--
                        ``(A) technical standards of programs administered
                    by the Farm Service Agency are consistent with the
                    technical

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                    standards established by the Natural Resources
                    Conservation Service under paragraph (1); and
                        ``(B) payment rates, to the extent practicable, are
                    consistent between the Farm Service Agency and the
                    Natural Resources Conservation Service.''.
    SEC. 2502. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Definitions.--Section 1242(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3842(a)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible participant.--The term `eligible participant'
            means a producer, landowner, or entity that is participating in,
            or seeking to participate in, programs in which the producer,
            landowner, or entity is otherwise eligible to participate under
            this title or the agricultural management assistance program
            under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
            1524(b)).
                ``(2) Third-party provider.--The term `third-party provider'
            means a commercial entity (including a farmer cooperative,
            agriculture retailer, or other commercial entity (as defined by
            the Secretary)), a nonprofit entity, a State or local government
            (including a conservation district), or a Federal agency, that
            has expertise in the technical aspect of conservation planning,
            including nutrient management planning, watershed planning, or
            environmental engineering.''.

        (b) Certification Process.--Section 1242(e) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(e)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(4) Certification process.--The Secretary shall certify a
            third-party provider through--
                        ``(A) a certification process administered by the
                    Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural
                    Resources Conservation Service; or
                        ``(B) a non-Federal entity approved by the Secretary
                    to perform the certification.
                ``(5) Streamlined certification.--The Secretary shall
            provide a streamlined certification process for a third-party
            provider that has an appropriate specialty certification,
            including a sustainability certification.''.

        (c) Expedited Revision of Standards.--Section 1242(h) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(h)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) not later than 1 year after the date of
                    enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    complete a review of each conservation practice
                    standard, including engineering design specifications,
                    in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
                    that Act;'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) evaluate opportunities to increase flexibility
                    in conservation practice standards in a manner that
                    ensures equivalent natural resource benefits.'';

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                (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``State technical
            committees established under section 1261(a),'' before ``crop
            consultants''; and
                (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
                ``(3) Expedited revision of standards.--Not later than 1
            year after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement
            Act of 2018, the Secretary shall develop for the programs under
            this title an administrative process for--
                        ``(A) expediting the establishment and revision of
                    conservation practice standards;
                        ``(B) considering conservation innovations and
                    scientific and technological advancements with respect
                    to any establishment or revision under subparagraph (A);
                        ``(C) allowing local flexibility in the creation
                    of--
                              ``(i) interim practice standards and
                          supplements to existing practice standards to
                          address the considerations described in
                          subparagraph (B); and
                              ``(ii) partnership-led proposals for new and
                          innovative techniques to facilitate implementing
                          agreements and grants under this title; and
                        ``(D) soliciting regular input from State technical
                    committees established under section 1261(a) for
                    recommendations that identify innovations or
                    advancements described in subparagraph (B).
                ``(4) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
            enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and every
            2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
            report on--
                        ``(A) the administrative process developed under
                    paragraph (3);
                        ``(B) conservation practice standards that were
                    established or revised under that process; and
                        ``(C) conservation innovations that were considered
                    under that process.''.
    SEC. 2503. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

        (a) Acreage Limitations.--Section 1244(f) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(f)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``10'' and inserting
            ``15''; and
                (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the Agricultural Act of
            2014'' and inserting ``the Agriculture Improvement Act of
            2018''.

        (b) Requirements for Conservation Programs.--Section 1244 of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (m);
                (2) by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as
            subsections (k) through (m), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:

        ``(j) Review and Guidance for Practice Costs and Payment Rates.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and not
            later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the Secretary
            shall--

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                        ``(A) review the estimates for practice costs and
                    rates of payments made to producers for practices on
                    eligible land under this title; and
                        ``(B) evaluate whether those costs and rates reflect
                    a payment that--
                              ``(i) encourages participation in a
                          conservation program administered by the
                          Secretary;
                              ``(ii) encourages implementation of the most
                          effective practices to address local natural
                          resource concerns on eligible land; and
                              ``(iii) accounts for regional, State, and
                          local variability relating to the complexity,
                          implementation, and adoption of practices on
                          eligible land.
                ``(2) Guidance; review.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) issue guidance to States to annually review
                    and adjust the estimates for practice costs and rates of
                    payments made to producers to reflect the evaluation
                    factors described in paragraph (1)(B); and
                        ``(B) determine the appropriate practice costs and
                    rates of payments for each State by--
                              ``(i) annually reviewing each conservation
                          program payment schedule and payment rate used in
                          the State; and
                              ``(ii) consulting with the State technical
                          committee established under section 1261(a) in
                          that State.''.

        (c) Funding for Indian Tribes.--Section 1244(m) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall'';
                (2) by striking ``that the goals'' and inserting the
            following: ``that--
                ``(1) the goals'';
                (3) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
            ``arrangements, and that statutory'' and inserting the
            following: ``arrangements;
                ``(2) a sufficient number of eligible participants will be
            aggregated under the alternative funding arrangement to
            accomplish the underlying purposes and objectives of the
            applicable program; and
                ``(3) statutory''; and
                (4) in paragraph (3) (as so designated), by striking the
            period at the end and inserting ``, except that the Secretary
            may approve a waiver if the Secretary is authorized to approve a
            waiver under the statutory authority of the applicable
            program.''.

        (d) Source Water Protection Through Targeting of Agricultural
    Practices.--Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3844) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(n) Source Water Protection Through Targeting of Agricultural
    Practices.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out any conservation program
            administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall encourage
            practices that relate to water quality and water quantity that
            protect source water for drinking water (including protecting
            against public health threats) while also benefitting
            agricultural producers.

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                ``(2) Collaboration with water systems and increased
            incentives.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In encouraging practices under
                    paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) work collaboratively with community
                          water systems and State technical committees
                          established under section 1261(a) to identify, in
                          each State, local priority areas for the
                          protection of source waters for drinking water;
                          and
                              ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), for
                          practices described in paragraph (1), offer to
                          producers increased incentives and higher payment
                          rates than are otherwise statutorily authorized by
                          the applicable conservation program administered
                          by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--An increased payment under
                    subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not exceed 90 percent of
                    practice costs associated with planning, design,
                    materials, equipment, installation, labor, management,
                    maintenance, or training.
                ``(3) Reservation of funds.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
                    subsection not less than 10 percent of any funds
                    available for conservation programs administered by the
                    Secretary under this title (other than the conservation
                    reserve program established under subchapter B of
                    chapter 1 of subtitle D).
                        ``(B) Limitation.--Funds available for a specific
                    conservation program shall not be transferred to fund a
                    different conservation program under this title.''.

        (e) Environmental Services Market.--Section 1244 of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) (as amended by subsection (d)) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(o) Environmental Services Market.--The Secretary may not
    prohibit, through a contract, easement, or agreement under this title, a
    participant in a conservation program administered by the Secretary
    under this title from participating in, and receiving compensation from,
    an environmental services market if 1 of the purposes of the market is
    the facilitation of additional conservation benefits that are consistent
    with the purposes of the conservation program administered by the
    Secretary.''.
        (f) Regulatory Certainty.--Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) (as amended by subsection (e)) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(p) Regulatory Certainty.--
                ``(1) In general.--In addition to technical and programmatic
            information that the Secretary is otherwise authorized to
            provide, on request of a Federal agency, a State, an Indian
            tribe, or a unit of local government, the Secretary may provide
            technical and programmatic information--
                        ``(A) subject to paragraph (2), to the Federal
                    agency, State, Indian tribe, or unit of local government
                    to support specifically the development of mechanisms
                    that would provide regulatory certainty, regulatory
                    predictability, safe harbor protection, or other similar
                    regulatory assurances to a farmer, rancher, or private
                    nonindustrial forest landowner under a regulatory
                    requirement--
                              ``(i) that relates to soil, water, or
                          wildlife; and

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                              ``(ii) over which that Federal agency, State,
                          Indian tribe, or unit of local government has
                          authority; and
                        ``(B) relating to conservation practices or
                    activities that could be implemented by a farmer,
                    rancher, or private nonindustrial forest landowner to
                    address a targeted soil, water, or wildlife resource
                    concern that is the direct subject of a regulatory
                    requirement enforced by that Federal agency, State,
                    Indian tribe, or unit of local government, as
                    applicable.
                ``(2) Mechanisms.--The Secretary shall only provide
            additional technical and programmatic information under
            paragraph (1) if the mechanisms to be developed by the Federal
            agency, State, Indian tribe, or unit of local government, as
            applicable, under paragraph (1)(A) are anticipated to include,
            at a minimum--
                        ``(A) the implementation of 1 or more conservation
                    practices or activities that effectively addresses the
                    soil, water, or wildlife resource concern identified
                    under paragraph (1);
                        ``(B) the on-site confirmation that the applicable
                    conservation practices or activities identified under
                    subparagraph (A) have been implemented;
                        ``(C) a plan for a periodic audit, as appropriate,
                    of the continued implementation or maintenance of each
                    of the conservation practices or activities identified
                    under subparagraph (A); and
                        ``(D) notification to a farmer, rancher, or private
                    nonindustrial forest landowner of, and an opportunity to
                    correct, any noncompliance with a requirement to obtain
                    regulatory certainty, regulatory predictability, safe
                    harbor protection, or other similar regulatory
                    assurance.
                ``(3) Continuing current collaboration on soil, water, or
            wildlife conservation practices.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) continue collaboration with Federal agencies,
                    States, Indian tribes, or local units of government on
                    existing regulatory certainty, regulatory
                    predictability, safe harbor protection, or other similar
                    regulatory assurances in accordance with paragraph (2);
                    and
                        ``(B) continue collaboration with the Secretary of
                    the Interior on consultation under section 7(a)(2) of
                    the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
                    1536(a)(2)) or conference under section 7(a)(4) of that
                    Act (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(4)), as applicable, for wildlife
                    conservation efforts, including the Working Lands for
                    Wildlife model of conservation on working landscapes, as
                    implemented on the day before the date of enactment of
                    the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, in accordance
                    with--
                              ``(i) the document entitled `Partnership
                          Agreement Between the United States Department of
                          Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
                          and the United States Department of the Interior
                          Fish and Wildlife Service', numbered A-3A75-16-
                          937, and formalized by the Chief of the Natural
                          Resources Conservation Service on September 15,
                          2016, and by the Director of the United States
                          Fish and Wildlife Service on August 4, 2016, as in
                          effect on September 15, 2016; and

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                              ``(ii) United States Fish and Wildlife Service
                          Director's Order No. 217, dated August 9, 2016, as
                          in effect on August 9, 2016.
                ``(4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection--
                        ``(A) preempts, displaces, or supplants any
                    authority or right of a Federal agency, a State, an
                    Indian tribe, or a unit of local government;
                        ``(B) modifies or otherwise affects, preempts, or
                    displaces--
                              ``(i) any cause of action; or
                              ``(ii) a provision of Federal or State law
                          establishing a remedy for a civil or criminal
                          cause of action; or
                        ``(C) applies to a case in which the Department of
                    Agriculture is the originating agency requesting a
                    consultation or other technical and programmatic
                    information or assistance from another Federal agency in
                    assisting farmers, ranchers, or nonindustrial private
                    forest landowners participating in a conservation
                    program administered by the Secretary.''.
    SEC. 2504. <<NOTE: 16 USC 3801 note.>>  TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION
                              OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

        (a) Interim Administration.--Subject to subsection (d), the
    Secretary shall use the applicable regulations in effect on the day
    before the date of enactment of this Act, to the extent that the terms
    and conditions of those regulations are consistent with the amendments
    made by this title, to carry out the programs under laws as amended by
    this title, including--
                (1) the conservation reserve program 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.) (as amended by subtitle B);
                (2) the environmental quality incentives program under
            subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
            Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq) (as added by
            section 2301(a)(1) and amended by subtitle C);
                (3) the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B
            of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act
            of 1985 (as added by subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 2301
            and amended by subtitle C); and
                (4) the agricultural conservation easement program
            established under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security
            Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq.) (as amended by subtitle F).

        (b) Regional Conservation Partnership Program.--Notwithstanding
    subsection (e) of section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3871e) (as amended by section 2706), and subject to subsection
    (d), for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary may use an availability of
    program funding announcement consistent with the amendments made by
    subtitle G to carry out the regional conservation partnership program
    under subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3871 et seq.) without issuing a regulation.
        (c) Funding.--The Secretary may only use funds authorized to be made
    available by this title or the amendments made by this title for the
    specific programs described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection
    (a) and subsection (b), in accordance

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    with any restrictions on the use of those funds, for the purposes
    described in subsections (a) and (b).
        (d) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary to
    carry out subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate on September 30, 2019.
        (e) Permanent Administration.--Effective beginning on the
    termination date described in subsection (d), the Secretary shall carry
    out this title and the amendments made by this title in accordance with
    such final regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out
    this title and the amendments made by this title.

             Subtitle F--Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

    SEC. 2601. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.

        Section 1265(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865(b))
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``that negatively affect
            the agricultural uses and conservation values'' after ``that
            land''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``restoring and'' and
            inserting ``restoring or''.
    SEC. 2602. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 1265A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph(1)(B), by striking ``subject to an
            agricultural land easement plan, as approved by the Secretary'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as
            paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (7), respectively;
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Buy-protect-sell transaction.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `buy-protect-sell
                    transaction' means a legal arrangement--
                              ``(i) between an eligible entity and the
                          Secretary relating to land that an eligible entity
                          owns or is going to purchase prior to acquisition
                          of an agricultural land easement;
                              ``(ii) under which the eligible entity
                          certifies to the Secretary that the eligible
                          entity shall--
                                        ``(I)(aa) hold an agricultural land
                                    easement on that land, but transfer
                                    ownership of the land to a farmer or
                                    rancher that is not an eligible entity
                                    prior to or on acquisition of the
                                    agricultural land easement; or
                                        ``(bb) hold an agricultural land
                                    easement on that land, but transfer
                                    ownership of the land to a farmer or
                                    rancher that is not an eligible entity
                                    in a timely manner and, subject to
                                    subparagraph (B), not later than 3 years
                                    after the date of acquisition of the
                                    agricultural land easement; and
                                        ``(II) make an initial sale of the
                                    land subject to the agricultural land
                                    easement to a farmer or rancher at not
                                    more than agricultural value, plus any
                                    reasonable holding and transaction costs

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                                    incurred by the eligible entity, as
                                    determined by the Secretary; and
                              ``(iii) under which the Secretary shall be
                          reimbursed for the entirety of the Federal share
                          of the cost of the agricultural land easement by
                          the eligible entity if the eligible entity fails
                          to transfer ownership under item (aa) or (bb), as
                          applicable, of clause (ii)(I).
                        ``(B) Time extension.--Under subparagraph
                    (A)(ii)(I)(bb), an eligible entity may transfer land
                    later than 3 years after the date of acquisition of the
                    agricultural land easement if the Secretary determines
                    an extension of time is justified.'';
                (4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                              (i) by striking ``to a'' and inserting the
                          following: ``to--
                                        ``(I) a'';
                              (ii) in subclause (I) (as so designated), by
                          adding ``or'' at the end; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                        ``(II) a buy-protect-sell
                                    transaction;''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ``, as
                    determined by the Secretary in consultation with the
                    Secretary of the Interior at the local level''; and
                (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
                ``(5) Monitoring report.--The term `monitoring report' means
            a report, the contents of which are formulated and prepared by
            the holder of an agricultural land easement, that accurately
            documents whether the land subject to the agricultural land
            easement is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the
            agricultural land easement.''.
    SEC. 2603. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS.

        (a) Availability of Assistance.--Section 1265B(a) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``provide for the
            conservation of natural resources pursuant to an agricultural
            land easement plan.'' and inserting ``implement the program,
            including technical assistance for the development of a
            conservation plan under subsection (b)(4)(C)(iv); and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) buy-protect-sell transactions.''.

        (b) Cost-share Assistance.--
                (1) Scope of assistance available.--Section 1265B(b)(2) of
            the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(2)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii) and
                    inserting the following:
                              ``(ii) Grasslands exception.--In the case of
                          grassland of special environmental significance,
                          as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may
                          provide an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the
                          fair market value of the agricultural land
                          easement.

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                              ``(iii) Permissible forms.--The non-Federal
                          share provided by an eligible entity under this
                          subparagraph may comprise--
                                        ``(I) cash resources;
                                        ``(II) a charitable donation or
                                    qualified conservation contribution (as
                                    defined in section 170(h) of the
                                    Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from the
                                    private landowner from which the
                                    agricultural land easement will be
                                    purchased;
                                        ``(III) costs associated with
                                    securing a deed to the agricultural land
                                    easement, including the cost of
                                    appraisal, survey, inspection, and
                                    title; and
                                        ``(IV) other costs, as determined by
                                    the Secretary.''; and
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (C).
                (2) Evaluation and ranking of applications.--Section
            1265B(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
            3865b(b)(3)) is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
                    subparagraph (E); and
                        (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
                    following:
                        ``(C) Accounting for geographic differences.--The
                    Secretary may adjust the criteria established under
                    subparagraph (A) to account for geographic differences,
                    if the adjustments--
                              ``(i) meet the purposes of the program; and
                              ``(ii) continue to maximize the benefit of the
                          Federal investment under the program.
                        ``(D) Priority.--In evaluating applications under
                    the program, the Secretary may give priority to an
                    application for the purchase of an agricultural land
                    easement that, as determined by the Secretary, maintains
                    agricultural viability.''.
                (3) Agreements with eligible entities.--Section 1265B(b)(4)
            of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(4)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking clauses (iii)
                    and (iv) and inserting the following:
                              ``(iii) include a right of enforcement for the
                          Secretary that--
                                        ``(I) may be used only if the terms
                                    and conditions of the easement are not
                                    enforced by the eligible entity; and
                                        ``(II) does not extend to a right of
                                    inspection unless--
                                                ``(aa)(AA) the holder of the
                                            easement fails to provide
                                            monitoring reports in a timely
                                            manner; or
                                                ``(BB) the Secretary has a
                                            reasonable and articulable
                                            belief that the terms and
                                            conditions of the easement have
                                            been violated; and
                                                ``(bb) prior to the
                                            inspection, the Secretary
                                            notifies the eligible entity and
                                            the landowner of the inspection
                                            and provides a reasonable
                                            opportunity for the eligible
                                            entity and the landowner to
                                            participate in the inspection;

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                              ``(iv) include a conservation plan only for
                          any portion of the land subject to the
                          agricultural land easement that is highly erodible
                          cropland; and'';
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
                    subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                    following:
                        ``(D) Additional permitted terms and conditions.--An
                    eligible entity may include terms and conditions for an
                    agricultural land easement that--
                              ``(i) are intended to keep the land subject to
                          the agricultural land easement under the ownership
                          of a farmer or rancher, as determined by the
                          Secretary;
                              ``(ii) allow subsurface mineral development on
                          the land subject to the agricultural land easement
                          and in accordance with applicable State law if, as
                          determined by the Secretary--
                                        ``(I) the subsurface mineral
                                    development--
                                                ``(aa) has a limited and
                                            localized impact;
                                                ``(bb) does not harm the
                                            agricultural use and
                                            conservation values of the land
                                            subject to the easement;
                                                ``(cc) does not materially
                                            alter or affect the existing
                                            topography;
                                                ``(dd) shall comply with a
                                            subsurface mineral development
                                            plan that--
                                                    ``(AA) includes a plan
                                                for the remediation of
                                                impacts to the agricultural
                                                use and conservation values
                                                of the land subject to the
                                                easement; and
                                                    ``(BB) is approved by
                                                the Secretary prior to the
                                                initiation of mineral
                                                development activity;
                                                ``(ee) is not accomplished
                                            by any surface mining method;
                                                ``(ff) is within the
                                            impervious surface limits of the
                                            easement under subparagraph
                                            (C)(v); and
                                                ``(gg) uses practices and
                                            technologies that minimize the
                                            duration and intensity of
                                            impacts to the agricultural use
                                            and conservation values of the
                                            land subject to the easement;
                                            and
                                        ``(II) each area impacted by the
                                    subsurface mineral development shall be
                                    reclaimed and restored by the holder of
                                    the mineral rights at cessation of
                                    operation; and
                              ``(iii) include other relevant activities
                          relating to the agricultural land easement, as
                          determined by the Secretary.''.
                (4) Certification of eligible entities.--Section 1265B(b)(5)
            of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(5)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and
                          inserting a semicolon;
                              (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period
                          at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:

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                              ``(iv) allow a certified eligible entity to
                          use its own terms and conditions, notwithstanding
                          paragraph (4)(C), as long as the terms and
                          conditions are consistent with the purposes of the
                          program.''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in clause (iii), by redesignating
                          subclauses (I) through (III) as items (aa) through
                          (cc), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                              (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) through
                          (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III),
                          respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                              (iii) in the matter preceding subclause (I)
                          (as so redesignated), by striking ``entity will''
                          and inserting the following: ``eligible entity--
                              ``(i) will'';
                              (iv) in clause (i)(III)(cc) (as so
                          redesignated), by striking the period at the end
                          and inserting a semicolon; and
                              (v) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) has--
                                        ``(I) been accredited by the Land
                                    Trust Accreditation Commission, or by an
                                    equivalent accrediting body, as
                                    determined by the Secretary;
                                        ``(II) acquired not fewer than 10
                                    agricultural land easements under the
                                    program or any predecessor program; and
                                        ``(III) successfully met the
                                    responsibilities of the eligible entity
                                    under the applicable agreements with the
                                    Secretary, as determined by the
                                    Secretary, relating to agricultural land
                                    easements that the eligible entity has
                                    acquired under the program or any
                                    predecessor program; or
                              ``(iii) is a State department of agriculture
                          or other State agency with statutory authority for
                          farm and ranchland protection that has--
                                        ``(I) acquired not fewer than 10
                                    agricultural land easements under the
                                    program or any predecessor program; and
                                        ``(II) successfully met the
                                    responsibilities of the eligible entity
                                    under the applicable agreements with the
                                    Secretary, as determined by the
                                    Secretary, relating to agricultural land
                                    easements that the eligible entity has
                                    acquired under the program or any
                                    predecessor program.''.
                (5) Technical assistance.--Section 1265B of the Food
            Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b) is amended by striking
            subsection (d) and inserting the following:

        ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical
    assistance, if requested, to assist in compliance with the terms and
    conditions of easements.''.
    SEC. 2604. WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENTS.

        Section 1265C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865c) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``or improving
                    water quality'' before the period at the end; and

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                        (B) in paragraph (5)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (C)--
                                        (I) by striking ``Land subject'' and
                                    inserting the following:
                              ``(i) In general.--Land subject'';
                                        (II) in clause (i) (as so
                                    designated), by inserting ``water
                                    management,'' after ``timber harvest,'';
                                    and
                                        (III) by adding at the end the
                                    following:
                              ``(ii) Compatible use authorization.--In
                          evaluating and authorizing a compatible economic
                          use under clause (i), the Secretary shall--
                                        ``(I) request and consider the
                                    advice of the applicable State technical
                                    committee established under section
                                    1261(a) about the 1 or more types of
                                    uses that may be authorized to be
                                    conducted on land subject to a wetland
                                    reserve easement, including the
                                    frequency, timing, and intensity of
                                    those uses;
                                        ``(II) consider the ability of an
                                    authorized use to facilitate the
                                    practical administration and management
                                    of that land; and
                                        ``(III) ensure that an authorized
                                    use furthers the functions and values
                                    for which the wetland reserve easement
                                    was established.''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i)(III), by inserting
                          after ``under subsection (f)'' the following: ``or
                          a grazing management plan that is consistent with
                          the wetland reserve easement plan and has been
                          reviewed, and modified as necessary, at least
                          every 5 years''; and
                (2) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) Wetland reserve easement plan.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a
                    wetland reserve easement plan--
                              ``(i) for any eligible land subject to a
                          wetland reserve easement; and
                              ``(ii) that restores, protects, enhances,
                          manages, maintains, and monitors the eligible land
                          subject to the wetland reserve easements acquired
                          under this section.
                        ``(B) Practices and activities.--A wetland reserve
                    easement plan under subparagraph (A) shall include
                    practices and activities, including repair or
                    replacement, that are necessary to restore and maintain
                    the enrolled land and the functions and values of the
                    wetland subject to a wetland reserve easement.'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                    paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Alternative plant communities.--The Secretary, in
            coordination with State technical committees established under
            section 1261(a) and pursuant to State-specific criteria and
            guidelines, may authorize the establishment or restoration of a
            hydrologically appropriate native community or alternative
            naturalized vegetative community as part of a wetland reserve
            easement plan on land subject to a wetland reserve easement

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            if that hydrologically appropriate native or alternative
            naturalized vegetative community shall--
                        ``(A) substantially support or benefit migratory
                    waterfowl or other wetland wildlife; or
                        ``(B) meet local resource concerns or needs
                    (including as an element of a regional, State, or local
                    wildlife initiative or plan).''.
    SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATION.

        Section 1265D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (a)(4), by striking ``proposed'' and
            inserting ``permitted'';
                (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

        ``(c) Subordination, Exchange, Modification, and Termination.--
                ``(1) Subordination.--The Secretary may subordinate any
            interest in land, or portion of such interest, administered by
            the Secretary (including for the purposes of utilities and
            energy transmission services) either directly or on behalf of
            the Commodity Credit Corporation under the program if the
            Secretary determines that the subordination--
                        ``(A) increases conservation values or has a limited
                    negative effect on conservation values;
                        ``(B) minimally affects the acreage subject to the
                    interest in land; and
                        ``(C) is in the public interest or furthers the
                    practical administration of the program.
                ``(2) Modification and exchange.--
                        ``(A) Authority.--The Secretary may approve a
                    modification or exchange of 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--
                              ``(i) no reasonable alternative exists and the
                          effect on the interest in land is avoided or
                          minimized to the extent practicable; and
                              ``(ii) the modification or exchange--
                                        ``(I) results in equal or increased
                                    conservation values;
                                        ``(II) results in equal or greater
                                    economic value to the United States;
                                        ``(III) is consistent with the
                                    original intent of the easement;
                                        ``(IV) is consistent with the
                                    purposes of the program; and
                                        ``(V) is in the public interest or
                                    furthers the practical administration of
                                    the program.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--In modifying or exchanging an
                    interest in land, or portion of such interest, under
                    this paragraph, the Secretary may not increase any
                    payment to an eligible entity.
                ``(3) Termination.--The Secretary may approve a termination
            of any interest in land, or portion of such interest,
            administered by the Secretary, directly or on behalf of the
            Commodity Credit Corporation under the program if the Secretary
            determines that--

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                        ``(A) termination is in the interest of the Federal
                    Government;
                        ``(B) the United States will be fully compensated
                    for--
                              ``(i) the fair market value of the interest in
                          land;
                              ``(ii) any costs relating to the termination;
                          and
                              ``(iii) any damages determined appropriate by
                          the Secretary; and
                        ``(C) the termination will--
                              ``(i) address a compelling public need for
                          which there is no practicable alternative even
                          with avoidance and minimization; and
                              ``(ii) further the practical administration of
                          the program.
                ``(4) Consent.--The Secretary shall obtain consent from the
            landowner and eligible entity, if applicable, for any
            subordination, exchange, modification, or termination of
            interest in land, or portion of such interest, under this
            subsection.
                ``(5) Notice.--At least 90 days before taking any
            termination action described in paragraph (3), 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.''; and
                (3) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``transferred into
                    the program'' and inserting ``enrolled in an easement
                    under section 1265C(b)''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Agricultural land easements.--A farmer or rancher who
            owns eligible land subject to an agricultural land easement may
            enter into a contract under subchapter B of chapter 1 of
            subtitle D.''.

              Subtitle G--Regional Conservation Partnership Program

    SEC. 2701. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.

        Section 1271 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including
                    partnership agreements funded through alternative
                    funding arrangements or grant agreements under section
                    1271C(d),'' after ``partnership agreements''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``contracts with
                    producers'' and inserting ``program contracts with
                    producers''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
                    subparagraph (A), by striking ``use covered programs''
                    and inserting ``carry out eligible activities'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) To further the conservation, protection, restoration,
            and sustainable use of soil, water (including sources of
            drinking water and groundwater), wildlife, agricultural land,
            and related

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            natural resources on eligible land on a regional or watershed
            scale.'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``,
                          including through alignment of partnership
                          projects with other national, State, and local
                          agencies and programs addressing similar natural
                          resource or environmental concerns'' after
                          ``eligible land''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                          ``installation'' and inserting ``adoption,
                          installation,''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) To encourage the flexible and streamlined delivery of
            conservation assistance to producers through partnership
            agreements.
                ``(5) To engage producers and eligible partners in
            conservation projects to achieve greater conservation outcomes
            and benefits for producers than would otherwise be achieved.''.
    SEC. 2702. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 1271A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, not
                    including the grassland conservation initiative under
                    section 1240L-1'' before the period at the end; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(E) The conservation reserve program established
                    under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D.
                        ``(F) The programs established by the Secretary to
                    carry out the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
                    Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except for any program
                    established by the Secretary to carry out section 14 (16
                    U.S.C. 1012) of that Act.'';
                (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the
            following:
                ``(2) Eligible activity.--The term `eligible activity' means
            a practice, activity, agreement, easement, or related
            conservation measure that is available under the statutory
            authority for a covered program.
                ``(3) Eligible land.--The term `eligible land' means any
            agricultural or nonindustrial private forest land or associated
            land on which the Secretary determines an eligible activity
            would help achieve conservation benefits.'';
                (3) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``acequia,''
                    after ``irrigation district,''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(I) An organization described in section
                    1265A(3)(B).
                        ``(J) A conservation district.'';
                (4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
                ``(5) Partnership agreement.--The term `partnership
            agreement' means the programmatic agreement entered into between
            the Secretary and an eligible partner, subject to the terms and
            conditions under section 1271B.''; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) Program contract.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--The term `program contract' means
                    the contract between the Secretary and a producer
                    entered into under this subtitle.
                        ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `program contract' does
                    not include a contract under a covered program.''.
    SEC. 2703. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS.

        Section 1271B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

        ``(b) Length.--
                ``(1) In general.--A partnership agreement shall be--
                        ``(A) for a period not to exceed 5 years; or
                        ``(B) for a period that is longer than 5 years, if
                    the longer period is necessary to meet the objectives of
                    the program, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(2) Renewal.--A partnership agreement may be renewed under
            subsection (e)(5) for a period not to exceed 5 years.
                ``(3) Extension.--A partnership agreement, or any renewal of
            a partnership agreement, may each be extended 1 time for a
            period not longer than 12 months, as determined by the
            Secretary.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) by redesignating clauses (iii)
                                    and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v),
                                    respectively; and
                                        (II) by striking clauses (i) and
                                    (ii) and inserting the following:
                              ``(i) 1 or more conservation benefits that the
                          project shall achieve;
                              ``(ii) the eligible activities on eligible
                          land to be conducted under the project to achieve
                          conservation benefits;
                              ``(iii) the implementation timeline for
                          carrying out the project, including any interim
                          milestones;'';
                              (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
                          ``funds'' and inserting ``contributions''; and
                              (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``of
                          the project's effects; and'' and inserting the
                          following: ``of--
                              ``(i) the progress made by the project in
                          achieving each conservation benefit defined in the
                          partnership agreement, including in a quantified
                          form to the extent practicable; and
                              ``(ii) as appropriate, other outcomes of the
                          project; and''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by striking ``An eligible'' and inserting
                          the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--An eligible''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Form.--A contribution of an eligible partner
                    under this paragraph may be in the form of--
                              ``(i) direct funding;
                              ``(ii) in-kind support; or
                              ``(iii) a combination of direct funding and
                          in-kind support.

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                        ``(C) Treatment.--Any amounts expended during the
                    period beginning on the date on which the Secretary
                    announces the approval of an application under
                    subsection (e) and ending on the day before the
                    effective date of the partnership agreement by an
                    eligible partner for staff salaries or development of
                    the partnership agreement may be considered to be a part
                    of the contribution of the eligible partner under this
                    paragraph.'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
                (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

        ``(d) Duties of Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
                ``(1) establish a timeline for carrying out the duties of
            the Secretary under a partnership agreement, including--
                        ``(A) entering into program contracts with
                    producers;
                        ``(B) providing financial assistance to producers;
                    and
                        ``(C) in the case of a partnership agreement that is
                    funded through an alternative funding arrangement or
                    grant agreement under section 1271C(d), providing the
                    payments to the eligible partner for carrying out
                    eligible activities;
                ``(2) identify in each State a program coordinator for the
            State, who shall be responsible for providing assistance to
            eligible partners under the program;
                ``(3) establish guidance to assist eligible partners with
            carrying out the assessment required under subsection (c)(1)(E);
                ``(4) provide to each eligible partner that has entered into
            a partnership agreement that is not funded through an
            alternative funding arrangement or grant agreement under section
            1271C(d)--
                        ``(A) a semiannual report describing the status of
                    each pending and obligated contract under the project of
                    the eligible partner; and
                        ``(B) an annual report describing how the Secretary
                    used amounts reserved by the Secretary for that year for
                    technical assistance under section 1271D(f); and
                ``(5) ensure that any eligible activity effectively achieves
            the conservation benefits identified in the partnership
            agreement under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i).'';
                (5) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``simplified''
                    after ``conduct a'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                              (i) by striking the paragraph designation and
                          heading and all that follows through ``description
                          of--'' and inserting the following:
                ``(3) Contents.--The Secretary shall develop a simplified
            application that includes a description of--'';
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``,
                          including the covered programs to be used''; and
                              (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
                          ``financial'';
                        (C) in paragraph (4)--
                              (i) by striking subparagraph (D);
                              (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and
                          (F) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively;
                          and
                              (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                          following:

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                        ``(D) build new partnerships with local, State, and
                    private entities to include a diversity of stakeholders
                    in the project;
                        ``(E) deliver a high percentage of applied
                    conservation--
                              ``(i) to achieve conservation benefits; or
                              ``(ii) in the case of a project in a critical
                          conservation area under section 1271F, to address
                          the priority resource concern for that critical
                          conservation area;
                        ``(F) implement the project consistent with existing
                    watershed, habitat, or other area restoration plans;'';
                    and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Renewals.--If the Secretary determines that a project
            that is the subject of a partnership agreement has met or
            exceeded the objectives of the project, the Secretary may renew
            the partnership agreement through an expedited noncompetitive
            process if the 1 or more eligible partners that are parties to
            the partnership agreement request the renewal in order--
                        ``(A) to continue to implement the project under a
                    renewal of the partnership agreement; or
                        ``(B) to expand the scope of the project under a
                    renewal of the partnership agreement, as long as the
                    expansion is within the objectives and purposes of the
                    original partnership agreement.''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(f) Nonapplicability of Adjusted Gross Income Limitation.--The
    adjusted gross income limitation described in section 1001D(b)(1) shall
    not apply to an eligible partner under the program.''.
    SEC. 2704. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS.

        Section 1271C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
            following:

        ``(a) In General.--A producer may receive financial or technical
    assistance to conduct eligible activities on eligible land through a
    program contract entered into with the Secretary.
        ``(b) Program Contracts.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program
            contract to be entered into with a producer to conduct eligible
            activities on eligible land, subject to such terms and
            conditions as the Secretary may establish.
                ``(2) Application bundles.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An eligible partner may submit to
                    the Secretary, on behalf of producers, a bundle of
                    applications for assistance under the program through
                    program contracts to address a substantial portion of
                    the conservation benefits to be achieved by the project,
                    as defined in the partnership agreement.
                        ``(B) Priority.--The Secretary may give priority to
                    applications described in subparagraph (A).'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``In accordance
                    with statutory requirements of the covered programs
                    involved, the Secretary may make payments to a
                    producer'' and inserting ``Subject to section 1271D, the
                    Secretary may make payments to a producer''; and

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                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``participating'';
                    and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(d) Funding Through Alternative Funding Arrangements or Grant
    Agreements.--
                ``(1) In general.--A partnership agreement entered into with
            an eligible partner may be funded through an alternative funding
            arrangement or grant in accordance with this subsection.
                ``(2) Duties of the secretary.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) under a funding agreement under paragraph
                    (1)--
                              ``(i) use funding made available to carry out
                          this subtitle to provide funding directly to the
                          eligible partner; and
                              ``(ii) provide technical and administrative
                          assistance, as mutually agreed by the parties; and
                        ``(B) enter into not more than 15 alternative
                    funding arrangements or grant agreements with 1 or more
                    eligible partners each fiscal year.
                ``(3) Duties of eligible partners.--Under a funding
            agreement under paragraph (1), the eligible partner shall--
                        ``(A) carry out eligible activities on eligible land
                    in agreement with producers to achieve conservation
                    benefits on a regional or watershed scale, such as--
                              ``(i) infrastructure investments relating to
                          agricultural or nonindustrial private forest
                          production that would--
                                        ``(I) benefit multiple producers;
                                    and
                                        ``(II) address natural resource
                                    concerns such as drought, wildfire, or
                                    water quality impairment on the land
                                    covered by the project;
                              ``(ii) projects addressing natural resources
                          concerns in coordination with producers, including
                          the development and implementation of watershed,
                          habitat, or other area restoration plans;
                              ``(iii) projects that use innovative
                          approaches to leveraging the Federal investment in
                          conservation with private financial mechanisms, in
                          conjunction with agricultural production or forest
                          resource management, such as--
                                        ``(I) the provision of performance-
                                    based payments to producers; and
                                        ``(II) support for an environmental
                                    market; or
                              ``(iv) other projects for which the Secretary
                          determines that the goals and objectives of the
                          program would be easier to achieve through the
                          funding agreement under paragraph (1); and
                        ``(B) submit to the Secretary, in addition to any
                    information that the Secretary requires to prepare the
                    report under section 1271E(b), an annual report that
                    describes the status of the project, including a
                    description of--
                              ``(i) the use of the funds awarded under
                          paragraph (1);
                              ``(ii) any subcontracts awarded;
                              ``(iii) the producers receiving funding
                          through the funding agreement under paragraph (1);

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                              ``(iv)(I) the progress made by the project in
                          addressing each natural resource concern defined
                          in the funding agreement under paragraph (1),
                          including in a quantified form to the extent
                          practicable; and
                              ``(II) as appropriate, other outcomes of the
                          project; and
                              ``(v) any other reporting data the Secretary
                          determines are necessary to ensure compliance with
                          the program rules.''.
    SEC. 2705. FUNDING.

        Section 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871d) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$300,000,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2014 through 2018'' and inserting
                    ``2019 through 2023'';
                (2) by striking subsection (c);
                (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
            (c) and (d), respectively;
                (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by striking ``and acres''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``and reserved for the
                          program under subsection (c)'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by striking ``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''
                          and inserting ``50 percent of the funds to
                          projects based on a State or multistate
                          competitive process administered by the Secretary
                          at the local level with the advice of the
                          applicable State technical committees''; and
                              (ii) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
                        (C) by striking paragraph (2);
                        (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
                    and
                        (E) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``35 percent of the funds and acres'' and
                    inserting ``50 percent of the funds'';
                (5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) by striking ``None of the funds made available
                    or reserved for the program'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none
            of the funds made available for the program, including for a
            partnership agreement funded through an alternative funding
            arrangement or grant agreement under section 1271C(d),''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Project development and outreach.--Under a partnership
            agreement that is not funded through an alternative funding
            arrangement or grant agreement under section 1271C(d), the
            Secretary may advance reasonable amounts of funding for not
            longer than 90 days for technical assistance

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            to eligible partners to conduct project development and outreach
            activities in a project area, including--
                        ``(A) providing outreach and education to producers
                    for potential participation in the project;
                        ``(B) establishing baseline metrics to support the
                    development of the assessment required under section
                    1271B(c)(1)(E); or
                        ``(C) providing technical assistance to
                    producers.''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(e) Technical Assistance.--
                ``(1) In general.--At the time of project selection, the
            Secretary shall identify and make publicly available the amount
            that the Secretary shall use to provide technical assistance
            under the terms of the partnership agreement.
                ``(2) Limitation.--The Secretary shall limit costs of the
            Secretary for technical assistance to costs specific and
            necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.
                ``(3) Third-party providers.--The Secretary shall develop
            and implement strategies to encourage third-party technical
            service providers to provide technical assistance to eligible
            partners pursuant to a partnership agreement.''.
    SEC. 2706. ADMINISTRATION.

        Section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871e) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1271B(d)'' each place
            it appears and inserting ``1271B(e)'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December
                    31, 2019'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
                    paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively;
                        (C) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
                    redesignated) the following:
                ``(1) a summary of--
                        ``(A) the progress made towards achieving the
                    conservation benefits defined for the projects; and
                        ``(B) any other related outcomes of the projects;'';
                        (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by striking ``1271C(b)(2)'' and inserting
                          ``1271C(d)''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
                          period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (F) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) in the case of a project within a critical
            conservation area under section 1271F, the status of each
            priority resource concern for each designated critical
            conservation area, including--
                        ``(A) the priority resource concerns for which each
                    critical conservation area is designated;
                        ``(B) conservation goals and outcomes sufficient to
                    demonstrate that progress is being made to address the
                    priority resource concerns;
                        ``(C) the partnership agreements selected to address
                    each conservation goal and outcome; and

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                        ``(D) the extent to which each conservation goal and
                    outcome is being addressed by the partnership
                    agreements.''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(c) Compliance With Certain Requirements.--The Secretary may not
    provide assistance under the program to a producer unless the producer
    agrees, during the program year for which the assistance is provided--
                ``(1) to comply with applicable conservation requirements
            under subtitle B; and
                ``(2) to comply with applicable wetland protection
            requirements under subtitle C.

        ``(d) Historically Underserved Producers.--To the maximum extent
    practicable, in carrying out the program, the Secretary and eligible
    partners shall conduct outreach to beginning farmers and ranchers,
    veteran farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged farmers and
    ranchers, and limited resource farmers and ranchers to encourage
    participation by those producers in a project subject to a partnership
    agreement or funding agreement under 1271C(d).
        ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations to carry
    out the program.''.
    SEC. 2707. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS.

        Section 1271F of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871f) is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), and (c) as
            subsections (b), (c), and (e), respectively;
                (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated)
            the following:

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Critical conservation area.--The term `critical
            conservation area' means a geographical area that contains a
            critical conservation condition that can be addressed through
            the program.
                ``(2) Priority resource concern.--The term `priority
            resource concern' means a natural resource concern located in a
            critical conservation area that can be addressed through--
                        ``(A) 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;
                        ``(B) water quantity improvement, including
                    improvement relating to--
                              ``(i) drought;
                              ``(ii) groundwater, surface water, aquifer, or
                          other water sources; or
                              ``(iii) water retention and flood prevention;
                        ``(C) wildlife habitat restoration to address
                    species of concern at a Federal, State, or local level;
                    and
                        ``(D) other natural resource improvements, as
                    determined by the Secretary, within the critical
                    conservation area.'';
                (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) by striking ``(b) In General.--'' and inserting
                    the following:

        ``(b) Applications.--'';

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                        (B) by striking ``1271D(d)(3)'' and inserting
                    ``1271D(d)(2)'';
                        (C) by striking ``producer'' and inserting
                    ``program''; and
                        (D) by inserting ``that address 1 or more priority
                    resource concerns for which the critical conservation
                    area is designated'' before the period at the end;
                (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
                    paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
                    redesignated) the following:
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall identify 1 or more
            priority resource concerns that apply to each critical
            conservation area designated under this section after the date
            of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79;
            128 Stat. 649), including the conservation goals and outcomes
            sufficient to demonstrate that progress is being made to address
            the priority resource concern.'';
                        (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and
                          inserting the following:
                        ``(C) contains 1 or more priority resource concerns;
                    or''; and
                              (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
                          subparagraph (D); and
                        (D) by striking paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)
                    and inserting the following:
                ``(3) Review and withdrawal.--The Secretary may--
                        ``(A) review designations of critical conservation
                    areas under this section not more frequently than once
                    every 5 years; and
                        ``(B) withdraw designation of a critical
                    conservation area only if the Secretary determines that
                    the area is no longer a critical conservation area.'';
                (5) by inserting after subsection (c) (as so redesignated)
            the following:

        ``(d) Outreach to Eligible Partners and Producers.--The Secretary
    shall provide outreach and education to eligible partners and producers
    in critical conservation areas designated under this section to
    encourage the development of projects to address each priority resource
    concern identified by the Secretary for that critical conservation
    area.''; and
                (6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``producer'' and
                    inserting ``program''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (3).

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                  Subtitle H--Repeals and Technical Amendments

                                 PART I--REPEALS

    SEC. 2811. REPEAL OF CONSERVATION CORRIDOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Subtitle G of title II of the Farm Security and
    Rural Investment Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 3801 note; Public Law 107-171)
    is repealed.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5059 of the Water Resources
    Development Act of 2007 (16 U.S.C. 3801 note; Public Law 110-114) is
    repealed.
    SEC. 2812. REPEAL OF CRANBERRY ACREAGE RESERVE PROGRAM.

        Section 10608 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (16 U.S.C. 3801 note; Public Law 107-171) is repealed.
    SEC. 2813. REPEAL OF NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION.

        Subtitle F of title III of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
    Reform Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.) <<NOTE: 16 USC 5801 and
    note, 5802-5809.>>  is repealed.
    SEC. 2814. REPEAL OF FLOOD RISK REDUCTION.

        Section 385 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
    1996 (7 U.S.C. 7334) is repealed.
    SEC. 2815. REPEAL OF STUDY OF LAND USE FOR EXPIRING CONTRACTS AND
                              EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

        Section 1437 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3831 note; Public Law 101-624) is repealed.
    SEC. 2816. REPEAL OF INTEGRATED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OPTION.

        Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822) is repealed.
    SEC. 2817. REPEAL OF CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL
                              LANDS.

        Section 325 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
    1996 (Public Law 104-127; 110 Stat. 992) is repealed.

                          PART II--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

    SEC. 2821. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

        (a) Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.--Section 5(4) of
    the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005(4)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``goodwater'' and inserting ``floodwater'';
            and
                (2) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and
            Welfare'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of
            Health and Human Services''.

        (b) Delineation of Wetlands; Exemptions.--Section 1222(j) of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(j)) is amended by striking
    ``National Resources Conservation Service'' and inserting ``Natural
    Resources Conservation Service''.

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        (c) Farmable Wetland Program.--Section 1231B(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by adding
    a semicolon at the end.
        (d) Terminal Lakes Assistance.--Section 2507 of the Farm Security
    and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-6) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (1);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);
                    and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) No additional funds.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this section
                    authorizes any additional funds to carry out this
                    section.
                        ``(B) Availability of funds.--Any funds made
                    available to carry out this section before the date of
                    enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 may
                    remain available until expended.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(f) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by this
    section shall terminate on October 1, 2023.''.
        (e) Delivery of Technical Assistance.--Section 1242 of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) is amended by striking ``third
    party'' each place it appears and inserting ``third-party''.
        (f) Administrative Requirements for Conservation Programs.--Section
    1244(b)(4)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(b)(4)(B))
    is amended by striking ``General Accounting Office'' and inserting
    ``Government Accountability Office''.
    SEC. 2822. STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES.

        (a) Standards.--Section 1261(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3861(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``under section 1262(b)''.
        (b) Composition.--Section 1261(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3861(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(14) The State Cooperative Extension Service and land
            grant university in the State.''.

                                TITLE III--TRADE

                         Subtitle A--Food for Peace Act

    SEC. 3101. LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

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

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    SEC. 3102. FOOD AID QUALITY ASSURANCE.

        Section 202(h)(3) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(h)(3)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 3103. LOCAL SALE AND BARTER OF COMMODITIES.

        Section 203 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1723) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``to generate proceeds
            to be used as provided in this section'' before the period at
            the end;
                (2) by striking subsection (b); and
                (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
            (b) and (c), respectively.
    SEC. 3104. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE.

        Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)) is
    amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``2018'' both places it
    appears and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 3105. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP.

        Section 205 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by striking
            ``45'' and inserting ``30''; and
                (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 3106. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.

        Section 207(c)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)(1))
    is amended by striking ``the Agricultural Act of 2014''and inserting
    ``the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018''.
    SEC. 3107. OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION.

        Section 207(f)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)(4))
    is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by striking ``$17,000,000'' and inserting ``1.5
                    percent, but not less than $17,000,000,''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' each place it appears and
                    inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in clause (i), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``chapter 1 of part
                    I of''.
    SEC. 3108. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID TRANSPORTATION,
                              DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHELF-
                              STABLE PREPACKAGED FOODS.

        Section 208 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726b) is amended--
                (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
            ``international food relief partnership.''; and
                (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 3109. CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT OF PROVISION OF AGRICULTURAL
                              COMMODITIES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE ON
                              LOCAL FARMERS AND ECONOMY.

        (a) Inclusion of All Modalities.--Section 403(a) of the Food for
    Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(a)) is amended--

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                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``,
            food procured outside of the United States, food voucher, or
            cash transfer for food'' after ``agricultural commodity'';
                (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in the case of the
            provision of an agricultural commodity,'' before ``adequate'';
            and
                (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``commodity'' and
            inserting ``agricultural commodity or use of the food procured
            outside of the United States, food voucher, or cash transfer for
            food''.

        (b) Avoidance of Disruptive Impact.--Section 403(b) of the Food for
    Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(b)) is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, the use of food
            procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, and cash
            transfers for food,'' after ``agricultural commodities''; and
                (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``of sales of
            agricultural commodities''.
    SEC. 3110. ALLOWANCE FOR DISTRIBUTION COSTS.

        Section 406(b)(6) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736(b)(6)) is
    amended by striking ``and distribution costs'' and inserting ``,
    distribution, and program implementation costs to use the commodities''.
    SEC. 3111. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

        Section 407(c)(4)(A) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
    1736a(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``2018'' each place it appears
    and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 3112. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PROGRAMS AND
                              ACTIVITIES.

        (a) In General.--Section 407(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
    1736a(f)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(f) Annual Report Regarding Food Aid Programs and Activities.--
                ``(1) Annual report.--Not later than April 1 of each fiscal
            year, the Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly, or each
            separately, prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of
            Congress a report regarding each program and activity carried
            out under this Act by the Administrator, the Secretary, or both,
            as applicable, during the prior fiscal year.
                ``(2) Contents.--An annual report described in paragraph (1)
            shall include, with respect to the prior fiscal year, the
            following:
                        ``(A) A list that contains a description of each
                    country and organization that receives food and other
                    assistance under this Act (including the quantity of
                    food and assistance provided to each country and
                    organization).
                        ``(B) A general description of each project and
                    activity implemented under this Act (including each
                    activity funded through the use of local currencies) and
                    the total number of beneficiaries of the project.
                        ``(C) A statement describing the quantity of
                    agricultural commodities made available to, and the
                    total number of beneficiaries in, each country pursuant
                    to--
                              ``(i) this Act;
                              ``(ii) section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act
                          of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b));
                              ``(iii) the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7
                          U.S.C. 1736o); and

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                              ``(iv) the McGovern-Dole International Food
                          for Education and Child Nutrition Program
                          established by section 3107 of the Farm Security
                          and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
                          1).
                        ``(D) An assessment of the progress made through
                    programs under this Act towards reducing food insecurity
                    in the populations receiving food assistance from the
                    United States.
                        ``(E) A description of efforts undertaken by the
                    Food Aid Consultative Group under section 205 to achieve
                    an integrated and effective food assistance program.
                        ``(F) An assessment of--
                              ``(i) each program oversight, monitoring, and
                          evaluation system implemented under section
                          207(f); and
                              ``(ii) the impact of each program oversight,
                          monitoring, and evaluation system on the
                          effectiveness and efficiency of assistance
                          provided under this title.
                        ``(G) An assessment of the progress made by the
                    Administrator in addressing issues relating to quality
                    with respect to the provision of food assistance.
                        ``(H) A statement of the amount of funds (including
                    funds for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery,
                    internal transportation, storage and handling, and
                    associated distribution costs) provided to each eligible
                    organization that received assistance under this Act,
                    that further describes the following:
                              ``(i) How such funds were used by the eligible
                          organization.
                              ``(ii) The actual rate of return for each
                          commodity made available under this Act, including
                          factors that influenced the rate of return, and,
                          for the commodity, the costs of bagging or further
                          processing, ocean transportation, inland
                          transportation in the recipient country, storage
                          costs, and any other information that the
                          Administrator and the Secretary determine to be
                          necessary.
                              ``(iii) For each instance in which a commodity
                          was made available under this Act at a rate of
                          return less than 70 percent, the reasons for the
                          rate of return realized.
                        ``(I) For funds expended for purposes of section
                    202(e), 406(b)(6), and 407(c)(1)(B), a detailed
                    accounting of the expenditures and purposes of such
                    expenditures with respect to each such section.
                ``(3) Rate of return described.--For purposes of applying
            subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2), the rate of return for a
            commodity shall be equal to the proportion that--
                        ``(A) the proceeds the implementing partners
                    generate through monetization; bears to
                        ``(B) the cost to the Federal Government to procure
                    and ship the commodity to a recipient country for
                    monetization.''.

        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Subsection (m) of section 403 of the Food
    for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is repealed.

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    SEC. 3113. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE SALES OR TO PROVIDE
                              OTHER ASSISTANCE.

        Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 3114. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.

        Section 412(e) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)) is
    amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Minimum Level of Nonemergency Food Assistance.--
                ``(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023, not less than $365,000,000 of the amounts made available
            to carry out emergency and nonemergency food assistance programs
            under title II, nor more than 30 percent of such amounts, shall
            be expended for nonemergency food assistance programs under such
            title.
                ``(2) Community development funds.--Funds appropriated each
            year to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
            (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) that are made available through grants
            or cooperative agreements to strengthen food security in
            developing countries and that are consistent with section
            202(e)(1)(C) may be considered amounts expended for nonemergency
            food assistance programs for purposes of paragraph (1).
                ``(3) Farmer-to-farmer program.--In determining the amount
            expended for a fiscal year for nonemergency food assistance
            programs under paragraph (1), amounts expended for that year to
            carry out programs under section 501 may be considered amounts
            expended for nonemergency food assistance programs.''.
    SEC. 3115. TERMINATION DATE FOR MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION
                              PROGRAMS.

        Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736g-2(c)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 3116. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARMER-TO-FARMER
                              PROGRAM.

        Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    inserting ``section 1342 of title 31, United States
                    Code, or'' after ``Notwithstanding'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``technical''
                    before ``assistance''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by inserting ``employees or staff of a State
                          cooperative institution (as such term is defined
                          in paragraph 18 of section 1404 of the National
                          Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
                          Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103), except that
                          subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) of such paragraph
                          shall not apply),'' after ``private
                          corporations,''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) by striking ``; and'' at the end
                                    of clause (viii); and

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                                        (II) by striking clause (ix) and
                                    inserting the following:
                              ``(ix) agricultural education and extension;
                              ``(x) selection of seed varieties and plant
                          stocks;
                              ``(xi) knowledge of insecticide and sanitation
                          procedures to prevent crop destruction;
                              ``(xii) use and maintenance of agricultural
                          equipment and irrigation systems; and
                              ``(xiii) selection of fertilizers and methods
                          of soils treatment; and'';
                (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                (3) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding
            subparagraph (A), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
            and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(f) Grant Program to Create New Partners and Innovation.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Agency for
            International Development shall develop a grant program to be
            carried out in fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to facilitate new
            and innovative partnerships and activities under this title.
                ``(2) Use of funds.--A grant recipient under this subsection
            shall use funds received under this subsection to--
                        ``(A) prioritize new implementing partners;
                        ``(B) develop innovative volunteer models;
                        ``(C) develop, improve, or maintain strategic
                    partnerships with other United States development
                    programs; and
                        ``(D) expand the footprint and impact of the
                    programs and activities under this title, and diversity
                    among program participants, including land-grant
                    colleges and universities and cooperative extension
                    services (as such terms are defined in section 1404 of
                    the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
                    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)).''.

                   Subtitle B--Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

    SEC. 3201. AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROMOTION AND FACILITATION.

        (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
    (7 U.S.C. 5623) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 203. AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROMOTION AND FACILITATION.

        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall carry out activities under
    this section--
                ``(1) to access, develop, maintain, and expand markets for
            United States agricultural commodities; and
                ``(2) to promote cooperation and the exchange of
            information.

        ``(b) Market Access Program.--
                ``(1) Definition of eligible trade organization.--In this
            subsection, the term `eligible trade organization' means--
                        ``(A) a United States agricultural trade
                    organization or regional State-related organization that
                    promotes the export and sale of United States
                    agricultural commodities and that does not stand to
                    profit directly from specific sales of United States
                    agricultural commodities;

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                        ``(B) a cooperative organization or State agency
                    that promotes the sale of United States agricultural
                    commodities; or
                        ``(C) a private organization that promotes the
                    export and sale of United States agricultural
                    commodities if the Secretary determines that such
                    organization would significantly contribute to United
                    States export market development.
                ``(2) In general.--The Commodity Credit Corporation shall
            establish and carry out a program, to be known as the `Market
            Access Program', to encourage the development, maintenance, and
            expansion of commercial export markets for United States
            agricultural commodities (including commodities that are
            organically produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic
            Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502))) through cost-
            share assistance to eligible trade organizations that implement
            a foreign market development program.
                ``(3) Participation requirements.--
                        ``(A) Marketing plan and other requirements.--To be
                    eligible for cost-share assistance under this
                    subsection, an eligible trade organization shall--
                              ``(i) prepare and submit a marketing plan to
                          the Secretary that meets the guidelines governing
                          such a marketing plan specified in this paragraph
                          or otherwise established by the Secretary;
                              ``(ii) meet any other requirements established
                          by the Secretary; and
                              ``(iii) enter into an agreement with the
                          Secretary.
                        ``(B) Purpose of marketing plan.--A marketing plan
                    submitted under this paragraph shall describe the
                    advertising or other market oriented export promotion
                    activities to be carried out by the eligible trade
                    organization with respect to which assistance under this
                    subsection is being requested.
                        ``(C) Specific elements.--To be approved by the
                    Secretary, a marketing plan submitted under this
                    paragraph shall--
                              ``(i) specifically describe the manner in
                          which assistance received by the eligible trade
                          organization, in conjunction with funds and
                          services provided by the eligible trade
                          organization, will be expended in implementing the
                          marketing plan;
                              ``(ii) establish specific market goals to be
                          achieved under the marketing plan; and
                              ``(iii) contain whatever additional
                          requirements are determined by the Secretary to be
                          necessary.
                        ``(D) Branded promotion.--A marketing plan approved
                    by the Secretary may provide for the use of branded
                    advertising to promote the sale of United States
                    agricultural commodities in a foreign country under such
                    terms and conditions as may be established by the
                    Secretary.
                        ``(E) Amendments.--An approved marketing plan may be
                    amended by the eligible trade organization at any time,
                    subject to the approval of the amendment by the
                    Secretary.
                ``(4) Level of assistance and cost-share requirements.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall justify in
                    writing the level of assistance to be provided to an
                    eligible trade organization under this subsection and
                    the level of cost sharing required of the organization.
                        ``(B) Limitation on branded promotion.--Assistance
                    provided under this subsection for activities described
                    in paragraph (3)(D) shall not exceed 50 percent of the
                    cost of implementing the marketing plan, except that the
                    Secretary may determine not to apply such limitation in
                    the case of United States agricultural commodities with
                    respect to which there has been a favorable decision by
                    the United States Trade Representative under section 301
                    of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411). Criteria used
                    by the Secretary for determining that the limitation
                    shall not apply shall be consistent and documented.
                ``(5) Other terms and conditions.--
                        ``(A) Multiyear basis.--The Secretary may provide
                    assistance under this subsection on a multiyear basis,
                    subject to annual review by the Secretary for compliance
                    with the approved marketing plan.
                        ``(B) Termination of assistance.--The Secretary may
                    terminate any assistance made, or to be made, available
                    under this subsection if the Secretary determines that--
                              ``(i) the eligible trade organization is not
                          adhering to the terms and conditions applicable to
                          the provision of the assistance;
                              ``(ii) the eligible trade organization is not
                          implementing the approved marketing plan or is not
                          adequately meeting the established goals of the
                          plan;
                              ``(iii) the eligible trade organization is not
                          adequately contributing its own resources to the
                          implementation of the plan; or
                              ``(iv) the Secretary determines that
                          termination of assistance in a particular instance
                          is in the best interests of the Market Access
                          Program.
                        ``(C) Evaluations.--Beginning not later than 15
                    months after the initial provision of assistance under
                    this subsection to an eligible trade organization, the
                    Secretary shall monitor the expenditures by the eligible
                    trade organization of such assistance, including the
                    following:
                              ``(i) An evaluation of the effectiveness of
                          the marketing plan of the eligible trade
                          organization in developing or maintaining markets
                          for United States agricultural commodities.
                              ``(ii) An evaluation of whether assistance
                          provided under this subsection is necessary to
                          maintain such markets.
                              ``(iii) A thorough accounting of the
                          expenditure by the eligible trade organization of
                          the assistance provided under this subsection.
                ``(6) Restrictions on use of funds.--Assistance provided
            under this subsection to an eligible trade organization may not
            be used--
                        ``(A) to provide direct assistance to any foreign
                    for-profit corporation for the corporation's use in
                    promoting foreign-produced products; or

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                        ``(B) to provide direct assistance to any for-profit
                    corporation that is not recognized as a small business
                    concern (as described in section 3(a) of the Small
                    Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))), excluding--
                              ``(i) a cooperative;
                              ``(ii) an association described in the first
                          section of the Act entitled `An Act To authorize
                          association of producers of agricultural
                          products', approved February 18, 1922 (7 U.S.C.
                          291); or
                              ``(iii) a nonprofit trade association.
                ``(7) Permissive use of funds.--Assistance provided under
            this subsection to a United States agricultural trade
            association, cooperative, or small business may be used for
            individual branded promotional activity related to a United
            States branded product, if the beneficiaries of the activity
            have provided funds for the activity in an amount that is at
            least equivalent to the amount of such assistance.
                ``(8) Priority.--In providing assistance for branded
            promotion, the Secretary should give priority to small-sized
            entities.
                ``(9) Contribution level.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary should require a
                    minimum contribution level of 10 percent from an
                    eligible trade organization that receives assistance for
                    nonbranded promotion.
                        ``(B) Increases in contribution level.--The
                    Secretary may increase the contribution level in any
                    subsequent year that an eligible trade organization
                    receives assistance for nonbranded promotion.
                ``(10) Additionality.--The Secretary should require each
            participant in the Market Access Program to certify that any
            Federal funds received supplement, but do not supplant, private
            or third party participant funds or other contributions to
            Program activities.
                ``(11) Independent audits.--If as a result of an evaluation
            or audit of activities of a participant under the Market Access
            Program, the Secretary determines that a further review is
            justified in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of
            the Program, the Secretary should require the participant to
            contract for an independent audit of the Program activities,
            including activities of any subcontractor.
                ``(12) Tobacco.--No funds made available under the Market
            Access Program may be used for activities to develop, maintain,
            or expand foreign markets for tobacco.

        ``(c) Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program.--
                ``(1) Definition of eligible trade organization.--In this
            subsection, the term `eligible trade organization' means a
            United States trade organization that--
                        ``(A) promotes the export of 1 or more United States
                    agricultural commodities; and
                        ``(B) does not have a business interest in or
                    receive remuneration from specific sales of agricultural
                    commodities.
                ``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and, in
            cooperation with eligible trade organizations, carry out a
            program to be known as the `Foreign Market Development

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            Cooperator Program' to maintain and develop foreign markets for
            United States agricultural commodities.
                ``(3) Use of funds.--Funds made available to carry out this
            subsection shall be used only to provide--
                        ``(A) cost-share assistance to an eligible trade
                    organization under a contract or agreement with the
                    eligible trade organization; and
                        ``(B) assistance for other costs that are
                    appropriate to carry out the Foreign Market Development
                    Cooperator Program, including contingent liabilities
                    that are not otherwise funded.

        ``(d) E (Kika) De La Garza Emerging Markets Program.--
                ``(1) Definition of emerging market.--In this subsection,
            the term `emerging market' means any country, foreign territory,
            customs union, or other economic market that the Secretary
            determines--
                        ``(A) is taking steps toward a market-oriented
                    economy through the food, agriculture, or rural business
                    sectors of its economy; and
                        ``(B) has the potential to provide a viable and
                    significant market for United States agricultural
                    commodities.
                ``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
            carry out a program, to be known as the `E (Kika) de la Garza
            Emerging Markets Program'--
                        ``(A) to develop agricultural markets in emerging
                    markets; and
                        ``(B) to promote cooperation and exchange of
                    information between agricultural institutions and
                    agribusinesses in the United States and emerging
                    markets.
                ``(3) Development of agricultural systems.--
                        ``(A) In general.--
                              ``(i) Implementation.--To develop, maintain,
                          or expand markets for exports of United States
                          agricultural commodities, the Secretary shall make
                          available to emerging markets the expertise of the
                          United States--
                                        ``(I) to make assessments of food
                                    and rural business systems needs;
                                        ``(II) to make recommendations on
                                    measures necessary to enhance the
                                    effectiveness of the food and rural
                                    business systems described in subclause
                                    (I), including potential reductions in
                                    trade barriers; and
                                        ``(III) to identify and carry out
                                    specific opportunities and projects to
                                    enhance the effectiveness of the food
                                    and rural business systems described in
                                    subclause (I).
                              ``(ii) Extent of program.--The Secretary shall
                          implement this subparagraph with respect to at
                          least 3 emerging markets in each fiscal year.
                        ``(B) Experts from the united states.--The Secretary
                    may implement subparagraph (A) by providing--
                              ``(i) assistance to teams (consisting
                          primarily of agricultural consultants,
                          agricultural producers, other persons from the
                          private sector, and government officials expert in
                          assessing the food and rural business systems of
                          other countries) to enable those teams to

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                          conduct the assessments, make the recommendations,
                          and identify the opportunities and projects
                          described in subparagraph (A)(i) in emerging
                          markets;
                              ``(ii) for necessary subsistence and
                          transportation expenses of--
                                        ``(I) United States food and rural
                                    business system experts, including
                                    United States agricultural producers and
                                    other United States individuals
                                    knowledgeable in agricultural and
                                    agribusiness matters, to enable such
                                    United States food and rural business
                                    system experts to assist in transferring
                                    knowledge and expertise to entities from
                                    emerging markets; and
                                        ``(II) individuals designated by
                                    emerging markets to enable such
                                    designated individuals to consult with
                                    such United States experts to enhance
                                    food and rural business systems of such
                                    emerging markets and to transfer
                                    knowledge and expertise to such emerging
                                    markets.
                        ``(C) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary shall encourage
                    the nongovernmental experts described in subparagraph
                    (B) to share the costs of, and otherwise assist in, the
                    participation of those experts in the E (Kika) de la
                    Garza Emerging Markets Program.
                        ``(D) Technical assistance.--The Secretary is
                    authorized to provide, or pay the necessary costs for,
                    technical assistance (including the establishment of
                    extension services) to enable individuals or other
                    entities to carry out recommendations, projects, and
                    opportunities in emerging markets, including
                    recommendations, projects, and opportunities described
                    in subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph (A)(i).
                        ``(E) Reports to secretary.--A team that receives
                    assistance under subparagraph (B)(i) shall prepare and
                    submit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary
                    may require.
                        ``(F) Advisory committee.--To provide the Secretary
                    with information that may be useful to the Secretary in
                    carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may
                    establish an advisory committee composed of
                    representatives of the various sectors of the food and
                    rural business systems of the United States.
                        ``(G) Effect.--The authority provided under this
                    subsection shall be in addition to and not in place of
                    any other authority of the Secretary or the Commodity
                    Credit Corporation.

        ``(e) Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
            establish an export assistance program, in this subsection
            referred to as the `program', to address existing or potential
            unique barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of United
            States specialty crops.
                ``(2) Purpose.--The program shall provide direct assistance
            through public and private sector projects and technical
            assistance, including through the program under section 2(e) of
            the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7
            U.S.C. 3157(e)), to remove, resolve, or mitigate existing or

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            potential sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers to
            trade.
                ``(3) Priority.--The program shall address time sensitive
            and strategic market access projects based on--
                        ``(A) trade effect on market retention, market
                    access, and market expansion; and
                        ``(B) trade impact.
                ``(4) Multiyear projects.--The Secretary may provide
            assistance under the program to a project for longer than a 5-
            year period if the Secretary determines that further assistance
            would effectively support the purpose described in paragraph
            (2).
                ``(5) Outreach and technical assistance.--The Secretary
            shall--
                        ``(A) conduct outreach to inform eligible
                    organizations of the requirements of the program and the
                    process by which such organizations may submit proposals
                    for funding;
                        ``(B) provide technical assistance to eligible
                    organizations to assist in developing proposals and
                    complying with the requirements of the program; and
                        ``(C) solicit input from eligible organizations on
                    improvements to streamline and facilitate the provision
                    of assistance under this subsection.
                ``(6) Regulations and procedures.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                    2018, the Secretary shall review program regulations,
                    procedures, and guidelines for assistance under this
                    subsection and make revisions to streamline, improve,
                    and clarify the application, approval and compliance
                    processes for such assistance, including revisions to
                    implement the requirements of paragraph (5).
                        ``(B) Considerations.--In reviewing and making
                    revisions under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                    consider--
                              ``(i) establishing accountability standards
                          that are appropriate for the size and scope of a
                          project; and
                              ``(ii) establishing streamlined application
                          and approval processes, including for smaller-
                          scale projects or projects to address time-
                          sensitive trade barriers.
                ``(7) Annual report.--Each year, the Secretary shall submit
            to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
            contains, for the period covered by the report, a description
            of--
                        ``(A) each factor that affects the export of
                    specialty crops, including each factor relating to any--
                              ``(i) significant sanitary or phytosanitary
                          issue;
                              ``(ii) trade barrier; or
                              ``(iii) emerging sanitary or phytosanitary
                          issue or trade barrier; and
                        ``(B)(i) any funds provided under subsection
                    (f)(3)(A)(iv) that were not obligated in a fiscal year;
                    and
                        ``(ii) the reason such funds were not obligated.

        ``(f) Funding and Administration.--

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                ``(1) Commodity credit corporation.--The Secretary shall use
            the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation to carry out this section.
                ``(2) Funding amount.--For each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023, of the funds of, or an equal value of commodities owned
            by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to
            carry out this section $255,000,000, to remain available until
            expended.
                ``(3) Allocation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023, the Secretary shall allocate funds to
                    carry out this section in accordance with the following:
                              ``(i) Market access program.--For market
                          access activities authorized under subsection (b),
                          of the funds of, or an equal value of commodities
                          owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, not
                          less than $200,000,000 for each fiscal year.
                              ``(ii) Foreign market development cooperator
                          program.--To carry out subsection (c), of the
                          funds of, or an equal value of commodities owned
                          by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, not less
                          than $34,500,000 for each fiscal year.
                              ``(iii) E (kika) de la garza emerging markets
                          program.--To provide assistance under subsection
                          (d), of the funds of, or an equal value of
                          commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit
                          Corporation, not more than $8,000,000 for each
                          fiscal year.
                              ``(iv) Technical assistance for specialty
                          crops.--To carry out subsection (e), of the funds
                          of, or an equal value of the commodities owned by,
                          the Commodity Credit Corporation, $9,000,000 for
                          each fiscal year.
                              ``(v) Priority trade fund.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--In addition to
                                    the amounts allocated under clauses (i)
                                    through (iv), and notwithstanding any
                                    limitations in those clauses, as
                                    determined by the Secretary, for 1 or
                                    more programs under this section for
                                    authorized activities to access,
                                    develop, maintain, and expand markets
                                    for United States agricultural
                                    commodities, $3,500,000 for each fiscal
                                    year.
                                        ``(II) Considerations.--In
                                    allocating funds made available under
                                    subclause (I), the Secretary may
                                    consider providing a greater allocation
                                    to 1 or more programs under this section
                                    for which the amounts requested under
                                    applications exceed available funding
                                    for the 1 or more programs.
                        ``(B) Reallocation.--Any funds allocated under
                    clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) that remain
                    unobligated one year after the end of the fiscal year in
                    which they are first made available shall be reallocated
                    to the priority trade fund under subparagraph (A)(v). To
                    the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
                    allocate such reallocated funds to support exports of
                    those types of United States agricultural commodities
                    eligible for assistance under the program for which the
                    funds were originally allocated under subparagraph (A).

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                ``(4) Cuba.--Notwithstanding section 908 of the Trade
            Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
            7207) or any other provision of law, funds made available under
            this section may be used to carry out the programs authorized
            under subsections (b) and (c) in Cuba. Funds may not be used as
            described in the previous sentence in contravention with
            directives set forth under the National Security Presidential
            Memorandum entitled `Strengthening the Policy of the United
            States Toward Cuba' issued by the President on June 16, 2017,
            during the period in which that memorandum is in effect.
                ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to any
            other amounts provided under this subsection, there are
            authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to
            carry out the programs and authorities under paragraph (3)(A)(v)
            and subsections (b) through (e).''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Market access program.--
                        (A) Section 211 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
                    1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641) is amended by striking subsection
                    (c).
                        (B) Section 402(a)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act
                    of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5662(a)(1)) is amended by striking
                    ``203'' and inserting ``203(b)''.
                        (C) Section 282(f)(2)(C) of the Agricultural
                    Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(f)(2)(C)) is
                    amended by striking ``section 203 of the Agricultural
                    Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)'' and inserting
                    ``section 203(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
                    (7 U.S.C. 5623(b))''.
                        (D) Section 718 of the Agriculture, Rural
                    Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
                    Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (7 U.S.C. 5623 note;
                    Public Law 105-277) is amended by striking ``section 203
                    of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)''
                    and inserting ``section 203(b) of the Agricultural Trade
                    Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(b)''.
                        (E) Section 1302 of the Omnibus Budget
                    Reconciliation Act of 1993 <<NOTE: 7 USC 5623 note.>>
                    is repealed.
                (2) Foreign market development cooperator program.--Title
            VII of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5721 et
            seq.) <<NOTE: 7 USC 5721-5723.>>  is repealed.
                (3) E (kika) de la garza emerging markets program.--
                        (A) Section 1542 of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C 5622 note;
                    Public Law 101-624) is amended--
                              (i) by striking subsection (d);
                              (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f)
                          as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
                              (iii) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
                                        (I) in the matter preceding
                                    paragraph (1), by striking ``country''
                                    and inserting ``country, foreign
                                    territory, customs union, or other
                                    economic market''; and
                                        (II) in paragraph (1), by striking
                                    ``the economy of the country'' and
                                    inserting ``its economy''.
                        (B) Section 1543(b)(5) of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
                    3293(b)(5))

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                    is amended by striking ``section 1542(f)'' and inserting
                    ``section 1542(e)''.
                        (C) Section 1543A(c)(2) of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
                    5679(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ``and section 203(d)
                    of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978'' after ``section
                    1542''.
                (4) Technical assistance for specialty crops.--Section 3205
            of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
            5680) is repealed.

                    Subtitle C--Other Agricultural Trade Laws

    SEC. 3301. GROWING AMERICAN FOOD EXPORTS.

        Section 1543A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5679) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``or new
            agricultural production technologies'' after ``biotechnology'';
            and
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``$6,000,000'' and all
            that follows through the period at the end and inserting
            ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 3302. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985.

        Section 1110 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (also known as the
    Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``President'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``Secretary'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (5)--
                              (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of
                          subparagraph (E);
                              (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
                          subparagraph (G); and
                              (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
                          following new subparagraph:
                        ``(F) a college or university (as such terms are
                    defined in section 1404(4) of the Food and Agriculture
                    Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(4)); and''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraphs:
                ``(10) Rate of return.--For purposes of applying subsection
            (j)(3), the rate of return for an eligible commodity shall be
            equal to the proportion that--
                        ``(A) the proceeds eligible entities generate
                    through monetization of such commodity, bears to
                        ``(B) the cost to the Federal Government to procure
                    and ship the commodity to the country where it is
                    monetized.
                ``(11) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture.'';
                (3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (4) in subsection (g), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (5) in subsection (j)(3)--
                        (A) by striking ``December 1'' and inserting ``April
                    1'';
                        (B) by striking ``of the Senate a list of programs''
                    and inserting ``of the Senate--

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        ``(A) a list of programs'';
                        (C) by striking ``approved to date for the fiscal
                    year'' and inserting ``approved during the prior fiscal
                    year'';
                        (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    a semicolon; and
                        (E) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraphs:
                        ``(B) a description of the actual rate of return for
                    each commodity made available under this section for the
                    previous fiscal year including--
                              ``(i) factors that influenced the rate of
                          return; and
                              ``(ii) with respect to the commodity, the
                          costs of bagging or further processing, ocean
                          transportation, inland transportation, storage
                          costs, and any other information that the
                          Secretary determines to be necessary; and
                        ``(C) for each instance in which a commodity was
                    made available under this section at a rate of return
                    less than 70 percent, an explanation for the rate of
                    return realized.''.
                (6) in subsection (k), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (7) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (8) in the heading of subsection (m), by striking
            ``Presidential'' and inserting ``Secretarial'';
                (9) in subsection (o), by striking ``(acting through the
            Secretary)'';
                (10) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ``subparagraphs (C)
            and (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (C) and (G)''; and
                (11) by adding at the end the following new subsection:.

        ``(p) Pilot Agreements.--
                ``(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023, subject to the availability of appropriations pursuant to
            the authorization in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall enter
            into 1 or more pilot agreements with 1 or more eligible entities
            through which the Secretary shall provide financial assistance
            to the eligible entities to carry out activities consistent with
            subsection (l)(4)(A).
                ``(2) Report required.--In each of fiscal years 2020 through
            2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
            of the House of Representatives and Committee on Agriculture,
            Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing, with
            respect to the previous fiscal year--
                        ``(A) the amount provided to eligible entities under
                    each pilot agreement pursuant to paragraph (1) and how
                    the funds were used;
                        ``(B) the activities carried out under each pilot
                    agreement;
                        ``(C) the number of direct and indirect
                    beneficiaries of those activities; and
                        ``(D) the effectiveness of the pilot agreements,
                    including as applicable the impact on food security and
                    agricultural productivity.
                ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out pilot agreements pursuant to
            this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
            through 2023.''.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4619]]

    SEC. 3303. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT.

        Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C.
    1736f-1) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``2018'' each
            place it appears and inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 3304. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO EMERGING MARKETS.

        Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 101-624) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 3305. COCHRAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

        Section 1543 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for study in the United
            States.'' and inserting the following: ``for study--
                ``(1) in the United States; or
                ``(2) at a college or university located in an eligible
            country that the Secretary determines--
                        ``(A) has sufficient scientific and technical
                    facilities;
                        ``(B) has established a partnership with at least
                    one college or university in the United States; and
                        ``(C) has substantial participation by faculty
                    members of the United States college or university in
                    the design of the fellowship curriculum and classroom
                    instruction under the fellowship.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(which may
                    include agricultural extension services)'' after
                    ``systems''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by striking ``enhance trade'' and
                          inserting the following: ``enhance--
                        ``(A) trade'';
                              (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated) by
                          striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
                          or''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) linkages between agricultural interests in the
                    United States and regulatory systems governing sanitary
                    and phytosanitary standards for agricultural products
                    that--
                              ``(i) may enter the United States; and
                              ``(ii) may pose risks to human, animal, or
                          plant life or health.''; and
                (3) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and
                    inserting ``$4,000,000'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
                    inserting ``$3,000,000''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and
                    inserting ``$6,000,000''.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4620]]

    SEC. 3306. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND
                              TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

        Section 1473G of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319j) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``shall support'' and inserting ``support'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(E) the development of agricultural extension
                    services in eligible countries.''; and
                (2) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Leveraging alumni engagement.--In carrying out the
            purposes and programs under this section, the Secretary shall
            encourage ongoing engagement with fellowship recipients who have
            completed training under the program to provide advice
            regarding, and participate in, new or ongoing agricultural
            development projects, with a priority for capacity-building
            projects.''.
    SEC. 3307. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3295.>>  INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
                              EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

        (a) Fellowship Program Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish
    a fellowship program to be known as the International Agricultural
    Education Fellowship Program to provide fellowships to citizens of the
    United States to assist eligible countries in developing school-based
    agricultural education and youth extension programs.
        (b) Eligible Country Described.--For purposes of this section, an
    eligible country is a developing country, as determined by the Secretary
    using a gross national income per capita test selected by the Secretary.
        (c) Purpose of Fellowships.--The goals of providing a fellowship
    under this section are to--
                (1) develop globally minded United States agriculturists
            with experience living abroad;
                (2) focus on meeting the food and fiber needs of the
            domestic population of eligible countries; and
                (3) strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible
            countries and the United States agricultural industry.

        (d) Eligible Candidates.--The Secretary may provide fellowships to
    citizens of the United States who--
                (1) hold at least a bachelors degree in an agricultural
            related field of study; and
                (2) have an understanding of United States school-based
            agricultural education and youth extension programs, as
            determined by the Secretary.

        (e) Candidate Identification.--The Secretary shall consult with the
    National FFA Organization, the National 4-H Council, and other entities
    as the Secretary determines are appropriate to identify candidates for
    fellowships.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4621]]

        (f) Program Implementation.--The Secretary shall provide for the
    management, coordination, evaluation, and monitoring of the Fellowship
    Program, except that the Secretary may contract out the management of
    the fellowship program to an outside organization with experience in
    implementing fellowship programs focused on building capacity for
    school-based agricultural education and youth extension programs in
    developing countries.
        (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
                (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
            $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years
            2019 through 2023.
                (2) Duration.--Any funds made available under this
            subsection shall remain available until expended.
    SEC. 3308. INTERNATIONAL FOOD SECURITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

        The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is
    amended by inserting after section 1543A (7 U.S.C. 5679) the following:
    ``SEC. 1543B. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1736dd.>>  INTERNATIONAL FOOD SECURITY
                                TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

        ``(a) Definition of International Food Security.--In this section,
    the term `international food security' means access by any person at any
    time to food and nutrition that is sufficient for a healthy and
    productive life.
        ``(b) Collection of Information.--The Secretary of Agriculture
    (referred to in this section as the `Secretary') shall compile
    information from appropriate mission areas of the Department of
    Agriculture (including the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
    mission area) relating to the improvement of international food
    security.
        ``(c) Public Availability.--To benefit programs for the improvement
    of international food security, the Secretary shall organize the
    information described in subsection (b) and make the information
    available in a format suitable for--
                ``(1) public education; and
                ``(2) use by--
                        ``(A) a Federal, State, or local agency;
                        ``(B) an agency or instrumentality of the government
                    of a foreign country;
                        ``(C) a domestic or international organization,
                    including a domestic or international nongovernmental
                    organization; and
                        ``(D) an intergovernmental organization.

        ``(d) Technical Assistance.--On request by an entity described in
    subsection (c)(2), the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the
    entity to implement a program for the improvement of international food
    security.
        ``(e) Program Priority.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
    shall give priority to programs relating to the development of food and
    nutrition safety net systems with a focus on food insecure countries.
        ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4622]]

    SEC. 3309. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND
                              CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.

        Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``that is'' and inserting the
                    following: ``that--
                ``(1) is'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
                    the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2)(A) is produced in and procured from--
                        ``(i) a developing country that is a recipient
                    country; or
                        ``(ii) a developing country in the same region as a
                    recipient country; and
                ``(B) at a minimum, meets each nutritional, quality, and
            labeling standard of the recipient country, as determined by the
            Secretary.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)--
                        (A) in clause (v)(IV), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii);
                    and
                        (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                              ``(vi) the costs associated with transporting
                          the commodities described in subsection (a)(2)
                          from a developing country described in
                          subparagraph (A)(ii) of that subsection to any
                          designated point of entry within the recipient
                          country; and'';
                (3) in subsection (f)(1)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
                    subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
                    following:
                        ``(E) ensure to the maximum extent practicable that
                    assistance--
                              ``(i) is provided under this section in a
                          timely manner; and
                              ``(ii) is available when needed throughout the
                          applicable school year;''; and
                (4) in subsection (l)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Purchase of commodities.--Of the funds made available
            to carry out this section, not more than 10 percent shall be
            used to purchase agricultural commodities described in
            subsection (a)(2).''.
    SEC. 3310. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST.

        Section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (22
    U.S.C. 2220a note; Public Law 110-246) is amended--
                (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

        ``(b) United States Contribution Limit.--
                ``(1) In general.--The aggregate contributions of funds of
            the Federal Government provided to the Trust shall not exceed--

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4623]]

                        ``(A) for the period of fiscal years 2014 through
                    2018, 25 percent of the total amount of funds
                    contributed to the Trust from all sources; and
                        ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), effective beginning
                    with fiscal year 2019, 33 percent of the total amount of
                    funds contributed to the Trust from all sources.
                ``(2) Annual limitation.--The contributions of funds of the
            Federal Government provided to the Trust shall not exceed
            $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 3311. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AID PROCUREMENT PROJECTS.

        Section 3206(e)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 1726c(e)(1)) is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``to the Secretary'' after
            ``appropriated''; and
                (2) by striking ``2014 through 2018'' and inserting ``2019
            through 2023''.
    SEC. 3312. <<NOTE: 7 USC 5608.>>  FOREIGN TRADE MISSIONS.

        (a) Tribal Representation on Trade Missions.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
            Tribal Advisory Committee established under subsection (b)(2) of
            section 309 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department
            of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921(b)(2))
            (as added by section 12303(2)) (referred to in this section as
            the ``Advisory Committee''), shall seek--
                        (A) to support the greater inclusion of Tribal
                    agricultural and food products in Federal trade-related
                    activities; and
                        (B) to increase the collaboration between Federal
                    trade promotion efforts and other Federal trade-related
                    activities in support of the greater inclusion sought
                    under subparagraph (A).
                (2) Interdepartmental coordination.--In carrying out
            activities to increase the collaboration described in paragraph
            (1)(B), the Secretary shall coordinate with--
                        (A) the Secretary of Commerce;
                        (B) the Secretary of State;
                        (C) the Secretary of the Interior; and
                        (D) the heads of any other relevant Federal
                    agencies.

        (b) Report; Goals.--
                (1) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
            describing the efforts of the Department of Agriculture and
            other Federal agencies under this section to--
                        (A) the Advisory Committee;
                        (B) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives;
                        (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
                    House of Representatives;
                        (D) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
                    Forestry of the Senate;
                        (E) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                    Transportation of the Senate; and
                        (F) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4624]]

                (2) Goals.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish goals for
            measuring, in an objective and quantifiable format, the extent
            to which Indian Tribes and Tribal agricultural and food products
            are included in the trade-related activities of the Department
            of Agriculture.

                               TITLE IV--NUTRITION

              Subtitle A--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    SEC. 4001. REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE ACCEPTANCE OF BENEFITS.

        (a) Definition.--Section 3(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)(1)) is amended by striking ``or house-to-house
    trade route'' and inserting ``, house-to-house trade route, or online
    entity''.
        (b) Acceptance of Benefits.--Section 7(k) of the Food and Nutrition
    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(k)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Acceptance of
            Program Benefits Through Online Transactions'',
                (2) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (C), and
                (3) by striking paragraph (5).
    SEC. 4002. RE-EVALUATION OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN.

        Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2012(u)) is amended by inserting after the 1st sentence the following:
    ``By 2022 and at 5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary shall re-
    evaluate and publish the market baskets of the thrifty food plan based
    on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and
    dietary guidance.''.
    SEC. 4003. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)) is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
                ``(4) Administrative costs.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    Secretary shall pay not less than 80 percent of
                    administrative costs and distribution costs on Indian
                    reservations as the Secretary determines necessary for
                    effective administration of such distribution by a State
                    agency or tribal organization.
                        ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive up to 100
                    percent of the non-Federal share of the costs described
                    in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that--
                              ``(i) the tribal organization is financially
                          unable to provide a greater non-Federal share of
                          the costs; or
                              ``(ii) providing a greater non-Federal share
                          of the costs would be a substantial burden for the
                          tribal organization.
                        ``(C) Limitation.--The Secretary may not reduce any
                    benefits or services under the food distribution program
                    on Indian reservations under this subsection to any
                    tribal

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4625]]

                    organization that is granted a waiver under subparagraph
                    (B).
                        ``(D) Tribal contribution.--The Secretary may allow
                    a tribal organization to use funds provided to the
                    tribal organization through a Federal agency or other
                    Federal benefit to satisfy all or part of the non-
                    Federal share of the costs described in subparagraph (A)
                    if that use is otherwise consistent with the purpose of
                    the funds.'',
                (2) in paragraph (6)--
                        (A) in the heading by striking ``locally-grown'' and
                    inserting ``locally- and regionally-grown'',
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``locally-
                    grown'' and inserting ``locally- and regionally-grown'',
                        (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) in the heading by striking ``locally
                          grown'' and inserting ``locally- and regionally-
                          grown'', and
                              (ii) by striking ``locally-grown'' and
                          inserting ``locally- and regionally-grown'',
                        (D) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
                        ``(D) Purchase of foods.--In carrying out this
                    paragraph, the Secretary shall purchase or offer to
                    purchase those traditional foods that may be procured
                    cost-effectively.'',
                        (E) by striking subparagraph (E), and
                        (F) in subparagraph (F)--
                              (i) by striking ``(F)'' and inserting ``(E)'',
                          and
                              (ii) by striking ``2018'' and inserting
                          ``2023'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) Availability of funds.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Funds made available for a fiscal
                    year to carry out this subsection shall remain available
                    for obligation for a period of 2 fiscal years.
                        ``(B) Administrative costs.--Funds made available
                    for a fiscal year to carry out paragraph (4) shall
                    remain available for obligation by the State agency or
                    tribal organization for a period of 2 fiscal years.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 2013 note.>>  Demonstration Project for Tribal
    Organizations.--
                (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        (A) Demonstration project.--The term ``demonstration
                    project'' means the demonstration project established
                    under paragraph (2).
                        (B) Food distribution program.--The term ``food
                    distribution program'' means the food distribution
                    program on Indian reservations carried out under section
                    4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
                    2013(b)).
                        (C) Indian reservation.--The term ``Indian
                    reservation'' has the meaning given the term
                    ``reservation'' in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition
                    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012).
                        (D) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
                    meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                    Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
                    5304).
                        (E) Self-determination contract.--The term ``self-
                    determination contract'' has the meaning given the term
                    in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
                    Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4626]]

                        (F) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal
                    organization'' has the meaning given the term in section
                    3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012).
                (2) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of
            appropriations, the Secretary shall establish a demonstration
            project under which 1 or more tribal organizations may enter
            into self-determination contracts to purchase agricultural
            commodities under the food distribution program for the Indian
            reservation of that tribal organization.
                (3) Eligibility.--
                        (A) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with
                    the Secretary of the Interior and Indian tribes to
                    determine the process and criteria under which a tribal
                    organization may participate in the demonstration
                    project.
                        (B) Criteria.--The Secretary shall select for
                    participation in the demonstration project tribal
                    organizations that--
                              (i) are successfully administering the food
                          distribution program of the tribal organization
                          under section 4(b)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition
                          Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(2)(B)),
                              (ii) have the capacity to purchase
                          agricultural commodities in accordance with
                          paragraph (4) for the food distribution program of
                          the tribal organization, and
                              (iii) meet any other criteria determined by
                          the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
                          of the Interior and Indian tribes.
                (4) Procurement of agricultural commodities.--Any
            agricultural commodities purchased by a tribal organization
            under the demonstration project shall--
                        (A) be domestically produced,
                        (B) supplant, not supplement, the type of
                    agricultural commodities in existing food packages for
                    that tribal organization,
                        (C) be of similar or higher nutritional value as the
                    type of agricultural commodities that would be
                    supplanted in the existing food package for that tribal
                    organization, and
                        (D) meet any other criteria determined by the
                    Secretary.
                (5) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which
            funds are appropriated under paragraph (6) and annually
            thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
            Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
            Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
            describing the activities carried out under the demonstration
            project during the preceding year.
                (6) Funding.--
                        (A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
                    authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
                    out this subsection $5,000,000, to remain available
                    until expended.
                        (B) Appropriations in advance.--Only funds
                    appropriated under subparagraph (A) in advance
                    specifically to carry out this subsection shall be
                    available to carry out this subsection.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4627]]

        (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3(v) of the Food and Nutrition
    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(v)) is amended by striking ``the Indian Self-
    Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(b))'' and inserting ``section 4 of the
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
    5304)''.
    SEC. 4004. SIMPLIFIED HOMELESS HOUSING COSTS.

        Section 5(e)(6)(D) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2014(e)(6)(D)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
                (2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
                              ``(i) Alternative deduction.--The State agency
                          shall allow a deduction of $143 a month for
                          households--
                                        ``(I) in which all members are
                                    homeless individuals;
                                        ``(II) that are not receiving free
                                    shelter throughout the month; and
                                        ``(III) that do not opt to claim an
                                    excess shelter expense deduction under
                                    subparagraph (A).
                              ``(ii) Adjustment.--For fiscal year 2019 and
                          each subsequent fiscal year the amount of the
                          homeless shelter deduction specified in clause (i)
                          shall be adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-
                          month period ending the preceding November 30 in
                          the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
                          published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
                          Department of Labor.''.
    SEC. 4005. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
                              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        (a) Employment and Training Programs That Meet State and Local
    Workforce Needs.--Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) in clause (i)--
                              (i) by inserting ``, in consultation with the
                          State workforce development board, or, if the
                          State demonstrates that consultation with private
                          employers or employer organizations would be more
                          effective or efficient, in consultation with
                          private employers or employer organizations,''
                          after ``designed by the State agency'', and
                              (ii) by striking ``that will increase their
                          ability to obtain regular employment.'' and
                          inserting the following: ``that will--
                                        ``(I) increase the ability of the
                                    household members to obtain regular
                                    employment; and
                                        ``(II) meet State or local workforce
                                    needs.'', and
                        (B) in clause (ii) by inserting ``and implemented to
                    meet the purposes of clause (i)'' after ``under this
                    paragraph'',
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
                    ``case management services such as comprehensive intake

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4628]]

                    assessments, individualized service plans, progress
                    monitoring, or coordination with service providers and''
                    after ``contains'',
                        (B) in clause (iv) by redesignating subclauses (I)
                    and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and
                    indenting appropriately,
                        (C) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) and
                    clause (viii) as subclauses (I) through (VII) and
                    subclause (IX), respectively, and indenting
                    appropriately,
                        (D) by striking subclause (I), as so redesignated,
                    and inserting the following:
                                        ``(I) Supervised job search programs
                                    that occur at State-approved locations
                                    at which the activities of participants
                                    shall be directly supervised and the
                                    timing and activities of participants
                                    tracked in accordance with guidelines
                                    issued by the State.'',
                        (E) in subclause (II), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``jobs skills assessments, job finding clubs,
                    training in techniques for'' and inserting
                    ``employability assessments, training in techniques to
                    increase'',
                        (F) in subclause (IV), as so redesignated, in the
                    first sentence, by inserting ``, including subsidized
                    employment and apprenticeships'' before the period at
                    the end,
                        (G) in subclause (VII), as so redesignated, by
                    inserting ``not less than 30 days but'' after ``period
                    of'',
                        (H) by inserting after subclause (VII), as so
                    redesignated, the following:
                                        ``(VIII) Programs and activities
                                    under clause (iv) of section 16(h)(1)(F)
                                    that the Secretary determines, based on
                                    results from the independent evaluations
                                    conducted under clause (vii)(I) of such
                                    section, have the most demonstrable
                                    impact on the ability of participants to
                                    find and retain employment that leads to
                                    increased household income and reduced
                                    reliance on public assistance.'',
                        (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so
                    redesignated--
                              (i) by striking ``this subparagraph'' and
                          inserting ``this clause'', and
                              (ii) by striking ``(B) For purposes of this
                          Act, an'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Definitions.--In this Act:
                              ``(i) Employment and training program.--The
                          term'', and
                        (J) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Workforce partnership.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--The term
                                    `workforce partnership' means a program
                                    that--
                                                ``(aa) is operated by--
                                                    ``(AA) a private
                                                employer, an organization
                                                representing private
                                                employers, or a nonprofit
                                                organization providing
                                                services relating to
                                                workforce development; or
                                                    ``(BB) an entity
                                                identified as an eligible
                                                provider of training
                                                services under section
                                                122(d) of the Workforce
                                                Innovation and Opportunity
                                                Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d));

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                                                ``(bb) the Secretary
                                            certifies, or the State agency
                                            certifies to the Secretary--
                                                    ``(AA) subject to
                                                subparagraph (N)(ii), would
                                                assist participants who are
                                                members of households
                                                participating in the
                                                supplemental nutrition
                                                assistance program in
                                                gaining high-quality, work-
                                                relevant skills, training,
                                                work, or experience that
                                                will increase the ability of
                                                the participants to obtain
                                                regular employment;
                                                    ``(BB) subject to
                                                subparagraph (N)(ii), would
                                                provide participants with
                                                not less than 20 hours per
                                                week of training, work, or
                                                experience under subitem
                                                (AA);
                                                    ``(CC) would not use any
                                                funds authorized to be
                                                appropriated by this Act;
                                                    ``(DD) would provide
                                                sufficient information, on
                                                request by the State agency,
                                                for the State agency to
                                                determine that participants
                                                who are members of
                                                households participating in
                                                the supplemental nutrition
                                                assistance program are
                                                fulfilling any applicable
                                                work requirement under this
                                                subsection or subsection
                                                (o);
                                                    ``(EE) would be willing
                                                to serve as a reference for
                                                participants who are members
                                                of households participating
                                                in the supplemental
                                                nutrition assistance program
                                                for future employment or
                                                work-related programs; and
                                                    ``(FF) meets any other
                                                criteria established by the
                                                Secretary, on the condition
                                                that the Secretary shall not
                                                establish any additional
                                                criteria that would impose
                                                significant paperwork
                                                burdens on the workforce
                                                partnership; and
                                                ``(cc) is in compliance with
                                            the Fair Labor Standards Act of
                                            1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), if
                                            applicable.
                                        ``(II) Inclusion.--The term
                                    `workforce partnership' includes a
                                    multistate program.'',
                (3) in subparagraph (E)--
                        (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such
                    requirements'' and inserting the following:
                              ``(ii) Variation.--The requirements under
                          clause (i)'',
                        (B) by striking ``(E) Each State'' and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(E) Requirements for participation for certain
                    individuals.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Each State'', and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) Application to workforce
                          partnerships.--To the extent that a State agency
                          requires an individual to participate in an
                          employment and training program, the State agency
                          shall consider an individual participating in a
                          workforce partnership to be in

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                          compliance with the employment and training
                          requirements.'',
                (4) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``(B)(v)'' and
            inserting ``(B)(i)(V)'', and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(N) Workforce partnerships.--
                              ``(i) Certification.--In certifying that a
                          program meets the requirements of subitems (AA)
                          and (BB) of subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)(bb) to be
                          certified as a workforce partnership, the
                          Secretary or the State agency shall require that
                          the program submit to the Secretary or State
                          agency sufficient information that describes--
                                        ``(I) the services and activities of
                                    the program that would provide
                                    participants with not less than 20 hours
                                    per week of training, work, or
                                    experience under those subitems; and
                                        ``(II) how the program would provide
                                    services and activities described in
                                    subclause (I) that would directly
                                    enhance the employability or job
                                    readiness of the participant.
                              ``(ii) Supplement, not supplant.--A State
                          agency may use a workforce partnership to
                          supplement, not to supplant, the employment and
                          training program of the State agency.
                              ``(iii) Participation.--A State agency--
                                        ``(I) shall--
                                                ``(aa) maintain a list of
                                            workforce partnerships certified
                                            under subparagraph
                                            (B)(ii)(I)(bb); and
                                                ``(bb) not less frequently
                                            than at certification and
                                            recertification, provide to a
                                            household member subject to work
                                            requirements under subsection
                                            (d)(1) or subsection (o),
                                            electronically or by other
                                            means, the list described in
                                            item (aa); but
                                        ``(II) may not require any member of
                                    a household participating in the
                                    supplemental nutrition assistance
                                    program to participate in a workforce
                                    partnership.
                              ``(iv) Effect.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--A workforce
                                    partnership shall not replace the
                                    employment or training of an individual
                                    not participating in the workforce
                                    partnership.
                                        ``(II) Selection.--Nothing in this
                                    subsection or subsection (o) affects the
                                    criteria or screening process for
                                    selecting participants by a workforce
                                    partnership.
                              ``(v) Limitation on reporting requirements.--
                          In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary
                          and each applicable State agency shall limit the
                          reporting requirements of a workforce partnership
                          to--
                                        ``(I) on notification that an
                                    individual is receiving supplemental
                                    nutrition assistance program benefits,
                                    notifying the applicable State

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4631]]

                                    agency that the individual is
                                    participating in the workforce
                                    partnership;
                                        ``(II) identifying participants who
                                    have completed or are no longer
                                    participating in the workforce
                                    partnership;
                                        ``(III) identifying changes to the
                                    workforce partnership that result in the
                                    workforce partnership no longer meeting
                                    the certification requirements of the
                                    Secretary or the State agency under
                                    subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)(bb); and
                                        ``(IV) providing sufficient
                                    information, on request by the State
                                    agency, for the State agency to verify
                                    that a participant is fulfilling any
                                    applicable work requirements under this
                                    subsection or subsection (o).
                        ``(O) Referral of certain individuals.--
                              ``(i) In general.--In accordance with such
                          regulations as may be issued by the Secretary,
                          with respect to any individual who is not eligible
                          for an exemption under paragraph (2) and who is
                          determined by the operator of an employment and
                          training program component to be ill-suited to
                          participate in that employment and training
                          program component, the State agency shall--
                                        ``(I) refer the individual to an
                                    appropriate employment and training
                                    program component;
                                        ``(II) refer the individual to an
                                    appropriate workforce partnership, if
                                    available;
                                        ``(III) reassess the physical and
                                    mental fitness of the individual under
                                    paragraph (1)(A); or
                                        ``(IV) to the maximum extent
                                    practicable, coordinate with other
                                    Federal, State, or local workforce or
                                    assistance programs to identify work
                                    opportunities or assistance for the
                                    individual.
                              ``(ii) Process.--In carrying out clause (i),
                          the State agency shall ensure that an individual
                          undergoing and complying with the process
                          established under that clause shall not be found
                          to have refused without good cause to participate
                          in an employment and training program.''.

        (b) Work Requirements.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end,
                        (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``job search
                    program or a job search training program.'' and
                    inserting ``supervised job search program or job search
                    training program;'', and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) a program of employment and training for
                    veterans operated by the Department of Labor or the
                    Department of Veterans Affairs, and approved by the
                    Secretary; and
                        ``(E) a workforce partnership under subsection
                    (d)(4)(N).'',
                (2) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ``and with the support
            of the chief executive officer of the State'' after ``agency'',
            and

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4632]]

                (3) in paragraph (6)--
                        (A) in the heading by striking ``15-percent
                    exemption'' and inserting ``Exemptions'',
                        (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``(G)'' and
                    inserting ``(H)'',
                        (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``(E) and (G)''
                    and inserting ``(F) and (H)'' ,
                        (D) in subparagraph (D)--
                              (i) in the heading by striking ``Subsequent
                          fiscal years'' and inserting ``Fiscal years 1999
                          through 2019'',
                              (ii) by striking ``(E) through (G)'' and
                          inserting ``(F) through (H)'', and
                              (iii) by striking ``year,'' and inserting
                          ``year through fiscal year 2019,'',
                        (E) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``or (D)'' and
                    inserting ``, (D), or (E)'',
                        (F) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G)
                    as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively, and
                        (G) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
                    following:
                        ``(E) Subsequent fiscal years.--Subject to
                    subparagraphs (F) through (H), for fiscal year 2020 and
                    each subsequent fiscal year, a State agency may provide
                    a number of exemptions such that the average monthly
                    number of exemptions in effect during the fiscal year
                    does not exceed 12 percent of the number of covered
                    individuals in the State, as estimated by the Secretary
                    under subparagraph (C), adjusted by the Secretary to
                    reflect changes in the State's caseload and the
                    Secretary's estimate of changes in the proportion of
                    members of households that receive supplemental
                    nutrition assistance program benefits covered by waivers
                    granted under paragraph (4).''.

        (c) State Plans.--Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)(19) by inserting ``the extent to which
            such programs will be carried out in coordination with the
            activities carried out under title I of the Workforce Innovation
            and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.),'' before ``and the
            basis,'', and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(w) For households containing at least one adult, with no elderly
    or disabled members and with no earned income at their last
    certification or required report, a State agency shall, at the time of
    recertification, be required to advise members of the household not
    exempt under section 6(d)(2) regarding available employment and training
    services.''.
        (d) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--Section 16(h) of
    the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$90,000,000''
                    and inserting ``$103,900,000'',
                        (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) in clause (i) by inserting ``, subject to
                          clauses (ii) through (v),'' after ``(B), the
                          Secretary'', and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4633]]

                              ``(iv) Priority.--The Secretary shall
                          reallocate funds under this subparagraph as
                          follows:
                                        ``(I)(aa) Subject to items (bb) and
                                    (cc), not less than 50 percent shall be
                                    reallocated to State agencies requesting
                                    such funds to conduct employment and
                                    training programs and activities for
                                    which such State agencies had previously
                                    received funding under subparagraph
                                    (F)(viii) that the Secretary determines
                                    have the most demonstrable impact on the
                                    ability of participants to find and
                                    retain employment that leads to
                                    increased household income and reduced
                                    reliance on public assistance.
                                        ``(bb) The Secretary shall base the
                                    determination under item (aa) on--
                                                ``(AA) project results from
                                            the independent evaluations
                                            conducted under subparagraph
                                            (F)(vii)(I); or
                                                ``(BB) if the project
                                            results from the independent
                                            evaluations conducted under
                                            subparagraph (F)(vii)(I) are not
                                            yet available, the reports under
                                            subparagraph (F)(vii)(II) or
                                            other information relating to
                                            performance of the programs and
                                            activities funded under
                                            subparagraph (F)(viii).
                                        ``(cc) Employment and training
                                    activities funded under this subclause
                                    are not subject to subparagraph
                                    (F)(vii), but are subject to monitoring
                                    under paragraph (h)(5).
                                        ``(II) Not less than 30 percent
                                    shall be reallocated to State agencies
                                    requesting such funds to implement or
                                    continue employment and training
                                    programs and activities under section
                                    6(d)(4)(B)(i) that the Secretary
                                    determines have the most demonstrable
                                    impact on the ability of participants to
                                    find and retain employment that leads to
                                    increased household income and reduced
                                    reliance on public assistance, including
                                    programs and activities that are
                                    targeted to--
                                                ``(aa) individuals 50 years
                                            of age or older;
                                                ``(bb) formerly incarcerated
                                            individuals;
                                                ``(cc) individuals
                                            participating in a substance
                                            abuse treatment program;
                                                ``(dd) homeless individuals;
                                                ``(ee) people with
                                            disabilities seeking to enter
                                            the workforce;
                                                ``(ff) other individuals
                                            with substantial barriers to
                                            employment; or
                                                ``(gg) households facing
                                            multi-generational poverty, to
                                            support employment and workforce
                                            participation through an
                                            integrated and family-focused
                                            approach in providing supportive
                                            services.
                                        ``(III) The Secretary shall
                                    reallocate any remaining funds available
                                    under this subparagraph, to State
                                    agencies requesting such funds to use
                                    for employment and training programs and

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4634]]

                                    activities that the Secretary determines
                                    have the most demonstrable impact on the
                                    ability of participants to find and
                                    retain employment that leads to
                                    increased household income and reduced
                                    reliance on public assistance under
                                    section 6(d)(4)(B)(i).
                              ``(v) Consideration.--In reallocating funds
                          under this subparagraph, a State agency that
                          receives reallocated funds under clause (iv)(I)
                          may also be considered for reallocated funding
                          under clause (iv)(II).'', and
                        (C) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``$50,000'' and
                    inserting ``$100,000'', and
                (2) in paragraph (5)(B) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(v) State option.--The State agency may
                          report relevant data from a workforce partnership
                          carried out under section 6(d)(4)(N) to
                          demonstrate the number of program participants
                          served by the workforce partnership.''.

        (e) Expired Authority.--Section 17(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)) is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (2), and
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    SEC. 4006. IMPROVEMENTS TO ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM.

        (a) EBT Portability.--Section 7(f)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(f)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                        ``(C) Operation of individual point of sale device
                    by farmers' markets and direct marketing farmers.--A
                    farmers' market or direct marketing farmer that is
                    exempt under paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall be allowed to
                    operate an individual electronic benefit transfer point
                    of sale device at more than 1 location under the same
                    supplemental nutrition assistance program authorization,
                    if--
                              ``(i) the farmers' market or direct marketing
                          farmer provides to the Secretary information on
                          location and hours of operation at each location;
                          and
                              ``(ii)(I) the point of sale device used by the
                          farmers' market or direct marketing farmer is
                          capable of providing location information of the
                          device through the electronic benefit transfer
                          system; or
                              ``(II) if the Secretary determines that the
                          technology is not available for a point of sale
                          device to meet the requirement under subclause
                          (I), the farmers' market or direct marketing
                          farmer provides to the Secretary any other
                          information, as determined by the Secretary,
                          necessary to ensure the integrity of transactions
                          processed using the point of sale device.''.

        (b) Modernization of Electronic Benefit Transfer Regulations.--The
    1st sentence of section 7(h)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 2016(h)(2)) is amended by inserting ``and shall periodically
    review such regulations and modify such regulations to take into account
    evolving technology and comparable industry standards'' before the
    period at the end.
        (c) Benefit Recovery.--Section 7(h)(12) of the Food and Nutrition
    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(12)) is amended--

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4635]]

                (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, or due to the death
            of all members of the household'' after ``inactivity'', and
                (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(B) Benefit storage.--
                              ``(i) In general.--A State agency may store
                          recovered electronic benefits off-line in
                          accordance with clause (ii), if the household has
                          not accessed the account after 3 months.
                              ``(ii) Notice of benefit storage.--A State
                          agency shall--
                                        ``(I) send notice to a household the
                                    benefits of which are stored under
                                    clause (i); and
                                        ``(II) not later than 48 hours after
                                    request by the household, make the
                                    stored benefits available to the
                                    household.
                        ``(C) Benefit expunging.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), a
                          State agency shall expunge benefits that have not
                          been accessed by a household after a period of 9
                          months, or upon verification that all members of
                          the household are deceased.
                              ``(ii) Notice of benefit expunging.--Not later
                          than 30 days before benefits are to be expunged
                          under clause (i), a State agency shall--
                                        ``(I) provide sufficient notice to
                                    the household that benefits will be
                                    expunged due to inactivity, and the date
                                    upon which benefits will be expunged;
                                        ``(II) for benefits stored off-line
                                    in accordance with subparagraph (B),
                                    provide the household an opportunity to
                                    request that such benefits be restored
                                    to the household; and
                                        ``(III) not later than 48 hours
                                    after request by the household, make the
                                    benefits available to the household.''.

        (d) Prohibited Fees.--Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended--
                (1) by amending subsection (h)(13) to read as follows:
                ``(13) Fees.--
                        ``(A) Interchange fees.--No interchange fees shall
                    apply to electronic benefit transfer transactions under
                    this subsection.
                        ``(B) Other fees.--Effective through fiscal year
                    2023, neither a State, nor any agent, contractor, or
                    subcontractor of a State who facilitates the provision
                    of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits in
                    such State may impose a fee for switching (as defined in
                    subsection (j)(1)(H)) or routing such benefits.'', and
                (2) by amending subsection (j)(1)(H) to read as follows:
                        ``(H) Switching.--The term `switching' means the
                    routing of an intrastate or interstate transaction that
                    consists of transmitting the details of a transaction
                    electronically recorded through the use of an electronic
                    benefit transfer card in one State to the issuer of the
                    card that may be in the same or different State.''.

        (e) Mobile Technologies.--Section 7(h)(14) of the Food and Nutrition
    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(14)) is amended--

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4636]]

                (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    Secretary shall authorize the use of mobile technologies
                    for the purpose of accessing supplemental nutrition
                    assistance program benefits.'',
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) by striking the heading and inserting
                    ``Demonstration projects on access of benefits through
                    mobile technologies'',
                        (B) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                              ``(i) Demonstration projects.--Before
                          authorizing implementation of subparagraph (A) in
                          all States, the Secretary shall approve not more
                          than 5 demonstration project proposals submitted
                          by State agencies that will pilot the use of
                          mobile technologies for supplemental nutrition
                          assistance program benefits access.'',
                        (C) in clause (ii)--
                              (i) in the heading by striking ``Demonstration
                          projects'' and inserting ``Project requirements'',
                              (ii) by striking ``retail food store'' the
                          first place it appears and inserting ``State
                          agency'',
                              (iii) by striking ``includes'',
                              (iv) by striking subclauses (I), (II), (III),
                          and (IV), and inserting the following:
                                        ``(I) provides recipient protections
                                    regarding privacy, ease of use,
                                    household access to benefits, and
                                    support similar to the protections
                                    provided under existing methods;
                                        ``(II) ensures that all recipients,
                                    including those without access to mobile
                                    payment technology and those who shop
                                    across State borders, have a means of
                                    benefit access;
                                        ``(III) requires retail food stores,
                                    unless exempt under section 7(f)(2)(B),
                                    to bear the costs of acquiring and
                                    arranging for the implementation of
                                    point-of-sale equipment and supplies for
                                    the redemption of benefits that are
                                    accessed through mobile technologies;
                                        ``(IV) requires that foods purchased
                                    with benefits issued under this section
                                    through mobile technologies are
                                    purchased at a price not higher than the
                                    price of the same food purchased by
                                    other methods used by the retail food
                                    store, as determined by the Secretary;
                                        ``(V) ensures adequate documentation
                                    for each authorized transaction,
                                    adequate security measures to deter
                                    fraud, and adequate access to retail
                                    food stores that accept benefits
                                    accessed through mobile technologies, as
                                    determined by the Secretary;
                                        ``(VI) provides for an evaluation of
                                    the demonstration project, including,
                                    but not limited to, an evaluation of
                                    household access to benefits;
                                        ``(VII) requires that the State
                                    demonstration projects are voluntary for
                                    all retail food stores

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4637]]

                                    and that all recipients are able to use
                                    benefits in non-participating retail
                                    food stores; and
                                        ``(VIII) meets other criteria as
                                    established by the Secretary.'',
                        (D) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
                              ``(iv) Date of project approval.--The
                          Secretary shall solicit and approve the qualifying
                          demonstration projects required under subparagraph
                          (B)(i) not later than January 1, 2021.'', and
                        (E) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                              ``(iii) Priority.--The Secretary may
                          prioritize demonstration project proposals that
                          would--
                                        ``(I) reduce fraud;
                                        ``(II) encourage positive
                                    nutritional outcomes; and
                                        ``(III) meet such other criteria as
                                    determined by the Secretary.'', and
                (3) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
                        (A) by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022'', and
                        (B) by inserting ``requires further study by way of
                    an extended pilot period or'' after ``States'' the 2d
                    place it appears.

        (f) Approval of Retail Food Stores.--Section 9 of the Food and
    Nutrition Act (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                        (A) in the 4th sentence by striking ``No retail food
                    store'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(D) Visit required.--No retail food store'',
                        (B) in the 3d sentence by striking ``Approval'' and
                    inserting the following:
                        ``(C) Certificate.--Approval'',
                        (C) in the 2d sentence--
                              (i) by striking ``food; and (D) the'' and
                          inserting the following: ``food;
                              ``(iv) any information, if available, about
                          the ability of the anticipated or existing
                          electronic benefit transfer equipment and service
                          provider of the applicant to provide sufficient
                          information through the electronic benefit
                          transfer system to minimize the risk of fraudulent
                          transactions; and
                              ``(v) the'',
                              (ii) by striking ``concern; (C) whether'' and
                          inserting the following: ``concern;
                              ``(iii) whether'',
                              (iii) by striking ``applicant; (B) the'' and
                          inserting the following: ``applicant;
                              ``(ii) the'',
                              (iv) by striking ``following: (A) the nature''
                          and inserting the following: ``following:
                              ``(i) the nature'', and
                              (v) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so
                          designated, by striking ``In determining'' and
                          inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Factors for consideration.--In determining'',
                    and
                        (D) in the 1st sentence by striking ``(a)(1)
                    Regulations'' and inserting the following:

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4638]]

        ``(a) Authorization to Accept and Redeem Benefits.--
                ``(1) Applications.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Regulations'',
                (2) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Electronic benefit transfer equipment and service
            providers.--Before implementing clause (iv) of paragraph (1)(B),
            the Secretary shall issue guidance for retail food stores on how
            to select electronic benefit transfer equipment and service
            providers that are able to meet the requirements of that
            clause.'', and
                (3) in the 1st sentence of subsection (c) by inserting
            ``records relating to electronic benefit transfer equipment and
            related services, transaction and redemption data provided
            through the electronic benefit transfer system,'' after
            ``purchase invoices,''.
    SEC. 4007. REVIEW OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
                              OPERATIONS.

        Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(i) Review of Program Operations.--
                ``(1) Review by the secretary.--The Secretary--
                        ``(A) shall review a representative sample of
                    currently authorized facilities referred to in section
                    3(k)(3) to determine whether benefits are properly used
                    by or on behalf of participating households residing in
                    such facilities and whether such facilities are using
                    more than 1 source of Federal or State funding to meet
                    the food needs of residents;
                        ``(B) may carry out similar reviews for currently
                    participating residential drug and alcohol treatment and
                    rehabilitation programs, and group living arrangements
                    for the blind and disabled, referred to in section 3(k);
                        ``(C) shall gather information, and such facilities,
                    programs, and arrangements shall be required to submit
                    information deemed necessary for a full and thorough
                    review; and
                        ``(D) shall report the results of these reviews to
                    the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
                    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate not later than 18
                    months after the date of the enactment of the
                    Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, along with
                    recommendations regarding--
                              ``(i) any additional requirements or oversight
                          that would be appropriate for such facilities,
                          programs, and arrangements; and
                              ``(ii) whether such facilities, programs, and
                          arrangements should continue to be authorized to
                          participate in the supplemental nutrition
                          assistance program.
                ``(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall
            authorize the Secretary to deny any application for continued
            authorization, any application for authorization, or any request
            to withdraw the authorization of any such facility, program, or
            arrangement based on a determination that residents of any such
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            a period of 18 months from the date of enactment of the
            Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.''.
    SEC. 4008. RETAIL INCENTIVES.

        Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018), as
    amended by section 4007, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(j) Incentives.--
                ``(1) Definition of eligible incentive food.--In this
            subsection, the term `eligible incentive food' means--
                        ``(A) a staple food that is identified for increased
                    consumption, consistent with the most recent dietary
                    recommendations; and
                        ``(B) a fruit, vegetable, dairy, whole grain, or
                    product thereof.
                ``(2) Guidance.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue
                    guidance to clarify the process by which an approved
                    retail food store may seek a waiver to offer an
                    incentive, which may be used only for the purchase of an
                    eligible incentive food at the point of purchase, to a
                    household purchasing food with benefits issued under
                    this Act.
                        ``(B) Guidance.--The guidance under subparagraph (A)
                    shall establish a process under which an approved retail
                    food store, prior to carrying out an incentive program
                    under this subsection, shall provide to the Secretary
                    information describing the incentive program,
                    including--
                              ``(i) the types of incentives that will be
                          offered;
                              ``(ii) the types of foods that will be
                          incentivized for purchase; and
                              ``(iii) an explanation of how the incentive
                          program intends to support meeting dietary intake
                          goals.
                ``(3) No limitation on benefits.--A waiver granted under
            this subsection shall not be used to carry out any activity that
            limits the use of benefits under this Act or any other Federal
            nutrition law.
                ``(4) Effect.--Guidance provided under this subsection shall
            not affect any requirements under section 4405 of the Food,
            Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517), including
            the eligibility of a retail food store to participate in a
            project funded under such section.
                ``(5) 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 an annual
            report describing the types of incentives approved under this
            subsection.''.
    SEC. 4009. REQUIRED ACTION ON DATA MATCH INFORMATION.

        Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2020(e)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (24) by striking ``and'' after the
            semicolon,
                (2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(26) that for a household participating in the
            supplemental nutrition assistance program, the State agency
            shall pursue clarification and verification, if applicable, of
            information relating to the circumstances of the household
            received from

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            data matches for the purpose of ensuring an accurate eligibility
            and benefit determination, only if the information--
                        ``(A) appears to present significantly conflicting
                    information from the information that was used by the
                    State agency at the time of certification of the
                    household;
                        ``(B) is obtained from data matches carried out
                    under subsection (q), (r), or (x); or
                        ``(C)(i) is less than 60 days old relative to the
                    current month of participation of the household; and
                        ``(ii) if accurate, would have been required to be
                    reported by the household based on the reporting
                    requirements assigned to the household by the State
                    agency under section 6(c).''.
    SEC. 4010. INCENTIVIZING TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION.

        Section 11(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2020(t)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Grants for
            Simplified Application and Eligibility Determination Systems and
            Improved Access to Benefits'',
                (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``implement--'' and all
            that follows through the period at the end, and inserting
            ``implement supplemental nutrition assistance program simplified
            application and eligibility determination systems.'', and
                (3) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
                        ``(B) establishing enhanced technological methods
                    that improve the administrative infrastructure used in
                    processing applications and determining eligibility;
                    or'',
                        (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D), and
                        (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
                    subparagraph (C).
    SEC. 4011. INTERSTATE DATA MATCHING TO PREVENT MULTIPLE ISSUANCES.

        Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020), as
    amended by section 4005(c), is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(x) National Accuracy Clearinghouse.--
                ``(1) Definition of indication of multiple issuance.--In
            this subsection, the term `indication of multiple issuance'
            means an indication, based on a computer match, that
            supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are being
            issued to an individual by more than 1 State agency
            simultaneously.
                ``(2) Establishment.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
                    interstate data system, to be known as the `National
                    Accuracy Clearinghouse', to prevent multiple issuances
                    of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to
                    an individual by more than 1 State agency
                    simultaneously.
                        ``(B) Data matching.--The Secretary shall require
                    that State agencies make available to the National
                    Accuracy Clearinghouse only such information as is
                    necessary for the purpose described in subparagraph (A).
                        ``(C) Data protection.--The information made
                    available by State agencies under subparagraph (B)--
                              ``(i) shall be used only for the purpose
                          described in subparagraph (A);

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                              ``(ii) shall be exempt from the disclosure
                          requirements of section 552(a) of title 5 of the
                          United States Code pursuant to section 552(b)(3)
                          of title 5 of the United States Code, to the
                          extent such information is obtained or received by
                          the Secretary;
                              ``(iii) shall not be retained for longer than
                          is necessary to accomplish the purpose in
                          subparagraph (A);
                              ``(iv) shall be used in a manner that protects
                          the identity and location of a vulnerable
                          individual (including a victim of domestic
                          violence) that is an applicant for, or recipient
                          of, supplemental nutrition assistance program
                          benefits; and
                              ``(v) shall meet security standards as
                          determined by the Secretary.
                ``(3) Issuance of interim final regulations.--Not later than
            18 months after the date of enactment of the Agriculture
            Improvement Act of 2018, the Secretary shall promulgate
            regulations (which shall include interim final regulations) to
            carry out this subsection that--
                        ``(A) incorporate best practices and lessons learned
                    from the pilot program under section 4032(c) of the
                    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2036c(c));
                        ``(B) require a State agency to take appropriate
                    action, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to
                    each indication of multiple issuance of supplemental
                    nutrition assistance program benefits, or each
                    indication that an individual receiving such benefits in
                    1 State has applied to receive such benefits in another
                    State, while ensuring timely and fair service to
                    applicants for, and recipients of, such benefits;
                        ``(C) establish standards to limit and protect the
                    information submitted through or retained by the
                    National Accuracy Clearinghouse consistent with
                    paragraph (2)(C);
                        ``(D) establish safeguards to protect--
                              ``(i) the information submitted through or
                          retained by the National Accuracy Clearinghouse,
                          including by limiting the period of time that
                          information is retained to the period necessary to
                          accomplish the purpose described in paragraph
                          (2)(A); and
                              ``(ii) the privacy of information that is
                          submitted through or retained by the National
                          Accuracy Clearinghouse consistent with subsection
                          (e)(8); and
                        ``(E) include such other rules and standards the
                    Secretary determines appropriate to carry out this
                    subsection.
                ``(4) Timing.--The initial match and corresponding actions
            required by paragraph (3)(B) shall occur within 3 years after
            the date of the enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
            2018.''.
    SEC. 4012. REQUIREMENT OF LIVE-PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS FOR CERTAIN
                              PILOT PROJECTS RELATING TO COST SHARING
                              FOR COMPUTERIZATION.

        Section 16(g)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2025(g)(1)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (F) by redesignating clauses (i) and
            (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting
            appropriately;

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                (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as
            clauses (i) through (vi), respectively, and indenting
            appropriately;
                (3) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated--
                        (A) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and
                    inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``in the planning'' and inserting
                    the following: ``in the--
                        ``(A) planning'',
                (4) in clause (v), as so redesignated, of subparagraph (A),
            as so designated, by striking ``implementation, including
            through pilot projects in limited areas for major systems
            changes as determined under rules promulgated by the Secretary,
            data from which'' and inserting the following: ``implementation,
            including a requirement that--
                                        ``(I) such testing shall be
                                    accomplished through pilot projects in
                                    limited areas for major systems changes
                                    (as determined under rules promulgated
                                    by the Secretary);
                                        ``(II) each pilot project described
                                    in subclause (I) that is carried out
                                    before the implementation of a system
                                    shall be conducted in a live-production
                                    environment; and
                                        ``(III) the data resulting from each
                                    pilot project carried out under this
                                    clause'';
                (5) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by striking the
            period at end and inserting ``; and'', and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) operation of 1 or more automatic data
                    processing and information retrieval systems that the
                    Secretary determines may continue to be operated in
                    accordance with clauses (i) through (vii) of
                    subparagraph (A).''.
    SEC. 4013. QUALITY CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS.

        (a) Records.--Section 11(a)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Records described'' and inserting ``All
            records, and the entire information systems in which records are
            contained, that are covered'', and
                (2) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                              ``(i) be made available for inspection and
                          audit by the Secretary, subject to data and
                          security protocols agreed to by the State agency
                          and Secretary;''.

        (b) Quality Control System.--Section 16(c)(1)(B) of the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(B)) is amended to read as
    follows:
                        ``(B) Quality control system integrity.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days
                          after the date of enactment of the Agriculture
                          Improvement Act of 2018, the Secretary shall issue
                          interim final regulations that--
                                        ``(I) ensure that the quality
                                    control system established under this
                                    subsection produces valid statistical
                                    results;
                                        ``(II) provide for oversight of
                                    contracts entered into by a State agency
                                    for the purpose of improving payment
                                    accuracy;

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                                        ``(III) ensure the accuracy of data
                                    collected under the quality control
                                    system established under this
                                    subsection; and
                                        ``(IV) for each fiscal year, to the
                                    maximum extent practicable, provide for
                                    the evaluation of the integrity of the
                                    quality control process of not fewer
                                    than 2 State agencies, selected in
                                    accordance with criteria determined by
                                    the Secretary.
                              ``(ii) Debarment.--In accordance with the
                          nonprocurement debarment procedures under part 417
                          of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or
                          successor regulations, the Secretary shall debar
                          any person that, in carrying out the quality
                          control system established under this subsection,
                          knowingly submits, or causes to be submitted,
                          false information to the Secretary.''.

        (c) Reporting Requirements.--The 1st sentence of section 16(c)(4) of
    the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(4)) is amended by
    inserting ``, including providing access to applicable State records and
    the entire information systems in which the records are contained,''
    after ``necessary''.
        (d) State Performance Indicators.--Section 16(d) of the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(d)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``State
            Performance Indicators'',
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the heading by striking ``and thereafter''
                    and inserting ``through 2017'',
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and each
                    fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``through fiscal
                    year 2017'', and
                        (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and each
                    fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``through fiscal
                    year 2017'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) Fiscal year 2018 and fiscal years thereafter.--
                        ``(A) With respect to fiscal year 2018 and each
                    fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 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.
                        ``(B) The Secretary shall not award performance
                    bonus payments to State agencies in fiscal year 2019 for
                    fiscal year 2018 performance.''.

        (e) Cost Sharing for Computerization.--Section 16(g)(1)(A) of the
    Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(g)(1)(A)), as amended by
    section 4012, is amended--
                (1) in clause (v)(III) by striking ``and'', and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(vii) would be accessible by the Secretary
                          for inspection and audit under section
                          11(a)(3)(B); and''.
    SEC. 4014. EVALUATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
                              REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:

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        ``(m) Evaluation of Child Support Enforcement Cooperation
    Requirements.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
            Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct an
            independent evaluation of a representative sample of States--
                        ``(A) to assess the implementation and impact of the
                    eligibility requirements described in subsections (l)
                    through (n) of section 6 in States that have formerly
                    implemented or continue to implement those requirements,
                    and the feasibility of implementing those requirements
                    in other States;
                        ``(B) to assess the factors that contributed to the
                    decision of States that formerly implemented the
                    eligibility requirements described in each of
                    subsections (l) through (n) of section 6 to cease such
                    implementation;
                        ``(C) to review alternatives to the eligibility
                    requirements described in each of subsections (l)
                    through (n) of section 6 that are used by other States
                    to assist participants in the supplemental nutrition
                    assistance program to make or receive child support
                    payments and the effectiveness of those alternatives;
                    and
                        ``(D) to evaluate the costs and benefits to
                    households and to State agencies, of requiring State
                    agencies to implement each of the eligibility
                    requirements described in subsections (l) through (n) of
                    section 6.
                ``(2) Evaluation.--The evaluation under paragraph (1) shall
            include, to the maximum extent practicable, an assessment of--
                        ``(A) the manner in which applicable State agencies
                    implement and enforce the eligibility requirements
                    described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph,
                    including--
                              ``(i) the procedures used by each State to
                          determine cooperation, to sanction participants
                          for failure to cooperate, and to determine good
                          cause for noncooperation under each of subsections
                          (l) through (n) of section 6; and
                              ``(ii) the manner in which each State aligns
                          the procedures for implementing those eligibility
                          requirements with procedures for implementing
                          other Federal programs that require cooperation
                          with child support enforcement, including the
                          program of block grants to States for temporary
                          assistance for needy families established under
                          part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
                          U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Medicaid program under
                          title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
                          1396 et seq.), and programs carried out under the
                          Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
                          (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.);
                        ``(B) the Federal, State, and local costs associated
                    with implementing those eligibility requirements,
                    including costs incurred under this Act and by child
                    support enforcement agencies for personnel, technology
                    upgrades, and other costs;
                        ``(C) the effect of those eligibility requirements
                    on the establishment of new child support orders, the
                    establishment of paternity, changes in child support
                    payments to

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                    custodial households, and changes in arrears owed on
                    child support orders;
                        ``(D) with respect to the eligibility requirements
                    under each of subsections (l) through (n) of section 6--
                              ``(i) the number of individuals subject to
                          those requirements;
                              ``(ii) the number of individuals in each State
                          who meet those requirements; and
                              ``(iii) the number of individuals in each
                          State who fail to meet those requirements;
                        ``(E) the number of individuals in each State for
                    whom good cause for noncooperation has been found under
                    section 6(l)(2);
                        ``(F) the impact of those eligibility requirements
                    on the supplemental nutrition assistance program
                    eligibility, benefit levels, food security, income, and
                    economic stability of--
                              ``(i) individuals subject to those
                          requirements;
                              ``(ii) the household members of those
                          individuals, including children; and
                              ``(iii) households with nontraditional family
                          structures, including a household in which a
                          grandparent is the primary caretaker of a
                          grandchild of the grandparent.
                ``(3) State agency cooperation.--Each State agency selected
            under paragraph (1) shall provide information to the Secretary
            necessary to conduct the evaluation under such paragraph.
                ``(4) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
            enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the
            Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
            House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
            Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the
            findings from the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).''.
    SEC. 4015. LONGITUDINAL DATA FOR RESEARCH.

        (a) Longitudinal Data.--Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by section 4014, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(n) Longitudinal Data for Research.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (3) through (5), a
            State agency may, on approval by the Secretary, establish a
            longitudinal database that contains information about households
            and members of households that receive benefits under the
            supplemental nutrition assistance program in the State.
                ``(2) Purpose.--Each longitudinal database established under
            paragraph (1) shall be used solely to conduct research on
            participation in and the operation of the supplemental nutrition
            assistance program, including duration of participation in the
            program.
                ``(3) Requirements for databases.--Prior to the approval of
            State agencies to establish longitudinal databases under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--

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                        ``(A) identify features that shall be standard
                    across States such as database format to facilitate use
                    of longitudinal databases established under paragraph
                    (1) for research purposes;
                        ``(B) identify features of longitudinal databases
                    established under paragraph (1) that may vary across
                    States;
                        ``(C) identify a procedure for States operating
                    longitudinal databases under paragraph (1) to use a
                    unique identifier to provide relevant information on
                    household members who receive benefits under the
                    supplemental nutrition assistance program for the
                    purpose of comparing participation data in multiple
                    participating States over time while protecting
                    participant privacy;
                        ``(D) establish the manner in which data security
                    and privacy protections, as required by Federal law and
                    consistent with other appropriate practices, shall be
                    implemented and maintained;
                        ``(E) provide direction to State agencies on the
                    responsibilities of and funding arrangements for State
                    agencies and any State contractors (including entities
                    providing technical assistance) relating to the
                    establishment and operation of a longitudinal database;
                        ``(F) provide a description of the documentation
                    that States shall submit to the Secretary prior to
                    allowing researchers access to a longitudinal database;
                        ``(G) consult with other Federal research agencies,
                    including the Bureau of the Census;
                        ``(H) consult with States that have already
                    established databases used for purposes similar to the
                    purposes outlined in this subsection; and
                        ``(I) identify any other requirements determined
                    appropriate by the Secretary.
                ``(4) Included data.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), each
                    longitudinal database established under paragraph (1)--
                              ``(i) shall include monthly information about
                          households and members of households that receive
                          benefits under the supplemental nutrition
                          assistance program in the participating State
                          taken from existing information collected by the
                          State agency including, if available,--
                                        ``(I) demographic characteristics;
                                        ``(II) income and financial
                                    resources (as described in section
                                    5(g));
                                        ``(III) employment status;
                                        ``(IV) household circumstances, such
                                    as deductible expenses; and
                                        ``(V) the amount of the monthly
                                    allotment received under the
                                    supplemental nutrition assistance
                                    program; and
                              ``(ii) may include information from other
                          State data sources such as--
                                        ``(I) earnings and employment data
                                    from the State department of labor;
                                        ``(II) health insurance program
                                    data; or
                                        ``(III) data from participation in
                                    other programs administered by the
                                    State.

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                        ``(B) Data protection.--Any State that establishes a
                    longitudinal database under paragraph (1) shall, in
                    accordance with all applicable Federal and State privacy
                    standards and requirements--
                              ``(i) protect the privacy of information about
                          each member of each household that receives
                          benefits under the supplemental nutrition
                          assistance program in such State by ensuring that
                          no personally identifiable information (including
                          social security number, home address, or contact
                          information) is included in the longitudinal
                          database; and
                              ``(ii) make the data under this paragraph
                          available to researchers and the Secretary.
                ``(5) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve the
            establishment of longitudinal databases under paragraph (1) in
            States that--
                        ``(A) meet the requirements for databases under
                    paragraph (3) and (4)(B);
                        ``(B) reflect a range of participant numbers,
                    demographics, operational structures, and geographic
                    regions; and
                        ``(C) have the capacity to provide on a periodic and
                    ongoing basis household and participant data derived
                    from the eligibility system and other data sources of
                    the State.
                ``(6) Grants.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In carrying out this subsection,
                    the Secretary may provide grants to States that have
                    been approved by the Secretary in accordance with
                    paragraph (5) out of funds made available under
                    paragraph (9).
                        ``(B) Method of awarding grants.--Grants awarded
                    under this paragraph shall be made in such amounts and
                    under such terms and conditions as the Secretary
                    determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this
                    subsection.
                ``(7) Report.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the
                    effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall
                    submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
                    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the
                    feasibility of expanding implementation of longitudinal
                    databases to every State.
                        ``(B) Contents.--The report required under
                    subparagraph (A) shall describe--
                              ``(i) the cost of expanding implementation of
                          longitudinal databases with consistent data to
                          every State;
                              ``(ii) the challenges and benefits of using
                          State longitudinal databases with consistent data;
                          and
                              ``(iii) alternatives to expanding
                          implementation of longitudinal databases with
                          consistent data to every State that may achieve
                          similar research outcomes and the advantages and
                          disadvantages of those alternatives.
                ``(8) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
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            or continue operating databases used for purposes similar to the
            purposes outlined in this subsection.
                ``(9) Funding.--Of the funds made available under section
            18, the Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection--
                        ``(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 to remain
                    available through fiscal year 2021; and
                        ``(B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each
                    fiscal year thereafter.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The 1st sentence of section 16(a) of the
    Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and (8)'' and inserting ``(8)''; and
                (2) by inserting ``, and (9) establishing and operating a
            longitudinal database in accordance with section 17(n)'' before
            ``: Provided''.
    SEC. 4016. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        The 1st sentence of section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 4017. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

        Section 25(b)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2034(b)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the end,
                (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``fiscal year 2015 and
            each fiscal year thereafter.'' and inserting ``each of fiscal
            years 2015 through 2018; and'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each
                    fiscal year thereafter.''.
    SEC. 4018. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        (a) State Plan.--Section 202A(b) of the Emergency Food Assistance
    Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7503(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
            semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting a semicolon; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) at the option of the State agency, describe a plan of
            operation for 1 or more projects in partnership with 1 or more
            emergency feeding organizations located in the State to harvest,
            process, package, or transport donated commodities received
            under section 203D(d); and
                ``(6) describe a plan, which may include the use of a State
            advisory board established under subsection (c), that provides
            emergency feeding organizations or eligible recipient agencies
            within the State an opportunity to provide input on the
            commodity preferences and needs of the emergency feeding
            organization or eligible recipient agency.''.

        (b) State and Local Supplementation of Commodities.--Section 203D of
    the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Projects to Harvest, Process, Package, or Transport Donated
    Commodities.--
                ``(1) Definition of project.--In this subsection, the term
            `project' means the harvesting, processing, packaging, or
            transportation of unharvested, unprocessed, or unpackaged
            commodities donated by agricultural producers, processors, or

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            distributors for use by emergency feeding organizations under
            subsection (a).
                ``(2) Federal funding for projects.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and
                    (C) and paragraph (3), using funds made available under
                    paragraph (5), the Secretary may provide funding to
                    States to pay for the costs of carrying out a project.
                        ``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost
                    of a project under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 50
                    percent of the total cost of the project.
                        ``(C) Allocation.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Each fiscal year, the
                          Secretary shall allocate the funds made available
                          under subparagraph (A), based on a formula
                          determined by the Secretary, to States that have
                          submitted a State plan describing a plan of
                          operation for a project under section 202A(b)(5).
                              ``(ii) Reallocation.--If the Secretary
                          determines that a State will not expend all of the
                          funds allocated to the State for a fiscal year
                          under clause (i), the Secretary shall reallocate
                          the unexpended funds to other States that have
                          submitted under section 202A(b)(5) a State plan
                          describing a plan of operation for a project
                          during that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal
                          year, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
                              ``(iii) Reports.--Each State to which funds
                          are allocated for a fiscal year under this
                          subparagraph shall, on a regular basis, submit to
                          the Secretary financial reports describing the use
                          of the funds.
                ``(3) Project purposes.--A State may only use Federal funds
            received under paragraph (2) for a project the purposes of which
            are--
                        ``(A) to reduce food waste at the agricultural
                    production, processing, or distribution level through
                    the donation of food;
                        ``(B) to provide food to individuals in need; and
                        ``(C) to build relationships between agricultural
                    producers, processors, and distributors and emergency
                    feeding organizations through the donation of food.
                ``(4) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may encourage a
            State agency that carries out a project using Federal funds
            received under paragraph (2) to enter into cooperative
            agreements with State agencies of other States under section
            203B(d) to maximize the use of commodities donated under the
            project.
                ``(5) Funding.--Out of funds not otherwise appropriated, the
            Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
            carry out this subsection $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years
            2019 through 2023, to remain available until the end of the
            subsequent fiscal year.''.

        (c) Food Waste.--Section 203D of the Emergency Food Assistance Act
    of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507), as amended by subsection (b), is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Food Waste.--The Secretary shall issue guidance outlining best
    practices to minimize the food waste of the commodities donated under
    subsection (a).''.

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        (d) Emergency Food Program Infrastructure Grants.--Section 209(d) of
    the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended
    by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (e) Availability of Commodities for the Emergency Food Assistance
    Program.--Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2036(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (D)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                          striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                              (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and''
                          after the semicolon;
                              (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ``and''
                          after the semicolon;
                              (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(v) for fiscal year 2019, $23,000,000;
                              ``(vi) for fiscal year 2020, $35,000,000;
                              ``(vii) for fiscal year 2021, $35,000,000;
                              ``(viii) for fiscal year 2022, $35,000,000;
                          and
                              ``(ix) for fiscal year 2023, $35,000,000;
                          and''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (E)--
                              (i) by striking ``2019'' and inserting
                          ``2024'';
                              (ii) by striking ``(D)(iv)'' and inserting
                          ``(D)(ix)''; and
                              (iii) by striking ``June 30, 2017'' and
                          inserting ``June 30, 2023''.
    SEC. 4019. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

        Section 28(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2036a(c)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                          striking ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C),
                          a'' and inserting ``A'',
                              (ii) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'' after
                          the semicolon,
                              (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause
                          (iv), and
                              (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the
                          following:
                              ``(iii) describe how the State agency shall
                          use an electronic reporting system to--
                                        ``(I) measure and evaluate the
                                    projects; and
                                        ``(II) account for the allowable
                                    State agency administrative costs
                                    including for--
                                                ``(aa) salaries and benefits
                                            of State agency personnel;
                                                ``(bb) office supplies and
                                            equipment;
                                                ``(cc) travel costs;
                                                ``(dd) development and
                                            production of nutrition
                                            education materials;
                                                ``(ee) memberships,
                                            subscriptions, and professional
                                            activities;

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                                                ``(ff) lease or rental
                                            costs;
                                                ``(gg) maintenance and
                                            repair expenses;
                                                ``(hh) indirect costs; and
                                                ``(ii) cost of using
                                            publicly-owned building space;
                                            and'', and
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (C),
                (2) in paragraph (3)(B) in the matter preceding clause (i),
            by inserting ``, the Director of the National Institute of Food
            and Agriculture,'' before ``and outside stakeholders'',
                (3) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``the expanded food and
            nutrition education program or'' before ``other health
            promotion'', and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) Information clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall
            establish an online clearinghouse that makes available to State
            agencies, local agencies, institutions of higher education, and
            community organizations best practices for planning,
            implementing, and evaluating nutrition education and obesity
            prevention services to ensure that projects carried out with
            funds received under this section are appropriate for the target
            population.
                ``(7) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
            technical assistance to a State agency in developing and
            implementing a nutrition education State plan, including--
                        ``(A) by identifying common challenges faced by
                    entities described in paragraph (6) that participate in
                    projects carried out with funds received under this
                    section;
                        ``(B) by coordinating efforts to address those
                    common challenges;
                        ``(C) by collecting and disseminating information on
                    evidence-based practices relating to nutrition education
                    and obesity prevention;
                        ``(D) by facilitating communication between and
                    among grantees and subgrantees of funds received under
                    this section;
                        ``(E) by assisting State agencies in creating or
                    maintaining systems to compile program data; and
                        ``(F) by performing or assisting with other
                    activities, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(8) Annual state report.--Each State agency that delivers
            nutrition education and obesity prevention services under this
            subsection shall submit to the Secretary an annual report, which
            shall be made publicly available by the Secretary, that
            includes--
                        ``(A) the use of funds on the State agency's
                    program, including for each category of allowable State
                    agency administrative costs identified in paragraph
                    (2)(B)(iii)(II);
                        ``(B) a description of each project carried out by
                    that agency under this subsection, including, with
                    respect to the project, the target population,
                    interventions, educational materials used, key
                    performance indicators used, and evaluations made;
                        ``(C) a comprehensive analysis of the impacts and
                    outcomes--
                              ``(i) of the project, including with respect
                          to the elements described in subparagraph (A); and

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                              ``(ii) to the extent practicable, of completed
                          multiyear projects; and
                        ``(D) the status of any ongoing multiyear project.
                ``(9) Annual federal report.--The Administrator of the Food
            and Nutrition Service, in consultation with the Director of the
            National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall annually
            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--
                        ``(A) evaluates the level of coordination between--
                              ``(i) the nutrition education and obesity
                          prevention grant program under this section;
                              ``(ii) the expanded food and nutrition
                          education program under section 1425 of the
                          National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
                          Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175); and
                              ``(iii) any other nutrition education program
                          administered by the Department of Agriculture; and
                        ``(B) includes the use of funds on such programs
                    including State agency administrative costs reported by
                    States under paragraph (8)(A).''.
    SEC. 4020. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAFFICKING.

        Section 29(c)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2036b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 4021. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

        The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 30. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2036d.>>  PILOT PROJECTS TO ENCOURAGE THE
                          USE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTED
                          TO ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may, on application of eligible
    entities, approve not more than 10 pilot projects to support public-
    private partnerships that address food insecurity and poverty.
        ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
                ``(1) the term `eligible entity' means--
                        ``(A) a nonprofit organization;
                        ``(B) a community-based organization;
                        ``(C) an institution of higher education; or
                        ``(D) a private entity, as determined by the
                    Secretary; and
                ``(2) the term `public agency' means a department, agency,
            other unit, or instrumentality of Federal, State, or local
            government.

        ``(c) Project Requirements.--Projects approved under this section
    shall--
                ``(1) be limited to 2 years in length; and
                ``(2) include a collaboration between one or more public
            agencies and one or more eligible entities that--
                        ``(A) improves the effectiveness and impact of the
                    supplemental nutrition assistance program;
                        ``(B) develops food security solutions that are
                    specific to the needs of a community or region; and
                        ``(C) strengthens the capacity of communities to
                    address food insecurity and poverty.

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        ``(d) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for an independent
    evaluation of pilot projects approved under this section that includes--
                ``(1) a summary of the activities conducted under the pilot
            projects;
                ``(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot
            projects; and
                ``(3) best practices regarding the use of public-private
            partnerships to improve the effectiveness of public benefit
            programs to address food insecurity and poverty.

        ``(e) Funding.--
                ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 to
            remain available until expended.
                ``(2) Appropriation in advance.--Only funds appropriated
            under paragraph (1) in advance specifically to carry out this
            section shall be available to carry out this section.''.
    SEC. 4022. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

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

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                (8) in section 25(a)(1)(B)(i)(I) by striking the 2d
            semicolon at the end, and
                (9) in section 26(b) by striking ``out'' and all that
            follows through ``(referred'', and inserting ``out a simplified
            supplemental nutrition assistance program (referred''.

                   Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

    SEC. 4101. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

        The 1st sentence of section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer
    Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 4102. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

        Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7
    U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93-86) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023'', and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding
                    clause (i), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'',
                (2) in subsection (d)(2), in the 1st sentence, by striking
            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'', and
                (3) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) by striking ``Except'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) In general.--Except'', and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Certification.--
                        ``(A) Definition of certification period.--In this
                    paragraph, the term `certification period' means the
                    period during which a participant in the commodity
                    supplemental food program in a State may continue to
                    receive benefits under the commodity supplemental food
                    program without a formal review of the eligibility of
                    the participant.
                        ``(B) Minimum certification period.--Subject to
                    subparagraphs (C) and (D), a State shall establish for
                    the commodity supplemental food program of the State a
                    certification period of--
                              ``(i) not less than 1 year; but
                              ``(ii) not more than 3 years.
                        ``(C) Temporary certification.--An eligible
                    applicant for the commodity supplemental food program in
                    a State may be provided with a temporary monthly
                    certification to fill any caseload slot resulting from
                    nonparticipation by certified participants.
                        ``(D) Approvals.--A certification period of more
                    than 1 year established by a State under subparagraph
                    (B) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary,
                    who shall approve such a certification period on the
                    condition that, with respect to each participant
                    receiving benefits under the commodity supplemental food
                    program of the State, the local agency in the State
                    administering the commodity supplemental food program,
                    on an annual basis during the certification period
                    applicable to the participant--

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                              ``(i) verifies the address and continued
                          interest of the participant; and
                              ``(ii) has sufficient reason to determine that
                          the participant still meets the income eligibility
                          standards under paragraph (1), which may include a
                          determination that the participant has a fixed
                          income.''.
    SEC. 4103. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO SPECIAL
                              NUTRITION PROJECTS.

        Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7
    U.S.C. 1431e(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 4104. FOOD DONATION STANDARDS.

        Section 203D of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
    7507), as amended by section 4018(c), is amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(f) Food Donation Standards.--
                ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Apparently wholesome food.--The term
                    `apparently wholesome food' has the meaning given the
                    term in section 22(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
                    (42 U.S.C. 1791(b)).
                        ``(B) Institution of higher education.--The term
                    `institution of higher education' has the meaning given
                    the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of
                    1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
                        ``(C) Qualified direct donor.--The term `qualified
                    direct donor' means a retail food store, wholesaler,
                    agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food
                    authority, or institution of higher education.
                ``(2) Guidance.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
                    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                    2018, the Secretary shall issue guidance to promote
                    awareness of donations of apparently wholesome food
                    protected under section 22(c) of the Child Nutrition Act
                    of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1791(c)) by qualified direct donors
                    in compliance with applicable State and local health,
                    food safety, and food handling laws (including
                    regulations).
                        ``(B) Issuance.--The Secretary shall encourage State
                    agencies and emergency feeding organizations to share
                    the guidance issued under subparagraph (A) with
                    qualified direct donors.''.

                            Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

    SEC. 4201. SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

        Section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(a)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 4202. PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR
                              DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS AND SERVICE
                              INSTITUTIONS.

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

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    SEC. 4203. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.

        Section 4033(d)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 818)
    is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' the 1st place it appears,
                (2) by inserting ``, a State, a county or county equivalent,
            a local educational agency, and an entity or person authorized
            to facilitate the donation, storage, preparation, or serving of
            traditional food by the operator of a food service program''
            after ``organization'', and
                (3) by inserting ``storage, preparation, or'' after
            ``donation to or''.
    SEC. 4204. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE.

        Section 243 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and enterprises''
            after ``retailers'';
                (2) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(iii), by inserting ``and
            enterprises'' after ``retailers''; and
                (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ``as
            applicable,'' before ``to accept''.
    SEC. 4205. THE GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

        (a) Amendment to Program.--Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation,
    and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``the gus
            schumacher nutrition incentive program'',
                (2) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
            governmental agency or nonprofit organization.'',
                        (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``means the'' and
                    all that follows through the period at the end, and
                    inserting the following:
            ``means--
                        ``(A) the supplemental nutrition assistance program
                    established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
                    U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); and
                        ``(B) the programs for nutrition assistance under
                    section 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028).'', and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Healthcare partner.--The term `healthcare partner'
            means a healthcare provider, including--
                        ``(A) a hospital;
                        ``(B) a Federally-qualified health center (as
                    defined in section 1905(l) of the Social Security Act
                    (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)));
                        ``(C) a hospital or clinic operated by the Secretary
                    of Veterans Affairs; or
                        ``(D) a healthcare provider group.
                ``(5) Member.--The term `member' means, as determined by the
            applicable eligible entity or healthcare partner carrying out a
            project under subsection (c) in accordance with procedures
            established by the Secretary--
                        ``(A) an individual eligible for--
                              ``(i) benefits under the Food and Nutrition
                          Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or

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                              ``(ii) medical assistance under a State plan
                          or a waiver of such a plan under title XIX of the
                          Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and
                          enrolled under such plan or waiver; and
                        ``(B) a member of a low-income household that
                    suffers from, or is at risk of developing, a diet-
                    related health condition.'',
                (3) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``The''
                          and inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph
                          (D)(iii), the'',
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C) by adding at the end
                          the following:
                              ``(iii) Tribal agencies.--The Secretary may
                          allow a Tribal agency to use funds provided to the
                          Indian Tribe of the Tribal agency through a
                          Federal agency (including the Indian Health
                          Service) or other Federal benefit to satisfy all
                          or part of the non-Federal share described in
                          clause (i) if such use is otherwise consistent
                          with the purpose of such funds.'',
                              (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and
                          (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), and
                              (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                          following:
                        ``(B) Partners and collaborators.--An eligible
                    entity that receives a grant under this subsection may
                    partner with, or make subgrants to, public, private,
                    nonprofit, or for-profit entities, including--
                              ``(i) an emergency feeding organization;
                              ``(ii) an agricultural cooperative;
                              ``(iii) a producer network or association;
                              ``(iv) a community health organization;
                              ``(v) a public benefit corporation;
                              ``(vi) an economic development corporation;
                              ``(vii) a farmers' market;
                              ``(viii) a community-supported agriculture
                          program;
                              ``(ix) a buying club;
                              ``(x) a retail food store participating in the
                          supplemental nutrition assistance program;
                              ``(xi) a State, local, or tribal agency;
                              ``(xii) another eligible entity that receives
                          a grant under this subsection; and
                              ``(xiii) any other entity the Secretary
                          designates.'',
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                          follows:
                        ``(A) In general.--To receive a grant under this
                    subsection, an eligible entity shall--
                              ``(i) meet the application criteria set forth
                          by the Secretary; and
                              ``(ii) propose a project that, at a minimum--
                                        ``(I) has the support of the State
                                    agency administering the supplemental
                                    nutrition assistance program;
                                        ``(II) would increase the purchase
                                    of fruits and vegetables by low-income
                                    households participating

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                                    in the supplemental nutrition assistance
                                    program by providing an incentive for
                                    the purchase of fruits and vegetables at
                                    the point of purchase to a household
                                    purchasing food with supplemental
                                    nutrition assistance program benefits;
                                        ``(III) except in the case of
                                    projects receiving $100,000 or less over
                                    1 year, would measure the purchase of
                                    fruits and vegetables by low-income
                                    households participating in the
                                    supplemental nutrition assistance
                                    program;
                                        ``(IV) ensures that the same terms
                                    and conditions apply to purchases made
                                    by individuals with benefits issued
                                    under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
                                    and incentives provided for in this
                                    subsection as apply to purchases made by
                                    individuals who are not members of
                                    households receiving benefits, such as
                                    provided for in section 278.2(b) of
                                    title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or
                                    a successor regulation);
                                        ``(V) has adequate plans to collect
                                    data for reporting and agrees to provide
                                    that information for the report
                                    described in subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii);
                                    and
                                        ``(VI) would share information with
                                    the Nutrition Incentive Program
                                    Training, Technical Assistance,
                                    Evaluation, and Information Centers
                                    established under subsection (e).'',
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                        (I) by striking clause (v),
                                        (II) by redesignating clause (vi) as
                                    clause (x), and
                                        (III) by inserting after clause (iv)
                                    the following:
                              ``(v) include a project design--
                                        ``(I) that provides incentives when
                                    fruits or vegetables are purchased using
                                    supplemental nutrition assistance
                                    program benefits; and
                                        ``(II) in which the incentives
                                    earned may be used only to purchase
                                    fruits or vegetables;
                              ``(vi) have demonstrated the ability to
                          provide services to underserved communities;
                              ``(vii) include coordination with multiple
                          stakeholders, such as farm organizations,
                          nutrition education programs, cooperative
                          extension services, public health departments,
                          health providers, private and public health
                          insurance agencies, cooperative grocers, grocery
                          associations, and community-based and
                          nongovernmental organizations;
                              ``(viii) offer supplemental services in high-
                          need communities, including online ordering,
                          transportation between home and store, and
                          delivery services;
                              ``(ix) include food retailers that are open--
                                        ``(I) for extended hours; and
                                        ``(II) most or all days of the year;
                                    or'', and
                        (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4),
                (4) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection (b)
                    $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018''

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                    and inserting ``this section $5,000,000 for each of
                    fiscal years 2014 through 2023'', and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting
                          ``this section'',
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and''
                          at the end,
                              (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking the
                          period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and
                              (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(D) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                        ``(E) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                        ``(F) $53,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                        ``(G) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each
                    fiscal year thereafter.
                ``(3) Use of funds.--With respect to funds made available
            under this section for fiscal years 2019 through 2023--
                        ``(A) for each fiscal year the Secretary shall use
                    not more than 10 percent of such funds available for
                    such fiscal year for the produce prescription program
                    described in subsection (c);
                        ``(B) for each fiscal year not more than 8 percent
                    of such funds available for such fiscal year shall be
                    used by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
                    and the Food and Nutrition Service for administration;
                    and
                        ``(C) the Secretary shall use for the Nutrition
                    Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance,
                    Evaluation, and Information Centers established under
                    subsection (e) not more than--
                              ``(i) $17,000,000 in the aggregate for fiscal
                          years 2019 and 2020; and
                              ``(ii) $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
                          2021 through 2023.'',
                (5) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (f), and
                (6) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

        ``(c) Produce Prescription Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a grant
            program under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible
            entities to conduct projects that demonstrate and evaluate the
            impact of the projects on--
                        ``(A) the improvement of dietary health through
                    increased consumption of fruits and vegetables;
                        ``(B) the reduction of individual and household food
                    insecurity; and
                        ``(C) the reduction in healthcare use and associated
                    costs.
                ``(2) Healthcare partners.--In carrying out a project using
            a grant received under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall
            partner with 1 or more healthcare partners.
                ``(3) Grant applications.--
                        ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant
                    under paragraph (1), an eligible entity--
                              ``(i) shall--
                                        ``(I) prescribe fresh fruits and
                                    vegetables to members;

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                                        ``(II) submit to the Secretary an
                                    application containing such information
                                    as the Secretary may require, including
                                    the information described in
                                    subparagraph (B); and
                              ``(ii) may--
                                        ``(I) provide financial or non-
                                    financial incentives for members to
                                    purchase or procure fresh fruits and
                                    vegetables;
                                        ``(II) provide educational resources
                                    on nutrition to members; and
                                        ``(III) establish additional
                                    accessible locations for members to
                                    procure fresh fruits and vegetables.
                        ``(B) Application.--An application shall--
                              ``(i) identify the 1 or more healthcare
                          partners with which the eligible entity is
                          partnering under paragraph (2); and
                              ``(ii) include--
                                        ``(I) a description of the methods
                                    by which an eligible entity shall--
                                                ``(aa) screen and verify
                                            eligibility for members for
                                            participation in a produce
                                            prescription project, in
                                            accordance with procedures
                                            established under subsection
                                            (a)(5);
                                                ``(bb) implement an
                                            effective produce prescription
                                            project, including the role of
                                            each healthcare partner in
                                            implementing the produce
                                            prescription project;
                                                ``(cc) evaluate members
                                            participating in a produce
                                            prescription project with
                                            respect to the matters described
                                            in subparagraphs (A) through (C)
                                            of paragraph (1);
                                                ``(dd) provide educational
                                            opportunities relating to
                                            nutrition to members
                                            participating in a produce
                                            prescription project; and
                                                ``(ee) inform members of the
                                            availability of the produce
                                            prescription project, including
                                            locations at which produce
                                            prescriptions may be redeemed;
                                        ``(II) a description of any
                                    additional nonprofit or emergency
                                    feeding organizations that shall be
                                    involved in the project and the role of
                                    each additional nonprofit or emergency
                                    feeding organization in implementing and
                                    evaluating an effective produce
                                    prescription project;
                                        ``(III) documentation of a
                                    partnership agreement with a relevant
                                    State Medicaid agency or other
                                    appropriate entity, as determined by the
                                    Secretary, to evaluate the effectiveness
                                    of the produce prescription project in
                                    reducing healthcare use and associated
                                    costs;
                                        ``(IV) adequate plans to collect
                                    data for reporting and agreement to
                                    provide that information for the report
                                    described in subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii);
                                    and
                                        ``(V) agreement to share information
                                    with the Nutrition Incentive Program
                                    Training, Technical

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                                    Assistance, Evaluation, and Information
                                    Centers established under subsection
                                    (e).
                ``(4) Coordination.--In carrying out the grant program
            established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate
            with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of
            other appropriate Federal agencies that carry out activities
            relating to healthcare partners.
                ``(5) Partnerships.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the grant program
                    under paragraph (1), the Secretary may enter into 1 or
                    more memoranda of understanding with a Federal agency, a
                    State, or a private entity to ensure the effective
                    implementation and evaluation of each project.
                        ``(B) Memorandum of understanding.--A memorandum of
                    understanding entered into under subparagraph (A) shall
                    include--
                              ``(i) a description of a plan to provide
                          educational opportunities relating to nutrition to
                          members participating in produce prescription
                          projects;
                              ``(ii) a description of the role of the
                          Federal agency, State, or private entity, as
                          applicable, in implementing and evaluating an
                          effective produce prescription project; and
                              ``(iii) documentation of a partnership
                          agreement with a relevant State Medicaid agency or
                          other appropriate entity, as determined by the
                          Secretary.

        ``(d) Applicability.--
                ``(1) In general.--The value of any benefit provided to a
            participant in any activity funded under subsections (b) or (c)
            shall be treated as supplemental nutrition benefits under
            section 8(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
            2017(b)).
                ``(2) Prohibition on collection of sales taxes.--Each State
            shall ensure that no State or local tax is collected on a
            purchase of food with assistance provided under subsections (b)
            and (c).
                ``(3) No limitation on benefits.--Grants made available
            under subsections (b) and (c) shall not be used to carry out any
            project that limits the use of benefits under the Food and
            Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or any other
            Federal nutrition law.
                ``(4) Household allotment.--Assistance provided under
            subsections (b) and (c) to households receiving benefits under
            the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall not--
                        ``(A) be considered part of the supplemental
                    nutrition assistance program benefits of the household;
                    or
                        ``(B) be used in the collection or disposition of
                    claims under section 13 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
                    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2022).

        ``(e) Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance,
    Evaluation, and Information Centers.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) establish 1 or more Nutrition Incentive
                    Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and
                    Information Centers, in consultation with the Director
                    of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; and

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                        ``(B) to the extent practicable, consult on the
                    design and scope of such Centers with grocers, farmers,
                    health professionals, researchers, incentive program
                    managers, and employees of the Department of Agriculture
                    with direct experience with implementation of existing
                    incentive programs or projects.
                ``(2) Establishment.--The Centers shall be capable of
            providing services related to grants under subsections (b) and
            (c), including--
                        ``(A) offering incentive program training and
                    technical assistance to applicants and grantees to the
                    extent practicable, including--
                              ``(i) collecting and providing information on
                          best practices that may include communications,
                          signage, record-keeping, incentive instruments,
                          development and integration of point of sale
                          systems, and reporting;
                              ``(ii) disseminating information and assisting
                          with collaboration among grantee projects,
                          applicable State agencies, and nutrition education
                          programs;
                              ``(iii) facilitating communication between
                          grantees and the Department of Agriculture and
                          applicable State agencies; and
                              ``(iv) providing support for the development
                          of best practices for produce prescription
                          projects and the sharing of information among
                          eligible entities and healthcare providers that
                          participate in a produce prescription project
                          under subsection (c); and
                              ``(v) other services identified by the
                          Secretary; and
                        ``(B) creating a system to collect and compile core
                    data sets from eligible entities that--
                              ``(i) uses standard metrics with consideration
                          of outcome measures for existing projects;
                              ``(ii) includes to the extent practicable
                          grocers, farmers, health professionals,
                          researchers, incentive program managers, and
                          employees of the Department of Agriculture with
                          direct experience with implementation of existing
                          incentive programs in the design of the instrument
                          through which data will be collected and the
                          mechanism for reporting;
                              ``(iii) compiles project data from grantees,
                          and beginning in fiscal year 2020 generates an
                          annual report to Congress on grant outcomes,
                          including--
                                        ``(I) the results of the project;
                                    and
                                        ``(II) the amount of grant funds
                                    used for the project; and
                              ``(iv) creates and maintains a publicly
                          accessible online site that makes annual reports
                          and incentive program information available in an
                          anonymized format that protects confidential,
                          personal, or other sensitive data.
                ``(3) Cooperative agreement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--To carry out paragraph (1), the
                    Secretary may, on a competitive basis, enter into 1 or
                    more cooperative agreements with 1 or more organizations
                    with expertise in developing outcome-based reporting, at

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                    least 1 of which has expertise in the food insecurity
                    nutrition incentive program and at least 1 of which has
                    expertise in produce prescription projects.
                        ``(B) Inclusion.--The organizations referred to in
                    subparagraph (A) may include--
                              ``(i) nongovernmental organizations;
                              ``(ii) State cooperative extension services;
                              ``(iii) regional food system centers;
                              ``(iv) Federal, State, or Tribal agencies;
                              ``(v) institutions of higher education (as
                          defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education
                          Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); or
                              ``(vi) other appropriate entities as
                          determined by the Secretary.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Food,
    Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 113-188) is amended by
    striking the item relating to section 4405 and inserting the following:

    ``Sec. 4405. The Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program.''.

    SEC. 4206. <<NOTE: 7 USC 7518.>>  MICRO-GRANTS FOR FOOD SECURITY.

        (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to increase the
    quantity and quality of locally grown food through small-scale
    gardening, herding, and livestock operations in food insecure
    communities in areas of the United States that have significant levels
    of food insecurity and import a significant quantity of food.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an
            entity that--
                        (A) is--
                              (i) an individual;
                              (ii) an Indian tribe or tribal organization,
                          as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                          Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
                          U.S.C. 5304);
                              (iii) a nonprofit organization engaged in
                          increasing food security, as determined by the
                          Secretary, including--
                                        (I) a religious organization;
                                        (II) a food bank; or
                                        (III) a food pantry;
                              (iv) a federally funded educational facility,
                          including--
                                        (I) a Head Start program or an Early
                                    Head Start program carried out under the
                                    Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
                                        (II) a public elementary school or
                                    public secondary school;
                                        (III) a public institution of higher
                                    education (as defined in section 101 of
                                    the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                                    U.S.C. 1001));
                                        (IV) a Tribal College or University
                                    (as defined in section 316(b) of the
                                    Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                                    1059c(b))); or
                                        (V) a job training program; or
                              (v) a local or Tribal government that may not
                          levy local taxes under State or Federal law; and
                        (B) is located in an eligible State.

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                (2) Eligible state.--The term ``eligible State'' means--
                        (A) the State of Alaska;
                        (B) the State of Hawaii;
                        (C) American Samoa;
                        (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
                    Islands;
                        (E) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
                        (F) the Federated States of Micronesia;
                        (G) Guam;
                        (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
                        (I) the Republic of Palau; and
                        (J) the United States Virgin Islands.

        (c) Establishment.--The Secretary shall distribute funds to the
    agricultural department or agency of each eligible State for the
    competitive distribution of subgrants to eligible entities to increase
    the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food insecure
    communities, including through small-scale gardening, herding, and
    livestock operations.
        (d) Distribution of Funds.--
                (1) In general.--Of the amount made available under
            subsection (g), the Secretary shall distribute--
                        (A) 40 percent to the State of Alaska;
                        (B) 40 percent to the State of Hawaii; and
                        (C) 2.5 percent to each eligible State described in
                    any of subparagraphs (C) through (J) of subsection
                    (b)(2).
                (2) Carryover of funds.--Funds distributed under paragraph
            (1) shall remain available until expended.
                (3) Administrative funds.--An eligible State that receives
            funds under paragraph (1) may use not more than 3 percent of
            those funds--
                        (A) to administer the competition for providing
                    subgrants to eligible entities in that eligible State;
                        (B) to provide oversight of the subgrant recipients
                    in that eligible State; and
                        (C) to collect data and submit a report to the
                    Secretary under subsection (f)(2).

        (e) Subgrants to Eligible Entities.--
                (1) Amount of subgrants.--
                        (A) In general.--The amount of a subgrant to an
                    eligible entity under this section shall be--
                              (i) in the case of an eligible entity that is
                          an individual, not greater than $5,000 per year;
                          and
                              (ii) in the case of an eligible entity
                          described in any of clauses (ii) through (v) of
                          subsection (b)(1)(A), not greater than $10,000 per
                          year.
                        (B) Matching requirement.--As a condition of
                    receiving a subgrant under this section, an eligible
                    entity shall provide funds equal to 10 percent of the
                    amount received by the eligible entity under the
                    subgrant, to be derived from non-Federal sources. A
                    State may waive the matching requirement for an
                    individual who otherwise meets the requirements to
                    receive a subgrant by the eligible State.
                        (C) Project period.--Funds received by an eligible
                    entity that is awarded a subgrant under this section
                    shall remain available for expenditure not later than 3
                    years after the date the funds are received.

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                (2) Priority.--In carrying out the competitive distribution
            of subgrants under subsection (c), an eligible State may give
            priority to an eligible entity that--
                        (A) has not previously received a subgrant under
                    this section; or
                        (B) is located in a community or region in that
                    eligible State with the highest degree of food
                    insecurity, as determined by the agricultural department
                    or agency of the eligible State.
                (3) Projects.--An eligible State may provide subgrants to 2
            or more eligible entities to carry out the same project.
                (4) Use of subgrant funds by eligible entities.--An eligible
            entity that receives a subgrant under this section shall use the
            funds to engage in activities that will increase the quantity
            and quality of locally grown food for food insecure individuals,
            families, neighborhoods, and communities, including by--
                        (A) purchasing gardening tools or equipment, soil,
                    soil amendments, seeds, plants, animals, canning
                    equipment, refrigeration, or other items necessary to
                    grow and store food;
                        (B) purchasing or building composting units;
                        (C) purchasing or building towers designed to grow
                    leafy green vegetables;
                        (D) expanding an area under cultivation or engaging
                    in other activities necessary to be eligible to receive
                    funding under the environmental quality incentives
                    program established under chapter 4 of subtitle D of
                    title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
                    3839aa et seq.) for a high tunnel;
                        (E) engaging in an activity that extends the growing
                    season;
                        (F) starting or expanding hydroponic and aeroponic
                    farming of any scale;
                        (G) building, buying, erecting, or repairing fencing
                    for livestock, poultry, or reindeer;
                        (H) purchasing and equipping a slaughter and
                    processing facility approved by the Secretary;
                        (I) traveling to participate in agricultural
                    education provided by--
                              (i) a State cooperative extension service;
                              (ii) a land-grant college or university (as
                          defined in section 1404 of the National
                          Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
                          Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103));
                              (iii) a Tribal College or University (as
                          defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education
                          Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)));
                              (iv) an Alaska Native-serving institution or a
                          Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as such terms
                          are defined in section 317(b) of the Higher
                          Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); or
                              (v) a Federal or State agency;
                        (J) paying for shipping of purchased items relating
                    to growing or raising food for local consumption or
                    purchase;
                        (K) creating or expanding avenues for--

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                              (i) the sale of food commodities, specialty
                          crops, and meats that are grown by the eligible
                          entity for sale in the local community; or
                              (ii) increasing the availability of fresh,
                          locally grown, and nutritious food; and
                        (L) engaging in other activities relating to
                    increasing food security (including subsistence), as
                    determined by the Secretary.
                (5) Eligibility for other financial assistance.--An eligible
            entity shall not be ineligible to receive financial assistance
            under another program administered by the Secretary as a result
            of receiving a subgrant under this section.

        (f) Reporting Requirement.--
                (1) Subgrant recipients.--As a condition of receiving a
            subgrant under this section, an eligible entity shall agree to
            submit to the eligible State in which the eligible entity is
            located a report--
                        (A) not later than 60 days after the end of the
                    project funded by the subgrant; and
                        (B) that describes the use of the subgrants by
                    eligible entities, the quantity of food grown through
                    small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock
                    operations, and the number of food insecure individuals
                    fed as a result of the subgrant.
                (2) Report to the secretary.--Not later than 120 days after
            the date on which an eligible State receives a report from each
            eligible entity in that State under paragraph (1), the eligible
            State shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes, in
            the aggregate, the information and data contained in the reports
            received from those eligible entities.

        (g) Funding.--
                (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to
            be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
            $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
            thereafter, to remain available until expended.
                (2) Appropriations in advance.--Only funds appropriated
            under paragraph (1) in advance specifically to carry out this
            section shall be available to carry out this section.
    SEC. 4207. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1760 note.>>  BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Enforcement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
                (1) enforce full compliance with the requirements of section
            12(n) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
            U.S.C. 1760(n)) for purchases of agricultural commodities,
            including fish, meats, vegetables, and fruits, and the products
            thereof, and
                (2) ensure that States and school food authorities fully
            understand their responsibilities under such Act.

        (b) Requirement.--The products of the agricultural commodities
    described in subsection (a)(1) shall be processed in the United States
    and substantially contain--
                (1) meats, vegetables, fruits, and other agricultural
            commodities produced in--
                        (A) a State,
                        (B) the District of Columbia,
                        (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or

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                        (D) any territory or possession of the United
                    States, or
                (2) fish harvested--
                        (A) within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United
                    States, as described in Presidential Proclamation 5030
                    (48 Fed. Reg. 10605; March 10, 1983), or
                        (B) by a United States flagged vessel.

        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
    actions the Secretary has taken, and plans to take, to comply with this
    section.
    SEC. 4208. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2026a note.>>  HEALTHY FLUID MILK
                              INCENTIVES PROJECTS.

        (a) Definition of Fluid Milk.--In this section the term ``fluid
    milk'' means all varieties of pasteurized cow's milk that--
                (1) is without flavoring or sweeteners,
                (2) is consistent with the most recent dietary
            recommendations,
                (3) is packaged in liquid form, and
                (4) contains vitamins A and D at levels consistent with the
            Food and Drug Administration, State, and local standards for
            fluid milk.

        (b) Projects.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out, under
    such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate,
    healthy fluid milk incentive projects to develop and test methods to
    increase the purchase and consumption of fluid milk by members of
    households that receive supplemental nutrition assistance program
    benefits by providing an incentive for the purchase of fluid milk at the
    point of purchase to members of households purchasing food with
    supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
        (c) Grants or Cooperative Agreements.--
                (1) In general.--To carry out this section, the Secretary,
            on a competitive basis, shall enter into cooperative agreements
            with, or provide grants to, governmental entities or nonprofit
            organizations for projects that meet the purpose and selection
            criteria specified in this subsection.
                (2) Application.--To be eligible to enter into a cooperative
            agreement or receive a grant under this subsection, a government
            entity or nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary
            an application containing such information as the Secretary may
            require.
                (3) Selection criteria.--Projects proposed in applications
            shall be evaluated against publicly disseminated criteria that
            shall incorporate a scientifically based strategy that is
            designed to improve diet quality and nutritional outcomes
            through the increased purchase of fluid milk by members of
            households that participate in the supplemental nutrition
            assistance program.
                (4) Use of funds.--Funds made available to carry out this
            section shall not be used for any project that limits the use of
            benefits provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

        (d) Evaluation and Reporting.--
                (1) Evaluation.--
                        (A) Independent evaluation.--

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                              (i) In general.--The Secretary shall provide
                          for an independent evaluation of projects selected
                          under this section that measures, to the maximum
                          extent practicable, the impact on health and
                          nutrition.
                              (ii) Requirement.--The independent evaluation
                          under this subparagraph shall use rigorous
                          methodologies, particularly random assignment or
                          other methods that are capable of producing
                          scientifically valid information regarding which
                          activities are effective.
                        (B) Costs.--The Secretary may use funds not to
                    exceed 7 percent of the funding provided to carry out
                    this section to pay costs associated with evaluating the
                    outcomes of the healthy fluid milk incentive projects.
                (2) Reporting.--Not later than December 31 of 2020, and
            biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
            Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
            a report that includes a description of--
                        (A) the status of each healthy fluid milk incentives
                    project, and
                        (B) the results of any completed evaluation that--
                              (i) include, to the maximum extent
                          practicable, the impact of the healthy fluid milk
                          incentive projects on health and nutrition
                          outcomes among households participating in such
                          projects, and
                              (ii) have not been submitted in a previous
                          report under this paragraph.
                (3) Public dissemination.--In addition to the reporting
            requirements under paragraph (2), evaluation results shall be
            shared publicly to promote wide use of successful strategies.

        (e) Funding.--
                (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to
            be appropriated $20,000,000 to carry out and evaluate the
            outcomes of projects under this section, to remain available
            until expended.
                (2) Appropriations in advance.--Only funds appropriated
            under paragraph (1) in advance specifically to carry out this
            section shall be available to carry out this section.

                                 TITLE V--CREDIT

                        Subtitle A--Farm Ownership Loans

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

        Section 302(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1922(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Waiver authority.--In the case of a qualified
            beginning farmer or rancher, the Secretary may--
                        ``(A) reduce the 3-year requirement in paragraph (1)
                    to 1 or 2 years, if the farmer or rancher has--
                              ``(i) not less than 16 credit hours of post-
                          secondary education in a field related to
                          agriculture;
                              ``(ii) successfully completed a farm
                          management curriculum offered by a cooperative
                          extension service,

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                          a community college, an adult vocational
                          agriculture program, a nonprofit organization, or
                          a land-grant college or university;
                              ``(iii) at least 1 year of experience as hired
                          farm labor with substantial management
                          responsibilities;
                              ``(iv) successfully completed a farm
                          mentorship, apprenticeship, or internship program
                          with an emphasis on management requirements and
                          day-to-day farm management decisions;
                              ``(v) significant business management
                          experience;
                              ``(vi) been honorably discharged from the
                          armed forces of the United States;
                              ``(vii) successfully repaid a youth loan made
                          under section 311(b); or
                              ``(viii) an established relationship with an
                          individual who has experience in farming or
                          ranching, or is a retired farmer or rancher, and
                          is participating as a counselor in a Service Corps
                          of Retired Executives program authorized under
                          section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15
                          U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), or with a local farm or
                          ranch operator or organization, approved by the
                          Secretary, that is committed to mentoring the
                          farmer or rancher; or
                        ``(B) waive the 3-year requirement in paragraph (1)
                    if the farmer or rancher meets the requirements of
                    clauses (iii) and (viii) of subparagraph (A).''.
    SEC. 5102. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

        Section 304(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1924(h)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 5103. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS.

        Section 305 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1925) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                        (A) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting
                    ``$600,000'';
                        (B) by striking ``$700,000'' and inserting
                    ``$1,750,000''; and
                        (C) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2019''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``August'' and
                    inserting ``July''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``ending on August
                    31, 1996'' and inserting ``that immediately precedes the
                    12-month period described in paragraph (1)''.
    SEC. 5104. RELENDING PROGRAM TO RESOLVE OWNERSHIP AND SUCCESSION
                              ON FARMLAND.

        Subtitle A of title III of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
    the following:
    ``SEC. 310I. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1936c.>>  RELENDING PROGRAM TO RESOLVE
                              OWNERSHIP AND SUCCESSION ON FARMLAND.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make loans to eligible entities
    described in subsection (b) so that the eligible entities

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    may relend the funds to individuals and entities for the purposes
    described in subsection (c).
        ``(b) Eligible Entities.--Entities eligible for loans described in
    subsection (a) are cooperatives, credit unions, and nonprofit
    organizations with--
                ``(1) certification under section 1805.201 of title 12, Code
            of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to operate as
            a lender;
                ``(2) experience assisting socially disadvantaged farmers
            and ranchers (as defined in subsection (a) of section 2501 of
            the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
            U.S.C. 2279)) or limited resource or new and beginning farmers
            and ranchers, rural businesses, cooperatives, or credit unions,
            including experience in making and servicing agricultural and
            commercial loans; and
                ``(3) the ability to provide adequate assurance of the
            repayment of a loan.

        ``(c) Eligible Purposes.--The proceeds from loans made by the
    Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall be re-lent by eligible
    entities for projects that assist heirs with undivided ownership
    interests to resolve ownership and succession on farmland that has
    multiple owners.
        ``(d) Preference.--In making loans under subsection (a), the
    Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities--
                ``(1) with not less than 10 years of experience serving
            socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and
                ``(2) in States that have adopted a statute consisting of an
            enactment or adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property
            Act, as approved and recommended for enactment in all States by
            the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
            in 2010, that relend to owners of heirs property (as defined in
            that Act).

        ``(e) Loan Terms and Conditions.--The following terms and conditions
    shall apply to loans made under this section:
                ``(1) The interest rate at which intermediaries may borrow
            funds under this section shall be determined by the Secretary.
                ``(2) The rates, terms, and payment structure for borrowers
            to which intermediaries lend shall be--
                        ``(A) determined by the intermediary in an amount
                    sufficient to cover the cost of operating and sustaining
                    the revolving loan fund; and
                        ``(B) clearly and publicly disclosed to qualified
                    ultimate borrowers.
                ``(3) Borrowers to which intermediaries lend shall be--
                        ``(A) required to complete a succession plan as a
                    condition of the loan; and
                        ``(B) be offered the opportunity to borrow
                    sufficient funds to cover costs associated with the
                    succession plan under subparagraph (A) and other
                    associated legal and closing costs.

        ``(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year 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 operation
    and outcomes of the program under this section, with recommendations on
    how to strengthen the program.

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        ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

                           Subtitle B--Operating Loans

    SEC. 5201. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING LOANS.

        Section 313 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1943) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                        (A) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting
                    ``$400,000'';
                        (B) by striking ``$700,000'' and inserting
                    ``$1,750,000''; and
                        (C) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2019''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``August'' and
                    inserting ``July''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``ending on August
                    31, 1996'' and inserting ``that immediately precedes the
                    12-month period described in paragraph (1)''.
    SEC. 5202. MICROLOANS.

        Section 313(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1943(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``title'' and inserting
    ``subsection''.
    SEC. 5203. COOPERATIVE LENDING PILOT PROJECTS.

        Section 313(c)(4)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1943(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

                      Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

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

        Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 5302. LOAN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS.

        Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
            ``$4,226,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018''
            and inserting ``$10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
            through 2023''; and
                (2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) $3,000,000,000 shall be for direct loans, of
                    which--
                              ``(i) $1,500,000,000 shall be for farm
                          ownership loans under subtitle A; and
                              ``(ii) $1,500,000,000 shall be for operating
                          loans under subtitle B; and
                        ``(B) $7,000,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans,
                    of which--

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                              ``(i) $3,500,000,000 shall be for farm
                          ownership loans under subtitle A; and
                              ``(ii) $3,500,000,000 shall be for operating
                          loans under subtitle B.''.
    SEC. 5303. LOAN FUND SET-ASIDES.

        Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 5304. USE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR DIRECT OPERATING MICROLOANS
                              UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

        Section 346(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1994(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Use of additional funds for direct operating
            microloans under certain conditions.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that
                    the amount needed for a fiscal year for direct operating
                    loans (including microloans) under subtitle B is greater
                    than the aggregate principal amount authorized for that
                    fiscal year by this Act, an appropriations Act, or any
                    other provision of law, the Secretary shall make
                    additional microloans under subtitle B using amounts
                    made available under subparagraph (C).
                        ``(B) Notice.--Not later than 15 days before the
                    date on which the Secretary uses the authority under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit a notice of
                    the use of that authority to--
                              ``(i) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                          House of Representatives;
                              ``(ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                          Senate;
                              ``(iii) the Committee on Agriculture of the
                          House of Representatives; and
                              ``(iv) the Committee on Agriculture,
                          Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
                        ``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
                    authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
                    paragraph $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023.''.
    SEC. 5305. EQUITABLE RELIEF.

        The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by
    inserting after section 365 (7 U.S.C. 2008) the following:
    ``SEC. 366. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2008a.>>  EQUITABLE RELIEF.

        ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may
    provide a form of relief described in subsection (c) to any farmer or
    rancher who--
                ``(1) received a direct farm ownership, operating, or
            emergency loan under this title; and
                ``(2) the Secretary determines is not in compliance with the
            requirements of this title with respect to the loan.

        ``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may only provide relief to a farmer
    or rancher under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the
    farmer or rancher--
                ``(1) acted in good faith; and

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                ``(2) relied on an action of, or the advice of, the
            Secretary (including any authorized representative of the
            Secretary) to the detriment of the farming or ranching operation
            of the farmer or rancher.

        ``(c) Forms of Relief.--The Secretary may provide to a farmer or
    rancher under subsection (a) any of the following forms of relief:
                ``(1) The farmer or rancher may retain loans or other
            benefits received in association with the loan with respect to
            which the farmer or rancher was determined to be noncompliant
            under subsection (a)(2).
                ``(2) The farmer or rancher may receive such other equitable
            relief as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

        ``(d) Condition.--As a condition of receiving relief under this
    section, the Secretary may require the farmer or rancher to take actions
    designed to remedy the noncompliance.
        ``(e) Administrative Appeal; Judicial Review.--A determination or
    action of the Secretary under this section--
                ``(1) shall be final; and
                ``(2) shall not be subject to administrative appeal or
            judicial review under chapter 7 of title 5, United States
            Code.''.
    SEC. 5306. SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS; QUALIFIED
                              BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

        The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by
    inserting after section 366 (as added by section 5305) the following:
    ``SEC. 367. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2008b.>>  SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS
                            AND RANCHERS; QUALIFIED BEGINNING FARMERS
                            AND RANCHERS.

        ``In the case of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary under subtitle A
    or B to a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as defined in
    section 355(e)) or a qualified beginning farmer or rancher, the
    Secretary may provide for a standard guarantee plan, which shall cover
    an amount equal to 95 percent of the outstanding principal of the
    loan.''.
    SEC. 5307. EMERGENCY LOAN ELIGIBILITY.

        Section 373(b)(2)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I)
            and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                (2) in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so
            redesignated), by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
            following:
                              ``(i) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Restructured loans.--For purposes of
                          clause (i), a borrower who was restructured with a
                          write-down or restructuring under section 353
                          shall not be considered to have received debt
                          forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under
                          this title.''.

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                            Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

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

        (a)(1) Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended in the second sentence by striking
    ``and limited liability companies'' and inserting ``limited liability
    companies, and such other legal entities''.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1961 note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
    5201(2)(C) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) in lieu
    of the amendment made by such section.

        (b)(1) Section 331D(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981d(e)) is amended by inserting after
    ``within 60 days after receipt of the notice required in this section''
    the following: ``or, in extraordinary circumstances as determined by the
    applicable State director, after the 60-day period''.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1981d note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
    10 of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
    554).

        (c)(1) Section 333A(f)(1)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a(f)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``114''
    and inserting ``339''.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1983a note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
    14 of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
    554).

        (d) Section 339(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C.1989(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``preferred certified
    lender'' and inserting ``Preferred Certified Lender''.
        (e)(1) Section 343(a)(11)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)(C)) is amended by striking ``or
    joint operators'' and inserting ``joint operator, or owners''.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1991 note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as of the effective date of section
    5303(a)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).

        (f)(1) Section 343(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(b)) is amended by striking ``307(e)'' and inserting
    ``307(d)''.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1901 note.>>  The amendment made by paragraph (1)
    shall take effect as of the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (Public Law 113-79).

        (g) Section 346(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C.1994(a)) is amended by striking the last comma.
    SEC. 5402. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS.

        (a) Issues Covered by State Mediation Programs.--Section 501(c) of
    the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101(c)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                          striking ``under the jurisdiction of the
                          Department of Agriculture'';
                              (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``and the
                          national organic program established under the
                          Organic Foods

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                          Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)''
                          before the period at the end; and
                              (iii) by striking clause (vii) and inserting
                          the following:
                              ``(vii) Lease issues, including land leases
                          and equipment leases.
                              ``(viii) Family farm transition.
                              ``(ix) Farmer-neighbor disputes.
                              ``(x) Such other issues as the Secretary or
                          the head of the department of agriculture of each
                          participating State considers appropriate for
                          better serving the agricultural community and
                          persons eligible for mediation.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Mediation services.--Funding provided for the
                    mediation program of a qualifying State may also be used
                    to provide credit counseling to persons described in
                    paragraph (2)--
                              ``(i) prior to the initiation of any mediation
                          involving the Department of Agriculture; or
                              ``(ii) unrelated to any ongoing dispute or
                          mediation in which the Department of Agriculture
                          is a party.'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                        (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' after the
                    semicolon;
                        (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) any other persons involved in an issue
                          for which mediation services are provided by a
                          mediation program described in paragraph
                          (1)(B).''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3)(F), by striking ``that persons'' and
            inserting the following: ``that--
                              ``(i) the Department of Agriculture receives
                          adequate notification of those issues; and
                              ``(ii) persons''.

        (b) Report Required.--Section 505 of the Agricultural Credit Act of
    1987 (7 U.S.C. 5105) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 505. REPORT.

        ``Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
    Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the Secretary shall submit to
    Congress a report describing--
                ``(1) the effectiveness of the State mediation programs
            receiving matching grants under this subtitle;
                ``(2) recommendations for improving the delivery of
            mediation services to producers;
                ``(3) the steps being taken to ensure that State mediation
            programs receive timely funding under this subtitle; and
                ``(4) the savings to the States as a result of having a
            mediation program.''.

        (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 506 of the
    Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 5403. COMPENSATION OF BANK DIRECTORS.

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

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    SEC. 5404. SHARING OF PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

        Section 5.19 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2254) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Sharing of Privileged and Confidential Information.--A System
    institution shall not be considered to have waived the confidentiality
    of a privileged communication with an attorney or an accountant if the
    System institution provides the content of the communication to the Farm
    Credit Administration pursuant to the supervisory or regulatory
    authorities of the Farm Credit Administration.''.
    SEC. 5405. FACILITY HEADQUARTERS.

        Section 5.16 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2251) is
    amended by striking all that precedes ``to the rental of quarters'' and
    inserting the following:
    ``SEC. 5.16. QUARTERS AND FACILITIES FOR THE FARM CREDIT
                              ADMINISTRATION.

        ``(a) The Farm Credit Administration shall maintain its principal
    office within the Washington D.C.-Maryland-Virginia standard
    metropolitan statistical area, and such other offices within the United
    States as in its judgment are necessary.
        ``(b) As an alternate''.
    SEC. 5406. REMOVAL AND PROHIBITION AUTHORITY; INDUSTRY-WIDE
                              PROHIBITION.

        Part C of title V of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 is amended by
    inserting after section 5.29 (12 U.S.C. 2265) the following:
    ``SEC. 5.29A. <<NOTE: 12 USC 2265a.>>  REMOVAL AND PROHIBITION
                                AUTHORITY; INDUSTRY-WIDE PROHIBITION.

        ``(a) Definition of Person.--In this section, the term `person'
    means--
                ``(1) an individual; and
                ``(2) in the case of a specific determination by the Farm
            Credit Administration, a legal entity.

        ``(b) Industry-wide Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection
    (c), any person who, pursuant to an order issued under section 5.28 or
    5.29, has been removed or suspended from office at a System institution
    or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of a
    System institution shall not, during the period of effectiveness of the
    order, continue or commence to hold any office in, or participate in any
    manner in the conduct of the affairs of--
                ``(1) any insured depository institution subject to section
            8(e)(7)(A)(i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
            1818(e)(7)(A)(i));
                ``(2) any institution subject to section 8(e)(7)(A)(ii) of
            the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(7)(A)(ii));
                ``(3) any insured credit union under the Federal Credit
            Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
                ``(4) any Federal home loan bank;
                ``(5) any institution chartered under this Act;
                ``(6) any appropriate Federal financial institutions
            regulatory agency (as defined in section 8(e)(7)(D) of the
            Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(7)(D)));
                ``(7) the Federal Housing Finance Agency; or

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                ``(8) the Farm Credit Administration.

        ``(c) Exception for Institution-affiliated Party That Receives
    Written Consent.--
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Affiliated parties.--If, on or after the date
                    on which an order described in subsection (b) is issued
                    that removes or suspends an institution-affiliated party
                    from office at a System institution or prohibits an
                    institution-affiliated party from participating in the
                    conduct of the affairs of a System institution, that
                    party receives written consent described in subparagraph
                    (B), subsection (b) shall not apply to that party--
                              ``(i) to the extent provided in the written
                          consent received; and
                              ``(ii) with respect to the institution
                          described in each written consent.
                        ``(B) Written consent described.--The written
                    consent referred to in subparagraph (A) is written
                    consent received from--
                              ``(i) the Farm Credit Administration; and
                              ``(ii) each appropriate Federal financial
                          institutions regulatory agency (as defined in
                          section 8(e)(7)(D) of the Federal Deposit
                          Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(7)(D))) of the
                          applicable institution described in any of
                          paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b)
                          with respect to which the party proposes to be
                          become an affiliated party.
                ``(2) Disclosure.--Any agency described in clause (i) or
            (ii) of paragraph (1)(B) that provides a written consent under
            that paragraph shall--
                        ``(A) report the action to the Farm Credit
                    Administration; and
                        ``(B) publicly disclose the action.
                ``(3) Consultation between agencies.--The agencies described
            in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(B) shall consult with
            each other before providing any written consent under that
            paragraph.

        ``(d) Violations.--A violation of subsection (b) by any person who
    is subject to an order described in that subsection shall be treated as
    violation of that order.''.
    SEC. 5407. JURISDICTION OVER INSTITUTION-AFFILIATED PARTIES.

        Part C of title V of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 is amended by
    inserting after section 5.31 (12 U.S.C. 2267) the following:
    ``SEC. 5.31A. <<NOTE: 12 USC 2267a.>>  JURISDICTION OVER
                                INSTITUTION-AFFILIATED PARTIES.

        ``(a) In General.--For purposes of sections 5.25, 5.26, and 5.32,
    the jurisdiction of the Farm Credit Administration over parties, and the
    authority of the Farm Credit Administration to initiate actions, shall
    include enforcement authority over institution-affiliated parties.
        ``(b) Effect of Separation on Jurisdiction and Authority.--Subject
    to subsection (c), the resignation, termination of employment or
    participation, or separation of an institution-affiliated party
    (including a separation caused by the merger, consolidation,
    conservatorship, or receivership of a Farm Credit System institution)
    shall not affect the jurisdiction and authority of the Farm Credit

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    Administration to issue any notice or order and proceed under this part
    against that party.
        ``(c) Limitation.--To proceed against a party under subsection (b),
    the notice or order described in that subsection shall be served not
    later than 6 years after the date on which the party ceased to be an
    institution-affiliated party with respect to the applicable Farm Credit
    System institution.
        ``(d) Applicability.--The date on which a party ceases to be an
    institution-affiliated party described in subsection (c) may occur
    before, on, or after the date of enactment of this section.''.
    SEC. 5408. DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION-AFFILIATED PARTY.

        Section 5.35 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2271) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) the term `institution-affiliated party' means--
                        ``(A) a director, officer, employee, shareholder, or
                    agent of a System institution;
                        ``(B) an independent contractor (including an
                    attorney, appraiser, or accountant) who knowingly or
                    recklessly participates in--
                              ``(i) a violation of law (including
                          regulations) that is associated with the
                          operations and activities of 1 or more System
                          institutions;
                              ``(ii) a breach of fiduciary duty; or
                              ``(iii) an unsafe practice that causes or is
                          likely to cause more than a minimum financial loss
                          to, or a significant adverse effect on, a System
                          institution; and
                        ``(C) any other person, as determined by the Farm
                    Credit Administration (by regulation or on a case-by-
                    case basis) who participates in the conduct of the
                    affairs of a System institution; and''.
    SEC. 5409. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

        Section 5.65 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2277a-14) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Prohibition on Uses of Funds Related to Federal Agricultural
    Mortgage Corporation.--No funds from administrative accounts or from the
    Farm Credit System Insurance Fund may be used by the Corporation to
    provide assistance to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation or
    to support any activities related to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
    Corporation.''.
    SEC. 5410. EXPANSION OF ACREAGE EXCEPTION TO LOAN AMOUNT
                              LIMITATION.

        (a) In General.--Section 8.8(c)(2) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971
    (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-8(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``1,000'' and
    inserting ``2,000''.
        (b) <<NOTE: 12 USC 2279aa-8 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment
    made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date a report
    submitted in accordance with section 5414 of this Act indicates that it
    is feasible to increase the acreage limitation in section 8.8(c)(2) of
    the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to 2,000 acres.

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    SEC. 5411. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS; TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
                (1) Section 1.1(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2001(c)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
            ``including any costs of defeasance under section 4.8(b),''.
                (2) Section 1.2 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2002) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
            following:

        ``(a) Composition.--The Farm Credit System shall include the Farm
    Credit Banks, the bank for cooperatives, Agricultural Credit Banks, the
    Federal Land Bank Associations, the Federal Land Credit Associations,
    the Production Credit Associations, the agricultural credit
    associations, the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation, the
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, service corporations
    established pursuant to section 4.25, and such other institutions as may
    be made a part of the Farm Credit System, all of which shall be
    chartered by and subject to regulation by the Farm Credit
    Administration.''.
                (3) Section 2.4 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2075) is amended by striking subsection (d).
                (4) Section 3.0(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2121(a)) is amended--
                        (A) in the third sentence, by striking ``and a
                    Central Bank for Cooperatives''; and
                        (B) by striking the fifth sentence.
                (5) Section 3.2 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2123) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                              (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not merged
                          into the United Bank for Cooperatives or the
                          National Bank for Cooperatives''; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter
                          preceding clause (i), by striking ``(other than
                          the National Bank for Cooperatives)'';
                        (B) by striking subsection (b);
                        (C) in subsection (a)--
                              (i) by striking ``(a)(1) Each bank'' and
                          inserting the following:

        ``(a) In General.--Each bank''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``(2)(A) If approved'' and
                          inserting the following:

        ``(b) Nomination and Election.--
                ``(1) In general.--If approved'';
                        (D) in subsection (b)(1) (as so designated)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) The
                          total'' and inserting the following:
                ``(2) Number of votes.--The total''; and
                              (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
                          subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
                          indenting appropriately; and
                        (E) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking
                    ``paragraph'' and inserting ``subsection''.
                (6) Section 3.5 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2126) is amended in the third sentence by striking ``district''.
                (7) Section 3.7(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2128(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence.

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                (8) Section 3.8(b)(1)(A) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2129(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``(or any
            successor agency)'' after ``Rural Electrification
            Administration''.
                (9) Section 3.9(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2130(a)) is amended by striking the third sentence.
                (10) Section 3.10 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2131) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (c), by striking the second
                    sentence; and
                        (B) in subsection (d)--
                              (i) by striking ``district'' each place it
                          appears; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``for cooperatives (or any
                          successor bank)'' before ``on account''.
                (11) Section 3.11 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2132) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by
                    striking ``subsections (b) and (c) of this section'' and
                    inserting ``subsection (b)'';
                        (B) in subsection (b)--
                              (i) in the first sentence, by striking
                          ``district''; and
                              (ii) in the second sentence, by striking
                          ``Except as provided in subsection (c) below,
                          all'' and inserting ``All'';
                        (C) by striking subsection (c); and
                        (D) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as
                    subsections (c) through (e), respectively.
                (12) Part B of title III of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2141 et seq.) is amended in the part heading by striking
            ``United and''.
                (13) Section 3.20 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2141) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or the United
                    Bank for Cooperatives, as the case may be''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the district
                    banks for cooperatives and the Central Bank for
                    Cooperatives'' and inserting ``the constituent banks
                    described in section 413(b) of the Agricultural Credit
                    Act of 1987 (12 U.S.C. 2121 note; Public Law 100-233)''.
                (14) Section 3.21 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2142) is repealed.
                (15) Section 3.28 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2149) is amended by striking ``a district bank for cooperatives
            and the Central Bank for Cooperatives'' and inserting ``the
            constituent banks described in section 413(b) of the
            Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (12 U.S.C. 2121 note; Public Law
            100-233)''.
                (16) Section 3.29 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2149a) is repealed.
                (17) Section 4.0 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2151) is repealed.
                (18) Section 4.8 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2159) is amended--
                        (A) by striking the section designation and heading
                    and all that follows through ``Each bank'' in subsection
                    (a) and inserting the following:

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    ``SEC. 4.8. PURCHASE AND SALE OF OBLIGATIONS.

        ``Each bank''; and
                        (B) by striking subsection (b).
                (19) Section 4.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2160) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (d)--
                              (i) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
                          the following:
                ``(3) Representation of board.--The Farm Credit System
            Insurance Corporation shall not have representation on the board
            of directors of the Corporation.'';
                              (ii) in the undesignated matter following
                          paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``In selecting'' and
                          inserting the following:
                ``(2) Considerations.--In selecting''; and
                              (iii) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by
                          inserting ``of paragraph (1)'' after ``(A) and
                          (B)'';
                        (B) by striking subsection (e); and
                        (C) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
                    (e).
                (20) Section 4.9A(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2162(c)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``institution, and--'' in the matter
                    preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through the
                    period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting
                    ``institution.'';
                        (B) by striking ``If an institution'' and inserting
                    the following:
                ``(1) In general.--If an institution'';
                        (C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
                    ``the receiver of the institution'' and inserting ``the
                    Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, acting as
                    receiver,''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Funding.--The Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
            shall use such funds from the Farm Credit Insurance Fund as are
            sufficient to carry out this section.''.
                (21) Section 4.12A(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2184(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--A Farm Credit System bank or association
            shall provide to a stockholder of the bank or association a
            current list of stockholders of the bank or association not
            later than 7 calendar days after the date on which the bank or
            association receives a written request for the stockholder list
            from the stockholder.''.
                (22) Section 4.14A of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2202a) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                          inserting ``and section 4.36'' before the colon at
                          the end; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii)(I), by striking
                          ``4.14C,'';
                        (B) by striking subsection (h);
                        (C) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as
                    subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and
                        (D) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``production credit''.

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                (23) Section 4.14C of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2202c) is repealed.
                (24) Section 4.17 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2205) is amended in the third sentence by striking ``Federal
            intermediate credit banks and''.
                (25) Section 4.19(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2207(a)) is amended--
                        (A) in the first sentence--
                              (i) by striking ``district''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``Federal land bank
                          association and production credit''; and
                        (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``units''
                    and inserting ``institutions''.
                (26) Section 4.38 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2219c) is amended by striking ``The Assistance Board established
            under section 6.0 and all'' and inserting ``All''.
                (27) Section 4.39 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2219d) is amended by striking ``8.0(7))'' and inserting
            ``8.0)''.
                (28) Section 5.16 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2251) is amended in the undesignated matter following paragraph
            (5) of subsection (b) (as designated by section 5405)--
                        (A) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``In actions
                    undertaken by the banks pursuant to the foregoing
                    provisions of this section'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(5) Agent for banks.--In actions undertaken by the banks
            pursuant to this section'';
                        (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``The
                    plans'' and inserting the following:
                ``(4) Approval of board.--The plans'';
                        (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``The
                    powers'' and inserting the following:
                ``(3) Powers of banks.--The powers'';
                        (D) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such
                    advances'' and inserting the following:
                ``(2) Advances.--The advances of funds described in
            paragraph (1)''; and
                        (E) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Board''
                    and inserting the following:

        ``(c) Financing.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Board''.
                (29) Section 5.17(a)(2) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2252(a)(2)) is amended by striking the second and third
            sentences.
                (30) Section 5.18 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2253) is repealed.
                (31) Section 5.19 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2254) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                              (i) in the first sentence, by striking
                          ``Except for Federal land bank associations,
                          each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
                              (ii) by striking the second sentence; and
                        (B) in subsection (b)--
                              (i) by striking ``(b)(1) Each'' and inserting
                          ``(b) Each'';
                              (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (2) (as
                          so designated)--

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                                        (I) in the second sentence, by
                                    striking ``, except with respect to any
                                    actions taken by any banks of the System
                                    under section 4.8(b),''; and
                                        (II) by striking the third sentence;
                                    and
                              (iii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
                (32) Section 5.31 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2267) is amended in the second sentence by striking ``4.14A(i)''
            and inserting ``4.14A(h)''.
                (33) Section 5.32(h) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2268(h)) is amended by striking ``4.14A(i)'' and
            inserting ``4.14A(h)''.
                (34) Section 5.35 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2271) is amended in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by section
            5408(2))--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (B);
                        (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
                    subparagraph (B); and
                        (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) by striking ``after December 31, 1992,'';
                          and
                              (ii) by striking ``by the Farm Credit System
                          Assistance Board under section 6.6 or''.
                (35) Section 5.38 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2274) is amended by striking ``a farm'' and all that follows
            through ``land bank'' and inserting ``a Farm Credit Bank board,
            officer, or employee shall not remove any director or officer of
            any''.
                (36) Section 5.44 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2275) is repealed.
                (37) Section 5.58(2) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2277a-7(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
                (38) Section 5.60 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2277a-9) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection
                    designation and heading and all that follows through
                    ``The Corporation'' in paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:

        ``(b) Amounts in Fund.--The Corporation''; and
                        (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``Insurance
                    Fund to--'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and
                    all that follows through ``ensure'' in subparagraph (B)
                    and inserting ``Insurance Fund to ensure''.
                (39) Title VI of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2278a et seq.) <<NOTE: 12 USC 2278a-- 2278a-13, 2278b-2-- 2278b-
            11.>>  is repealed.
                (40) Section 7.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2279c-2) is amended by striking subsection (c).
                (41) Section 7.10(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2279d(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(4) the institution pays to the Farm Credit Insurance Fund
            the amount by which the total capital of the institution exceeds
            6 percent of the assets;''.
                (42) Section 8.0 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2279aa) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``means--'' in the
                    matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows
                    through the period at the end of the undesignated matter

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                    following subparagraph (B) and inserting ``means the
                    board of directors established under section 8.2.'';
                        (B) by striking paragraphs (6) and (8);
                        (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (9), and (10)
                    as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
                        (D) in subparagraph (B)(i) of paragraph (7) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``(b) through (d)'' and
                    inserting ``(b) and (c)''.
                (43) Section 8.2 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2279aa-2) is amended--
                        (A) by striking subsection (a);
                        (B) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection
                    designation and heading and all that follows through the
                    period at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the
                    following:

        ``(a) In General.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation shall be under the
            management of the board of directors.'';
                        (C) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
                              (i) by striking ``permanent board'' each place
                          it appears and inserting ``Board'';
                              (ii) by striking paragraph (3);
                              (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through
                          (10) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively;
                          and
                              (iv) in paragraph (3)(A) (as so redesignated),
                          by striking ``(6)'' and inserting ``(5)''; and
                        (D) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
                    (b).
                (44) Section 8.4(a)(1) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2279aa-4(a)(1)) is amended--
                        (A) in the sixth sentence--
                              (i) by striking ``Class B'' and inserting the
                          following:
                              ``(iii) Class b stock.--Class B''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``8.2(b)(2)(B)'' and
                          inserting ``8.2(a)(2)(B)'';
                        (B) in the fifth sentence--
                              (i) by striking ``Class A'' and inserting the
                          following:
                              ``(ii) Class a stock.--Class A''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``8.2(b)(2)(A)'' and
                          inserting ``8.2(a)(2)(A)'';
                        (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``The
                    stock'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(D) Classes of stock.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The stock'';
                        (D) by striking the third sentence and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(C) Offers.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The Board shall offer the
                          voting common stock to banks, other financial
                          institutions, insurance companies, and System
                          institutions under such terms and conditions as
                          the Board may adopt.
                              ``(ii) Requirements.--The voting common stock
                          shall be fairly and broadly offered to ensure
                          that--
                                        ``(I) no institution or institutions
                                    acquire a disproportionate share of the
                                    total quantity of the

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                                    voting common stock outstanding of a
                                    class of stock; and
                                        ``(II) capital contributions and
                                    issuances of voting common stock for the
                                    contributions are fairly distributed
                                    between entities eligible to hold class
                                    A stock and class B stock.'';
                        (E) in the second sentence, by striking ``Each
                    share'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Number of votes.--Each share''; and
                        (F) in the first sentence, by striking ``The
                    Corporation'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation''.
                (45) Section 8.6 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2279aa-6) is amended--
                        (A) by striking subsection (d);
                        (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
                    (d); and
                        (C) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``8.0(9))'' and inserting
                    ``8.0)''.
                (46) Section 8.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2279aa-9) is amended by striking ``4.14C,'' each place it
            appears.
                (47) Section 8.11(e) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2279aa-11(e)) is amended by striking ``8.0(7))'' and
            inserting ``8.0)''.
                (48) Section 8.32(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2279bb-1(a)) is amended--
                        (A) in the first sentence of the matter preceding
                    paragraph (1), by striking ``Not sooner than the
                    expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the date of
                    enactment of the Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996,
                    the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``8.0(9)(C)''
                    and inserting ``8.0(7)(C)''.
                (49) Section 8.33(b)(2)(A) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971
            (12 U.S.C. 2279bb-2(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``8.6(e)''
            and inserting ``8.6(d)''.
                (50) Section 8.35 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2279bb-4) is amended by striking subsection (e).
                (51) Section 8.38 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
            2279bb-7) is repealed.
                (52) Section 4 of the Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C.
            1141b) is repealed.
                (53) Section 5 of the Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C.
            1141c) is repealed.
                (54) Section 6 of the Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C.
            1141d) is repealed.
                (55) Section 7 of the Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C.
            1141e) is repealed.
                (56) Section 8 of the Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C.
            1141f) is repealed.
                (57) Section 14 of the Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C.
            1141i) is repealed.
                (58) The Act of June 22, 1939 (53 Stat. 853, chapter 239; 12
            U.S.C. 1141d-1), is repealed.
                (59) Section 201(e) of the Emergency Relief and Construction
            Act of 1932 (12 U.S.C. 1148) is repealed.

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                (60) Section 2 of the Act of July 14, 1953 (67 Stat. 150,
            chapter 192; 12 U.S.C. 1148a-4), is repealed.
                (61) Section 32 of the Farm Credit Act of 1937 (12 U.S.C.
            1148b) is repealed.
                (62) Section 33 of the Farm Credit Act of 1937 (12 U.S.C.
            1148c) is repealed.
                (63) Section 34 of the Farm Credit Act of 1937 (12 U.S.C.
            1148d) is repealed.
                (64) The Joint Resolution of March 3, 1932 (47 Stat. 60,
            chapter 70; 12 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), is repealed.
    SEC. 5412. <<NOTE: 12 USC 2277a-10c.>>  CORPORATION AS CONSERVATOR
                              OR RECEIVER; CERTAIN OTHER POWERS.

        Part E of title V of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 is amended by
    inserting after section 5.61B (12 U.S.C. 2277a-10b) the following:
    ``SEC. 5.61C. CORPORATION AS CONSERVATOR OR RECEIVER; CERTAIN
                                OTHER POWERS.

        ``(a) Definition of Institution.--In this section, the term
    `institution' includes any System institution for which the Corporation
    has been appointed as conservator or receiver.
        ``(b) Certain Powers and Duties of Corporation as Conservator or
    Receiver.--In addition to the powers inherent in the express grant of
    corporate authority under section 5.58(9), and other powers exercised by
    the Corporation under this part, the Corporation shall have the
    following express powers to act as a conservator or receiver:
                ``(1) Rulemaking authority of corporation.--The Corporation
            may prescribe such regulations as the Corporation determines to
            be appropriate regarding the conduct of conservatorships or
            receiverships.
                ``(2) General powers.--
                        ``(A) Successor to system institution.--The
                    Corporation shall, as conservator or receiver, and by
                    operation of law, succeed to--
                              ``(i) all rights, titles, powers, and
                          privileges of the System institution, and of any
                          stockholder, member, officer, or director of such
                          System institution with respect to the System
                          institution and the assets of the System
                          institution; and
                              ``(ii) title to the books, records, and assets
                          of any previous conservator or other legal
                          custodian of such System institution.
                        ``(B) Operate the system institution.--The
                    Corporation may, as conservator or receiver--
                              ``(i) take over the assets of and operate the
                          System institution with all the powers of the
                          stockholders or members, the directors, and the
                          officers of the System institution and conduct all
                          business of the System institution;
                              ``(ii) collect all obligations and money due
                          the System institution;
                              ``(iii) perform all functions of the System
                          institution in the name of the System institution
                          which are consistent with the appointment as
                          conservator or receiver;
                              ``(iv) preserve and conserve the assets and
                          property of such System institution; and

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                              ``(v) provide by contract for assistance in
                          fulfilling any function, activity, action, or duty
                          of the Corporation as conservator or receiver.
                        ``(C) Functions of system institution's officers,
                    directors, members, and stockholders.--The Corporation
                    may, by regulation or order, provide for the exercise of
                    any function by any stockholder, member, director, or
                    officer of any System institution for which the
                    Corporation has been appointed conservator or receiver.
                        ``(D) Powers as conservator.--Subject to any Farm
                    Credit Administration approvals required under this Act,
                    the Corporation may, as conservator, take such action as
                    may be--
                              ``(i) necessary to put the System institution
                          in a sound and solvent condition; and
                              ``(ii) appropriate to carry on the business of
                          the System institution and preserve and conserve
                          the assets and property of the System institution.
                        ``(E) Additional powers as receiver.--The
                    Corporation may, as receiver, liquidate the System
                    institution and proceed to realize upon the assets of
                    the System institution, in such manner as the
                    Corporation determines to be appropriate.
                        ``(F) Organization of new system bank.--The
                    Corporation may, as receiver with respect to any System
                    bank, organize a bridge System bank under subsection
                    (h).
                        ``(G) Merger; transfer of assets and liabilities.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the
                          Corporation may, as conservator or receiver--
                                        ``(I) merge the System institution
                                    with another System institution; and
                                        ``(II) transfer or sell any asset or
                                    liability of the System institution in
                                    default without any approval,
                                    assignment, or consent with respect to
                                    such transfer.
                              ``(ii) Approval.--No merger or transfer under
                          clause (i) may be made to another System
                          institution (other than a bridge System bank under
                          subsection (h)) without the approval of the Farm
                          Credit Administration.
                        ``(H) Payment of valid obligations.--The
                    Corporation, as conservator or receiver, shall, to the
                    extent that proceeds are realized from the performance
                    of contracts or the sale of the assets of a System
                    institution, pay all valid obligations of the System
                    institution in accordance with the prescriptions and
                    limitations of this section.
                        ``(I) Incidental powers.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The Corporation may, as
                          conservator or receiver--
                                        ``(I) exercise all powers and
                                    authorities specifically granted to
                                    conservators or receivers, respectively,
                                    under this section and such incidental
                                    powers as shall be necessary to carry
                                    out such powers; and
                                        ``(II) take any action authorized by
                                    this section, which the Corporation
                                    determines is in the best interests of--

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                                                ``(aa) the System
                                            institution in receivership or
                                            conservatorship;
                                                ``(bb) System institutions;
                                                ``(cc) System institution
                                            stockholders or investors; or
                                                ``(dd) the Corporation.
                              ``(ii) Termination of rights and claims.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Except as
                                    provided in subclause (II),
                                    notwithstanding any other provision of
                                    law, the appointment of the Corporation
                                    as receiver for a System institution and
                                    the succession of the Corporation, by
                                    operation of law, to the rights, titles,
                                    powers, and privileges described in
                                    subparagraph (A) shall terminate all
                                    rights and claims that the stockholders
                                    and creditors of the System institution
                                    may have, arising as a result of their
                                    status as stockholders or creditors,
                                    against the assets or charter of the
                                    System institution or the Corporation.
                                        ``(II) Exceptions.--Subclause (I)
                                    shall not terminate the right to
                                    payment, resolution, or other
                                    satisfaction of the claims of
                                    stockholders and creditors described in
                                    that subclause, as permitted under
                                    paragraphs (10) and (11) and subsection
                                    (d).
                              ``(iii) Charter.--Notwithstanding any other
                          provision of law, for purposes of this section,
                          the charter of a System institution shall not be
                          considered to be an asset of the System
                          institution.
                        ``(J) Utilization of private sector.--In carrying
                    out its responsibilities in the management and
                    disposition of assets from System institutions, as
                    conservator, receiver, or in its corporate capacity, the
                    Corporation may utilize the services of private persons,
                    including real estate and loan portfolio asset
                    management, property management, auction marketing,
                    legal, and brokerage services, if the Corporation
                    determines utilization of such services is practicable,
                    efficient, and cost effective.
                ``(3) Authority of receiver to determine claims.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation may, as receiver,
                    determine claims in accordance with the requirements of
                    this subsection and regulations prescribed under
                    paragraph (4).
                        ``(B) Notice requirements.--The receiver, in any
                    case involving the liquidation or winding up of the
                    affairs of a closed System institution, shall--
                              ``(i) promptly publish a notice to the System
                          institution's creditors to present their claims,
                          together with proof, to the receiver by a date
                          specified in the notice which shall be not less
                          than 90 days after the publication of such notice;
                          and
                              ``(ii) republish such notice approximately 1
                          month and 2 months, respectively, after the
                          publication under clause (i).
                        ``(C) Mailing required.--The receiver shall mail a
                    notice similar to the notice published under
                    subparagraph

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                    (B)(i) at the time of such publication to any creditor
                    shown on the System institution's books--
                              ``(i) at the creditor's last address appearing
                          in such books; or
                              ``(ii) upon discovery of the name and address
                          of a claimant not appearing on the System
                          institution's books within 30 days after the
                          discovery of such name and address.
                ``(4) Rulemaking authority relating to determination of
            claims.--The Corporation may prescribe regulations regarding the
            allowance or disallowance of claims by the receiver and
            providing for administrative determination of claims and review
            of such determination.
                ``(5) Procedures for determination of claims.--
                        ``(A) Determination period.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Before the end of the 180-
                          day period beginning on the date any claim against
                          a System institution is filed with the Corporation
                          as receiver, the Corporation shall determine
                          whether to allow or disallow the claim and shall
                          notify the claimant of any determination with
                          respect to such claim.
                              ``(ii) Extension of time.--The period
                          described in clause (i) may be extended by a
                          written agreement between the claimant and the
                          Corporation.
                              ``(iii) Mailing of notice sufficient.--The
                          requirements of clause (i) shall be deemed to be
                          satisfied if the notice of any determination with
                          respect to any claim is mailed to the last address
                          of the claimant which appears--
                                        ``(I) on the System institution's
                                    books;
                                        ``(II) in the claim filed by the
                                    claimant; or
                                        ``(III) in documents submitted in
                                    proof of the claim.
                              ``(iv) Contents of notice of disallowance.--If
                          any claim filed under clause (i) is disallowed,
                          the notice to the claimant shall contain--
                                        ``(I) a statement of each reason for
                                    the disallowance; and
                                        ``(II) the procedures available for
                                    obtaining agency review of the
                                    determination to disallow the claim or
                                    judicial determination of the claim.
                        ``(B) Allowance of proven claims.--The receiver
                    shall allow any claim received on or before the date
                    specified in the notice published under paragraph
                    (3)(B)(i) by the receiver from any claimant which is
                    proved to the satisfaction of the receiver.
                        ``(C) Disallowance of claims filed after end of
                    filing period.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), claims filed after the date specified
                          in the notice published under paragraph (3)(B)(i)
                          shall be disallowed and such disallowance shall be
                          final.
                              ``(ii) Certain exceptions.--Clause (i) shall
                          not apply with respect to any claim filed by any
                          claimant after the date specified in the notice
                          published under paragraph (3)(B)(i) and such claim
                          may be considered by the receiver if--

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                                        ``(I) the claimant did not receive
                                    notice of the appointment of the
                                    receiver in time to file such claim
                                    before such date; and
                                        ``(II) such claim is filed in time
                                    to permit payment of such claim.
                        ``(D) Authority to disallow claims.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The receiver may disallow
                          any portion of any claim by a creditor or claim of
                          security, preference, or priority which is not
                          proved to the satisfaction of the receiver.
                              ``(ii) Payments to less than fully secured
                          creditors.--In the case of a claim of a creditor
                          against a System institution which is secured by
                          any property or other asset of such System
                          institution, any receiver appointed for any System
                          institution--
                                        ``(I) may treat the portion of such
                                    claim which exceeds an amount equal to
                                    the fair market value of such property
                                    or other asset as an unsecured claim
                                    against the System institution; and
                                        ``(II) may not make any payment with
                                    respect to such unsecured portion of the
                                    claim other than in connection with the
                                    disposition of all claims of unsecured
                                    creditors of the System institution.
                              ``(iii) Exceptions.--No provision of this
                          paragraph shall apply with respect to--
                                        ``(I) any extension of credit from
                                    any Federal Reserve bank or the United
                                    States Treasury to any System
                                    institution; or
                                        ``(II) any security interest in the
                                    assets of the System institution
                                    securing any such extension of credit.
                        ``(E) No judicial review of determination pursuant
                    to subparagraph (d).--No court may review the
                    Corporation's determination pursuant to subparagraph (D)
                    to disallow a claim.
                        ``(F) Legal effect of filing.--
                              ``(i) Statute of limitation tolled.--For
                          purposes of any applicable statute of limitations,
                          the filing of a claim with the receiver shall
                          constitute a commencement of an action.
                              ``(ii) No prejudice to other actions.--Subject
                          to paragraph (12) and the determination of claims
                          by a receiver, the filing of a claim with the
                          receiver shall not prejudice any right of the
                          claimant to continue any action which was filed
                          before the appointment of the receiver.
                ``(6) Provision for judicial determination of claims.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Before the end of the 60-day
                    period beginning on the earlier of--
                              ``(i) the end of the period described in
                          paragraph (5)(A)(i) with respect to any claim
                          against a System institution for which the
                          Corporation is receiver; or
                              ``(ii) the date of any notice of disallowance
                          of such claim pursuant to paragraph (5)(A)(i),
                    the claimant may request administrative review of the
                    claim in accordance with paragraph (7) or file suit on
                    such claim (or continue an action commenced before the

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                    appointment of the receiver) in the district or
                    territorial court of the United States for the district
                    within which the System institution's principal place of
                    business is located or the United States District Court
                    for the District of Columbia (and such court shall have
                    jurisdiction to hear such claim).
                        ``(B) Statute of limitations.--If any claimant fails
                    to file suit on such claim (or continue an action
                    commenced before the appointment of the receiver),
                    before the end of the 60-day period described in
                    subparagraph (A), the claim shall be deemed to be
                    disallowed (other than any portion of such claim which
                    was allowed by the receiver) as of the end of such
                    period, such disallowance shall be final, and the
                    claimant shall have no further rights or remedies with
                    respect to such claim.
                ``(7) Review of claims; administrative hearing.--If any
            claimant requests review under this paragraph in lieu of filing
            or continuing any action under paragraph (6) and the Corporation
            agrees to such request, the Corporation shall consider the claim
            after opportunity for a hearing on the record. The final
            determination of the Corporation with respect to such claim
            shall be subject to judicial review under chapter 7 of title 5,
            United States Code.
                ``(8) Expedited determination of claims.--
                        ``(A) Establishment required.--The Corporation shall
                    establish a procedure for expedited relief outside of
                    the routine claims process established under paragraph
                    (5) for claimants who--
                              ``(i) allege the existence of legally valid
                          and enforceable or perfected security interests in
                          assets of any System institution for which the
                          Corporation has been appointed receiver; and
                              ``(ii) allege that irreparable injury will
                          occur if the routine claims procedure is followed.
                        ``(B) Determination period.--Before the end of the
                    90-day period beginning on the date any claim is filed
                    in accordance with the procedures established pursuant
                    to subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall--
                              ``(i) determine--
                                        ``(I) whether to allow or disallow
                                    such claim; or
                                        ``(II) whether such claim should be
                                    determined pursuant to the procedures
                                    established pursuant to paragraph (5);
                                    and
                              ``(ii) notify the claimant of the
                          determination, and if the claim is disallowed,
                          provide a statement of each reason for the
                          disallowance and the procedure for obtaining
                          agency review or judicial determination.
                        ``(C) Period for filing or renewing suit.--Any
                    claimant who files a request for expedited relief shall
                    be permitted to file a suit, or to continue a suit filed
                    before the appointment of the receiver, seeking a
                    determination of the claimant's rights with respect to
                    such security interest after the earlier of--
                              ``(i) the end of the 90-day period beginning
                          on the date of the filing of a request for
                          expedited relief; or

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                              ``(ii) the date the Corporation denies the
                          claim.
                        ``(D) Statute of limitations.--If an action
                    described in subparagraph (C) is not filed, or the
                    motion to renew a previously filed suit is not made,
                    before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the
                    date on which such action or motion may be filed in
                    accordance with subparagraph (B), the claim shall be
                    deemed to be disallowed as of the end of such period
                    (other than any portion of such claim which was allowed
                    by the receiver), such disallowance shall be final, and
                    the claimant shall have no further rights or remedies
                    with respect to such claim.
                        ``(E) Legal effect of filing.--
                              ``(i) Statute of limitation tolled.--For
                          purposes of any applicable statute of limitations,
                          the filing of a claim with the receiver shall
                          constitute a commencement of an action.
                              ``(ii) No prejudice to other actions.--Subject
                          to paragraph (12), the filing of a claim with the
                          receiver shall not prejudice any right of the
                          claimant to continue any action which was filed
                          before the appointment of the receiver.
                ``(9) Agreement as basis of claim.--
                        ``(A) Requirements.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), any agreement which does not meet the
                    requirements set forth in section 5.61(d) shall not form
                    the basis of, or substantially comprise, a claim against
                    the receiver or the Corporation.
                        ``(B) Exception to contemporaneous execution
                    requirement.--Notwithstanding section 5.61(d), any
                    agreement relating to an extension of credit between a
                    Federal Reserve bank or the United States Treasury and
                    any System institution which was executed before such
                    extension of credit to such System institution shall be
                    treated as having been executed contemporaneously with
                    such extension of credit for purposes of subparagraph
                    (A).
                ``(10) Payment of claims.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The receiver may, in the
                    receiver's discretion and to the extent funds are
                    available from the assets of the System institution, pay
                    creditor claims which are allowed by the receiver,
                    approved by the Corporation pursuant to a final
                    determination pursuant to paragraph (7) or (8), or
                    determined by the final judgment of any court of
                    competent jurisdiction in such manner and amounts as are
                    authorized under this Act.
                        ``(B) Liquidation payments.--The receiver may, in
                    the receiver's sole discretion, pay from the assets of
                    the System institution portions of proved claims at any
                    time, and no liability shall attach to the Corporation
                    (in such Corporation's corporate capacity or as
                    receiver), by reason of any such payment, for failure to
                    make payments to a claimant whose claim is not proved at
                    the time of any such payment.
                        ``(C) Rulemaking authority of corporation.--The
                    Corporation may prescribe such rules, including
                    definitions of terms, as it deems appropriate to
                    establish a single uniform interest rate for or to make
                    payments of post insolvency interest to creditors
                    holding proven claims

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                    against the receivership estates of System institutions
                    following satisfaction by the receiver of the principal
                    amount of all creditor claims.
                ``(11) Priority of expenses and claims.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Amounts realized from the
                    liquidation or other resolution of any System
                    institution by any receiver appointed for such System
                    institution shall be distributed to pay claims (other
                    than secured claims to the extent of any such security)
                    in the following order of priority:
                              ``(i) Administrative expenses of the receiver.
                              ``(ii) If authorized by the Corporation,
                          wages, salaries, or commissions, including
                          vacation, severance, and sick leave pay earned by
                          an individual--
                                        ``(I) in an amount that is not more
                                    than $11,725 for each individual (as
                                    indexed for inflation, by regulation of
                                    the Corporation); and
                                        ``(II) that is earned 180 days or
                                    fewer before the date of appointment of
                                    the Corporation as receiver.
                              ``(iii) In the case of the resolution of a
                          System bank, all claims of holders of consolidated
                          and System-wide bonds and all claims of the other
                          System banks arising from the payments of the
                          System banks pursuant to--
                                        ``(I) section 4.4 on consolidated
                                    and System-wide bonds issued under
                                    subsection (c) or (d) of section 4.2; or
                                        ``(II) an agreement, in writing and
                                    approved by the Farm Credit
                                    Administration, among the System banks
                                    to reallocate the payments.
                              ``(iv) In the case of the resolution of a
                          production credit association or other association
                          making direct loans under section 7.6, all claims
                          of a System bank based on the financing agreement
                          between the association and the System bank--
                                        ``(I) including interest accrued
                                    before and after the appointment of the
                                    receiver; and
                                        ``(II) not including any setoff for
                                    stock or other equity of that System
                                    bank owned by the association, on that
                                    condition that, prior to making that
                                    setoff, that System bank shall obtain
                                    the approval of the Farm Credit
                                    Administration Board for the retirement
                                    of that stock or equity.
                              ``(v) Any general or senior liability of the
                          System institution (which is not a liability
                          described in clause (vi) or (vii)).
                              ``(vi) Any obligation subordinated to general
                          creditors (which is not an obligation described in
                          clause (vii)).
                              ``(vii) Any obligation to stockholders or
                          members arising as a result of their status as
                          stockholders or members.
                        ``(B) Payment of claims.--
                              ``(i) In general.--

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                                        ``(I) Payment.--All claims of each
                                    priority described in clauses (i)
                                    through (vii) of subparagraph (A) shall
                                    be paid in full, or provisions shall be
                                    made for that payment, prior to the
                                    payment of any claim of a lesser
                                    priority.
                                        ``(II) Insufficient funds.--If there
                                    are insufficient funds to pay in full
                                    all claims in any priority described
                                    clauses (i) through (vii) of
                                    subparagraph (A), distribution on that
                                    priority of claims shall be made on a
                                    pro rata basis.
                              ``(ii) Distribution of remaining assets.--
                          Following the payment of all claims in accordance
                          with subparagraph (A), the receiver shall
                          distribute the remainder of the assets of the
                          System institution to the owners of stock,
                          participation certificates, and other equities in
                          accordance with the priorities for impairment
                          under the bylaws of the System institution.
                              ``(iii) Eligible borrower stock.--
                          Notwithstanding subparagraph (C) or any other
                          provision of this section, eligible borrower stock
                          shall be retired in accordance with section 4.9A.
                        ``(C) Effect of state law.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The provisions of
                          subparagraph (A) shall not supersede the law of
                          any State except to the extent such law is
                          inconsistent with the provisions of such
                          subparagraph, and then only to the extent of the
                          inconsistency.
                              ``(ii) Procedure for determination of
                          inconsistency.--Upon the Corporation's own motion
                          or upon the request of any person with a claim
                          described in subparagraph (A) or any State which
                          is submitted to the Corporation in accordance with
                          procedures which the Corporation shall prescribe,
                          the Corporation shall determine whether any
                          provision of the law of any State is inconsistent
                          with any provision of subparagraph (A) and the
                          extent of any such inconsistency.
                              ``(iii) Judicial review.--The final
                          determination of the Corporation under clause (ii)
                          shall be subject to judicial review under chapter
                          7 of title 5, United States Code.
                        ``(D) Accounting report.--Any distribution by the
                    Corporation in connection with any claim described in
                    subparagraph (A)(vii) shall be accompanied by the
                    accounting report required under paragraph (15)(B).
                ``(12) Suspension of legal actions.--
                        ``(A) In general.--After the appointment of a
                    conservator or receiver for a System institution, the
                    conservator or receiver may request a stay for a period
                    not to exceed--
                              ``(i) 45 days, in the case of any conservator;
                          and
                              ``(ii) 90 days, in the case of any receiver,
                    in any judicial action or proceeding to which such
                    System institution is or becomes a party.
                        ``(B) Grant of stay by all courts required.--Upon
                    receipt of a request by any conservator or receiver
                    pursuant to subparagraph (A) for a stay of any judicial
                    action or proceeding in any court with jurisdiction of
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                    or proceeding, the court shall grant such stay as to all
                    parties.
                ``(13) Additional rights and duties.--
                        ``(A) Prior final adjudication.--The Corporation
                    shall abide by any final unappealable judgment of any
                    court of competent jurisdiction which was rendered
                    before the appointment of the Corporation as conservator
                    or receiver.
                        ``(B) Rights and remedies of conservator or
                    receiver.--In the event of any appealable judgment, the
                    Corporation as conservator or receiver shall--
                              ``(i) have all the rights and remedies
                          available to the System institution (before the
                          appointment of such conservator or receiver) and
                          the Corporation in its corporate capacity,
                          including removal to Federal court and all
                          appellate rights; and
                              ``(ii) not be required to post any bond in
                          order to pursue such remedies.
                        ``(C) No attachment or execution.--No attachment or
                    execution may issue by any court on--
                              ``(i) assets in the possession of the
                          receiver; or
                              ``(ii) the charter of a System institution for
                          which the Corporation has been appointed receiver.
                        ``(D) Limitation on judicial review.--Except as
                    otherwise provided in this subsection, no court shall
                    have jurisdiction over--
                              ``(i) any claim or action for payment from, or
                          any action seeking a determination of rights with
                          respect to, the assets of any System institution
                          for which the Corporation has been appointed
                          receiver, including assets which the Corporation
                          may acquire from itself as such receiver; or
                              ``(ii) any claim relating to any act or
                          omission of such System institution or the
                          Corporation as receiver.
                        ``(E) Disposition of assets.--In exercising any
                    right, power, privilege, or authority as receiver in
                    connection with any sale or disposition of assets of any
                    System institution for which the Corporation is acting
                    as receiver, the Corporation shall, to the maximum
                    extent practicable, conduct its operations in a manner
                    which--
                              ``(i) maximizes the net present value return
                          from the sale or disposition of such assets;
                              ``(ii) minimizes the amount of any loss
                          realized in the resolution of cases;
                              ``(iii) ensures adequate competition and fair
                          and consistent treatment of offerors;
                              ``(iv) prohibits discrimination on the basis
                          of race, sex, or ethnic groups in the solicitation
                          and consideration of offers; and
                              ``(v) mitigates the potential for serious
                          adverse effects to the rest of the System.
                ``(14) Statute of limitations for actions brought by
            conservator or receiver.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of
                    any contract, the applicable statute of limitations with

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                    regard to any action brought by the Corporation as
                    conservator or receiver shall be--
                              ``(i) in the case of any contract claim, the
                          longer of--
                                        ``(I) the 6-year period beginning on
                                    the date the claim accrues; or
                                        ``(II) the period applicable under
                                    State law; and
                              ``(ii) in the case of any tort claim, the
                          longer of--
                                        ``(I) the 3-year period beginning on
                                    the date the claim accrues; or
                                        ``(II) the period applicable under
                                    State law.
                        ``(B) Determination of the date on which a claim
                    accrues.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the date on
                    which the statute of limitations begins to run on any
                    claim described in such subparagraph shall be the later
                    of--
                              ``(i) the date of the appointment of the
                          Corporation as conservator or receiver; or
                              ``(ii) the date on which the cause of action
                          accrues.
                        ``(C) Revival of expired state causes of action.--
                              ``(i) In general.--In the case of any tort
                          claim described in clause (ii) for which the
                          statute of limitation applicable under State law
                          with respect to such claim has expired not more
                          than 5 years before the appointment of the
                          Corporation as conservator or receiver, the
                          Corporation may bring an action as conservator or
                          receiver on such claim without regard to the
                          expiration of the statute of limitation applicable
                          under State law.
                              ``(ii) Claims described.--A tort claim
                          referred to in clause (i) is a claim arising from
                          fraud, intentional misconduct resulting in unjust
                          enrichment, or intentional misconduct resulting in
                          substantial loss to the System institution.
                ``(15) Accounting and recordkeeping requirements.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation as conservator or
                    receiver shall, consistent with the accounting and
                    reporting practices and procedures established by the
                    Corporation, maintain a full accounting of each
                    conservatorship and receivership or other disposition of
                    System institutions in default.
                        ``(B) Annual accounting or report.--With respect to
                    each conservatorship or receivership to which the
                    Corporation was appointed, the Corporation shall make an
                    annual accounting or report, as appropriate, available
                    to the Farm Credit Administration Board.
                        ``(C) Availability of reports.--Any report prepared
                    pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be made available by
                    the Corporation upon request to any stockholder of the
                    System institution for which the Corporation was
                    appointed conservator or receiver or any other member of
                    the public.
                        ``(D) Recordkeeping requirement.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), after the end of the 6-year period
                          beginning on the date the Corporation is appointed
                          as receiver of a System institution, the
                          Corporation may destroy any

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                          records of such System institution which the
                          Corporation, in the Corporation's discretion,
                          determines to be unnecessary unless directed not
                          to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction or
                          governmental agency, or prohibited by law.
                              ``(ii) Old records.--Notwithstanding clause
                          (i), the Corporation may destroy records of a
                          System institution which are at least 10 years old
                          as of the date on which the Corporation is
                          appointed as the receiver of such System
                          institution in accordance with clause (i) at any
                          time after such appointment is final, without
                          regard to the 6-year period of limitation
                          contained in clause (i).
                ``(16) Fraudulent transfers.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation, as conservator
                    or receiver for any System institution, may avoid a
                    transfer of any interest of a System institution-
                    affiliated party, or any person who the Corporation
                    determines is a debtor of the System institution, in
                    property, or any obligation incurred by such party or
                    person, that was made within 5 years of the date on
                    which the Corporation was appointed conservator or
                    receiver if such party or person voluntarily or
                    involuntarily made such transfer or incurred such
                    liability with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud
                    the System institution, the Farm Credit Administration,
                    or the Corporation.
                        ``(B) Right of recovery.--To the extent a transfer
                    is avoided under subparagraph (A), the Corporation may
                    recover, for the benefit of the System institution, the
                    property transferred, or, if a court so orders, the
                    value of such property (at the time of such transfer)
                    from--
                              ``(i) the initial transferee of such transfer
                          or the System institution-affiliated party or
                          person for whose benefit such transfer was made;
                          or
                              ``(ii) any immediate or mediate transferee of
                          any such initial transferee.
                        ``(C) Rights of transferee or obligee.--The
                    Corporation may not recover under subparagraph (B)
                    from--
                              ``(i) any transferee that takes for value,
                          including satisfaction or securing of a present or
                          antecedent debt, in good faith; or
                              ``(ii) any immediate or mediate good faith
                          transferee of such transferee.
                        ``(D) Rights under this paragraph.--The rights under
                    this paragraph of the Corporation shall be superior to
                    any rights of a trustee or any other party (other than
                    any party which is a Federal agency) under title 11,
                    United States Code.
                ``(17) Attachment of assets and other injunctive relief.--
            Subject to paragraph (18), any court of competent jurisdiction
            may, at the request of the Corporation (in the Corporation's
            capacity as conservator or receiver for any System institution
            or in the Corporation's corporate capacity with respect to any
            asset acquired or liability assumed by the Corporation under
            section 5.61), issue an order in accordance with Rule 65 of the
            Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including an order placing the
            assets of any person designated by the

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            Corporation under the control of the court and appointing a
            trustee to hold such assets.
                ``(18) Standards.--
                        ``(A) Showing.--Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of
                    Civil Procedure shall apply with respect to any
                    proceeding under paragraph (17) without regard to the
                    requirement of such rule that the applicant show that
                    the injury, loss, or damage is irreparable and
                    immediate.
                        ``(B) State proceeding.--If, in the case of any
                    proceeding in a State court, the court determines that
                    rules of civil procedure available under the laws of
                    such State provide substantially similar protections to
                    such party's right to due process as Rule 65 (as
                    modified with respect to such proceeding by subparagraph
                    (A)), the relief sought by the Corporation pursuant to
                    paragraph (17) may be requested under the laws of such
                    State.
                ``(19) Treatment of claims arising from breach of contracts
            executed by the receiver or conservator.--Notwithstanding any
            other provision of this subsection, any final and unappealable
            judgment for monetary damages entered against a receiver or
            conservator for a System institution for the breach of an
            agreement executed or approved by such receiver or conservator
            after the date of its appointment shall be paid as an
            administrative expense of the receiver or conservator. Nothing
            in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the power of a
            receiver or conservator to exercise any rights under contract or
            law, including terminating, breaching, canceling, or otherwise
            discontinuing such agreement.

        ``(c) Provisions Relating to Contracts Entered Into Before
    Appointment of Conservator or Receiver.--
                ``(1) Authority to repudiate contracts.--In addition to any
            other rights a conservator or receiver may have, the conservator
            or receiver for a System institution may disaffirm or repudiate
            any contract or lease--
                        ``(A) to which such System institution is a party;
                        ``(B) the performance of which the conservator or
                    receiver, in the conservator's or receiver's discretion,
                    determines to be burdensome; and
                        ``(C) the disaffirmance or repudiation of which the
                    conservator or receiver determines, in the conservator's
                    or receiver's discretion, will promote the orderly
                    administration of the System institution's affairs.
                ``(2) Timing of repudiation.--The Corporation as conservator
            or receiver for any System institution shall determine whether
            or not to exercise the rights of repudiation under this
            subsection within a reasonable period following such
            appointment.
                ``(3) Claims for damages for repudiation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
                    subparagraph (C) and paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), the
                    liability of the conservator or receiver for the
                    disaffirmance or repudiation of any contract pursuant to
                    paragraph (1) shall be--
                              ``(i) limited to actual direct compensatory
                          damages; and
                              ``(ii) determined as of--

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                                        ``(I) the date of the appointment of
                                    the conservator or receiver; or
                                        ``(II) in the case of any contract
                                    or agreement referred to in paragraph
                                    (8), the date of the disaffirmance or
                                    repudiation of such contract or
                                    agreement.
                        ``(B) No liability for other damages.--For purposes
                    of subparagraph (A), the term `actual direct
                    compensatory damages' does not include--
                              ``(i) punitive or exemplary damages;
                              ``(ii) damages for lost profits or
                          opportunity; or
                              ``(iii) damages for pain and suffering.
                        ``(C) Measure of damages for repudiation of
                    financial contracts.--In the case of any qualified
                    financial contract or agreement to which paragraph (8)
                    applies, compensatory damages shall be--
                              ``(i) deemed to include normal and reasonable
                          costs of cover or other reasonable measures of
                          damages utilized in the industries for such
                          contract and agreement claims; and
                              ``(ii) paid in accordance with this subsection
                          and subsection (j), except as otherwise
                          specifically provided in this section.
                ``(4) Leases under which the system institution is the
            lessee.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the conservator or receiver
                    disaffirms or repudiates a lease under which the System
                    institution was the lessee, the conservator or receiver
                    shall not be liable for any damages (other than damages
                    determined pursuant to subparagraph (B)) for the
                    disaffirmance or repudiation of such lease.
                        ``(B) Payments of rent.--Notwithstanding
                    subparagraph (A), the lessor under a lease to which such
                    subparagraph applies shall--
                              ``(i) be entitled to the contractual rent
                          accruing before the later of the date--
                                        ``(I) the notice of disaffirmance or
                                    repudiation is mailed; or
                                        ``(II) the disaffirmance or
                                    repudiation becomes effective, unless
                                    the lessor is in default or breach of
                                    the terms of the lease; and
                              ``(ii) have no claim for damages under any
                          acceleration clause or other penalty provision in
                          the lease; and
                              ``(iii) have a claim for any unpaid rent,
                          subject to all appropriate offsets and defenses,
                          due as of the date of the appointment, which shall
                          be paid in accordance with this subsection and
                          subsection (j).
                ``(5) Leases under which the system institution is the
            lessor.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the conservator or receiver
                    repudiates an unexpired written lease of real property
                    of the System institution under which the System
                    institution is the lessor and the lessee is not, as of
                    the date of such repudiation, in default, the lessee
                    under such lease may either--

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                              ``(i) treat the lease as terminated by such
                          repudiation; or
                              ``(ii) remain in possession of the leasehold
                          interest for the balance of the term of the lease,
                          unless the lessee defaults under the terms of the
                          lease after the date of such repudiation.
                        ``(B) Provisions applicable to lessee remaining in
                    possession.--If any lessee under a lease described in
                    subparagraph (A) remains in possession of a leasehold
                    interest pursuant to clause (ii) of such subparagraph--
                              ``(i) the lessee--
                                        ``(I) shall continue to pay the
                                    contractual rent pursuant to the terms
                                    of the lease after the date of the
                                    repudiation of such lease; and
                                        ``(II) may offset against any rent
                                    payment which accrues after the date of
                                    the repudiation of the lease, any
                                    damages which accrue after such date due
                                    to the nonperformance of any obligation
                                    of the System institution under the
                                    lease after such date; and
                              ``(ii) the conservator or receiver shall not
                          be liable to the lessee for any damages arising
                          after such date as a result of the repudiation,
                          other than the amount of any offset allowed under
                          clause (i)(II).
                ``(6) Contracts for the sale of real property.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the conservator or receiver
                    repudiates any contract that meets the requirements of
                    paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 5.61(d) for the
                    sale of real property, and the purchaser of such real
                    property under such contract is in possession and is
                    not, as of the date of such repudiation, in default,
                    such purchaser may either--
                              ``(i) treat the contract as terminated by such
                          repudiation; or
                              ``(ii) remain in possession of such real
                          property.
                        ``(B) Provisions applicable to purchaser remaining
                    in possession.--If any purchaser of real property under
                    any contract described in subparagraph (A) remains in
                    possession of such property pursuant to clause (ii) of
                    such subparagraph--
                              ``(i) the purchaser--
                                        ``(I) shall continue to make all
                                    payments due under the contract after
                                    the date of the repudiation of the
                                    contract; and
                                        ``(II) may offset against any such
                                    payments any damages which accrue after
                                    such date due to the nonperformance
                                    (after such date) of any obligation of
                                    the System institution under the
                                    contract; and
                              ``(ii) the conservator or receiver shall--
                                        ``(I) not be liable to the purchaser
                                    for any damages arising after that date
                                    as a result of the repudiation, other
                                    than the amount of any offset allowed
                                    under clause (i)(II);
                                        ``(II) deliver title to the
                                    purchaser in accordance with the
                                    contract; and

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                                        ``(III) have no obligation under the
                                    contract, other than the performance
                                    required under subclause (II).
                        ``(C) Assignment and sale allowed.--
                              ``(i) In general.--No provision of this
                          paragraph shall be construed as limiting the right
                          of the conservator or receiver to assign the
                          contract described in subparagraph (A) and sell
                          the property subject to the contract and this
                          paragraph.
                              ``(ii) No liability after assignment and
                          sale.--If an assignment and sale described in
                          clause (i) is consummated, the Corporation, acting
                          as conservator or receiver, shall have no further
                          liability under the applicable contract described
                          in subparagraph (A) or with respect to the real
                          property which was the subject of such contract.
                ``(7) Provisions applicable to service contracts.--
                        ``(A) Services performed before appointment.--In the
                    case of any contract for services between any person and
                    any System institution for which the Corporation has
                    been appointed conservator or receiver, any claim of
                    such person for services performed before the
                    appointment of the conservator or the receiver shall
                    be--
                              ``(i) a claim to be paid in accordance with
                          subsections (b) and (d); and
                              ``(ii) deemed to have arisen as of the date
                          the conservator or receiver was appointed.
                        ``(B) Services performed after appointment and prior
                    to repudiation.--If, in the case of any contract for
                    services described in subparagraph (A), the conservator
                    or receiver accepts performance by the other person
                    before the conservator or receiver makes any
                    determination to exercise the right of repudiation of
                    such contract under this section--
                              ``(i) the other party shall be paid under the
                          terms of the contract for the services performed;
                          and
                              ``(ii) the amount of such payment shall be
                          treated as an administrative expense of the
                          conservatorship or receivership.
                        ``(C) Acceptance of performance no bar to subsequent
                    repudiation.--The acceptance by any conservator or
                    receiver of services referred to in subparagraph (B) in
                    connection with a contract described in such
                    subparagraph shall not affect the right of the
                    conservator or receiver, to repudiate such contract
                    under this section at any time after such performance.
                ``(8) Certain qualified financial contracts.--
                        ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                              ``(i) Commodity contract.--The term `commodity
                          contract' means--
                                        ``(I) with respect to a futures
                                    commission merchant, a contract for the
                                    purchase or sale of a commodity for
                                    future delivery on, or subject to the
                                    rules of, a contract market or board of
                                    trade;
                                        ``(II) with respect to a foreign
                                    futures commission merchant, a foreign
                                    future;

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                                        ``(III) with respect to a leverage
                                    transaction merchant, a leverage
                                    transaction;
                                        ``(IV) with respect to a clearing
                                    organization, a contract for the
                                    purchase or sale of a commodity for
                                    future delivery on, or subject to the
                                    rules of, a contract market or board of
                                    trade that is cleared by such clearing
                                    organization, or commodity option traded
                                    on, or subject to the rules of, a
                                    contract market or board of trade that
                                    is cleared by such clearing
                                    organization;
                                        ``(V) with respect to a commodity
                                    options dealer, a commodity option;
                                        ``(VI) any other agreement or
                                    transaction that is similar to any
                                    agreement or transaction referred to in
                                    this clause;
                                        ``(VII) any combination of the
                                    agreements or transactions referred to
                                    in this clause;
                                        ``(VIII) any option to enter into
                                    any agreement or transaction referred to
                                    in this clause;
                                        ``(IX) a master agreement that
                                    provides for an agreement or transaction
                                    referred to in any of subclauses (I)
                                    through (VIII), together with all
                                    supplements to any such master
                                    agreement, without regard to whether the
                                    master agreement provides for an
                                    agreement or transaction that is not a
                                    commodity contract under this clause,
                                    except that the master agreement shall
                                    be considered to be a commodity contract
                                    under this clause only with respect to
                                    each agreement or transaction under the
                                    master agreement that is referred to in
                                    subclause (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V),
                                    (VI), (VII), or (VIII); or
                                        ``(X) any security agreement or
                                    arrangement or other credit enhancement
                                    related to any agreement or transaction
                                    referred to in this clause, including
                                    any guarantee or reimbursement
                                    obligation in connection with any
                                    agreement or transaction referred to in
                                    this clause.
                              ``(ii) Forward contract.--The term `forward
                          contract' means--
                                        ``(I) a contract (other than a
                                    commodity contract) for the purchase,
                                    sale, or transfer of a commodity or any
                                    similar good, article, service, right,
                                    or interest which is presently or in the
                                    future becomes the subject of dealing in
                                    the forward contract trade, or product
                                    or byproduct thereof, with a maturity
                                    date more than 2 days after the date the
                                    contract is entered into, including a
                                    repurchase or reverse repurchase
                                    transaction (whether or not such
                                    repurchase or reverse repurchase
                                    transaction is a repurchase agreement),
                                    consignment, lease, swap, hedge
                                    transaction, deposit, loan, option,
                                    allocated transaction, unallocated
                                    transaction, or any other similar
                                    agreement;
                                        ``(II) any combination of agreements
                                    or transactions referred to in
                                    subclauses (I) and (III);

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                                        ``(III) any option to enter into any
                                    agreement or transaction referred to in
                                    subclause (I) or (II);
                                        ``(IV) a master agreement that
                                    provides for an agreement or transaction
                                    referred to in subclauses (I) through
                                    (III), together with all supplements to
                                    any such master agreement, without
                                    regard to whether the master agreement
                                    provides for an agreement or transaction
                                    that is not a forward contract under
                                    this clause, except that the master
                                    agreement shall be considered to be a
                                    forward contract under this clause only
                                    with respect to each agreement or
                                    transaction under the master agreement
                                    that is referred to in subclause (I),
                                    (II), or (III); or
                                        ``(V) any security agreement or
                                    arrangement or other credit enhancement
                                    related to any agreement or transaction
                                    referred to in subclause (I), (II),
                                    (III), or (IV), including any guarantee
                                    or reimbursement obligation in
                                    connection with any agreement or
                                    transaction referred to in any such
                                    subclause.
                              ``(iii) Person.--The term `person'--
                                        ``(I) has the meaning given the term
                                    in section 1 of title 1, United States
                                    Code; and
                                        ``(II) includes any governmental
                                    entity.
                              ``(iv) Qualified financial contract.--The term
                          `qualified financial contract' means any
                          securities contract, commodity contract, forward
                          contract, repurchase agreement, swap agreement,
                          and any similar agreement that the Corporation
                          determines by regulation, resolution, or order to
                          be a qualified financial contract for purposes of
                          this paragraph.
                              ``(v) Repurchase agreement.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--The term
                                    `repurchase agreement' (including with
                                    respect to a reverse repurchase
                                    agreement)--
                                                ``(aa) means--
                                                    ``(AA) an agreement,
                                                including related terms,
                                                which provides for the
                                                transfer of one or more
                                                certificates of deposit,
                                                mortgage-related securities
                                                (as such term is defined in
                                                section 3(a) of the
                                                Securities Exchange Act of
                                                1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))),
                                                mortgage loans, interests in
                                                mortgage-related securities
                                                or mortgage loans, eligible
                                                bankers' acceptances,
                                                qualified foreign government
                                                securities or securities
                                                that are direct obligations
                                                of, or that are fully
                                                guaranteed by, the United
                                                States or any agency of the
                                                United States against the
                                                transfer of funds by the
                                                transferee of such
                                                certificates of deposit,
                                                eligible bankers'
                                                acceptances, securities,
                                                mortgage loans, or interests
                                                with a simultaneous
                                                agreement by such transferee
                                                to transfer to the
                                                transferor thereof
                                                certificates of deposit,
                                                eligible bankers'
                                                acceptances,

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                                                securities, mortgage loans,
                                                or interests as described
                                                above, at a date certain not
                                                later than 1 year after such
                                                transfers or on demand,
                                                against the transfer of
                                                funds, or any other similar
                                                agreement;
                                                    ``(BB) any combination
                                                of agreements or
                                                transactions referred to in
                                                subitems (AA) and (CC);
                                                    ``(CC) any option to
                                                enter into any agreement or
                                                transaction referred to in
                                                subitem (AA) or (BB);
                                                    ``(DD) a master
                                                agreement that provides for
                                                an agreement or transaction
                                                referred to in subitem (AA),
                                                (BB), or (CC), together with
                                                all supplements to any such
                                                master agreement, without
                                                regard to whether the master
                                                agreement provides for an
                                                agreement or transaction
                                                that is not a repurchase
                                                agreement under this item,
                                                except that the master
                                                agreement shall be
                                                considered to be a
                                                repurchase agreement under
                                                this item only with respect
                                                to each agreement or
                                                transaction under the master
                                                agreement that is referred
                                                to in subitem (AA), (BB), or
                                                (CC); and
                                                    ``(EE) any security
                                                agreement or arrangement or
                                                other credit enhancement
                                                related to any agreement or
                                                transaction referred to in
                                                any of subitems (AA) through
                                                (DD), including any
                                                guarantee or reimbursement
                                                obligation in connection
                                                with any agreement or
                                                transaction referred to in
                                                any such subitem; and
                                                ``(bb) does not include any
                                            repurchase obligation under a
                                            participation in a commercial
                                            mortgage, loan unless the
                                            Corporation determines by
                                            regulation, resolution, or order
                                            to include any such
                                            participation within the meaning
                                            of such term.
                                        ``(II) Related definition.--For
                                    purposes of subclause (I)(aa), the term
                                    `qualified foreign government security'
                                    means a security that is a direct
                                    obligation of, or that is fully
                                    guaranteed by, the central government of
                                    a member of the Organization for
                                    Economic Cooperation and Development (as
                                    determined by regulation or order
                                    adopted by the appropriate Federal
                                    banking authority).
                              ``(vi) Securities contract.--The term
                          `securities contract'--
                                        ``(I) means--
                                                ``(aa) a contract for the
                                            purchase, sale, or loan of a
                                            security, a certificate of
                                            deposit, a mortgage loan, any
                                            interest in a mortgage loan, a
                                            group or index of securities,
                                            certificates of deposit, or
                                            mortgage loans or interests

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                                            therein (including any interest
                                            therein or based on the value
                                            thereof) or any option on any of
                                            the foregoing, including any
                                            option to purchase or sell any
                                            such security, certificate of
                                            deposit, mortgage loan,
                                            interest, group or index, or
                                            option, and including any
                                            repurchase or reverse repurchase
                                            transaction on any such
                                            security, certificate of
                                            deposit, mortgage loan,
                                            interest, group or index, or
                                            option (whether or not the
                                            repurchase or reverse repurchase
                                            transaction is a repurchase
                                            agreement);
                                                ``(bb) any option entered
                                            into on a national securities
                                            exchange relating to foreign
                                            currencies;
                                                ``(cc) the guarantee
                                            (including by novation) by or to
                                            any securities clearing agency
                                            of any settlement of cash,
                                            securities, certificates of
                                            deposit, mortgage loans or
                                            interests therein, group or
                                            index of securities,
                                            certificates of deposit, or
                                            mortgage loans or interests
                                            therein (including any interest
                                            therein or based on the value
                                            thereof) or option on any of the
                                            foregoing, including any option
                                            to purchase or sell any such
                                            security, certificate of
                                            deposit, mortgage loan,
                                            interest, group or index, or
                                            option (whether or not the
                                            settlement is in connection with
                                            any agreement or transaction
                                            referred to in any of items
                                            (aa), (bb), and (dd) through
                                            (kk));
                                                ``(dd) any margin loan;
                                                ``(ee) any extension of
                                            credit for the clearance or
                                            settlement of securities
                                            transactions;
                                                ``(ff) any loan transaction
                                            coupled with a securities collar
                                            transaction, any prepaid
                                            securities forward transaction,
                                            or any total return swap
                                            transaction coupled with a
                                            securities sale transaction;
                                                ``(gg) any other agreement
                                            or transaction that is similar
                                            to any agreement or transaction
                                            referred to in this subclause;
                                                ``(hh) any combination of
                                            the agreements or transactions
                                            referred to in this subclause;
                                                ``(ii) any option to enter
                                            into any agreement or
                                            transaction referred to in this
                                            subclause;
                                                ``(jj) a master agreement
                                            that provides for an agreement
                                            or transaction referred to in
                                            any of items (aa) through (ii),
                                            together with all supplements to
                                            any such master agreement,
                                            without regard to whether the
                                            master agreement provides for an
                                            agreement or transaction that is
                                            not a securities contract under
                                            this subclause, except that the
                                            master agreement shall be
                                            considered to be a securities
                                            contract under this subclause
                                            only with respect to each
                                            agreement or transaction under
                                            the master agreement that is
                                            referred

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                                            to in item (aa), (bb), (cc),
                                            (dd), (ee), (ff), (gg), (hh), or
                                            (ii); and
                                                ``(kk) any security
                                            agreement or arrangement or
                                            other credit enhancement related
                                            to any agreement or transaction
                                            referred to in this subclause,
                                            including any guarantee or
                                            reimbursement obligation in
                                            connection with any agreement or
                                            transaction referred to in this
                                            subclause; and
                                        ``(II) does not include any
                                    purchase, sale, or repurchase obligation
                                    under a participation in a commercial
                                    mortgage loan unless the Corporation
                                    determines by regulation, resolution, or
                                    order to include any such agreement
                                    within the meaning of such term.
                              ``(vii) Swap agreement.--The term `swap
                          agreement' means--
                                        ``(I) any agreement, including the
                                    terms and conditions incorporated by
                                    reference in any such agreement, that
                                    is--
                                                ``(aa) an interest rate
                                            swap, option, future, or forward
                                            agreement, including a rate
                                            floor, rate cap, rate collar,
                                            cross-currency rate swap, and
                                            basis swap;
                                                ``(bb) a spot, same day-
                                            tomorrow, tomorrow-next,
                                            forward, or other foreign
                                            exchange precious metals or
                                            other commodity agreement;
                                                ``(cc) a currency swap,
                                            option, future, or forward
                                            agreement;
                                                ``(dd) an equity index or
                                            equity swap, option, future, or
                                            forward agreement;
                                                ``(ee) a debt index or debt
                                            swap, option, future, or forward
                                            agreement;
                                                ``(ff) a total return,
                                            credit spread or credit swap,
                                            option, future, or forward
                                            agreement;
                                                ``(gg) a commodity index or
                                            commodity swap, option, future,
                                            or forward agreement;
                                                ``(hh) a weather swap,
                                            option, future, or forward
                                            agreement;
                                                ``(ii) an emissions swap,
                                            option, future, or forward
                                            agreement; or
                                                ``(jj) an inflation swap,
                                            option, future, or forward
                                            agreement;
                                        ``(II) any agreement or transaction
                                    that is similar to any other agreement
                                    or transaction referred to in this
                                    clause and that is of a type that has
                                    been, is presently, or in the future
                                    becomes, the subject of recurrent
                                    dealings in the swap or other
                                    derivatives markets (including terms and
                                    conditions incorporated by reference in
                                    such agreement) and that is a forward,
                                    swap, future, option or spot transaction
                                    on one or more rates, currencies,
                                    commodities, equity securities or other
                                    equity instruments, debt securities or
                                    other debt instruments, quantitative
                                    measures associated with an occurrence,
                                    extent of an occurrence, or

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                                    contingency associated with a financial,
                                    commercial, or economic consequence, or
                                    economic or financial indices or
                                    measures of economic or financial risk
                                    or value;
                                        ``(III) any combination of
                                    agreements or transactions referred to
                                    in this clause;
                                        ``(IV) any option to enter into any
                                    agreement or transaction referred to in
                                    this clause;
                                        ``(V) a master agreement that
                                    provides for an agreement or transaction
                                    referred to in any of subclauses (I)
                                    through (IV), together with all
                                    supplements to any such master
                                    agreement, without regard to whether the
                                    master agreement contains an agreement
                                    or transaction that is not a swap
                                    agreement under this clause, except that
                                    the master agreement shall be considered
                                    to be a swap agreement under this clause
                                    only with respect to each agreement or
                                    transaction under the master agreement
                                    that is referred to in subclause (I),
                                    (II), (III), or (IV); and
                                        ``(VI) any security agreement or
                                    arrangement or other credit enhancement
                                    related to any agreements or
                                    transactions referred to in any of
                                    subclauses (I) through (V), including
                                    any guarantee or reimbursement
                                    obligation in connection with any
                                    agreement or transaction referred to in
                                    any such subclause.
                              ``(viii) Transfer.--The term `transfer' means
                          every mode, direct or indirect, absolute or
                          conditional, voluntary or involuntary, of
                          disposing of or parting with property or with an
                          interest in property, including retention of title
                          as a security interest and foreclosure of the
                          equity of redemption of a System institution.
                              ``(ix) Treatment of master agreement as 1
                          agreement.--For purposes of this subparagraph--
                                        ``(I) any master agreement for any
                                    contract or agreement described in this
                                    subparagraph (or any master agreement
                                    for such a master agreement or
                                    agreements), together with all
                                    supplements to the master agreement,
                                    shall be treated as a single agreement
                                    and a single qualified financial
                                    contact; and
                                        ``(II) if a master agreement
                                    contains provisions relating to
                                    agreements or transactions that are not
                                    qualified financial contracts, the
                                    master agreement shall be deemed to be a
                                    qualified financial contract only with
                                    respect to those transactions that are
                                    themselves qualified financial
                                    contracts.
                        ``(B) Rights of parties to contracts.--Subject to
                    paragraphs (9) and (10), and notwithstanding any other
                    provision of this Act (other than subsection (b)(9) and
                    section 5.61(d)) or any other Federal or State law, no
                    person shall be stayed or prohibited from exercising--
                              ``(i) any right such person has to cause the
                          termination, liquidation, or acceleration of any
                          qualified financial contract with a System
                          institution which arises upon the appointment of
                          the Corporation as

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                          receiver for such System institution at any time
                          after such appointment;
                              ``(ii) any right under any security agreement
                          or arrangement or other credit enhancement related
                          to one or more qualified financial contracts
                          described in clause (i); or
                              ``(iii) any right to offset or net out any
                          termination value, payment amount, or other
                          transfer obligation arising under, or in
                          connection with, 1 or more contracts and
                          agreements described in clause (i), including any
                          master agreement for such contracts or agreements.
                        ``(C) Applicability of other provisions.--Subsection
                    (b)(12) shall apply in the case of any judicial action
                    or proceeding brought against any receiver referred to
                    in subparagraph (A), or the System institution for which
                    such receiver was appointed, by any party to a contract
                    or agreement described in subparagraph (B)(i) with such
                    System institution.
                        ``(D) Certain transfers not avoidable.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph
                          (11) or any other Federal or State law relating to
                          the avoidance of preferential or fraudulent
                          transfers, the Corporation, whether acting as such
                          or as conservator or receiver of a System
                          institution, may not avoid any transfer of money
                          or other property in connection with any qualified
                          financial contract with a System institution.
                              ``(ii) Exception for certain transfers.--
                          Clause (i) shall not apply to any transfer of
                          money or other property in connection with any
                          qualified financial contract with a System
                          institution if the Corporation determines that the
                          transferee had actual intent to hinder, delay, or
                          defraud such System institution, the creditors of
                          such System institution, or any conservator or
                          receiver appointed for such System institution.
                        ``(E) Certain protections in event of appointment of
                    conservator.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
                    this Act (other than subparagraph (G), paragraph (10),
                    subsection (b)(9), and section 5.61(d)) or any other
                    Federal or State law, no person shall be stayed or
                    prohibited from exercising--
                              ``(i) any right such person has to cause the
                          termination, liquidation, or acceleration of any
                          qualified financial contract with a System
                          institution in a conservatorship based upon a
                          default under such financial contract which is
                          enforceable under applicable noninsolvency law;
                              ``(ii) any right under any security agreement
                          or arrangement or other credit enhancement related
                          to one or more qualified financial contracts
                          described in clause (i); and
                              ``(iii) any right to offset or net out any
                          termination values, payment amounts, or other
                          transfer obligations arising under or in
                          connection with such qualified financial
                          contracts.

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                        ``(F) Clarification.--No provision of law shall be
                    construed as limiting the right or power of the
                    Corporation, or authorizing any court or agency to limit
                    or delay, in any manner, the right or power of the
                    Corporation to transfer any qualified financial contract
                    in accordance with paragraphs (9) and (10) or to
                    disaffirm or repudiate any such contract in accordance
                    with paragraph (1).
                        ``(G) Walkaway clauses not effective.--
                              ``(i) Definition of walkaway clause.--In this
                          subparagraph, the term `walkaway clause' means any
                          provision in a qualified financial contract that
                          suspends, conditions, or extinguishes a payment
                          obligation of a party, in whole or in part, or
                          does not create a payment obligation of a party
                          that would otherwise exist--
                                        ``(I) solely because of--
                                                ``(aa) the status of the
                                            party as a nondefaulting party
                                            in connection with the
                                            insolvency of a System
                                            institution that is a party to
                                            the contract; or
                                                ``(bb) the appointment of,
                                            or the exercise of rights or
                                            powers by, the Corporation as a
                                            conservator or receiver of the
                                            System institution; and
                                        ``(II) not as a result of the
                                    exercise by a party of any right to
                                    offset, setoff, or net obligations that
                                    exist under--
                                                ``(aa) the contract;
                                                ``(bb) any other contract
                                            between those parties; or
                                                ``(cc) applicable law.
                              ``(ii) Treatment.--Notwithstanding the
                          provisions of subparagraphs (B) and (E), no
                          walkaway clause shall be enforceable in a
                          qualified financial contract of a System
                          institution in default.
                              ``(iii) Limited suspension of certain
                          obligations.--In the case of a qualified financial
                          contract referred to in clause (ii), any payment
                          or delivery obligations otherwise due from a party
                          pursuant to the qualified financial contract shall
                          be suspended from the time the receiver is
                          appointed until the earlier of--
                                        ``(I) the time such party receives
                                    notice that such contract has been
                                    transferred pursuant to subparagraph
                                    (B); or
                                        ``(II) 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) on
                                    the business day following the date of
                                    the appointment of the receiver.
                        ``(H) Recordkeeping requirements.--The Corporation,
                    in consultation with the Farm Credit Administration, may
                    prescribe regulations requiring more detailed
                    recordkeeping by any System institution with respect to
                    qualified financial contracts (including market
                    valuations), only if such System institution is subject
                    to subclause (I), (III), or (IV) of section
                    5.61B(a)(1)(A)(ii).
                ``(9) Transfer of qualified financial contracts.--
                        ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:

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                              ``(i) Clearing organization.--The term
                          `clearing organization' has the meaning given the
                          term in section 402 of the Federal Deposit
                          Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (12
                          U.S.C. 4402).
                              ``(ii) Financial institution.--The term
                          `financial institution' means a System
                          institution, a broker or dealer, a depository
                          institution, a futures commission merchant, or any
                          other institution, as determined by the
                          Corporation by regulation to be a financial
                          institution.
                        ``(B) Requirement.--In making any transfer of assets
                    or liabilities of a System institution in default which
                    includes any qualified financial contract, the
                    conservator or receiver for such System institution
                    shall either--
                              ``(i) transfer to one financial institution,
                          other than a financial institution for which a
                          conservator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or
                          other legal custodian has been appointed, or that
                          is otherwise the subject of a bankruptcy or
                          insolvency proceeding--
                                        ``(I) all qualified financial
                                    contracts between any person or any
                                    affiliate of such person and the System
                                    institution in default;
                                        ``(II) all claims of such person or
                                    any affiliate of such person against
                                    such System institution under any such
                                    contract (other than any claim which,
                                    under the terms of any such contract, is
                                    subordinated to the claims of general
                                    unsecured creditors of such System
                                    institution);
                                        ``(III) all claims of such System
                                    institution against such person or any
                                    affiliate of such person under any such
                                    contract; and
                                        ``(IV) all property securing or any
                                    other credit enhancement for any
                                    contract described in subclause (I) or
                                    any claim described in subclause (II) or
                                    (III) under any such contract; or
                              ``(ii) transfer none of the qualified
                          financial contracts, claims, property or other
                          credit enhancement referred to in clause (i) (with
                          respect to such person and any affiliate of such
                          person).
                        ``(C) Transfer to foreign bank, foreign financial
                    institution, or branch or agency of a foreign bank or
                    financial institution.--In transferring any qualified
                    financial contracts and related claims and property
                    under subparagraph (B)(i), the conservator or receiver
                    for the System institution shall not make such transfer
                    to a foreign bank, financial institution organized under
                    the laws of a foreign country, or a branch or agency of
                    a foreign bank or financial institution unless, under
                    the law applicable to such bank, financial institution,
                    branch or agency, to the qualified financial contracts,
                    and to any netting contract, any security agreement or
                    arrangement or other credit enhancement related to one
                    or more qualified financial contracts, the contractual
                    rights of the parties to such qualified financial
                    contracts, netting contracts, security agreements or
                    arrangements, or other credit enhancements are
                    enforceable substantially to the same extent as
                    permitted under this section.

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                        ``(D) Transfer of contracts subject to the rules of
                    a clearing organization.--In the event that a
                    conservator or receiver transfers any qualified
                    financial contract and related claims, property, and
                    credit enhancements pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i) and
                    such contract is cleared by or subject to the rules of a
                    clearing organization, the clearing organization shall
                    not be required to accept the transferee as a member by
                    virtue of the transfer.
                ``(10) Notification of transfer.--
                        ``(A) Definition of business day.--In this
                    paragraph, the term `business day' means any day other
                    than any Saturday, Sunday, or any day on which either
                    the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank
                    of New York is closed.
                        ``(B) Notification.--If--
                              ``(i) the conservator or receiver for a System
                          institution in default makes any transfer of the
                          assets and liabilities of such System institution;
                          and
                              ``(ii) the transfer includes any qualified
                          financial contract, the conservator or receiver
                          shall notify any person who is a party to any such
                          contract of such transfer by 5:00 p.m. (eastern
                          time) on the business day following the date of
                          the appointment of the receiver in the case of a
                          receivership, or the business day following such
                          transfer in the case of a conservatorship.
                        ``(C) Certain rights not enforceable.--
                              ``(i) Receivership.--A person who is a party
                          to a qualified financial contract with a System
                          institution may not exercise any right that such
                          person has to terminate, liquidate, or net such
                          contract under paragraph (8)(B) of this
                          subsection, solely by reason of or incidental to
                          the appointment of a receiver for the System
                          institution (or the insolvency or financial
                          condition of the System institution for which the
                          receiver has been appointed)--
                                        ``(I) until 5:00 p.m. (eastern time)
                                    on the business day following the date
                                    of the appointment of the receiver; or
                                        ``(II) after the person has received
                                    notice that the contract has been
                                    transferred pursuant to paragraph
                                    (9)(B).
                              ``(ii) Conservatorship.--A person who is a
                          party to a qualified financial contract with a
                          System institution may not exercise any right that
                          such person has to terminate, liquidate, or net
                          such contract under paragraph (8)(E) of this
                          subsection, solely by reason of or incidental to
                          the appointment of a conservator for the System
                          institution (or the insolvency or financial
                          condition of the System institution for which the
                          conservator has been appointed).
                              ``(iii) Notice.--For purposes of this
                          paragraph, the Corporation as receiver or
                          conservator of a System institution shall be
                          deemed to have notified a person who is a party to
                          a qualified financial contract with such System
                          institution if the Corporation has taken

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                          steps reasonably calculated to provide notice to
                          such person by the time specified in subparagraph
                          (B).
                        ``(D) Treatment of bridge system institutions.--The
                    following System institutions shall not be considered to
                    be a financial institution for which a conservator,
                    receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or other legal
                    custodian has been appointed or which is otherwise the
                    subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding for
                    purposes of paragraph (9):
                              ``(i) A bridge System bank.
                              ``(ii) A System institution organized by the
                          Corporation or the Farm Credit Administration, for
                          which a conservator is appointed either--
                                        ``(I) immediately upon the
                                    organization of the System institution;
                                    or
                                        ``(II) at the time of a purchase and
                                    assumption transaction between the
                                    System institution and the Corporation
                                    as receiver for a System institution in
                                    default.
                ``(11) Disaffirmance or repudiation of qualified financial
            contracts.--In exercising the rights of disaffirmance or
            repudiation of a conservator or receiver with respect to any
            qualified financial contract to which a System institution is a
            party, the conservator or receiver for such System institution
            shall either--
                        ``(A) disaffirm or repudiate all qualified financial
                    contracts between--
                              ``(i) any person or any affiliate of such
                          person; and
                              ``(ii) the System institution in default; or
                        ``(B) disaffirm or repudiate none of the qualified
                    financial contracts referred to in subparagraph (A)
                    (with respect to such person or any affiliate of such
                    person).
                ``(12) Certain security interests not avoidable.--No
            provision of this subsection shall be construed as permitting
            the avoidance of any legally enforceable or perfected security
            interest in any of the assets of any System institution except
            where such an interest is taken in contemplation of the System
            institution's insolvency or with the intent to hinder, delay, or
            defraud the System institution or the creditors of such System
            institution.
                ``(13) Authority to enforce contracts.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The conservator or receiver may
                    enforce any contract, other than a director's or
                    officer's liability insurance contract or a System
                    institution bond, entered into by the System institution
                    notwithstanding any provision of the contract providing
                    for termination, default, acceleration, or exercise of
                    rights upon, or solely by reason of, insolvency or the
                    appointment of or the exercise of rights or powers by a
                    conservator or receiver.
                        ``(B) Certain rights not affected.--No provision of
                    this paragraph may be construed as impairing or
                    affecting any right of the conservator or receiver to
                    enforce or recover under a director's or officer's
                    liability insurance contract or institution bond under
                    other applicable law.
                        ``(C) Consent requirement.--

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                              ``(i) In general.--Except as otherwise
                          provided by this section, no person may exercise
                          any right or power to terminate, accelerate, or
                          declare a default under any contract to which the
                          System institution is a party, or to obtain
                          possession of or exercise control over any
                          property of the System institution or affect any
                          contractual rights of the System institution,
                          without the consent of the conservator or
                          receiver, as appropriate, during the 45-day period
                          beginning on the date of the appointment of the
                          conservator, or during the 90-day period beginning
                          on the date of the appointment of the receiver, as
                          applicable.
                              ``(ii) Certain exceptions.--No provision of
                          this subparagraph shall apply to a director or
                          officer liability insurance contract or an
                          institution bond, to the rights of parties to
                          certain qualified financial contracts pursuant to
                          paragraph (8), or shall be construed as permitting
                          the conservator or receiver to fail to comply with
                          otherwise enforceable provisions of such contract.
                ``(14) Exception for federal reserve and the united states
            treasury.--No provision of this subsection shall apply with
            respect to--
                        ``(A) any extension of credit from any Federal
                    Reserve bank or the United States Treasury to any System
                    institution; or
                        ``(B) any security interest in the assets of the
                    System institution securing any such extension of
                    credit.
                ``(15) Savings clause.--The meanings of terms used in this
            subsection--
                        ``(A) are applicable for purposes of this subsection
                    only; and
                        ``(B) shall not be construed or applied so as to
                    challenge or affect the characterization, definition, or
                    treatment of any similar terms under any other law,
                    regulation, or rule, including--
                              ``(i) the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (12 U.S.C.
                          1811 note; Public Law 106-102);
                              ``(ii) the Legal Certainty for Bank Products
                          Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 27 et seq.);
                              ``(iii) the securities laws (as that term is
                          defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange
                          Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))); and
                              ``(iv) the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1
                          et seq.).

        ``(d) Valuation of Claims in Default.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            Federal law or the law of any State and regardless of the method
            which the Corporation determines to utilize with respect to a
            System institution in default or in danger of default, including
            transactions authorized under subsection (h) and section
            5.61(a), this subsection shall govern the rights of the
            creditors of such System institution.
                ``(2) Maximum liability.--The maximum liability of the
            Corporation, acting as receiver or in any other capacity, to any
            person having a claim against the receiver or the System
            institution for which such receiver is appointed shall equal

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            the amount such claimant would have received if the Corporation
            had liquidated the assets and liabilities of such System
            institution without exercising the Corporation's authority under
            subsection (h) or section 5.61(a).
                ``(3) Additional payments authorized.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation may, in its
                    discretion and in the interests of minimizing its
                    losses, use its own resources to make additional
                    payments or credit additional amounts to or with respect
                    to or for the account of any claimant or category of
                    claimants. Notwithstanding any other provision of
                    Federal or State law, or the constitution of any State,
                    the Corporation shall not be obligated, as a result of
                    having made any such payment or credited any such amount
                    to or with respect to or for the account of any claimant
                    or category of claimants, to make payments to any other
                    claimant or category of claimants.
                        ``(B) Manner of payment.--The Corporation may make
                    the payments or credit the amounts specified in
                    subparagraph (A) directly to the claimants or may make
                    such payments or credit such amounts to an open System
                    institution to induce such System institution to accept
                    liability for such claims.

        ``(e) Limitation on Court Action.--Except as provided in this
    section, no court may take any action, except at the written request of
    the Board of Directors, to restrain or affect the exercise of powers or
    functions of the Corporation as a conservator or a receiver.
        ``(f) Liability of Directors and Officers.--
                ``(1) In general.--A director or officer of a System
            institution may be held personally liable for monetary damages
            in any civil action--
                        ``(A) brought by, on behalf of, or at the request or
                    direction of the Corporation;
                        ``(B) prosecuted wholly or partially for the benefit
                    of the Corporation--
                              ``(i) acting as conservator or receiver of
                          that System institution;
                              ``(ii) acting based on a suit, claim, or cause
                          of action purchased from, assigned by, or
                          otherwise conveyed by that receiver or
                          conservator; or
                              ``(iii) acting based on a suit, claim, or
                          cause of action purchased from, assigned by, or
                          otherwise conveyed in whole or in part by a System
                          institution or an affiliate of a System
                          institution in connection with assistance provided
                          under section 5.61(a); and
                        ``(C) for, as determined under the applicable State
                    law--
                              ``(i) gross negligence; or
                              ``(ii) any similar conduct, including conduct
                          that demonstrates a greater disregard of a duty of
                          care than gross negligence, such as intentional
                          tortious conduct.
                ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in paragraph (1) impairs or affects
            any right of the Corporation under any other applicable law.

        ``(g) Damages.--In any proceeding related to any claim against a
    System institution's director, officer, employee, agent, attorney,
    accountant, appraiser, or any other party employed by or providing

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    services to a System institution, recoverable damages determined to
    result from the improvident or otherwise improper use or investment of
    any System institution's assets shall include principal losses and
    appropriate interest.
        ``(h) Bridge Farm Credit System Banks.--
                ``(1) Organization.--
                        ``(A) Purpose.--
                              ``(i) In general.--When 1 or more System banks
                          are in default, or when the Corporation
                          anticipates that 1 or more System banks may become
                          in default, the Corporation may, in its
                          discretion, organize, and the Farm Credit
                          Administration may, in its discretion, charter, 1
                          or more System banks, with the powers and
                          attributes of System banks, subject to the
                          provisions of this subsection, to be referred to
                          as `bridge System banks'.
                              ``(ii) Intent of congress.--It is the intent
                          of the Congress that, in order to prevent
                          unnecessary hardship or losses to the customers of
                          any System bank in default with respect to which a
                          bridge System bank is chartered, the Corporation
                          should--
                                        ``(I) continue to honor commitments
                                    made by the System bank in default to
                                    creditworthy customers; and
                                        ``(II) not interrupt or terminate
                                    adequately secured loans which are
                                    transferred under this subsection and
                                    are being repaid by the debtor in
                                    accordance with the terms of the loan
                                    instrument.
                        ``(B) Authorities.--Once chartered by the Farm
                    Credit Administration, the bridge System bank may--
                              ``(i) assume such liabilities of the System
                          bank or banks in default or in danger of default
                          as the Corporation may, in its discretion,
                          determine to be appropriate;
                              ``(ii) purchase such assets of the System bank
                          or banks in default or in danger of default as the
                          Corporation may, in its discretion, determine to
                          be appropriate; and
                              ``(iii) perform any other temporary function
                          which the Corporation may, in its discretion,
                          prescribe in accordance with this Act.
                        ``(C) Articles of association.--The articles of
                    association and organization certificate of a bridge
                    System bank as approved by the Corporation shall be
                    executed by 3 representatives designated by the
                    Corporation.
                        ``(D) Interim directors.--A bridge System bank shall
                    have an interim board of directors consisting of not
                    fewer than 5 nor more than 10 members appointed by the
                    Corporation.
                ``(2) Chartering.--
                        ``(A) Conditions.--The Farm Credit Administration
                    may charter a bridge System bank only if the Board of
                    Directors determines that--
                              ``(i) the amount which is reasonably necessary
                          to operate such bridge System bank will not exceed
                          the amount which is reasonably necessary to save
                          the cost of liquidating 1 or more System banks in
                          default or

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                          in danger of default with respect to which the
                          bridge System bank is chartered;
                              ``(ii) the continued operation of such System
                          bank or banks in default or in danger of default
                          with respect to which the bridge System bank is
                          chartered is essential to provide adequate farm
                          credit services in the 1 or more communities where
                          each such System bank in default or in danger of
                          default is or was providing those farm credit
                          services; or
                              ``(iii) the continued operation of such System
                          bank or banks in default or in danger of default
                          with respect to which the bridge System bank is
                          chartered is in the best interest of the Farm
                          Credit System or the public.
                        ``(B) Bridge system bank treated as being in default
                    for certain purposes.--A bridge System bank shall be
                    treated as being in default at such times and for such
                    purposes as the Corporation may, in its discretion,
                    determine.
                        ``(C) Management.--A bridge System bank, upon the
                    granting of its charter, shall be under the management
                    of a board of directors consisting of not fewer than 5
                    nor more than 10 members appointed by the Corporation,
                    in consultation with the Farm Credit Administration.
                        ``(D) Bylaws.--The board of directors of a bridge
                    System bank shall adopt such bylaws as may be approved
                    by the Corporation.
                ``(3) Transfer of assets and liabilities.--
                        ``(A) Transfer upon grant of charter.--Upon the
                    granting of a charter to a bridge System bank pursuant
                    to this subsection, the Corporation, as receiver, may
                    transfer any assets and liabilities of the System bank
                    to the bridge System bank in accordance with paragraph
                    (1).
                        ``(B) Subsequent transfers.--At any time after a
                    charter is granted to a bridge System bank, the
                    Corporation, as receiver, may transfer any assets and
                    liabilities of such System bank in default as the
                    Corporation may, in its discretion, determine to be
                    appropriate in accordance with paragraph (1).
                        ``(C) Effective without approval.--The transfer of
                    any assets or liabilities of a System bank in default or
                    danger of default transferred to a bridge System bank
                    shall be effective without any further approval under
                    Federal or State law, assignment, or consent with
                    respect thereto.
                ``(4) Powers of bridge system banks.--Each bridge System
            bank chartered under this subsection shall, to the extent
            described in the charter of the System bank in default with
            respect to which the bridge System bank is chartered, have all
            corporate powers of, and be subject to the same provisions of
            law as, any System bank, except that--
                        ``(A) the Corporation may--
                              ``(i) remove the interim directors and
                          directors of a bridge System bank;
                              ``(ii) fix the compensation of members of the
                          interim board of directors and the board of
                          directors and senior

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                          management, as determined by the Corporation in
                          its discretion, of a bridge System bank; and
                              ``(iii) waive any requirement established
                          under Federal or State law which would otherwise
                          be applicable with respect to directors of a
                          bridge System bank, on the condition that the
                          waiver of any requirement established by the Farm
                          Credit Administration shall require the
                          concurrence of the Farm Credit Administration;
                        ``(B) the Corporation may indemnify the
                    representatives for purposes of paragraph (1)(B) and the
                    interim directors, directors, officers, employees, and
                    agents of a bridge System bank on such terms as the
                    Corporation determines to be appropriate;
                        ``(C) no requirement under any provision of law
                    relating to the capital of a System institution shall
                    apply with respect to a bridge System bank;
                        ``(D) the Farm Credit Administration Board may
                    establish a limitation on the extent to which any person
                    may become indebted to a bridge System bank without
                    regard to the amount of the bridge System bank's capital
                    or surplus;
                        ``(E)(i) the board of directors of a bridge System
                    bank shall elect a chairperson who may also serve in the
                    position of chief executive officer, except that such
                    person shall not serve either as chairperson or as chief
                    executive officer without the prior approval of the
                    Corporation; and
                        ``(ii) the board of directors of a bridge System
                    bank may appoint a chief executive officer who is not
                    also the chairperson, except that such person shall not
                    serve as chief executive officer without the prior
                    approval of the Corporation;
                        ``(F) the Farm Credit Administration may waive any
                    requirement for a fidelity bond with respect to a bridge
                    System bank at the request of the Corporation;
                        ``(G) any judicial action to which a bridge System
                    bank becomes a party by virtue of its acquisition of any
                    assets or assumption of any liabilities of a System bank
                    in default shall be stayed from further proceedings for
                    a period of up to 45 days at the request of the bridge
                    System bank;
                        ``(H) no agreement which tends to diminish or defeat
                    the right, title or interest of a bridge System bank in
                    any asset of a System bank in default acquired by it
                    shall be valid against the bridge System bank unless
                    such agreement--
                              ``(i) is in writing;
                              ``(ii) was executed by such System bank in
                          default and the person or persons claiming an
                          adverse interest thereunder, including the
                          obligor, contemporaneously with the acquisition of
                          the asset by such System bank in default;
                              ``(iii) was approved by the board of directors
                          of such System bank in default or its loan
                          committee, which approval shall be reflected in
                          the minutes of said board or committee; and

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                              ``(iv) has been, continuously from the time of
                          its execution, an official record of such System
                          bank in default;
                        ``(I) notwithstanding subsection 5.61(d)(2), any
                    agreement relating to an extension of credit between a
                    System bank, Federal Reserve bank, or the United States
                    Treasury and any System institution which was executed
                    before the extension of credit by such lender to such
                    System institution shall be treated as having been
                    executed contemporaneously with such extension of credit
                    for purposes of subparagraph (H); and
                        ``(J) except with the prior approval of the
                    Corporation and the concurrence of the Farm Credit
                    Administration, a bridge System bank may not, in any
                    transaction or series of transactions, issue capital
                    stock or be a party to any merger, consolidation,
                    disposition of substantially all of the assets or
                    liabilities of the bridge System bank, sale or exchange
                    of capital stock, or similar transaction, or change its
                    charter.
                ``(5) Capital.--
                        ``(A) No capital required.--The Corporation shall
                    not be required to--
                              ``(i) issue any capital stock on behalf of a
                          bridge System bank chartered under this
                          subsection; or
                              ``(ii) purchase any capital stock of a bridge
                          System bank, except that notwithstanding any other
                          provision of Federal or State law, the Corporation
                          may purchase and retain capital stock of a bridge
                          System bank in such amounts and on such terms as
                          the Corporation, in its discretion, determines to
                          be appropriate.
                        ``(B) Operating funds in lieu of capital.--Upon the
                    organization of a bridge System bank, and thereafter, as
                    the Corporation may, in its discretion, determine to be
                    necessary or advisable, the Corporation may make
                    available to the bridge System bank, upon such terms and
                    conditions and in such form and amounts as the
                    Corporation may in its discretion determine, funds for
                    the operation of the bridge System bank in lieu of
                    capital.
                        ``(C) Authority to issue capital stock.--Whenever
                    the Farm Credit Administration Board determines it is
                    advisable to do so, the Corporation shall cause capital
                    stock of a bridge System bank to be issued and offered
                    for sale in such amounts and on such terms and
                    conditions as the Corporation may, in its discretion,
                    determine.
                ``(6) Employee status.--Representatives for purposes of
            paragraph (1)(C), interim directors, directors, officers,
            employees, or agents of a bridge System bank are not, solely by
            virtue of service in any such capacity, officers or employees of
            the United States. Any employee of the Corporation, the Farm
            Credit Administration, or any Federal instrumentality who serves
            at the request of the Corporation as a representative for
            purposes of paragraph (1)(C), interim director, director,
            officer, employee, or agent of a bridge System bank shall not--
                        ``(A) solely by virtue of service in any such
                    capacity lose any existing status as an officer or
                    employee of the United States for purposes of any
                    provision of law; or

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                        ``(B) receive any salary or benefits for service in
                    any such capacity with respect to a bridge System bank
                    in addition to such salary or benefits as are obtained
                    through employment with the Corporation or such Federal
                    instrumentality.
                ``(7) Assistance authorized.--The Corporation may, in its
            discretion, provide assistance under section 5.61(a) to
            facilitate any merger or consolidation of a bridge System bank
            in the same manner and to the same extent as such assistance may
            be provided to a qualifying insured System bank (as defined in
            section 5.61(a)(2)(B)) or to facilitate a bridge System bank's
            acquisition of any assets or the assumption of any liabilities
            of a System bank in default or in danger of default.
                ``(8) Duration of bridge system banks.--Subject to
            paragraphs (10) and (11), the status of a bridge System bank as
            such shall terminate at the end of the 2-year period following
            the date it was granted a charter. The Farm Credit
            Administration Board may, in its discretion, extend the status
            of the bridge System bank as such for 3 additional 1-year
            periods.
                ``(9) Termination of bridge system banks status.--The status
            of any bridge System bank as such shall terminate upon the
            earliest of--
                        ``(A) the merger or consolidation of the bridge
                    System bank with a System institution that is not a
                    bridge System bank, on the condition that the merger or
                    consolidation shall be subject to the approval of the
                    Farm Credit Administration;
                        ``(B) at the election of the Corporation and with
                    the approval of the Farm Credit Administration, the sale
                    of a majority or all of the capital stock of the bridge
                    System bank to a System institution or another bridge
                    System bank;
                        ``(C) at the election of the Corporation, and with
                    the approval of the Farm Credit Administration, either
                    the assumption of all or substantially all of the
                    liabilities of the bridge System bank, or the
                    acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of
                    the bridge System bank, by a System institution that is
                    not a bridge System bank or other entity as permitted
                    under applicable law; and
                        ``(D) the expiration of the period provided in
                    paragraph (8), or the earlier dissolution of the bridge
                    System bank as provided in paragraph (11).
                ``(10) Effect of termination events.--
                        ``(A) Merger or consolidation.--A bridge System bank
                    that participates in a merger or consolidation as
                    provided in paragraph (9)(A) shall be for all purposes a
                    System institution, with all the rights, powers, and
                    privileges thereof, and such merger or consolidation
                    shall be conducted in accordance with, and shall have
                    the effect provided in, the provisions of applicable
                    law.
                        ``(B) Charter conversion.--Following the sale of a
                    majority or all of the capital stock of the bridge
                    System bank as provided in paragraph (9)(B), the Farm
                    Credit Administration Board may amend the charter of the
                    bridge System bank to reflect the termination of the
                    status of the bridge System bank as such, whereupon the
                    System bank shall remain a System bank, with all of the
                    rights,

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                    powers, and privileges thereof, subject to all laws and
                    regulations applicable thereto.
                        ``(C) Assumption of liabilities and sale of
                    assets.--Following the assumption of all or
                    substantially all of the liabilities of the bridge
                    System bank, or the sale of all or substantially all of
                    the assets of the bridge System bank, as provided in
                    paragraph (9)(C), at the election of the Corporation,
                    the bridge System bank may retain its status as such for
                    the period provided in paragraph (8).
                        ``(D) Amendments to charter.--Following the
                    consummation of a transaction described in subparagraph
                    (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (9), the charter of the
                    resulting System institution shall be amended by the
                    Farm Credit Administration to reflect the termination of
                    bridge System bank status, if appropriate.
                ``(11) Dissolution of bridge system bank.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                    provision of State or Federal law, if the bridge System
                    bank's status as such has not previously been terminated
                    by the occurrence of an event specified in subparagraph
                    (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (9)--
                              ``(i) the Corporation, after consultation with
                          the Farm Credit Administration, may, in its
                          discretion, dissolve a bridge System bank in
                          accordance with this paragraph at any time; and
                              ``(ii) the Corporation, after consultation
                          with the Farm Credit Administration, shall
                          promptly commence dissolution proceedings in
                          accordance with this paragraph upon the expiration
                          of the 2-year period following the date the bridge
                          System bank was chartered, or any extension
                          thereof, as provided in paragraph (8).
                        ``(B) Procedures.--The Farm Credit Administration
                    Board shall appoint the Corporation as receiver for a
                    bridge System bank upon determining to dissolve the
                    bridge System bank. The Corporation as such receiver
                    shall wind up the affairs of the bridge System bank in
                    conformity with the provisions of law relating to the
                    liquidation of closed System banks. With respect to any
                    such bridge System bank, the Corporation as such
                    receiver shall have all the rights, powers, and
                    privileges and shall perform the duties related to the
                    exercise of such rights, powers, or privileges granted
                    by law to a receiver of any insured System bank and,
                    notwithstanding any other provision of law in the
                    exercise of such rights, powers, and privileges, the
                    Corporation shall not be subject to the direction or
                    supervision of any State agency or other Federal agency.
                ``(12) Multiple bridge system banks.--The Corporation may,
            in the Corporation's discretion, organize, and the Farm Credit
            Administration may, in its discretion, charter, 2 or more bridge
            System banks under this subsection to assume any liabilities and
            purchase any assets of a single System institution in default.

        ``(i) Certain Sales of Assets Prohibited.--
                ``(1) Persons who engaged in improper conduct with, or
            caused losses to, system institutions.--The Corporation shall
            prescribe regulations which, at a minimum, shall prohibit

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            the sale of assets of a failed System institution by the
            Corporation to--
                        ``(A) any person who--
                              ``(i) has defaulted, or was a member of a
                          partnership or an officer or director of a
                          corporation that has defaulted, on 1 or more
                          obligations the aggregate amount of which exceed
                          $1,000,000, to such failed System institution;
                              ``(ii) has been found to have engaged in
                          fraudulent activity in connection with any
                          obligation referred to in clause (i); and
                              ``(iii) proposes to purchase any such asset in
                          whole or in part through the use of the proceeds
                          of a loan or advance of credit from the
                          Corporation or from any System institution for
                          which the Corporation has been appointed as
                          conservator or receiver;
                        ``(B) any person who participated, as an officer or
                    director of such failed System institution or of any
                    affiliate of such System institution, in a material way
                    in transactions that resulted in a substantial loss to
                    such failed System institution;
                        ``(C) any person who has been removed from, or
                    prohibited from participating in the affairs of, such
                    failed System institution pursuant to any final
                    enforcement action by the Farm Credit Administration;
                        ``(D) any person who has demonstrated a pattern or
                    practice of defalcation regarding obligations to such
                    failed System institution; or
                        ``(E) any person who is in default on any loan or
                    other extension of credit from such failed System
                    institution which, if not paid, will cause substantial
                    loss to the System institution or the Corporation.
                ``(2) Defaulted debtors.--Except as provided in paragraph
            (3), any person who is in default on any loan or other extension
            of credit from the System institution, which, if not paid, will
            cause substantial loss to the System institution or the
            Corporation, may not purchase any asset from the conservator or
            receiver.
                ``(3) Settlement of claims.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply
            to the sale or transfer by the Corporation of any asset of any
            System institution to any person if the sale or transfer of the
            asset resolves or settles, or is part of the resolution or
            settlement, of--
                        ``(A) 1 or more claims that have been, or could have
                    been, asserted by the Corporation against the person; or
                        ``(B) obligations owed by the person to any System
                    institution, or the Corporation.
                ``(4) Definition of default.--For purposes of this
            subsection, the term `default' means a failure to comply with
            the terms of a loan or other obligation to such an extent that
            the property securing the obligation is foreclosed upon.

        ``(j) Expedited Procedures for Certain Claims.--
                ``(1) Time for filing notice of appeal.--The notice of
            appeal of any order, whether interlocutory or final, entered in
            any case brought by the Corporation against a System
            institution's director, officer, employee, agent, attorney,
            accountant, or appraiser or any other person employed by or

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            providing services to a System institution shall be filed not
            later than 30 days after the date of entry of the order. The
            hearing of the appeal shall be held not later than 120 days
            after the date of the notice of appeal. The appeal shall be
            decided not later than 180 days after the date of the notice of
            appeal.
                ``(2) Scheduling.--A court of the United States shall
            expedite the consideration of any case brought by the
            Corporation against a System institution's director, officer,
            employee, agent, attorney, accountant, or appraiser or any other
            person employed by or providing services to a System
            institution. As far as practicable the court shall give such
            case priority on its docket.
                ``(3) Judicial discretion.--The court may modify the
            schedule and limitations stated in paragraphs (1) and (2) in a
            particular case, based on a specific finding that the ends of
            justice that would be served by making such a modification would
            outweigh the best interest of the public in having the case
            resolved expeditiously.

        ``(k) Bond Not Required; Agents; Fee.--The Corporation as
    conservator or receiver of a System institution shall not be required to
    furnish bond and may appoint an agent or agents to assist in its duties
    as such conservator or receiver. All fees, compensation, and expenses of
    liquidation and administration shall be fixed by the Corporation and may
    be paid by it out of funds coming into its possession as such
    conservator or receiver.
        ``(l) Consultation Regarding Conservatorships and Receiverships.--To
    the extent practicable--
                ``(1) the Farm Credit Administration shall consult with the
            Corporation prior to taking a preresolution action concerning a
            System institution that may result in a conservatorship or
            receivership; and
                ``(2) the Corporation, acting in the capacity of the
            Corporation as a conservator or receiver, shall consult with the
            Farm Credit Administration prior to taking any significant
            action impacting System institutions or service to System
            borrowers.

        ``(m) Applicability.--This section shall become applicable with
    respect to the power of the Corporation to act as a conservator or
    receiver on the date on which the Farm Credit Administration appoints
    the Corporation as a conservator or receiver under section 4.12 or
    8.41.''.
    SEC. 5413. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2008w.>>  REPORTING.

        (a) Definition of Farm Loan.--In this section, the term ``farm
    loan'' means--
                (1) a farm ownership loan under subtitle A of the
            Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 et
            seq.); and
                (2) an operating loan under subtitle B of that Act (7 U.S.C.
            1941 et seq.).

        (b) Reports.--
                (1) Preparation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
            prepare a report that includes--
                        (A) aggregate data based on a review of each
                    outstanding farm loan made or guaranteed by the
                    Secretary describing, for the United States and for each
                    State and county in the United States--
                              (i) the age of the recipient producer;

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                              (ii) the duration that the recipient producer
                          has engaged in agricultural production;
                              (iii) the size of the farm or ranch of the
                          recipient producer;
                              (iv) the race, ethnicity, and gender of the
                          recipient producer;
                              (v) the agricultural commodity or commodities,
                          or type of enterprise, for which the loan was
                          secured;
                              (vi) the amount of the farm loan made or
                          guaranteed;
                              (vii) the type of the farm loan made or
                          guaranteed; and
                              (viii) the default rate of the farm loan made
                          or guaranteed;
                        (B) for each State and county in the United States,
                    data demonstrating the number of outstanding farm loans
                    made or guaranteed, according to loan size cohort; and
                        (C) an assessment of actual loans made or guaranteed
                    as measured against target participation rates for
                    beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, broken
                    down by State, as described in sections 346(b)(2) and
                    355 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
                    (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2), 2003).
                (2) Submission of report.--The report described in paragraph
            (1) shall be--
                        (A) submitted--
                              (i) to--
                                        (I) the Committee on Agriculture of
                                    the House of Representatives;
                                        (II) the Committee on Appropriations
                                    of the House of Representatives;
                                        (III) the Committee on Agriculture,
                                    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;
                                    and
                                        (IV) the Committee on Appropriations
                                    of the Senate; and
                              (ii) not later than December 30, 2019, and
                          annually thereafter; and
                        (B) made publicly available not later than 90 days
                    after the date described in subparagraph (A)(ii).

        (c) Comprehensive Review.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
            enactment of this Act (and every 5 years thereafter), the
            Secretary shall--
                        (A) prepare a comprehensive review of all reports
                    submitted under subsection (b)(2);
                        (B) identify trends within data outlined in
                    subsection (b)(1), including the extent to which target
                    annual participation rates for beginning and socially
                    disadvantaged farmers (as defined by the Secretary) are
                    being met for each loan type; and
                        (C) provide specific actions the Department will
                    take to improve the performance of direct and guaranteed
                    loans with respect to underserved producers and any
                    recommendations the Secretary may make for further
                    congressional action.
                (2) Submission of comprehensive review.--The comprehensive
            review described in paragraph (1) shall be--

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                        (A) submitted to--
                              (i) the Committee on Agriculture of the House
                          of Representatives;
                              (ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                          House of Representatives;
                              (iii) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
                          and Forestry of the Senate; and
                              (iv) the Committee on Appropriations of the
                          Senate; and
                        (B) made publicly available not later than 90 days
                    after the date of submission under subparagraph (A).

        (d) Privacy.--In preparing any report or review under this section,
    the Secretary shall aggregate or de-identify the data in a manner
    sufficient to ensure that the identity of a recipient producer
    associated with the data cannot be ascertained.
    SEC. 5414. STUDY ON LOAN RISK.

        (a) Study.--The Farm Credit Administration shall conduct a study
    that--
                (1) analyzes and compares the financial risks inherent in
            loans made, held, securitized, or purchased by Farm Credit
            banks, associations, and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
            Corporation and how such risks are required to be capitalized
            under statute and regulations in effect as of the date of the
            enactment of this Act; and
                (2) assesses the feasibility of increasing the acreage
            exception provided in section 8.8(c)(2) of the Farm Credit Act
            of 1971 to 2,000 acres.

        (b) Timeline.--The Farm Credit Administration shall provide the
    results of the study required by subsection (a) to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate no later than 180
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 5415. GAO REPORT ON ABILITY OF THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM TO MEET
                              THE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT NEEDS OF INDIAN
                              TRIBES AND THEIR MEMBERS.

        (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
    shall--
                (1) study the agricultural credit needs of farms, ranches,
            and related agricultural businesses that are owned or operated
            by--
                        (A) Indian tribes on tribal lands; or
                        (B) enrolled members of Indian tribes on Indian
                    allotments; and
                (2) determine whether the institutions of the Farm Credit
            System have sufficient authority and resources to meet the
            needs.

        (b) Definition of Indian Tribe.--In subsection (a), the term
    ``Indian tribe'' means an Indian tribal entity that is eligible for
    funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs by virtue of the
    status of the entity as an Indian tribe.
        (c) Report to the Congress.--Within 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
    shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Agriculture and on Natural
    Resources of the House of Representatives a written report that contains
    the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a). If the
    Comptroller General finds that the institutions

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    of the Farm Credit System do not have sufficient authority or resources
    to meet the needs referred to in subsection (a), the report shall
    include such legislative and other recommendations as the Comptroller
    General determines would result in a system under which the needs are
    met in an equitable and effective manner.
    SEC. 5416. GAO REPORT ON CREDIT SERVICE TO SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED
                              FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Agricultural credit provider.--The term ``agricultural
            credit provider'' means--
                        (A) a Farm Credit System institution;
                        (B) a commercial bank;
                        (C) the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
                        (D) a life insurance company; and
                        (E) any other individual or entity, as determined by
                    the Comptroller General of the United States.
                (2) Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher.--The term
            ``socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher'' has the meaning
            given the term in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and
            Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e)).

        (b) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
                (1) conduct a study--
                        (A) to assess the credit and related services
                    provided by agricultural credit providers to socially
                    disadvantaged farmers and ranchers;
                        (B) to review the overall participation of socially
                    disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the services
                    described in subparagraph (A); and
                        (C) to identify barriers that limit the availability
                    of agricultural credit to socially disadvantaged farmers
                    and ranchers; and
                (2) provide recommendations on how agricultural credit
            providers may improve outreach to socially disadvantaged farmers
            and ranchers relating to the availability of credit and related
            services.

        (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and
    submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
    and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
    a report that contains the findings of the study conducted under
    subsection (b)(1) and the recommendations described in subsection
    (b)(2).

                           TITLE VI--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

             Subtitle A--Improving Health Outcomes in Rural America

    SEC. 6101. COMBATING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN RURAL AMERICA;
                              PRIORITIZATIONS.

        (a) Combating Substance Use Disorder in Rural America.--

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                (1) Prioritizations.--The Secretary shall make the following
            prioritizations and set asides for fiscal years 2019 through
            2025:
                        (A) Distance learning and telemedicine.--
                              (i) Substance use disorder set-aside.--Subject
                          to clause (ii), the Secretary shall make available
                          not less than 20 percent of amounts made available
                          under section 2335A of the Food, Agriculture,
                          Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
                          950aaa-2) for financial assistance under chapter 1
                          of subtitle D of title XXIII of such Act for
                          telemedicine projects that provide substance use
                          disorder treatment services.
                              (ii) Exception.--In the case of a fiscal year
                          for which the Secretary determines that there are
                          not sufficient qualified applicants to receive
                          financial assistance for projects providing
                          substance use disorder treatment services to reach
                          the 20-percent requirement under clause (i), the
                          Secretary may make available less than 20 percent
                          of amounts made available under such section 2335A
                          for those services.
                        (B) Community facilities direct loans and grants.--
                              (i) Substance use disorder selection
                          priority.--In selecting recipients of direct loans
                          or grants for the development of essential
                          community facilities under section 306(a) of the
                          Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
                          U.S.C. 1926(a)), the Secretary shall give priority
                          to entities eligible for those direct loans or
                          grants--
                                        (I) to develop facilities to provide
                                    substance use disorder (including opioid
                                    substance use disorder)--
                                                (aa) prevention services;
                                                (bb) treatment services;
                                                (cc) recovery services; or
                                                (dd) any combination of
                                            those services; and
                                        (II) that employ staff that have
                                    appropriate expertise and training in
                                    how to identify and treat individuals
                                    with substance use disorders.
                              (ii) Use of funds.--An eligible entity
                          described in clause (i) that receives a direct
                          loan or grant described in that clause may use the
                          direct loan or grant funds for the development of
                          telehealth facilities and systems to provide
                          telehealth services for substance use disorder
                          treatment.
                        (C) Rural health and safety education programs;
                    substance use disorder selection priority.--In making
                    grants under section 502(i) of the Rural Development Act
                    of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), the Secretary shall give
                    priority to an applicant that will use the grant for
                    substance use disorder education and treatment and the
                    prevention of substance use disorder.
                (2) Limitation on other reprioritizations.--For fiscal years
            2019 through 2025, the Secretary shall not make any national
            reprioritizations within the Rural Health and Safety Education
            Programs, the Community Facilities direct loan and

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            grant programs, or the Distance Learning and Telemedicine
            programs under section 608 of the Rural Development Act of 1972.
                (3) Technical amendments.--Title V of the Rural Development
            Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.) is amended--
                        (A) in section 502, <<NOTE: 7 USC 2662.>>  in the
                    matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting
                    ``(referred to in this title as the `Secretary')'' after
                    ``Agriculture''; and
                        (B) <<NOTE: 7 USC 2662.>>  by striking ``Secretary
                    of Agriculture'' each place it appears (other than in
                    section 502 in the matter preceding subsection (a)) and
                    inserting ``Secretary''.

        (b) Temporary Prioritization of Rural Health Assistance.--Title VI
    of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2204a-2204b) is amended
    by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 608. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2204b-2.>>  TEMPORARY PRIORITIZATION OF
                            RURAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE.

        ``(a) Authority to Temporarily Prioritize Certain Rural Development
    Applications.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary, after consultation with such public health officials as may
    be necessary, may announce through a Federal Register notice pursuant to
    section 553(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, a temporary
    reprioritization, on a national or multistate basis, for certain rural
    development loan and grant applications to assist rural communities in
    responding to a significant public health disruption.
        ``(b) Public Health Disruption.--For the purposes of this section,
    the term `public health disruption' means an unanticipated increase in
    mortality or morbidity in rural communities, when compared to non-rural
    communities, caused by identifiable events, actions, or behavioral
    trends, which can be remediated by the programs of the Rural Development
    mission area. When measuring a public health disruption, the Secretary
    may analyze data on a national or multi-state basis.
        ``(c) Content of Announcement.--In the announcement, the Secretary
    shall--
                ``(1) describe the nature of the public health disruption,
            including the causes, effects, affected populations, and
            affected States;
                ``(2) explain how the programs of the Department of
            Agriculture will work in remedying the public health disruption;
                ``(3) identify the services, treatments, or infrastructure
            best suited to address the public health disruption;
                ``(4) establish--
                        ``(A) the start and end dates of the
                    reprioritization;
                        ``(B) the programs subject to reprioritization and
                    the modifications to the application process;
                        ``(C) the process for making reprioritizations for
                    applicable programs;
                        ``(D) the amount of funds set-aside for applicable
                    programs, except that a set-aside for such a program
                    shall not be greater than 20 percent of the amounts
                    appropriated for the program for the fiscal year
                    involved; and
                        ``(E) the region in which the reprioritization is in
                    effect; and

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                ``(5) instruct program administrators to implement the
            reprioritization during the application window or announcement
            after the announcement takes effect.

        ``(d) Limitations on Reprioritizations.--When announcing the
    reprioritization, the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) establish an initial total time period of less than 4
            years, except as provided for in subsection (e);
                ``(2) implement only 1 nationally applicable
            reprioritization at a time;
                ``(3) implement only 1 regionally applicable
            reprioritization per State at a time; and
                ``(4) not use reprioritizations to allocate additional funds
            to an affected State.

        ``(e) Extension.--The Secretary may extend an announcement under
    subsection (a) for no more than 6 years in total, except that nothing
    shall prevent the Secretary from renewing reprioritizations by making a
    new announcement under subsection (a).
        ``(f) Rescinding the Announcement.--The Secretary may rescind a
    reprioritization announcement made under subsection (a) at any time the
    Secretary determines that the temporary reprioritizations are no longer
    needed or effective.
        ``(g) Notice.--Not later than 48 hours after making, extending, or
    rescinding an announcement under this section, the Secretary shall
    submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
    and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate,
    and transmit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a written
    notice of the declaration, extension, or rescission.''.
    SEC. 6102. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2335A of the Food,
    Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-5) is
    amended by striking ``$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
    2018'' and inserting ``$82,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
    2023''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1(b) of Public Law 102-551 (7
    U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 6103. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

        Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 341 the
    following:
    ``SEC. 342. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1990a.>>  REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL
                            HOSPITAL DEBT.

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

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         Subtitle B--Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband

    SEC. 6201. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN
                              RURAL AREAS.

        Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``provide loans and loan
            guarantees'' and inserting ``provide grants, provide loans, and
            provide loan guarantees'';
                (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), by inserting ``in the case
            of a grant or direct loan,'' before ``a city'';
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Loans
                    and'' and inserting ``Grants, Loans, and'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall make or
                    guarantee loans'' and inserting ``shall make grants,
                    shall make loans, and shall guarantee loans'';
                        (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) Priority.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In making grants, making loans,
                    and guaranteeing loans under paragraph (1), the
                    Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) give the highest priority to
                          applications for projects to provide broadband
                          service to unserved rural communities that do not
                          have any residential broadband service of at
                          least--
                                        ``(I) a 10-Mbps downstream
                                    transmission capacity; and
                                        ``(II) a 1-Mbps upstream
                                    transmission capacity;
                              ``(ii) give priority to applications for
                          projects to provide the maximum level of broadband
                          service to the greatest proportion of rural
                          households in the proposed service area identified
                          in the application;
                              ``(iii) provide equal consideration to all
                          eligible entities, including those that have not
                          previously received grants, loans, or loan
                          guarantees under paragraph (1); and
                              ``(iv) with respect to 2 or more applications
                          that are given the same priority under clause (i),
                          give priority to an application that requests less
                          grant funding than loan funding.
                        ``(B) Other.--After giving priority to the
                    applications described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall then give priority
                    to applications--
                              ``(i) for projects to provide broadband
                          service to rural communities--
                                        ``(I) with a population of less than
                                    10,000 permanent residents;
                                        ``(II) that are experiencing
                                    outmigration and have adopted a
                                    strategic community investment plan
                                    under section 379H(d) that includes
                                    considerations for improving and
                                    expanding broadband service;

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                                        ``(III) with a high percentage of
                                    low income families or persons (as
                                    defined in section 501(b) of the Housing
                                    Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471(b));
                                        ``(IV) that are isolated from other
                                    significant population centers; or
                                        ``(V) that provide rapid and
                                    expanded deployment of fixed and mobile
                                    broadband on cropland and ranchland
                                    within a service territory for use in
                                    various applications of precision
                                    agriculture; and
                              ``(ii) that were developed with the
                          participation of, and will receive a substantial
                          portion of the funding for the project from, 2 or
                          more stakeholders, including--
                                        ``(I) State, local, and tribal
                                    governments;
                                        ``(II) nonprofit institutions;
                                        ``(III) community anchor
                                    institutions, such as--
                                                ``(aa) public libraries;
                                                ``(bb) elementary schools
                                            and secondary schools (as
                                            defined in section 8101 of the
                                            Elementary and Secondary
                                            Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                                            7801));
                                                ``(cc) institutions of
                                            higher education; and
                                                ``(dd) health care
                                            facilities;
                                        ``(IV) private entities;
                                        ``(V) philanthropic organizations;
                                    and
                                        ``(VI) cooperatives.
                ``(3) Grant amounts.--
                        ``(A) Definition of development costs.--In this
                    paragraph, the term `development costs' means costs of--
                              ``(i) construction, including labor and
                          materials;
                              ``(ii) project applications; and
                              ``(iii) other development activities, as
                          determined by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under
                    this section, in addition to the requirements of
                    subsection (d), the project that is the subject of the
                    grant shall--
                              ``(i) be carried out in a proposed service
                          territory in which not less than 90 percent of the
                          households are unserved; and
                              ``(ii) not concurrently receive any other
                          broadband grant administered by the Rural
                          Utilities Service.
                        ``(C) Maximum.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                    (D), the amount of any grant made under this section
                    shall not exceed--
                              ``(i) 75 percent of the total project cost
                          with respect to an area with a density of fewer
                          than 7 people per square mile;
                              ``(ii) 50 percent of the total project cost
                          with respect to an area with a density of 7 or
                          more and fewer than 12 people per square mile; and
                              ``(iii) 25 percent of the total project cost
                          with respect to an area with a density of 12 or
                          more and 20 or fewer people per square mile.
                        ``(D) Secretarial authority to adjust.--The
                    Secretary may--

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                              ``(i) make grants of up to 75 percent of the
                          development costs of the project for which the
                          grant is provided to an eligible entity if the
                          Secretary determines that the project serves--
                                        ``(I) an area of rural households
                                    described in paragraph (2)(A)(i); or
                                        ``(II) a rural community described
                                    in any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of
                                    paragraph (2)(B)(i); and
                              ``(ii) make modifications of the density
                          thresholds described in subparagraph (C), in order
                          to ensure that funds provided under this section
                          are best utilized to provide broadband service in
                          communities that are the most rural in character.
                        ``(E) Applications.--The Secretary shall establish
                    an application process for grants under this section
                    that--
                              ``(i) permits a single application for a grant
                          and a loan under title I, II, or this title that
                          is associated with such grant; and
                              ``(ii) provides a single decision to award
                          such grant and such loan.
                        ``(F) Density determinations.--When determining
                    population density under this section, the Secretary
                    shall prescribe a calculation method which--
                              ``(i) utilizes publicly available data; and
                              ``(ii) includes only those areas in which the
                          applicant is able to meet the service requirements
                          under this section, as determined by the
                          Secretary.
                ``(4) Fees.--In the case of loan guarantees issued or
            modified under this section, the Secretary shall charge and
            collect from the lender fees in such amounts as to bring down
            the costs of subsidies for guaranteed loans, except that such
            fees shall not act as a bar to participation in the programs nor
            be inconsistent with current practices in the marketplace.'';
                (4) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) in the matter preceding clause
                                    (i), by striking ``loan or'' and
                                    inserting ``grant, loan, or'';
                                        (II) by striking clause (i) and
                                    inserting the following:
                              ``(i) demonstrate the ability to furnish or
                          improve service in order to meet the broadband
                          buildout requirements established under subsection
                          (e)(4) in all or part of an unserved or
                          underserved rural area;''.
                                        (III) in clause (ii), by striking
                                    ``a loan application'' and inserting
                                    ``an application''; and
                                        (IV) in clause (iii)--
                                                (aa) by striking ``service''
                                            and inserting
                                            ``infrastructure'';
                                                (bb) by striking ``loan''
                                            the first place it appears;
                                                (cc) by striking ``3'' and
                                            inserting ``5''; and
                                                (dd) by striking ``proceeds
                                            from the loan made or guaranteed
                                            under this section are'' and
                                            inserting ``assistance under
                                            this section is''; and

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                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(k)''
                          and inserting ``(j)''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                        (I) by striking ``the proceeds of a
                                    loan made or guaranteed'' and inserting
                                    ``assistance''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``for the loan or
                                    loan guarantee'' and inserting ``of the
                                    eligible entity''; and
                              (ii) in clause (i)--
                                        (I) by striking ``15 percent'' and
                                    inserting ``50 percent (in the case of
                                    loans or loan guarantees provided in
                                    accordance with subsection (g)(1)(A))'';
                                    and
                                        (II) by striking ``level of
                                    broadband service'' and inserting
                                    ``level of fixed broadband service,
                                    whether terrestrial or wireless,'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``loan or'' and
                    inserting ``grant, loan, or'';
                        (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a loan or loan
                    guarantee'' and inserting ``assistance''; and
                        (E) by striking paragraphs (5) through (10) and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(5) Technical assistance and training.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may provide to
                    eligible entities described in paragraph (1) that are
                    applying for assistance under this section for a project
                    described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) technical
                    assistance and training--
                              ``(i) to prepare reports and surveys necessary
                          to request grants, loans, and loan guarantees
                          under this section for broadband deployment;
                              ``(ii) to improve management, including
                          financial management, relating to the proposed
                          broadband deployment;
                              ``(iii) to prepare applications for grants,
                          loans, and loan guarantees under this section; or
                              ``(iv) to assist with other areas of need
                          identified by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Funding.--Not less than 3 percent and not more
                    than 5 percent of amounts appropriated to carry out this
                    section for a fiscal year shall be used for technical
                    assistance and training under this paragraph.'';
                (5) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``4-
                          Mbps'' and inserting ``25-Mbps''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1-
                          Mbps'' and inserting ``3-Mbps'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by--
                                        (I) striking the following:
                ``(2) Adjustments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--At''; and
                                        (II) inserting the following:
                ``(2) Adjustments.--At'';
                              (ii) by inserting ``and broadband buildout
                          requirements under paragraph (4)'' after ``(1)'';
                          and

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                              (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Broadband buildout requirements.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `broadband buildout
                    requirement' means the level of internet service an
                    applicant receiving assistance under this section must
                    agree, at the time the application is finalized, to
                    provide for the duration of any project-related
                    agreement between the applicant and the Department.
                        ``(B) Broadband buildout requirements further
                    defined.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary
                    shall establish broadband buildout requirements for
                    projects with agreement lengths of--
                              ``(i) 5 to 10 years;
                              ``(ii) 11 to 15 years;
                              ``(iii) 16 to 20 years; and
                              ``(iv) more than 20 years.
                        ``(C) Requirements.--In establishing the broadband
                    buildout requirements under subparagraph (B), the
                    Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) utilize the same metrics used to define
                          the minimum acceptable level of broadband service
                          under paragraph (1);
                              ``(ii) establish such requirements to
                          reasonably ensure--
                                        ``(I) the repayment of all loans and
                                    loan guarantees; and
                                        ``(II) the financed network is
                                    technically capable of providing
                                    broadband service for the lifetime of
                                    any project-related agreement.
                        ``(D) Substitute service standards for unique
                    service territories.--If an applicant shows that it
                    would be cost prohibitive to meet the broadband buildout
                    requirements established under this paragraph for the
                    entirety of a proposed service territory due to the
                    unique characteristics of the proposed service
                    territory, the Secretary and the applicant may agree to
                    utilize substitute standards for any unserved portion of
                    the project. Any substitute service standards should
                    continue to consider the best technology available to
                    meet the needs of the residents in the unserved area.'';
                (6) in subsection (f), by striking ``make a loan or loan
            guarantee'' and inserting ``provide assistance'';
                (7) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (2) and
            redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
                (8) by striking subsections (i) and (j) and inserting the
            following:

        ``(i) Payment Assistance for Certain Loan and Grant Recipients.--
                ``(1) Use of grant funds.--The Secretary may use the funds
            appropriated for a grant under this title for the cost (as
            defined by section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974)
            of providing assistance under paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Payment assistance.--When providing a grant under this
            title, the Secretary, at the sole discretion of the Secretary,
            may make--

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                        ``(A) a subsidized loan, which shall bear a reduced
                    interest rate at such a rate as the Secretary determines
                    appropriate to meet the objectives of the program; or
                        ``(B) a payment assistance loan, which shall--
                              ``(i) require no interest and principal
                          payments while the borrower is--
                                        ``(I) in material compliance with
                                    the loan agreement; and
                                        ``(II) meeting the milestones and
                                    objectives of the project agreed to
                                    under paragraph (3); and
                              ``(ii) require such nominal periodic payments
                          as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
                ``(3) Agreement on milestones and objectives.--With respect
            to payment assistance provided under paragraph (2), before
            entering into the agreement under which the payment assistance
            will be provided, the applicant and the Secretary shall agree to
            milestones and objectives of the project.
                ``(4) Amendment of milestones and objectives.--The Secretary
            and the applicant may jointly agree to amend the milestones and
            objectives agreed to under paragraph (3).
                ``(5) Considerations.--When deciding to utilize the payment
            assistance authority under paragraph (2) the Secretary shall
            consider whether or not the payment assistance will--
                        ``(A) improve the compliance of the grantee with any
                    commitments made through the grant agreement;
                        ``(B) promote the completion of the broadband
                    project;
                        ``(C) protect taxpayer resources; and
                        ``(D) support the integrity of the broadband
                    programs administered by the Secretary.
                ``(6) Limitations on payment assistance.--The Secretary may
            not make a payment assistance loan under paragraph (2)(B) to an
            entity receiving a grant under this section that is also the
            recipient of a loan under title I or II that is associated with
            such grant.'';
                (9) in subsection (k)(1)--
                        (A) by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$350,000,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2008 through 2018'' and inserting
                    ``2019 through 2023'';
                (10) in subsection (l)--
                        (A) by striking ``loan or'' and inserting ``grant,
                    or loan, or''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and
                (11) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections
            (j) and (k), respectively.
    SEC. 6202. EXPANSION OF MIDDLE MILE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO RURAL
                              AREAS.

        Section 602 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 602. EXPANSION OF MIDDLE MILE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO RURAL
                            AREAS.

        ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage the
    expansion and extension of middle mile broadband infrastructure to
    connect underserved rural areas to the backbone of the Internet.

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        ``(b) Middle Mile Infrastructure.--For the purposes of this section,
    the term `middle mile infrastructure' means any broadband infrastructure
    that does not connect directly to end-user locations (including anchor
    institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul, Internet
    connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas.
        ``(c) Grants, Loans, and Loan Guarantees.--The Secretary shall make
    grants, loans, and loan guarantees to eligible applicants described in
    subsection (d) to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or
    acquisition of middle mile infrastructure to serve rural areas.
        ``(d) Eligibility.--
                ``(1) Eligible applicants.--
                        ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to obtain
                    assistance under this section, an eligible entity
                    shall--
                              ``(i) submit to the Secretary an application
                          at such time, in such manner, and containing such
                          information as the Secretary may require;
                              ``(ii) agree to complete build-out of the
                          middle mile infrastructure described in the
                          application by not later than 5 years after the
                          initial date on which proceeds from the assistance
                          provided under this section are made available;
                          and
                              ``(iii) submit to the Secretary a plan to
                          ensure the viability of the project by--
                                        ``(I) connecting, assisting with
                                    connecting, or enabling the connection
                                    of retail broadband systems that serve
                                    rural areas within the proposed service
                                    territory to the middle mile
                                    infrastructure project in an affordable
                                    and economically competitive manner;
                                        ``(II) leasing or selling sufficient
                                    capacity prior to project approval; and
                                        ``(III) complying with any other
                                    requirements imposed by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Additional end user broadband programs.--
                    Entities that receive assistance to construct, improve,
                    or acquire middle mile infrastructure under this section
                    shall be eligible to apply for additional funds under
                    this title to provide for retail broadband service to
                    end users.
                ``(2) Eligible service territories.--The proceeds of
            assistance provided under this section may be used to carry out
            a project in a proposed service territory only if, as of the
            date the application for assistance under this section is
            submitted, there is not adequate middle mile infrastructure
            available to support broadband service for eligible rural
            communities that would be provided access to the middle mile
            infrastructure.
                ``(3) Eligible projects.--A project shall be eligible for
            assistance under this section if at the time of the
            application--
                        ``(A) at least 75 percent of the interconnection
                    points serve such eligible rural areas; and
                        ``(B) the Secretary determines that the proposed
                    middle mile network will be capable of supporting retail
                    broadband service meeting the maximum broadband buildout
                    requirement established under section 601(e)(4) for the
                    residents within the proposed service territory.

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        ``(e) Limitation on Grants.--In making grants under this section,
    the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) not provide any grant in excess of 20 percent of the
            total project cost; and
                ``(2) provide grants only to those projects which serve
            rural areas where population density or geographic
            characteristics make it infeasible to construct middle mile
            broadband systems without grant assistance.

        ``(f) Terms, Conditions, and Adequacy of Security.--All loans and
    loan guarantees provided under this section shall be made subject to
    such terms, conditions, and adequacy of security requirements as may be
    imposed by the Secretary. If the middle mile infrastructure would not
    provide adequate security due to long-term leasing arrangements, the
    Secretary shall require substitute security in such form and substance
    as are acceptable to the Secretary.
        ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2018 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 6203. MODIFICATIONS TO THE RURAL GIGABIT PROGRAM.

        Section 603 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb-2) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``rural gigabit
            network pilot'' and inserting ``innovative broadband
            advancement'';
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``2014 through 2018'' and
            inserting ``2019 through 2023'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
                (4) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting
            the following:

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to be
    known as the `Innovative Broadband Advancement Program', under which the
    Secretary may provide a grant, a loan, or both to an eligible entity for
    the purpose of demonstrating innovative broadband technologies or
    methods of broadband deployment that significantly decrease the cost of
    broadband deployment, and provide substantially faster broadband speeds
    than are available, in a rural area.
        ``(b) Rural Area.--In this section, the term `rural area' has the
    meaning provided in section 601(b)(3).
        ``(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to obtain assistance under this
    section for a project, an entity shall--
                ``(1) submit to the Secretary an application--
                        ``(A) that describes a project designed to decrease
                    the cost of broadband deployment, and substantially
                    increase broadband speed to not less than the maximum
                    broadband buildout requirements established under
                    section 601(e)(4), in a rural area to be served by the
                    project; and
                        ``(B) at such time, in such manner, and containing
                    such other information as the Secretary may require;
                ``(2) demonstrate that the entity is able to carry out the
            project; and
                ``(3) agree to complete the project build-out within 5 years
            after the date the assistance is first provided for the project.

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        ``(d) Prioritization.--In awarding assistance under this section,
    the Secretary shall give priority to proposals for projects that--
                ``(1) involve partnerships between or among multiple
            entities;
                ``(2) would provide broadband service to the greatest number
            of rural entities at or above the broadband requirements
            referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A); and
                ``(3) the Secretary determines could be replicated in rural
            areas described in paragraph (2).''.
    SEC. 6204. COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT PROGRAM.

        Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et
    seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 604. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950bb-3.>>  COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT
                            PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible broadband service.--The term `eligible
            broadband service' means broadband service that has the
            capability to transmit data at a speed specified by the
            Secretary, which may not be less than the applicable minimum
            download and upload speeds established by the Federal
            Communications Commission in defining the term `advanced
            telecommunications capability' for purposes of section 706 of
            the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302).
                ``(2) Eligible service area.--The term `eligible service
            area' means an area in which broadband service capacity is less
            than--
                        ``(A) a 10-Mbps downstream transmission capacity;
                    and
                        ``(B) a 1-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.
                ``(3) Eligible entity.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible entity' means
                    a legally organized entity that--
                              ``(i) is--
                                        ``(I) an incorporated organization;
                                        ``(II) an Indian Tribe or Tribal
                                    organization;
                                        ``(III) a State;
                                        ``(IV) a unit of local government;
                                    or
                                        ``(V) any other legal entity,
                                    including a cooperative, a private
                                    corporation, or a limited liability
                                    company, that is organized on a for-
                                    profit or a not-for-profit basis; and
                              ``(ii) has the legal capacity and authority to
                          enter into a contract, to comply with applicable
                          Federal laws, and to own and operate broadband
                          facilities, as proposed in the application
                          submitted by the entity for a grant under the
                          Program.
                        ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `eligible entity' does
                    not include--
                              ``(i) an individual; or
                              ``(ii) a partnership.
                ``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the meaning
            given the term in section 601(b)(3)(A).

        ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program, to be
    known as the `Community Connect Grant Program', to provide grants to
    eligible entities to finance broadband transmission in rural areas.

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        ``(c) Eligible Projects.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
    under the Program shall use the grant to carry out a project that--
                ``(1) provides eligible broadband service to, within the
            proposed eligible service area described in the application
            submitted by the eligible entity--
                        ``(A) each essential community facility as defined
                    pursuant to section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and
                    Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)); and
                        ``(B) any required facilities necessary to offer
                    that eligible broadband service to each residential and
                    business customer within such proposed eligible service
                    area; and
                ``(2) for not less than 2 years--
                        ``(A) furnishes free eligible broadband service to a
                    community center described in subsection (d)(1)(B);
                        ``(B) provides not fewer than 2 computer access
                    points for that free eligible broadband service; and
                        ``(C) covers the cost of bandwidth to provide free
                    eligible broadband service to each essential community
                    facility that requests broadband services within the
                    proposed eligible service area described in the
                    application submitted by the eligible entity.

        ``(d) Uses of Grant Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
            under the Program may use the grant for--
                        ``(A) the construction, acquisition, or leasing of
                    facilities (including spectrum), land, or buildings to
                    deploy eligible broadband service; and
                        ``(B) the improvement, expansion, construction, or
                    acquisition of a community center within the proposed
                    eligible service area described in the application
                    submitted by the eligible entity.
                ``(2) Ineligible uses.--An eligible entity that receives a
            grant under the Program shall not use the grant for--
                        ``(A) the duplication of any existing eligible
                    broadband service provided by another entity in the
                    eligible service area; or
                        ``(B) operating expenses, except as provided in--
                              ``(i) subsection (c)(2)(C) with respect to
                          free eligible broadband service; and
                              ``(ii) paragraph (1)(A) with respect to
                          spectrum.
                ``(3) Free access for community centers.--Of the amounts
            provided to an eligible entity under a grant under the Program,
            the eligible entity shall use to carry out paragraph (1)(B) not
            greater than the lesser of--
                        ``(A) 10 percent; and
                        ``(B) $150,000.

        ``(e) Matching Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
            under the Program shall provide a cash contribution in an amount
            that is not less than 15 percent of the amount of the grant.
                ``(2) Requirements.--A cash contribution described in
            paragraph (1)--
                        ``(A) shall be used solely for the project for which
                    the eligible entity receives a grant under the Program;
                    and

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                        ``(B) shall not include any Federal funds, unless a
                    Federal statute specifically provides that those Federal
                    funds may be considered to be from a non-Federal source.

        ``(f) Applications.--
                ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
            the Program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an
            application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
            information as the Secretary may require.
                ``(2) Requirement.--An application submitted by an eligible
            entity under paragraph (1) shall include documentation
            sufficient to demonstrate the availability of funds to satisfy
            the requirement of subsection (e).

        ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 6205. OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS.

        (a) In General.--Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
    (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
    ``SEC. 605. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950bb-4.>>  OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS.

        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    Secretary shall consider any portion of a service territory that is
    subject to an outstanding grant agreement between the Secretary and a
    broadband provider to be unserved for the purposes of all broadband
    assistance programs under this Act, if the broadband service in that
    portion of a service territory is less than 10 Mbps downstream
    transmission capacity or less than 1 Mbps upstream transmission
    capacity.
        ``(b) Exception.--The Secretary shall not consider a portion of a
    service territory described in subsection (a) to be unserved if the
    broadband service provider has constructed or begun to construct
    broadband facilities that meet the minimum acceptable level of service
    established under section 601(e), in that portion of the service
    territory.''.
        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 950bb-4 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendment
    made by this section shall not take effect until October 1, 2020.
    SEC. 6206. DEFAULT AND DEOBLIGATION; DEFERRAL.

        Title VI of such Act (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) is further amended by
    adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 606. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950bb-5.>>  DEFAULT AND DEOBLIGATION;
                            DEFERRAL.

        ``(a) Default and Deobligation.--In addition to other authority
    under applicable law, the Secretary shall establish written procedures
    for all broadband programs so that, to the maximum extent practicable,
    the programs are administered to--
                ``(1) recover funds from loan and grant defaults;
                ``(2) deobligate any awards, less allowable costs that
            demonstrate an insufficient level of performance (including
            metrics determined by the Secretary) or fraudulent spending, to
            the extent funds with respect to the award are available in the
            account relating to the program established by this title;
                ``(3) award those funds, on a competitive basis, to new or
            existing applicants consistent with this title; and
                ``(4) minimize overlap among the programs.

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        ``(b) Deferral Period.--In determining the terms and conditions of
    assistance provided under this title, the Secretary may establish a
    deferral period of not shorter than the buildout period established for
    the project involved in order to support the financial feasibility and
    long-term sustainability of the project.''.
    SEC. 6207. PUBLIC NOTICE, ASSESSMENTS, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

        The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is
    amended by adding at the end the following new title:

               ``TITLE VII--GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    ``SEC. 701. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950cc.>>  PUBLIC NOTICE, ASSESSMENTS,
                            AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

        ``(a) Notice Requirements.--The Secretary shall promptly make
    available to the public, a fully searchable database on the website of
    the Rural Utilities Service that contains information on all retail
    broadband projects provided assistance or for which assistance is sought
    that are administered by the Secretary, including, at a minimum--
                ``(1) notice of each application for assistance describing
            the application, including--
                        ``(A) the identity of the applicant;
                        ``(B) a description of each application, including--
                              ``(i) a map of the proposed service area of
                          the applicant; and
                              ``(ii) the amount and type of support
                          requested by each applicant;
                        ``(C) the status of each application; and
                        ``(D) the estimated number and proportion of service
                    points in the proposed service territory without fixed
                    broadband service, whether terrestrial or wireless;
                ``(2) notice of each entity receiving assistance
            administered by the Secretary, including--
                        ``(A) the name of the entity;
                        ``(B) the type of assistance being received;
                        ``(C) the purpose for which the entity is receiving
                    the assistance; and
                        ``(D) each annual report submitted under subsection
                    (c) (redacted to protect any proprietary information in
                    the report); and
                ``(3) such other information as is sufficient to allow the
            public to understand assistance provided.

        ``(b) Service Area Assessment.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, with respect to a
            retail broadband application for assistance, which is outside an
            area in which the applicant receives Federal universal service
            support--
                        ``(A) after giving notice required by subsection
                    (a)(1), afford service providers not less than 45 days
                    to voluntarily submit information required by the
                    Secretary onto the agency's online mapping tool with
                    respect to areas that are coterminous with the proposed
                    service area of the application (or any parts thereof),
                    such that the Secretary

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                    may assess whether the application submitted meets the
                    eligibility requirements under this title; and
                        ``(B) if no broadband service provider submits
                    information under paragraph (1), consider the number of
                    providers in the proposed service area to be established
                    by using any other data regarding the availability of
                    broadband service that the Secretary may collect or
                    obtain through reasonable efforts.
                ``(2) Assessment of unserved communities.--In the case of an
            application given the highest priority under section
            601(c)(2)(A)(i), the Secretary shall confirm that each unserved
            rural community identified in the application is eligible for
            funding by--
                        ``(A) conferring with, and obtaining data from, the
                    Chair of the Federal Communications Commission and the
                    Administrator of the National Telecommunications and
                    Information Administration with respect to the service
                    level in the service area proposed in the application;
                        ``(B) reviewing any other source that is relevant to
                    service data validation, as determined by the Secretary;
                    and
                        ``(C) performing site-specific testing to verify the
                    unavailability of any retail broadband service.
                ``(3) FOIA exemption.--For purposes of section 552 of title
            5, United States Code, information received by the Secretary
            pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall be exempt
            from disclosure pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B) of such section
            552.

        ``(c) Reporting Broadband Improvements to USDA.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require any entity
            receiving assistance for a project which provides retail
            broadband service to submit an annual report for 3 years after
            completion of the project, in a format specified by the
            Secretary, that describes--
                        ``(A) the use by the entity of the assistance,
                    including new equipment and capacity enhancements that
                    support high-speed broadband access for educational
                    institutions, health care providers, and public safety
                    service providers (including the estimated number of end
                    users who are currently using or forecasted to use the
                    new or upgraded infrastructure); and
                        ``(B) the progress towards fulfilling the objectives
                    for which the assistance was granted, including--
                              ``(i) the number of service points that will
                          receive new broadband service, existing network
                          service improvements, and facility upgrades
                          resulting from the Federal assistance;
                              ``(ii) the speed of broadband service;
                              ``(iii) the average price of the most
                          subscribed tier of broadband service in a proposed
                          service area;
                              ``(iv) new subscribers generated from the
                          project; and
                              ``(v) any metrics the Secretary determines to
                          be appropriate.
                ``(2) Additional reporting.--

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                        ``(A) Broadband buildout data.--As a condition of
                    receiving assistance under section 601, a recipient of
                    assistance shall provide to the Secretary complete,
                    reliable, and precise geolocation information that
                    indicates the location of new broadband service that is
                    being provided or upgraded within the service territory
                    supported by the grant, loan, or loan guarantee not
                    later than 30 days after the earlier of--
                              ``(i) the date of completion of any project
                          milestone established by the Secretary; or
                              ``(ii) the date of completion of the project.
                        ``(B) Reporting for middle mile projects.--The
                    Secretary shall require any entity receiving assistance
                    under section 602 to submit a semiannual report for 5
                    years after completion of the project, in a format
                    specified by the Secretary, that describes--
                              ``(i) the use by the entity of the assistance
                          to construct, improve, or acquire middle mile
                          infrastructure;
                              ``(ii) the progress towards meeting the end-
                          user connection plan submitted under section
                          602(d)(1)(A)(iii); and
                              ``(iii) any additional metrics the Secretary
                          determines to be appropriate.
                        ``(C) Additional reporting.--The Secretary may
                    require any additional reporting and information by any
                    recipient of any broadband assistance under this act so
                    as to ensure compliance with this section.

        ``(d) Annual Report on Broadband Projects and Service to Congress.--
    Each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that
    describes the extent of participation in the broadband assistance
    programs administered by the Secretary for the preceding fiscal year,
    including a description of--
                ``(1) the number of applications received and accepted,
            including any special loan terms or conditions for which the
            Secretary provided additional assistance to unserved areas;
                ``(2)(A) the communities proposed to be served in each
            application submitted for the fiscal year; and
                ``(B) the communities served by projects funded by broadband
            assistance programs;
                ``(3) the period of time required to approve each loan
            application under broadband programs;
                ``(4) any outreach activities carried out by the Secretary
            to encourage entities in rural areas without broadband service
            to submit applications under this Act;
                ``(5) the method by which the Secretary determines that a
            service enables a subscriber to originate and receive high-
            quality voice, data, graphics, and video for purposes of
            providing broadband service under this Act;
                ``(6) each broadband service, including the type and speed
            of broadband service, for which assistance was sought, and each
            broadband service for which assistance was provided, under this
            Act; and
                ``(7) the overall progress towards fulfilling the goal of
            improving the quality of rural life by expanding rural broadband
            access, as demonstrated by metrics, including--
                        ``(A) the number of residences and businesses
                    receiving new broadband services;

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                        ``(B) network improvements, including facility
                    upgrades and equipment purchases;
                        ``(C) average broadband speeds and prices on a local
                    and statewide basis;
                        ``(D) any changes in broadband adoption rates; and
                        ``(E) any specific activities that increased high
                    speed broadband access for educational institutions,
                    health care providers, and public safety service
                    providers.

        ``(e) Limitations on Reservation of Funds.--Not less than 3 but not
    more than 5 percent of program level amounts available pursuant to
    amounts appropriated to carry out title VI shall be set aside to be used
    for--
                ``(1) conducting oversight under such title;
                ``(2) implementing accountability measures and related
            activities authorized under such title; and
                ``(3) carrying out this section.''.
    SEC. 6208. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

        Title VII of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as added by
    section 6207 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 702. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950cc-1.>>  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

        ``The Secretary may obligate, but not disperse, funds under this Act
    before the completion of otherwise required environmental, historical,
    or other types of reviews if the Secretary determines that a subsequent
    site-specific review shall be adequate and easily accomplished for the
    location of towers, poles, or other broadband facilities in the service
    area of the borrower without compromising the project or the required
    reviews.''.
    SEC. 6209. USE OF LOAN PROCEEDS TO REFINANCE LOANS FOR DEPLOYMENT
                              OF BROADBAND SERVICE.

        Title VII of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as added by
    section 6207 and amended by section 6208 of this Act, is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 703. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950cc-2.>>  USE OF LOAN PROCEEDS TO
                            REFINANCE LOANS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF
                            BROADBAND SERVICE.

        ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the proceeds of
    any loan made or guaranteed by the Secretary under this Act may be used
    by the recipient of the loan for the purpose of refinancing an
    outstanding obligation of the recipient on another telecommunications
    loan made under this Act, or on any other loan if that loan would have
    been for an eligible telecommunications purpose under this Act.''.
    SEC. 6210. SMART UTILITY AUTHORITY FOR BROADBAND.

        (a) Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may
    allow a recipient of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee provided by the
    Office of Rural Development under this title to use not more than 10
    percent of the amount so provided--
                ``(A) for any activity for which assistance may be provided
            under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936; or

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                ``(B) to construct other broadband infrastructure.

        ``(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a
    recipient who is seeking to provide retail broadband service in any area
    where retail broadband service is available at the minimum broadband
    speeds, as defined under section 601(e) of the Rural Electrification Act
    of 1936.
        ``(3) The Secretary shall not provide funding under paragraph (1) if
    the funding would result in competitive harm to any grant, loan, or loan
    guarantee provided under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.''.
        (b) Title I of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901-
    918a) is amended by inserting after section 7 the following:
    ``SEC. 8. <<NOTE: 7 USC 908.>>  LIMITATIONS ON USE OF ASSISTANCE.

        ``(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the
    Secretary may allow a recipient of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee
    under this title to set aside not more than 10 percent of the amount so
    received to provide retail broadband service.
        ``(b) A recipient who sets aside funds under subsection (a) of this
    section may use the funds only in an area that is not being provided
    with the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under
    section 601(e), unless the recipient meets the requirements of section
    601(d).
        ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
    ability of any borrower to finance or deploy services authorized under
    this Act.
        ``(d) The Secretary shall not provide funding under subsection (a)
    if the funding would result in competitive harm to any grant, loan, or
    loan guarantee referred to in subsection (a).''.
    SEC. 6211. REFINANCING OF TELEPHONE LOANS.

        Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 922)
    is amended, in the fifth sentence, by striking ``furnishing telephone
    service in rural areas:'' and all that follows through ``40 per centum
    of any loan made under this title.'' and inserting ``furnishing
    telephone service in rural areas, including indebtedness of recipients
    on another telecommunications loan made under this Act.''.
    SEC. 6212. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950bb-6.>>  FEDERAL BROADBAND PROGRAM
                              COORDINATION.

        (a) Consultation Between USDA and NTIA.--The Secretary shall consult
    with the Assistant Secretary to assist in the verification of
    eligibility of the broadband loan and grant programs of the Department
    of Agriculture. In providing assistance under the preceding sentence,
    the Assistant Secretary shall make available the broadband assessment
    and mapping capabilities of the National Telecommunications and
    Information Administration.
        (b) Consultation Between USDA and FCC.--
                (1) By usda.--The Secretary shall consult with the
            Commission before providing broadband assistance for a project
            to serve an area with respect to which another entity is
            receiving Connect America Fund or Mobility Fund support under
            the Federal universal service support mechanisms established
            under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
            254).
                (2) By fcc.--The Commission shall consult with the Secretary
            before offering or providing Connect America Fund or Mobility
            Fund support under the Federal universal service

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            support mechanisms established under section 254 of the
            Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) to serve an area with
            respect to which another entity has received broadband
            assistance under a loan or grant program of the Department of
            Agriculture.

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

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        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
            means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
            Information.
                (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
            Communications Commission.
                (3) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' has the meaning
            given the term in section 601(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification
            Act of 1936.
    SEC. 6213. <<NOTE: 7 USC 950bb note.>>  TRANSITION RULE.

        For the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
    and ending on the date that is one year after such date of enactment,
    with respect to the implementation of the rural broadband access program
    under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb) and the Community Connect Grant Program under section 604 of such
    Act, as added by section 6204 of this Act, the Secretary shall use the
    regulations in existence as of the day before the date of enactment of
    this Act that are applicable to the program involved, until the
    Secretary issues a final rule implementing the provisions of, and
    amendments made by, this title that apply to that program.
    SEC. 6214. RURAL BROADBAND INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP.

        (a) In General.--
                (1) Establishment.--There is established the Rural Broadband
            Integration Working Group (referred to in this subsection as the
            ``Working Group'').
                (2) Membership.--The membership of the Working Group shall
            be composed of the heads, or their designees, of--
                        (A) the Department of Agriculture, acting through
                    the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service;
                        (B) the Department of Commerce, acting through the
                    Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information;
                        (C) the Department of Defense;
                        (D) the Department of State;
                        (E) the Department of the Interior;
                        (F) the Department of Labor;
                        (G) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                        (H) the Department of Homeland Security;
                        (I) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
                        (J) the Department of Justice;
                        (K) the Department of Transportation;
                        (L) the Department of the Treasury;
                        (M) the Department of Energy;
                        (N) the Department of Education;
                        (O) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                        (P) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                        (Q) the General Services Administration;
                        (R) the Small Business Administration;
                        (S) the Institute of Museum and Library Services;
                        (T) the National Science Foundation;
                        (U) the Council on Environmental Quality;
                        (V) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
                        (W) the Office of Management and Budget;
                        (X) the Council of Economic Advisers;
                        (Y) the Domestic Policy Council;

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                        (Z) the National Economic Council; and
                        (AA) such other Federal agencies or entities as are
                    determined appropriate by the co-chairs.
                (3) Co-chairs.--The following individuals, or their
            designees, shall serve as co-chairs of the Working Group:
                        (A) The Administrator of the Rural Utilities
                    Service.
                        (B) The Assistant Secretary for Communications and
                    Information.
                        (C) The Director of the National Economic Council.
                        (D) The Director of the Office of Science and
                    Technology Policy.
                (4) Consultation; coordination.--The Working Group shall
            consult, as appropriate, with other relevant agencies, including
            the Federal Communications Commission. The Working Group shall
            coordinate with existing Federal working groups and committees
            involved with broadband.
                (5) Membership changes.--The Director of the National
            Economic Council and the Director of the Office of Science and
            Technology Policy shall review, on a periodic basis, the
            membership of the Working Group to ensure that the Working
            Group--
                        (A) includes necessary Federal Government entities;
                    and
                        (B) is an effective mechanism for coordinating among
                    agencies on the policy described in subsection (b).

        (b) Functions of Working Group.--
                (1) Consultation.--The Working Group shall consult with
            State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments,
            telecommunications companies, utilities, trade associations,
            philanthropic entities, policy experts, and other interested
            parties to identify, assess, and determine possible actions
            relating to barriers and opportunities for broadband deployment
            in rural areas.
                (2) Point of contact.--Not later than 15 days after the date
            of enactment of this Act, each member of the Working Group
            shall--
                        (A) designate a representative to serve as the main
                    point of contact for matters relating to the Working
                    Group; and
                        (B) notify the co-chairs of the Working Group of
                    that designee.
                (3) Survey.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, based on information provided by the
            members of the Working Group, the Working Group shall publish a
            comprehensive survey of--
                        (A) Federal programs, including the allocated
                    funding amounts, that currently support or could
                    reasonably be modified to support broadband deployment
                    and adoption; and
                        (B) all Federal agency-specific policies and rules
                    with the direct or indirect effect of facilitating or
                    regulating investment in, or deployment of, wired and
                    wireless broadband networks.
                (4) List of actions.--Not later than 120 days after the date
            of enactment of this Act, the members of the Working Group shall
            submit to the Working Group an initial list of actions that each
            of the agencies could take to identify and

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            address regulatory barriers to, incentivize investment in,
            promote best practices within, align funding decisions with
            respect to, and otherwise support, wired broadband deployment
            and adoption.
                (5) Report.--Not later than 150 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the
            President an agreed-to and prioritized list of recommendations
            of the Working Group on actions that Federal agencies can take
            to support broadband deployment and adoption, including--
                        (A) a list of priority actions and rulemakings; and
                        (B) timelines to complete the priority actions and
                    rulemakings.

                            Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

    SEC. 6301. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN POPULATIONS FROM DEFINITION OF
                              RURAL AREA.

        (a) In General.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and
    Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(G)'' and inserting
            ``(I)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(H) Exclusion of incarcerated populations.--
                    Populations of individuals incarcerated on a long-term
                    or regional basis shall not be included in determining
                    whether an area is `rural' or a `rural area'.
                        ``(I) Limited exclusion of military base
                    populations.--The first 1,500 individuals who reside in
                    housing located on a military base shall not be included
                    in determining whether an area is `rural' or a `rural
                    area'.''.

        (b) Broadband.--Section 601(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act
    of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                        ``(C) Exclusion of certain populations.--Such term
                    does not include any population described in
                    subparagraph (H) or (I) of section 343(a)(13) of the
                    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
                    1991(a)(13)).''.

        (c) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants.--Section
    2332 of the Food Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
    U.S.C. 950aaa-1) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the meaning
            given the term in section 601(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification
            Act of 1936.''.
    SEC. 6302. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2671.>>  ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL
                              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        (a) Definition.--In this section, the term `tribally designated
    housing entity' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
    (25 U.S.C. 4103).
        (b) In General.--The Secretary shall, in coordination with the
    Office of Tribal Relations established under section 309 of the
    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921),
    provide technical assistance to improve access by Tribal entities to
    rural development programs funded by the Department

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    of Agriculture through available cooperative agreement authorities of
    the Secretary.
        (c) Technical Assistance.--Technical assistance provided under
    subsection (b) shall address the unique challenge of Tribal governments,
    Tribal producers, Tribal businesses, Tribal business entities, and
    tribally designated housing entities in accessing Department of
    Agriculture-supported rural infrastructure, rural cooperative
    development, rural business and industry, rural housing, and other rural
    development activities.
    SEC. 6303. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.

        Section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8107a) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``efficiency.'' and
            inserting ``efficiency (including cost-effective on- or off-grid
            renewable energy or energy storage systems).'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as
                    paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) Eligibility for other loans.--The Secretary shall not
            include any debt incurred by a borrower under this section in
            the calculation of the debt-equity ratio of the borrower for
            purposes of eligibility for loans under the Rural
            Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``(6)'' and inserting
                    ``(7)''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(9) Accounting.--The Secretary shall take appropriate
            steps to streamline the accounting requirements on borrowers
            under this section while maintaining adequate assurances of the
            repayment of the loans.'';
                (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``3 percent''
                    and inserting ``5 percent''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``electric''
                    and inserting ``recurring service'';
                (4) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i);
                (5) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:

        ``(h) Publication.--Not later than 120 days after the end of each
    fiscal year, the Secretary shall publish a description of--
                ``(1) the number of applications received under this section
            for that fiscal year;
                ``(2) the number of loans made to eligible entities under
            this section for that fiscal year; and
                ``(3) the recipients of the loans described in paragraph
            (2).''; and
                (6) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 6304. NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION.

        (a) Administrative Expenses of Regional Commissions.--Section
    15304(c)(3)(A) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking
    ``unanimous'' and inserting ``majority''.
        (b) Economic and Infrastructure Development Grants.--Section 15501
    of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--

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                        (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9);
                    and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
                ``(8) to grow the capacity for successful community economic
            development in its region; and'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``paragraphs (1) through
            (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (7)''; and
                (3) in subsection (f), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``, except that financial assistance may be used as
            otherwise authorized by this subtitle to attract businesses to
            the region from outside the United States.''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 40 USC 15501 note.>>  State Capacity Building Grant
    Program.--
                (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        (A) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
                    Northern Border Regional Commission established by
                    section 15301(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.
                        (B) Commission state.--The term ``Commission State''
                    means each of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, New
                    York, and Vermont.
                        (C) Eligible county.--The term ``eligible county''
                    means a county described in section 15733 of title 40,
                    United States Code.
                        (D) Program.--The term ``program'' means the State
                    capacity building grant program established under
                    paragraph (2).
                (2) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
            of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish a State
            capacity building grant program to provide grants to Commission
            States to carry out the purpose under paragraph (3).
                (3) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to support the
            efforts of the Commission--
                        (A) to better support business retention and
                    expansion in eligible counties;
                        (B) to create programs to encourage job creation and
                    workforce development in eligible counties;
                        (C) to prepare economic and infrastructure plans for
                    eligible counties;
                        (D) to expand access to high-speed broadband in
                    eligible counties;
                        (E) to provide technical assistance that results in
                    Commission investments in transportation, water,
                    wastewater, and other critical infrastructure;
                        (F) to create initiatives to increase the
                    effectiveness of local development districts in eligible
                    counties; and
                        (G) to implement new or innovative economic
                    development practices that will better position the
                    eligible counties of Commission States to compete in the
                    global economy.
                (4) Use of funds.--
                        (A) In general.--Funds from a grant under the
                    program may be used to support a project, program, or
                    related expense of the Commission State in an eligible
                    county.
                        (B) Limitation.--Funds from a grant under the
                    program shall not be used for--
                              (i) the purchase of furniture, fixtures, or
                          equipment;

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                              (ii) the compensation of--
                                        (I) any State member of the
                                    Commission (as described in section
                                    15301(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United
                                    States Code); or
                                        (II) any State alternate member of
                                    the Commission (as described in section
                                    15301(b)(2)(B) of title 40, United
                                    States Code); or
                              (iii) the cost of supplanting existing State
                          programs.
                (5) Annual work plan.--
                        (A) In general.--For each fiscal year, before
                    providing a grant under the program, each Commission
                    State shall provide to the Commission an annual work
                    plan that includes the proposed use of the grant.
                        (B) Approval.--No grant under the program shall be
                    provided to a Commission State unless the Commission has
                    approved the annual work plan of the State.
                (6) Amount of grant.--
                        (A) In general.--The amount of a grant provided to a
                    Commission State under the program for a fiscal year
                    shall be based on the proportion that--
                              (i) the amount paid by the Commission State
                          (including any amounts paid on behalf of the
                          Commission State by a nonprofit organization) for
                          administrative expenses for the applicable fiscal
                          year (as determined under section 15304(c) of
                          title 40, United States Code); bears to
                              (ii) the amount paid by all Commission States
                          (including any amounts paid on behalf of a
                          Commission State by a nonprofit organization) for
                          administrative expenses for that fiscal year (as
                          determined under that section).
                        (B) Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant
                    under the program for a fiscal year, a Commission State
                    (or a nonprofit organization on behalf of the Commission
                    State) shall pay the amount of administrative expenses
                    of the Commission State for the applicable fiscal year
                    (as determined under section 15304(c) of title 40,
                    United States Code).
                        (C) Approval.--For each fiscal year, a grant
                    provided under the program shall be approved and made
                    available as part of the approval of the annual budget
                    of the Commission.
                (7) Grant availability.--Funds from a grant under the
            program shall be available only during the fiscal year for which
            the grant is provided.
                (8) Report.--Each fiscal year, each Commission State shall
            submit to the Commission and make publicly available a report
            that describes the use of the grant funds and the impact of the
            program in the State.
                (9) Funding.--
                        (A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                    appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for
                    each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
                        (B) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds made available
                    to carry out this subsection shall supplement and

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                    not supplant funds made available for the Commission and
                    other activities of the Commission.

        (d) Northern Border Regional Commission.--Section 15733 of title 40,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by inserting ``Belknap,'' before ``Carroll,'';
                    and
                        (B) by inserting ``Cheshire,'' before ``Coos,'';
                (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(3) New york.--The counties of Cayuga, Clinton, Essex,
            Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer,
            Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara,
            Oneida, Orleans, Oswego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady,
            Seneca, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Washington, Warren, Wayne, and
            Yates in the State of New York.''; and
                (3) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) by inserting ``Addison, Bennington,'' before
                    ``Caledonia,'';
                        (B) by inserting ``Chittenden,'' before ``Essex,'';
                        (C) by striking ``and'' and inserting ``Orange,''
                    and
                        (D) by inserting ``, Rutland, Washington, Windham,
                    and Windsor'' after ``Orleans''.

        (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 15751(a) of title 40,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``$30,000,000 for each of
    fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``$33,000,000 for each of
    fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.
        (f) Vacancies.--Section 15301 of title 40, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(f) Succession.--Subject to the time limitations under section
    3346 of title 5, the Federal Cochairperson may designate a Federal
    employee of the Commission to perform the functions and duties of the
    office of the Federal Cochairperson temporarily in an acting capacity if
    both the Federal Cochairperson and the alternate Federal Cochairperson
    die, resign, or otherwise are unable to perform the functions and duties
    of their offices.''.
        (g) <<NOTE: 40 USC 15101 prec., 15301 prec., 15501 prec., 15701
    prec.>>  Technical Amendments.--Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subtitle V of
    title 40, United States Code, are redesignated as chapters 151, 153,
    155, and 157, respectively.
    SEC. 6305. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA FOR PURPOSES OF THE HOUSING
                              ACT OF 1949.

        The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
    U.S.C. 1490) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``or 2010 decennial census'' and inserting
            ``2010, or 2020 decennial census'';
                (2) by striking ``December 31, 2010,'' and inserting
            ``December 31, 2020,'' ; and
                (3) by striking ``year 2020'' and inserting ``year 2030''.
    SEC. 6306. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2204b-3.>>  COUNCIL ON RURAL COMMUNITY
                              INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

        (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to enhance the efforts
    of the Federal Government to address the needs of rural areas in the
    United States by--
                (1) establishing a council to better coordinate Federal
            programs directed to rural communities;

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                (2) maximizing the impact of Federal investment to promote
            economic prosperity and quality of life in rural communities in
            the United States; and
                (3) using innovation to resolve local and regional
            challenges faced by rural communities.

        (b) Establishment.--
                (1) There is established a Council on Rural Community
            Innovation and Economic Development (referred to in this section
            as the ``Council'').
                (2) The Council shall be the successor to the Interagency
            Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity established by
            Executive Order 13790.

        (c) Membership.--
                (1) In general.--The membership of the Council shall be
            composed of the heads of the following executive branch
            departments, agencies, and offices:
                        (A) The Department of Agriculture.
                        (B) The Department of the Treasury.
                        (C) The Department of Defense.
                        (D) The Department of Justice.
                        (E) The Department of the Interior.
                        (F) The Department of Commerce.
                        (G) The Department of Labor.
                        (H) The Department of Health and Human Services.
                        (I) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
                        (J) The Department of Transportation.
                        (K) The Department of Energy.
                        (L) The Department of Education.
                        (M) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
                        (N) The Department of Homeland Security.
                        (O) The Environmental Protection Agency.
                        (P) The Federal Communications Commission.
                        (Q) The Office of Management and Budget.
                        (R) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
                        (S) The Office of National Drug Control Policy.
                        (T) The Council of Economic Advisers.
                        (U) The Domestic Policy Council.
                        (V) The National Economic Council.
                        (W) The Small Business Administration.
                        (X) The Council on Environmental Quality.
                        (Y) The White House Office of Public Engagement.
                        (Z) The White House Office of Cabinet Affairs.
                        (AA) Such other executive branch departments,
                    agencies, and offices as the President or the Secretary
                    may, from time to time, designate.
                (2) Chair.--The Secretary shall serve as the Chair of the
            Council.
                (3) Designees.--A member of the Council may designate, to
            perform the Council functions of the member, a senior-level
            official who is--
                        (A) part of the department, agency, or office of the
                    member; and
                        (B) a full-time officer or employee of the Federal
                    Government.
                (4) Administration.--The Council shall coordinate policy
            development through the rural development mission area.

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        (d) Funding.--The Secretary shall provide funding and administrative
    support for the Council to the extent permitted by law and within
    existing appropriations.
        (e) Mission and Function of the Council.--The Council shall work
    across executive departments, agencies, and offices to coordinate
    development of policy recommendations--
                (1) to maximize the impact of Federal investment on rural
            communities;
                (2) to promote economic prosperity and quality of life in
            rural communities; and
                (3) to use innovation to resolve local and regional
            challenges faced by rural communities.

        (f) Duties.--The Council shall--
                (1) make recommendations to the President, acting through
            the Director of the Domestic Policy Council and the Director of
            the National Economic Council, on streamlining and leveraging
            Federal investments in rural areas, where appropriate, to
            increase the impact of Federal dollars and create economic
            opportunities to improve the quality of life in rural areas in
            the United States;
                (2) coordinate and increase the effectiveness of Federal
            engagement with rural stakeholders, including agricultural
            organizations, small businesses, education and training
            institutions, health-care providers, telecommunications services
            providers, electric service providers, transportation providers,
            research and land grant institutions, law enforcement, State,
            local, and tribal governments, and nongovernmental organizations
            regarding the needs of rural areas in the United States;
                (3) coordinate Federal efforts directed toward the growth
            and development of rural geographic regions that encompass both
            metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas;
                (4) identify and facilitate rural economic opportunities
            associated with energy development, outdoor recreation, and
            other conservation related activities; and
                (5) identify common economic and social challenges faced by
            rural communities that could be served through--
                        (A) better coordination of existing Federal and non-
                    Federal resources; and
                        (B) innovative solutions utilizing governmental and
                    nongovernmental resources.

        (g) Executive Departments and Agencies.--
                (1) In general.--The heads of executive departments and
            agencies shall assist and provide information to the Council,
            consistent with applicable law, as may be necessary to carry out
            the functions of the Council.
                (2) Expenses.--Each executive department or agency shall be
            responsible for paying any expenses of the executive department
            or agency for participating in the Council.

        (h) Council Working Groups.--
                (1) In general.--The Council may establish, in addition to
            the working groups established under paragraph (3), such other
            working groups as necessary.
                (2) Membership.--The Secretary shall include as members of
            each working group such Council members, other heads of Federal
            agencies (or their designees as defined in (d)(3)), and non-
            Federal partners as determined appropriate to the subject
            matter.

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                (3) Required working groups.--The working groups specified
            in this paragraph are each of the following:
                        (A) The rural smart communities working group.--
                              (i) Establishment.--The Council shall
                          establish a Rural Smart Communities Working Group.
                              (ii) Duties.--The Rural Smart Communities
                          Working Group shall--
                                        (I) not later than 1 year after the
                                    establishment of such Working Group,
                                    submit to Congress a report describing
                                    efforts of rural areas to integrate
                                    smart technology into their communities
                                    to solve challenges relating to
                                    governance, economic development,
                                    quality of life, or other relevant rural
                                    issues, as determined by the Secretary;
                                    and
                                        (II) create, publish, and maintain a
                                    resource guide designed to assist States
                                    and other rural communities in
                                    developing and implementing rural smart
                                    community programs.
                              (iii) Smart community defined.--For the
                          purposes of this subparagraph, the term ``smart
                          community'' means a community that has the ability
                          to integrate multiple technological solutions, in
                          a secure fashion, to manage a community's assets,
                          including local government information systems,
                          schools, libraries, transportation systems,
                          hospitals, power plants, law enforcement, and
                          other community services with the goal of
                          promoting quality of life through the use of
                          technology in ways that improve the efficiency of
                          services and meet residents' needs.
                        (B) Jobs accelerator working group.--
                              (i) Establishment.--The Council shall
                          establish a Jobs Accelerator Working Group.
                              (ii) Goals.--The Jobs Accelerator Working
                          Group shall support rural jobs accelerators (as
                          defined in section 379I(a)(4) of the Consolidated
                          Farm and Rural Development Act)--
                                        (I) to improve the ability of rural
                                    communities to create high-wage jobs,
                                    accelerate the formation of new
                                    businesses with high-growth potential,
                                    and strengthen regional economies,
                                    including by helping to build capacity
                                    in the applicable region to achieve
                                    those goals; and
                                        (II) to help rural communities
                                    identify and maximize local assets and
                                    connect to regional opportunities,
                                    networks, and industry clusters that
                                    demonstrate high growth potential.
                              (iii) Duties.--The Jobs Accelerator Working
                          Group shall--
                                        (I) provide the public with
                                    available information and technical
                                    assistance on Federal resources relevant
                                    to a project and region;
                                        (II) establish a Federal support
                                    team comprised of staff from
                                    participating agencies in the working
                                    group that shall provide coordinated and
                                    dedicated support services to rural jobs
                                    accelerators; and

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                                        (III) provide opportunities for
                                    rural jobs accelerators to share best
                                    practices and further collaborate with
                                    one another.

      Subtitle D--Additional Amendments to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
                                 Development Act

    SEC. 6401. STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 379H of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 2008v) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 379H. STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

        ``(a) In General.--In the case of any program under this title or
    administered by the Secretary, acting through the rural development
    mission area, as determined by the Secretary (referred to in this
    section as a `covered program'), the Secretary shall give priority to an
    application for a project that, as determined and approved by the
    Secretary--
                ``(1) meets the applicable eligibility requirements of this
            title or the other applicable authorizing law;
                ``(2) will be carried out in a rural area; and
                ``(3) supports the implementation of a strategic community
            investment plan described in subsection (d) on a multisectoral
            and multijurisdictional basis, to include considerations for
            improving and expanding broadband services as needed.

        ``(b) Reserve.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
            shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds made
            available for a fiscal year for covered programs for projects
            that support the implementation of a strategic community
            investment plan described in subsection (d) on a multisectoral
            and multijurisdictional basis.
                ``(2) Period.--Any funds reserved under paragraph (1) shall
            only be reserved for the 1-year period beginning on the date on
            which the funds were first made available, as determined by the
            Secretary.

        ``(c) Approved Applications.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any applicant
            who submitted an application under a covered program that was
            approved before the date of enactment of this section may amend
            the application to qualify for the funds reserved under
            subsection (b).
                ``(2) Rural utilities.--Any applicant who submitted an
            application under paragraph (2), (14), or (24) of section
            306(a), or section 306A or 310B(b), that was approved by the
            Secretary before the date of enactment of this section shall be
            eligible for the funds reserved under subsection (b)--
                        ``(A) on the same basis as an application submitted
                    under this section; and
                        ``(B) until September 30, 2019.

        ``(d) Strategic Community Investment Plans.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to
            rural communities in developing strategic community investment
            plans.

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                ``(2) Plans.--A strategic community investment plan
            described in paragraph (1) shall include--
                        ``(A) a variety of activities designed to facilitate
                    the vision of a rural community for the future,
                    including considerations for improving and expanding
                    broadband services as needed;
                        ``(B) participation by multiple stakeholders,
                    including local and regional partners;
                        ``(C) leverage of applicable regional resources;
                        ``(D) investment from strategic partners, such as--
                              ``(i) private organizations;
                              ``(ii) cooperatives;
                              ``(iii) other government entities;
                              ``(iv) Indian Tribes; and
                              ``(v) philanthropic organizations;
                        ``(E) clear objectives with the ability to establish
                    measurable performance metrics;
                        ``(F) action steps for implementation; and
                        ``(G) any other elements necessary to ensure that
                    the plan results in a comprehensive and strategic
                    approach to rural economic development, as determined by
                    the Secretary.
                ``(3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with
            Indian Tribes and local, State, regional, and Federal partners
            to develop strategic community investment plans under this
            subsection.
                ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available
            until expended.''.
    SEC. 6402. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES.

        (a) Certain Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in the heading, by striking ``and guaranteed'';
                    and
                        (B) in the text--
                              (i) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``(1), (2), and (24)'' and
                          inserting ``(1) and (2)''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                        (A) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
                        (B) by striking ``(21), and (24)'' and inserting
                    ``and (21)''.

        (b) Population Caps for Guaranteed Lending.--Section 306(a)(24) of
    such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                        ``(D) Priority.--
                              ``(i) Water or waste facility.--The Secretary
                          shall prioritize water and waste facility projects
                          under this paragraph in rural areas with a
                          population of not more than 10,000 people.
                              ``(ii) Community facility.--Of the funds made
                          available to carry out this paragraph for
                          community

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                          facility loan guarantees for a fiscal year the
                          following amounts shall be reserved for projects
                          in rural areas with a population of not more than
                          20,000 inhabitants:
                                        ``(I) 100 percent of the first
                                    $200,000,000 so made available;
                                        ``(II) 50 percent of the next
                                    $200,000,000 so made available; and
                                        ``(III) 25 percent of all amounts
                                    exceeding $400,000,000 so made
                                    available,
                          except that, to the extent that the Secretary
                          demonstrates that the funds so reserved are not
                          needed to finance a community facility project in
                          such a rural area, the Secretary may use the funds
                          for other community facility projects in
                          accordance with this paragraph.''.
    SEC. 6403. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER FACILITY GRANTS.

        Section 306(a)(2)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``$100,000'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``$200,000''; and
                (2) in clause (vii), by striking ``$30,000,000 for each of
            fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``$15,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.
    SEC. 6404. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
                              TRAINING PROGRAMS.

        Section 306(a)(14) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(14)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period and
                    inserting a semicolon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) identify options to enhance the long-
                          term sustainability of rural water and waste
                          systems, including operational practices, revenue
                          enhancements, partnerships, consolidation,
                          regionalization, or contract services; and
                              ``(v) address the contamination of drinking
                          water and surface water supplies by emerging
                          contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl
                          substances.''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                        (A) by striking ``1 nor more than 3'' and inserting
                    ``3 percent and not more than 5''; and
                        (B) by striking ``1 per centum'' and inserting ``3
                    percent''.
    SEC. 6405. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT RIDER PROGRAM.

        Section 306(a)(22)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)(B)) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 for
    fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting
    ``$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.

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    SEC. 6406. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY
                              FACILITIES.

        Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)(C)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 6407. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT
                              PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``; and'' and
            inserting the following: ``, particularly to projects to address
            contamination that--
                        ``(A) poses a threat to human health or the
                    environment; and
                        ``(B) was caused by circumstances beyond the control
                    of the applicant for a grant, including circumstances
                    that occurred over a period of time; and'';
                (2) in subsection (d)(1)(D), by inserting ``, other than
            those covered above for not to exceed 120 days when a more
            permanent solution is not feasible in a shorter time frame.
            Where drinking water supplies are inadequate due to an event, as
            determined by the Secretary, including drought, severe weather,
            or contamination, the Secretary may provide potable water for an
            additional period of time not to exceed an additional 120 days
            in order to protect public health'' before the period;
                (3) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking ``according to the
            most recent decennial census of the United States'';
                (4) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``$500,000'' and
            inserting ``$1,000,000''; and
                (5) in subsection (i)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``3 nor
                          more than 5'' and inserting ``5 percent and not
                          more than 7''; and
                              (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and
                          inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Release.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Funds reserved under
                          subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall be
                          reserved only until July 1 of the fiscal year.
                              ``(ii) Exception.--Notwithstanding clause (i),
                          in response to an eligible community where the
                          drinking water supplies are inadequate, as
                          determined by the Secretary, due to an event,
                          including drought, severe weather, or
                          contamination, the Secretary may use funds
                          described in subparagraph (A) from July 1 through
                          September 30 each fiscal year to provide potable
                          water under this section in order to protect
                          public health.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$35,000,000 for
                    each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and inserting
                    ``$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
                    2023''.

        (b) Interagency Task Force on Rural Water Quality.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            enactment of this section, the Secretary shall coordinate

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            an interagency task force to examine drinking water and surface
            water contamination in rural communities, particularly rural
            communities that are in close proximity to active or
            decommissioned military installations in the United States.
                (2) Membership.--The interagency task force shall consist
            of--
                        (A) the Secretary;
                        (B) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
                    Chief of Engineers;
                        (C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
                    acting through--
                              (i) the Director of the Agency for Toxic
                          Substances and Disease Registry; and
                              (ii) the Director of the Centers for Disease
                          Control and Prevention;
                        (D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
                        (E) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through--
                              (i) the Director of the United States Fish and
                          Wildlife Service; and
                              (ii) the Director of the United States
                          Geological Survey;
                        (F) the Administrator of the Environmental
                    Protection Agency; and
                        (G) representatives from rural drinking and
                    wastewater entities, State and community regulators, and
                    appropriate scientific experts that reflect a diverse
                    cross-section of the rural communities described in
                    paragraph (1).
                (3) Report.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 360 days after the
                    date of enactment of this section, the task force shall
                    submit to the committees described in subparagraph (B) a
                    report that--
                              (i) examines, and identifies issues relating
                          to, water contamination in rural communities,
                          particularly rural communities that are in close
                          proximity to active or decommissioned military
                          installations in the United States;
                              (ii) reviews the extent to which Federal,
                          State, and local government agencies coordinate
                          with one another to address the issues identified
                          under clause (i);
                              (iii) recommends how Federal, State, and local
                          government agencies can work together in the most
                          effective, efficient, and cost-effective manner
                          practicable, to address the issues identified
                          under clause (i); and
                              (iv) recommends changes to existing statutory
                          requirements, regulatory requirements, or both, to
                          improve interagency coordination and
                          responsiveness to address the issues identified
                          under clause (i).
                        (B) Committees described.--The committees referred
                    to in subparagraph (A) are--
                              (i) the Committee on Agriculture of the House
                          of Representatives;
                              (ii) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
                          and Forestry of the Senate;

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                              (iii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
                          the House of Representatives;
                              (iv) the Committee on Environment and Public
                          Works of the Senate;
                              (v) the Committee on Armed Services of the
                          House of Representatives; and
                              (vi) the Committee on Armed Services of the
                          Senate.
    SEC. 6408. WATER SYSTEMS FOR RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES IN ALASKA.

        Section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1926d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Alaska for'' and
            inserting ``Alaska, a consortium formed pursuant to section 325
            of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
            Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-83; 111 Stat. 1597),
            and Native villages (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska
            Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)) for'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``for any grant awarded
            under subsection (a)'' before the period at the end; and
                (3) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Alaska'' and
                    inserting ``Alaska, and not more than 2 percent of the
                    amount made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal
                    year may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to
                    section 325 of the Department of the Interior and
                    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law
                    105-83; 111 Stat. 1597),''.
    SEC. 6409. RURAL DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS.

        Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1926e) is amended--
                (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``rural
            decentralized water systems'';
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``100'' and inserting
            ``60'';
                (3) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by inserting ``and subgrants'' after
                          ``loans''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``and individually owned
                          household decentralized wastewater systems'' after
                          ``well systems'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) Terms and amounts.--
                        ``(A) Terms of loans.--A loan made with grant funds
                    under this section--
                              ``(i) shall have an interest rate of 1
                          percent; and
                              ``(ii) shall have a term not to exceed 20
                          years.
                        ``(B) Amounts.--A loan or subgrant made with grant
                    funds under this section shall not exceed $15,000 for
                    each water well system or decentralized wastewater
                    system described in paragraph (1).''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Ground well water contamination.--In the event of
            ground well water contamination, the Secretary shall allow a
            loan or subgrant to be made with grant funds under this

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            section for the installation of water treatment where needed
            beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of a
            new water well system.'';
                (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``productive use of
            individually-owned household water well systems'' and inserting
            ``effective use of individually owned household water well
            systems, individually owned household decentralized wastewater
            systems,''; and
                (5) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$20,000,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2014 through 2018'' and inserting
                    ``2019 through 2023''.
    SEC. 6410. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS.

        Section 310B(b)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 6411. RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

        Section 310B(c)(4)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 6412. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

        (a) In General.--Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``(including research
            and analysis based on data from the latest available Economic
            Census conducted by the Bureau of the Census)'' after ``conduct
            research''; and
                (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

        (b) Technical Correction.--Section 310B(e)(11)(B)(i) of such Act (7
    U.S.C. 1932(e)(11)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``(12)'' and inserting
    ``(13)''.
    SEC. 6413. LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL FOOD
                              PRODUCTS.

        Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(iv)(I) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)(iv)(I)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 6414. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR RURAL AREAS
                              PROGRAM.

        Section 310B(i)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(i)(4)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 6415. RURAL ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP ZONES.

        Section 310B(j) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1932(j)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 6416. INTEMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM.

        Section 310H of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1936b) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (i);
                (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:

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        ``(e) Limitation on Loan Amounts.--The maximum amount of a loan by
    an eligible entity described in subsection (b) to individuals and
    entities for a project under subsection (c), including the unpaid
    balance of any existing loans, shall be the lesser of--
                ``(1) $400,000; and
                ``(2) 50 percent of the loan to the eligible entity under
            subsection (a).

        ``(f) Applications.--
                ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a loan or loan
            guarantee under subsection (a), an eligible entity described in
            subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary an application at
            such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
            the Secretary may require.
                ``(2) Evaluation.--In evaluating applications submitted
            under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A)(i) take into consideration the previous
                    performance of an eligible entity in carrying out
                    projects under subsection (c); and
                        ``(ii) in the case of satisfactory performance under
                    clause (i), require the eligible entity to contribute
                    less equity for subsequent loans without modifying the
                    priority given to subsequent applications; and
                        ``(B) in assigning priorities to applications,
                    require an eligible entity to demonstrate that it has a
                    governing or advisory board made up of business, civic,
                    and community leaders who are representative of the
                    communities of the service area, without limitation to
                    the size of the service area.

        ``(g) Return of Equity.--The Secretary shall establish a schedule
    that is consistent with the amortization schedules of the portfolio of
    loans made or guaranteed under subsection (a) for the return of any
    equity contribution made under this section by an eligible entity
    described in subsection (b), if the eligible entity is--
                ``(1) current on all principal and interest payments; and
                ``(2) in compliance with loan covenants.

        ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations and
    establish procedures reducing the administrative requirements on
    eligible entities described in subsection (b), including regulations to
    carry out the amendments made to this section by the Agriculture
    Improvement Act of 2018.''; and
                (3) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 6417. ACCESS TO INFORMATION TO VERIFY INCOME FOR PARTICIPANTS
                              IN CERTAIN RURAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.

        Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1981), as amended by section 6210(a) of this Act, is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(f) Access to Information to Verify Income for Participants in
    Certain Rural Housing Programs.--The Secretary and the designees of the
    Secretary are hereby granted the same access to information and subject
    to the same requirements applicable to the Secretary of Housing and
    Urban Development as provided in section 453 of the Social Security Act
    (42 U.S.C. 653) and section 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix) of the Internal Revenue
    Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)(ix)) to verify income for
    individuals participating in

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    sections 502, 504, 521, and 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
    1472, 1474, 1490a, and 1490r), notwithstanding section 453(l) of the
    Social Security Act.''.
    SEC. 6418. PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL FEES FOR GUARANTEED LOANS
                              UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL
                              DEVELOPMENT ACT.

        Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1983) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
                (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) in the case of an insured or guaranteed loan issued or
            modified under section 306(a), charge and collect from the
            lender fees in such amounts as to bring down the costs of
            subsidies for the insured or guaranteed loan, except that the
            fees shall not act as a bar to participation in the programs nor
            be inconsistent with current practices in the marketplace.''.
    SEC. 6419. RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS TECHNICAL
                              ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.

        The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by
    inserting after section 367, as added by section 5306 of this Act, the
    following:
    ``SEC. 368. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2008c.>>  RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE
                            SERVICE PROGRAMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
                            TRAINING.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to public bodies,
    private nonprofit corporations, economic development authorities,
    institutions of higher education, federally recognized Indian Tribes,
    and rural cooperatives for the purpose of providing or obtaining
    technical assistance and training to support funding applications for
    programs carried out by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator
    of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
        ``(b) Purposes.--A grant under subsection (a) may be used--
                ``(1) to assist communities in identifying and planning for
            business and economic development needs;
                ``(2) to identify public and private resources to finance
            business and small and emerging business needs;
                ``(3) to prepare reports and surveys necessary to request
            financial assistance for businesses in rural communities; and
                ``(4) to prepare applications for financial assistance.

        ``(c) Selection Priority.--In selecting recipients of grants under
    this section, the Secretary shall give priority to grants serving
    persistent poverty counties and high poverty communities, as determined
    by the Secretary.
        ``(d) Funding.--
                ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
            carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
            through 2023, to remain available until expended.
                ``(2) Availability.--Any amounts authorized to be
            appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year that are
            not appropriated for that fiscal year may be appropriated for
            the immediately succeeding fiscal year.''.

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    SEC. 6420. NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.

        Section 378 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 2008m) is amended in each of subsections (g)(1) and (h), by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'' each place it appears.
    SEC. 6421. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS.

        Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 6422. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 2008s) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(4)(B)(ii)--
                        (A) in the clause heading, by striking ``Maximum
                    amount'' and inserting ``Amount'';
                        (B) by inserting ``not less than 20 percent and''
                    before ``not more than 25 percent''; and
                        (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    the following: ``, subject to--
                                        ``(I) satisfactory performance by
                                    the microenterprise development
                                    organization under this section, and
                                        ``(II) the availability of
                                    funding.''; and
                (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:

        ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 6423. HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

        Section 379G(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 2008u(e)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 6424. RURAL INNOVATION STRONGER ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM.

        Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 379I. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2008w.>>  RURAL INNOVATION STRONGER
                              ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
            rural jobs accelerator partnership established after the date of
            enactment of this section that--
                        ``(A) organizes key community and regional
                    stakeholders into a working group that--
                              ``(i) focuses on the shared goals and needs of
                          the industry clusters that are objectively
                          identified as existing, emerging, or declining;
                              ``(ii) represents a region defined by the
                          partnership in accordance with subparagraph (B);
                              ``(iii) includes 1 or more representatives
                          of--
                                        ``(I) an institution of higher
                                    education (as defined in section 101 of
                                    the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                                    U.S.C. 1001));

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                                        ``(II) a private entity; or
                                        ``(III) a government entity; and
                              ``(iv) has, as a lead applicant--
                                        ``(I) a District Organization (as
                                    defined in section 300.3 of title 13,
                                    Code of Federal Regulations (or a
                                    successor regulation));
                                        ``(II) an Indian tribe (as defined
                                    in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                                    Determination and Education Assistance
                                    Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), or a consortium
                                    of Indian tribes;
                                        ``(III) a State or a political
                                    subdivision of a State, including a
                                    special purpose unit of a State or local
                                    government engaged in economic
                                    development activities, or a consortium
                                    of political subdivisions;
                                        ``(IV) an institution of higher
                                    education (as defined in section 101 of
                                    the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                                    U.S.C. 1001)) or a consortium of
                                    institutions of higher education; or
                                        ``(V) a public or private nonprofit
                                    organization; and
                        ``(B) subject to approval by the Secretary, may--
                              ``(i) serve a region that is--
                                        ``(I) a single jurisdiction; or
                                        ``(II) if the region is a rural
                                    area, multijurisdictional; and
                              ``(ii) define the region that the partnership
                          represents, if the region--
                                        ``(I) is large enough to contain
                                    critical elements of the industry
                                    cluster prioritized by the partnership;
                                        ``(II) is small enough to enable
                                    close collaboration among members of the
                                    partnership;
                                        ``(III) includes a majority of
                                    communities that are located in--
                                                ``(aa) a nonmetropolitan
                                            area that qualifies as a low-
                                            income community (as defined in
                                            section 45D(e) of the Internal
                                            Revenue Code of 1986); and
                                                ``(bb) an area that has
                                            access to or has a plan to
                                            achieve broadband service
                                            (within the meaning of title VI
                                            of the Rural Electrification Act
                                            of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et
                                            seq.)); and
                                        ``(IV)(aa) has a population of
                                    50,000 or fewer inhabitants; or
                                        ``(bb) for a region with a
                                    population of more than 50,000
                                    inhabitants, is the subject of a
                                    positive determination by the Secretary
                                    with respect to a rural-in-character
                                    petition, including such a petition
                                    submitted concurrently with the
                                    application of the partnership for a
                                    grant under this section.
                ``(2) Industry cluster.--The term `industry cluster' means a
            broadly defined network of interconnected firms and supporting
            institutions in related industries that accelerate innovation,
            business formation, and job creation by taking advantage of
            assets and strengths of a region in the business environment.

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                ``(3) High-wage job.--The term `high-wage job' means a job
            that provides a wage that is greater than the median wage for
            the applicable region, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(4) Jobs accelerator.--The term `jobs accelerator' means a
            jobs accelerator center or program located in or serving a low-
            income rural community that may provide co-working space, in-
            demand skills training, entrepreneurship support, and any other
            services described in subsection (d)(1)(B).
                ``(5) Small and disadvantaged business.--The term `small and
            disadvantaged business' has the meaning given the term `small
            business concern owned and controlled by socially and
            economically disadvantaged individuals' in section 8(d)(3)(C) of
            the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).

        ``(b) Establishment.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a grant
            program under which the Secretary shall award grants, on a
            competitive basis, to eligible entities to establish jobs
            accelerators, including related programming, that--
                        ``(A) improve the ability of distressed rural
                    communities to create high-wage jobs, accelerate the
                    formation of new businesses with high-growth potential,
                    and strengthen regional economies, including by helping
                    to build capacity in the applicable region to achieve
                    those goals; and
                        ``(B) help rural communities identify and maximize
                    local assets and connect to regional opportunities,
                    networks, and industry clusters that demonstrate high
                    growth potential.
                ``(2) Cost-sharing.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
                    any activity carried out using a grant made under
                    paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 80 percent.
                        ``(B) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share
                    of the total cost of any activity carried out using a
                    grant made under paragraph (1) may be in the form of
                    donations or in-kind contributions of goods or services
                    fairly valued.
                ``(3) Selection criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to
            receive grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
            consider--
                        ``(A) the commitment of participating core
                    stakeholders in the jobs accelerator partnership,
                    including a demonstration that--
                              ``(i) investment organizations, including
                          venture development organizations, venture capital
                          firms, revolving loan funders, angel investment
                          groups, community lenders, community development
                          financial institutions, rural business investment
                          companies, small business investment companies (as
                          defined in section 103 of the Small Business
                          Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662)),
                          philanthropic organizations, and other
                          institutions focused on expanding access to
                          capital, are committed partners in the jobs
                          accelerator partnership and willing to potentially
                          invest in projects emerging from the jobs
                          accelerator; and
                              ``(ii) institutions of higher education,
                          applied research institutions, workforce
                          development entities, and community-based
                          organizations are willing to partner with the jobs
                          accelerator to provide workers

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                          with skills relevant to the industry cluster needs
                          of the region, with an emphasis on the use of on-
                          the-job training, registered apprenticeships,
                          customized training, classroom occupational
                          training, or incumbent worker training;
                        ``(B) the ability of the eligible entity to provide
                    the non-Federal share as required under paragraph (2);
                        ``(C) the identification of a targeted industry
                    cluster;
                        ``(D) the ability of the partnership to link rural
                    communities to markets, networks, industry clusters, and
                    other regional opportunities and assets;
                        ``(E) other grants or loans of the Secretary and
                    other Federal agencies that the jobs accelerator would
                    be able to leverage; and
                        ``(F) prospects for the proposed center and related
                    programming to have sustainability beyond the full
                    maximum length of assistance under this subsection,
                    including the maximum number of renewals.
                ``(4) Grant term and renewals.--
                        ``(A) Term.--The initial term of a grant under
                    paragraph (1) shall be 4 years.
                        ``(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may extend the term of
                    a grant under paragraph (1) for an additional period of
                    not longer than 2 years if the Secretary is satisfied,
                    using the evaluation under subsection (e)(2), that the
                    grant recipient has successfully established a jobs
                    accelerator and related programming.
                ``(5) Geographic distribution.--To the maximum extent
            practicable, the Secretary shall provide grants under paragraph
            (1) for jobs accelerators and related programming in not fewer
            than 25 States at any time.

        ``(c) Grant Amount.--A grant awarded under subsection (b) may be in
    an amount equal to--
                ``(1) not less than $500,000; and
                ``(2) not more than $2,000,000.

        ``(d) Use of Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), funds from a
            grant awarded under subsection (b) may be used--
                        ``(A) to construct, purchase, or equip a building to
                    serve as an innovation center;
                        ``(B) to support programs to be carried out at, or
                    in direct partnership with, the jobs accelerator that
                    support the objectives of the jobs accelerator,
                    including--
                              ``(i) linking rural communities and
                          entrepreneurs to markets, networks, industry
                          clusters, and other regional opportunities to
                          support high-wage job creation, new business
                          formation, business expansion, and economic
                          growth;
                              ``(ii) integrating small businesses into a
                          supply chain;
                              ``(iii) creating or expanding
                          commercialization activities for new business
                          formation;
                              ``(iv) identifying and building assets in
                          rural communities that are crucial to supporting
                          regional economies;
                              ``(v) facilitating the repatriation of high-
                          wage jobs to the United States;

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                              ``(vi) supporting the deployment of innovative
                          processes, technologies, and products;
                              ``(vii) enhancing the capacity of small
                          businesses in regional industry clusters,
                          including small and disadvantaged businesses;
                              ``(viii) increasing United States exports and
                          business interaction with international buyers and
                          suppliers;
                              ``(ix) developing the skills and expertise of
                          local workforces, entrepreneurs, and institutional
                          partners to meet the needs of employers and
                          prepare workers for high-wage jobs in the
                          identified industry clusters, including the
                          upskilling of incumbent workers;
                              ``(x) ensuring rural communities have the
                          capacity and ability to carry out projects
                          relating to housing, community facilities,
                          infrastructure, or community and economic
                          development to support regional industry cluster
                          growth; or
                              ``(xi) any other activities that the Secretary
                          may determine to be appropriate.
                ``(2) Requirement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not
                    more than 10 percent of a grant awarded under subsection
                    (b) shall be used for indirect costs associated with
                    administering the grant.
                        ``(B) Increase.--The Secretary may increase the
                    percentage described in subparagraph (A) on a case-by-
                    case basis.

        ``(e) Annual Activity Report and Evaluation.--Not later than 1 year
    after receiving a grant under this section, and annually thereafter for
    the duration of the grant, an eligible entity shall--
                ``(1) report to the Secretary on the activities funded with
            the grant; and
                ``(2)(A) evaluate the progress that the eligible entity has
            made toward the strategic objectives identified in the
            application for the grant; and
                ``(B) measure that progress using performance measures
            during the project period, which may include--
                        ``(i) high-wage jobs created;
                        ``(ii) high-wage jobs retained;
                        ``(iii) private investment leveraged;
                        ``(iv) businesses improved;
                        ``(v) new business formations;
                        ``(vi) new products or services commercialized;
                        ``(vii) improvement of the value of existing
                    products or services under development;
                        ``(viii) regional collaboration, as measured by such
                    metrics as--
                              ``(I) the number of organizations actively
                          engaged in the industry cluster;
                              ``(II) the number of symposia held by the
                          industry cluster, including organizations that are
                          not located in the immediate region defined by the
                          partnership; and
                              ``(III) the number of further cooperative
                          agreements;

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                        ``(ix) the number of education and training
                    activities relating to innovation;
                        ``(x) the number of jobs relocated from outside of
                    the United States to the region;
                        ``(xi) the amount and number of new equity
                    investments in industry cluster firms;
                        ``(xii) the amount and number of new loans to
                    industry cluster firms;
                        ``(xiii) the dollar increase in exports resulting
                    from the project activities;
                        ``(xiv) the percentage of employees for which
                    training was provided;
                        ``(xv) improvement in sales of participating
                    businesses;
                        ``(xvi) improvement in wages paid at participating
                    businesses;
                        ``(xvii) improvement in income of participating
                    workers; or
                        ``(xviii) any other measure the Secretary determines
                    to be appropriate.

        ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 6425. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 382M(a) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-12(a)) is
    amended by striking ``2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``2019 through
    2023''.
        (b) Termination of Authority.--Section 382N of such Act (7 U.S.C.
    2009aa-13) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 6426. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

        (a) Definitions.--Section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                    ``venture''; and
                        (B) by striking ``venture''; and
                (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
                ``(4) Equity capital.--The term `equity capital' means--
                        ``(A) common or preferred stock or a similar
                    instrument, including subordinated debt with equity
                    features; and
                        ``(B) any other type of equity-like financing that
                    might be necessary to facilitate the purposes of this
                    Act, excluding financing such as senior debt or other
                    types of financing that competes with routine loanmaking
                    of commercial lenders.''.

        (b) Purposes.--Section 384B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc-1) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``venture''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``venture''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``venture''.

        (c) Selection of Rural Business Investment Companies.--Section
    384D(b)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc-3(b)(1)) is amended by striking
    ``developmental venture'' and inserting ``developmental''.

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        (d) Fees.--Section 384G of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc-6) is amended--
                (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``a fee that
            does not exceed $500'' each place it appears and inserting
            ``such fees as the Secretary considers appropriate, so long as
            those fees are proportionally equal for each rural business
            investment company,''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``solely to
                    cover the costs of licensing examinations'' and
                    inserting ``as the Secretary considers appropriate'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(C) shall be in such amounts as the Secretary
                    considers appropriate.''.

        (e) Limitation on Rural Business Investment Companies Controlled by
    Farm Credit System Institutions.--Section 384J(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
    2009cc-9(c)) is amended by striking ``25'' and inserting ``50''.
        (f) Flexibility on Sources of Investment or Capital.--Section
    384J(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc-9(a)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs
            (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                (2) by striking the subsection designation and heading and
            all that follows through ``Except as'' in the matter preceding
            subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) and inserting the
            following:

        ``(a) Investment.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Limitation on requirements.--The Secretary may not
            require that an entity described in paragraph (1) provide
            investment or capital that is not required of other companies
            eligible to apply to operate as a rural business investment
            company under section 384D(a).''.
    SEC. 6427. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

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

     Subtitle E--Additional Amendments to the Rural Electrification Act of
                                      1936

    SEC. 6501. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2 OF THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
                              ACT OF 1936.

        (a) Electric Loan Refinancing.--Section 2(a) of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 902(a)) is amended by striking
    ``loans in'' and inserting ``loans, or refinance loans made by the
    Secretary under this Act, in''.
        (b) Technical Assistance for Rural Electrification Loans.--Section 2
    of such Act (7 U.S.C. 902) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(c) Technical Assistance.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into a
    memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Energy

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    under which the Secretary of Energy shall provide technical assistance
    to the Rural Utilities Service on loans to be made under subsection (a)
    of this section and section 4(a).''.
    SEC. 6502. LOANS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE.

        Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 922)
    is amended--
                (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows
            through ``From such sums'' and inserting the following:
    ``SEC. 201. LOANS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE.

        ``From such sums'';
                (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``associations:''
            and all that follows through ``same subscribers.'' and inserting
            ``associations.''; and
                (3) in the sixth sentence, by striking ``, nor shall such
            loan be made in any State'' and all that follows through
            ``writing)'' in the seventh sentence and inserting the
            following: ``and''.
    SEC. 6503. CUSHION OF CREDIT PAYMENTS PROGRAM.

        Section 313(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    940c(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``(1) In general.--The'' and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Development and promotion of program.--The'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding after and below the end the following:
                        ``(B) Termination.--Effective on the date of
                    enactment of this subparagraph, no deposits may be made
                    under subparagraph (A).'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``(2) Interest.--Amounts'' and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(2) Interest.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Amounts''; and
                        (B) by adding after and below the end the following:
                        ``(B) Reduction.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
                    amounts in each cushion of credit account shall accrue
                    interest to the borrower at a rate equal to--
                              ``(i) 4 percent per annum in fiscal year 2021;
                          and
                              ``(ii) the then applicable 1-year Treasury
                          rate thereafter.''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``(3) Balance.--A'' and inserting
                    the following:
                ``(3) Balance.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A''; and
                        (B) by after and below the end the following:
                        ``(B) Prepayment.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)
                    and subject to subparagraph (C), beginning on the date
                    of the enactment of this subparagraph and ending with
                    September 30, 2020, a borrower may, at the sole
                    discretion of the borrower, reduce the balance of its
                    cushion of credit account if the amount obtained from
                    the reduction is used to prepay loans made or guaranteed
                    under this Act.

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                        ``(C) No prepayment premium.--Notwithstanding any
                    other provision of this Act, no prepayment premium shall
                    be imposed or collected with respect to that portion of
                    a loan that is prepaid by a borrower in accordance with
                    subparagraph (B).
                        ``(D) Mandatory funding.--Notwithstanding section
                    504 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, out of any
                    funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
                    Secretary of the Treasury shall make available such sums
                    as necessary to cover any loan modification costs as
                    defined in section 502 of such Act.''.
    SEC. 6504. EXTENSION OF THE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND
                              GRANT PROGRAM.

        (a) Section 12(b)(3)(D) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 912(b)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ``313(b)(2)(A)'' and
    inserting ``313(b)(2)''.
        (b) Section 313(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 940c(b)(2)) is amended--
                (1) by striking all that precedes ``shall maintain'' and
            inserting the following:
                ``(2) Rural economic development subaccount.--The
            Secretary''; and
                (2) by striking ``the 5 percent'' and all that follows
            through subparagraph (E) and inserting ``5 percent.''.

        (c) Title III of such Act (7 U.S.C. 931-940h) is amended by
    inserting after section 313A the following:
    ``SEC. 313B. <<NOTE: 7 USC 940c-2.>>  RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND
                              GRANTS.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants or zero
    interest loans to borrowers under this Act for the purpose of promoting
    rural economic development and job creation projects, including funding
    for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects, and
    other reasonable expenses for the purpose of fostering rural
    development.
        ``(b) Repayments.--In the case of zero interest loans, the Secretary
    shall establish such reasonable repayment terms as will encourage
    borrower participation.
        ``(c) Proceeds.--All proceeds from the repayment of such loans made
    under this section shall be returned to the subaccount that the
    Secretary shall maintain in accordance with sections 313(b)(2) and
    313B(f).
        ``(d) Number of Grants.--Loans and grants required under this
    section shall be made to the full extent of the amounts made available
    under subsection (e).
        ``(e) Funding.--
                ``(1) Discretionary funding.--In addition to other funds
            that are available to carry out this section, there is
            authorized to be appropriated not more than $10,000,000 for each
            of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out this section, to
            remain available until expended.
                ``(2) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall credit to the subaccount
            to use for the cost of grants and loans under this section
            $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain
            available until expended.
                ``(3) Other funds.--In addition to the funds described in
            paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall use, without

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            fiscal year limitation, to provide grants and loans under this
            section--
                        ``(A) the interest differential sums credited to the
                    subaccount described in subsection (c); and
                        ``(B) subject to section 313A(e)(2), the fees
                    described in subsection (c)(4) of such section.

        ``(f) Maintenance of Account.--The Secretary shall maintain the
    subaccount described in section 313(b)(2), as in effect in fiscal year
    2017, for purposes of carrying out this section.''.
        (d) Section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    940c-1) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``maintained
                    under section 313(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``that shall
                    be maintained as required by sections 313(b)(2) and
                    313B(f)''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                    ``313(b)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``313(b)(2)''; and
                (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``maintained under
            section 313(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``required to be maintained
            by sections 313(b)(2) and 313B(f)''.

        (e)(1) <<NOTE: 7 USC 940c-2 note.>>  Subject to section 313B(e) of
    the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (as added by this section), the
    Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the loan and grant program
    required under such section in the same manner as the loan and grant
    program under section 313(b)(2) of such Act is carried out on the day
    before the date of the enactment of this Act, until such time as any
    regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section
    are fully implemented.

        (2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
    this Act.
    SEC. 6505. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED FOR
                              ELECTRIFICATION OR TELEPHONE PURPOSES.

        (a) In General.--Section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of
    1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-1) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``Subject to'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) Guarantees.--Subject to'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
                    ``basis'' and all that follows through the period at the
                    end and inserting ``basis, if the proceeds of the bonds
                    or notes are used to make utility infrastructure loans,
                    or refinance bonds or notes issued for those purposes,
                    to a borrower that has at any time received, or is
                    eligible to receive, a loan under this Act.''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Terms.--A bond or note guaranteed under this section
            shall, by agreement between the Secretary and the borrower--
                        ``(A) be for a term of 30 years (or another term of
                    years that the Secretary determines is appropriate); and
                        ``(B) be repaid by the borrower--
                              ``(i) in periodic installments of principal
                          and interest;
                              ``(ii) in periodic installments of interest
                          and, at the end of the term of the bond or note,
                          as applicable, by the repayment of the outstanding
                          principal; or

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                              ``(iii) through a combination of the methods
                          described in clauses (i) and (ii).'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking
                    ``electrification'' and all that follows through the
                    period at the end and inserting ``purposes described in
                    subsection (a)(1).'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (2);
                        (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
                    paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
                        (D) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for
                          electrification or telephone purposes'' and
                          inserting ``for eligible purposes described in
                          subsection (a)(1)''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
                          ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection
                          (a)(1)''; and
                (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 940c-1 note.>>  Administration.--Beginning on the
    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the
    Secretary shall continue to carry out section 313A of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-1) (as amended by subsection
    (a)) under a Notice of Solicitation of Applications until the date on
    which any regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by
    subsection (a) are fully implemented.
    SEC. 6506. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS.

        Section 315 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940e)
    is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``commercial or
            transportation'' and inserting ``critical transportation-
            related''; and
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 6507. CYBERSECURITY AND GRID SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS.

        Title III of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 931 et
    seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 319. <<NOTE: 7 USC 940i.>>  CYBERSECURITY AND GRID SECURITY
                            IMPROVEMENTS.

        ``(a) Definition of Cybersecurity and Grid Security Improvements.--
    In this section, the term `cybersecurity and grid security improvements'
    means investment in the development, expansion, and modernization of
    rural utility infrastructure that addresses known cybersecurity and grid
    security risks.
        ``(b) Loans and Loan Guarantees.--The Secretary may make or
    guarantee loans under this title and title I for cybersecurity and grid
    security improvements.''.

                           Subtitle F--Program Repeals

    SEC. 6601. ELIMINATION OF UNFUNDED PROGRAMS.

        (a) Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.--
                (1) Repealers.--The following provisions of the Consolidated
            Farm and Rural Development Act are hereby repealed:
                        (A) Section 306(a)(23) (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(23)).
                        (B) Section 310B(f) (7 U.S.C. 1932(f)).
                        (C) Section 379 (7 U.S.C. 2008n).
                        (D) Section 379A (7 U.S.C. 2008o).
                        (E) Section 379C (7 U.S.C. 2008q).

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                        (F) Section 379D (7 U.S.C. 2008r).
                        (G) Section 379F (7 U.S.C. 2008t).
                        (H) Subtitle I (7 U.S.C. 2009dd-2009dd-7).
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 333A(h) of such Act (7
            U.S.C. 1983a(h)) is amended by striking ``310B(f),''.

        (b) Rural Electrification Act of 1936.--Section 314 of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940d) is hereby repealed.
    SEC. 6602. REPEAL OF RURAL TELEPHONE BANK.

        (a) Repeal.--Title IV of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 941-950b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 941-950b.>>  is repealed.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 18 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 918) is amended in each
            of subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``and the Governor of the
            telephone bank''.
                (2) Section 204 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 925) is amended by
            striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank''.
                (3) Section 205(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 926) is amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or the Governor
                    of the telephone bank''.
                (4) Section 206(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 927(a)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (1);
                        (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or 408''; and
                        (D) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
                    paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively.
                (5) Section 206(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 927(b)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, or a Rural
                    Telephone Bank loan,''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, the Rural
                    Telephone Bank,''.
                (6) Section 207(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 928(1)) is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking ``305,'' and inserting ``305 or'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``, or a loan under section 408,''.
                (7) Section 301 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 931) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``except for net
                    collection proceeds previously appropriated for the
                    purchase of class A stock in the Rural Telephone
                    Bank,'';
                        (B) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4);
                        (C) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph
                    (5) and inserting a period; and
                        (D) by striking paragraph (6).
                (8) Section 305(d)(2)(B) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)(B))
            is amended--
                        (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and a loan under
                    section 408''; and
                        (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and under section
                    408'' each place it appears.

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                (9) Section 305(d)(3)(C) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(3)(C))
            is amended by striking ``and section 408(b)(4)(C), the Secretary
            and the Governor of the telephone bank'' and inserting ``the
            Secretary''.
                (10) Section 306 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 936) is amended by
            striking ``the Rural Telephone Bank, National Rural Utilities
            Cooperative Finance Corporation,'' and inserting ``the National
            Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation''.
                (11) Section 309 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 739) is amended by
            striking the last sentence.
                (12) Section 2352(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
            and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 901 note) is amended by striking
            ``the Rural Telephone Bank and''.
                (13) The first section of Public Law 92-12 (7 U.S.C. 921a)
            is repealed.
                (14) The first section of Public Law 92-324 (7 U.S.C. 921b)
            is repealed.
                (15) Section 1414 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
            of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 944a) is repealed.
                (16) Section 1411 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
            of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 948 notes) is amended by striking subsections
            (a) and (b).
                (17) Section 3.8(b)(1)(A) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12
            U.S.C. 2129(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``or a loan or loan
            commitment from the Rural Telephone Bank,''.
                (18) Section 105(d) of the National Consumer Cooperative
            Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 3015(d)) is amended by striking ``the Rural
            Telephone Bank,''.
                (19) Section 9101 of title 31, United States Code, is
            amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (H)
                    and redesignating subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K) as
                    subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (K)
                    and (O) and redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (N)
                    and (P) through (R) as subparagraphs (K) through (P),
                    respectively.
                (20) Section 9108(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``the Rural Telephone Bank (when the
            ownership, control, and operation of the Bank are converted
            under section 410(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
            U.S.C. 950(a))),''.
    SEC. 6603. AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL TV ACT.

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

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

                (2) by striking sections <<NOTE: 47 USC 1101 and note, 1102-
            1110.>>  1001 through 1007 and 1009 through 1012; and
                (3) by redesignating section 1008 as section 1001.

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                        Subtitle G--Technical Corrections

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

        (a)(1) Section 306(a)(19)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)(A)) is amended by inserting after
    ``nonprofit corporations'' the following: ``, Indian Tribes (as defined
    in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act)''.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1926 note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as if included in section 773 of the
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (H.R. 5426 of the 106th
    Congress, as enacted by Public Law 106-387 (114 Stat. 1549A-45)) in lieu
    of the amendment made by such section.

        (b)(1) Section 309A(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1929a(b)) is amended by striking ``and section
    308''.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1929a note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
    661(c)(2) of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
    (Public Law 104-127).

        (c) Section 310B(c)(3)(A)(v) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(3)(A)(v)) is amended by striking
    ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''.
        (d)(1) Section 310B(e)(5)(F) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(5)(F)) is amended by inserting ``,
    except that the Secretary shall not require non-Federal financial
    support in an amount that is greater than 5 percent in the case of a
    1994 institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational
    Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382))''
    before the period at the end.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1932 note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
    6015 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law
    107-171).

        (e)(1) Section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(3)) is amended by striking
    subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
    subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 2009d note.>>  The amendment made by paragraph (1)
    shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 6012(b) of
    the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).

        (f)(1) Section 382A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State
            of Alabama shall be a full member of the Delta Regional
            Authority and shall be entitled to all rights and privileges
            that said membership affords to all other participating States
            in the Delta Regional Authority.''.

        (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 2009aa note.>>  The amendment made by this
    subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
    153(b) of division B of H.R. 5666, as introduced in the 106th Congress,
    and as enacted by section 1(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
    2001 (Appendix D of Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-252).

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        (g) Section 382E(a)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C.2009aa-4(a)(1)(B)) is amended by moving clause
    (iv) 2 ems to the right.
        (h) Section 383G(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb-5(c)) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading by striking
            ``Telecommunication Renewable Energy,,'' and inserting
            ``Telecommunication, Renewable Energy,''; and
                (2) in the text, by striking ``,,'' and inserting a comma.
    SEC. 6702. CORRECTIONS RELATING TO THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT
                              OF 1936.

        Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 922)
    is amended--
                (1) in the 3rd sentence by striking ``wildest'' and
            inserting ``widest''; and
                (2) in the 6th sentence, by striking ``centifies'' and
            inserting ``certifies''.

               TITLE VII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS

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

    SEC. 7101. PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND
                              EDUCATION.

        Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(9) support international collaboration that leverages
            resources and advances priority food and agricultural interests
            of the United States, such as--
                        ``(A) addressing emerging plant and animal diseases;
                        ``(B) improving crop varieties and animal breeds;
                    and
                        ``(C) developing safe, efficient, and nutritious
                    food systems.''.
    SEC. 7102. MATTERS RELATED TO CERTAIN SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS AND
                              DECLARATIONS.

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

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                              ``(ii) Clarification.--For purposes of clause
                          (i), an area of study specified in this clause is
                          any of the following:
                                        ``(I) Agriculture.
                                        ``(II) Agricultural business and
                                    management.
                                        ``(III) Agricultural economics.
                                        ``(IV) Agricultural mechanization.
                                        ``(V) Agricultural production
                                    operations.
                                        ``(VI) Aquaculture.
                                        ``(VII) Agricultural and food
                                    products processing.
                                        ``(VIII) Agricultural and domestic
                                    animal services.
                                        ``(IX) Equestrian or equine studies.
                                        ``(X) Applied horticulture or
                                    horticulture operations.
                                        ``(XI) Ornamental horticulture.
                                        ``(XII) Greenhouse operations and
                                    management.
                                        ``(XIII) Turf and turfgrass
                                    management.
                                        ``(XIV) Plant nursery operations and
                                    management.
                                        ``(XV) Floriculture or floristry
                                    operations and management.
                                        ``(XVI) International agriculture.
                                        ``(XVII) Agricultural public
                                    services.
                                        ``(XVIII) Agricultural and extension
                                    education services.
                                        ``(XIX) Agricultural communication
                                    or agricultural journalism.
                                        ``(XX) Animal sciences.
                                        ``(XXI) Food science.
                                        ``(XXII) Plant sciences.
                                        ``(XXIII) Soil sciences.
                                        ``(XXIV) Forestry.
                                        ``(XXV) Forest sciences and biology.
                                        ``(XXVI) Natural resources or
                                    conservation.
                                        ``(XXVII) Natural resources
                                    management and policy.
                                        ``(XXVIII) Natural resource
                                    economics.
                                        ``(XXIX) Urban forestry.
                                        ``(XXX) Wood science and wood
                                    products or pulp or paper technology.
                                        ``(XXXI) Range science and
                                    management.
                                        ``(XXXII) Agricultural engineering.
                                        ``(XXXIII) Any other area, as
                                    determined appropriate by the
                                    Secretary.''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
                    ``any institution designated under'' after ``include'';
                        (B) by striking clause (i); and
                        (C) in clause (ii)--
                              (i) by striking ``(ii) any institution
                          designated under--'';
                              (ii) by striking subclause (IV);
                              (iii) in subclause (II), by adding ``or'' at
                          the end;

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

        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 3103 note.>>  Designation Review.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
            process to review each designated NLGCA Institution (as defined
            in section 1404(14)(A) of the National Agricultural Research,
            Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
            3103(14)(A))) to ensure compliance with such section, as amended
            by this subsection.
                (2) Revocation.--An NLGCA Institution that the Secretary
            determines under subparagraph (A) to be not in compliance shall
            have the designation of such institution revoked.
    SEC. 7103. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION,
                              AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.

        Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``25'' and
                    inserting ``15''; and
                        (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
                ``(3) Membership categories.--The Advisory Board shall
            consist of members from each of the following categories:
                        ``(A) 3 members representing national farm or
                    producer organizations, which may include members--
                              ``(i) representing farm cooperatives;
                              ``(ii) who are producers actively engaged in
                          the production of a food animal commodity and who
                          are recommended by a coalition of national
                          livestock organizations;
                              ``(iii) who are producers actively engaged in
                          the production of a plant commodity and who are
                          recommended by a coalition of national crop
                          organizations; or
                              ``(iv) who are producers actively engaged in
                          aquaculture and who are recommended by a coalition
                          of national aquacultural organizations.
                        ``(B) 2 members representing academic or research
                    societies, which may include members representing--
                              ``(i) a national food animal science society;
                              ``(ii) a national crop, soil, agronomy,
                          horticulture, plant pathology, or weed science
                          society;
                              ``(iii) a national food science organization;
                              ``(iv) a national human health association; or
                              ``(v) a national nutritional science society.
                        ``(C) 5 members representing agricultural research,
                    extension, and education, which shall include each of
                    the following:
                              ``(i) 1 member representing the land-grant
                          colleges and universities eligible to receive
                          funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301
                          et seq.).

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                              ``(ii) 1 member representing the land-grant
                          colleges and universities eligible to receive
                          funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C.
                          321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University.
                              ``(iii) 1 member representing the 1994
                          Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the
                          Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
                          1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382)).
                              ``(iv) 1 member representing NLGCA
                          Institutions or Hispanic-serving institutions.
                              ``(v) 1 member representing American colleges
                          of veterinary medicine.
                        ``(D) 5 members representing industry, consumer, or
                    rural interests, including members representing--
                              ``(i) entities engaged in transportation of
                          food and agricultural products to domestic and
                          foreign markets;
                              ``(ii) food retailing and marketing interests;
                              ``(iii) food and fiber processors;
                              ``(iv) rural economic development interests;
                              ``(v) a national consumer interest group;
                              ``(vi) a national forestry group;
                              ``(vii) a national conservation or natural
                          resource group;
                              ``(viii) a national social science
                          association;
                              ``(ix) private sector organizations involved
                          in international development; or
                              ``(x) a national association of agricultural
                          economists.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by striking ``review and'' and inserting ``make
                          recommendations, review, and'';
                              (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and
                          inserting the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(A) long-term and short-term national policies and
                    priorities consistent with the--
                              ``(i) purposes specified in section 1402 for
                          agricultural research, extension, education, and
                          economics; and
                              ``(ii) priority areas of the Agriculture and
                          Food Research Initiative specified in subsection
                          (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities
                          Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2));''; and
                              (iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
                          follows:
                        ``(B) the annual establishment of national
                    priorities that are in accordance with the priority
                    areas of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
                    specified in subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive,
                    Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
                    3157(b)(2)).'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and make
                    recommendations to the Secretary based on such
                    evaluation'' after ``priorities''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and make
                    recommendations on'' after ``review''; and

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                (3) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 7104. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE.

        Section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)(2)) is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``speciality'' and
            inserting ``specialty'';
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
                    ``9'' and inserting ``11''; and
                        (B) in clause (i), by striking ``Three'' and
                    inserting ``Five''; and
                (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 7105. RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITTEE DISCONTINUED.

        Subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is amended by
    striking section <<NOTE: 7 USC 3123b.>>  1408B.
    SEC. 7106. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.

        Section 1415B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151b) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end the
            following:
                        ``(F) To expose students in grades 11 and 12 to
                    education and career opportunities in food animal
                    medicine.''; and
                (2) in subsection (h)--
                        (A) by striking the subsection designation and
                    heading and inserting the following:

        ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
                ``(1) In general.--''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Priority.--From amounts made available for grants
            under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize grant awards
            for programs or activities with a focus on the practice of food
            animal medicine. ''.
    SEC. 7107. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
                              SCIENCES EDUCATION.

        Section 1417(m)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(m)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7108. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.

        Section 1419A(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3155(e)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7109. EDUCATION GRANTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SERVING INSTITUTIONS
                              AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING
                              INSTITUTIONS.

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

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    SEC. 7110. NEXT GENERATION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE.

        Subtitle C of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 1419C. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3158.>>  NEXT GENERATION AGRICULTURE
                                TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a next generation
    agriculture technology challenge competition to provide an incentive for
    the development of innovative mobile technology that removes barriers to
    entry in the marketplace for beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined
    in subsection (a) of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture,
    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279)).
        ``(b) Amount.--The Secretary may award not more than $1,000,000 in
    the aggregate to 1 or more winners of the competition under subsection
    (a).''.
    SEC. 7111. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION.

        Subtitle C of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.), as amended by
    section 7110, is further amended by adding at the end the following new
    section:
    ``SEC. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3159.>>  1419D. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION.

        ``(a) Prohibition on Designation.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            law and except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), beginning
            on the date of the enactment of this section, no additional
            entity may be designated as eligible to receive funds under a
            covered program.
                ``(2) 1994 institutions.--The prohibition under paragraph
            (1) with respect to the designation of an entity eligible to
            receive funds under a covered program shall not apply in the
            case of the certification of a 1994 Institution under section 2
            of Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the ``McIntire-Stennis
            Cooperative Forestry Act'') (16 U.S.C. 582a-1).
                ``(3) Extraordinary circumstances.--In the case of
            extraordinary circumstances or a situation that would lead to an
            inequitable result, as determined by the Secretary, the
            Secretary may determine that an entity designated after the date
            of enactment of this section is eligible to receive funds under
            a covered program.

        ``(b) State Funding.--No State shall receive an increase in funding
    under a covered program as a result of the State's designation of
    additional entities as eligible to receive such funding.
        ``(c) Covered Program Defined.--For purposes of this section, the
    term `covered program' means agricultural research, extension,
    education, and related programs or grants established or available under
    any of the following:
                ``(1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 of the
            Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343).
                ``(2) The Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.).
                ``(3) Sections 1444, 1445, and 1447.
                ``(4) Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-
            Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.).

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        ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed as limiting eligibility for a capacity and infrastructure
    program specified in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)) that is
    not a covered program.''.
    SEC. 7112. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

        Section 1425 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);
                (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

        ``(f) Coordination.--Projects carried out with funds made available
    under section 3(d) of the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), to carry
    out the program established under subsection (b) may be coordinated with
    the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program under
    section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) or
    another health promotion or nutrition improvement strategy, whether
    publicly or privately funded, as determined by the Secretary.''; and
                (3) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7113. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

        Section 1433(c)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195(c)(1)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7114. CARRYOVER OF FUNDS FOR EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT
                              COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

        Section 1444(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a)) is amended by
    striking paragraph (4).
    SEC. 7115. EXTENSION AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT
                              COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

        (a) Extension.--Section 1444(b) of the National Agricultural
    Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(b))
    is amended--
                (1) in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(B)--
                        (A) by striking ``paragraph (2) of this subsection''
                    and inserting ``this paragraph''; and
                        (B) by striking ``In computing'' and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(C) In computing'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Of the
                    remainder'' and inserting ``Except as provided in
                    paragraph (4), of the remainder''; and
                        (B) by striking ``(2) any funds'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(3) Additional amount.--Any funds'';
                (3) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``are allocated'' and inserting
                    ``were allocated''; and
                        (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``, as so
                    designated as of that date.'';

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                (4) by striking ``(b) Beginning'' in the matter preceding
            paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``any funds'' in
            paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

        ``(b) Distribution of Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--Funds made available under this section
            shall be distributed among eligible institutions in accordance
            with this subsection.
                ``(2) Base amount.--Any funds''; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Special amounts.--
                        ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                              ``(i) Covered fiscal year.--The term `covered
                          fiscal year' means the fiscal year for which the
                          qualified eligible institution first received an
                          allocation of $3,000,000 under subparagraph
                          (B)(i).
                              ``(ii) Other eligible institution.--The term
                          `other eligible institution' means an eligible
                          institution, other than the qualified eligible
                          institution, receiving an allocation of funds
                          under this section.
                              ``(iii) Qualified eligible institution.--The
                          term `qualified eligible institution' means the
                          eligible institution described in subparagraph
                          (B)(i).
                        ``(B) Fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for
                          1 of fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, if the
                          calculation under paragraph (3)(B) would result in
                          a distribution for a fiscal year of less than
                          $3,000,000 to an eligible institution that first
                          received funds under this section on a date
                          occurring after the date of enactment of the
                          Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128
                          Stat. 649) and before September 30, 2018, that
                          institution shall receive an allocation of
                          $3,000,000 for that fiscal year.
                              ``(ii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall apply
                          only if amounts are appropriated under this
                          section in an amount sufficient to provide that
                          each other eligible institution receiving an
                          allocation of funds under this section for fiscal
                          year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, as applicable,
                          receives not less than the amount of funds
                          received by that other eligible institution under
                          this section for the preceding fiscal year.
                        ``(C) Subsequent fiscal years.--
                              ``(i) Minimum additional funding amounts.--
                          Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), for each fiscal
                          year following the covered fiscal year--
                                        ``(I) the qualified eligible
                                    institution shall receive an allocation
                                    under this subsection of at least
                                    $3,000,000; and
                                        ``(II) each other eligible
                                    institution shall receive an allocation
                                    under this subsection of at least the
                                    amount received by such other eligible
                                    institution under this subsection for
                                    the covered fiscal year.
                              ``(ii) Shortfall of special amounts.--
                                        ``(I) Applicability.--This clause
                                    shall apply to any fiscal year following
                                    the covered fiscal year and for which
                                    the total amount appropriated under

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                                    this section is insufficient to provide
                                    for the minimum additional funding
                                    amounts described in clause (i).
                                        ``(II) Reductions in allocations.--
                                    In the case of a fiscal year to which
                                    this clause applies, reductions in
                                    allocations shall be made proportionally
                                    from the qualified eligible institution
                                    and from each other eligible institution
                                    based on the increased amounts (if any)
                                    that the qualified eligible institution
                                    and each other eligible institution were
                                    allocated for the covered fiscal year as
                                    compared to the fiscal year immediately
                                    preceding the covered fiscal year.
                              ``(iii) Effect of census.--Clauses (i) and
                          (ii) shall not apply in any fiscal year for which
                          a shortfall in the minimum additional funding
                          amounts described in clause (i) is attributable to
                          the incorporation of new census data into the
                          calculation under paragraph (3), as determined by
                          the Secretary.''.

        (b) Research.--Section 1445(b) of the National Agricultural
    Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(b))
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) Special amounts.--
                              ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
                                        ``(I) Covered fiscal year.--The term
                                    `covered fiscal year' means the fiscal
                                    year for which the qualified eligible
                                    institution first received an allocation
                                    of $3,000,000 under clause (ii)(I).
                                        ``(II) Other eligible institution.--
                                    The term `other eligible institution'
                                    means an eligible institution, other
                                    than the qualified eligible institution,
                                    receiving an allocation of funds under
                                    this section.
                                        ``(III) Qualified eligible
                                    institution.--The term `qualified
                                    eligible institution' means the eligible
                                    institution described in clause (ii)(I).
                              ``(ii) Fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or
                          2022.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Subject to
                                    subclause (II), for 1 of fiscal year
                                    2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, if the
                                    calculation under subparagraph (C) would
                                    result in a distribution for a fiscal
                                    year of less than $3,000,000 to an
                                    eligible institution that first received
                                    funds under this section on a date
                                    occurring after the date of enactment of
                                    the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law
                                    113-79; 128 Stat. 649) and before
                                    September 30, 2018, that institution
                                    shall receive an allocation of
                                    $3,000,000 for that fiscal year.
                                        ``(II) Limitation.--Subclause (I)
                                    shall apply only if amounts are
                                    appropriated under this section in an
                                    amount sufficient to provide that each
                                    other eligible institution receiving an
                                    allocation of funds under this section
                                    for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or
                                    2022, as applicable, receives not less
                                    than the amount of funds received by
                                    that other eligible

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                                    institution under this section for the
                                    preceding fiscal year.
                              ``(iii) Subsequent fiscal years.--
                                        ``(I) Minimum additional funding
                                    amounts.--Subject to subclauses (II) and
                                    (III), for each fiscal year following
                                    the covered fiscal year--
                                                ``(aa) the qualified
                                            eligible institution shall
                                            receive an allocation under this
                                            paragraph of at least
                                            $3,000,000; and
                                                ``(bb) each other eligible
                                            institution shall receive an
                                            allocation under this paragraph
                                            of at least the amount received
                                            by such other eligible
                                            institution under this
                                            subsection for the covered
                                            fiscal year.
                                        ``(II) Shortfall of special
                                    amounts.--
                                                ``(aa) Applicability.--This
                                            subclause shall apply to any
                                            fiscal year following the
                                            covered fiscal year and for
                                            which the total amount
                                            appropriated under this
                                            subsection is insufficient to
                                            provide for the minimum
                                            additional funding amounts
                                            described in subclause (I).
                                                ``(bb) Reductions in
                                            allocations.--In the case of a
                                            fiscal year to which this
                                            subclause applies, reductions in
                                            allocations shall be made
                                            proportionally from the
                                            qualified eligible institution
                                            and from each other eligible
                                            institution based on the
                                            increased amounts (if any) that
                                            the qualified eligible
                                            institution and each other
                                            eligible institution were
                                            allocated for the covered fiscal
                                            year as compared to the fiscal
                                            year immediately preceding the
                                            covered fiscal year.
                                        ``(III) Effect of census.--
                                    Subclauses (I) and (II) shall not apply
                                    in any fiscal year for which a shortfall
                                    in the minimum additional funding
                                    amounts described in subclause (I) is
                                    attributable to the incorporation of new
                                    census data into the calculation under
                                    paragraph (3)(C), as determined by the
                                    Secretary.'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) Of
                    funds'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(C) Additional amount.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (D), of funds'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) by striking ``are allocated'' and
                          inserting ``were allocated'';
                              (ii) by inserting ``, as so designated as of
                          that date'' before the period at the end; and
                              (iii) by striking ``(A) Funds'' and inserting
                          the following:
                        ``(B) Base amount.--Funds''; and
                        (D) in the matter preceding subparagraph (B) (as so
                    designated), by striking ``(2) The'' and all that
                    follows through ``follows:'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(3) Distributions.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--After allocating amounts under
                    paragraph (2), the remainder shall be allotted among the
                    eligible institutions in accordance with this
                    paragraph.'';
                (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Three per centum''
            and inserting the following:
                ``(2) Administration.--3 percent''; and
                (3) in the matter preceding paragraph (2) (as so
            designated), by striking ``(b) Beginning'' and all that follows
            through ``follows:'' and inserting the following:

        ``(b) Distribution of Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--Funds made available under this section
            shall be distributed among eligible institutions in accordance
            with this subsection.''.
    SEC. 7116. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2207d.>>  REPORTS ON DISBURSEMENT OF
                              FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND
                              EXTENSION AT 1862 AND 1890 LAND-GRANT
                              COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

        Not later than September 30, 2019, and each year thereafter, the
    Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a report describing the
    allocations made to, and matching funds received by, 1890 Institutions
    and 1862 Institutions (as those terms are defined in section 2 of the
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
    U.S.C. 7601) for each of the agricultural research, extension,
    education, and related programs established under--
                (1) section 1444 of the National Agricultural Research,
            Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221);
                (2) section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research,
            Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222);
                (3) subsections (b) and (c) of section 3 of the Smith-Lever
            Act (7 U.S.C. 343); and
                (4) the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.).
    SEC. 7117. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.

        Subtitle G of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1445
    (7 U.S.C. 3222) the following new section:
    ``SEC. 1446. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3222a.>>  SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT
                              1890 INSTITUTIONS.

        ``(a) In General.--
                ``(1) Scholarship grant program established.--The Secretary
            shall make grants to each college or university eligible to
            receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known
            as the Second Morrill Act; 7 U.S.C. 322 et seq.), including
            Tuskegee University, for purposes of awarding scholarships to
            individuals who--
                        ``(A) have been accepted for admission at such
                    college or university;
                        ``(B) will be enrolled at such college or university
                    not later than one year after the date of such
                    acceptance; and
                        ``(C) intend to pursue a career in the food and
                    agricultural sciences, including a career in--
                              ``(i) agribusiness;
                              ``(ii) energy and renewable fuels; or
                              ``(iii) financial management.

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                ``(2) Condition.--The Secretary may only award a grant under
            this subsection to a college or university described in
            paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such college or
            university has established a competitive scholarship awards
            process for the award of scholarships to individuals described
            in such paragraph.
                ``(3) Annual limitation.--Of the funds made available under
            subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may use not more than
            $10,000,000 to award grants under this subsection for the
            academic year beginning on July 1, 2020, and each of the three
            succeeding academic years.
                ``(4) Amount of grant.--Each grant made under this section
            shall be in an amount of not less than $500,000.

        ``(b) Funding.--
                ``(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry
            out this section $40,000,000 not later than October 1, 2019, to
            remain available until expended.
                ``(2) Discretionary funding.--In addition to amounts made
            available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be
            appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of
            fiscal years 2020 through 2023.
                ``(3) Administrative expenses.--Of the funds made available
            under paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry out this section for a
            fiscal year, not more than 4 percent may be used for expenses
            related to administering the program under this section.

        ``(c) Report.--Beginning on the date that is two years after the
    date on which the first grant is awarded under subsection (a), 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 detailing--
                ``(1) the amount of funds provided to each eligible college
            or university under this section;
                ``(2) the number of scholarships awarded under each grant
            each fiscal year; and
                ``(3) the amount of each such scholarship.''.
    SEC. 7118. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES
                              FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES,
                              INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

        Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7119. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES
                              FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT INSULAR AREA
                              LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1447B(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b-2(d)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7120. NEW BEGINNING FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS.

        Subtitle G of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:

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    ``SEC. 1450. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3222e.>>  NEW BEGINNING FOR TRIBAL
                              STUDENTS.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning
            given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination
            and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).
                ``(2) Land-grant college or university.--The term `land-
            grant college or university' includes a 1994 Institution (as
            defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant
            Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)).
                ``(3) Tribal student.--The term `Tribal student' means a
            student at a land-grant college or university that is a member
            of an Indian tribe.

        ``(b) New Beginning Initiative.--
                ``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary may make competitive
            grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide
            identifiable support specifically targeted for Tribal students.
                ``(2) Application.--A land-grant college or university that
            desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an
            application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
            accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
                ``(3) Use of funds.--A land-grant college or university that
            receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to
            support Tribal students through--
                        ``(A) recruiting;
                        ``(B) tuition and related fees;
                        ``(C) experiential learning; and
                        ``(D) student services, including--
                              ``(i) tutoring;
                              ``(ii) counseling;
                              ``(iii) academic advising; and
                              ``(iv) other student services that would
                          increase the retention and graduation rate of
                          Tribal students enrolled at the land-grant college
                          or university, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(4) Matching funds.--A land-grant college or university
            that receives a grant under this section shall provide matching
            funds toward the cost of carrying out the activities described
            in this section in an amount equal to not less than 100 percent
            of the grant award.
                ``(5) Maximum amount per state.--No State shall receive,
            through grants made under this section to land-grant colleges
            and universities located in the State, more than $500,000 per
            year.

        ``(c) Report.--Not later than 3 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 and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the
    Senate a report that includes an itemized list of grant funds
    distributed under this section, including the specific form of
    assistance provided under subsection (b)(3), and the number of Tribal
    students assisted and the graduation rate of Tribal students at land-
    grant colleges and universities receiving grants under this section.

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        ``(d) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 7121. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7122. BINATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 1458(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291(e)) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Full Payment of
            Funds Made Available for Certain'' and inserting ``Certain'' ;
                (2) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
            following:
                ``(1) Full payment of funds.--Notwithstanding'';
                (3) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)--
                        (A) by striking ``Israel-United States'' and
                    inserting ``United States-Israel''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``(referred to in this subsection
                    as the `BARD Fund')'' after ``Development Fund''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Activities.--Activities under the BARD Fund to promote
            and support agricultural research and development that are of
            mutual benefit to the United States and Israel shall--
                        ``(A) accelerate the demonstration, development, and
                    application of agricultural solutions resulting from or
                    relating to BARD Fund programs, including BARD Fund-
                    sponsored research and innovations in drip irrigation,
                    pesticides, aquaculture, livestock, poultry, disease
                    control, and farm equipment; and
                        ``(B) encourage research carried out by
                    governmental, nongovernmental, and private entities,
                    including through collaboration with colleges and
                    universities, research institutions, and the private
                    sector.''.
    SEC. 7123. PARTNERSHIPS TO BUILD CAPACITY IN INTERNATIONAL
                              AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND
                              TEACHING.

        The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
    Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1458 (7 U.S.C. 3291)
    the following:
    ``SEC. 1458A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3292.>>  PARTNERSHIPS TO BUILD
                                CAPACITY IN INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
                                RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) 1862 institution; 1890 institution; 1994
            institution.--The terms `1862 Institution', `1890 Institution',
            and `1994 Institution' have the meanings given the terms in
            section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
            Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601).
                ``(2) Covered institution.--The term `covered Institution'
            means--
                        ``(A) an 1862 Institution;

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                        ``(B) an 1890 Institution;
                        ``(C) a 1994 Institution;
                        ``(D) an NLGCA Institution;
                        ``(E) a Hispanic-serving agricultural college or
                    university; and
                        ``(F) a cooperating forestry school.
                ``(3) Developing country.--The term `developing country'
            means a country, as determined by the Secretary using a gross
            national income per capita test selected by the Secretary.
                ``(4) International partner institution.--The term
            `international partner institution' means an agricultural higher
            education institution in a developing country that is
            performing, or desiring to perform, activities similar to
            agricultural research, extension, and teaching activities
            carried out through covered Institutions in the United States.

        ``(b) Authority of the Secretary.--The Secretary may promote
    cooperation and coordination between covered Institutions and
    international partner institutions through--
                ``(1) improving extension by--
                        ``(A) encouraging the exchange of research materials
                    and results between covered Institutions and
                    international partner institutions;
                        ``(B) facilitating the broad dissemination of
                    agricultural research through extension; and
                        ``(C) assisting with efforts to plan and initiate
                    extension services in developing countries;
                ``(2) improving agricultural research by--
                        ``(A) in partnership with international partner
                    institutions, encouraging research that addresses
                    problems affecting food production and security, human
                    nutrition, agriculture, forestry, livestock, and
                    fisheries, including local challenges; and
                        ``(B) supporting and strengthening national
                    agricultural research systems in developing countries;
                ``(3) supporting the participation of covered Institutions
            in programs of international organizations, such as the United
            Nations, the World Bank, regional development banks, and
            international agricultural research centers;
                ``(4) improving agricultural teaching and education by--
                        ``(A) in partnership with international partner
                    institutions, supporting education and teaching relating
                    to food and agricultural sciences, including technical
                    assistance, degree training, research collaborations,
                    classroom instruction, workforce training, and education
                    programs; and
                        ``(B) assisting with efforts to increase student
                    capacity, including to encourage equitable access for
                    women and other underserved populations, at
                    international partner institutions by promoting
                    partnerships with, and improving the capacity of,
                    covered Institutions;
                ``(5) assisting covered Institutions in strengthening their
            capacity for food, agricultural, and related research,
            extension, and teaching programs relevant to agricultural
            development activities in developing countries to promote the
            application of new technology to improve education delivery;
                ``(6) providing support for the internationalization of
            resident instruction programs of covered Institutions;

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                ``(7) establishing a program, to be coordinated by the
            Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and
            the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, to place
            interns from covered Institutions in, or in service to benefit,
            developing countries; and
                ``(8) establishing a program to provide fellowships to
            students at covered Institutions to study at foreign
            agricultural colleges and universities.

        ``(c) Enhancing Linkages.--The Secretary shall enhance the linkages
    among covered Institutions, the Federal Government, international
    research centers, counterpart research, extension, and teaching agencies
    and institutions in developed countries and developing countries--
                ``(1) to carry out the activities described in subsection
            (b); and
                ``(2) to make a substantial contribution to the cause of
            improved food and agricultural progress throughout the world.

        ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 7124. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
                              SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

        Section 1459A(c)(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b(c)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7125. LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,
                              EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS.

        Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``22 percent'' and
            inserting ``30 percent'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subsection (a)'' and
            inserting ``Subsections (a) and (c)''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(c) Treatment of Subgrants.--In the case of a grant described in
    subsection (a), the limitation on indirect costs specified in such
    subsection shall be applied to both the initial grant award and any
    subgrant of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award so
    that the total of all indirect costs charged against the total of the
    Federal funds provided under the initial grant award does not exceed
    such limitation.''.
    SEC. 7126. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS.

        The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
    Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1462 (7 U.S.C. 3310)
    the following new section:
    ``SEC. 1462A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3310a.>>  RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make competitive grants for the
    acquisition of special purpose scientific research equipment for use in
    the food and agricultural sciences programs of eligible institutions.
        ``(b) Maximum Amount.--The amount of a grant made to an eligible
    institution under this section may not exceed $500,000.

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        ``(c) Prohibition on Charge or Equipment as Indirect Costs.--The
    cost of acquisition or depreciation of equipment purchased with a grant
    under this section shall not be--
                ``(1) charged as an indirect cost against another Federal
            grant; or
                ``(2) included as part of the indirect cost pool for
            purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of an eligible
            institution.

        ``(d) Eligible Institutions Defined.--In this section, the term
    `eligible institution' means--
                ``(1) a college or university; or
                ``(2) a State cooperative institution.

        ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 7127. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH.

        Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 7128. EXTENSION SERVICE.

        Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3312) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7129. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS; HEMP.

        Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) by striking ``crops,'' and inserting ``crops
                    (including canola),'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by inserting ``for agronomic rotational purposes
                    and as a habitat for honey bees and other pollinators''
                    after ``alternative crops''; and
                        (B) by striking ``commodities whose'' and all that
                    follows through the period at the end and inserting
                    ``commodities.'';
                (3) in subsection (c)(3)(E), by inserting ``(including hemp
            (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
            1946))'' after ``material''; and
                (4) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(3) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023.''.
    SEC. 7130. NEW ERA RURAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

        Section 1473E of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319e) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)--
                        (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:

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                              ``(iv) precision agriculture.''; and
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``2008 through 2012'' and
            inserting ``2019 through 2023''.
    SEC. 7131. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7132. AGRICULTURE ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
                              PILOT.

        Subtitle K of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310 et seq.) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 1473H. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3319k.>>  AGRICULTURE ADVANCED
                                RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
                                PILOT.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Advanced research and development.--The term `advanced
            research and development' means research and development
            activities used to address research challenges in agriculture
            and food through--
                        ``(A) targeted acceleration of novel, early stage
                    innovative agricultural research with promising
                    technology applications and products; or
                        ``(B) development of qualified products and
                    projects, agricultural technologies, or innovative
                    research tools, which may include--
                              ``(i) prototype testing, preclinical
                          development, or field experimental use;
                              ``(ii) assessing and assisting with product
                          approval, clearance, or need for a license under
                          an applicable law, as determined by the Director;
                          or
                              ``(iii) manufacturing and commercialization of
                          a product.
                ``(2) Agricultural technology.--The term `agricultural
            technology' means machinery and other equipment engineered for
            an applicable and novel use in agriculture, natural resources,
            and food relating to the research and development of qualified
            products and projects.
                ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
            the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority
            established under subsection (b)(1).
                ``(4) Other transaction.--The term `other transaction' means
            a transaction other than a procurement contract, grant, or
            cooperative agreement, including a transaction described in
            subsection (b)(6)(A).
                ``(5) Person.--The term `person' means--
                        ``(A) an individual;
                        ``(B) a partnership;
                        ``(C) a corporation;
                        ``(D) an association;
                        ``(E) an entity;
                        ``(F) a public or private corporation;
                        ``(G) a Federal, State, or local government agency
                    or department; and

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                        ``(H) an institution of higher education, including
                    a land-grant college or university and a non-land-grant
                    college of agriculture.
                ``(6) Qualified product or project.--The term `qualified
            product or project' means--
                        ``(A) engineering, mechanization, or technology
                    improvements that will address challenges relating to
                    growing, harvesting, handling, processing, storing,
                    packing, and distribution of agricultural products;
                        ``(B) plant disease or plant pest recovery
                    countermeasures to intentional or unintentional
                    biological threats (including naturally occurring
                    threats), including--
                              ``(i) replacement or resistant plant cultivars
                          or varieties;
                              ``(ii) other enhanced management strategies,
                          including novel chemical, biological, or cultural
                          approaches; or
                              ``(iii) diagnostic or surveillance technology;
                          and
                        ``(C) veterinary countermeasures to intentional or
                    unintentional biological threats (including naturally
                    occurring threats), including--
                              ``(i) animal vaccine or therapeutic products
                          (including anti-infective products); or
                              ``(ii) diagnostic or surveillance technology.
                ``(7) Research tool.--The term `research tool' means a
            device, technology, procedure, biological material, reagent,
            computer system, computer software, or analytical technique that
            is developed to assist in the discovery, development, or
            manufacture of a qualified product or project.

        ``(b) Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the
            Department of Agriculture a pilot program that shall be known as
            the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority
            (referred to in this section as the `AGARDA') to carry out
            advanced research and development.
                ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the AGARDA are--
                        ``(A) to develop and deploy advanced solutions to
                    prevent, prepare, and protect against unintentional and
                    intentional threats to agriculture and food in the
                    United States;
                        ``(B) to overcome barriers in the development of
                    agricultural technologies, research tools, and qualified
                    products and projects that enhance export
                    competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and
                    resilience to extreme weather;
                        ``(C) to ensure that the United States maintains and
                    enhances its position as a leader in developing and
                    deploying agricultural technologies, research tools, and
                    qualified projects and products that increase economic
                    opportunities and security for farmers, ranchers, and
                    rural communities; and
                        ``(D) to undertake advanced research and development
                    in areas in which industry by itself is not likely to do
                    so because of the technological or financial
                    uncertainty.
                ``(3) Leadership.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The AGARDA shall be a component
                    of the Office of the Chief Scientist.
                        ``(B) Director.--

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                              ``(i) In general.--The AGARDA shall be headed
                          by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Chief
                          Scientist.
                              ``(ii) Qualifications.--The Director shall be
                          an individual who, by reason of professional
                          background and experience, is exceptionally
                          qualified to advise the Chief Scientist on, and
                          manage advanced research and development programs
                          and other matters pertaining to--
                                        ``(I) qualified products and
                                    projects;
                                        ``(II) agricultural technologies;
                                        ``(III) research tools; and
                                        ``(IV) challenges relating to the
                                    matters described in subclauses (I)
                                    through (III).
                              ``(iii) Relationship within the department of
                          agriculture.--The Director shall report to the
                          Chief Scientist.
                ``(4) Duties.--To achieve the goals described in paragraph
            (2), the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall
            accelerate advanced research and development by--
                        ``(A) identifying and promoting advances in basic
                    sciences;
                        ``(B) translating scientific discoveries and
                    inventions into technological innovations;
                        ``(C) collaborating with other agencies, relevant
                    industries, academia, international agencies, the
                    Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, and other
                    relevant persons to carry out the goals described in
                    paragraph (2), including convening, at a minimum, annual
                    meetings or working groups to demonstrate the operation
                    and effectiveness of advanced research and development
                    of qualified products and projects, agricultural
                    technologies, and research tools;
                        ``(D) conducting ongoing searches for, and support
                    calls for, potential advanced research and development
                    of agricultural technologies, qualified products and
                    projects, and research tools;
                        ``(E) awarding grants and entering into contracts,
                    cooperative agreements, or other transactions under
                    paragraph (6) for advanced research and development of
                    agricultural technology, qualified products and
                    projects, and research tools;
                        ``(F) establishing issue-based multidisciplinary
                    teams to reduce the time and cost of solving specific
                    problems that--
                              ``(i) are composed of representatives from
                          Federal and State agencies, professional groups,
                          academia, and industry;
                              ``(ii) seek novel and effective solutions; and
                              ``(iii) encourage data sharing and translation
                          of research to field use; and
                        ``(G) serving as a resource for interested persons
                    regarding requirements under relevant laws that impact
                    the development, commercialization, and technology
                    transfer of qualified products and projects,
                    agricultural technologies, and research tools.
                ``(5) Priority.--In awarding grants and entering into
            contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions under

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            paragraph (4)(E), the Secretary shall give priority to projects
            that accelerate the advanced research and development of
            qualified products and projects that--
                        ``(A) address critical research and development
                    needs for technology for specialty crops; or
                        ``(B) prevent, protect, and prepare against
                    intentional and unintentional threats to agriculture and
                    food.
                ``(6) Other transaction authorities.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program
                    under this section, the Secretary shall have the
                    authority to enter into other transactions in the same
                    manner and subject to the same terms and conditions as
                    transactions that the Secretary of Defense may enter
                    into under section 2371 of title 10, United States Code.
                        ``(B) Scope.--The authority of the Secretary to
                    enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
                    transactions under this subsection shall be in addition
                    to the authorities under this Act and title I of the
                    Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
                    Appropriation Act, 1964 (7 U.S.C. 3318a), to use
                    contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants in
                    carrying out the pilot program under this section.
                        ``(C) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish
                    guidelines regarding the use of the authority under
                    subparagraph (A).
                        ``(D) Technology transfer.--In entering into other
                    transactions, the Secretary may negotiate terms for
                    technology transfer in the same manner as a Federal
                    laboratory under paragraphs (1) through (4) of section
                    12(b) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
                    of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(b)).
                ``(7) Availability of data.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require that,
                    as a condition of being awarded a contract or grant or
                    entering into a cooperative agreement or other
                    transaction under paragraph (4)(E), a person shall make
                    available to the Secretary on an ongoing basis, and
                    submit to the Secretary on request of the Secretary, all
                    data relating to or resulting from the activities
                    carried out by the person pursuant to this section.
                        ``(B) Exemption from disclosure.--
                              ``(i) In general.--This subparagraph shall be
                          considered a statute described in section
                          552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
                              ``(ii) Exemption.--The following information
                          shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552
                          of title 5, United States Code, and withheld from
                          the public:
                                        ``(I) Specific technical data or
                                    scientific information that is created
                                    or obtained under this section that
                                    reveals significant and not otherwise
                                    publicly known vulnerabilities of
                                    existing agriculture and food defenses
                                    against biological, chemical, nuclear,
                                    or radiological threats.
                                        ``(II) Trade secrets or commercial
                                    or financial information that is
                                    privileged or confidential (within the
                                    meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5,
                                    United States Code) and obtained in the
                                    conduct

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                                    of research or as a result of activities
                                    under this section from a non-Federal
                                    party participating in a contract,
                                    grant, cooperative agreement, or other
                                    transaction under this section.
                              ``(iii) Limitation.--Information that results
                          from research and development activities conducted
                          under this section and that would be a trade
                          secret or commercial or financial information that
                          is privileged or confidential if the information
                          had been obtained from a non-Federal party
                          participating in a cooperative agreement or other
                          transaction shall be withheld from disclosure
                          under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5,
                          United States Code, for 5 years.
                ``(8) Milestone-based payments allowed.--In awarding
            contracts and grants and entering into cooperative agreements or
            other transactions under paragraph (4)(E), the Secretary may--
                        ``(A) use milestone-based awards and payments; and
                        ``(B) terminate a project for not meeting technical
                    milestones.
                ``(9) Use of existing personnel authorities.--In carrying
            out this subsection, the Secretary may appoint highly qualified
            individuals to scientific or professional positions on the same
            terms and conditions as provided in subsections (b)(3), (b)(4),
            (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 620 of the Agricultural
            Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
            7657).
                ``(10) Report and evaluation.--
                        ``(A) 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 an annual report examining the
                    actions undertaken and results generated by the AGARDA.
                        ``(B) Evaluation.--After the date on which the
                    AGARDA has been in operation for 3 years, the
                    Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
                    an evaluation--
                              ``(i) to be completed and submitted to the
                          Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                          Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
                          Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate not later
                          than 1 year after the date on which the
                          Comptroller General began conducting the
                          evaluation;
                              ``(ii) describing the extent to which the
                          AGARDA is achieving the goals described in
                          paragraph (2); and
                              ``(iii) including a recommendation on whether
                          the AGARDA should be continued, terminated, or
                          expanded.

        ``(c) Strategic Plan.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 360 days after the date of
            enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop and make
            publicly available a strategic plan describing the strategic
            vision that the AGARDA shall use--
                        ``(A) to make determinations for future investments
                    during the period of effectiveness of this section; and
                        ``(B) to achieve the goals described in subsection
                    (b)(2).
                ``(2) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall disseminate the
            information contained in the strategic plan under paragraph

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            (1) to persons who may have the capacity to substantially
            contribute to the activities described in that strategic plan.
                ``(3) Coordination; consultation.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) update and coordinate the strategic
                    coordination plan under section 221(d)(7) of the
                    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
                    with the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1)
                    for activities relating to agriculture and food defense
                    countermeasure development and procurement; and
                        ``(B) in developing the strategic plan under
                    paragraph (1), consult with--
                              ``(i) the National Agricultural Research,
                          Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
                          established under section 1408(a);
                              ``(ii) the specialty crops committee
                          established under section 1408A(a)(1);
                              ``(iii) relevant agriculture research agencies
                          of the Federal Government;
                              ``(iv) the National Academies of Sciences,
                          Engineering, and Medicine;
                              ``(v) the National Veterinary Stockpile Intra-
                          Government Advisory Committee for Strategic
                          Steering; and
                              ``(vi) other appropriate parties, as
                          determined by the Secretary.

        ``(d) Funds.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury
            the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Fund, which
            shall be administered by the Secretary, acting through the
            Director--
                        ``(A) for the purpose of carrying out this section;
                    and
                        ``(B) in the same manner and subject to the same
                    terms and conditions as are applicable to the Secretary
                    of Defense under section 2371 of title 10, United States
                    Code.
                ``(2) Deposits into fund.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
                    Director, may accept and deposit into the Fund monies
                    received pursuant to cost recovery, contribution, or
                    royalty payments under a contract, grant, cooperative
                    agreement, or other transaction under this section.
                        ``(B) Availability of amounts in fund.--Amounts
                    deposited into the fund shall remain available until
                    expended, without further appropriation, and may be used
                    to carry out the purposes of this section.
                        ``(C) Clarification.--Nothing in this paragraph
                    authorizes the use of the funds of the Commodity Credit
                    Corporation to carry out this section.
                ``(3) Funding.--In addition to funds otherwise deposited in
            the Fund under paragraph (1) or (2), there is authorized to be
            appropriated to the Fund $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years
            2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.

        ``(e) Termination of Effectiveness.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2),
            the authority provided by this section terminates on the date
            that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the
            Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.

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                ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
            respect to--
                        ``(A) subsection (b)(7)(B); and
                        ``(B) grants awarded or contracts, cooperative
                    agreements, or other transactions entered into before
                    the end of the 5-year period referred to in such
                    clause.''.
    SEC. 7133. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

        Section 1477(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324(a)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7134. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

        Section 1483(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3336(a)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7135. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND
                              RESPONSE.

        Section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3351) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(3) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023.''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    inserting ``and cooperative agreements'' after
                    ``competitive grants'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``make competitive
                    grants'' and inserting ``award competitive grants and
                    cooperative agreements''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(5) To coordinate the tactical science activities of the
            Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the
            Department that protect the integrity, reliability,
            sustainability, and profitability of the food and agricultural
            system of the United States against biosecurity threats from
            pests, diseases, contaminants, and disasters.''.
    SEC. 7136. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS
                              PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA INSTITUTIONS OF
                              HIGHER EDUCATION.

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

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

    SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.

        Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5814) is amended in the first sentence by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

        Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND
                              TRANSFER PROGRAM.

        Section 1628(f)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.

        Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7205. NATIONAL STRATEGIC GERMPLASM AND CULTIVAR COLLECTION
                              ASSESSMENT AND UTILIZATION PLAN.

        (a) In General.--Section 1632(d) of the Food, Agriculture,
    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5841(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
                ``(6) develop and implement a national strategic germplasm
            and cultivar collection assessment and utilization plan that
            takes into consideration the resources and research necessary to
            address the significant backlog of characterization and
            maintenance of existing accessions considered to be critical to
            preserve the viability of, and public access to, germplasm and
            cultivars; and''.

        (b) Plan Publication.--Section 1633 of the Food, Agriculture,
    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5842) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(f) Plan Publication.--On completion of the development of the
    plan described in section 1632(d)(6), the Secretary shall make the plan
    available to the public.''.
    SEC. 7206. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.

        (a) Advisory Council.--Section 1634 of the Food, Agriculture,
    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5843) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The
                    Secretary'' and inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
                        (B) in the second sentence of paragraph (1) (as so
                    designated), by striking ``The advisory'' and inserting
                    the following:
                ``(2) Membership.--The advisory'';

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                        (C) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking
                    ``nine'' and inserting ``13''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Recommendations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In making recommendations under
                    paragraph (1), the advisory council shall include
                    recommendations on--
                              ``(i) the state of public cultivar
                          development, including--
                                        ``(I) an analysis of existing
                                    cultivar research investments;
                                        ``(II) the research gaps relating to
                                    the development of cultivars across a
                                    diverse range of crops; and
                                        ``(III) an assessment of the state
                                    of commercialization of federally funded
                                    cultivars;
                              ``(ii) the training and resources needed to
                          meet future breeding challenges;
                              ``(iii) the appropriate levels of Federal
                          funding for cultivar development for underserved
                          crops and geographic areas; and
                              ``(iv) the development of the plan described
                          in section 1632(d)(6).''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by striking ``Two-thirds'' and inserting
                          ``6''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``economics and policy,''
                          after ``agricultural sciences,'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by striking ``One-third'' and inserting
                          ``3''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``community development,''
                          after ``public policy,''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) 4 of the members shall be appointed from among
            individuals with expertise in public cultivar and animal breed
            development.
                ``(4) 4 of the members shall be appointed from among
            individuals representing--
                        ``(A) 1862 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of
                    the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
                    Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601));
                        ``(B) 1890 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of
                    the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
                    Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601));
                        ``(C) Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in
                    section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research,
                    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
                    3103)); or
                        ``(D) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532
                    of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
                    1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382)).''.

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

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    SEC. 7207. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM.

        Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5855(c)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7208. AGRICULTURAL GENOME TO PHENOME INITIATIVE.

        Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``to phenome''
            after ``genome'';
                (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

        ``(a) Goals.--The goals of this section are--
                ``(1) to expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of
            crops and animals of importance to the agriculture sector of the
            United States;
                ``(2) to understand how variable weather, environments, and
            production systems impact the growth and productivity of
            specific varieties of crops and species of animals in order to
            provide greater accuracy in predicting crop and animal
            performance under variable conditions;
                ``(3) to support research that leverages plant and animal
            genomic information with phenotypic and environmental data
            through an interdisciplinary framework, leading to a novel
            understanding of plant and animal processes that affect growth,
            productivity, and the ability to predict performance, which will
            result in the deployment of superior varieties and species to
            producers and improved crop and animal management
            recommendations for farmers and ranchers;
                ``(4) to catalyze and coordinate research that links
            genomics and predictive phenomics at different sites across the
            United States to achieve advances in crops and animals that
            generate societal benefits;
                ``(5) to combine fields such as genetics, genomics, plant
            physiology, agronomy, climatology, and crop modeling with
            computation and informatics, statistics, and engineering;
                ``(6) to combine fields such as genetics, genomics, animal
            physiology, meat science, animal nutrition, and veterinary
            science with computation and informatics, statistics, and
            engineering;
                ``(7) to focus on crops and animals that will yield
            scientifically important results that will enhance the
            usefulness of many other crops and animals;
                ``(8) to build on genomic research, such as the Plant Genome
            Research Project and the National Animal Genome Research
            Program, to understand gene function in production environments
            that is expected to have considerable returns for crops and
            animals of importance to the agriculture of the United States;
                ``(9) to develop improved data analytics to enhance
            understanding of the biological function of genes;
                ``(10) 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
                ``(11) to encourage international partnerships with each
            partner country responsible for financing its own research.'';

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                (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

        ``(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 to Phenome
    Initiative', for the purpose of--
                ``(1) studying agriculturally significant crops and animals
            in production environments to achieve sustainable and secure
            agricultural production;
                ``(2) ensuring that current gaps in existing knowledge of
            agricultural crop and animal genetics and phenomics are filled;
                ``(3) identifying and developing a functional understanding
            of relevant genes from animals and agronomically relevant genes
            from crops that are of importance to the agriculture sector of
            the United States;
                ``(4) ensuring future genetic improvement of crops and
            animals of importance to the agriculture sector of the United
            States;
                ``(5) studying the relevance of diverse germplasm as a
            source of unique genes that may be of importance in the future;
                ``(6) enhancing genetics to reduce the economic impact of
            pathogens on crops and animals of importance to the agriculture
            sector of the United States;
                ``(7) disseminating findings to relevant audiences; and
                ``(8) otherwise carrying out this section.'';
                (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``, acting through
            the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,'' after ``The
            Secretary'';
                (5) in subsection (e), by inserting ``to Phenome'' after
            ``Genome''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 7209. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVES.

        Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (8)--
                              (i) in the heading, by striking ``Alfalfa and
                          forage'' and inserting ``Alfalfa seed and alfalfa
                          forage systems'';
                              (ii) by striking ``alfalfa and forage'' and
                          inserting ``alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage
                          systems''; and
                              (iii) by striking ``alfalfa and other forages,
                          and'' and inserting ``alfalfa seed and other
                          alfalfa forage''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraphs:
                ``(11) Macadamia tree health initiative.--Research and
            extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes
            of--
                        ``(A) developing and disseminating science-based
                    tools and treatments to combat the macadamia felted
                    coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and
                        ``(B) establishing an areawide integrated pest
                    management program in areas affected by, or areas at
                    risk of being affected by, the macadamia felted coccid.

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                ``(12) National turfgrass research initiative.--Research and
            extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes
            of--
                        ``(A) carrying out or enhancing research related to
                    turfgrass and sod issues;
                        ``(B) enhancing production and uses of turfgrass for
                    the general public;
                        ``(C) identifying new turfgrass varieties with
                    superior drought, heat, cold, and pest tolerance to
                    reduce water, fertilizer, and pesticide use;
                        ``(D) selecting genetically superior turfgrasses and
                    developing improved technologies for managing
                    commercial, residential, and recreational turfgrass
                    areas;
                        ``(E) producing turfgrasses that--
                              ``(i) aid in mitigating soil erosion;
                              ``(ii) protect against pollutant runoff into
                          waterways; or
                              ``(iii) provide other environmental benefits;
                        ``(F) investigating, preserving, and protecting
                    native plant species, including grasses not currently
                    utilized in turfgrass systems;
                        ``(G) creating systems for more economical and
                    viable turfgrass seed and sod production throughout the
                    United States; and
                        ``(H) investigating the turfgrass phytobiome and
                    developing biologic products to enhance soil, enrich
                    plants, and mitigate pests.
                ``(13) Fertilizer management initiative.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Research and extension grants may
                    be made under this section for the purpose of carrying
                    out research to improve fertilizer use efficiency in
                    crops--
                              ``(i) to maximize crop yield; and
                              ``(ii) to minimize nutrient losses to surface
                          and groundwater and the atmosphere.
                        ``(B) Priority.--In awarding grants under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to
                    research examining the impact of the source, rate,
                    timing, and placement of plant nutrients.
                ``(14) Cattle fever tick program.--Research and extension
            grants may be made under this section to study cattle fever
            ticks--
                        ``(A) to facilitate the understanding of the role of
                    wildlife in the persistence and spread of cattle fever
                    ticks;
                        ``(B) to develop advanced methods for eradication of
                    cattle fever ticks, including--
                              ``(i) alternative treatment methods for cattle
                          and other susceptible species;
                              ``(ii) field treatment for premises, including
                          corral pens and pasture loafing areas;
                              ``(iii) methods for treatment and control on
                          infested wildlife;
                              ``(iv) biological control agents; and
                              ``(v) new and improved vaccines;
                        ``(C) to evaluate rangeland vegetation that impacts
                    the survival of cattle fever ticks;

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                        ``(D) to improve management of diseases relating to
                    cattle fever ticks that are associated with wildlife,
                    livestock, and human health;
                        ``(E) to improve diagnostic detection of tick-
                    infested or infected animals and pastures; and
                        ``(F) to conduct outreach to impacted ranchers,
                    hunters, and landowners to integrate tactics and
                    document sustainability of best practices.
                ``(15) Laying hen and turkey research program.--Research
            grants may be made under this section for the purpose of
            improving the efficiency and sustainability of laying hen and
            turkey production through integrated, collaborative research and
            technology transfer. Emphasis may be placed on laying hen and
            turkey disease prevention, antimicrobial resistance, nutrition,
            gut health, and alternative housing systems under extreme
            seasonal weather conditions.
                ``(16) Chronic wasting disease.--Research and extension
            grants may be made under this section for the purposes of
            supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and
            universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
            1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) with established deer research programs
            for the purposes of treating, mitigating, or eliminating chronic
            wasting disease.
                ``(17) Algae agriculture research program.--Research and
            extension grants may be made under this section for the
            development and testing of algae and algae systems (including
            micro- and macro-algae systems).
                ``(18) Nutrient management.--Research and extension grants
            may be made under this section for the purposes of examining
            nutrient management based on the source, rate, timing, and
            placement of crop nutrients.
                ``(19) Dryland farming agricultural systems.--Research and
            extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes
            of carrying out or enhancing research on the utilization of big
            data for more precise management of dryland farming agricultural
            systems.
                ``(20) Hop plant health initiative.--Research and extension
            grants may be made under this section for the purposes of
            developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments
            to combat diseases of hops caused by the plant pathogens
            Podosphaera macularis and Pseudoperonospora humuli.'';
                (2) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (3) in subsection (f)(5), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (4) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3), by
                    striking ``2018'' each place it appears and inserting
                    ``2023'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
                    paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(4) Enhanced coordination of honeybee and pollinator
            research.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Chief Scientist of the
                    Department of Agriculture shall coordinate research,
                    extension, education, and economic activities in the
                    Department of

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                    Agriculture relating to native and managed pollinator
                    health and habitat.
                        ``(B) Duties.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the
                    Chief Scientist shall--
                              ``(i) assign an individual to serve in the
                          Office of the Chief Scientist as a Honeybee and
                          Pollinator Research Coordinator who shall be
                          responsible for leading the efforts of the Chief
                          Scientist in carrying out such subparagraph;
                              ``(ii) implement and coordinate pollinator
                          health research efforts of the Department, as
                          recommended by the Pollinator Health Task Force;
                              ``(iii) establish annual strategic priorities
                          and goals for the Department for native and
                          managed pollinator research;
                              ``(iv) communicate such priorities and goals
                          to each agency or office of the Department of
                          Agriculture, the managed pollinator industry, and
                          relevant grant recipients under programs
                          administered by the Secretary; and
                              ``(v) coordinate and identify all research on
                          native and managed pollinator health needed and
                          conducted by the Department of Agriculture and
                          relevant grant recipients under programs
                          administered by the Secretary to ensure
                          consistency and reduce unintended duplication of
                          effort.
                        ``(C) Research.--In coordinating research activities
                    under subparagraph (A), the Chief Scientist shall ensure
                    that such research--
                              ``(i) identifies and addresses the multiple
                          stressors on pollinator health, including pests
                          and pathogens, reduced habitat, lack of
                          nutritional resources, and exposure to pesticides;
                              ``(ii) evaluates stewardship and management
                          practices of managed pollinators that would impact
                          managed pollinator health;
                              ``(iii) documents the prevalence of major
                          pests, such as varroa destructor (commonly
                          referred to as the varroa mite), and diseases that
                          are transported between States through practices
                          involving managed pollinators;
                              ``(iv) evaluates the impact of overcrowding of
                          colonies for pollination services and the impact
                          of such overcrowding on pollinator health status
                          and pollinator health recovery;
                              ``(v) evaluates and reports on the health
                          differences of managed pollinators in--
                                        ``(I) crops not requiring contract
                                    pollination;
                                        ``(II) crops requiring contract
                                    pollination; and
                                        ``(III) native habitat;
                              ``(vi) evaluates the impact of horticultural
                          and agricultural pest management practices on
                          native and managed pollinator colonies in diverse
                          agroecosystems;
                              ``(vii) documents pesticide residues that
                          are--
                                        ``(I) found in native and managed
                                    pollinator colonies; and

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                                        ``(II) associated with typical
                                    localized commercial crop pest
                                    management practices;
                              ``(viii) with respect to native and managed
                          pollinator colonies visiting crops for crop
                          pollination or honey production purposes,
                          documents--
                                        ``(I) the strength and health of
                                    such colonies;
                                        ``(II) the survival, growth,
                                    reproduction, and production of such
                                    colonies;
                                        ``(III) pests, pathogens, and
                                    viruses that affect such colonies;
                                        ``(IV) environmental conditions of
                                    such colonies;
                                        ``(V) beekeeper practices; and
                                        ``(VI) any other relevant
                                    information, as determined by the Chief
                                    Scientist;
                              ``(ix) documents, with respect to healthy
                          populations of managed pollinators, best
                          management practices and other practices for
                          managed pollinators and crop managers;
                              ``(x) evaluates the effectiveness of--
                                        ``(I) conservation practices that
                                    target the specific needs of native and
                                    managed pollinator habitats;
                                        ``(II) incentives that allow for the
                                    expansion of native and managed
                                    pollinator forage acreage; and
                                        ``(III) managed pollinator breeding
                                    practices and efforts to, with respect
                                    to managed pollinators, avoid creating a
                                    genetic bottleneck and improve genetic
                                    diversity;
                              ``(xi) in the case of commercially managed
                          pollinator colonies, continues to gather data--
                                        ``(I) on an annual basis with
                                    respect to losses of such colonies,
                                    splits of such colonies, and the total
                                    number of pollinator colonies;
                                        ``(II) on rising input costs; and
                                        ``(III) overall economic value to
                                    the food economy; and
                              ``(xii) addresses any other issue relating to
                          native and managed pollinators, as determined by
                          the Chief Scientist, in consultation with
                          scientific experts.
                        ``(D) Publication.--The Chief Scientist, to the
                    maximum extent practicable, shall--
                              ``(i) make publicly available the results of
                          the research described in subparagraph (C); and
                              ``(ii) in the case of the research described
                          in subparagraph (C)(vi), publish any data or
                          reports that were produced by the Department of
                          Agriculture but not made publicly available during
                          the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and
                          ending on the date of the enactment of the
                          Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.''; and
                (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

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    SEC. 7210. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

        Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by inserting ``using funds made available
                          under subsection (e),'' after ``Board,''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``in each of fiscal years
                          2019 through 2023'' after ``grants''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, soil
                    health,'' after ``conservation''; and
                (2) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and''
                          at the end;
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
                          period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following new
                          subparagraphs:
                        ``(D) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2020;
                        ``(E) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                        ``(F) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                        ``(G) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each
                    fiscal year thereafter.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                          ``for fiscal years 2014 through 2018''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``2018'' and inserting
                          ``2023''.
    SEC. 7211. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

        Section 1672D of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f) is amended--
                (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make competitive research and
    extension grants for the purpose of improving the farm management
    knowledge and skills of agricultural producers by maintaining and
    expanding a national, publicly available farm financial management
    database to support improved farm management.'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and producer''
                    and inserting ``educational programs and''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``use and
                    support'' and inserting ``contribute data to''; and
                (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 7212. URBAN, INDOOR, AND OTHER EMERGING AGRICULTURAL
                              PRODUCTION RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
                              EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

        (a) In General.--The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D (7 U.S.C. 5925f) the
    following:

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    ``SEC. 1672E. <<NOTE: 7 USC 5925g.>>  URBAN, INDOOR, AND OTHER
                                EMERGING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
                                RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION
                                INITIATIVE.

        ``(a) Competitive Research and Extension Grants Authorized.--In
    consultation with the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
    Advisory Committee established under section 222(b) of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, the Secretary may make
    competitive grants to support research, education, and extension
    activities for the purposes of facilitating the development of urban,
    indoor, and other emerging agricultural production, harvesting,
    transportation, aggregation, packaging, distribution, and markets,
    including by--
                ``(1) assessing and developing strategies to remediate
            contaminated sites;
                ``(2) determining and developing the best production
            management and integrated pest management practices;
                ``(3) identifying and promoting the horticultural, social,
            and economic factors that contribute to successful urban,
            indoor, and other emerging agricultural production;
                ``(4) analyzing the means by which new agricultural sites
            are determined, including an evaluation of soil quality,
            condition of a building, or local community needs;
                ``(5) exploring new technologies that minimize energy,
            lighting systems, water, and other inputs for increased food
            production;
                ``(6) examining building material efficiencies and
            structural upgrades for the purpose of optimizing growth of
            agricultural products;
                ``(7) developing new crop varieties and agricultural
            products to connect to new markets; or
                ``(8) examining the impacts of crop exposure to urban
            elements on environmental quality and food safety.

        ``(b) Grant Types and Process.--Subparagraphs (A) through (E) of
    paragraph (4), paragraph (7), and paragraph (11)(B) of subsection (b) of
    the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
    3157) shall apply with respect to the making of grants under this
    section.
        ``(c) Priority.--The Secretary may give priority to grant proposals
    that involve--
                ``(1) the cooperation of multiple entities; or
                ``(2) States or regions with a high concentration of or
            significant interest in urban farms, rooftop farms, and indoor
            production facilities.

        ``(d) Funding.--
                ``(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
            section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to remain available
            until expended.
                ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to
            amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.

        (b) Data Collection on Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agricultural
    Production.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct as a follow-
            on study to the census of agriculture conducted in the

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            calendar year 2017 under section 2 of the Census of Agriculture
            Act of 1997 (7 U.S.C. 2204g) a census of urban, indoor, and
            other emerging agricultural production, including information
            about--
                        (A) community gardens and farms located in urban
                    areas, suburbs, and urban clusters;
                        (B) rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production, and
                    green walls;
                        (C) indoor farms, greenhouses, and high-tech
                    vertical technology farms;
                        (D) hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponic farm
                    facilities; and
                        (E) other innovations in agricultural production, as
                    determined by the Secretary.
                (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to
            be appropriated to carry out this subsection $14,000,000 for the
            period of fiscal years 2019 through 2021.
    SEC. 7213. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1673 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Centers of Excellence at 1890s Institutions.--
                ``(1) Recognition.--The Secretary shall recognize not less
            than 3 centers of excellence, each led by an 1890 Institution
            (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research,
            Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)), to
            focus on 1 or more of the areas described in paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Areas of focus.--
                        ``(A) Student success and workforce development.--A
                    center of excellence established under paragraph (1) may
                    engage in activities to ensure that students have the
                    skills and education needed to work in agriculture and
                    food industries, agriculture science, technology,
                    engineering, mathematics, and related fields of study.
                        ``(B) Nutrition, health, wellness, and quality of
                    life.--A center of excellence established under
                    paragraph (1) may carry out research, education, and
                    extension programs that increase access to healthy food,
                    improve nutrition, mitigate preventive disease, and
                    develop strategies to assist limited resource
                    individuals in accessing health and nutrition resources.
                        ``(C) Farming systems, rural prosperity, and
                    economic sustainability.--A center of excellence
                    established under paragraph (1) may share best practices
                    with farmers to improve agricultural production,
                    processing, and marketing, reduce urban food deserts,
                    examine new uses for traditional and nontraditional
                    crops, animals, and natural resources, and continue
                    activities carried out by the Center for Innovative and
                    Sustainable Small Farms, Ranches, and Forest Lands.
                        ``(D) Global food security and defense.--A center of
                    excellence established under paragraph (1) may engage in
                    international partnerships that strengthen agricultural
                    development in developing countries, partner with
                    international researchers regarding new and emerging
                    animal

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                    and plant pests and diseases, engage in agricultural
                    disaster recovery, and continue activities carried out
                    by the Center for International Engagement.
                        ``(E) Natural resources, energy, and environment.--A
                    center of excellence established under paragraph (1) may
                    focus on protecting and managing domestic natural
                    resources for current and future production of food and
                    agricultural products.
                        ``(F) Emerging technologies.--A center of excellence
                    established under paragraph (1) may focus on the
                    development of emerging technologies to increase
                    agricultural productivity, enhance small farm economic
                    viability, and improve rural communities by developing
                    genetic and sensor technologies for food and agriculture
                    and providing technology training to farmers.
                ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
                ``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and every
            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 report
            describing--
                        ``(A) the resources invested in the centers of
                    excellence established under paragraph (1); and
                        ``(B) the work being done by those centers of
                    excellence.''.
    SEC. 7214. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTIVE
                              TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS WITH
                              DISABILITIES.

        Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(7) Clarification of application of provisions to veterans
            with disabilities.--This subsection shall apply with respect to
            veterans with disabilities, and their families, who--
                        ``(A) are engaged in farming or farm-related
                    occupations; or
                        ``(B) are pursuing new farming opportunities.'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(including veterans)'' after
                    ``individuals''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``or, in the case of veterans with
                    disabilities, who are pursuing new farming
                    opportunities'' before the period at the end; and
                (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7215. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEARINGHOUSE.

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

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

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

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

        (b) National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach,
    and Technical Assistance Program.--Section 405(j) of the Agricultural
    Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(j))
    is amended by striking ``there are authorized'' and all that follows
    through the period at the end and inserting ``there is authorized to be
    appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION
                              COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM.

        Section 406(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(e)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7303. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES OF WHEAT,
                              TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSARIUM
                              GRAMINEARUM OR BY TILLETIA INDICA.

        Section 408 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
    Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

        ``(f) 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 subsection (a).''.
    SEC. 7304. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

        Section 410(d)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7630(d)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7305. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

        (a) Industry Needs.--Section 412(b) of the Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(b)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E)
                    as subparagraphs (C) through (F); and
                        (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                    following:

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                        ``(B) size-controlling rootstock systems for
                    perennial crops;'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``including threats to
            specialty crop pollinators;'' and inserting the following:
            ``including--
                        ``(A) threats to specialty crop pollinators;
                        ``(B) emerging and invasive species; and
                        ``(C) a more effective understanding and utilization
                    of existing natural enemy complexes;'';
                (3) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``efforts to improve'' and inserting
                    the following: ``efforts--
                        ``(A) to improve'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by
                    adding ``and'' at the end; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) to achieve a better understanding of--
                              ``(i) the soil rhizosphere microbiome;
                              ``(ii) pesticide application systems and
                          certified drift-reduction technologies; and
                              ``(iii) systems to improve and extend the
                          storage life of specialty crops;''; and
                (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``including improved
            mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening;
            and'' and inserting the following: ``including--
                        ``(A) mechanization and automation of labor-
                    intensive tasks in production and processing;
                        ``(B) technologies that delay or inhibit ripening;
                        ``(C) decision support systems driven by phenology
                    and environmental factors;
                        ``(D) improved monitoring systems for agricultural
                    pests; and
                        ``(E) effective systems for preharvest and
                    postharvest management of quarantine pests; and''.

        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 412(k)(2) of the
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
    U.S.C. 7632(k)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7306. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE PROGRAM.

        Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642(e)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7307. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY.

        Section 614(f)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7653(f)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7308. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION RESEARCH.

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

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

                          PART I--AGRICULTURAL SECURITY

    SEC. 7401. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER.

        Section 14112(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 7402. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AGRICULTURAL
                              BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND
                              RESPONSE.

        Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 8913) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7403. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
                              COUNTERMEASURES.

        Section 14121(b)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 7404. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

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

                             PART II--MISCELLANEOUS

    SEC. 7411. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY.

        Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2019) is amended by striking ``10-year
    period'' and inserting ``15-year period''.
    SEC. 7412. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK.

        Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 5936) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to support cooperative
            programs between State cooperative extension services and
            nonprofit organizations'' and inserting ``to eligible entities
            described in subsection (c)'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (5);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
                    subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and
                    indenting the subparagraphs appropriately;
                        (C) by striking subparagraph (B) (as so
                    redesignated) and inserting the following:
                        ``(B) training, including training programs and
                    workshops, for--
                              ``(i) advocates for individuals who are
                          engaged in farming, ranching, and other
                          occupations relating to agriculture; and

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                              ``(ii) other individuals and entities that may
                          assist individuals who--
                                        ``(I) are engaged in farming,
                                    ranching, and other occupations relating
                                    to agriculture; and
                                        ``(II) are in crisis;'';
                        (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by
                    adding ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                        (E) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``activities; and'' and inserting ``activities,
                    including the dissemination of information and
                    materials; or'';
                        (F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``be used to initiate'' and
                    inserting the following: ``be used--
                ``(1) to initiate''; and
                        (G) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) to enter into contracts, on a multiyear basis, with
            community-based, direct-service organizations to initiate,
            expand, or sustain programs described in paragraph (1) and
            subsection (a).''; and
                (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the
            following:

        ``(c) Eligible Recipients.--The Secretary may award a grant under
    this section to--
                ``(1) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian
            Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
            5304));
                ``(2) a State department of agriculture;
                ``(3) a State cooperative extension service;
                ``(4) a qualified nonprofit organization, as determined by
            the Secretary;
                ``(5) an entity providing appropriate services, as
            determined by the Secretary, in 1 or more States; or
                ``(6) a partnership carried out by 2 or more entities
            described in paragraphs (1) through (5).

        ``(d) 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 2019 through 2023.
        ``(e) Report to Congress.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in coordination
            with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to
            Congress and any other relevant Federal department or agency,
            and make publicly available, a report describing the state of
            behavioral and mental health of individuals who are engaged in
            farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to
            agriculture.
                ``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
            include--
                        ``(A) an inventory and assessment of efforts to
                    support the behavioral and mental health of individuals
                    who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other
                    occupations relating to agriculture by--
                              ``(i) the Federal Government, States, and
                          units of local government;
                              ``(ii) communities comprised of those
                          individuals;
                              ``(iii) health care providers;
                              ``(iv) State cooperative extension services;
                          and

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                              ``(v) other appropriate entities, as
                          determined by the Secretary;
                        ``(B) a description of the challenges faced by
                    individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and
                    other occupations relating to agriculture that may
                    impact the behavioral and mental health of farmers and
                    ranchers;
                        ``(C) a description of how the Department of
                    Agriculture can improve coordination and cooperation
                    with Federal health departments and agencies, including
                    the Department of Health and Human Services, the
                    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
                    Administration, the Health Resources and Services
                    Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and
                    Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health, to
                    best address the behavioral and mental health of
                    individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and
                    other occupations relating to agriculture;
                        ``(D) a long-term strategy for responding to the
                    challenges described under subparagraph (B) and
                    recommendations based on best practices for further
                    action to be carried out by appropriate Federal
                    departments or agencies to improve Federal Government
                    response and seek to prevent suicide among individuals
                    who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other
                    occupations relating to agriculture; and
                        ``(E) an evaluation of the impact that behavioral
                    and mental health challenges and outcomes (including
                    suicide) among individuals who are engaged in farming,
                    ranching, and other agriculture related occupations have
                    on--
                              ``(i) the agricultural workforce;
                              ``(ii) agricultural production;
                              ``(iii) rural families and communities; and
                              ``(iv) succession planning.

        ``(f) State Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term `State'
    has the meaning given such term in section 1404 of the National
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
    U.S.C. 3103).''.
    SEC. 7413. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

        Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7414. SUN GRANT PROGRAM.

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

                      Subtitle E--Amendments to Other Laws

    SEC. 7501. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT.

        (a) Hemp Research.--Section 5(b)(9) of the Critical Agricultural
    Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178c(b)(9)) is amended by inserting ``, and
    including hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing
    Act of 1946)'' after ``hydrocarbon-containing plants''.
        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 16(a)(2) of the
    Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

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

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

        ``In this part, the term `1994 Institution' means any of the
    following colleges:
                ``(1) Aaniiih Nakoda College.
                ``(2) Bay Mills Community College.
                ``(3) Blackfeet Community College.
                ``(4) Cankdeska Cikana Community College.
                ``(5) Chief Dull Knife College.
                ``(6) College of Menominee Nation.
                ``(7) College of the Muscogee Nation.
                ``(8) D-Q University.
                ``(9) Dine College.
                ``(10) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
                ``(11) Fort Peck Community College.
                ``(12) Haskell Indian Nations University.
                ``(13) Ilisagvik College.
                ``(14) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
            Culture and Arts Development.
                ``(15) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.
                ``(16) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.
                ``(17) Leech Lake Tribal College.
                ``(18) Little Big Horn College.
                ``(19) Little Priest Tribal College.
                ``(20) Navajo Technical University.
                ``(21) Nebraska Indian Community College.
                ``(22) Northwest Indian College.
                ``(23) Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College.
                ``(24) Oglala Lakota College.
                ``(25) Red Lake Nation College.
                ``(26) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.
                ``(27) Salish Kootenai College.
                ``(28) Sinte Gleska University.
                ``(29) Sisseton Wahpeton College.
                ``(30) Sitting Bull College.
                ``(31) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
                ``(32) Stone Child College.
                ``(33) Tohono O'odham Community College.
                ``(34) Turtle Mountain Community College.
                ``(35) United Tribes Technical College.
                ``(36) White Earth Tribal and Community College.''.
                (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 301 note.>>  Effective date.--The
            amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of
            the enactment of this Act.

        (b) Endowment for 1994 Institutions.--Section 533(b) of the Equity
    in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public
    Law 103-382) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
        (c) Institutional Capacity Building Grants.--Section 535 of the
    Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note;
    Public Law 103-382) is amended by striking ``2018''

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    each place it appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting
    ``2023''.
        (d) Research Grants.--Section 536(c) of the Equity in Educational
    Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382) is
    amended in the first sentence by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 7503. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT.

        (a) Agricultural Research Facility Defined.--The Research Facilities
    Act is amended--
                (1) in section 2(1) (7 U.S.C. 390(1)) by striking ``a
            college, university, or nonprofit institution'' and inserting
            ``an entity eligible to receive funds under a capacity and
            infrastructure program (as defined in section 251(f)(1)(C) of
            the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
            U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)))''; and
                (2) in section 3(c)(2)(D) (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D)), by
            striking ``recipient college, university, or nonprofit
            institution'' and inserting ``recipient entity''.

        (b) Long-term Support.--Section 3(c)(2)(D) of the Research
    Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D)), as amended by subsection (a),
    is further amended by striking ``operating costs'' and inserting
    ``operating and maintenance costs''.
        (c) Competitive Grant Program.--The Research Facilities Act is
    amended by inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 390a) the following new
    section:
    ``SEC. 4. <<NOTE: 7 USC 390b.>>  COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

        ``The Secretary shall establish a program to make competitive grants
    to assist in the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization,
    renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities.''.
        (d) Authorization of Appropriations and Funding Limitations.--
    Section 6 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``subsection (b),'' and inserting
                    ``subsections (b), (c), and (d),'';
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
                    ``Funds appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence
                    shall be available until expended.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

        ``(c) Maximum Amount.--Not more than 25 percent of the funds made
    available pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year shall be used
    for any single agricultural research facility project.
        ``(d) Project Limitation.--An entity eligible to receive funds under
    this Act may receive funds for only one project at a time.''.
    SEC. 7504. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

        Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research
    Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D)--
                              (i) by redesignating clauses (iii) through
                          (vii) as clauses (iv) through (viii),
                          respectively; and
                              (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the
                          following new clause:

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                              ``(iii) soil health;'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (E)--
                              (i) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at
                          the end;
                              (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the period at
                          the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following new
                          clause:
                              ``(v) tools that accelerate the use of
                          automation or mechanization for labor-intensive
                          tasks in the production and distribution of
                          crops.''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (F)--
                              (i) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end;
                              (ii) in clause (vii), by striking the period
                          at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following new
                          clause:
                              ``(viii) barriers and bridges to entry and
                          farm viability for young, beginning, socially
                          disadvantaged, veteran, and immigrant farmers and
                          ranchers, including farm succession, transition,
                          transfer, entry, and profitability issues.'';
                (2) in paragraph (6)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) to an institution to carry out collaboration
                    in biomedical and agricultural research using existing
                    research models.''; and
                (3) in paragraph (11)(A)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
                    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``4'' and inserting
                    ``5''.
    SEC. 7505. EXTENSION DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE.

        (a) In General.--The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research
    Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157) is amended by inserting after subsection (c)
    the following:
        ``(d) Extension Design and Demonstration Initiative.--
                ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to
            encourage the design of adaptive prototype systems for improving
            extension and education that seek to advance the application,
            translation, and demonstration of scientific discoveries and
            other agricultural research for the adoption and understanding
            of food, agricultural, and natural resources practices,
            techniques, methods, and technologies using digital or other
            novel platforms.
                ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants each fiscal
            year on a competitive basis--
                        ``(A) for the design of 1 or more extension and
                    education prototype systems--
                              ``(i) that leverage digital platforms or other
                          novel means of translating, delivering, or
                          demonstrating agricultural research; and
                              ``(ii) to adapt, apply, translate, or
                          demonstrate scientific findings, data, technology,
                          and other research outcomes to producers, the
                          agricultural industry, and other interested
                          persons or organizations; and

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                        ``(B) to demonstrate, by incorporating analytics and
                    specific metrics, the value, impact, and return on the
                    Federal investment of a prototype system designed under
                    subparagraph (A) as a model for use by other eligible
                    entities described in paragraph (3) for improving,
                    modernizing, and adapting applied research,
                    demonstration, and extension services.
                ``(3) Eligible entities.--An entity that is eligible to
            receive a grant under paragraph (2) is--
                        ``(A) a State agricultural experiment station (as
                    defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural
                    Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
                    U.S.C. 3103));
                        ``(B) a cooperative extension service (as defined in
                    such section); and
                        ``(C) a land-grant college or university (as defined
                    in such section) .
                ``(4) Requirement.--The Secretary shall award grants under
            paragraph (2) to not fewer than 2 and not more than 5 eligible
            entities described in paragraph (3) that represent a diversity
            of regions, commodities, and agricultural or food production
            issues.
                ``(5) Term.--The term of a grant awarded under paragraph (2)
            shall be not longer than 5 years.
                ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available
            until expended.''.

        (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Competitive, Special,
    and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding
            subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection--'' and all that
            follows through ``for the planning'' in subparagraph (B) and
            inserting ``subsection for the planning''; and
                (2) in subsection (h), by inserting ``, (d),'' after
            ``subsections (b)''.
    SEC. 7506. REPEAL OF REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE.

        Section 7404 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 3101 note; Public Law 107-171) is repealed.
    SEC. 7507. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8108) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) carbon dioxide that--
                              ``(i) is intended for permanent sequestration
                          or utilization; and
                              ``(ii) is a byproduct of the production of the
                          products described in subparagraphs (A) and
                          (B).'';
                (2) in subsection (d)(2)(A)--
                        (A) in clause (xii), by striking ``and'' at the end;

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                        (B) by redesignating clause (xiii) as clause (xiv);
                    and
                        (C) by inserting after clause (xii) the following:
                              ``(xiii) an individual with expertise in
                          carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and
                          sequestration; and'';
                (3) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                              (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) to permanently sequester or utilize
                          carbon dioxide described in subsection (a)(1)(C);
                          and''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end;
                              (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at
                          the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) the development of technologies to
                          permanently sequester or utilize carbon dioxide
                          described in subsection (a)(1)(C).''; and
                (4) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
    SEC. 7508. REINSTATEMENT OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS
                              USED IN EXTENSION WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY
                              OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

        (a) In General.--Section 209(c) of the District of Columbia Public
    Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-471; sec. 38-
    1202.09(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting after the first
    sentence the following: ``Such sums may be used to pay not more than \1/
    2\ of the total cost of providing such extension work.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
    effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 7509. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 1978.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the Renewable
    Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the first
    sentence by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Termination Date.--Section 8 of the Renewable Resources
    Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 note; Public Law 95-306) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 7510. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980.

        Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2809)
    is amended by striking ``2018'' each place it appears and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 7511. FEDERAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES.

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

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                            Subtitle F--Other Matters

    SEC. 7601. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PROGRAM.

        (a) Transition to Permanent Program.--Section 308 of the Federal
    Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
    of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot''; and
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``pilot''.

        (b) Termination of Authority Extended.--Section 308(b)(6)(A) of the
    Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended by striking
    ``on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this
    section'' and inserting ``on September 30, 2023''.
        (c) Reports.--Section 308(d)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform
    and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a
    note) is amended by striking ``Not later than 6, 8, and 10 years after
    the date of enactment of this section'' and inserting ``Not later than
    September 30, 2021''.
    SEC. 7602. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER PORTION OF
                              HENRY A. WALLACE BELTSVILLE AGRICULTURAL
                              RESEARCH CENTER, BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND.

        (a) Transfer Authorized.--Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary
    may transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury administrative
    jurisdiction over a parcel of real property at the Henry A. Wallace
    Beltsville Agricultural Research Center consisting of approximately 100
    acres, which was originally acquired by the United States through land
    acquisitions in 1910 and 1925, and is generally located off of Poultry
    Road lying between Powder Mill Road and Odell Road in Beltsville,
    Maryland, for the purpose of facilitating the establishment of Bureau of
    Engraving and Printing facilities on the parcel.
        (b) Legal Description and Map.--
                (1) Preparation.--The Secretary shall prepare a legal
            description and map of the parcel of real property to be
            transferred under subsection (a).
                (2) Force of law.--The legal description and map prepared
            under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
            included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct
            errors in the legal description and map.

        (c) Terms and Conditions.--The transfer of administrative
    jurisdiction under subsection (a) shall be subject to easements, valid
    existing rights, and such other reservations, terms, and conditions as
    the Secretary considers to be necessary.
        (d) Waiver.--The parcel of real property under subsection (a) is
    exempt from Federal screening for other possible use due to an
    identified Federal need for the parcel as the site of Bureau of
    Engraving and Printing facilities.
        (e) Conditions for Transfer.--As a condition of the transfer of
    administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a) with respect to the
    parcel described in such subsection--
                (1) the Secretary of the Treasury shall agree to pay the
            Secretary the costs incurred to carry out such transfer,
            including the costs for--

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                        (A) any environmental or administrative analysis
                    required by law with respect to the parcel to be so
                    transferred;
                        (B) a survey of such parcel, if necessary; and
                        (C) any hazardous substances assessment of the
                    parcel to be so transferred; and
                (2) except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary
            shall enter into a binding memorandum of agreement with the
            Secretary of the Treasury regarding the responsibilities,
            including financial responsibilities, of each party for
            evaluating and, if necessary, remediating or otherwise
            addressing hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants
            found at the parcel described in subsection (a).

        (f) Hazardous Materials.--Nothing in this section, or the amendments
    made by this section, amends, alters, or affects the relevant Federal
    and State environmental laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
    seq.), or the application of such laws to the parcel of real property
    transferred under subsection (a).
    SEC. 7603. FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.

        Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``conflicts;''
                          and inserting ``conflicts, specifically at the
                          Department of Agriculture; and''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following new
                          clause:
                              ``(iii) document the consultation process and
                          include a summary of the results in the annual
                          report required in subsection (f)(3)(B)''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and
                    agriculture stakeholders'' after ``community'';
                (2) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii)(I), by inserting
                    ``agriculture or'' before ``agricultural research''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                              (i) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at
                          the end;
                              (ii) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause
                          (v); and
                              (iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the
                          following:
                              ``(iv) actively solicit and accept funds,
                          gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of real or
                          personal property made to the Foundation,
                          including from private entities; and'';
                (3) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by striking ``any'';
                    and
                        (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                              (i) in clause (i)(I)--
                                        (I) in the matter preceding item
                                    (aa), by inserting ``and post online''
                                    before ``a report'';
                                        (II) in item (aa), by striking
                                    ``accomplishments; and'' and inserting
                                    ``accomplishments and how those
                                    activities align to the challenges
                                    identified in the strategic plan under
                                    clause (iv);'';

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                                        (III) in item (bb), by striking the
                                    period at the end and inserting ``;
                                    and''; and
                                        (IV) by adding at the end the
                                    following:
                                                ``(cc) a description of
                                            available agricultural research
                                            programs and priorities for the
                                            upcoming fiscal year.''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) Stakeholder notice.--The Foundation
                          shall publish an annual notice with a description
                          of agricultural research priorities under this
                          section for the upcoming fiscal year, including--
                                        ``(I) a schedule for funding
                                    competitions;
                                        ``(II) a discussion of how
                                    applications for funding will be
                                    evaluated; and
                                        ``(III) how the Foundation will
                                    communicate information about funded
                                    awards to the public to ensure that
                                    grantees and partners understand the
                                    objectives of the Foundation.
                              ``(iv) Strategic plan.--Not later than 1 year
                          after the date of enactment of the Agriculture
                          Improvement Act of 2018, the Foundation shall
                          submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
                          House of Representatives and the Committee on
                          Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
                          a strategic plan describing a path for the
                          Foundation to become self-sustaining, including--
                                        ``(I) a forecast of major
                                    agricultural challenge opportunities
                                    identified by the scientific advisory
                                    councils of the Foundation and approved
                                    by the Board, including short- and long-
                                    term objectives;
                                        ``(II) an overview of the efforts
                                    that the Foundation will take to be
                                    transparent in each of the processes of
                                    the Foundation, including--
                                                ``(aa) processes relating to
                                            grant awards, including the
                                            selection, review, and
                                            notification processes;
                                                ``(bb) communication of
                                            past, current, and future
                                            research priorities; and
                                                ``(cc) plans to solicit and
                                            respond to public input on the
                                            opportunities identified in the
                                            strategic plan;
                                        ``(III) a description of financial
                                    goals and benchmarks for the next 10
                                    years, including a detailed plan for--
                                                ``(aa) raising funds in
                                            amounts greater than the amounts
                                            required under subsection
                                            (g)(1)(B);
                                                ``(bb) soliciting additional
                                            resources pursuant to
                                            subsections (e)(4)(A)(iv) and
                                            (f)(2)(A)(iii); and
                                                ``(cc) managing and
                                            leveraging such resources
                                            pursuant to subsection
                                            (f)(2)(A)(vii); and
                                        ``(IV) other related issues, as
                                    determined by the Board.''; and
                (4) in subsection (g)(1)--

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                        (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                    ``Mandatory funding'' and inserting ``Funding'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) by striking ``On the date'' and inserting
                          the following:
                              ``(i) Establishment funding.--On the date'';
                          and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Enhanced funding.--On the date on which
                          the strategic plan described in subsection
                          (f)(3)(B)(iv) is submitted, of the funds of the
                          Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall
                          transfer to the Foundation to carry out this
                          section $185,000,000, to remain available until
                          expended.''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) by striking ``The Foundation'' and
                          inserting the following:
                              ``(i) In general.--The Foundation'';
                              (ii) in clause (i) (as so designated)--
                                        (I) by striking ``purposes'' and
                                    inserting ``purposes, duties, and
                                    powers''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``non-Federal
                                    matching funds for each expenditure''
                                    and inserting ``matching funds from a
                                    non-Federal source, including an
                                    agricultural commodity promotion,
                                    research, and information program''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Effect.--Nothing in this section
                          requires the Foundation to require a matching
                          contribution from an individual grantee as a
                          condition of receiving a grant under this
                          section.''.
    SEC. 7604. ASSISTANCE FOR FORESTRY RESEARCH UNDER THE MCINTIRE-
                              STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ACT.

        Section 2 of Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the ``McIntire-
    Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act'') (16 U.S.C. 582a-1) is amended in the
    second sentence--
                (1) by striking ``and'' before ``1890 Institutions''; and
                (2) by inserting ``and 1994 Institutions (as defined in
            section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act
            of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382)) that offer an
            associate's degree or a baccalaureate degree in forestry,''
            before ``and (b)''.
    SEC. 7605. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH.

        (a) In General.--Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 5940) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections
            (b) and (a), respectively, and moving the subsections so as to
            appear in alphabetical order;
                (2) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
                    and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
                ``(3) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given such
            term in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
            1946.'';

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                (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), in the
            subsection heading, by striking ``In General'' and inserting
            ``Industrial Hemp Research''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(c) Study and Report.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of
            agricultural pilot programs--
                        ``(A) to determine the economic viability of the
                    domestic production and sale of industrial hemp; and
                        ``(B) that shall include a review of--
                              ``(i) each agricultural pilot program; and
                              ``(ii) any other agricultural or academic
                          research relating to industrial hemp.
                ``(2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
            enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to
            Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted
            under paragraph (1).''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 5940 note.>>  Repeal.--Effective on the date that
    is 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes a plan under
    section 297C of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, section 7606 of
    the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) is repealed.
    SEC. 7606. COLLECTION OF DATA RELATING TO BARLEY AREA PLANTED AND
                              HARVESTED.

        For all acreage reports published after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the
    National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall include the State of New
    York in the States surveyed to produce the table entitled ``Barley Area
    Planted and Harvested'' in those reports.
    SEC. 7607. COLLECTION OF DATA RELATING TO THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF
                              DAIRY FARMS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the
    2017 Census of Agriculture is released, the Secretary, acting through
    the Administrator of the Economic Research Service, shall update the
    report entitled ``Changes in the Size and Location of US Dairy Farms''
    contained in the report of the Economic Research Service entitled
    ``Profits, Costs, and the Changing Structure of Dairy Farming'' and
    published in September 2007.
        (b) Requirement.--In updating the report described in subsection
    (a), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use the
    same unit of measurement for reporting the full range of herd sizes in
    Table 1 and Table 2 of the report while maintaining confidentiality of
    individual producers.
    SEC. 7608. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

        Section 6402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 1632b) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``representatives of each of the following
                    groups'' and inserting ``a diverse group of
                    representatives of public and private entities,
                    including the following:'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The 2'' and
                    inserting ``Two'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or a State
                    legislator,'' after ``agency,''; and

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                        (D) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
                        ``(C) Four entities representing commodities
                    produced in the State.'';
                (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``subsection (i)'' and
            inserting ``subsection (g)''; and
                (3) by striking subsections (g), (h), and (i) and inserting
            the following new subsection:

        ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 7609. SMITH-LEVER COMMUNITY EXTENSION PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C.
    343(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A
    1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational
    Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382))
    may compete for and receive funds directly from the Secretary of
    Agriculture for the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk funding
    program and the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 533(a)(2)(A) of the Equity in
    Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law
    103-382) is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
                              ``(ii) the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et
                          seq.), except as provided under--
                                        ``(I) section 3(b)(3) of that Act (7
                                    U.S.C. 343(b)(3)); or
                                        ``(II) the third sentence of section
                                    3(d) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d));
                                    or''.
    SEC. 7610. <<NOTE: 7 USC 7632 note.>>  MECHANIZATION AND
                              AUTOMATION FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the programs of the
    Department of Agriculture that affect the production or processing of
    specialty crops.
        (b) Requirements.--The review under subsection (a) shall identify--
                (1) programs that currently are, or previously have been,
            effectively used to accelerate the development and use of
            automation or mechanization in the production or processing of
            specialty crops; and
                (2) programs that may be more effectively used to accelerate
            the development and use of automation or mechanization in the
            production or processing of specialty crops.

        (c) Strategy.--With respect to programs identified under subsection
    (b), the Secretary shall develop and implement a strategy to accelerate
    the development and use of automation and mechanization in the
    production or processing of specialty crops.
    SEC. 7611. EXPERIENCED SERVICES PROGRAM.

        Section 1252 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851) is
    amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``agriculture
            conservation'';
                (2) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the first sentence--
                              (i) by striking ``a conservation'' and
                          inserting ``an'';

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                              (ii) by striking ``(in this section referred
                          to as the `ACES Program')'' and inserting
                          ``(referred to in this section as the
                          `program')''; and
                              (iii) by striking ``provide technical'' and
                          inserting the following: ``provide--
                ``(1) technical''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)--
                              (i) by striking ``Secretary. Such technical
                          services may include'' and inserting ``Secretary,
                          including'';
                              (ii) by striking the period at the end and
                          inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) technical, professional, and administrative services
            to support the research, education, and economics mission area
            of the Department of Agriculture (including the Agricultural
            Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National
            Agricultural Library, the National Agricultural Statistics
            Service, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and the National
            Institute of Food and Agriculture), including--
                        ``(A) supporting agricultural research and
                    information;
                        ``(B) advancing scientific knowledge relating to
                    agriculture;
                        ``(C) enhancing access to agricultural information;
                        ``(D) providing statistical information and research
                    results to farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, and public
                    officials; and
                        ``(E) assisting research, education, and extension
                    programs in land-grant colleges and universities (as
                    defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural
                    Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
                    U.S.C. 3103)).'';
                (3) by striking ``ACES'' each place it appears;
                (4) by striking ``technical services'' each place it appears
            (other than in subsection (a)) and inserting ``technical,
            professional, or administrative services, as applicable,''; and
                (5) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by striking the paragraph heading and
                          inserting ``Conservation technical services.--'';
                          and
                              (ii) by inserting ``with respect to subsection
                          (a)(1),'' before ``the Secretary''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(3) Research, education, and economics services.--With
            respect to services referred to in subsection (a)(2), the
            Secretary may carry out the program under the mission area
            referred to in such subsection to the extent that funds are
            specifically appropriated to provide such services under such
            mission area.''.
    SEC. 7612. SIMPLIFIED PLAN OF WORK.

        (a) Smith-Lever Act.--The Smith-Lever Act is amended--
                (1) in section 3(h)(2) (7 U.S.C. 343(h)(2)), by striking
            subparagraph (D); and
                (2) in section 4(c) (7 U.S.C. 344(c)), by striking
            paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following new
            paragraphs:
                ``(1) A summary of planned projects or programs in the State
            using formula funds.

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                ``(2) A description of the manner in which the State will
            meet the requirements of section 3(h).
                ``(3) A description of the manner in which the State will
            meet the requirements of section 3(i)(2) of the Hatch Act of
            1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c(i)(2)).
                ``(4) A description of matching funds provided by the State
            with respect to the previous fiscal year.''.

        (b) Hatch Act.--The Hatch Act of 1887 is amended--
                (1) in section 3 (7 U.S.C. 361c)--
                        (A) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

        ``(h) Peer Review.--Research carried out under subsection (c)(3)
    shall be subject to scientific peer review. The review of a project
    conducted under this subsection shall be considered to satisfy the merit
    review requirements of section 103(e) of the Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613(e)).''; and
                        (B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking subparagraph
                    (D); and
                (2) in section 7(e) (7 U.S.C. 361g(e)), by striking
            paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following new
            paragraphs:
                ``(1) A summary of planned projects or programs in the State
            using formula funds.
                ``(2) A description of the manner in which the State will
            meet the requirements of subsections (c)(3) and (i)(2) of
            section 3.
                ``(3) A description of matching funds provided by the State
            with respect to the previous fiscal year.''.

        (c) Extension and Research at 1890 Institutions.--
                (1) Extension.--Section 1444(d)(3) of the National
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
            1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(d)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraphs
            (A) through (E) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
                        ``(A) A summary of planned projects or programs in
                    the State using formula funds.
                        ``(B) A description of matching funds provided by
                    the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.''.
                (2) Research.--Section 1445(c)(3) of the National
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
            1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(c)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraphs
            (A) through (E) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
                        ``(A) A summary of planned projects or programs in
                    the State using formula funds.
                        ``(B) A description of matching funds provided by
                    the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.''.
    SEC. 7613. <<NOTE: 7 USC 343 note.>>  REVIEW OF LAND-GRANT TIME
                              AND EFFORT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Office of
    Management and Budget, shall review and revise current reporting
    requirements related to compensation charges, documentation of personnel
    expenses, and other requirements that are commonly referred to as time
    and effort reporting for entities that receive funds under a program
    referred to in clause (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii), or (xii) of section
    251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
    (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)).
        (b) Revisions.--The Secretary shall ensure that any revision made
    pursuant to subsection (a)--

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                (1) is developed in collaboration with entities described in
            subsection (a); and
                (2) reduces the amount of paperwork and time required by the
            requirements referred to in such subsection, as such
            requirements are in effect on the date of the enactment of this
            Act.
    SEC. 7614. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.

        (a) Repeal.--Subtitle P of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3371) is repealed.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) National agricultural research, extension, and teaching
            policy act of 1977.--
                        (A) Grants to enhance research capacity in schools
                    of veterinary medicine.--Section 1415(a) of the National
                    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
                    Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151(a)) is amended--
                              (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
                          inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Matching requirement.--A State receiving a grant under
            paragraph (1) shall provide State matching funds equal to not
            less than the amount of the grant.''.
                        (B) Aquaculture assistance grant program.--Section
                    1475(b) of the National Agricultural Research,
                    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
                    3322(b)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and
                    all that follows through the period at the end and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary
            may make competitive grants to entities eligible for grants
            under paragraph (2) for research and extension to facilitate or
            expand promising advances in the production and marketing of
            aquacultural food species and products and to enhance the safety
            and wholesomeness of those species and products, including the
            development of reliable supplies of seed stock and therapeutic
            compounds.
                ``(2) Eligible entities.--The Secretary may make a
            competitive grant under paragraph (1) to--
                        ``(A) a land-grant or seagrant college or
                    university;
                        ``(B) a State agricultural experiment station;
                        ``(C) a college, university, or Federal laboratory
                    having a demonstrable capacity to conduct aquacultural
                    research, as determined by the Secretary; or
                        ``(D) a nonprofit private research institution.
                ``(3) Matching state grants.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall not make a grant
                    under paragraph (1) unless the State in which the grant
                    recipient is located makes a grant to that recipient in
                    an amount equal to not less than the amount of the grant
                    under paragraph (1) (of which State amount an in-kind
                    contribution shall not exceed 50 percent).
                        ``(B) Federal laboratories.--Subparagraph (A) shall
                    not apply to a grant to a Federal laboratory.''.

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                        (C) Rangeland research.--Section 1480 of the
                    National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
                    Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3333) is amended--
                              (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
                          inserting ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following new
                          subsection:

        ``(b) Matching Requirements.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
            grant program shall be based on a matching formula of 50 percent
            Federal and 50 percent non-Federal funding (including funding
            from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and
            information program).
                ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a grant
            to a Federal laboratory or a grant under subsection (a)(2).''.
                (2) Food, agriculture, conservation, and trade act of
            1990.--
                        (A) Federal-state matching grant program.--Section
                    1623(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
                    Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5813(d)(2)) is amended by
                    striking the second sentence.
                        (B) Agricultural genome initiative.--Section 1671 of
                    the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
                    1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) (as amended by section 7208) is
                    amended--
                              (i) by redesignating subsection (f) as
                          subsection (g); and
                              (ii) by inserting after subsection (e) the
                          following:

        ``(f) Matching Funds Requirement.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), with respect to
            a grant or cooperative agreement under this section that
            provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural
            commodity, the recipient of funds under the grant or cooperative
            agreement shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including
            funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and
            information program) equal to not less than the amount provided
            under the grant or cooperative agreement.
                ``(2) In-kind support.--Non-Federal matching funds described
            in paragraph (1) may include in-kind support.
                ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching funds
            requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a research
            project if the Secretary determines that--
                        ``(A) the results of the project are of a particular
                    benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, but those
                    results are likely to be applicable to agricultural
                    commodities generally; or
                        ``(B)(i) the project--
                              ``(I) involves a minor commodity; and
                              ``(II) deals with scientifically important
                          research; and
                        ``(ii) the recipient is unable to satisfy the
                    matching funds requirement.''.
                        (C) High-priority research and extension
                    initiatives.--Section 1672(a) of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(a))
                    is amended--
                              (i) by striking ``The Secretary of
                          Agriculture'' and inserting the following:

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                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture'';
                              (ii) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in
                          the second sentence, by striking ``The Secretary
                          shall'' and inserting the following:
                ``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall''; and
                              (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
                          following:
                ``(2) Matching funds requirement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), an
                    entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall
                    provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from
                    an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and
                    information program) equal to not less than the amount
                    of the grant.
                        ``(B) In-kind support.--Non-Federal matching funds
                    described in subparagraph (A) may include in-kind
                    support.
                        ``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching
                    funds requirement under subparagraph (A) with respect to
                    a research project if the Secretary determines that--
                              ``(i) the results of the project are of a
                          particular benefit to a specific agricultural
                          commodity, but those results are likely to be
                          applicable to agricultural commodities generally;
                          or
                              ``(ii)(I) the project--
                                        ``(aa) involves a minor commodity;
                                    and
                                        ``(bb) deals with scientifically
                                    important research; and
                              ``(II) the recipient is unable to satisfy the
                          matching funds requirement.''.
                        (D) Organic agriculture research and extension
                    initiative.--Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) (as
                    amended by section 7210) is amended--
                              (i) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
                          (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f),
                          respectively; and
                              (ii) by inserting after subsection (b) the
                          following:

        ``(c) Matching Requirement.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), an entity
            receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall provide non-Federal
            matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity
            promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less
            than the amount of the grant.
                ``(2) In-kind support.--Non-Federal matching funds described
            in paragraph (1) may include in-kind support.
                ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching funds
            requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a research
            project if the Secretary determines that--
                        ``(A) the results of the project are of a particular
                    benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, but those
                    results are likely to be applicable to agricultural
                    commodities generally; or
                        ``(B)(i) the project--
                              ``(I) involves a minor commodity; and
                              ``(II) deals with scientifically important
                          research; and
                        ``(ii) the recipient is unable to satisfy the
                    matching funds requirement.''.
                (3) Agricultural research, extension, and education reform
            act of 1998.--

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                        (A) Integrated research, education, and extension
                    competitive grants program.--Section 406 of the
                    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform
                    Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626) is amended--
                              (i) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e)
                          as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
                              (ii) by inserting after subsection (c) the
                          following:

        ``(d) Matching Funds Requirement.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), with respect to
            a grant under this section that provides a particular benefit to
            a specific agricultural commodity, the recipient of the grant
            shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from
            an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information
            program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant.
                ``(2) In-kind support.--Non-Federal matching funds described
            in paragraph (1) may include in-kind support.
                ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching funds
            requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a grant if the
            Secretary determines that--
                        ``(A) the results of the grant are of a particular
                    benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, but those
                    results are likely to be applicable to agricultural
                    commodities generally; or
                        ``(B)(i) the grant--
                              ``(I) involves a minor commodity; and
                              ``(II) deals with scientifically important
                          research; and
                        ``(ii) the recipient is unable to satisfy the
                    matching funds requirement.''.
                        (B) Specialty crop research initiative.--Section
                    412(g) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
                    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)) is
                    amended--
                              (i) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
                          paragraph (4); and
                              (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
                          following:
                ``(3) Matching requirement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An entity receiving a grant under
                    this section shall provide non-Federal matching funds
                    (including funds from an agricultural commodity
                    promotion, research, and information program) equal to
                    not less than the amount of the grant.
                        ``(B) In-kind support.--Non-Federal matching funds
                    described in subparagraph (A) may include in-kind
                    support.''.
                (4) Other laws.--
                        (A) Sun grant program.--Section 7526(c)(1)(C)(iv) of
                    the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
                    8114(c)(1)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking subclause
                    (IV).
                        (B) Agriculture and food research initiative.--
                    Subsection (b)(9) of the Competitive, Special, and
                    Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(9)) is
                    amended--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause
                          (iii);
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                        (I) in clause (i), by striking
                                    ``clauses (ii) and (iii),'' and
                                    inserting ``clause (ii),''; and
                                        (II) by striking clause (iii); and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:

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                        ``(C) Applied research.--An entity receiving a grant
                    under paragraph (5)(B) for applied research that is
                    commodity-specific and not of national scope shall
                    provide non-Federal matching funds equal to not less
                    than the amount of the grant.''.

        (c) <<NOTE: 7 USC 3151 note.>>  Application of Amendments.--
                (1) Awards made after date of enactment.--The amendments
            made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to
            grants, cooperative agreements, or other awards described in
            subsection (b) that are made after the date of the enactment of
            this Act.
                (2) Awards made on or before date of enactment.--
            Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b),
            a matching funds requirement in effect on the day before the
            date of enactment of this Act under a provision of law amended
            by subsection (a) or (b) shall continue to apply to a grant,
            cooperative agreement, or other award described in subsection
            (b) that is made on or before the date of the enactment of this
            Act.

                              TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

             Subtitle A--Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

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

        Section 2A(f)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
    (16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 8102. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE RESTORATION
                              PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
    Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 13A. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE RESTORATION
                            PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
    collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
        ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning
            given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
            Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
                ``(2) Nonindustrial private forest land.--The term
            `nonindustrial private forest land' means land that--
                        ``(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary;
                        ``(B) has existing tree cover or is suitable for
                    growing trees; and
                        ``(C) is owned by any private individual, group,
                    association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private
                    legal entity.
                ``(3) State forest land.--The term `State forest land' means
            land that--
                        ``(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary; and

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                        ``(B) is under State or local governmental ownership
                    and considered to be non-Federal forest land.

        ``(c) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with State
    foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall establish a competitive
    grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to encourage
    collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
        ``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
    section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary, through the State
    forester or appropriate State agency, a State and private forest
    landscape-scale restoration proposal based on a restoration strategy
    that--
                ``(1) is complete or substantially complete;
                ``(2) is for a multiyear period;
                ``(3) covers nonindustrial private forest land or State
            forest land;
                ``(4) is accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; and
                ``(5) is based on the best available science.

        ``(e) Plan Criteria.--A State and private forest landscape-scale
    restoration proposal submitted under this section shall include plans--
                ``(1) to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires;
                ``(2) to improve fish and wildlife habitats, including the
            habitats of threatened and endangered species;
                ``(3) to maintain or improve water quality and watershed
            function;
                ``(4) to mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and
            disease;
                ``(5) to improve important forest ecosystems;
                ``(6) to measure ecological and economic benefits, including
            air quality and soil quality and productivity; and
                ``(7) to take other relevant actions, as determined by the
            Secretary.

        ``(f) Priorities.--In making grants under this section, the
    Secretary shall give priority to plans that--
                ``(1) further a statewide forest assessment and resource
            strategy;
                ``(2) promote cross boundary landscape collaboration; and
                ``(3) leverage public and private resources.

        ``(g) Collaboration and Consultation.--The Chief of the Forest
    Service, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and
    relevant stakeholders shall collaborate and consult on an ongoing basis
    regarding--
                ``(1) administration of the program established under this
            section; and
                ``(2) identification of other applicable resources for
            landscape-scale restoration.

        ``(h) 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 of Federal funds.
        ``(i) Coordination and Proximity Encouraged.--In making grants under
    this section, the Secretary may consider coordination with and proximity
    to other landscape-scale projects on other land under the jurisdiction
    of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or a Governor of a
    State, including under--

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                ``(1) the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program
            established under section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land
            Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303);
                ``(2) landscape areas designated for insect and disease
            treatments under section 602 of the Healthy Forests Restoration
            Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a);
                ``(3) good neighbor authority under section 19;
                ``(4) stewardship end result contracting projects authorized
            under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
            (16 U.S.C. 6591c);
                ``(5) appropriate State-level programs; and
                ``(6) other relevant programs, as determined by the
            Secretary.

        ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations
    as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.
        ``(k) Report.--Not later than 3 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 on--
                ``(1) the status of development, execution, and
            administration of selected projects;
                ``(2) the accounting of program funding expenditures; and
                ``(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted from
            landscape-scale projects.

        ``(l) Fund.--
                ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury a
            fund, to be known as the `State and Private Forest Landscape-
            Scale Restoration Fund' (referred to in this subsection as the
            `Fund'), to be used by the Secretary to make grants under this
            section.
                ``(2) Contents.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts as
            are appropriated to the Fund under paragraph (3).
                ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to the Fund $20,000,000 for each fiscal year
            beginning with the first full fiscal year after the date of
            enactment of this subsection through fiscal year 2023, to remain
            available until expended.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 13B of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
            of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109b) is repealed.
                (2) Section 19(a)(4)(C) of the Cooperative Forestry
            Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113(a)(4)(C)) is amended by
            striking ``sections 13A and 13B'' and inserting ``section 13A''.

      Subtitle B--Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of
                                      1978

    SEC. 8201. REPEAL OF RECYCLING RESEARCH.

        Section 9 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research
    Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1648) is repealed.
    SEC. 8202. REPEAL OF FORESTRY STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM.

        Section 10 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research
    Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1649) is repealed.

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            Subtitle C--Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990

    SEC. 8301. REPEALS RELATING TO BIOMASS.

        (a) Biomass Energy Demonstration Projects.--Section 2410 of the
    Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6708) is
    repealed.
        (b) Interagency Cooperation to Maximize Biomass Growth.--Section
    2411 of the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6709)
    is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``to--''
    and all that follows through ``such forests and lands'' in paragraph (2)
    and inserting ``to develop a program to manage forests and land on
    Department of Defense military installations''.

               Subtitle D--Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

    SEC. 8401. PROMOTING CROSS-BOUNDARY WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

        Section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
    U.S.C. 6513) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Cross-boundary Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects.--
                ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Hazardous fuel reduction project.--The term
                    `hazardous fuel reduction project' means a hazardous
                    fuel reduction project described in paragraph (2).
                        ``(B) Non-federal land.--The term `non-Federal land'
                    includes--
                              ``(i) State land;
                              ``(ii) county land;
                              ``(iii) Tribal land;
                              ``(iv) private land; and
                              ``(v) other non-Federal land.
                ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to State
            foresters to support hazardous fuel reduction projects that
            incorporate treatments in landscapes across ownership boundaries
            on Federal and non-Federal land, particularly in areas
            identified as priorities in applicable State-wide forest
            resource assessments or strategies under section 2A(a) of the
            Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
            2101a(a)), as mutually agreed to by the State forester and the
            Regional Forester.
                ``(3) Land treatments.--To conduct and fund treatments for
            hazardous fuel reduction projects carried out by State foresters
            using grants under paragraph (2), the Secretary may use the
            authorities of the Secretary relating to cooperation and
            technical and financial assistance, including the good neighbor
            authority under--
                        ``(A) section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
                    (16 U.S.C. 2113a); and
                        ``(B) section 331 of the Department of the Interior
                    and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (16 U.S.C.
                    1011 note; Public Law 106-291).

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                ``(4) Cooperation.--In carrying out a hazardous fuel
            reduction project using a grant under paragraph (2) on non-
            Federal land, the State forester, in consultation with the
            Secretary--
                        ``(A) shall consult with any applicable owners of
                    the non-Federal land; and
                        ``(B) shall not implement the hazardous fuel
                    reduction project on non-Federal land without the
                    consent of the owner of the non-Federal land.
                ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 8402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HAZARDOUS FUEL
                              REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND.

        Section 108 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
    U.S.C. 6518) is amended by striking ``$760,000,000 for each fiscal
    year'' and inserting ``$660,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
    through 2023''.
    SEC. 8403. REPEAL OF BIOMASS COMMERCIAL UTILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act
    of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6531) is repealed.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Healthy
    Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 note; Public Law 108-
    148) is amended by striking the item relating to section 203.
    SEC. 8404. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Title III of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
    2003 (16 U.S.C. 6541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
    ``SEC. 303. <<NOTE: 16 USC 6542.>>  WATER SOURCE PROTECTION
                            PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) End water user.--The term `end water user' means a
            non-Federal entity, including--
                        ``(A) a State;
                        ``(B) a political subdivision of a State;
                        ``(C) an Indian tribe;
                        ``(D) a utility;
                        ``(E) a municipal water system;
                        ``(F) an irrigation district;
                        ``(G) a nonprofit organization; and
                        ``(H) a corporation.
                ``(2) Forest management activity.--The term `forest
            management activity' means a project carried out by the
            Secretary on National Forest System land.
                ``(3) Forest plan.--The term `forest plan' means a land
            management plan prepared by the Forest Service for a unit of the
            National Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and
            Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
            1604).
                ``(4) Non-federal partner.--The term `non-Federal partner'
            means an end water user with whom the Secretary has entered into
            a partnership agreement under subsection (c)(1).

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                ``(5) Program.--The term `Program' means the Water Source
            Protection Program established under subsection (b).
                ``(6) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
                ``(7) Water source management plan.--The term `water source
            management plan' means the water source management plan
            developed under subsection (d)(1).

        ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a
    program, to be known as the `Water Source Protection Program', to carry
    out watershed protection and restoration projects on National Forest
    System land.
        ``(c) Water Source Investment Partnerships.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the
            Secretary may enter into water source investment partnership
            agreements with end water users to protect and restore the
            condition of National Forest watersheds that provide water to
            the end water users.
                ``(2) Form.--A partnership agreement described in paragraph
            (1) may take the form of--
                        ``(A) a memorandum of understanding;
                        ``(B) a cost-share or collection agreement;
                        ``(C) a long-term funding matching commitment; or
                        ``(D) another appropriate instrument, as determined
                    by the Secretary.

        ``(d) Water Source Management Plan.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the
            Secretary, in cooperation with the non-Federal partners and
            applicable State, local, and Tribal governments, may develop a
            water source management plan that describes the proposed
            implementation of watershed protection and restoration projects
            under the Program.
                ``(2) Requirement.--A water source management plan shall be
            conducted in a manner consistent with the forest plan applicable
            to the National Forest System land on which the watershed
            protection and restoration project is carried out.
                ``(3) Environmental analysis.--The Secretary may conduct a
            single environmental impact statement or similar analysis
            required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
            U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)--
                        ``(A) for each watershed protection and restoration
                    project included in the water source management plan; or
                        ``(B) as part of the development of, or after the
                    finalization of, the water source management plan.

        ``(e) Forest Management Activities.--
                ``(1) In general.--To the extent that forest management
            activities are necessary to protect, maintain, or enhance water
            quality, and in accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary
            shall carry out forest management activities as part of
            watershed protection and restoration projects carried out on
            National Forest System land, with the primary purpose of--
                        ``(A) protecting a municipal water supply system;
                        ``(B) restoring forest health from insect
                    infestations and disease; or
                        ``(C) any combination of the purposes described in
                    subparagraphs (A) and (B).

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                ``(2) Compliance.--The Secretary shall carry out forest
            management activities under paragraph (1) in accordance with--
                        ``(A) this Act;
                        ``(B) the applicable water source management plan;
                        ``(C) the applicable forest plan; and
                        ``(D) other applicable laws.

        ``(f) Endangered Species Act of 1973.--In carrying out the Program,
    the Secretary may use the Manual on Adaptive Management of the
    Department of the Interior, including any associated guidance, to comply
    with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
        ``(g) Funds and Services.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the
            Secretary may accept and use funding, services, and other forms
            of investment and assistance from non-Federal partners to
            implement the water source management plan.
                ``(2) Matching funds required.--The Secretary shall require
            the contribution of funds or in-kind support from non-Federal
            partners to be in an amount that is at least equal to the amount
            of Federal funds.
                ``(3) Manner of use.--The Secretary may accept and use
            investments described in paragraph (1) directly or indirectly
            through the National Forest Foundation.
                ``(4) Water source protection fund.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of
                    appropriations, the Secretary may establish a Water
                    Source Protection Fund to match funds or in-kind support
                    contributed by non-Federal partners under paragraph (1).
                        ``(B) Use of appropriated funds.--There is
                    authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
                    $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
                        ``(C) Partnership agreements.--The Secretary may
                    make multiyear commitments, if necessary, to implement 1
                    or more partnership agreements under subsection (c).''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Healthy
    Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 note; Public Law 108-
    148) is amended by striking the item relating to section 303 and
    inserting the following:

    ``Sec. 303. Water Source Protection Program.''.

    SEC. 8405. WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK.

        (a) In General.--Title III of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
    2003 (16 U.S.C. 6541 et seq.) (as amended by section 8404(a)) is amended
    by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 304. <<NOTE: 16 USC 6543.>>  WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
    Chief of the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the
    `Secretary'), may establish and maintain a Watershed Condition Framework
    for National Forest System land--
                ``(1) to evaluate and classify the condition of watersheds,
            taking into consideration--
                        ``(A) water quality and quantity;
                        ``(B) aquatic habitat and biota;
                        ``(C) riparian and wetland vegetation;
                        ``(D) the presence of roads and trails;

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                        ``(E) soil type and condition;
                        ``(F) groundwater-dependent ecosystems;
                        ``(G) relevant terrestrial indicators, such as fire
                    regime, risk of catastrophic fire, forest and rangeland
                    vegetation, invasive species, and insects and disease;
                    and
                        ``(H) other significant factors, as determined by
                    the Secretary;
                ``(2) to identify for protection and restoration up to 5
            priority watersheds in each National Forest, and up to 2
            priority watersheds in each national grassland, taking into
            consideration the impact of the condition of the watershed
            condition on--
                        ``(A) wildfire behavior;
                        ``(B) flood risk;
                        ``(C) fish and wildlife;
                        ``(D) drinking water supplies;
                        ``(E) irrigation water supplies;
                        ``(F) forest-dependent communities; and
                        ``(G) other significant impacts, as determined by
                    the Secretary;
                ``(3) to develop a watershed protection and restoration
            action plan for each priority watershed that--
                        ``(A) takes into account existing restoration
                    activities being implemented in the watershed; and
                        ``(B) includes, at a minimum--
                              ``(i) the major stressors responsible for the
                          impaired condition of the watershed;
                              ``(ii) a set of essential projects that, once
                          completed, will address the identified stressors
                          and improve watershed conditions;
                              ``(iii) a proposed implementation schedule;
                              ``(iv) potential partners and funding sources;
                          and
                              ``(v) a monitoring and evaluation program;
                ``(4) to prioritize protection and restoration activities
            for each watershed restoration action plan;
                ``(5) to implement each watershed protection and restoration
            action plan; and
                ``(6) to monitor the effectiveness of protection and
            restoration actions and indicators of watershed health.

        ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall--
                ``(1) coordinate with interested non-Federal landowners and
            State, Tribal, and local governments within the relevant
            watershed; and
                ``(2) provide for an active and ongoing public engagement
            process.

        ``(c) Emergency Designation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of
    subsection (a), the Secretary may identify a watershed as a priority for
    rehabilitation in the Watershed Condition Framework without using the
    process described in that subsection if a Forest Supervisor determines
    that--
                ``(1) a wildfire has significantly diminished the condition
            of the watershed; and
                ``(2) the emergency stabilization activities of the Burned
            Area Emergency Response Team are insufficient to return the
            watershed to proper function.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Healthy
    Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 note;

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    Public Law 108-148) (as amended by section 8404(b)) is amended by
    inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following:

    ``Sec. 304. Watershed Condition Framework.''.

    SEC. 8406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO COMBAT INSECT
                              INFESTATIONS AND RELATED DISEASES.

        (a) In General.--Section 406 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act
    of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6556) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.

        ``The authority provided by this title terminates effective October
    1, 2023.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Healthy
    Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 note; Public Law 108-
    148) is amended by striking the item relating to section 406 and
    inserting the following:

    ``Sec. 406. Termination of effectiveness.''.

    SEC. 8407. HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003 AMENDMENTS.

        (a) Healthy Forests Reserve Program.--
                (1) Additional purpose of program.--Section 501(a) of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571(a)) is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
                    and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(3) to conserve forest land that provides habitat for
            species described in section 502(b); and''.
                (2) Eligibility for enrollment.--Subsection (b) of section
            502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
            6572) is amended to read as follows:

        ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for enrollment in the healthy
    forests reserve program, land shall be private forest land, or private
    land being restored to forest land, the enrollment of which will
    maintain, restore, enhance, or otherwise measurably--
                ``(1) increase the likelihood of recovery of a species that
            is listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the
            Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); or
                ``(2) improve the well-being of a species that--
                        ``(A) is--
                              ``(i) not listed as endangered or threatened
                          under such section; and
                              ``(ii) a candidate for such listing, a State-
                          listed species, or a special concern species; or
                        ``(B) is deemed a species of greatest conservation
                    need by a State wildlife action plan.''.
                (3) Other enrollment considerations.--Section 502(c) of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(c)) is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                    and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
                    new paragraph:

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                ``(2) conserve forest land that provides habitat for species
            described in subsection (b); and''.
                (4) Elimination of limitation on use of easements.--Section
            502(e) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
            6572(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
            paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
                (5) Enrollment of acreage owned by an indian tribe.--
            Paragraph (2) of section 502(e) of the Healthy Forests
            Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(e)) (as redesignated by
            paragraph (4)) is amended, in subparagraph (B), by striking
            clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following new clauses:
                              ``(ii) a 10-year cost-share agreement;
                              ``(iii) a permanent easement; or
                              ``(iv) any combination of the options
                          described in clauses (i) through (iii).''.
                (6) Enrollment priority.--Section 502(f)(1)(B) of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
            6572(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting
            the following:
                              ``(ii)(I) are candidates for such listing,
                          State-listed species, or special concern species;
                          or
                              ``(II) are deemed a species of greatest
                          conservation need under a State wildlife action
                          plan.''.
                (7) Restoration plans.--Subsection (b) of section 503 of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573) is
            amended to read as follows:

        ``(b) Practices.--The restoration plan shall require such
    restoration practices and measures as are necessary to restore and
    enhance habitat for species described in section 502(b), including the
    following:
                ``(1) Land management practices.
                ``(2) Vegetative treatments.
                ``(3) Structural practices and measures.
                ``(4) Practices to increase carbon sequestration.
                ``(5) Practices to improve biological diversity.
                ``(6) Other practices and measures.''.
                (8) Funding.--Section 508(b) of the Healthy Forests
            Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578(b)) is amended--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Fiscal
                    Years 2014 Through 2018'' and inserting ``Authorization
                    of Appropriations''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
                (9) Technical correction.--Section 503(a) of the Healthy
            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573(a)) is amended
            by striking ``Secretary of Interior'' and inserting ``Secretary
            of the Interior''.

        (b) Insect and Disease Infestation.--
                (1) Treatment of areas.--Section 602(d)(1) of the Healthy
            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(1)) is
            amended by striking ``subsection (b) to reduce the risk or
            extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease
            infestation in the areas.'' and inserting the following:
            ``subsection (b)--
                        ``(A) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase
                    the resilience to, insect or disease infestation; or
                        ``(B) to reduce hazardous fuels.''.

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                (2) Extension of authority.--Section 602(d)(2) of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(2))
            is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 8408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DESIGNATION OF
                              TREATMENT AREAS.

        Section 602 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
    U.S.C. 6591a) is amended by striking subsection (f).

    Subtitle E--Repeal or Reauthorization of Miscellaneous Forestry Programs

    SEC. 8501. REPEAL OF REVISION OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FOREST
                              INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS.

        Section 8301 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 1642 note;
    Public Law 113-79) is repealed.
    SEC. 8502. SEMIARID AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH CENTER.

        Section 1243(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 101-624) is amended by
    striking ``annually'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2019
    through 2023''.
    SEC. 8503. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT.

        (a) Matching Funds.--Section 405(b) of the National Forest
    Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3(b)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 410(b) of the National
    Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-8(b)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 8504. CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

        Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and
    Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 109-54) is
    amended by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2023''.

                          Subtitle F--Forest Management

    SEC. 8601. <<NOTE: 16 USC 580d note.>>  DEFINITION OF NATIONAL
                              FOREST SYSTEM.

        In this subtitle, the term ``National Forest System'' has the
    meaning given the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland
    Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).

    PART I--EXPEDITED ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL
               EXCLUSIONS TO EXPEDITE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

    SEC. 8611. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE
                              DEER HABITAT.

        (a) In General.--Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
    2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:

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    ``SEC. 606. <<NOTE: 16 USC 6591e.>>  CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR
                            GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE DEER HABITAT.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Covered vegetation management activity.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `covered vegetation
                    management activity' means any activity described in
                    subparagraph (B) that--
                              ``(i)(I) is carried out on National Forest
                          System land administered by the Forest Service; or
                              ``(II) is carried out on public land
                          administered by the Bureau of Land Management;
                              ``(ii) with respect to public land, meets the
                          objectives of the order of the Secretary of the
                          Interior numbered 3336 and dated January 5, 2015;
                              ``(iii) conforms to an applicable forest plan
                          or land use plan;
                              ``(iv) protects, restores, or improves greater
                          sage-grouse or mule deer habitat in a sagebrush
                          steppe ecosystem as described in--
                                        ``(I) Circular 1416 of the United
                                    States Geological Survey entitled
                                    `Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush
                                    Steppe Ecosystems with Emphasis on
                                    Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat--Part 1.
                                    Concepts for Understanding and Applying
                                    Restoration' (2015); or
                                        ``(II) the habitat guidelines for
                                    mule deer published by the Mule Deer
                                    Working Group of the Western Association
                                    of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;
                              ``(v) will not permanently impair--
                                        ``(I) the natural state of the
                                    treated area;
                                        ``(II) outstanding opportunities for
                                    solitude;
                                        ``(III) outstanding opportunities
                                    for primitive, unconfined recreation;
                                        ``(IV) economic opportunities
                                    consistent with multiple-use management;
                                    or
                                        ``(V) the identified values of a
                                    unit of the National Landscape
                                    Conservation System;
                              ``(vi)(I) restores native vegetation following
                          a natural disturbance;
                              ``(II) prevents the expansion into greater
                          sage-grouse or mule deer habitat of--
                                        ``(aa) juniper, pinyon pine, or
                                    other associated conifers; or
                                        ``(bb) nonnative or invasive
                                    vegetation;
                              ``(III) reduces the risk of loss of greater
                          sage-grouse or mule deer habitat from wildfire or
                          any other natural disturbance; or
                              ``(IV) provides emergency stabilization of
                          soil resources after a natural disturbance; and
                              ``(vii) provides for the conduct of
                          restoration treatments that--
                                        ``(I) maximize the retention of old-
                                    growth and large trees, as appropriate
                                    for the forest type;
                                        ``(II) consider the best available
                                    scientific information to maintain or
                                    restore the ecological integrity,
                                    including maintaining or restoring
                                    structure, function, composition, and
                                    connectivity;

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                                        ``(III) are developed and
                                    implemented through a collaborative
                                    process that--
                                                ``(aa) includes multiple
                                            interested persons representing
                                            diverse interests; and
                                                ``(bb)(AA) is transparent
                                            and nonexclusive; or
                                                ``(BB) meets the
                                            requirements for a resource
                                            advisory committee under
                                            subsections (c) through (f) of
                                            section 205 of the Secure Rural
                                            Schools and Community Self-
                                            Determination Act of 2000 (16
                                            U.S.C. 7125); and
                                        ``(IV) may include the
                                    implementation of a proposal that
                                    complies with the eligibility
                                    requirements of the Collaborative Forest
                                    Landscape Restoration Program under
                                    section 4003(b) of the Omnibus Public
                                    Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C.
                                    7303(b)).
                        ``(B) Description of activities.--An activity
                    referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
                              ``(i) manual cutting and removal of juniper
                          trees, pinyon pine trees, other associated
                          conifers, or other nonnative or invasive
                          vegetation;
                              ``(ii) mechanical mastication, cutting, or
                          mowing, mechanical piling and burning, chaining,
                          broadcast burning, or yarding;
                              ``(iii) removal of cheat grass, medusa head
                          rye, or other nonnative, invasive vegetation;
                              ``(iv) collection and seeding or planting of
                          native vegetation using a manual, mechanical, or
                          aerial method;
                              ``(v) seeding of nonnative, noninvasive,
                          ruderal vegetation only for the purpose of
                          emergency stabilization;
                              ``(vi) targeted use of an herbicide, subject
                          to the condition that the use shall be in
                          accordance with applicable legal requirements,
                          Federal agency procedures, and land use plans;
                              ``(vii) targeted livestock grazing to mitigate
                          hazardous fuels and control noxious and invasive
                          weeds;
                              ``(viii) temporary removal of wild horses or
                          burros in the area in which the activity is being
                          carried out to ensure treatment objectives are
                          met;
                              ``(ix) in coordination with the affected
                          permit holder, modification or adjustment of
                          permissible usage under an annual plan of use of a
                          grazing permit issued by the Secretary concerned
                          to achieve restoration treatment objectives;
                              ``(x) installation of new, or modification of
                          existing, fencing or water sources intended to
                          control use or improve wildlife habitat; or
                              ``(xi) necessary maintenance of, repairs to,
                          rehabilitation of, or reconstruction of an
                          existing permanent road or construction of
                          temporary roads to accomplish the activities
                          described in this subparagraph.
                        ``(C) Exclusions.--The term `covered vegetation
                    management activity' does not include--

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                              ``(i) any activity conducted in a wilderness
                          area or wilderness study area;
                              ``(ii) any activity for the construction of a
                          permanent road or permanent trail;
                              ``(iii) any activity conducted on Federal land
                          on which, by Act of Congress or Presidential
                          proclamation, the removal of vegetation is
                          restricted or prohibited;
                              ``(iv) any activity conducted in an area in
                          which activities under subparagraph (B) would be
                          inconsistent with the applicable land and resource
                          management plan; or
                              ``(v) any activity conducted in an inventoried
                          roadless area.
                ``(2) Secretary concerned.--The term `Secretary concerned'
            means--
                        ``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
                    National Forest System land; and
                        ``(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
                    public land.
                ``(3) Temporary road.--The term `temporary road' means a
            road that is--
                        ``(A) authorized--
                              ``(i) by a contract, permit, lease, other
                          written authorization; or
                              ``(ii) pursuant to an emergency operation;
                        ``(B) not intended to be part of the permanent
                    transportation system of a Federal department or agency;
                        ``(C) not necessary for long-term resource
                    management;
                        ``(D) designed in accordance with standards
                    appropriate for the intended use of the road, taking
                    into consideration--
                              ``(i) safety;
                              ``(ii) the cost of transportation; and
                              ``(iii) impacts to land and resources; and
                        ``(E) managed to minimize--
                              ``(i) erosion; and
                              ``(ii) the introduction or spread of invasive
                          species.

        ``(b) Categorical Exclusion.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this section, the Secretary concerned shall develop
            a categorical exclusion (as defined in section 1508.4 of title
            40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) for
            covered vegetation management activities carried out to protect,
            restore, or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse or mule
            deer.
                ``(2) Administration.--In developing and administering the
            categorical exclusion under paragraph (1), the Secretary
            concerned shall--
                        ``(A) comply with the National Environmental Policy
                    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                        ``(B) with respect to National Forest System land,
                    apply the extraordinary circumstances procedures under
                    section 220.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations
                    (or successor regulations), in determining whether to
                    use the categorical exclusion;
                        ``(C) with respect to public land, apply the
                    extraordinary circumstances procedures under section
                    46.215 of

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                    title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
                    regulations), in determining whether to use the
                    categorical exclusion; and
                        ``(D) consider--
                              ``(i) the relative efficacy of landscape-scale
                          habitat projects;
                              ``(ii) the likelihood of continued declines in
                          the populations of greater sage-grouse and mule
                          deer in the absence of landscape-scale vegetation
                          management; and
                              ``(iii) the need for habitat restoration
                          activities after wildfire or other natural
                          disturbances.

        ``(c) Implementation of Covered Vegetative Management Activities
    Within the Range of Greater Sage-grouse and Mule Deer.--If the
    categorical exclusion developed under subsection (b) is used to
    implement a covered vegetative management activity in an area within the
    range of both greater sage-grouse and mule deer, the covered vegetative
    management activity shall protect, restore, or improve habitat
    concurrently for both greater sage-grouse and mule deer.
        ``(d) Long-term Monitoring and Maintenance.--Before commencing any
    covered vegetation management activity that is covered by the
    categorical exclusion under subsection (b), the Secretary concerned
    shall develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at
    least the 20-year period beginning on the date of commencement, to
    ensure that management of the treated area does not degrade the habitat
    gains secured by the covered vegetation management activity.
        ``(e) Disposal of Vegetative Material.--Subject to applicable local
    restrictions, any vegetative material resulting from a covered
    vegetation management activity that is covered by the categorical
    exclusion under subsection (b) may be--
                ``(1) used for--
                        ``(A) fuel wood; or
                        ``(B) other products; or
                ``(2) piled or burned, or both.

        ``(f) Treatment for Temporary Roads.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1)(B)(xi),
            any temporary road constructed in carrying out a covered
            vegetation management activity that is covered by the
            categorical exclusion under subsection (b)--
                        ``(A) shall be used by the Secretary concerned for
                    the covered vegetation management activity for not more
                    than 2 years; and
                        ``(B) shall be decommissioned by the Secretary
                    concerned not later than 3 years after the earlier of
                    the date on which--
                              ``(i) the temporary road is no longer needed;
                          and
                              ``(ii) the project is completed.
                ``(2) Requirement.--A treatment under paragraph (1) shall
            include reestablishing native vegetative cover--
                        ``(A) as soon as practicable; but
                        ``(B) not later than 10 years after the date of
                    completion of the applicable covered vegetation
                    management activity.

        ``(g) Limitations.--

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                ``(1) Project size.--A covered vegetation management
            activity that is covered by the categorical exclusion under
            subsection (b) may not exceed 4,500 acres.
                ``(2) Location.--A covered vegetation management activity
            carried out on National Forest System land that is covered by
            the categorical exclusion under subsection (b) shall be limited
            to areas designated under section 602(b), as of the date of
            enactment of this section.''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents for the Healthy
    Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 note; Public Law 108-
    148) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VI
    the following:

    ``Sec. 602. Designation of treatment areas.
    ``Sec. 603. Administrative review.
    ``Sec. 604. Stewardship end result contracting projects.
    ``Sec. 605. Wildfire resilience projects.
    ``Sec. 606. Categorical exclusion for greater sage-grouse and mule deer
               habitat.''.

               PART II--MISCELLANEOUS FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

    SEC. 8621. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF SMALL
                              PARCELS OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.

        (a) Increase in Maximum Value of Small Parcels.--Section 3 of Public
    Law 97-465 (commonly known as the ``Small Tract Act of 1983'') (16
    U.S.C. 521e) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
    striking ``$150,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
        (b) Additional Conveyance Purposes.--Section 3 of Public Law 97-465
    (16 U.S.C. 521e) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting a semicolon; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) parcels of 40 acres or less that are determined by the
            Secretary--
                        ``(A) to be physically isolated from other Federal
                    land;
                        ``(B) to be inaccessible; or
                        ``(C) to have lost National Forest character;
                ``(5) parcels of 10 acres or less that are not eligible for
            conveyance under paragraph (2) but are encroached on by a
            permanent habitable improvement for which there is no evidence
            that the encroachment was intentional or negligent; or
                ``(6) parcels used as a cemetery (including a parcel of not
            more than 1 acre adjacent to the parcel used as a cemetery), a
            landfill, or a sewage treatment plant under a special use
            authorization issued or otherwise authorized by the
            Secretary.''.

        (c) Disposition of Proceeds.--Section 2 of Public Law 97-465 (16
    U.S.C. 521d) is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``The
            Secretary is authorized'' and inserting the following:

        ``(a) Conveyance Authority; Consideration.--The Secretary is
    authorized'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking
            ``The Secretary shall insert'' and inserting the following:

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        ``(b) Inclusion of Terms, Covenants, Conditions, and Reservations.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall insert'';
                (3) in subsection (b) (as so designated)--
                        (A) by striking ``convenants'' and inserting
                    ``covenants''; and
                        (B) in the second sentence by striking ``The
                    preceding sentence shall not'' and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) Limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall not''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(c) Disposition of Proceeds.--
                ``(1) Deposit in sisk fund.--The net proceeds derived from
            any sale or exchange conducted under paragraph (4), (5), or (6)
            of section 3 shall be deposited in the fund established under
            Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the `Sisk Act') (16 U.S.C.
            484a).
                ``(2) Use.--Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be
            available to the Secretary until expended for--
                        ``(A) the acquisition of land or interests in land
                    for administrative sites for the National Forest System
                    in the State from which the amounts were derived;
                        ``(B) the acquisition of land or interests in land
                    for inclusion in the National Forest System in that
                    State, including land or interests in land that enhance
                    opportunities for recreational access; or
                        ``(C) the reimbursement of the Secretary for costs
                    incurred in preparing a sale conducted under the
                    authority of section 3 if the sale is a competitive
                    sale.''.
    SEC. 8622. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES PROGRAM.

        Section 8302 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 3851a) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
            following:

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(b) Termination of Effectiveness.--The authority provided to the
    Secretary to carry out this section terminates effective October 1,
    2023.''.
    SEC. 8623. <<NOTE: 16 USC 580d note.>>  AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF
                              FOREST SERVICE SITES.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Administrative site.--
                        (A) In general.--The term ``administrative site''
                    means--
                              (i) any facility or improvement, including
                          curtilage, that was acquired or is used
                          specifically for purposes of administration of the
                          National Forest System;
                              (ii) any Federal land that--
                                        (I) is associated with a facility or
                                    improvement described in clause (i) that
                                    was acquired or is used specifically for
                                    purposes of administration of Forest
                                    Service activities; and
                                        (II) underlies or abuts the facility
                                    or improvement; and
                              (iii) for each fiscal year, not more than 10
                          isolated, undeveloped parcels of not more than 40
                          acres each.
                        (B) Exclusions.--The term ``administrative site''
                    does not include--

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                              (i) any land within a unit of the National
                          Forest System that is exclusively designated for
                          natural area or recreational purposes;
                              (ii) any land within--
                                        (I) a component of the National
                                    Wilderness Preservation System;
                                        (II) a component of the National
                                    Wild and Scenic Rivers System; or
                                        (III) a National Monument; or
                              (iii) any Federal land that the Secretary
                          determines--
                                        (I) is needed for resource
                                    management purposes or to provide access
                                    to other land or water; or
                                        (II) would be in the public interest
                                    not to lease.
                (2) Facility or improvement.--The term ``facility or
            improvement'' includes--
                        (A) a forest headquarters;
                        (B) a ranger station;
                        (C) a research station or laboratory;
                        (D) a dwelling;
                        (E) a warehouse;
                        (F) a scaling station;
                        (G) a fire-retardant mixing station;
                        (H) a fire-lookout station;
                        (I) a guard station;
                        (J) a storage facility;
                        (K) a telecommunication facility; and
                        (L) any other administrative installation for
                    conducting Forest Service activities.
                (3) Market analysis.--The term ``market analysis'' means the
            identification and study of the market for a particular economic
            good or service.

        (b) Authorization.--The Secretary may lease an administrative site
    that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in accordance with this
    section.
        (c) Identification of Eligible Sites.--A regional forester, in
    consultation with forest supervisors in the region, may submit to the
    Secretary a recommendation for administrative sites in the region that
    the regional forester considers eligible for leasing under this section.
        (d) Consultation With Local Government and Public Notice.--Before
    making an administrative site available for lease under this section,
    the Secretary shall--
                (1) consult with government officials of the community and
            of the State in which the administrative site is located; and
                (2) provide public notice of the proposed lease.

        (e) Lease Requirements.--
                (1) Size.--An administrative site or compound of
            administrative sites under a single lease under this section may
            not exceed 40 acres.
                (2) Configuration of administrative sites.--
                        (A) In general.--To facilitate the lease of an
                    administrative site under this section, the Secretary
                    may configure the administrative site--

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                              (i) to maximize the marketability of the
                          administrative site; and
                              (ii) to achieve management objectives.
                        (B) Separate treatment of facility or improvement.--
                    A facility or improvement on an administrative site to
                    be leased under this section may be severed from the
                    land and leased under a separate lease under this
                    section.
                (3) Consideration.--
                        (A) In general.--A person to which a lease of an
                    administrative site is made under this section shall
                    provide to the Secretary consideration described in
                    subparagraph (B) in an amount that is not less than the
                    market value of the administrative site, as determined
                    in accordance with subparagraph (C).
                        (B) Form of consideration.--The consideration
                    referred to in subparagraph (A) may be--
                              (i) cash;
                              (ii) in-kind, including--
                                        (I) the construction of new
                                    facilities or improvements, the title to
                                    which shall be transferred by the lessee
                                    to the Secretary;
                                        (II) the maintenance, repair,
                                    improvement, or restoration of existing
                                    facilities or improvements; and
                                        (III) other services relating to
                                    activities that occur on the
                                    administrative site, as determined by
                                    the Secretary; or
                              (iii) any combination of the consideration
                          described in clauses (i) and (ii).
                        (C) Determination of market value.--
                              (i) In general.--The Secretary shall determine
                          the market value of an administrative site to be
                          leased under this section--
                                        (I) by conducting an appraisal in
                                    accordance with--
                                                (aa) the Uniform Appraisal
                                            Standards for Federal Land
                                            Acquisitions established in
                                            accordance with the Uniform
                                            Relocation Assistance and Real
                                            Property Acquisition Policies
                                            Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et
                                            seq.); and
                                                (bb) the Uniform Standards
                                            of Professional Appraisal
                                            Practice; or
                                        (II) by competitive lease.
                              (ii) In-kind consideration.--The Secretary
                          shall determine the market value of any in-kind
                          consideration under subparagraph (B)(ii).
                (4) Conditions.--The lease of an administrative site under
            this section shall be subject to such conditions, including
            bonding, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
                (5) Right of first refusal.--Subject to terms and conditions
            that the Secretary determines to be necessary, the Secretary
            shall offer to lease an administrative site to the municipality
            or county in which the administrative site is located before
            seeking to lease the administrative site to any other person.

        (f) Relation to Other Laws.--

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                (1) Federal property disposal.--Chapter 5 of title 40,
            United States Code, shall not apply to the lease of an
            administrative site under this section.
                (2) Lead-based paint and asbestos abatement.--
                        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of
                    law relating to the mitigation or abatement of lead-
                    based paint or asbestos-containing building materials,
                    the Secretary shall not be required to mitigate or abate
                    lead-based paint or asbestos-containing building
                    materials with respect to an administrative site to be
                    leased under this section.
                        (B) Procedures.--With respect to an administrative
                    site to be leased under this section that has lead-based
                    paint or asbestos-containing building materials, the
                    Secretary shall--
                              (i) provide notice to the person to which the
                          administrative site will be leased of the presence
                          of the lead-based paint or asbestos-containing
                          building material; and
                              (ii) obtain written assurance from that person
                          that the person will comply with applicable
                          Federal, State, and local laws relating to the
                          management of lead-based paint and asbestos-
                          containing building materials.
                (3) Environmental review.--The National Environmental Policy
            Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall apply to the lease of
            an administrative site under this section, except that, in any
            environmental review or analysis required under that Act for the
            lease of an administrative site under this section, the
            Secretary shall be required only--
                        (A) to analyze the most reasonably foreseeable use
                    of the administrative site, as determined through a
                    market analysis;
                        (B) to determine whether to include any conditions
                    under subsection (e)(4); and
                        (C) to evaluate the alternative of not leasing the
                    administrative site in accordance with the National
                    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                    seq.).
                (4) Compliance with local laws.--A person that leases an
            administrative site under this section shall comply with all
            applicable State and local zoning laws, building codes, and
            permit requirements for any construction activities that occur
            on the administrative site.

        (g) Prohibition.--No agency of the Federal Government shall make any
    cash payments to a leaseholder relating to the use or occupancy of any
    administrative site or facility that has been improved under this
    section.
        (h) Congressional Notifications.--
                (1) Anticipated use of authority.--As part of the annual
            budget justification documents provided to the Committee on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee
            on Appropriations of the Senate, the Secretary shall include--
                        (A) a list of the anticipated leases to be made,
                    including the anticipated revenue that may be obtained,
                    under this section;

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4857]]

                        (B) a description of the intended use of any revenue
                    obtained under a lease under this section, including a
                    list of any projects that cost more than $500,000; and
                        (C) a description of accomplishments during previous
                    years using the authority of the Secretary under this
                    section.
                (2) Changes to lease list.--If the Secretary desires to
            lease an administrative site under this section that is not
            included on a list provided under paragraph (1)(A), the
            Secretary shall submit to the congressional committees described
            in paragraph (3) a notice of the proposed lease, including the
            anticipated revenue that may be obtained from the lease.
                (3) Use of authority.--Not less frequently than once each
            year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
            Agriculture, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee
            on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee
            on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural
            Resources of the Senate a report describing each lease made by
            the Secretary under this section during the period covered by
            the report.

        (i) Expiration of Authority.--
                (1) In general.--The authority of the Secretary to make a
            lease of an administrative site under this section expires on
            October 1, 2023.
                (2) Effect on lease agreement.--Paragraph (1) shall not
            affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out this section
            in the case of any lease agreement that was entered into by the
            Secretary before October 1, 2023.
    SEC. 8624. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.

        (a) Inclusion of Indian Tribes.--Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``land and non-Federal
            land'' and inserting ``land, non-Federal land, and land owned by
            an Indian tribe'';
                (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``or Indian tribe'' after
            ``affected State'';
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as
            paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
                ``(6) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning
            given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
            Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).''.

        (b) Inclusion of Counties.--Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``or county,
                    as applicable,'' after ``Governor'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) (as
                    amended by subsection (a)) as paragraphs (3) through
                    (10), respectively;
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) County.--The term `county' means--
                        ``(A) the appropriate executive official of an
                    affected county; or

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4858]]

                        ``(B) in any case in which multiple counties are
                    affected, the appropriate executive official of a
                    compact of the affected counties.''; and
                        (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by
                    inserting ``or county, as applicable,'' after
                    ``Governor''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or county''
                    after ``Governor'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``cooperative
                    agreement or contract entered into under subsection
                    (a)'' and inserting ``good neighbor agreement'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or county''
                    after ``Governor''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Receipts.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
            any payment made by a county to the Secretary under a project
            conducted under a good neighbor agreement shall not be
            considered to be monies received from National Forest System
            land or Bureau of Land Management land, as applicable.''.

        (c) Treatment of Revenue From Timber Sale Contracts.--Section
    8206(b)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(b)(2)) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Treatment of revenue.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Funds received from the
                          sale of timber by a Governor of a State under a
                          good neighbor agreement shall be retained and used
                          by the Governor--
                                        ``(I) to carry out authorized
                                    restoration services on Federal land
                                    under the good neighbor agreement; and
                                        ``(II) if there are funds remaining
                                    after carrying out subclause (I), to
                                    carry out authorized restoration
                                    services on Federal land within the
                                    State under other good neighbor
                                    agreements.
                              ``(ii) Termination of effectiveness.--The
                          authority provided by this subparagraph terminates
                          effective October 1, 2023.''.
    SEC. 8625. CHATTAHOOCHEE-OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST LAND ADJUSTMENT.

        (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                (1) certain National Forest System land in the State of
            Georgia consists of isolated tracts that are inefficient to
            manage or have lost their principal value for National Forest
            purposes;
                (2) the disposal of that National Forest System land would
            be in the public interest; and
                (3) proceeds from the sale of National Forest System land
            under subsection (b)(1) would be used best by the Forest Service
            to purchase land for National Forest purposes in the State of
            Georgia.

        (b) Land Conveyance Authority.--
                (1) In general.--Under such terms and conditions as the
            Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may sell or exchange any
            or all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and
            to the National Forest System land described in paragraph
            (2)(A).

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4859]]

                (2) Land authorized for disposal.--
                        (A) In general.--The National Forest System land
                    referred to in paragraph (1) is the 30 tracts of land
                    totaling approximately 3,841 acres that are generally
                    depicted on the 2 maps entitled ``Priority Land
                    Adjustments, State of Georgia, U.S. Forest Service-
                    Southern Region, Oconee and Chattahoochee National
                    Forests, U.S. Congressional Districts-8, 9, 10 & 14''
                    and dated September 24, 2013.
                        (B) Maps.--The maps described in subparagraph (A)
                    shall be on file and available for public inspection in
                    the Office of the Forest Supervisor, Chattahoochee-
                    Oconee National Forest, until such time as the land is
                    sold or exchanged.
                        (C) Modification of boundaries.--The Secretary may
                    modify the boundaries of the National Forest System land
                    described in subparagraph (A) based on land management
                    considerations.
                (3) Form of conveyance.--
                        (A) Quitclaim deed.--The Secretary shall convey
                    National Forest System land sold or exchanged under
                    paragraph (1) by quitclaim deed.
                        (B) Reservations.--The Secretary may reserve any
                    rights-of-way or other rights or interests in National
                    Forest System land sold or exchanged under paragraph (1)
                    that the Secretary considers necessary for management
                    purposes or to protect the public interest.
                (4) Valuation.--
                        (A) Market value.--The Secretary may not sell or
                    exchange National Forest System land under paragraph (1)
                    for less than market value, as determined by appraisal
                    or through competitive bid.
                        (B) Appraisal requirements.--Any appraisal under
                    subparagraph (A) shall be--
                              (i) consistent with the Uniform Appraisal
                          Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions or the
                          Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
                          Practice; and
                              (ii) subject to the approval of the Secretary.
                (5) Consideration.--
                        (A) Cash.--Consideration for a sale of National
                    Forest System land or equalization of an exchange under
                    paragraph (1) shall be paid in cash.
                        (B) Exchange.--Notwithstanding section 206(b) of the
                    Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
                    U.S.C. 1716(b)), the Secretary may accept a cash
                    equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the
                    value of any National Forest System land exchanged under
                    paragraph (1).
                (6) Method of sale.--
                        (A) Options.--The Secretary may sell National Forest
                    System land under paragraph (1) at public or private
                    sale, including competitive sale by auction, bid, or
                    otherwise, in accordance with such terms, conditions,
                    and procedures as the Secretary determines are in the
                    best interest of the United States.
                        (B) Solicitations.--The Secretary may--

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                              (i) make public or private solicitations for
                          the sale or exchange of National Forest System
                          land under paragraph (1); and
                              (ii) reject any offer that the Secretary
                          determines is not adequate or not in the public
                          interest.
                (7) Brokers.--The Secretary may--
                        (A) use brokers or other third parties in the sale
                    or exchange of National Forest System land under
                    paragraph (1); and
                        (B) from the proceeds of a sale, pay reasonable
                    commissions or fees.

        (c) Treatment of Proceeds.--
                (1) Deposit.--Subject to subsection (b)(7)(B), the Secretary
            shall deposit the proceeds of a sale or a cash equalization
            payment received from the sale or exchange of National Forest
            System land under subsection (b)(1) in the fund established
            under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') (16
            U.S.C. 484a).
                (2) Availability.--Subject to paragraph (3), amounts
            deposited under paragraph (1) shall be available to the
            Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, for the
            acquisition of land for National Forest purposes in the State of
            Georgia.
                (3) Private property protection.--Nothing in this section
            authorizes the use of funds deposited under paragraph (1) to be
            used to acquire land without the written consent of the owner of
            the land.
    SEC. 8626. TENNESSEE WILDERNESS.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Proposed
            Wilderness Areas and Additions-Cherokee National Forest'' and
            dated January 20, 2010.
                (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Tennessee.

        (b) Additions to Cherokee National Forest.--
                (1) <<NOTE: 16 USC 1132 note.>>  Designation of
            wilderness.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
            1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in the
            Cherokee National Forest in the State are designated as
            wilderness and as additions to the National Wilderness
            Preservation System:
                        (A) Certain land comprising approximately 9,038
                    acres, as generally depicted as the ``Upper Bald River
                    Wilderness'' on the Map and which shall be known as the
                    ``Upper Bald River Wilderness''.
                        (B) Certain land comprising approximately 348 acres,
                    as generally depicted as the ``Big Frog Addition'' on
                    the Map and which shall be incorporated in, and shall be
                    considered to be a part of, the Big Frog Wilderness.
                        (C) Certain land comprising approximately 630 acres,
                    as generally depicted as the ``Little Frog Mountain
                    Addition NW'' on the Map and which shall be incorporated
                    in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Little
                    Frog Mountain Wilderness.
                        (D) Certain land comprising approximately 336 acres,
                    as generally depicted as the ``Little Frog Mountain
                    Addition NE'' on the Map and which shall be incorporated
                    in, and

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                    shall be considered to be a part of, the Little Frog
                    Mountain Wilderness.
                        (E) Certain land comprising approximately 2,922
                    acres, as generally depicted as the ``Sampson Mountain
                    Addition'' on the Map and which shall be incorporated
                    in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Sampson
                    Mountain Wilderness.
                        (F) Certain land comprising approximately 4,446
                    acres, as generally depicted as the ``Big Laurel Branch
                    Addition'' on the Map and which shall be incorporated
                    in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Big
                    Laurel Branch Wilderness.
                        (G) Certain land comprising approximately 1,836
                    acres, as generally depicted as the ``Joyce Kilmer-
                    Slickrock Addition'' on the Map and which shall be
                    incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part
                    of, the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness.
                (2) Maps and legal descriptions.--
                        (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the
                    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file
                    maps and legal descriptions of the wilderness areas
                    designated by paragraph (1) with the appropriate
                    committees of Congress.
                        (B) Public availability.--The maps and legal
                    descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on
                    file and available for public inspection in the office
                    of the Chief of the Forest Service and the office of the
                    Supervisor of the Cherokee National Forest.
                        (C) Force of law.--The maps and legal descriptions
                    filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force
                    and effect as if included in this Act, except that the
                    Secretary may correct typographical errors in the maps
                    and descriptions.
                (3) Administration.--
                        (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights,
                    the Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph
                    (1) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance
                    with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except
                    that any reference in that Act to the effective date of
                    that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date
                    of enactment of this Act.
                        (B) Fish and wildlife management.--In accordance
                    with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
                    1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects the
                    jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and
                    wildlife management, including the regulation of
                    hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the wilderness areas
                    designated by paragraph (1).
    SEC. 8627. KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST LAND CONVEYANCE.

        (a) Finding.--Congress finds that it is in the public interest to
    authorize the conveyance of certain Federal land in the Kisatchie
    National Forest in the State of Louisiana for market value
    consideration.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Collins camp properties.--The term ``Collins Camp
            Properties'' means Collins Camp Properties, Inc., a corporation
            incorporated under the laws of the State.

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                (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Louisiana.

        (c) Authorization of Conveyances, Kisatchie National Forest,
    Louisiana.--
                (1) Authorization.--
                        (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights
                    and paragraph (2), the Secretary may convey the Federal
                    land described in subparagraph (B) by quitclaim deed at
                    public or private sale, including competitive sale by
                    auction, bid, or other methods.
                        (B) Description of land.--The Federal land referred
                    to in subparagraph (A) consists of--
                              (i) all Federal land within sec. 9, T. 10 N.,
                          R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana; and
                              (ii) a 2.16-acre parcel of Federal land
                          located in the SW\1/4\ of sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 5
                          W., Winn Parish, Louisiana, as depicted on a
                          certificate of survey dated March 7, 2007, by Glen
                          L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436.
                (2) First right of purchase.--Subject to valid existing
            rights and subsection (e), during the 1-year period beginning on
            the date of enactment of this Act, on the provision of
            consideration by the Collins Camp Properties to the Secretary,
            the Secretary shall convey, by quitclaim deed, to Collins Camp
            Properties all right, title, and interest of the United States
            in and to--
                        (A) the not more than 47.92 acres of Federal land
                    comprising the Collins Campsites within sec. 9, T. 10
                    N., R. 5 W., in Winn Parish, Louisiana, as generally
                    depicted on a certificate of survey dated February 28,
                    2007, by Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436; and
                        (B) the parcel of Federal land described in
                    paragraph (1)(B)(ii).
                (3) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary may--
                        (A) configure the Federal land to be conveyed under
                    this section--
                              (i) to maximize the marketability of the
                          conveyance; or
                              (ii) to achieve management objectives; and
                        (B) establish any terms and conditions for the
                    conveyances under this section that the Secretary
                    determines to be in the public interest.
                (4) Consideration.--Consideration for a conveyance of
            Federal land under this section shall be--
                        (A) in the form of cash; and
                        (B) in an amount equal to the market value of the
                    Federal land being conveyed, as determined under
                    paragraph (5).
                (5) Market value.--The market value of the Federal land
            conveyed under this section shall be determined--
                        (A) in the case of Federal land conveyed under
                    paragraph (2), by an appraisal that is--
                              (i) conducted in accordance with the Uniform
                          Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions;
                          and
                              (ii) approved by the Secretary; or
                        (B) if conveyed by a method other than the methods
                    described in paragraph (2), by competitive sale.
                (6) Hazardous substances.--

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                        (A) In general.--In any conveyance of Federal land
                    under this section, the Secretary shall meet disclosure
                    requirements for hazardous substances, but shall
                    otherwise not be required to remediate or abate the
                    substances.
                        (B) Effect.--Except as provided in subparagraph (A),
                    nothing in this subsection affects the application of
                    the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
                    and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to
                    the conveyances of Federal land.

        (d) Proceeds From the Sale of Land.--The Secretary shall deposit the
    proceeds of a conveyance of Federal land under subsection (c) in the
    fund established under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk
    Act'') (16 U.S.C. 484a).
        (e) Administration.--
                (1) Costs.--As a condition of a conveyance of Federal land
            to Collins Camp Properties under subsection (c), the Secretary
            shall require Collins Camp Properties to pay at closing--
                        (A) reasonable appraisal costs; and
                        (B) the cost of any administrative and environmental
                    analyses required by law (including regulations).
                (2) Permits.--
                        (A) In general.--An offer by Collins Camp Properties
                    for the acquisition of the Federal land under subsection
                    (c) shall be accompanied by a written statement from
                    each holder of a Forest Service special use
                    authorization with respect to the Federal land that
                    specifies that the holder agrees to relinquish the
                    special use authorization on the conveyance of the
                    Federal land to Collins Camp Properties.
                        (B) Special use authorizations.--If any holder of a
                    special use authorization described in subparagraph (A)
                    fails to provide a written authorization in accordance
                    with that subparagraph, the Secretary shall require, as
                    a condition of the conveyance, that Collins Camp
                    Properties administer the special use authorization
                    according to the terms of the special use authorization
                    until the date on which the special use authorization
                    expires.
    SEC. 8628. PURCHASE OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
                              PROPERTY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

        (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
                (1) Since 1935, the United States has owned a parcel of land
            in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 8.75
            acres, more specifically described in subsection (b)(1) (in this
            section referred to as the ``property'').
                (2) The property is under the jurisdiction of the Department
            of Agriculture and has been variously used for research and
            plant materials purposes.
                (3) Since 1998, the property has been administered by the
            Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of
            Agriculture.
                (4) Since 2002, the property has been co-managed under a
            cooperative agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation
            Service and the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District,
            which is a legal subdivision of the State of California under
            section 9003 of the California Public Resources Code.

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                (5) The Conservation District wishes to purchase the
            property and use it for conservation, environmental, and related
            educational purposes.
                (6) As provided in subsection (b), the purchase of the
            property by the Conservation District would promote the
            conservation education and related activities of the
            Conservation District and result in savings to the Federal
            Government.

        (b) Land Purchase, Natural Resources Conservation Service Property,
    Riverside County, California.--
                (1) Purchase authorized.--The Secretary shall sell and
            quitclaim to the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District
            (in this section referred to as the ``Conservation District'')
            all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a
            parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, that is
            located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California,
            consists of approximately 8.75 acres, and is administered by the
            Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of
            Agriculture. As necessary or desirable to facilitate the
            purchase of the property under this subsection, the Secretary or
            the Conservation District may survey all or portions of the
            property.
                (2) Consideration.--As consideration for the purchase of the
            property under this subsection, the Conservation District shall
            pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of
            the property.
                (3) Prohibition on reservation of interest.--The Secretary
            shall not reserve any future interest in the property to be
            conveyed under this subsection, except such interest as may be
            acceptable to the Conservation District.
                (4) Hazardous substances.--Notwithstanding section 120(h) of
            the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
            Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) or the Solid Waste
            Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), in the case of the
            property purchased by the Conservation District under this
            subsection, the Secretary shall be only required to meet the
            disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or
            contaminants, but shall otherwise not be required to remediate
            or abate any such releases of hazardous substances, pollutants,
            or contaminants, including petroleum and petroleum derivatives.
                (5) Cooperative authority.--
                        (A) Leases, contracts, and cooperative agreements
                    authorized.--In conjunction with, or in addition to, the
                    purchase of the property by the Conservation District
                    under this subsection, the Secretary may enter into
                    leases, contracts and cooperative agreements with the
                    Conservation District.
                        (B) Sole source.--Notwithstanding sections 3105,
                    3301, and 3303 to 3305 of title 41, United States Code,
                    or any other provision of law, the Secretary may lease
                    real property from the Conservation District on a
                    noncompetitive basis.
                        (C) Non-exclusive authority.--The authority provided
                    by this subsection is in addition to any other authority
                    of the Secretary.

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    SEC. 8629. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM.

        (a) Waiver Authority.--Section 4003(d) of the Omnibus Public Land
    Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(d)) is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
                ``(4) Waiver.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                    after consulting with the advisory panel established
                    under subsection (e), if the Secretary determines that a
                    proposal that has been selected under paragraph (1) and
                    is being carried out continues to meet the eligibility
                    criteria established by subsection (b), the Secretary,
                    on a case-by-case basis, may issue for the proposal a 1-
                    time extension of the 10-year period requirement under
                    paragraph (1)(B) of that subsection.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--The extension described in
                    subparagraph (A)--
                              ``(i) shall be for the shortest period of time
                          practicable to complete implementation of the
                          proposal, as determined by the Secretary; and
                              ``(ii) shall not exceed 10 years.''.

        (b) Waiver Limitation.--Section 4003(f)(4) of the Omnibus Public
    Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)(4)) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Exception.--The limitation described in
                    subparagraph (B)(i) shall not apply to a proposal for
                    which a 1-time extension is granted under subsection
                    (d)(4).''.

        (c) Reauthorization.--Section 4003(f)(6) of the Omnibus Public Land
    Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)(6)) is amended by striking
    ``$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2019'' and inserting
    ``$80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.
        (d) Reporting Requirements.--Section 4003(h) of the Omnibus Public
    Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(h)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
            semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and'';
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
            (4) and (5), respectively;
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
                ``(3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
            of the Senate;''; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
            Representatives.''.
    SEC. 8630. <<NOTE: 43 USC 1772 note.>>  UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
                              RIGHTS-OF-WAY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
                              PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) National forest system land.--
                        (A) In general.--The term ``National Forest System
                    land'' means land within the National Forest System, as
                    defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland
                    Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
                    1609(a)).

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                        (B) Exclusions.--The term ``National Forest System
                    land'' does not include--
                              (i) a National Grassland; or
                              (ii) a land utilization project on land
                          designated as a National Grassland and
                          administered pursuant to sections 31, 32, and 33
                          of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C.
                          1010, 1011, 1012).
                (2) Passing wildfire.--The term ``passing wildfire'' means a
            wildfire that originates outside of a right-of-way.
                (3) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the
            pilot program established by the Secretary under subsection (b).
                (4) Right-of-way.--The term ``right-of-way'' means a special
            use authorization issued by the Forest Service allowing the
            placement of utility infrastructure.
                (5) Utility infrastructure.--The term ``utility
            infrastructure'' means electric transmission lines, natural gas
            infrastructure, or related structures.

        (b) Establishment.--
                (1) In general.--To encourage owners or operators of rights-
            of-way on National Forest System land to partner with the Forest
            Service to voluntarily conduct vegetation management projects on
            a proactive basis to better protect utility infrastructure from
            potential passing wildfires, the Secretary may establish a
            limited, voluntary pilot program, in the manner described in
            this section, to conduct vegetation management projects on
            National Forest System land adjacent to those rights-of-way.
                (2) Application.--The pilot program shall not apply in a
            right-of-way described in paragraph (1).

        (c) Eligible Participants.--
                (1) In general.--A participant in the pilot program shall be
            the owner or operator of a right-of-way on National Forest
            System land.
                (2) Selection priority.--In selecting participants for the
            pilot program, the Secretary shall give priority to an owner or
            operator of a right-of-way that has developed the utility
            infrastructure protection prescriptions of the owner or operator
            in coordination with Forest Service fire scientists or fire
            managers.

        (d) Vegetation Management Projects.--
                (1) In general.--A vegetation management project conducted
            under the pilot program shall involve only limited vegetation
            management activities that--
                        (A) shall create the least ground disturbance and
                    least disturbance to wildlife reasonably necessary to
                    protect utility infrastructure from passing wildfires
                    based on applicable models, including Forest Service
                    fuel models;
                        (B) may include thinning and treatment of surface
                    fuels, ladder fuels, and activity fuels to create or
                    maintain shaded fuel breaks or other appropriate
                    measures recommended by Forest Service fire scientists
                    or fire managers;
                        (C)(i) shall only be conducted on National Forest
                    System land; and
                        (ii) shall not--

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                              (I) extend for more than 150 feet from the
                          electric transmission line for which the
                          applicable participant has a right-of-way; or
                              (II) comprise an overall width, for both sides
                          of that electric transmission line, that totals
                          more than 200 feet; and
                        (D) shall not be conducted on--
                              (i) a component of the National Wilderness
                          Preservation System;
                              (ii) a designated wilderness study area;
                              (iii) an inventoried roadless area; or
                              (iv) Federal land on which, by Act of Congress
                          or Presidential proclamation, the removal of
                          vegetation is restricted or prohibited.
                (2) Approval.--Each vegetation management project described
            in paragraph (1) shall be subject to approval by the Forest
            Service in accordance with this section.
                (3) Fire prevention.--In carrying out a vegetation
            management project under the pilot program, a participant shall
            adhere to--
                        (A) Forest Service regulations relating to spark
                    arresting devices;
                        (B) Forest Service regulations limiting and
                    prohibiting certain activities conducted by contractors
                    in an area, based on weather conditions and fire danger;
                        (C) Forest Service regulations that apply to
                    contractors removing vegetation on National Forest
                    System land pursuant to a timber sale or stewardship
                    contract, including regulations relating to--
                              (i) protection of residual trees and timber
                          damaged by contractors;
                              (ii) protection measures needed for plants,
                          animals, cultural resources, and cave resources;
                              (iii) streamcourse protection and erosion
                          control;
                              (iv) fire plans, precautions, and
                          precautionary periods;
                              (v) fire suppression costs; and
                              (vi) employment of eligible workers; and
                        (D) State regulations relating to the prevention of
                    wildfires and contractors removing vegetation.
                (4) Treatment of slash.--In carrying out a vegetation
            management project under the pilot program, a participant shall
            treat any activity fuels in a manner that--
                        (A) is satisfactory to the Forest Service;
                        (B) does not result in a fire hazard; and
                        (C) reduces the risk of an insect or disease
                    outbreak.

        (e) Project Costs.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and
            subsection (f)(2), a participant in the pilot program shall be
            responsible for all costs, as determined by the Secretary,
            incurred in participating in the pilot program.
                (2) Federal funding.--The Secretary may contribute funds for
            a vegetation management project conducted under the pilot
            program if the Secretary determines that the contribution is in
            the public interest.

        (f) Liability.--

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                (1) Activities within rights-of-way.--Participation in the
            pilot program shall not affect any legal obligations or
            liability standards that arise under the right-of-way for
            activities in the right-of-way.
                (2) Wildfires.--
                        (A) Operations fires.--
                              (i) In general.--With respect to fire
                          suppression costs for a wildfire caused by the
                          operations of a participant in the pilot program
                          (other than an operation or activity of a
                          participant described in subparagraph (B) or (C)),
                          the participant shall reimburse the Forest Service
                          for those costs, subject to a maximum dollar
                          amount to which the Forest Service and the
                          participant shall agree prior to the commencement
                          of the project.
                              (ii) Credit for actions by participants.--
                                        (I) In general.--If a participant in
                                    the pilot program provides actions,
                                    supplies, or equipment for use to
                                    suppress a wildfire described in clause
                                    (i) or at the request of the Forest
                                    Service, the cost of those actions,
                                    supplies, or equipment shall be credited
                                    toward the maximum dollar amount
                                    described in that clause.
                                        (II) Reimbursement.--If the actual
                                    cost of a participant described in
                                    subclause (I) exceeds the maximum dollar
                                    amount described in clause (i), the
                                    Forest Service shall reimburse the
                                    participant for the excess.
                        (B) Negligent fires.--
                              (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), if a
                          wildfire is caused by the negligence of a
                          participant in the pilot program, or an agent of
                          the participant, including a wildfire caused by
                          smoking by persons engaged in the operations of
                          the participant, the participant shall bear the
                          cost of damages to Forest Service resources and
                          the fire suppression costs resulting from the
                          wildfire.
                              (ii) Limitation.--Except as provided in clause
                          (iii), the costs borne by a participant under
                          clause (i) shall not exceed $500,000.
                              (iii) Failure to comply.--If the start or
                          spread of a wildfire described in clause (i) is
                          caused by the failure of the participant to comply
                          with specific safety requirements expressly
                          imposed by the Forest Service as a condition of
                          conducting a vegetation management project under
                          the pilot program or by this section, the
                          participant shall bear the cost of damages to
                          Forest Service resources and the fire suppression
                          costs resulting from the wildfire.
                        (C) Exceptions.--This paragraph shall not apply in
                    the case of a wildfire caused by the felling of a tree
                    by a participant in the pilot program, or an agent of
                    the participant, onto an electric transmission line.
                (3) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection relieves a
            participant in the pilot program of any liabilities to which the
            participant is subject--
                        (A) under State laws; or

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                        (B) with regard to damages to property other than
                    Forest Service property.

        (g) Implementation.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the
            Secretary shall use the authority of the Secretary under other
            laws (including regulations) to carry out the pilot program.
                (2) Compliance with existing laws.--Except as provided in
            paragraph (3), a vegetation management project under the pilot
            program shall be--
                        (A) consistent with the applicable land management
                    plan for the area in which the project is located; and
                        (B) carried out in accordance with all applicable
                    laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of
                    1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                (3) Modification of regulations.--In order to implement the
            pilot program in an efficient and expeditious manner, the
            Secretary may waive or modify specific provisions of the Federal
            Acquisition Regulation, including waivers or modifications to
            allow for the formation of contracts or agreements on a
            noncompetitive basis.

        (h) Treatment of Proceeds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Secretary may--
                (1) retain any funds provided to the Forest Service by a
            participant in the pilot program; and
                (2) use funds retained under paragraph (1), in such amounts
            as may be appropriated, to carry out the pilot program.

        (i) Report to Congress.--Not later than December 31, 2020, and 2
    years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the
    status of the pilot program and vegetation management projects conducted
    under the pilot program to--
                (1) the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
            and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
                (2) the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources of
            the House of Representatives.

        (j) Duration.--The authority to carry out the pilot program,
    including any vegetation management project conducted under the pilot
    program, expires on October 1, 2023.
    SEC. 8631. OKHISSA LAKE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAND
                              CONVEYANCE.

        (a) Definition of Alliance.--In this section, the term ``Alliance''
    means the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance.
        (b) Request.--Subject to the requirements of this section, if the
    Alliance submits a written request for conveyance by not later than 180
    days after the date of enactment of this Act and the Secretary
    determines that it is in the public interest to convey the National
    Forest System Land described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall
    convey to the Alliance all right, title, and interest of the United
    States in and to the National Forest System land described in subsection
    (c) by quitclaim deed through a public or private sale, including a
    competitive sale by auction or bid.
        (c) Description of National Forest System Land.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the National
            Forest System land referred to in subsection (b) is the
            approximately 150 acres of real property located in sec. 6, T. 5
            N. R. 4 E., Franklin County, Mississippi, and further described
            as--

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                        (A) the portion of the NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ lying south
                    of the south boundary of Berrytown Road;
                        (B) the portion of the W\1/2\ NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ lying
                    south of the south boundary of Berrytown Road;
                        (C) the portion of the SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ lying east of
                    the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98;
                        (D) the W\1/2\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\;
                        (E) the portion of the NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ lying east of
                    the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98;
                        (F) the portion of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ commencing at
                    the southwest corner of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, said point
                    being the point of beginning, thence running east 330
                    feet along the south boundary of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ to
                    a point in Lake Okhissa, thence running northeasterly to
                    a point in Lake Okhissa on the east boundary of the
                    NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 330 feet south of the northeast corner
                    thereof, thence running north 330 feet along the east
                    boundary of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ to the northeast corner
                    thereof, thence running west along the north boundary of
                    the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ to the NW corner thereof; thence
                    running south along the west boundary of the NE\1/4\
                    SW\1/4\ to the point of beginning; and
                        (G) the portion of the SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\
                    commencing at the southeast corner of the SE\1/4\ NW\1/
                    4\, said point being the point of beginning, and running
                    northwesterly to the northwest corner of the SE\1/4\
                    SE1\/4\ NW\1/4\, thence running south along the west
                    boundary of the SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ to the southwest
                    corner thereof, thence running east along the south
                    boundary of the SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ to the point of
                    beginning.
                (2) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the
            National Forest System land to be conveyed under this section
            shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.

        (d) Consideration.--
                (1) In general.--The consideration for the conveyance of any
            National Forest System land under this section shall be--
                        (A) provided in the form of cash; and
                        (B) in an amount equal to the fair market value of
                    the National Forest System land being conveyed, as
                    determined under paragraph (2).
                (2) Fair market value determination.--The fair market value
            of the National Forest System land conveyed under this section
            shall be determined--
                        (A) in the case of a method of conveyance described
                    in subsection (b), by an appraisal that is--
                              (i) conducted in accordance with the Uniform
                          Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions;
                          and
                              (ii) approved by the Secretary; or
                        (B) in the case of a conveyance by a method other
                    than a method described in subsection (b), by
                    competitive sale.

        (e) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under this section shall
    be subject to--
                (1) valid existing rights; and

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                (2) such other terms and conditions as the Secretary
            considers to be appropriate to protect the interests of the
            United States.

        (f) Proceeds From Sale.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of
    the conveyance of any National Forest System land under this section in
    the fund established under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the
    ``Sisk Act'') (16 U.S.C. 484a).
        (g) Costs.--As a condition for the conveyance under this section,
    the Secretary shall require the Alliance to pay at closing--
                (1) any reasonable appraisal costs; and
                (2) the costs of any administrative or environmental
            analysis required by applicable law (including regulations).
    SEC. 8632. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1642 note.>>  REMOTE SENSING
                              TECHNOLOGIES.

        The Chief of the Forest Service shall--
                (1) continue to find efficiencies in the operations of the
            forest inventory and analysis program under section 3(e) of the
            Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978
            (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) through the improved use and integration of
            advanced remote sensing technologies to provide estimates for
            State- and national-level inventories, where appropriate; and
                (2) partner with States and other interested stakeholders to
            carry out the program described in paragraph (1).

                           PART III--TIMBER INNOVATION

    SEC. 8641. <<NOTE: 7 USC 7655c note.>>  DEFINITIONS.

        In this part:
                (1) Innovative wood product.--The term ``innovative wood
            product'' means a type of building component or system that uses
            large panelized wood construction, including mass timber.
                (2) Mass timber.--The term ``mass timber'' includes--
                        (A) cross-laminated timber;
                        (B) nail laminated timber;
                        (C) glue laminated timber;
                        (D) laminated strand lumber; and
                        (E) laminated veneer lumber.
                (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary,
            acting through the Research and Development deputy area and the
            State and Private Forestry deputy area of the Forest Service.
                (4) Tall wood building.--The term ``tall wood building''
            means a building designed to be--
                        (A) constructed with mass timber; and
                        (B) more than 85 feet in height.
    SEC. 8642. <<NOTE: 7 USC 7655c.>>  CLARIFICATION OF RESEARCH AND
                              DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR WOOD BUILDING
                              CONSTRUCTION.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct performance-driven
    research and development, education, and technical assistance for the
    purpose of facilitating the use of innovative wood products in wood
    building construction in the United States.
        (b) Activities.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall--

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                (1) after receipt of input and guidance from, and
            collaboration with, the wood products industry, conservation
            organizations, and institutions of higher education, conduct
            research and development, education, and technical assistance at
            the Forest Products Laboratory or through the State and Private
            Forestry deputy area that meets measurable performance goals for
            the achievement of the priorities described in subsection (c);
            and
                (2) after coordination and collaboration with the wood
            products industry and conservation organizations, make
            competitive grants to institutions of higher education to
            conduct research and development, education, and technical
            assistance that meets measurable performance goals for the
            achievement of the priorities described in subsection (c).

        (c) Priorities.--The research and development, education, and
    technical assistance conducted under subsection (a) shall give priority
    to--
                (1) ways to improve the commercialization of innovative wood
            products;
                (2) analyzing the safety of tall wood building materials;
                (3) calculations by the Forest Products Laboratory of the
            lifecycle environmental footprint, from extraction of raw
            materials through the manufacturing process, of tall wood
            building construction;
                (4) analyzing methods to reduce the lifecycle environmental
            footprint of tall wood building construction;
                (5) analyzing the potential implications of the use of
            innovative wood products in building construction on wildlife;
            and
                (6) 1 or more other research areas identified by the
            Secretary, in consultation with conservation organizations,
            institutions of higher education, and the wood products
            industry.

        (d) Timeframe.--To the maximum extent practicable, the measurable
    performance goals for the research and development, education, and
    technical assistance conducted under subsection (a) shall be achievable
    within a 5-year timeframe.
    SEC. 8643. <<NOTE: 7 USC 7655d.>>  WOOD INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                        (A) an individual;
                        (B) a public or private entity (including a center
                    of excellence that consists of 1 or more partnerships
                    between forestry, engineering, architecture, or business
                    schools at 1 or more institutions of higher education);
                    or
                        (C) a State, local, or Tribal government.
                (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary,
            acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

        (b) Grant Program.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary, in carrying out the wood
            innovation grant program of the Secretary described in the
            notice of the Secretary entitled ``Request for Proposals: 2016
            Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity'' (80 Fed. Reg. 63498
            (October 20, 2015)), may make a wood innovation grant to 1 or
            more eligible entities each year for the purpose of advancing
            the use of innovative wood products.
                (2) Proposals.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
            subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary

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            a proposal at such time, in such manner, and containing such
            information as the Secretary may require.

        (c) Incentivizing Use of Existing Milling Capacity.--In selecting
    among proposals of eligible entities under subsection (b)(2), the
    Secretary shall give priority to proposals that include the use or
    retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill facilities located in
    counties in which the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the
    national average unemployment rate by more than 1 percent in the
    previous calendar year.
        (d) Matching Requirement.--As a condition of receiving a grant under
    subsection (b), an eligible entity shall provide funds equal to the
    amount received by the eligible entity under the grant, to be derived
    from non-Federal sources.
    SEC. 8644. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNOVATION PROGRAM.

        Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 9013. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNOVATION PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Community wood energy system.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `community wood energy
                    system' means an energy system that--
                              ``(i) produces thermal energy or combined
                          thermal energy and electricity where thermal is
                          the primary energy output;
                              ``(ii) services public facilities owned or
                          operated by State or local governments (including
                          schools, town halls, libraries, and other public
                          buildings) or private or nonprofit facilities
                          (including commercial and business facilities,
                          such as hospitals, office buildings, apartment
                          buildings, and manufacturing and industrial
                          buildings); and
                              ``(iii) uses woody biomass, including
                          residuals--
                                        ``(I) that have not been adulterated
                                    with glue or other chemical treatments
                                    from wood processing facilities, as the
                                    primary fuel; and
                                        ``(II) for which the use of that
                                    biomass for energy production does not
                                    cause conversion of forests to nonforest
                                    use.
                        ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `community wood energy
                    system' includes single-facility central heating,
                    district heating systems serving multiple buildings,
                    combined heat and electric systems where thermal energy
                    is the primary energy output, and other related biomass
                    energy systems.
                ``(2) Innovative wood product facility.--The term
            `innovative wood product facility' means a manufacturing or
            processing plant or mill that produces--
                        ``(A) building components or systems that use large
                    panelized wood construction, including mass timber;
                        ``(B) wood products derived from nanotechnology or
                    other new technology processes, as determined by the
                    Secretary; or
                        ``(C) other innovative wood products that use low-
                    value, low-quality wood, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(3) Mass timber.--The term `mass timber' includes--

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                        ``(A) cross-laminated timber;
                        ``(B) nail-laminated timber;
                        ``(C) glue-laminated timber;
                        ``(D) laminated strand lumber; and
                        ``(E) laminated veneer lumber.
                ``(4) Program.--The term `Program' means the Community Wood
            Energy and Wood Innovation Program established under subsection
            (b).

        ``(b) Competitive Grant Program.--The Secretary, acting through the
    Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish a competitive grant program
    to be known as the `Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program'.
        ``(c) Matching Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--Under the Program, the Secretary shall
            make grants to cover not more than 35 percent of the capital
            cost for installing a community wood energy system or building
            an innovative wood product facility.
                ``(2) Special circumstances.--The Secretary may establish
            special circumstances, such as in the case of a community wood
            energy system project or innovative wood product facility
            project involving a school or hospital in a low-income
            community, under which grants under the Program may cover up to
            50 percent of the capital cost.
                ``(3) Source of matching funds.--Matching funds required
            pursuant to this subsection from a grant recipient shall be
            derived from non-Federal funds.

        ``(d) Project Cap.--The total amount of grants under the Program for
    a community wood energy system project or innovative wood product
    facility project may not exceed--
                ``(1) in the case of grants under the general authority
            provided under subsection (c)(1), $1,000,000; and
                ``(2) in the case of grants for which the special
            circumstances apply under subsection (c)(2), $1,500,000.

        ``(e) Selection Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants under
    the Program, the Secretary shall consider the following:
                ``(1) The energy efficiency of the proposed community wood
            energy system or innovative wood product facility.
                ``(2) The cost effectiveness of the proposed community wood
            energy system or innovative wood product facility.
                ``(3) The extent to which the proposed community wood energy
            system or innovative wood product facility represents the best
            available commercial technology.
                ``(4) The extent to which the proposed community wood energy
            system uses the most stringent control technology that has been
            required or achieved in practice for a wood-fired boiler of
            similar size and type.
                ``(5)(A) The extent to which the proposed community wood
            energy system will displace conventional fossil fuel generation.
                ``(B) Whether the proposed community wood energy system
            minimizes emission increases to the greatest extent possible.
                ``(6) The extent to which the proposed community wood energy
            system will increase delivered thermal efficiency of the systems
            replaced.
                ``(7) The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated a
            high likelihood of project success by completing detailed
            engineering and design work in advance of the grant application.

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                ``(8) Other technical, economic, conservation, and
            environmental criteria that the Secretary considers appropriate.

        ``(f) Grant Priorities.--In selecting applicants for grants under
    the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that use the
    most stringent control technology that has been required or achieved in
    practice for a wood-fired boiler and--
                ``(1) would be carried out in a location where markets are
            needed for the low-value, low-quality wood;
                ``(2) would be carried out in a location with limited access
            to natural gas pipelines;
                ``(3) would include the use or retrofitting (or both) of
            existing sawmill facilities located in a location where the
            average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average
            unemployment rate by more than 1 percent during the previous
            calendar year; or
                ``(4) would be carried out in a location where the project
            will aid with forest restoration.

        ``(g) Limitations.--
                ``(1) Capacity of community wood energy systems.--A
            community wood energy system acquired with grant funds under the
            Program shall not exceed nameplate capacity of 5 megawatts of
            thermal energy or combined thermal and electric energy.
                ``(2) Funding for innovative wood product facilities.--Not
            more than 25 percent of funds provided as grants under the
            Program for a fiscal year may go to applicants proposing
            innovative wood product facilities, unless the Secretary has
            received an insufficient number of qualified proposals for
            community wood energy systems.

        ``(h) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
    the Program $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    SEC. 8701. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES.

        Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 8702. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

        Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
    Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Each'' and
                    inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (6), each'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
                    subparagraph (A), by striking ``Committee'' and
                    inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (6),
                    committee''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) Committee composition waiver authority.--
                        ``(A) Notice.--On notice from the applicable
                    regional forester that an adequate number of qualified
                    candidates are not interested or available to serve on a
                    resource advisory committee, the Secretary concerned
                    shall publish

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                    a notice in the Federal Register seeking candidates for
                    the resource advisory committee.
                        ``(B) Modification of membership requirements.--If,
                    by the date that is 30 days after the date of
                    publication of notice under subparagraph (A), an
                    inadequate number of qualified candidates have applied
                    to serve on a resource advisory committee, the Secretary
                    concerned may reduce--
                              ``(i) the membership requirement under
                          paragraph (1) to not fewer than 9; and
                              ``(ii) the membership requirements under
                          subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2)
                          to 3 in each category described in that paragraph,
                          except that where a vacancy exists on a resource
                          advisory committee, the Secretary concerned may
                          not reject a qualified applicant from any
                          category.
                        ``(C) Termination of authority.--The authority
                    provided under this paragraph terminates on October 1,
                    2023.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(g) Regional Appointment Pilot Program.--
                ``(1) Definition of applicable designee.--In this
            subsection, the term `applicable designee' means the applicable
            regional forester.
                ``(2) Pilot program.--The Secretary concerned shall carry
            out a pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the
            `pilot program') to allow an applicable designee to appoint
            members of resource advisory committees.
                ``(3) Geographic limitation.--The pilot program shall only
            apply to resource advisory committees chartered in--
                        ``(A) the State of Montana; and
                        ``(B) the State of Arizona.
                ``(4) Responsibilities of applicable designee.--
                        ``(A) Review.--Before appointing a member of a
                    resource advisory committee under the pilot program, an
                    applicable designee shall conduct the review and
                    analysis that would otherwise be conducted for an
                    appointment to a resource advisory committee if the
                    pilot program was not in effect, including any review
                    and analysis with respect to civil rights and budgetary
                    requirements.
                        ``(B) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection
                    relieves an applicable designee from any requirement
                    developed by the Secretary concerned for making an
                    appointment to a resource advisory committee that is in
                    effect on the date of enactment of this subsection,
                    including any requirement for advertising a vacancy.
                ``(5) Termination of effectiveness.--The authority provided
            under this subsection terminates on October 1, 2023.
                ``(6) Report to congress.--Not later than the date that is
            180 days after the date described in paragraph (5), the
            Secretary concerned shall submit to Congress a report that
            includes--
                        ``(A) with respect to appointments made under the
                    pilot program compared to appointments to resource
                    advisory committees not made under the pilot program, a
                    description of the extent to which--
                              ``(i) appointments were faster or slower; and

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                              ``(ii) the requirements described in paragraph
                          (4) differ; and
                        ``(B) a recommendation with respect to whether
                    Congress should terminate, continue, modify, or expand
                    the pilot program.''.
    SEC. 8703. <<NOTE: 25 USC 3115b.>>  TRIBAL FOREST MANAGEMENT
                              DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary may
    carry out demonstration projects by which federally recognized Indian
    Tribes or Tribal organizations may contract to perform administrative,
    management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest
    Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a et seq.) through contracts
    entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304 et seq.).
        (b) Requirements.--With respect to any contract or project carried
    out under subsection (a)--
                (1) on National Forest System land, the Secretary shall
            carry out all functions delegated to the Secretary of the
            Interior under the Indian Self-Determination and Education
            Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304 et seq.);
                (2) the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, as
            applicable, shall make any decisions required to be made under--
                        (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
                    (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                        (B) the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25
                    U.S.C. 3115a et seq.); and
                (3) the contract or project shall be entered into under, and
            in accordance with, section 403(b)(2) of the Indian Self-
            Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
            5363(b)(2)).
    SEC. 8704. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        (a) Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities
    Act.--
                (1) In general.--The Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest
            Management Activities Act (Public Law 115-141) is amended--
                        (A) in section 102(a)(2), <<NOTE: Ante, p. 1059.>>
                    by striking ``the date of enactment'' and inserting
                    ``the date of the enactment''; and
                        (B) <<NOTE: Ante, p. 1076.>>  in section 401(a)(1),
                    by inserting ``of 2000'' after ``Self-Determination
                    Act''.
                (2) <<NOTE: 2 USC 901 note.>>  Effective date.--The
            amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted
            as part of the Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest
            Management Activities Act (Public Law 115-141).

        (b) Agricultural Act of 2014.--Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) (as amended by section 8624(b)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (4)(B)(i)(II), by striking ``Good Neighbor
            Authority Improvement Act'' and inserting ``Wildfire Suppression
            Funding and Forest Management Activities Act''; and
                (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Good Neighbor Authority
            Improvement Act'' and inserting ``Wildfire Suppression Funding
            and Forest Management Activities Act''.

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    SEC. 8705. <<NOTE: 43 USC 1761a.>>  STREAMLINING THE FOREST
                              SERVICE PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF
                              COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY LOCATION
                              APPLICATIONS.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Communications facility.--The term ``communications
            facility'' includes--
                        (A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting
                    device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment,
                    switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or
                    cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted
                    unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of
                    writings, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and
                    sounds of all kinds; and
                        (B) any antenna or apparatus that--
                              (i) is designed for the purpose of emitting
                          radio frequency;
                              (ii) is designed to be operated, or is
                          operating, from a fixed location pursuant to
                          authorization by the Federal Communications
                          Commission or is using duly authorized devices
                          that do not require individual licenses; and
                              (iii) is added to a tower, building, or other
                          structure.
                (2) Communications site.--The term ``communications site''
            means an area of covered land designated for communications
            uses.
                (3) Communications use.--The term ``communications use''
            means the placement and operation of a communications facility.
                (4) Communications use authorization.--The term
            ``communications use authorization'' means an easement, right-
            of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to locate or
            modify a communications facility on covered land by the Forest
            Service for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and
            use of the covered land for communications use.
                (5) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means National
            Forest System land.
                (6) Forest service.--The term ``Forest Service'' means the
            United States Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture.
                (7) Organizational unit.--The term ``organizational unit''
            means, within the Forest Service--
                        (A) a regional office;
                        (B) the headquarters;
                        (C) a management unit; or
                        (D) a ranger district office.

        (b) Regulations.--Notwithstanding section 6409 of the Middle Class
    Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) or section 606
    of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern
    Services Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-141), not later than 1 year after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
    regulations--
                (1) to streamline the process for considering applications
            to locate or modify communications facilities on covered land;
                (2) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the
            process is uniform and standardized across the organizational
            units of the Forest Service; and

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                (3) to require that the applications described in paragraph
            (1) be considered and granted on a competitively neutral,
            technology neutral, and non-discriminatory basis.

        (c) Requirements.--The regulations issued under subsection (b) shall
    include the following:
                (1) Procedures for the tracking of applications described in
            subsection (b)(1), including--
                        (A) identifying the number of applications--
                              (i) received;
                              (ii) approved; and
                              (iii) denied;
                        (B) in the case of an application that is denied,
                    describing the reasons for the denial; and
                        (C) describing the amount of time between the
                    receipt of an application and the issuance of a final
                    decision on an application.
                (2) Provision for minimum lease terms of not less than 15
            years for leases with respect to the location of communications
            facilities on covered land.
                (3) A structure of fees for--
                        (A) submitting an application described in
                    subsection (b)(1), based on the cost to the Forest
                    Service of considering such an application; and
                        (B) issuing communications use authorizations, based
                    on the cost to the Forest Service of any maintenance or
                    other activities required to be performed by the Forest
                    Service as a result of the location or modification of
                    the communications facility.
                (4) Provision for prioritization or streamlining of the
            consideration of applications to locate or modify communications
            facilities on covered land in a previously disturbed right-of-
            way.

        (d) Additional Considerations.--In issuing regulations under
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider--
                (1) how discrete reviews in considering an application
            described in subsection (b)(1) can be conducted simultaneously,
            rather than sequentially, by any organizational units of the
            Forest Service that must approve the location or modification;
            and
                (2) how to eliminate overlapping requirements among the
            organizational units of the Forest Service with respect to the
            location or modification of a communications facility on covered
            land administered by those organizational units.

        (e) Communication of Streamlined Process to Organizational Units.--
    The Secretary shall, with respect to the regulations issued under
    subsection (b)--
                (1) communicate the regulations to the organizational units
            of the Forest Service; and
                (2) ensure that the organizational units of the Forest
            Service follow the regulations.

        (f) Deposit and Availability of Fees.--
                (1) Special account.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
            establish a special account in the Treasury for the Forest
            Service for the deposit of fees collected by the Forest Service
            under subsection (c)(3) for communications use authorizations on
            covered land granted, issued, or executed by the Forest Service.

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                (2) Requirements for fees collected.--Fees collected by the
            Forest Service under subsection (c)(3) shall be--
                        (A) based on the costs described in subsection
                    (c)(3); and
                        (B) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and
                    nondiscriminatory with respect to other users of the
                    communications site.
                (3) Deposit of fees.--Fees collected by the Forest Service
            under subsection (c)(3) shall be deposited in the special
            account established for the Forest Service under paragraph (1).
                (4) Availability of fees.--Amounts deposited in the special
            account for the Forest Service shall be available, to the extent
            and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation
            Acts, to the Secretary to cover costs incurred by the Forest
            Service described in subsection (c)(3), including the following:
                        (A) Preparing needs assessments or other
                    programmatic analyses necessary to designate
                    communications sites and issue communications use
                    authorizations.
                        (B) Developing management plans for communications
                    sites.
                        (C) Training for management of communications sites.
                        (D) Obtaining or improving access to communications
                    sites.
                (5) No additional appropriations authorized.--Except as
            provided in paragraph (4), no other amounts are authorized to be
            appropriated to carry out this section.

        (g) Savings Provisions.--
                (1) Real property authorities.--Nothing in this section, or
            the amendments made by this section, shall be construed as
            providing any executive agency with any new leasing or other
            real property authorities not existing prior to the date of
            enactment of this Act.
                (2) Effect on other laws.--Nothing in this section, or the
            amendments made by this section, and no actions taken pursuant
            to this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall
            impact a decision or determination by any executive agency to
            sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, lease, reuse, or
            redevelop any Federal real property pursuant to title 40, United
            States Code, the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016
            (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287), or any other law
            governing real property activities of the Federal Government. No
            agreement entered into pursuant to this section, or the
            amendments made by this section, may obligate the Federal
            Government to hold, control, or otherwise retain or use real
            property that may otherwise be deemed as excess, surplus, or
            that could otherwise be sold, leased, or redeveloped.
    SEC. 8706. <<NOTE: 43 USC 1748d.>>  REPORT ON WILDFIRE, INSECT
                              INFESTATION, AND DISEASE PREVENTION ON
                              FEDERAL LAND.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
    and every year thereafter, the Secretary and the Secretary of Interior
    shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
    Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
    of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
    Senate a jointly written report on--

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                (1) the number of acres of Federal land treated by the
            Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior for wildfire, insect
            infestation, or disease prevention;
                (2) the number of acres of Federal land categorized as a
            high or extreme fire risk;
                (3) the total timber production from Federal land;
                (4) the number of acres and average fire intensity of
            wildfires affecting Federal land treated for wildfire, insect
            infestation, or disease prevention;
                (5) the number of acres and average fire intensity of
            wildfires affecting Federal land not treated for wildfire,
            insect infestation, or disease prevention;
                (6) the Federal response time for each fire on greater than
            25,000 acres;
                (7) the number of miles of roads and trails on Federal land
            in need of maintenance;
                (8) the number of miles of roads on Federal land in need of
            decommissioning;
                (9) the maintenance backlog, as of the date of the report,
            for roads, trails, and recreational facilities on Federal land;
                (10) other measures needed to maintain, improve, or restore
            water quality on Federal land; and
                (11) other measures needed to improve ecosystem function or
            resiliency on Federal land.
    SEC. 8707. WEST FORK FIRE STATION.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Dolores County,
            Colorado.
                (2) West fork fire station conveyance parcel.--The term
            ``West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel'' means the parcel of
            approximately 3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the
            County, as depicted on the map entitled ``Map for West Fork Fire
            Station Conveyance Parcel'' and dated November 21, 2017.

        (b) Conveyance of West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel, Dolores
    County, Colorado.--
                (1) In general.--On receipt of a request from the County and
            subject to such terms and conditions as are mutually
            satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, including such
            additional terms as the Secretary determines to be necessary,
            the Secretary shall convey to the County without consideration
            all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
            the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel.
                (2) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
            paragraph (1), including processing and transaction costs, shall
            be paid by the County.
                (3) Use of land.--The land conveyed to the County under
            paragraph (1) shall be used by the County only for a fire
            station, related infrastructure, and roads to facilitate access
            to and through the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel.
                (4) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under
            paragraph (1) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the
            use described in paragraph (3), the land shall, at the
            discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

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    SEC. 8708. COMPETITIVE FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
                              ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM.

        Section 1232 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 582a-8) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or forest restoration''
            after ``research''; and
                (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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

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                              ``(ii) The proportion of the State's forest
                          composed of species vulnerable to non-native pests
                          present in the United States.
                              ``(iii) The pests' rate of spread via natural
                          or human-assisted means.''.

                                TITLE IX--ENERGY

    SEC. 9001. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``agricultural
            materials'' and inserting ``agricultural materials, renewable
            chemicals,'';
                (2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``into biofuels and
            biobased products; and'' and inserting the following: ``or an
            intermediate ingredient or feedstock of renewable biomass into
            any 1 or more, or a combination, of--
                              ``(i) biofuels;
                              ``(ii) renewable chemicals; or
                              ``(iii) biobased products; and''; and
                (3) in paragraph (16)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                          striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(C)''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``that--'' in the matter
                          preceding clause (i) and all that follows through
                          the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting
                          ``that produces usable energy from a renewable
                          energy source.'';
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                    subparagraph (C); and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                    following:
                        ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `renewable energy
                    system' includes--
                              ``(i) distribution components necessary to
                          move energy produced by a system described in
                          subparagraph (A) to the initial point of sale; and
                              ``(ii) other components and ancillary
                          infrastructure of a system described in
                          subparagraph (A), such as a storage system.''.
    SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM.

        Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by adding at the end the
            following:
                              ``(iii) Renewable chemicals.--Not later than
                          180 days after the date of enactment of this
                          clause, the Secretary shall update the criteria
                          issued under clause (i) to provide criteria for
                          determining which renewable chemicals may qualify
                          to receive the label under paragraph (1).'';
                (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:

        ``(f) Manufacturers of Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Products.--

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                ``(1) NAICS codes.--The Secretary and the Secretary of
            Commerce shall jointly develop North American Industry
            Classification System codes for--
                        ``(A) renewable chemicals manufacturers; and
                        ``(B) biobased products manufacturers.
                ``(2) National testing center registry.--The Secretary shall
            establish a national registry of testing centers for biobased
            products that will serve biobased product manufacturers.'';
                (3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (j) as
            subsections (j) through (l), respectively;
                (4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:

        ``(h) Streamlining.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish
            guidelines for an integrated process under which biobased
            products may be, in 1 expedited approval process--
                        ``(A) determined to be eligible for a Federal
                    procurement preference under subsection (a); and
                        ``(B) approved to use the `USDA Certified Biobased
                    Product' label under subsection (b).
                ``(2) Initiation.--The Secretary shall ensure that a review
            of a biobased product under the integrated qualification process
            established pursuant to paragraph (1) may be initiated on
            receipt of a recommendation or petition from a manufacturer,
            vendor, or other interested party.
                ``(3) Product designations.--The Secretary may issue a
            product designation pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(B), or approve
            the use of the `USDA Certified Biobased Product' label under
            subsection (b), through streamlined procedures, which shall not
            be subject to chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.

        ``(i) Requirement of Procuring Agencies.--A procuring agency (as
    defined in subsection (a)(1)) shall not establish regulations, guidance,
    or criteria regarding the procurement of biobased products, pursuant to
    this section or any other law, that impose limitations on that
    procurement that are more restrictive than the limitations established
    by the Secretary under the regulations to implement this section.'';
                (5) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$2,000,000 for
                    each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018'' and inserting
                    ``$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
                    2023''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(m) Rural Development Mission Area.--In carrying out this section,
    except as provided in subsection (g), the Secretary shall act through
    the rural development mission area.''.
    SEC. 9003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE.

        Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(3)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``produces an
                    advanced biofuel; and'' and inserting the following:
                    ``produces any 1 or more, or a combination, of--
                                                ``(i) an advanced biofuel;

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                                                ``(ii) a renewable chemical;
                                            or
                                                ``(iii) a biobased product;
                                            and''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``produces an
                    advanced biofuel.'' and inserting the following:
                    ``produces any 1 or more, or a combination, of--
                                                ``(i) an advanced biofuel;
                                                ``(ii) a renewable chemical;
                                            or
                                                ``(iii) a biobased
                                            product.''; and
                (2) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end;
                              (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at
                          the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
                              ``(iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.'';
                          and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 9004. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 9004 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8104) is repealed.
    SEC. 9005. BIOENERGY PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED BIOFUELS.

        Section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8105) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) by striking ``The Secretary may'' and inserting
                    the following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Amount.--The Secretary shall''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(2) Feedstock.--The total amount of payments made in a
            fiscal year under this section to one or more eligible producers
            for the production of advanced biofuels derived from a single
            eligible commodity, including intermediate ingredients of that
            single commodity or use of that single commodity and its
            intermediate ingredients in combination with another commodity,
            shall not exceed one-third of the total amount of funds made
            available under subsection (g).''; and
                (2) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and''
                          at the end;
                              (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
                          period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2014 through
                    2018'' and inserting ``2019 through 2023''.
    SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

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

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    SEC. 9007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

        Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Assistance.--In addition to any similar
                    authority, the Secretary shall provide--
                              ``(i) loan guarantees and grants to
                          agricultural producers and rural small
                          businesses--
                                        ``(I) to purchase renewable energy
                                    systems, including systems that may be
                                    used to produce and sell electricity;
                                    and
                                        ``(II) to make energy efficiency
                                    improvements; and
                              ``(ii) loan guarantees to agricultural
                          producers to purchase and install energy efficient
                          equipment or systems for agricultural production
                          or processing that exceed--
                                        ``(I) energy efficiency building
                                    codes, if applicable;
                                        ``(II) Federal or State energy
                                    efficiency standards, if applicable; and
                                        ``(III) other energy efficiency
                                    standards determined appropriate by the
                                    Secretary.
                        ``(B) Limitations.--With respect to loan guarantees
                    under subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                              ``(i) if no codes or standards described in
                          such subparagraph apply to the energy efficient
                          equipment or system to be purchased or installed
                          pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary shall
                          require, to the maximum extent practicable, such
                          equipment or system to meet the same efficiency
                          measurements as the most efficient available
                          equipment or system in the market; and
                              ``(ii) the Secretary shall not provide such a
                          loan guarantee for the purchase or installation of
                          any energy efficient equipment or system unless
                          more than one type of such equipment or system is
                          available in the market.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the
                    following:
                        ``(D) Loan guarantees for energy efficient equipment
                    to agricultural producers.--Using funds made available
                    under paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (f), in each
                    fiscal year the Secretary may use for loan guarantees
                    under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) an amount that does not
                    exceed 15 percent of such funds.'';
                (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (g)'' each
            place it appears and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
                (3) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsection
            (g) as subsection (f); and
                (4) in subsection (f)(3) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``2014 through 2018'' and inserting ``2019 through 2023''.
    SEC. 9008. RURAL ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY INITIATIVE.

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

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    SEC. 9009. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY.

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

        Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8111) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(6)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``and'' at
                          the end;
                              (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period
                          at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) algae.''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) by striking clause (iv); and
                              (ii) by redesignating clauses (v) through
                          (vii) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively;
                          and
                (2) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''; and
                        (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
                ``(3) Technical assistance.--Effective for fiscal year 2014
            and each subsequent fiscal year, funds made available under this
            subsection shall be available for the provision of technical
            assistance with respect to activities authorized under this
            section.''.
    SEC. 9011. CARBON UTILIZATION AND BIOGAS EDUCATION PROGRAM.

        Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
    U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 9014. <<NOTE: 7 USC 8115.>>  CARBON UTILIZATION AND BIOGAS
                              EDUCATION PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Carbon dioxide.--The term `carbon dioxide' means
            carbon dioxide that is produced as a byproduct of the production
            of a biobased product.
                ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an
            entity that--
                        ``(A) is--
                              ``(i) an organization described in section
                          501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
                          exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that
                          Code; or
                              ``(ii) an institution of higher education (as
                          defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education
                          Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)));
                        ``(B) has demonstrated knowledge about--
                              ``(i) sequestration and utilization of carbon
                          dioxide; or
                              ``(ii) aggregation of organic waste from
                          multiple sources into a single biogas system; and

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                        ``(C) has a demonstrated ability to conduct
                    educational and technical support programs.

        ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
    Secretary of Energy, shall make competitive grants to eligible
    entities--
                ``(1) to provide education to the public about the economic
            and emissions benefits of permanent sequestration or utilization
            of carbon dioxide with a primary objective of providing benefits
            and opportunities for rural businesses, rural communities, and
            utilities serving rural communities; or
                ``(2) to provide education to agricultural producers and
            other stakeholders about opportunities for aggregation of
            organic waste from multiple sources into a single biogas system.

        ``(c) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated for each of
    fiscal years 2019 through 2023--
                ``(1) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(1); and
                ``(2) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(2).''.

                              TITLE X--HORTICULTURE

    SEC. 10101. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION.

        Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 10102. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1627c note.>>  LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET
                                PROGRAM.

        (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to combine the purposes
    and coordinate the functions, as in effect on the day before the date of
    enactment of this Act, of--
                (1) the Farmers' Market and Local Food Promotion Program
            established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct
            Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005); and
                (2) the value-added agricultural product market development
            grants under section 231(b) of the Agricultural Risk Protection
            Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)).

        (b) Local Agriculture Market Program.--Subtitle A of the
    Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 210A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1627c.>>  LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET
                              PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Beginning farmer or rancher.--The term `beginning
            farmer or rancher' has the meaning given the term in section
            343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
            U.S.C. 1991(a)).
                ``(2) Direct producer-to-consumer marketing.--The term
            `direct producer-to-consumer marketing' has the meaning given
            the term `direct marketing from farmers to consumers' in section
            3 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7
            U.S.C. 3002).
                ``(3) Family farm.--The term `family farm' has the meaning
            given the term in section 231(a) of the Agricultural Risk
            Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(a)).
                ``(4) Food council.--The term `food council' means a food
            policy council or food and farm system network, as determined by
            the Secretary, that--
                        ``(A) represents--

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                              ``(i) multiple organizations involved in the
                          production, processing, and consumption of food;
                          and
                              ``(ii) local, Tribal, or State governments;
                          and
                        ``(B) addresses food and farm-related issues and
                    needs within city, county, State, Tribal region,
                    multicounty region, or other region designated by the
                    food council or food system network.
                ``(5) Majority-controlled producer-based business venture.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `majority-controlled
                    producer-based business venture' means a venture greater
                    than 50 percent of the ownership and control of which is
                    held by--
                              ``(i) 1 or more producers; or
                              ``(ii) 1 or more entities, 100 percent of the
                          ownership and control of which is held by 1 or
                          more producers.
                        ``(B) Entity described.--For purposes of
                    subparagraph (A), the term `entity' means--
                              ``(i) a partnership;
                              ``(ii) a limited liability corporation;
                              ``(iii) a limited liability partnership; and
                              ``(iv) a corporation.
                ``(6) Mid-tier value chain.--The term `mid-tier value chain'
            means a local or regional supply network that links independent
            producers with businesses and cooperatives that market value-
            added agricultural products in a manner that--
                        ``(A) targets and strengthens the profitability and
                    competitiveness of small and medium-sized farms and
                    ranches that are structured as a family farm; and
                        ``(B) obtains agreement from an eligible
                    agricultural producer group, farmer or rancher
                    cooperative, or majority-controlled producer-based
                    business venture that is engaged in the value chain on a
                    marketing strategy.
                ``(7) Partnership.--The term `partnership' means a
            partnership entered into under an agreement between--
                        ``(A) 1 or more eligible partners (as defined in
                    subsection (e)(1)); and
                        ``(B) 1 or more eligible entities (as defined in
                    subsection (e)(1)).
                ``(8) Program.--The term `Program' means the Local
            Agriculture Market Program established under subsection (b).
                ``(9) Regional food chain coordination.--The term `regional
            food chain coordination' means coordination and collaboration
            along the supply chain to increase connections between producers
            and markets.
                ``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture.
                ``(11) Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher.--The term
            `socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher' has the meaning given
            the term in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
            Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e)).
                ``(12) Value-added agricultural product.--The term `value-
            added agricultural product' means any agricultural commodity or
            product that--
                        ``(A)(i) has undergone a change in physical state;

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                        ``(ii) was produced in a manner that enhances the
                    value of the agricultural commodity or product, as
                    demonstrated through a business plan that shows the
                    enhanced value, as determined by the Secretary;
                        ``(iii) is physically segregated in a manner that
                    results in the enhancement of the value of the
                    agricultural commodity or product;
                        ``(iv) is a source of farm- or ranch-based renewable
                    energy, including E-85 fuel; or
                        ``(v) is aggregated and marketed as a locally
                    produced agricultural food product; and
                        ``(B) as a result of the change in physical state or
                    the manner in which the agricultural commodity or
                    product was produced, marketed, or segregated--
                              ``(i) the customer base for the agricultural
                          commodity or product is expanded; and
                              ``(ii) a greater portion of the revenue
                          derived from the marketing, processing, or
                          physical segregation of the agricultural commodity
                          or product is available to the producer of the
                          commodity or product.
                ``(13) Veteran farmer or rancher.--The term `veteran farmer
            or rancher' has the meaning given the term in section 2501(a) of
            the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
            U.S.C. 2279(a)).

        ``(b) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish a
    program, to be known as the `Local Agriculture Market Program', that--
                ``(1) supports the development, coordination, and expansion
            of--
                        ``(A) direct producer-to-consumer marketing;
                        ``(B) local and regional food markets and
                    enterprises; and
                        ``(C) value-added agricultural products;
                ``(2) connects and cultivates regional food economies
            through public-private partnerships;
                ``(3) supports the development of business plans,
            feasibility studies, and strategies for value-added agricultural
            production and local and regional food system infrastructure;
                ``(4) strengthens capacity and regional food system
            development through community collaboration and expansion of
            mid-tier value chains;
                ``(5) improves income and economic opportunities for
            producers and food businesses through job creation; and
                ``(6) simplifies the application processes and the reporting
            processes for the Program.

        ``(c) Administration.--In administering the Program, the Secretary
    shall--
                ``(1) streamline the Program to better support the
            activities carried out by the recipient of a grant under the
            Program;
                ``(2) connect producers with local food markets and value-
            added agricultural product opportunities;
                ``(3) partner with cooperative extension services, as
            appropriate, to provide Program technical assistance and
            outreach to Program stakeholders; and
                ``(4) ensure that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service and
            Agricultural Marketing Service provide Program technical
            assistance and outreach to Program stakeholders.

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        ``(d) Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--Under the Program, the Secretary may,
            using funds made available under subsection (i), provide grants
            for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, in accordance with
            the purposes of the Program described in subsection (b), for the
            conduct of activities described in paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Eligible activities.--The recipient of a grant may use
            a grant provided under paragraph (1)--
                        ``(A) to support and promote--
                              ``(i) domestic direct producer-to-consumer
                          marketing;
                              ``(ii) farmers' markets;
                              ``(iii) roadside stands;
                              ``(iv) agritourism activities,
                              ``(v) community-supported agriculture
                          programs; or
                              ``(vi) online sales;
                        ``(B) to support local and regional food business
                    enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect
                    producer-to-consumer marketing;
                        ``(C) to support the processing, aggregation,
                    distribution, and storage of--
                              ``(i) local and regional food products that
                          are marketed locally or regionally; and
                              ``(ii) value-added agricultural products;
                        ``(D) to encourage the development of value-added
                    agricultural products;
                        ``(E) to assist with business development plans and
                    feasibility studies;
                        ``(F) to develop marketing strategies for producers
                    of local food products and value-added agricultural
                    products in new and existing markets;
                        ``(G) to facilitate regional food chain coordination
                    and mid-tier value chain development;
                        ``(H) to promote new business opportunities and
                    marketing strategies to reduce on-farm food waste;
                        ``(I) to respond to changing technology needs in
                    direct producer-to-consumer marketing; or
                        ``(J) to cover expenses relating to costs incurred
                    in--
                              ``(i) obtaining food safety certification; and
                              ``(ii) making changes and upgrades to
                          practices and equipment to improve food safety.
                ``(3) Criteria and guidelines.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
                    criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation,
                    and funding of proposed projects under paragraph (1) as
                    the Secretary determines are appropriate.
                        ``(B) Producer or food business benefits.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), an application submitted for a grant
                          under paragraph (1) shall include a description of
                          the direct or indirect producer or food business
                          benefits intended by the applicant to result from
                          the proposed project within a reasonable period of
                          time after the receipt of the grant.
                              ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not apply
                          to a planning or feasibility project.

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                ``(4) Amount.--Unless otherwise determined by the Secretary,
            the amount of a grant under this subsection shall be not more
            than $500,000.
                ``(5) Value-added producer grants.--In the case of a grant
            provided under paragraph (1) to an eligible entity described in
            subparagraph (B), the following shall apply:
                        ``(A) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out
                    this subsection through the Administrator of the Rural
                    Business-Cooperative Service, in coordination with the
                    Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service.
                        ``(B) Eligible entities.--An entity shall be
                    eligible for a grant under this paragraph if the entity
                    is--
                              ``(i) an independent producer (as determined
                          by the Secretary) of a value-added agricultural
                          product; or
                              ``(ii) an agricultural producer group, farmer
                          or rancher cooperative, or majority-controlled
                          producer-based business venture (as determined by
                          the Secretary).
                        ``(C) Priorities.--The Secretary shall give priority
                    to applications--
                              ``(i) in the case of an application submitted
                          by a producer, that are submitted by, or serve--
                                        ``(I) beginning farmers or ranchers;
                                        ``(II) socially disadvantaged
                                    farmers or ranchers;
                                        ``(III) operators of small or medium
                                    sized farms or ranches that are
                                    structured as family farms; or
                                        ``(IV) veteran farmers or ranchers;
                                    and
                              ``(ii) in the case of an application submitted
                          by an eligible entity described in subparagraph
                          (B)(ii), that provide the greatest contribution to
                          creating or increasing marketing opportunities for
                          producers described in subclauses (I) through (IV)
                          of clause (i).
                        ``(D) Limitation on use of funds.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), an eligible entity described in
                          subparagraph (B) may not use a grant for the
                          purchase or construction of a building, general
                          purpose equipment, or structure.
                              ``(ii) Exception.--An eligible entity
                          described in subparagraph (B) may use not more
                          than $6,500 of the amount of a grant for an
                          eligible activity described in paragraph (2)(J) to
                          purchase or upgrade equipment to improve food
                          safety.
                        ``(E) Matching funds.--An eligible entity described
                    in subparagraph (B) receiving a grant shall contribute
                    an amount of non-Federal funds that is at least equal to
                    the amount of Federal funds received.
                ``(6) Farmers' markets and local food promotion program.--In
            the case of a grant provided under paragraph (1) to an eligible
            entity described in subparagraph (B), the following shall apply:
                        ``(A) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out
                    this subsection through the Administrator of the
                    Agricultural Marketing Service, in coordination with the
                    Administrator of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service.

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                        ``(B) Eligible entities.--An entity shall be
                    eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph if the
                    entity is--
                              ``(i) an agricultural cooperative or other
                          agricultural business entity or a producer network
                          or association, including a community-supported
                          agriculture network or association;
                              ``(ii) a local or Tribal government;
                              ``(iii) a nonprofit corporation;
                              ``(iv) a public benefit corporation;
                              ``(v) an economic development corporation;
                              ``(vi) a regional farmers' market authority;
                              ``(vii) a food council; or
                              ``(viii) such other entity as the Secretary
                          may designate.
                        ``(C) Priorities.--The Secretary shall give priority
                    to applications that--
                              ``(i) benefit underserved communities,
                          including communities that are located in areas of
                          concentrated poverty with limited access to fresh
                          locally or regionally grown food; or
                              ``(ii) are used to carry out eligible
                          activities under a partnership agreement under
                          subsection (e) and have not received benefits from
                          the Program in the recent past.
                        ``(D) Limitation on use of funds.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), an eligible entity described in
                          subparagraph (B) may not use a grant for the
                          purchase or construction of a building, general
                          purpose equipment, or structure.
                              ``(ii) Exception.--An eligible entity
                          described in subparagraph (B) may use not more
                          than $6,500 of the amount of a grant for an
                          eligible activity described in paragraph (2)(J) to
                          purchase or upgrade equipment to improve food
                          safety.
                        ``(E) Matching funds.--An eligible entity described
                    in subparagraph (B) receiving a grant shall provide
                    matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind
                    contribution in an amount that is equal to 25 percent of
                    the total amount of the Federal portion of the grant.

        ``(e) Partnerships.--
                ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
                    means--
                              ``(i) a producer;
                              ``(ii) a producer network or association;
                              ``(iii) a farmer or rancher cooperative;
                              ``(iv) a majority-controlled producer-based
                          business venture;
                              ``(v) a food council;
                              ``(vi) a local or Tribal government;
                              ``(vii) a nonprofit corporation;
                              ``(viii) an economic development corporation;
                              ``(ix) a public benefit corporation;
                              ``(x) a community-supported agriculture
                          network or association; and
                              ``(xi) a regional farmers' market authority.

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                        ``(B) Eligible partner.--The term `eligible partner'
                    means--
                              ``(i) a State agency or regional authority;
                              ``(ii) a philanthropic organization;
                              ``(iii) a private corporation;
                              ``(iv) an institution of higher education;
                              ``(v) a commercial, Federal, or Farm Credit
                          System lending institution; and
                              ``(vi) another entity, as determined by the
                          Secretary.
                ``(2) Grants to support partnerships.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
                    Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, in
                    accordance with the purposes of the Program described in
                    subsection (b), shall, using funds made available under
                    subsection (i), provide grants for each of fiscal years
                    2019 through 2023 to support partnerships to plan and
                    develop a local or regional food system.
                        ``(B) Geographical diversity.--To the maximum extent
                    practicable, the Secretary shall ensure geographical
                    diversity in selecting partnerships to receive grants
                    under subparagraph (A).
                ``(3) Authorities of partnerships.--A partnership receiving
            a grant under paragraph (2) may--
                        ``(A) determine the scope of the regional food
                    system to be developed, including goals, outreach
                    objectives, and eligible activities to be carried out;
                        ``(B) determine the local, regional, State, multi-
                    State, or other geographic area covered;
                        ``(C) create and conduct a feasibility study,
                    implementation plan, and assessment of eligible
                    activities under the partnership agreement;
                        ``(D) conduct outreach and education to other
                    eligible entities and eligible partners for potential
                    participation in the partnership agreement and eligible
                    activities;
                        ``(E) describe measures to be taken through the
                    partnership agreement to obtain funding for the eligible
                    activities to be carried out under the partnership
                    agreement;
                        ``(F) at the request of a producer or eligible
                    entity desiring to participate in eligible activities
                    under the partnership agreement, act on behalf of the
                    producer or eligible entity in applying for a grant
                    under subsection (d);
                        ``(G) monitor, evaluate, and periodically report to
                    the Secretary on progress made toward achieving the
                    objectives of eligible activities under the partnership
                    agreement; or
                        ``(H) at the conclusion of the partnership
                    agreement, submit to the Secretary a report describing--
                              ``(i) the results and effects of the
                          partnership agreement; and
                              ``(ii) funds provided under paragraph (4).
                ``(4) Contribution.--A partnership receiving a grant under
            paragraph (2) shall provide funding in an amount equal to not
            less than 25 percent of the total amount of the Federal portion
            of the grant.
                ``(5) Applications.--
                        ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant
                    under paragraph (2), a partnership shall submit to the

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                    Secretary an application at such time, in such manner,
                    and containing such information as the Secretary
                    considers necessary to evaluate and select applications.
                        ``(B) Competitive process.--The Secretary--
                              ``(i) shall conduct a competitive process to
                          select applications submitted under subparagraph
                          (A);
                              ``(ii) may assess and rank applications with
                          similar purposes as a group; and
                              ``(iii) shall make public the criteria to be
                          used in evaluating applications prior to accepting
                          applications.
                        ``(C) Priority to certain applications.--The
                    Secretary may give priority to applications submitted
                    under subparagraph (A) that--
                              ``(i)(I) leverage significant non-Federal
                          financial and technical resources; and
                              ``(II) coordinate with other local, State,
                          Tribal, or national efforts;
                              ``(ii) cover an area that includes distressed
                          low-income rural or urban communities, including
                          areas with persistent poverty; or
                              ``(iii) have multiple entities and partners in
                          a partnership.
                        ``(D) Producer or food business benefits.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), an application submitted under
                          subparagraph (A) shall include a description of
                          the direct or indirect producer or food business
                          benefits intended by the eligible entity to result
                          from the proposed project within a reasonable
                          period of time after the receipt of a grant.
                              ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not apply
                          to a planning or feasibility project.
                ``(6) Technical assistance.--On request of an eligible
            entity, an eligible partner, or a partnership, the Secretary may
            provide technical assistance in carrying out a partnership
            agreement.

        ``(f) Simplification of Application and Reporting Processes.--
                ``(1) Applications.--The Secretary shall establish a
            simplified application form for eligible entities that--
                        ``(A) request less than $50,000 under subsection
                    (d); or
                        ``(B) apply for grants under subsection (d) under a
                    single application through partnership agreements under
                    subsection (e).
                ``(2) Reporting.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) streamline and simplify the reporting process
                    for eligible entities; and
                        ``(B) obtain from eligible entities and maintain
                    such information as the Secretary determines is
                    necessary to administer and evaluate the Program.

        ``(g) Interdepartmental Coordination.--In carrying out the Program,
    to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure
    coordination among Federal agencies.
        ``(h) Evaluation.--

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                ``(1) In general.--Using amounts made available under
            subsection (i)(3)(E), the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation
            of the Program that--
                        ``(A) measures the economic impact of the Program on
                    new and existing market outcomes;
                        ``(B) measures the effectiveness of the Program in
                    improving and expanding--
                              ``(i) the regional food economy through public
                          and private partnerships;
                              ``(ii) the production of value-added
                          agricultural products;
                              ``(iii) producer-to-consumer marketing,
                          including direct producer-to-consumer marketing;
                              ``(iv) local and regional food systems,
                          including regional food chain coordination and
                          business development;
                              ``(v) new business opportunities and marketing
                          strategies to reduce on-farm food waste;
                              ``(vi) the use of new technologies in
                          producer-to-consumer marketing, including direct
                          producer-to-consumer marketing; and
                              ``(vii) the workforce and capacity of regional
                          food systems; and
                        ``(C) provides a description of--
                              ``(i) each partnership agreement; and
                              ``(ii) each grant provided under subsection
                          (d).
                ``(2) Report.--Not later than 4 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 evaluation conducted under paragraph
            (1), including a thorough analysis of the outcomes of the
            evaluation.

        ``(i) Funding.--
                ``(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
            section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
            thereafter, to remain available until expended.
                ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for
            fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain
            available until expended.
                ``(3) Allocation of funds.--
                        ``(A) Value-added producer grants.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), of
                          the funds made available to carry out this section
                          for a fiscal year, 35 percent shall be used for
                          grants under subsection (d)(5).
                              ``(ii) Reservation of funds.--
                                        ``(I) Majority-controlled producer-
                                    based business ventures.--The total
                                    amount of grants under subsection (d)(5)
                                    provided to majority-controlled
                                    producer-based business ventures for a
                                    fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent
                                    of the amount allocated under clause
                                    (i).
                                        ``(II) Beginning, veteran, and
                                    socially disadvantaged farmers and
                                    ranchers.--Of the

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                                    funds made available for grants under
                                    subsection (d)(5), 10 percent shall be
                                    reserved for grants provided to
                                    beginning, veteran, and socially
                                    disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.
                                        ``(III) Mid-tier value chains.--Of
                                    the funds made available for grants
                                    under subsection (d)(5), 10 percent
                                    shall be reserved for grants to develop
                                    mid-tier value chains.
                                        ``(IV) Food safety assistance.--Of
                                    the funds made available for grants
                                    under subsection (d)(5), not more than
                                    25 percent shall be reserved for grants
                                    for eligible activities described in
                                    subsection (d)(2)(J).
                        ``(B) Farmers' market and local food promotion
                    grants.--Of the funds made available to carry out this
                    section for a fiscal year, 47 percent shall be used for
                    grants under subsection (d)(6).
                        ``(C) Regional partnerships.--Of the funds made
                    available to carry out this section for a fiscal year,
                    10 percent shall be used to provide grants to support
                    partnerships under subsection (e).
                        ``(D) Unobligated funds.--Any funds under
                    subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) that are not obligated for
                    the uses described in that subparagraph, as applicable,
                    by September 30 of the fiscal year for which the funds
                    were made available--
                              ``(i) shall be available to the agency
                          carrying out the Program with the unobligated
                          funds to carry out any function of the Program, as
                          determined by the Secretary; and
                              ``(ii) may carry over to the next fiscal year.
                        ``(E) Administrative expenses.--Not greater than 8
                    percent of amounts made available to provide grants
                    under subsections (d) and (e) for a fiscal year may be
                    used for administrative expenses.''.

        (c) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Agricultural marketing resource center pilot project.--
            Section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7
            U.S.C. 1632a) is amended--
                        (A) by striking the section heading and inserting
                    ``agricultural marketing resource center pilot
                    project.'';
                        (B) by striking subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e);
                        (C) in subsection (c)--
                              (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                          subsections (a) and (b), respectively, and
                          indenting appropriately; and
                              (ii) by striking the subsection designation
                          and heading;
                        (D) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and all that
                          follows through ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting
                          the following: ``The Secretary shall not use more
                          than 2.5 percent of the funds made available to
                          carry out the Local Agriculture Market Program
                          established under section 210A of the Agricultural
                          Marketing Act of 1946 to establish

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                          a pilot project (to be known as the `Agricultural
                          Marketing Resource Center') at an eligible
                          institution described in subsection (b)''; and
                              (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
                          (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and
                          indenting appropriately; and
                        (E) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through
                          (C) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively,
                          and indenting appropriately; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by
                          striking ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and inserting
                          ``subsection (a)(1)''.
                (2) Agriculture innovation center demonstration program.--
            Section 6402(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
            2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b(f)) is amended in the matter preceding
            paragraph (1) by striking ``section 231(d) of the Agricultural
            Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-
            224))'' and inserting ``section 210A(d)(2) of the Agricultural
            Marketing Act of 1946''.
                (3) Local food production and program evaluation.--Section
            10016(b)(3)(B) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
            2204h(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``Farmers' Market and
            Local Food Promotion Program established under section 6 of the
            Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C.
            3005)'' and inserting ``Local Agriculture Market Program
            established under section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act
            of 1946''.
                (4) Program metrics.--Section 6209(a) of the Agricultural
            Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2207b(a)) is amended by striking paragraph
            (1) and inserting the following:
                ``(1) section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
            1946;''.
                (5) Farmer-to-consumer direct marketing act of 1976.--
                        (A) Section 4 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct
                    Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3003) is amended--
                              (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
                          inserting the following:

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
                        (B) Sections 6, 7, and 8 of the Farmer-to-Consumer
                    Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005, 3006; 90
                    Stat. 1983) are repealed.
    SEC. 10103. ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INITIATIVES.

        Section 7407(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``through
                    fiscal year 2012''; and
                        (B) by striking ``$5,000,000, to remain available
                    until expended.'' and inserting the following: ``, to
                    remain available until expended--

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                        ``(A) $5,000,000 for each of the periods of fiscal
                    years 2008 through 2012 and 2014 through 2018; and
                        ``(B) $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023.'';
                (2) by striking paragraph (2);
                (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
                (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and
                    inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 10104. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6503 note.>>  ORGANIC CERTIFICATION.

        (a) Exclusions From Certification.--Not later than 1 year after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to
    limit the type of organic operations that are excluded from
    certification under section 205.101 of title 7, Code of Federal
    Regulations, and from certification under any other related sections
    under part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
        (b) Definitions.--Section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Foreign operations.--When used in the context
                    of a certifying agent operating in a foreign country,
                    the term `certifying agent' includes any person
                    (including a private entity)--
                              ``(i) accredited in accordance with section
                          2115(d); or
                              ``(ii) accredited by a foreign government that
                          acted under an equivalency agreement negotiated
                          between the United States and the foreign
                          government from which the agricultural product is
                          imported.'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (21) as
            paragraphs (14) through (22), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
                ``(13) National organic program import certificate.--The
            term `national organic program import certificate' means a form
            developed for purposes of the program under this title--
                        ``(A) to provide documentation sufficient to verify
                    that an agricultural product imported for sale in the
                    United States satisfies the requirement under section
                    2115(c);
                        ``(B) which shall include, at a minimum, information
                    sufficient to indicate, with respect to the agricultural
                    product--
                              ``(i) the origin;
                              ``(ii) the destination;
                              ``(iii) the certifying agent issuing the
                          national organic program import certificate;
                              ``(iv) the harmonized tariff code, if a
                          harmonized tariff code exists for the agricultural
                          product;
                              ``(v) the total weight; and
                              ``(vi) the organic standard to which the
                          agricultural product is certified; and

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                        ``(C) that is not more than otherwise required under
                    an equivalency agreement negotiated between the United
                    States and the foreign government.''.

        (c) Accreditation Program.--Section 2115 of the Organic Foods
    Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6514) is amended by striking subsection
    (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Additional Documentation and Verification.--The Secretary,
    acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program
    established under this title, has the authority, and shall grant a
    certifying agent the authority, to require producers and handlers to
    provide additional documentation or verification before granting a
    certification under section 2104, in the case of a compliance risk with
    respect to meeting the national standards for organic production
    established under section 2105, as determined by the Secretary or the
    certifying agent.
        ``(d) Accreditation of Foreign Organic Certification Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--For an agricultural product being
            imported into the United States to be represented as organically
            produced, the Secretary shall require the agricultural product
            to be accompanied by a complete and valid national organic
            import certificate, which shall be available as an electronic
            record.
                ``(2) Tracking system.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
                    system to track national organic import certificates.
                        ``(B) Integration.--In establishing the system under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary may integrate the system
                    into any existing information tracking systems for
                    imports of agricultural products.

        ``(e) Duration of Accreditation.--An accreditation made under this
    section--
                ``(1) subject to paragraph (2), shall be for a period of not
            more than 5 years, as determined appropriate by the Secretary;
                ``(2) in the case of a certifying agent operating in a
            foreign country, shall be for a period of time that is
            consistent with the certification of a domestic certifying
            agent, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and
                ``(3) may be renewed.''.

        (d) Requirements of Certifying Agents.--Section 2116 of the Organic
    Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6515) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (i)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or an entity
                    acting as an agent of the certifying agent'' after ``a
                    certifying agent'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                    and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Oversight of certifying offices and foreign
            operations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that
                    an office of a certifying agent or entity described in
                    paragraph (1) is not complying with the provisions of
                    this title, the Secretary may suspend the operations of
                    the certifying agent or the noncompliant office,
                    including--
                              ``(i) an office operating in a foreign
                          country; and

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                              ``(ii) an office operating in the United
                          States, including an office acting on behalf of a
                          foreign-domiciled entity.
                        ``(B) Process for resuming operations following
                    suspension.--The Secretary shall provide for a process
                    that is otherwise consistent with this section that
                    authorizes a suspended office to resume operations.'';
                    and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(j) Notice.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which a new
    certifying office performing certification activities opens, an
    accredited certifying agent shall notify the Secretary of the
    opening.''.
        (e) Certain Employees Eligible to Serve as National Organic
    Standards Board Members.--Section 2119(b) of the Organic Foods
    Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or employees of such
            individuals'' after ``operation'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or employees of such
            individuals'' after ``operation''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, or an employee of
            such individual'' after ``products''.

        (f) National Organic Standards Board.--Section 2119(i) of the
    Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(i)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Two-thirds'' and inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--\2/3\''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) National list.--Any vote on a motion proposing to
            amend the national list shall be considered to be a decisive
            vote that requires \2/3\ of the votes cast at a meeting of the
            Board at which a quorum is present to prevail.''.

        (g) Investigations.--Section 2120(b) of the Organic Foods Production
    Act (7 U.S.C. 6519(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Information sharing during active investigation.--In
            carrying out this title, all parties to an active investigation
            (including certifying agents, State organic certification
            programs, and the national organic program) shall share
            confidential business information with Federal Government
            officers and employees involved in the investigation as
            necessary to fully investigate and enforce potential violations
            of this title.''.

        (h) Data Organization and Access.--Section 2122 of the Organic Foods
    Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) is amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(c) Access to Data Documentation Systems.--The Secretary shall
    have access to available data from cross-border documentation systems
    administered by other Federal agencies, including the Automated
    Commercial Environment system of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
        ``(d) Reports.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2020, and
            annually thereafter through March 1, 2023, the Secretary shall
            submit to Congress, and make publicly available on the website
            of the Department of Agriculture, a report describing national
            organic program activities with respect to all domestic and

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            overseas investigations and compliance actions taken pursuant to
            this title during the preceding year.
                ``(2) Requirements.--The data described in paragraph (1)
            shall be broken down by agricultural product, quantity, value,
            and month.
                ``(3) Exception.--Any data determined by the Secretary to be
            confidential business information shall not be provided in the
            report under paragraph (1).''.

        (i) Organic Agricultural Product Imports Interagency Working
    Group.--The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amended by inserting
    after section 2122 (7 U.S.C. 6521) the following:
    ``SEC. 2122A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6521a.>>  ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
                                IMPORTS INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

        ``(a) Establishment.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of
            Homeland Security shall jointly establish a working group to
            facilitate coordination and information sharing between the
            Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
            relating to imports of organically produced agricultural
            products (referred to in this section as the `working group').
                ``(2) Members.--The working group--
                        ``(A) shall include--
                              ``(i) the Secretary (or a designee); and
                              ``(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security (or
                          a designee); and
                        ``(B) shall not include any non-Federal officer or
                    employee.
                ``(3) Duties.--The working group shall facilitate
            coordination and information sharing between the Department of
            Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the
            purposes of--
                        ``(A) identifying imports of organically produced
                    agricultural products;
                        ``(B) verifying the authenticity of organically
                    produced agricultural product import documentation, such
                    as national organic program import certificates;
                        ``(C) ensuring imported agricultural products
                    represented as organically produced meet the
                    requirements under this title;
                        ``(D) collecting and organizing quantitative data on
                    imports of organically produced agricultural products;
                    and
                        ``(E) requesting feedback from stakeholders on how
                    to improve the oversight of imports of organically
                    produced agricultural products.
                ``(4) Designated employees and officials.--An employee or
            official designated to carry out the duties of the Secretary or
            the Secretary of Homeland Security on the working group under
            subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall be an employee or
            official compensated at a rate of pay not less than the minimum
            annual rate of basic pay for GS-12 under section 5332 of title
            5, United States Code.

        ``(b) Reports.--On an annual basis, the working group shall submit
    to Congress and make publicly available on the websites

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    of the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
    the following reports:
                ``(1) Organic trade enforcement interagency coordination
            report.--A report--
                        ``(A) identifying existing barriers to cooperation
                    between the agencies involved in agricultural product
                    import inspection, trade data collection and
                    organization, and organically produced agricultural
                    product trade enforcement, including--
                              ``(i) U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
                              ``(ii) the Agricultural Marketing Service; and
                              ``(iii) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
                          Service;
                        ``(B) assessing progress toward integrating organic
                    trade enforcement into import inspection procedures of
                    U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Animal and
                    Plant Health Inspection Service, including an assessment
                    of--
                              ``(i) the status of the development of systems
                          for--
                                        ``(I) tracking the fumigation of
                                    imports of organically produced
                                    agricultural products into the United
                                    States; and
                                        ``(II) electronically verifying
                                    national organic program import
                                    certificate authenticity; and
                              ``(ii) training of U.S. Customs and Border
                          Protection personnel on--
                                        ``(I) the use of the systems
                                    described in clause (i); and
                                        ``(II) requirements and protocols
                                    under this title;
                        ``(C) establishing methodology for ensuring imports
                    of agricultural products represented as organically
                    produced meet the requirements under this title;
                        ``(D) recommending steps to improve the
                    documentation and traceability of imported organically
                    produced agricultural products;
                        ``(E) recommending and describing steps for--
                              ``(i) improving compliance with the
                          requirements of this title for all agricultural
                          products imported into the United States and
                          represented as organically produced; and
                              ``(ii) ensuring accurate labeling and
                          marketing of imported agricultural products
                          represented as organically produced by the
                          exporter; and
                        ``(F) describing staffing needs and additional
                    resources at U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the
                    Department of Agriculture needed to ensure compliance.
                ``(2) Report on enforcement actions taken on organic
            imports.--A report--
                        ``(A) providing detailed quantitative data (broken
                    down by agricultural product, quantity, value, month,
                    and origin) on imports of agricultural products
                    represented as organically produced found to be
                    fraudulent or lacking any documentation required under
                    this title at the port of entry during the report year;
                        ``(B) providing data on domestic enforcement actions
                    taken on imported agricultural products represented as
                    organically produced, including the number and type of

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                    actions taken by United States officials at ports of
                    entry in response to violations of this title;
                        ``(C) providing data on fumigation of agricultural
                    products represented as organically produced at ports of
                    entry and notifications of fumigation actions to
                    shipment owners, broken down by product variety and
                    country of origin; and
                        ``(D) providing information on enforcement
                    activities under this title involving overseas
                    investigations and compliance actions taken within that
                    year, including--
                              ``(i) the number of investigations by country;
                          and
                              ``(ii) a descriptive summary of compliance
                          actions taken by certifying agents in each
                          country.''.

        (j) Authorization of Appropriations for National Organic Program.--
    Section 2123 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522)
    is amended--
                (1) by striking the section heading and inserting
            ``funding'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) through
            (7) and inserting the following:
                ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                ``(2) $16,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                ``(3) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                ``(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                ``(5) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                ``(6) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.''; and
                (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

        ``(c) Modernization and Improvement of International Trade
    Technology Systems and Data Collection.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a new
            system or modify an existing data collection and organization
            system to collect and organize in a single system quantitative
            data on imports of each organically produced agricultural
            product accepted into the United States.
                ``(2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
            Secretary shall modernize trade and transaction certificates to
            ensure full traceability to the port of entry without unduly
            hindering trade or commerce, such as through an electronic trade
            document exchange system.
                ``(3) Access.--The single system established under paragraph
            (1) shall be accessible by any agency with the direct authority
            to engage in--
                        ``(A) inspection of imports of agricultural
                    products;
                        ``(B) trade data collection and organization; or
                        ``(C) enforcement of trade requirements for
                    organically produced agricultural products.
                ``(4) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation, the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000 for
            fiscal year 2019 for the purposes of--
                        ``(A) carrying out this subsection; and
                        ``(B) maintaining the database and technology
                    upgrades previously carried out under this subsection,
                    as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
                    the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
                ``(5) Availability.--The amounts made available under
            paragraph (4) are in addition to any other funds made available

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            for the purposes described in that paragraph and shall remain
            available until expended.''.

        (k) <<NOTE: 7 USC 6521a note.>>  Trade Savings Provision.--The
    amendments made by subsection (i) shall be carried out in a manner
    consistent with United States obligations under international
    agreements.
    SEC. 10105. NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE PROGRAM.

        (a) Elimination of Directed Delegation.--Section 10606(a) of the
    Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(a)) is
    amended by striking ``(acting through the Agricultural Marketing
    Service)''.
        (b) Funding.--Section 10606 of the Farm Security and Rural
    Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523) is amended by striking subsection
    (d) and inserting the following:
        ``(d) Mandatory Funding.--
                ``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out
            this section--
                        ``(A) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and
                    2020;
                        ``(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and
                        ``(C) $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and
                    2023.
                ``(2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph
            (1) shall remain available until expended.''.
    SEC. 10106. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES.

        Section 10105(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 7655a(c)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
    SEC. 10107. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS.

        Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7
    U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) by striking ``solely to enhance the
                    competitiveness of specialty crops.'' and inserting the
                    following: ``to enhance the competitiveness of specialty
                    crops, including--
                ``(1) by leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty
            crops;
                ``(2) by assisting producers with research and development
            relevant to specialty crops;
                ``(3) by expanding availability and access to specialty
            crops;
                ``(4) by addressing local, regional, and national challenges
            confronting specialty crop producers; and
                ``(5) for such other purposes determined to be appropriate
            by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with specialty
            crop stakeholders and relevant State departments of
            agriculture.'';
                (2) in subsection (j)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as
                    subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and
                    indenting appropriately;
                        (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``Not later'' and inserting
                    the following:
                ``(1) In general.--Not later''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:

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                ``(2) Administration of multistate projects from
            nonparticipating states.--The Secretary of Agriculture may
            directly administer all aspects of multistate projects under
            this subsection for applicants in a nonparticipating State.'';
                (3) in subsection (k), by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Evaluation.--
                        ``(A) Performance measures and review.--
                              ``(i) Development.--The Secretary of
                          Agriculture and the State departments of
                          agriculture, in consultation with specialty crop
                          stakeholders, shall develop performance measures
                          to be used as the sole means of performing any
                          evaluation of the grant program established under
                          this section.
                              ``(ii) Review.--The Secretary of Agriculture,
                          in consultation with the State departments of
                          agriculture, shall periodically evaluate the
                          performance of the grant program established under
                          this section.
                        ``(B) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of
                    Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements--
                              ``(i) to develop the performance measures
                          under subparagraph (A)(i); or
                              ``(ii) to evaluate the overall performance of
                          the grant program established under this
                          section.''; and
                (4) in subsection (l)(2)(E), by inserting ``and each fiscal
            year thereafter'' after ``2018''.
    SEC. 10108. AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT.

        (a) Asexually Reproduced Defined.--Section 41(a) of the Plant
    Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2401(a)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
            (6), (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
            (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
            the following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Asexually reproduced.--The term `asexually reproduced'
            means produced by a method of plant propagation using vegetative
            material (other than seed) from a single parent, including
            cuttings, grafting, tissue culture, and propagation by root
            division.''.

        (b) Right to Plant Variety Protection; Plant Varieties
    Protectable.--Section 42(a) of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7
    U.S.C. 2402(a)) is amended by striking ``or tuber propagated'' and
    inserting ``, tuber propagated, or asexually reproduced''.
        (c) Infringement of Plant Variety Protection.--Section 111(a)(3) of
    the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2541(a)(3)) is amended by
    inserting ``or asexually'' after ``sexually''.
        (d) False Marketing; Cease and Desist Orders.--Section 128(a) of the
    Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2568(a)) is amended, in the
    matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``or asexually'' after
    ``sexually''.
    SEC. 10109. MULTIPLE CROP AND PESTICIDE USE SURVEY.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
    Office of Pest Management Policy, shall conduct a multiple crop and
    pesticide use survey of farmers to collect data for risk assessment
    modeling and mitigation for an active ingredient.

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        (b) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit to the Administrator of
    the Environmental Protection Agency and make publicly available the
    survey described in subsection (a).
        (c) Funding.--
                (1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section
            $500,000 for fiscal year 2019, to remain available until
            expended.
                (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to
            be appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000, to remain
            available until expended.

        (d) Confidentiality of Information.--Section 1770 of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``(a) In the case'' and inserting
                    the following:

        ``(a) In General.--In the case''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection
                    (d)(12)'' and inserting ``paragraph (12) or (13) of
                    subsection (d)''; and
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by striking ``(d) For purposes'' and inserting
                    the following:

        ``(d) Provisions of Law References.--For purposes'';
                        (B) in paragraph (11), by striking ``or'' at the
                    end;
                        (C) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; or''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(13) section 10109 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
            2018.''.
    SEC. 10110. REPORT ON THE ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES OF FOREST
                                PESTS THROUGH RESTRICTIONS ON THE
                                IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN PLANTS FOR
                                PLANTING.

        Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
    a report--
                (1) evaluating the effectiveness of the Federal Government
            in intercepting pests in international shipping and on plants
            for planting;
                (2) describing the geographic sources of intercepted pests
            and the commodities or plant species most often associated with
            infested shipments;
                (3) quantifying the detection of forest pests in the
            national surveillance networks, including the Cooperative
            Agricultural Pest Survey and the Early Detection and Rapid
            Response network of the Forest Service;
                (4) describing new outbreaks of forest pests in the United
            States and the spread of existing infestations;
                (5) describing how the numbers of such interceptions,
            detections, and outbreaks described in a preceding paragraph
            have changed since January 1, 2018;
                (6) containing proposed additional actions to further reduce
            the rate of arrival for forest pests across the borders of the
            United States;
                (7) identifying current challenges with intercepting,
            detecting, and addressing outbreaks of tree and wood pests, as
            well as challenges in achieving compliance with the Plant

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            Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) and recommendations with
            respect to such challenges; and
                (8) describing the coordination and collaboration occurring
            between the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the
            Forest Service with respect to--
                        (A) identifying and prioritizing critical detection,
                    surveillance, and eradication needs for tree and wood
                    pests; and
                        (B) identifying the actions each agency takes within
                    their respective missions to address identified
                    priorities.
    SEC. 10111. REPORT ON PLANT BIOSTIMULANTS.

        (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President and
    Congress that identifies any potential regulatory, non-regulatory, and
    legislative recommendations, including the appropriateness of any
    definitions for plant biostimulant, to ensure the efficient and
    appropriate review, approval, uniform national labeling, and
    availability of plant biostimulant products to agricultural producers.
        (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare the report required
    by subsection (a) in consultation with the Administrator of the
    Environmental Protection Agency, the several States, industry
    stakeholders, and such other stakeholders as the Secretary determines
    necessary.
        (c) Plant Biostimulant.--For the purposes of the report under
    subsection (a), the Secretary--
                (1) shall consider ``plant biostimulant'' to be a substance
            or micro-organism that, when applied to seeds, plants, or the
            rhizosphere, stimulates natural processes to enhance or benefit
            nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to abiotic
            stress, or crop quality and yield; and
                (2) may modify the description of plant biostimulant, as
            appropriate.
    SEC. 10112. CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR TECHNICAL
                                ASSISTANCE.

        Section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15
    U.S.C. 714i) is amended in the last sentence by inserting after
    ``activities'' the following: ``but excluding any amounts used to
    provide technical assistance under title X of the Agriculture
    Improvement Act of 2018 or an amendment made by that title''.
    SEC. 10113. HEMP PRODUCTION.

        The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:

                          ``Subtitle G--Hemp Production

    ``SEC. 297A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1639o.>>  DEFINITIONS.

        ``In this subtitle:
                ``(1) Hemp.--The term `hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa
            L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and
            all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts,
            and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9
            tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent
            on a dry weight basis.

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                ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning
            given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
            Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
                ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture.
                ``(4) State.--The term `State' means--
                        ``(A) a State;
                        ``(B) the District of Columbia;
                        ``(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
                        ``(D) any other territory or possession of the
                    United States.
                ``(5) State department of agriculture.--The term `State
            department of agriculture' means the agency, commission, or
            department of a State government responsible for agriculture in
            the State.
                ``(6) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal government' means
            the governing body of an Indian tribe.
    ``SEC. 297B. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1639p.>>  STATE AND TRIBAL PLANS.

        ``(a) Submission.--
                ``(1) In general.--A State or Indian tribe desiring to have
            primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp in the
            State or territory of the Indian tribe shall submit to the
            Secretary, through the State department of agriculture (in
            consultation with the Governor and chief law enforcement officer
            of the State) or the Tribal government, as applicable, a plan
            under which the State or Indian tribe monitors and regulates
            that production as described in paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Contents.--A State or Tribal plan referred to in
            paragraph (1)--
                        ``(A) shall only be required to include--
                              ``(i) a practice to maintain relevant
                          information regarding land on which hemp is
                          produced in the State or territory of the Indian
                          tribe, including a legal description of the land,
                          for a period of not less than 3 calendar years;
                              ``(ii) a procedure for testing, using post-
                          decarboxylation or other similarly reliable
                          methods, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
                          concentration levels of hemp produced in the State
                          or territory of the Indian tribe;
                              ``(iii) a procedure for the effective disposal
                          of--
                                        ``(I) plants, whether growing or
                                    not, that are produced in violation of
                                    this subtitle; and
                                        ``(II) products derived from those
                                    plants;
                              ``(iv) a procedure to comply with the
                          enforcement procedures under subsection (e);
                              ``(v) a procedure for conducting annual
                          inspections of, at a minimum, a random sample of
                          hemp producers to verify that hemp is not produced
                          in violation of this subtitle;
                              ``(vi) a procedure for submitting the
                          information described in section 297C(d)(2), as
                          applicable, to the Secretary not more than 30 days
                          after the date on which the information is
                          received; and

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                              ``(vii) a certification that the State or
                          Indian tribe has the resources and personnel to
                          carry out the practices and procedures described
                          in clauses (i) through (vi); and
                        ``(B) may include any other practice or procedure
                    established by a State or Indian tribe, as applicable,
                    to the extent that the practice or procedure is
                    consistent with this subtitle.
                ``(3) Relation to state and tribal law.--
                        ``(A) No preemption.--Nothing in this subsection
                    preempts or limits any law of a State or Indian tribe
                    that--
                              ``(i) regulates the production of hemp; and
                              ``(ii) is more stringent than this subtitle.
                        ``(B) References in plans.--A State or Tribal plan
                    referred to in paragraph (1) may include a reference to
                    a law of the State or Indian tribe regulating the
                    production of hemp, to the extent that law is consistent
                    with this subtitle.

        ``(b) Approval.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after receipt of a
            State or Tribal plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) approve the State or Tribal plan if the State
                    or Tribal plan complies with subsection (a); or
                        ``(B) disapprove the State or Tribal plan only if
                    the State or Tribal plan does not comply with subsection
                    (a).
                ``(2) Amended plans.--If the Secretary disapproves a State
            or Tribal plan under paragraph (1)(B), the State, through the
            State department of agriculture (in consultation with the
            Governor and chief law enforcement officer of the State) or the
            Tribal government, as applicable, may submit to the Secretary an
            amended State or Tribal plan that complies with subsection (a).
                ``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the
            Attorney General in carrying out this subsection.

        ``(c) Audit of State Compliance.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct an audit of the
            compliance of a State or Indian tribe with a State or Tribal
            plan approved under subsection (b).
                ``(2) Noncompliance.--If the Secretary determines under an
            audit conducted under paragraph (1) that a State or Indian tribe
            is not materially in compliance with a State or Tribal plan--
                        ``(A) the Secretary shall collaborate with the State
                    or Indian tribe to develop a corrective action plan in
                    the case of a first instance of noncompliance; and
                        ``(B) the Secretary may revoke approval of the State
                    or Tribal plan in the case of a second or subsequent
                    instance of noncompliance.

        ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical
    assistance to a State or Indian tribe in the development of a State or
    Tribal plan under subsection (a).
        ``(e) Violations.--
                ``(1) In general.--A violation of a State or Tribal plan
            approved under subsection (b) shall be subject to enforcement
            solely in accordance with this subsection.
                ``(2) Negligent violation.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--A hemp producer in a State or the
                    territory of an Indian tribe for which a State or Tribal
                    plan is approved under subsection (b) shall be subject
                    to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph if the State
                    department of agriculture or Tribal government, as
                    applicable, determines that the hemp producer has
                    negligently violated the State or Tribal plan, including
                    by negligently--
                              ``(i) failing to provide a legal description
                          of land on which the producer produces hemp;
                              ``(ii) failing to obtain a license or other
                          required authorization from the State department
                          of agriculture or Tribal government, as
                          applicable; or
                              ``(iii) producing Cannabis sativa L. with a
                          delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more
                          than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
                        ``(B) Corrective action plan.--A hemp producer
                    described in subparagraph (A) shall comply with a plan
                    established by the State department of agriculture or
                    Tribal government, as applicable, to correct the
                    negligent violation, including--
                              ``(i) a reasonable date by which the hemp
                          producer shall correct the negligent violation;
                          and
                              ``(ii) a requirement that the hemp producer
                          shall periodically report to the State department
                          of agriculture or Tribal government, as
                          applicable, on the compliance of the hemp producer
                          with the State or Tribal plan for a period of not
                          less than the next 2 calendar years.
                        ``(C) Result of negligent violation.--A hemp
                    producer that negligently violates a State or Tribal
                    plan under subparagraph (A) shall not as a result of
                    that violation be subject to any criminal enforcement
                    action by the Federal Government or any State
                    government, Tribal government, or local government.
                        ``(D) Repeat violations.--A hemp producer that
                    negligently violates a State or Tribal plan under
                    subparagraph (A) 3 times in a 5-year period shall be
                    ineligible to produce hemp for a period of 5 years
                    beginning on the date of the third violation.
                ``(3) Other violations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the State department of
                    agriculture or Tribal government in a State or the
                    territory of an Indian tribe for which a State or Tribal
                    plan is approved under subsection (b), as applicable,
                    determines that a hemp producer in the State or
                    territory has violated the State or Tribal plan with a
                    culpable mental state greater than negligence--
                              ``(i) the State department of agriculture or
                          Tribal government, as applicable, shall
                          immediately report the hemp producer to--
                                        ``(I) the Attorney General; and
                                        ``(II) the chief law enforcement
                                    officer of the State or Indian tribe, as
                                    applicable; and
                              ``(ii) paragraph (1) of this subsection shall
                          not apply to the violation.
                        ``(B) Felony.--

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                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                          clause (ii), any person convicted of a felony
                          relating to a controlled substance under State or
                          Federal law before, on, or after the date of
                          enactment of this subtitle shall be ineligible,
                          during the 10-year period following the date of
                          the conviction--
                                        ``(I) to participate in the program
                                    established under this section or
                                    section 297C; and
                                        ``(II) to produce hemp under any
                                    regulations or guidelines issued under
                                    section 297D(a).
                              ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not apply
                          to any person growing hemp lawfully with a
                          license, registration, or authorization under a
                          pilot program authorized by section 7606 of the
                          Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) before
                          the date of enactment of this subtitle.
                        ``(C) False statement.--Any person who materially
                    falsifies any information contained in an application to
                    participate in the program established under this
                    section shall be ineligible to participate in that
                    program.

        ``(f) Effect.--Nothing in this section prohibits the production of
    hemp in a State or the territory of an Indian tribe--
                ``(1) for which a State or Tribal plan is not approved under
            this section, if the production of hemp is in accordance with
            section 297C or other Federal laws (including regulations); and
                ``(2) if the production of hemp is not otherwise prohibited
            by the State or Indian tribe.
    ``SEC. 297C. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1639q.>>  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

        ``(a) Department of Agriculture Plan.--
                ``(1) In general.--In the case of a State or Indian tribe
            for which a State or Tribal plan is not approved under section
            297B, the production of hemp in that State or the territory of
            that Indian tribe shall be subject to a plan established by the
            Secretary to monitor and regulate that production in accordance
            with paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Content.--A plan established by the Secretary under
            paragraph (1) shall include--
                        ``(A) a practice to maintain relevant information
                    regarding land on which hemp is produced in the State or
                    territory of the Indian tribe, including a legal
                    description of the land, for a period of not less than 3
                    calendar years;
                        ``(B) a procedure for testing, using post-
                    decarboxylation or other similarly reliable methods,
                    delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of
                    hemp produced in the State or territory of the Indian
                    tribe;
                        ``(C) a procedure for the effective disposal of--
                              ``(i) plants, whether growing or not, that are
                          produced in violation of this subtitle; and
                              ``(ii) products derived from those plants;
                        ``(D) a procedure to comply with the enforcement
                    procedures under subsection (c)(2);
                        ``(E) a procedure for conducting annual inspections
                    of, at a minimum, a random sample of hemp producers to
                    verify that hemp is not produced in violation of this
                    subtitle; and

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                        ``(F) such other practices or procedures as the
                    Secretary considers to be appropriate, to the extent
                    that the practice or procedure is consistent with this
                    subtitle.

        ``(b) Licensing.--The Secretary shall establish a procedure to issue
    licenses to hemp producers in accordance with a plan established under
    subsection (a).
        ``(c) Violations.--
                ``(1) In general.--In the case of a State or Indian tribe
            for which a State or Tribal plan is not approved under section
            297B, it shall be unlawful to produce hemp in that State or the
            territory of that Indian tribe without a license issued by the
            Secretary under subsection (b).
                ``(2) Negligent and other violations.--A violation of a plan
            established under subsection (a) shall be subject to enforcement
            in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 297B(e),
            except that the Secretary shall carry out that enforcement
            instead of a State department of agriculture or Tribal
            government.
                ``(3) Reporting to attorney general.--In the case of a State
            or Indian tribe covered by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
            report the production of hemp without a license issued by the
            Secretary under subsection (b) to the Attorney General.

        ``(d) Information Sharing for Law Enforcement.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) collect the information described in paragraph
                    (2); and
                        ``(B) make the information collected under
                    subparagraph (A) accessible in real time to Federal,
                    State, territorial, and local law enforcement.
                ``(2) Content.--The information collected by the Secretary
            under paragraph (1) shall include--
                        ``(A) contact information for each hemp producer in
                    a State or the territory of an Indian tribe for which--
                              ``(i) a State or Tribal plan is approved under
                          section 297B(b); or
                              ``(ii) a plan is established by the Secretary
                          under this section;
                        ``(B) a legal description of the land on which hemp
                    is grown by each hemp producer described in subparagraph
                    (A); and
                        ``(C) for each hemp producer described in
                    subparagraph (A)--
                              ``(i) the status of--
                                        ``(I) a license or other required
                                    authorization from the State department
                                    of agriculture or Tribal government, as
                                    applicable; or
                                        ``(II) a license from the Secretary;
                                    and
                              ``(ii) any changes to the status.
    ``SEC. 297D. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1639r.>>  REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES;
                              EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.

        ``(a) Promulgation of Regulations and Guidelines; Report.--
                ``(1) Regulations and guidelines.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall promulgate
                    regulations and guidelines to implement this subtitle as
                    expeditiously as practicable.

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                        ``(B) Consultation with attorney general.--The
                    Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General on the
                    promulgation of regulations and guidelines under
                    subparagraph (A).
                ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to the
            Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
            a report containing updates on the implementation of this
            subtitle.

        ``(b) Authority.--Subject to subsection (c)(3)(B), the Secretary
    shall have sole authority to promulgate Federal regulations and
    guidelines that relate to the production of hemp, including Federal
    regulations and guidelines that relate to the implementation of sections
    297B and 297C.
        ``(c) Effect on Other Law.--Nothing in this subtitle shall affect or
    modify--
                ``(1) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
            301 et seq.);
                ``(2) section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42
            U.S.C. 262); or
                ``(3) the authority of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
            and the Secretary of Health and Human Services--
                        ``(A) under--
                              ``(i) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
                          (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); or
                              ``(ii) section 351 of the Public Health
                          Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); or
                        ``(B) to promulgate Federal regulations and
                    guidelines that relate to the production of hemp under
                    the Act described in subparagraph (A)(i) or the section
                    described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
    ``SEC. 297E. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1639s.>>  AUTHORIZATION OF
                              APPROPRIATIONS.

        ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
    to carry out this subtitle.''.
    SEC. 10114. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1639o note.>>  INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

        (a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title or an amendment
    made by this title prohibits the interstate commerce of hemp (as defined
    in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (as added by
    section 10113)) or hemp products.
        (b) Transportation of Hemp and Hemp Products.--No State or Indian
    Tribe shall prohibit the transportation or shipment of hemp or hemp
    products produced in accordance with subtitle G of the Agricultural
    Marketing Act of 1946 (as added by section 10113) through the State or
    the territory of the Indian Tribe, as applicable.
    SEC. 10115. FIFRA INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

        Section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
    Act (7 U.S.C. 13a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(11) Interagency working group.--
                        ``(A) Definition of covered agency.--In this
                    paragraph, the term `covered agency' means any of the
                    following:
                              ``(i) The Department of Agriculture.
                              ``(ii) The Department of Commerce.

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                              ``(iii) The Department of the Interior.
                              ``(iv) The Council on Environmental Quality.
                              ``(v) The Environmental Protection Agency.
                        ``(B) Establishment.--The Administrator shall
                    establish an interagency working group, to be comprised
                    of representatives from each covered agency, to provide
                    recommendations regarding, and to implement a strategy
                    for improving, the consultation process required under
                    section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
                    U.S.C. 1536) for pesticide registration and registration
                    review.
                        ``(C) Duties.--The interagency working group
                    established under subparagraph (B) shall--
                              ``(i) analyze relevant Federal law (including
                          regulations) and case law for purposes of
                          providing an outline of the legal and regulatory
                          framework for the consultation process referred to
                          in that subparagraph, including--
                                        ``(I) requirements under this Act
                                    and the Endangered Species Act of 1973
                                    (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
                                        ``(II) Federal case law regarding
                                    the intersection of this Act and the
                                    Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
                                    U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and
                                        ``(III) Federal regulations relating
                                    to the pesticide consultation process;
                              ``(ii) provide advice regarding methods of--
                                        ``(I) defining the scope of actions
                                    of the covered agencies that are subject
                                    to the consultation requirement referred
                                    to in subparagraph (B); and
                                        ``(II) properly identifying and
                                    classifying effects of actions of the
                                    covered agencies with respect to that
                                    consultation requirement;
                              ``(iii) identify the obligations and
                          limitations under Federal law of each covered
                          agency for purposes of providing a legal and
                          regulatory framework for developing the
                          recommendations referred to in subparagraph (B);
                              ``(iv) review practices for the consultation
                          referred to in subparagraph (B) to identify
                          problem areas, areas for improvement, and best
                          practices for conducting that consultation among
                          the covered agencies;
                              ``(v) develop scientific and policy approaches
                          to increase the accuracy and timeliness of the
                          process for that consultation, in accordance with
                          requirements of this Act and the Endangered
                          Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
                          including--
                                        ``(I) processes to efficiently share
                                    data and coordinate analyses among the
                                    Department of Agriculture, the
                                    Department of Commerce, the Department
                                    of the Interior, and the Environmental
                                    Protection Agency;
                                        ``(II) a streamlined process for
                                    identifying which actions require no
                                    consultation, informal consultation, or
                                    formal consultation;
                                        ``(III) an approach that will
                                    provide clarity with respect to what
                                    constitutes the best scientific

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                                    and commercial data available in the
                                    fields of pesticide use and ecological
                                    risk assessment, pursuant to section
                                    7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of
                                    1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)); and
                                        ``(IV) approaches that enable the
                                    Environmental Protection Agency to
                                    better assist the Department of the
                                    Interior and the Department of Commerce
                                    in carrying out obligations under that
                                    section in a timely and efficient
                                    manner; and
                              ``(vi) propose and implement a strategy to
                          implement approaches to consultations under the
                          Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
                          seq.) and document that strategy in a memorandum
                          of understanding, revised regulations, or another
                          appropriate format to promote durable cooperation
                          among the covered agencies.
                        ``(D) Reports.--
                              ``(i) Progress reports.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Not later than 18
                                    months after the date of enactment of
                                    this paragraph, the Administrator, in
                                    coordination with the head of each other
                                    covered agency, 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
                                    progress of the working group in
                                    developing the recommendations under
                                    subparagraph (B).
                                        ``(II) Requirements.--The report
                                    under this clause shall--
                                                ``(aa) reflect the
                                            perspectives of each covered
                                            agency; and
                                                ``(bb) identify areas of new
                                            consensus and continuing topics
                                            of disagreement and debate.
                              ``(ii) Results.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Not later than 1
                                    year after the date of enactment of this
                                    paragraph, the Administrator, in
                                    coordination with the head of each other
                                    covered agency, 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--
                                                ``(aa) the recommendations
                                            developed under subparagraph
                                            (B); and
                                                ``(bb) plans for
                                            implementation of those
                                            recommendations.
                                        ``(II) Requirements.--The report
                                    under this clause shall--
                                                ``(aa) reflect the
                                            perspectives of each covered
                                            agency; and
                                                ``(bb) identify areas of
                                            consensus and continuing topics
                                            of disagreement and debate, if
                                            any.
                              ``(iii) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year
                          after the date of submission of the report under
                          clause (i), the Administrator, in coordination
                          with the head

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                          of each other covered agency, 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--
                                        ``(I) the implementation of the
                                    recommendations referred to in that
                                    clause;
                                        ``(II) the extent to which that
                                    implementation improved the consultation
                                    process referred to in subparagraph (B);
                                    and
                                        ``(III) any additional
                                    recommendations for improvements to the
                                    process described in subparagraph (B).
                              ``(iv) Other reports.--Not later than the date
                          that is 180 days after the date of submission of
                          the report under clause (iii), and not less
                          frequently than once every 180 days thereafter
                          during the 5-year period beginning on that date,
                          the Administrator, in coordination with the head
                          of each other covered agency, 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--
                                        ``(I) the implementation of the
                                    recommendations referred to in that
                                    clause;
                                        ``(II) the extent to which that
                                    implementation improved the consultation
                                    process referred to in subparagraph (B);
                                    and
                                        ``(III) any additional
                                    recommendations for improvements to the
                                    process described in subparagraph (B).
                        ``(E) Consultation with private sector.--In carrying
                    out the duties under this paragraph, the working group
                    shall, as appropriate--
                              ``(i) consult with, representatives of
                          interested industry stakeholders and
                          nongovernmental organizations; and
                              ``(ii) take into consideration factors, such
                          as actual and potential differences in interest
                          between, and the views of, those stakeholders and
                          organizations.
                        ``(F) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal
                    Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply
                    to the working group established under this paragraph.
                        ``(G) Savings clause.--Nothing in this paragraph
                    supersedes any provision of--
                              ``(i) this Act; or
                              ``(ii) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
                          U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), including the requirements
                          under section 7 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1536).''.
    SEC. 10116. STUDY ON METHYL BROMIDE USE IN RESPONSE TO AN
                                EMERGENCY EVENT.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Emergency event.--The term ``emergency event'' means a
            situation--
                        (A) that occurs at a location on which a plant or
                    commodity is grown or produced or facility providing for
                    the

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                    storage of, or other services with respect to, a plant
                    or commodity;
                        (B) for which the lack of availability of methyl
                    bromide for a particular use would result in significant
                    economic loss to the owner, lessee, or operator of the
                    location or facility or the owner, grower, or purchaser
                    of the plant or commodity; and
                        (C) that, in light of the specific agricultural,
                    meteorological, or other conditions presented, requires
                    the use of methyl bromide to control a pest or disease
                    in the location or facility because there are no
                    technically feasible alternatives to methyl bromide
                    easily accessible by an entity referred to in
                    subparagraph (B) at the time and location of the event
                    that--
                              (i) are registered under the Federal
                          Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7
                          U.S.C. 136 et seq.) for the intended use or pest
                          to be so controlled; and
                              (ii) would adequately control the pest or
                          disease presented at the location or facility.
                (2) Pest.--The term ``pest'' has the meaning given the term
            in section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
            Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136).

        (b) Study.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
            Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Environmental
            Protection Agency, shall complete a study on the potential use
            of methyl bromide in response to an emergency event.
                (2) Requirements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall
            include--
                        (A) a risk-benefit analysis of authorizing State,
                    local, or Tribal authorities, in accordance with
                    appropriate requirements and criteria, such as the
                    recommendations developed under subparagraph (E)--
                              (i) to determine when the use of methyl
                          bromide is required; and
                              (ii) to authorize such use;
                        (B) a risk-benefit analysis of authorizing the
                    Secretary, in accordance with appropriate requirements
                    and criteria, such as the recommendations developed
                    under subparagraph (E)--
                              (i) to determine when the use of methyl
                          bromide is required; and
                              (ii) to authorize such use;
                        (C) a historic estimate of situations occurring on
                    or after September 15, 1997, that could have been deemed
                    emergency events;
                        (D) a detailed assessment of the adherence of the
                    United States to international obligations of the United
                    States with respect to the prevention of ozone
                    depletion; and
                        (E) an assessment and recommendations on appropriate
                    requirements and criteria to be met to authorize the use
                    of methyl bromide in response to an emergency event
                    (including any recommendations for revising the
                    definition of the term ``emergency event'' in subsection
                    (a)) in a manner that fully complies with the Montreal
                    Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer,
                    including

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                    Decision IX/7 of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of
                    the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that
                    Deplete the Ozone Layer.

        (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on the study under
    subsection (b) to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and
    Nutrition of the Senate.

                            TITLE XI--CROP INSURANCE

    SEC. 11101. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b))
    is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10),
            and (11) as paragraphs (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), and (13)
            respectively;
                (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
                ``(6) Cover crop termination.--The term `cover crop
            termination' means a practice that historically and under
            reasonable circumstances results in the termination of the
            growth of a cover crop.''; and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
                ``(9) Hemp.--The term `hemp' has the meaning given the term
            in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.''.
    SEC. 11102. DATA COLLECTION.

        Section 506(h)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1506(h)(2)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``The Corporation'' and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) National agricultural statistics service.--
                    Data collected by the National Agricultural Statistics
                    Service, whether published or unpublished, shall be--
                              ``(i) provided in an aggregate form to the
                          Corporation for the purpose of providing insurance
                          under this subtitle; and
                              ``(ii) kept confidential by the Corporation in
                          the same manner and to the same extent as is
                          required under--
                                        ``(I) section 1770 of the Food
                                    Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276);
                                    and
                                        ``(II) the Confidential Information
                                    Protection and Statistical Efficiency
                                    Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public
                                    Law 107-347).
                        ``(C) Noninsured crop disaster assistance program.--
                    In collecting data under this subsection, the Secretary
                    shall ensure that--
                              ``(i) appropriate data are collected through
                          the noninsured crop disaster assistance program
                          established by section 196 of the Federal
                          Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
                          U.S.C. 7333); and

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                              ``(ii) not less frequently than annually, the
                          Farm Service Agency shares, and the Corporation
                          considers, the data described in clause (i).''.
    SEC. 11103. SHARING OF RECORDS.

        Section 506(h)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1506(h)(3)) is amended by inserting ``applicants who have received
    payment under section 522(b)(2)(E),'' after ``divisions,''.
    SEC. 11104. USE OF RESOURCES.

        Section 507(f) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1507(f))
    is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the
            following:
                ``(3) the Farm Service Agency, in assisting the Board in--
                        ``(A) the determination of individual producer
                    yields;
                        ``(B) sharing information on beginning farmers and
                    ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers;
                        ``(C) investigating potential waste, fraud, or
                    abuse;
                        ``(D) sharing information to support the transition
                    of crops and counties from the noninsured crop disaster
                    assistance program established by section 196 of the
                    Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
                    (7 U.S.C. 7333) to insurance under this subtitle; and
                        ``(E) serving as a local point of contact for the
                    dissemination of information on risk management options
                    available to farmers and ranchers; and
                ``(4) other Federal agencies, in assisting the Board in any
            way the Board determines is necessary in carrying out this
            subtitle.'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) the'' and inserting
            the following:
                ``(2) the''; and
                (3) by striking ``(f) The Board'' in the matter preceding
            paragraph (1) and all that follows through the semicolon at the
            end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

        ``(f) Use of Resources, Data, Boards, and Committees of Federal
    Agencies.--If the Board determines it is necessary, the Board shall use,
    to the maximum extent practicable, the resources, data, boards, and the
    committees of--
                ``(1) the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in
            assisting the Board in--
                        ``(A) the classification of land as to risk and
                    production capability; and
                        ``(B) the consideration of acceptable conservation
                    practices, including good farming practices with respect
                    to conservation (such as cover crop termination);''.
    SEC. 11105. SPECIALTY CROPS.

        (a) Specialty Crops Coordinator.--Section 507(g) of the Federal Crop
    Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1507(g)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the subsection designation and all that
            follows through ``The Corporation'' in paragraph (1) and
            inserting the following:

        ``(g) Specialty Crops Coordinator.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Corporation''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:

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                ``(4) Specialty crop liaisons.--The Specialty Crops
            Coordinator shall--
                        ``(A) designate a Specialty Crops Liaison in each
                    regional field office; and
                        ``(B) share the contact information of the Specialty
                    Crops Liaisons with specialty crop producers.
                ``(5) Website.--The Specialty Crops Coordinator shall
            establish a website focused on the efforts of the Corporation to
            provide and expand crop insurance for specialty crop
            producers.''.

        (b) Addition of Specialty Crops and Other Value-added Crops.--
    Section 508(a)(6) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(a)(6)) is amended--
                (1) in the paragraph heading, by adding at the end the
            following: ``(including value-added crops)'';
                (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) Annual review.--Not later than 1 year after
                    the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act
                    of 2018, and annually thereafter, the manager of the
                    Corporation shall prepare, to the maximum extent
                    practicable, based on data shared from the noninsured
                    crop disaster assistance program established by section
                    196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
                    Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), written agreements, or
                    other data, and present to the Board not less than 1 of
                    each of the following:
                              ``(i) Research and development for a policy or
                          plan of insurance for a commodity for which there
                          is no existing policy or plan of insurance.
                              ``(ii) Expansion of an existing policy or plan
                          of insurance to additional counties or States,
                          including malting barley endorsements or contract
                          options.
                              ``(iii) Research and development for a new
                          policy or plan of insurance, or endorsement, for
                          commodities with existing policies or plans of
                          insurance, such as dollar plans.'';
                (3) in subparagraph (B), in the subparagraph heading, by
            striking ``Addition of new crops'' and inserting ``Report''; and
                (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D).
    SEC. 11106. INSURANCE PERIOD.

        Section 508(a)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``and sweet potatoes'' and inserting
    ``sweet potatoes, and hemp''.
    SEC. 11107. COVER CROPS.

        Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a))
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3)(B), in the subparagraph heading, by
            inserting ``determination review'' after ``practices''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(11) Cover crops.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The voluntary practice of cover
                    cropping shall be considered a good farming practice
                    under paragraph (3)(A)(iii) if the cover crop is
                    terminated in accordance with subparagraph (B).
                        ``(B) Termination.--

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                              ``(i) In general.--The termination of a cover
                          crop shall be carried out according to--
                                        ``(I) guidelines established by the
                                    Secretary; or
                                        ``(II) an exception to the
                                    guidelines approved under clause (ii).
                              ``(ii) Exception to guidelines.--The
                          Corporation shall approve an exception to the
                          guidelines under clause (i)(I) if that exception
                          is recommended by--
                                        ``(I) the Natural Resources
                                    Conservation Service; or
                                        ``(II) an agricultural expert, as
                                    determined by the Corporation, unless
                                    the exception is determined to be
                                    unreasonable by the Corporation.
                        ``(C) Insurability of subsequent crop.--Cover crop
                    termination shall not affect the insurability of a
                    subsequently planted insurable crop if the cover crop is
                    terminated in accordance with subparagraph (B).
                        ``(D) Summer fallow.--In a county in which summer
                    fallow is an insurable practice, a cover crop in that
                    county that is terminated in accordance with
                    subparagraph (B) shall be considered as summer fallow
                    for the purpose of insurability.''.
    SEC. 11108. UNDERSERVED PRODUCERS.

        Section 508(a)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(a)(7)) is amended--
                (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and underserved
            producers'' after ``states'';
                (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by striking the designation and heading and all
                    that follows through ``the term'' and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                              ``(i) Adequately served.--The term'';
                        (B) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking
                    ``participation rate'' and inserting ``participation
                    rate, by crop,''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Underserved producer.--The term
                          `underserved producer' means an individual
                          (including a member of an Indian Tribe) that is--
                                        ``(I) a beginning farmer or rancher;
                                        ``(II) a veteran farmer or rancher;
                                    or
                                        ``(III) a socially disadvantaged
                                    farmer or rancher.'';
                (3) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) by striking ``The Board'' and inserting ``Using
                    resources and information available to the Board or the
                    Secretary, the Board''; and
                        (B) by striking ``subtitle'' and inserting
                    ``subtitle, including policies and plans of insurance
                    for underserved producers,''; and
                (4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(C) Report.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Not later than 30 days
                          after completion of the review under subparagraph
                          (B), and

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                          not less frequently than once every 3 years
                          thereafter, the Board shall make publicly
                          available and submit to the Committee on
                          Agriculture of the House of Representatives and
                          the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
                          Forestry of the Senate a report describing the
                          results of the review.
                              ``(ii) Recommendations.--The report under
                          clause (i) shall include recommendations to
                          increase participation in States and among
                          underserved producers that are not adequately
                          served by the policies and plans of insurance,
                          including any plans for administrative action or
                          recommendations for Congressional action.''.
    SEC. 11109. TREATMENT OF FORAGE AND GRAZING.

        (a) Availability of Catastrophic Risk Protection for Crops and
    Grasses Used for Grazing.--Section 508(b)(1) of the Federal Crop
    Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(1)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
            subparagraph (B), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (B).

        (b) Coverage for Forage and Grazing.--The Federal Crop Insurance Act
    is amended by inserting after section 508C (7 U.S.C. 1508c) the
    following new section:
    ``SEC. 508D. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1508d.>>  COVERAGE FOR FORAGE AND
                              GRAZING.

        ``Notwithstanding section 508A, and in addition to any other
    available coverage, for crops that can be both grazed and mechanically
    harvested on the same acres during the same growing season, producers
    shall be allowed to purchase separate policies for each intended use, as
    determined by the Corporation, and any indemnity paid under those
    policies for each intended use shall not be considered to be for the
    same loss for the purposes of section 508(n).''.
    SEC. 11110. ADMINISTRATIVE BASIC FEE.

        Section 508(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$655''.
    SEC. 11111. ENTERPRISE UNITS.

        Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(E) Enterprise units across county lines.--The
                    Corporation may allow a producer to establish a single
                    enterprise unit by combining an enterprise unit with--
                              ``(i) 1 or more other enterprise units in 1 or
                          more other counties; or
                              ``(ii) all basic units and all optional units
                          in 1 or more other counties.''.
    SEC. 11112. CONTINUED AUTHORITY.

        Section 508(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g))
    is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(6) Continued authority.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall establish--
                              ``(i) underwriting rules that limit the
                          decrease in the actual production history of a
                          producer, at the election of the producer, to not
                          more than 10 percent of the actual production
                          history of the previous crop

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                          year provided that the production decline was the
                          result of drought, flood, natural disaster, or
                          other insurable loss (as determined by the
                          Corporation); and
                              ``(ii) actuarially sound premiums to cover
                          additional risk.
                        ``(B) Other authority.--The authority provided under
                    subparagraph (A) is in addition to any other authority
                    that adjusts the actual production history of the
                    producer under this Act.
                        ``(C) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be
                    construed to require a change in the administration of
                    any provision of this Act as the Act was administered
                    for the 2018 reinsurance year.''.
    SEC. 11113. SUBMISSION OF POLICIES AND MATERIALS TO BOARD.

        Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h))
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                        (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as
                    subclauses (I) through (III), respectively, and
                    indenting appropriately;
                        (B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``The Corporation shall'' and
                    inserting the following:
                              ``(i) In general.--The Corporation shall'';
                        (C) in clause (i)(I) (as so redesignated), by
                    inserting ``subject to clause (ii),'' before ``will
                    likely''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Waiver for hemp.--The Corporation may
                          waive the viability and marketability requirement
                          under clause (i)(I) in the case of a policy or
                          pilot program relating to the production of
                          hemp.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3)(C)--
                        (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iv) in the case of reviewing policies and
                          other materials relating to the production of
                          hemp, may waive the viability and marketability
                          requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I).''.
    SEC. 11114. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD.

        Section 508(o)(2)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(o)(2)(A)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``During the'' and inserting the following:
                              ``(i) First 4 crop years.--During the'';
                (2) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking ``after
            the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014'' and
            inserting ``beginning on February 8, 2014, and ending on the
            date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018'';
            and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) Subsequent crop years.--Native sod
                          acreage that has been tilled for the production of
                          an insurable crop after the date of enactment of
                          the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 shall be
                          subject to a reduction in benefits under this
                          subtitle as described in this paragraph for not
                          more than 4 cumulative years--

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                                        ``(I) during the first 10 years
                                    after initial tillage; and
                                        ``(II) during each of which a crop
                                    on that acreage is insured under
                                    subsection (c).''.
    SEC. 11115. USE OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE DATA
                                TO COMBAT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

        Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) using published aggregate data from the
                    National Agricultural Statistics Service or any other
                    data source to--
                              ``(i) detect yield disparities or other data
                          anomalies that indicate potential fraud; and
                              ``(ii) target the relevant counties, crops,
                          regions, companies, or agents associated with that
                          potential fraud for audits and other enforcement
                          actions.''; and
                (2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ``pursuant to''
            each place it appears and inserting ``under''.
    SEC. 11116. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO CORPORATION.

        Section 515(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515(g))
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) The actual production history to be used to
                    establish insurable yields.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``The information required by
                    paragraph (1)'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The information required to be
                    submitted under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of
                    paragraph (1)''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Actual production history.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The information required to
                          be submitted under paragraph (1)(D) with respect
                          to an applicable policy or plan of insurance for a
                          covered commodity (as defined in section 1111 of
                          the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011))
                          shall be submitted so as to ensure receipt by the
                          Corporation not later than the Saturday of the
                          week containing the calendar day that is 30 days
                          after the applicable production reporting date for
                          the crop to be insured.
                              ``(ii) Correction of errors.--Nothing in
                          clause (i) limits the ability of an approved
                          insurance provider to correct any error in the
                          information submitted under paragraph (1)(D) after
                          receipt of the information by the Corporation in
                          accordance with clause (i).''.
    SEC. 11117. CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LOSS ADJUSTERS AND AGENTS.

        Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515) is
    amended--

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                (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:

        ``(k) Continuing Education for Loss Adjusters and Agents.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall establish
            requirements for continuing education for loss adjusters and
            agents of approved insurance providers.
                ``(2) Requirements.--The requirements for continuing
            education described in paragraph (1) shall ensure that loss
            adjusters and agents of approved insurance providers are
            familiar with--
                        ``(A) the policies and plans of insurance available
                    under this Act, including the regulations promulgated to
                    carry out this Act;
                        ``(B) efforts to promote program integrity through
                    the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse; and
                        ``(C) other aspects of adjusting, delivering, and
                    servicing policies and plans of insurance by adjustors
                    and agents, as determined by the Secretary, including
                    conservation activities and agronomic practices
                    (including organic and sustainable practices) that are
                    common and appropriate to the area in which the insured
                    crop being inspected is produced.''.
    SEC. 11118. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

        Section 516(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1516(b)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``$9,000,000'' and inserting
    ``$7,000,000''.
    SEC. 11119. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.

        Section 518 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1518) is
    amended by inserting ``hemp,'' before ``aquacultural species''.
    SEC. 11120. MAINTENANCE OF POLICIES.

        (a) In General.--Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
    U.S.C. 1522(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read
            as follows:
                        ``(B) Reimbursement.--
                              ``(i) In general.--An applicant who submits a
                          policy under section 508(h) shall be eligible for
                          the reimbursement of reasonable research and
                          development costs if the policy is approved by the
                          Board for sale to producers.
                              ``(ii) Reasonable costs.--For the purpose of
                          reimbursing research and development and
                          maintenance costs under this section, costs of the
                          applicant shall be considered reasonable costs if
                          the costs are based on--
                                        ``(I) for any employees or
                                    contracted personnel, wage rates equal
                                    to not more than 2 times the hourly wage
                                    rate plus benefits, as provided by the
                                    Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year
                                    in which such costs are incurred,
                                    calculated using the formula applied to
                                    an applicant by the Corporation in
                                    reviewing proposed project budgets under
                                    this section on October 1, 2016; and

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                                        ``(II) other actual documented costs
                                    incurred by the applicant.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``approved
                    insurance provider'' and inserting ``applicant''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (D)--
                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``determined by
                          the approved insurance provider'' and inserting
                          ``determined by the applicant''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) Review.--After the Board approves the
                          amount of a fee under clause (ii), the fee shall
                          remain in effect and not be reviewed by the Board
                          unless--
                                        ``(I) the applicant petitions the
                                    Board for reconsideration of the fee;
                                        ``(II) a substantial change is made
                                    to the policy, as determined by the
                                    Board; or
                                        ``(III) there is substantial
                                    evidence that the fee is inhibiting
                                    sales or use of the policy, as
                                    determined by the Board.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 1522 note.>>  Applicability.--
                (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
            apply to reimbursement requests made on or after October 1,
            2016.
                (2) Resubmission of denied request.--An applicant that was
            denied all or a portion of a reimbursement request under
            paragraph (1) of section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance
            Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)) during the period between October 1,
            2016, and the date of the enactment of this Act shall be given
            an opportunity to resubmit such request.
    SEC. 11121. REIMBURSEMENT OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
                                MAINTENANCE COSTS.

        Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b))
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(K) Waiver for hemp.--The Board may waive the
                    viability and marketability requirements under this
                    paragraph in the case of research and development
                    relating to a policy to insure the production of
                    hemp.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``The Corporation'' and inserting
                    the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    Corporation''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Waiver for hemp.--The Corporation may waive
                    the marketability requirement under subparagraph (A) in
                    the case of research and development relating to a
                    policy to insure the production of hemp.''.
    SEC. 11122. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

        Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c))
    is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraphs (7) through (18) and (20) through
            (23);
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (19) and (24) as paragraphs
            (7) and (8), respectively;

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                (3) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) (entitled ``Whole
            farm diversified risk management insurance plan''), by adding at
            the end the following:
                        ``(E) Review of modifications to improve
                    effectiveness.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Not later than 18 months
                          after the date of enactment of the Agriculture
                          Improvement Act of 2018--
                                        ``(I) the Corporation shall hold
                                    stakeholder meetings to solicit producer
                                    and agent feedback; and
                                        ``(II) the Board shall--
                                                ``(aa) review procedures and
                                            paperwork requirements on agents
                                            and producers; and
                                                ``(bb) modify procedures and
                                            requirements, as appropriate, to
                                            decrease burdens and increase
                                            flexibility and effectiveness.
                              ``(ii) Factors.--In carrying out items (aa)
                          and (bb) of subclause (i)(II), the Board shall
                          consider--
                                        ``(I) removing caps on nursery and
                                    livestock production;
                                        ``(II) allowing a waiver to expand
                                    operations, especially for small and
                                    beginning farmers;
                                        ``(III) minimizing paperwork for
                                    producers and agents;
                                        ``(IV) implementing an option for
                                    producers with less than $1,000,000 in
                                    gross revenue that requires
                                    significantly less paperwork and
                                    recordkeeping;
                                        ``(V) developing and using
                                    alternative records such as time-stamped
                                    photographs or technology applications
                                    to document planting and production
                                    history;
                                        ``(VI) treating the different growth
                                    stages of aquaculture species as
                                    separate crops to recognize the
                                    difference in perils at different phases
                                    of growth;
                                        ``(VII) moderating the impacts of
                                    disaster years on historic revenue, such
                                    as--
                                                ``(aa) using an average of
                                            the historic and projected
                                            revenue;
                                                ``(bb) counting indemnities
                                            as historic revenue for loss
                                            years;
                                                ``(cc) counting payments
                                            under section 196 of the Federal
                                            Agriculture Improvement and
                                            Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
                                            7333) as historic revenue for
                                            loss years; or
                                                ``(dd) using an assigned
                                            yield floor similar to the
                                            limitation described in section
                                            508(g)(6)(A)(i), as determined
                                            by the Secretary;
                                        ``(VIII) improving agent training
                                    and outreach to underserved regions and
                                    sectors such as small dairy farms; and
                                        ``(IX) providing coverage and
                                    indemnification of insurable losses--
                                                ``(aa) after the losses
                                            exceed the deductible; and

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4929]]

                                                ``(bb) up to the maximum
                                            amount of total coverage.
                        ``(F) Beginning farmer or rancher defined.--
                    Notwithstanding section 502(b)(3), with respect to plans
                    described under this paragraph, the term `beginning
                    farmer or rancher' means a farmer or rancher who has not
                    actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a
                    bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestock as
                    an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for
                    more than 10 crop years.''; and
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
                ``(9) Tropical storm or hurricane insurance.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
                    research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
                    more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry
                    out research and development, regarding a policy to
                    insure crops (including tomatoes, peppers, and citrus)
                    against losses due to a tropical storm or hurricane.
                        ``(B) Research and development.--Research and
                    development under subparagraph (A) shall--
                              ``(i) evaluate the effectiveness of risk
                          management tools for a low frequency and
                          catastrophic loss weather event; and
                              ``(ii) result in a policy that provides
                          protection for at least 1 of the following:
                                        ``(I) Production loss.
                                        ``(II) Revenue loss.
                        ``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under this paragraph; and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(10) Quality loss.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
                    research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
                    more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry
                    out research and development, regarding the
                    establishment of each of the following alternative
                    methods of adjusting for quality losses:
                              ``(i) A method that does not impact the actual
                          production history of a producer.
                              ``(ii) A method that provides that, in
                          circumstances in which a producer has suffered a
                          quality loss to the insured crop of the producer
                          that is insufficient to trigger an indemnity
                          payment, the producer may elect to exclude that
                          quality loss from the actual production history of
                          the producer.
                              ``(iii) 1 or more methods that combine the
                          methods described in clauses (i) and (ii).
                        ``(B) Requirements.--Notwithstanding subsections (g)
                    and (m) of section 508, any method developed under

    [[Page 132 STAT. 4930]]

                    subparagraph (A) that is used by the Corporation shall
                    be--
                              ``(i) optional for a producer to use; and
                              ``(ii) offered at an actuarially sound premium
                          rate.
                        ``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under subparagraph (A);
                          and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(11) Citrus.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
                    research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
                    more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry
                    out research and development, regarding the insurance of
                    citrus fruit commodities and commodity types, including
                    research and development of--
                              ``(i) improvements to 1 or more existing
                          policies, including the whole-farm revenue
                          protection pilot policy;
                              ``(ii) alternative methods of insuring revenue
                          for citrus fruit commodities and commodity types;
                          and
                              ``(iii) the development of new, or expansion
                          of existing, revenue policies for citrus fruit
                          commodities and commodity types.
                        ``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under subparagraph (A);
                          and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(12) Hops.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
                    research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
                    more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry
                    out research and development, regarding a policy to
                    insure the production of hops or revenue derived from
                    the production of hops.
                        ``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under subparagraph (A);
                          and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(13) Subsurface irrigation practices.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
                    research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
                    more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry
                    out research and development, regarding the creation of
                    a separate practice for subsurface irrigation, including
                    the establishment of a separate transitional yield
                    within a county that is reflective of the average gain
                    in productivity and yield associated with the
                    installation of a subsurface irrigation system.
                        ``(B) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
                    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                    2018, 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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under subparagraph (A);
                          and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(14) Grain sorghum.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
                    research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
                    more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry
                    out research and development--
                              ``(i) regarding improvements to 1 or more
                          policies to insure irrigated grain sorghum;
                              ``(ii) regarding alternative methods for
                          producers with not more than 4 years of production
                          history to insure irrigated grain sorghum; and
                              ``(iii) to assess, by county, the difference
                          in the rate, average yield, and coverage level of
                          grain sorghum policies compared to policies for
                          other feed grains in that county.
                        ``(B) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
                    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                    2018, 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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under subparagraph (A);
                          and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(15) Limited irrigation practices.--
                        ``(A) Authority.--The Corporation shall--
                              ``(i) consider expanding the availability of
                          the limited irrigation insurance program to
                          neighboring and similarly situated States (such as
                          the States of Colorado and Nebraska), as
                          determined by the Secretary;
                              ``(ii) carry out research, or offer to enter
                          into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified
                          persons to carry out research, on the
                          marketability of the existing limited irrigation
                          insurance program; and
                              ``(iii) make recommendations on how to improve
                          participation in that program.
                        ``(B) Research.--In carrying out research under
                    subparagraph (A), a qualified person shall--

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                              ``(i) collaborate with researchers on the
                          subjects of--
                                        ``(I) reduced irrigation practices
                                    or limited irrigation practices; and
                                        ``(II) expected yield reductions
                                    following the application of reduced
                                    irrigation;
                              ``(ii) collaborate with State and Federal
                          officials responsible for the collection of water
                          and the regulation of water use for the purpose of
                          irrigation;
                              ``(iii) provide recommendations to encourage
                          producers to carry out limited irrigation
                          practices or reduced irrigation and water
                          conservation practices; and
                              ``(iv) develop web-based applications that
                          will streamline access to coverage for producers
                          electing to conserve water use on irrigated crops.
                        ``(C) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
                    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                    2018, 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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research carried out
                          under subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                              ``(ii) any recommendations to encourage
                          producers to carry out limited irrigation
                          practices or reduced irrigation and water
                          conservation practices; and
                              ``(iii) the actions taken by the Corporation
                          to carry out the recommendations described in
                          clause (ii).
                ``(16) Insurable irrigation practices for rice.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
                    research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
                    more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry
                    out research and development, to include new and
                    innovative irrigation practices under the current rice
                    policy or the development of a distinct policy
                    endorsement rated for rice produced using--
                              ``(i) alternate wetting and drying practices
                          (also referred to as `intermittent flooding'); and
                              ``(ii) furrow irrigation practices.
                        ``(B) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
                    date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                    2018, 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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under paragraph (1); and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(17) Greenhouse policy.--
                        ``(A) In general.--
                              ``(i) Research and development.--The
                          Corporation shall carry out research and
                          development, or offer to enter into 1 or more
                          contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to
                          carry out research and development,

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                          regarding a policy to insure in a controlled
                          environment such as a greenhouse--
                                        ``(I) the production of
                                    floriculture, nursery, and bedding
                                    plants;
                                        ``(II) the establishment of cuttings
                                    or tissue culture in a growing medium;
                                    or
                                        ``(III) other similar production, as
                                    determined by the Secretary.
                              ``(ii) Availability of policy.--
                          Notwithstanding the last sentence of section
                          508(a)(1), and section 508(a)(2), the Corporation
                          shall make a policy described in clause (i)
                          available if the requirements of section 508(h)
                          are met.
                        ``(B) Research and development described.--Research
                    and development described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall
                    evaluate the effectiveness of policies for the
                    production of plants in a controlled environment,
                    including policies that--
                              ``(i) are based on the risk of--
                                        ``(I) plant diseases introduced from
                                    the environment;
                                        ``(II) contaminated cuttings,
                                    seedlings, or tissue culture; or
                                        ``(III) Federal or State quarantine
                                    or destruction orders associated with
                                    the contaminated items described in
                                    subclause (II);
                              ``(ii) consider other causes of loss
                          applicable to a controlled environment, such as a
                          loss of electricity due to weather;
                              ``(iii) consider appropriate best practices to
                          minimize the risk of loss;
                              ``(iv) consider whether to provide coverage
                          for various types of plants under 1 policy or to
                          provide coverage for 1 species or type of plant
                          per policy;
                              ``(v) have streamlined reporting and paperwork
                          requirements that take into account short
                          propagation schedules, variable crop years, and
                          the variety of plants that may be produced in a
                          single facility; and
                              ``(vi) provide protection for revenue losses.
                        ``(C) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    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--
                              ``(i) the results of the research and
                          development carried out under subparagraphs (A)(i)
                          and (B); and
                              ``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
                          those results.
                ``(18) Local foods.--
                        ``(A) In general.--
                              ``(i) Feasibility study.--The Corporation
                          shall carry out a study to determine the
                          feasibility of, or offer to enter into 1 or more
                          contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to
                          carry out a study to determine the feasibility of,
                          a policy to insure production--

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                                        ``(I) of floriculture, fruits,
                                    vegetables, poultry, livestock, or the
                                    products of floriculture, fruits,
                                    vegetables, poultry, or livestock; and
                                        ``(II) that is targeted toward local
                                    consumers and markets.
                              ``(ii) Availability of policy.--
                          Notwithstanding the last sentence of section
                          508(a)(1), and section 508(a)(2), the Corporation
                          shall make available a policy described in clause
                          (i) if--
                                        ``(I) the results of the feasibility
                                    study under clause (i) are viable; and
                                        ``(II) the requirements of section
                                    508(h) are met.
                        ``(B) Feasibility study described.--The feasibility
                    study described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall evaluate
                    the effectiveness of policies for production targeted
                    toward local consumers and markets, including policies
                    that--
                              ``(i) consider small-scale production in
                          various areas, including urban, suburban, and
                          rural areas;
                              ``(ii) consider a variety of marketing
                          strategies;
                              ``(iii) allow for production in soil and in
                          alternative systems such as vertical systems,
                          greenhouses, rooftops, or hydroponic systems;
                              ``(iv) consider the price premium when
                          accounting for production or revenue losses;
                              ``(v) consider whether to provide coverage--
                                        ``(I) for various types of
                                    production under 1 policy; and
                                        ``(II) for 1 species or type of
                                    plant per policy; and
                              ``(vi) have streamlined reporting and
                          paperwork requirements.
                        ``(C) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    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--
                              ``(i) examines whether a version of existing
                          policies such as the whole-farm revenue protection
                          insurance plan may be tailored to provide improved
                          coverage for producers of local foods;
                              ``(ii) describes the results of the
                          feasibility study carried out under subparagraph
                          (A)(i); and
                              ``(iii) includes any recommendations with
                          respect to those results.
                ``(19) High-risk, highly productive batture land policy.--
                        ``(A) In general.--
                              ``(i) Research and development.--The
                          Corporation shall carry out research and
                          development, or offer to enter into 1 or more
                          contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to
                          carry out research and development, regarding a
                          policy to insure producers of corn, cotton, and
                          soybeans--

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                                        ``(I) with operations on highly
                                    productive batture land within the Lower
                                    Mississippi River Valley;
                                        ``(II) that have a history of
                                    production of not less than 5 years; and
                                        ``(III) that have been impacted by
                                    more frequent flooding over the past 10
                                    years due to sedimentation or federally
                                    constructed engineering improvements.
                              ``(ii) Availability of policy.--
                          Notwithstanding the last sentence of section
                          508(a)(1), and section 508(a)(2), the Corporation
                          shall make a policy described in clause (i)
                          available if the requirements of section 508(h)
                          are met.
                        ``(B) Research and development described.--Research
                    and development described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall
                    evaluate the feasibility of less cost-prohibitive
                    policies for batture-land producers in high risk areas,
                    including policies that--
                              ``(i) consider premium rate adjustments;
                              ``(ii) consider automatic yield exclusion for
                          consecutive-year losses; and
                              ``(iii) allow for flexibility of final plant
                          dates and prevent plant regulations.
                        ``(C) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
                    of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
                    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--
                              ``(i) examines whether a version of existing
                          policies may be tailored to provide improved
                          coverage for batture-land producers;
                              ``(ii) describes the results of the research
                          and development carried out under subparagraphs
                          (A) and (B); and
                              ``(iii) includes any recommendations with
                          respect to those results.''.
    SEC. 11123. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 522(e)(2)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1522(e)(2)(A)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``not more than $12,500,000 for fiscal year
            2008 and each subsequent fiscal year.'' and inserting the
            following: ``not more than--
                              ``(i) $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years
                          2008 through 2018; and''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(ii) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and
                          each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    SEC. 11124. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PILOT PROGRAMS.

        Section 523(i)(3)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1523(i)(3)(A)) is amended by adding a period at the end.
    SEC. 11125. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Education Assistance.--Section 524(a) of the Federal Crop
    Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(a)) is amended--

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                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``paragraph (5)'' and all that follows through
                    ``the Secretary'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting
                    ``paragraph (4), the Secretary''; and
                        (B) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting
                    ``paragraph (2)'';
                (2) by striking paragraph (2);
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
            paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
                (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph
            (A)--
                        (A) by striking ``about the full range of'' and
                    inserting ``and providing technical assistance to
                    agricultural producers on a full range of farm viability
                    and'';
                        (B) by inserting ``business planning, enterprise
                    analysis, transfer and succession planning, management
                    coaching, market assessment, cash flow analysis,'' after
                    ``insurance,''; and
                        (C) by inserting ``conservation activities,'' after
                    ``benchmarking,'';
                (5) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) by striking ``programs established under
                          paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting ``program
                          established under paragraph (2)'';
                              (ii) by inserting ``farm viability and'' after
                          ``emphasis on''; and
                              (iii) by inserting ``, business planning and
                          technical assistance, market assessment, transfer
                          and succession planning, and crop insurance
                          participation'' after ``benchmarking'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ``and'' at
                    the end; and
                        (C) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the
                    following:
                              ``(iii) are converting production and
                          marketing systems to pursue new markets; and
                        ``(E) producers that are underserved by the Federal
                    crop insurance program established under this subtitle,
                    as determined by the Corporation.''; and
                (6) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``transferred'' and all that follows through
                    ``for the partnerships'' in subparagraph (B) and
                    inserting ``transferred for the partnerships'';
                        (B) by striking ``paragraph (3), $5,000,000 for
                    fiscal year 2001'' and inserting ``paragraph (2),
                    $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019''; and
                        (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    ``, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be used to
                    carry out paragraph (3)(E).''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 251(f)(1)(D)(ii) of the
    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
    6971(f)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``section 524(a)(3)'' and inserting
            ``section 524(a)''; and

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                (2) by striking ``(7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(3))'' and inserting ``(7
            U.S.C. 1524(a))''.
    SEC. 11126. REPEAL OF CROPLAND REPORT ANNUAL UPDATES.

        Section 11014 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79;
    128 Stat. 963) is amended by striking subsection (c).

                            TITLE XII--MISCELLANEOUS

                              Subtitle A--Livestock

    SEC. 12101. ANIMAL DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT.

        (a) Definition.--Section 10403 of the Animal Health Protection Act
    (7 U.S.C. 8302) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(18) Veterinary countermeasure.--The term `veterinary
            countermeasure' means any biological product (including an
            animal vaccine or diagnostic), pharmaceutical product (including
            a therapeutic), non-pharmaceutical product (including a
            disinfectant), or other product or equipment to prevent, detect,
            respond to, or mitigate harm to public or animal health
            resulting from, animal pests or diseases.''.

        (b) Animal Disease Preparedness and Response.--Section 10409A of the
    Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308A) is amended--
                (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``animal
            disease prevention and management'';
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Definition of
            Eligible Laboratory.--In this section,'' and inserting the
            following:

        ``(a) National Animal Health Laboratory Network.--
                ``(1) Definition of eligible laboratory.--In this
            subsection,'';
                (3) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs
                    (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v),
                    respectively, and moving the margins of such clauses (as
                    so redesignated) 2 ems to the right;
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
                    subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and moving
                    the margins of such subparagraphs (as so redesignated) 2
                    ems to the right;
                (4) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as paragraphs
            (2) and (3), respectively, and moving the margins of such
            paragraphs (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(b) National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program.--
                ``(1) Program required.--The Secretary shall establish a
            program, to be known as the National Animal Disease Preparedness
            and Response Program (referred to in this section as `the
            Program'), to address the increasing risk of the introduction
            and spread within the United States of animal pests and diseases
            affecting the economic interests of the livestock and related
            industries of the United States, including the maintenance and
            expansion of export markets.

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                ``(2) Program activities.--Activities under the Program
            shall include, to the extent practicable, the following:
                        ``(A) Enhancing animal pest and disease analysis and
                    surveillance.
                        ``(B) Expanding outreach and education.
                        ``(C) Targeting domestic inspection activities at
                    vulnerable points in the safeguarding continuum.
                        ``(D) Enhancing and strengthening threat
                    identification technology.
                        ``(E) Improving biosecurity.
                        ``(F) Enhancing emergency preparedness and response
                    capabilities, including training additional emergency
                    response personnel.
                        ``(G) Conducting technology development to enhance
                    electronic sharing of animal health data for risk
                    analysis between State and Federal animal health
                    officials.
                        ``(H) Enhancing the development and effectiveness of
                    animal health technologies to treat and prevent animal
                    disease, including--
                              ``(i) veterinary biologics and diagnostics;
                              ``(ii) animal drugs for minor uses and minor
                          species;
                              ``(iii) animal medical devices; and
                              ``(iv) emerging veterinary countermeasures.
                        ``(I) Such other activities as determined
                    appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with
                    eligible entities specified in paragraph (3).
                ``(3) Eligible entities.--To carry out the Program, the
            Secretary shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements or
            other legal instruments, as authorized under section 10413
            (referred to in this section as `agreements') with eligible
            entities, to be selected by the Secretary, which may include any
            of the following entities, either individually or in
            combination:
                        ``(A) A State department of agriculture.
                        ``(B) The office of the chief animal health official
                    of a State.
                        ``(C) 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))).
                        ``(D) A college of veterinary medicine, including a
                    veterinary emergency team at such college.
                        ``(E) A State or national livestock producer
                    organization with direct and significant economic
                    interest in livestock production.
                        ``(F) A State emergency agency.
                        ``(G) A State, national, allied, or regional
                    veterinary organization or specialty board recognized by
                    the American Veterinary Medical Association.
                        ``(H) An Indian Tribe.
                        ``(I) A Federal agency.
                ``(4) Special funding considerations.--In entering into
            agreements under this subsection, the Secretary shall give
            priority to applications submitted by--
                        ``(A) a State department of agriculture or an office
                    of the chief animal health official of a State; or

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                        ``(B) an eligible entity that will carry out program
                    activities in a State or region in which--
                              ``(i) an animal pest or disease is a Federal
                          concern; or
                              ``(ii) the Secretary determines a potential
                          exists for the spread of an animal pest or disease
                          after taking into consideration--
                                        ``(I) the agricultural industries in
                                    the State or region;
                                        ``(II) factors contributing to
                                    animal pest or disease in the State or
                                    region, such as the climate, natural
                                    resources, and geography of, and native
                                    and exotic wildlife species and other
                                    disease vectors in, the State or region;
                                    and
                                        ``(III) the movement of animals in
                                    the State or region.
                ``(5) Consultation.--For purposes of setting priorities
            under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with eligible
            entities specified in paragraph (3). The Federal Advisory
            Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to consultation
            carried out under this paragraph.
                ``(6) Application.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity specified in
                    paragraph (3) seeking to enter into an agreement under
                    the Program shall submit to the Secretary an application
                    containing such information as the Secretary may
                    require.
                        ``(B) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify each
                    applicant of--
                              ``(i) the requirements to be imposed on the
                          eligible entity that is the recipient of funds
                          under the Program for auditing of, and reporting
                          on, the use of such funds; and
                              ``(ii) the criteria to be used to ensure
                          activities supported using such funds are based on
                          sound scientific data or thorough risk
                          assessments.
                        ``(C) Non-federal contributions.--When deciding
                    whether to enter into an agreement under the Program
                    with an eligible entity described in paragraph (3), the
                    Secretary--
                              ``(i) may take into consideration an eligible
                          entity's ability to contribute non-Federal funds
                          to carry out such an agreement; and
                              ``(ii) shall not require such an eligible
                          entity to make such a contribution as a condition
                          to enter into an agreement.
                ``(7) Use of funds.--
                        ``(A) Use consistent with terms of cooperative
                    agreement.--The recipient of funds under the Program
                    shall use the funds for the purposes and in the manner
                    provided in the agreement under which the funds are
                    provided.
                        ``(B) Sub-agreement.--Nothing in this section
                    prevents an eligible entity from using funds received
                    under the Program to enter into sub-agreements with
                    another eligible entity or with a political subdivision
                    of a State that has legal responsibilities relating to
                    animal disease prevention, surveillance, or rapid
                    response.

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                ``(8) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 90 days after
            the date of completion of an activity conducted using funds
            provided under the Program, the recipient of such funds shall
            submit to the Secretary a report that describes the purposes and
            results of the activities.''.

        (c) National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank.--
    Section 10409A of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308A), as
    amended by subsection (b), is further amended by inserting after
    subsection (b) (as added by subsection (b)(5) of this section) the
    following:
        ``(c) National Animal Vaccine Bank.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
            national animal vaccine and veterinary countermeasures bank (to
            be known as the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary
            Countermeasures Bank and referred to in this subsection as the
            `Vaccine Bank') to benefit the domestic interests of the United
            States.
                ``(2) Elements of vaccine bank.--Through the Vaccine Bank,
            the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) maintain sufficient quantities of veterinary
                    countermeasures to appropriately and rapidly respond to
                    the most damaging animal diseases affecting or with
                    potential to affect human health or the economy of the
                    United States; and
                        ``(B) leverage, when appropriate, the mechanisms and
                    infrastructure that have been developed for the
                    management, storage, and distribution of the National
                    Veterinary Stockpile.
                ``(3) Priority for response to foot and mouth disease.--The
            Secretary shall prioritize the acquisition and maintenance of
            sufficient quantities of foot and mouth disease vaccine and
            accompanying diagnostic products for the Vaccine Bank. As part
            of such prioritization, the Secretary may offer to enter into
            one or more contracts with one or more entities that are capable
            of producing foot and mouth disease vaccine and that have surge
            production capacity of the vaccine.''.

        (d) Funding.--Section 10409A of the Animal Health Protection Act (7
    U.S.C. 8308A), as amended by subsections (b) and (c), is further amended
    by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
        ``(d) Funding.--
                ``(1) Mandatory funding.--
                        ``(A) Fiscal years 2019 through 2022.--Of the funds
                    of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall
                    make available to carry out this section $120,000,000
                    for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2022, of
                    which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available
                    for each of those fiscal years to carry out subsection
                    (b).
                        ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--Of the funds of the
                    Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make
                    available to carry out this section $30,000,000 for
                    fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, of
                    which not less than $18,000,000 shall be made available
                    for each of those fiscal years to carry out subsection
                    (b).
                ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--
                        ``(A) National animal health laboratory network.--In
                    addition to the funds made available under

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                    paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated
                    $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023
                    to carry out subsection (a).
                        ``(B) National animal disease preparedness and
                    response program; national animal vaccine and veterinary
                    countermeasures bank.--In addition to the funds made
                    available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be
                    appropriated such sums as are necessary for each of
                    fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out subsections
                    (b) and (c).
                        ``(C) Additionality.--The funds authorized for
                    appropriation under this paragraph are in addition to
                    any funds authorized or otherwise made available under
                    this section or section 10417.
                ``(3) Administrative costs.--
                        ``(A) Secretary.--Of the funds made available under
                    this section or section 10417 to carry out the National
                    Animal Health Laboratory Network under subsection (a)
                    and the National Animal Disease Preparedness and
                    Response Program under subsection (b), not more than 4
                    percent may be retained by the Secretary to pay
                    administrative costs incurred by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Eligible entities.--Of the funds made
                    available under this section or section 10417 to carry
                    out the National Animal Disease Preparedness and
                    Response Program under subsection (b), not more than 10
                    percent may be retained by an eligible entity that
                    receives funds under any agreement entered into under
                    such subsection, including any sub-agreement under
                    paragraph (7)(B) of such subsection to pay
                    administrative costs incurred by the eligible entity to
                    carry out activities under the Program.
                ``(4) Duration of availability.--Funds made available under
            this subsection, including any proceeds credited under paragraph
            (5), shall remain available until expended.
                ``(5) Proceeds from veterinary countermeasures sales.--Any
            proceeds of a sale of veterinary countermeasures from the
            Vaccine Bank shall be--
                        ``(A) deposited into the Treasury of the United
                    States; and
                        ``(B) credited to the account for the operation of
                    the Vaccine Bank to be made available for expenditure
                    without further appropriation.
                ``(6) Limitations on use of funds for certain purposes.--
            Funds made available under the National Animal Health Laboratory
            Network, the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response
            Program, and the Vaccine Bank shall not be used for the
            construction of a new building or facility or the acquisition or
            expansion of an existing building or facility, including site
            grading and improvement and architect fees.

        ``(e) Availability and Purpose of Funding.--
                ``(1) In general.--Using the funds made available under
            subsection (d), the Secretary of Agriculture shall offer to
            enter into contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other
            legal instruments under subsections (a) through (c) during each
            of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

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                ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed
            to terminate a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other
            legal instrument entered into during the period specified in
            such paragraph.''.
    SEC. 12102. SHEEP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM.

        Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
    1627a(c)) is amended by striking ``$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014'' and
    inserting ``$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019''.
    SEC. 12103. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON LIVESTOCK DEALER STATUTORY TRUST.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine
    the feasibility of establishing a livestock dealer statutory trust.
        (b) Contents.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall--
                (1) analyze how the establishment of a livestock dealer
            statutory trust would affect buyer and seller behavior in
            markets for livestock (as defined in section 2(a) of the Packers
            and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 182));
                (2) examine how the establishment of a livestock dealer
            statutory trust would affect seller recovery in the event of a
            livestock dealer payment default;
                (3) consider what potential effects a livestock dealer
            statutory trust would have on credit availability, including
            impacts on lenders and lending behavior and other industry
            participants;
                (4) examine unique circumstances common to livestock dealers
            and how those circumstances could impact the functionality of a
            livestock dealer statutory trust;
                (5) study the feasibility of the industry-wide adoption of
            electronic funds transfer or another expeditious method of
            payment to provide sellers of livestock protection from
            nonsufficient funds payments;
                (6) assess the effectiveness of statutory trusts in other
            segments of agriculture, whether similar effects could be
            experienced under a livestock dealer statutory trust, and
            whether authorizing the Secretary to appoint an independent
            trustee under the livestock dealer statutory trust would improve
            seller recovery;
                (7) consider the effects of exempting dealers with average
            annual purchases under a de minimis threshold from being subject
            to the livestock dealer statutory trust; and
                (8) analyze how the establishment of a livestock dealer
            statutory trust would affect the treatment of sellers of
            livestock as it relates to preferential transfer in bankruptcy.

        (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
    the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the findings
    of the study conducted under subsection (a).
    SEC. 12104. DEFINITION OF LIVESTOCK.

        Section 602(2) of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of
    1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471(2)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph
    (A) by striking ``fish'' and all that follows through

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    ``that--'' and inserting ``llamas, alpacas, live fish, crawfish, and
    other animals that--''.
    SEC. 12105. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN.

        Section 11013 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 8322) is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (d); and
                (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
    SEC. 12106. VETERINARY TRAINING.

        Section 10504 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8318) is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``and veterinary teams, including those
            based at colleges of veterinary medicine,'' after
            ``veterinarians''; and
                (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
            ``and who are capable of providing effective services before,
            during, and after emergencies''.
    SEC. 12107. REPORT ON FSIS GUIDANCE AND OUTREACH TO SMALL MEAT
                                PROCESSORS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract
    with a land-grant college or university or a non-land-grant college of
    agriculture (as those terms are defined in section 1404 of the National
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
    U.S.C. 3101)) to review the effectiveness of existing Food Safety and
    Inspection Service guidance materials and other tools used by small and
    very small establishments, as defined by regulations issued by the Food
    Safety and Inspection Service, operating under Federal inspection, as in
    effect on the date of enactment of this Act, including--
                (1) the effectiveness of the outreach conducted by the Food
            Safety and Inspection Service to small and very small
            establishments;
                (2) the effectiveness of the guidance materials and other
            tools used by the Food Safety and Inspection Service to assist
            small and very small establishments; and
                (3) the responsiveness of Food Safety and Inspection Service
            personnel to inquiries and issues from small and very small
            establishments.

        (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
    of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes--
                (1) the results of the review conducted under subsection
            (a); and
                (2) recommendations on measures the Food Safety and
            Inspection Service should take to improve regulatory clarity and
            consistency and ensure all guidance materials and other tools
            take into account small and very small establishments.
    SEC. 12108. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1622 note.>>  REGIONAL CATTLE AND
                                CARCASS GRADING CORRELATION AND
                                TRAINING CENTERS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish not more than 3
    regional centers, to be known as Cattle and Carcass Grading Correlation
    and Training Centers (referred to in this section as the ``Centers''),
    to provide education and training for cattle and

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    carcass beef graders of the Agricultural Marketing Service, cattle
    producers, and other professionals involved in the reporting, delivery,
    and grading of feeder cattle, live cattle, and carcasses--
                (1) to limit the subjectivity in the application of beef
            grading standards;
                (2) to provide producers with greater confidence in the
            price of the producers' cattle; and
                (3) to provide investors with both long and short positions
            more assurance in the cattle delivery system.

        (b) Location.--The Centers shall be located near cattle feeding and
    slaughter populations and areas shall be strategically identified in
    order to capture regional variances in cattle production.
        (c) Administration.--Each Center shall be organized and administered
    by offices of the Department of Agriculture in operation on the date on
    which the respective Center is established, or in coordination with
    other appropriate Federal agencies or academic institutions.
        (d) Training Program.--The Centers shall offer intensive
    instructional programs involving classroom and field training work for
    individuals described in subsection (a).
        (e) Coordination of Resources.--Each Center, in carrying out the
    functions of the Center, shall make use of information generated by the
    Department of Agriculture, the State agricultural extension and research
    stations, relevant designated contract markets, and the practical
    experience of area cattle producers, especially cattle producers
    cooperating in on-farm demonstrations, correlations, and research
    projects.
        (f) Prohibition on Construction.--Funds made available to carry out
    this section shall not be used for the construction of a new building or
    facility or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an
    existing building or facility (including site grading and improvement,
    and architect fees). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the
    Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this section to
    provide a Center with payment for the cost of the rental of a space
    determined to be necessary by the Center for conducting training under
    this section and may accept donations (including in-kind contributions)
    to cover such cost.

                    Subtitle B--Agriculture and Food Defense

    SEC. 12201. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

        Section 14111 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 8911) is repealed.
    SEC. 12202. OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

        Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
    ``SEC. 221. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6922.>>  OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

        ``(a) Definition of Agriculture and Food Defense.--In this section,
    the term `agriculture and food defense' means any action to prevent,
    protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, or recover from a
    naturally occurring, unintentional, or intentional threat to the
    agriculture and food system.

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        ``(b) Authorization.--The Secretary shall establish in the
    Department the Office of Homeland Security.
        ``(c) Executive Director.--The Office of Homeland Security shall be
    headed by an Executive Director, who shall be known as the Executive
    Director of Homeland Security.
        ``(d) Duties.--The Executive Director of Homeland Security shall--
                ``(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary on
            homeland security, including emergency management and
            agriculture and food defense;
                ``(2) coordinate activities of the Department, including
            policies, processes, budget needs, and oversight relating to
            homeland security, including emergency management and
            agriculture and food defense;
                ``(3) act as the primary liaison on behalf of the Department
            with other Federal departments and agencies in activities
            relating to homeland security, including emergency management
            and agriculture and food defense, and provide for interagency
            coordination and data sharing;
                ``(4)(A) coordinate in the Department the gathering of
            information relevant to early warning and awareness of threats
            and risks to the food and agriculture critical infrastructure
            sector; and
                ``(B) share that information with, and provide assistance
            with interpretation and risk characterization of that
            information to, the intelligence community (as defined in
            section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
            3003)), law enforcement agencies, the Secretary of Defense, the
            Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and
            Human Services, and State fusion centers (as defined in section
            210A(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j));
                ``(5) liaise with the Director of National Intelligence to
            assist in the development of periodic assessments and
            intelligence estimates, or other intelligence products, that
            support the defense of the food and agriculture critical
            infrastructure sector;
                ``(6) coordinate the conduct, evaluation, and improvement of
            exercises to identify and eliminate gaps in preparedness and
            response;
                ``(7) produce a Department-wide centralized strategic
            coordination plan to provide a high-level perspective of the
            operations of the Department relating to homeland security,
            including emergency management and agriculture and food defense;
            and
                ``(8) carry out other appropriate duties, as determined by
            the Secretary.

        ``(e) Agriculture and Food Threat Awareness Partnership Program.--
                ``(1) Interagency exchange program.--The Secretary, in
            partnership with the intelligence community (as defined in
            section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003))
            and fusion centers (as defined in section 210A(j) of the
            Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)) that have
            analysis and intelligence capabilities relating to the defense
            of the food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector,
            shall establish and carry out an interagency exchange program of
            personnel and information to improve communication and analysis
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            the defense of the food and agriculture critical infrastructure
            sector.
                ``(2) Collaboration with federal, state, and local
            authorities.--To carry out the program established under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
                        ``(A) enter into 1 or more cooperative agreements or
                    contracts with Federal, State, or local authorities that
                    have analysis and intelligence capabilities and
                    expertise relating to the defense of the food and
                    agriculture critical infrastructure sector; and
                        ``(B) carry out any other activity under any other
                    authority of the Secretary that is appropriate to engage
                    the authorities described in subparagraph (A) for the
                    defense of the food and agriculture critical
                    infrastructure sector, as determined by the
                    Secretary.''.
    SEC. 12203. <<NOTE: 7 USC 8914.>>  AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEFENSE.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Animal.--The term ``animal'' has the meaning given the
            term in section 10403 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7
            U.S.C. 8302).
                (2) Disease or pest of concern.--The term ``disease or pest
            of concern'' means a plant or animal disease or pest that--
                        (A) is--
                              (i) a transboundary disease; or
                              (ii) an established disease; and
                        (B) is likely to pose a significant risk to the food
                    and agriculture critical infrastructure sector that
                    warrants efforts at prevention, protection, mitigation,
                    response, and recovery.
                (3) Established disease.--The term ``established disease''
            means a plant or animal disease or pest that--
                        (A)(i) if it becomes established, poses an imminent
                    threat to agriculture in the United States; or
                        (ii) has become established, as defined by the
                    Secretary, within the United States; and
                        (B) requires management.
                (4) High-consequence plant transboundary disease.--The term
            ``high-consequence plant transboundary disease'' means a
            transboundary disease that is--
                        (A)(i) a plant disease; or
                        (ii) a plant pest; and
                        (B) of high consequence, as determined by the
                    Secretary.
                (5) Pest.--The term ``pest''--
                        (A) with respect to a plant, has the meaning given
                    the term ``plant pest'' in section 403 of the Plant
                    Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702); and
                        (B) with respect to an animal, has the meaning given
                    the term in section 10403 of the Animal Health
                    Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8302).
                (6) Plant.--The term ``plant'' has the meaning given the
            term in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702).
                (7) Plant health management strategy.--The term ``plant
            health management strategy'' means a strategy to timely control
            and eradicate a plant disease or plant pest outbreak,

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            including through mitigation (such as chemical control),
            surveillance, the use of diagnostic products and procedures, and
            the use of existing resistant seed stock.
                (8) Transboundary disease.--
                        (A) In general.--The term ``transboundary disease''
                    means a plant or animal disease or pest that is within 1
                    or more countries outside of the United States.
                        (B) Inclusion.--The term ``transboundary disease''
                    includes a plant or animal disease or pest described in
                    subparagraph (A) that--
                              (i) has emerged within the United States; or
                              (ii) has been introduced within the United
                          States.
                (9) Veterinary countermeasure.--The term ``veterinary
            countermeasure'' has the meaning given such term in section
            10403 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8302).

        (b) Disease or Pest of Concern Response Planning.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        (A) establish a list of diseases or pests of concern
                    by--
                              (i) developing a process to solicit and
                          receive expert opinion and evidence relating to
                          the diseases or pests of concern entered on the
                          list; and
                              (ii) reviewing all available evidence relating
                          to the diseases or pests of concern entered on the
                          list, including classified information; and
                        (B) periodically update the list established under
                    subparagraph (A).
                (2) Response plans.--
                        (A) Comprehensive strategic response plan or
                    plans.--The Secretary shall develop, in collaboration
                    with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local
                    officials, a comprehensive strategic response plan or
                    plans, as appropriate, for the diseases or pests of
                    concern that are entered on the list established under
                    paragraph (1).
                        (B) State or region response plan or plans.--The
                    Secretary shall provide information to a State or region
                    to assist in producing a response plan or plans that
                    shall include a concept of operations for a disease or
                    pest of concern or a platform concept of operations for
                    responses to similar diseases or pests of concern that
                    are determined to be a priority to the State or region
                    that shall, as appropriate--
                              (i) describe the appropriate interactions
                          among, and roles of--
                                        (I) Federal, State, Tribal, and
                                    units of local government; and
                                        (II) plant or animal industry
                                    partners;
                              (ii) include a decision matrix or dynamic
                          decision modeling tools that, as appropriate,
                          include--
                                        (I) information and timing
                                    requirements necessary for the use of
                                    veterinary countermeasures;
                                        (II) plant health management
                                    strategies;
                                        (III) deployment of other key
                                    materials and resources; and
                                        (IV) parameters for transitioning
                                    from outbreak response to disease
                                    management;

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                              (iii) identify key response performance
                          metrics to establish--
                                        (I) benchmarking to provide
                                    assessments of capabilities, capacity,
                                    and readiness to achieve response goals
                                    and objectives;
                                        (II) progressive exercise
                                    evaluation; and
                                        (III) continuing improvement of a
                                    response plan, including by providing
                                    for--
                                                (aa) ongoing exercises;
                                                (bb) improvement planning
                                            and the implementation of
                                            corrective actions to enhance a
                                            response plan over time; and
                                                (cc) strategic information
                                            to guide investment in any
                                            appropriate research to mitigate
                                            the risk of a disease or pest of
                                            concern; and
                              (iv) be updated periodically, including in
                          response to--
                                        (I) an exercise evaluation; or
                                        (II) new risk information becoming
                                    available regarding a disease or pest of
                                    concern.
                (3) Coordination of plans.--Pursuant to section 221(d)(6) of
            the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, as
            added by section 12202, the Secretary shall, as appropriate,
            assist in coordinating with other appropriate Federal, State,
            regional, or local officials in the exercising of the plans
            developed under paragraph (2).

        (c) National Plant Diagnostic Network.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish in the
            Department of Agriculture a National Plant Diagnostic Network to
            monitor and surveil through diagnostics threats to plant health
            from diseases or pests of concern in the United States.
                (2) Requirements.--The National Plant Diagnostic Network
            established under paragraph (1) shall--
                        (A) provide for increased awareness, surveillance,
                    early identification, rapid communication, warning, and
                    diagnosis of a threat to plant health from a disease or
                    pest of concern to protect natural and agricultural
                    plant resources;
                        (B) coordinate and collaborate with agencies of the
                    Department of Agriculture and State agencies and
                    authorities involved in plant health;
                        (C) establish diagnostic laboratory standards;
                        (D) establish regional hubs throughout the United
                    States that provide expertise, leadership, and support
                    to diagnostic labs relating to the agricultural crops
                    and plants in the covered regions of those hubs; and
                        (E) establish a national repository for records of
                    endemic or emergent diseases and pests of concern.
                (3) Head of network.--
                        (A) In general.--The Director of the National
                    Institute of Food and Agriculture shall serve as the
                    head of the National Plant Diagnostic Network.
                        (B) Duties.--The head of the National Plant
                    Diagnostic Network shall--
                              (i) coordinate and collaborate with land-grant
                          colleges and universities (as defined in section
                          1404 of the National Agricultural Research,
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                          Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) in
                          carrying out the requirements under paragraph (2),
                          including through cooperative agreements described
                          in paragraph (4);
                              (ii) partner with the Administrator of the
                          Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for
                          assistance with plant health regulation and
                          inspection; and
                              (iii) coordinate with other Federal agencies,
                          as appropriate, in carrying out activities
                          relating to the National Plant Diagnostic Network,
                          including the sharing of biosurveillance
                          information.
                (4) Collaboration with land-grant colleges and
            universities.--The Secretary shall seek to establish cooperative
            agreements with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined
            in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research,
            Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) that
            have the appropriate level of skill, experience, and competence
            with plant diseases or pests of concern.
                (5) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to the
            amount authorized to carry out this subtitle under section
            12205, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
            subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023.

        (d) National Plant Disease Recovery System.--
                (1) Recovery system.--The Secretary shall establish in the
            Department of Agriculture a National Plant Disease Recovery
            System to engage in strategic long-range planning to recover
            from high-consequence plant transboundary diseases.
                (2) Requirements.--The National Plant Disease Recovery
            System established under paragraph (1) shall--
                        (A) coordinate with disease or pest of concern
                    concept of operations response plans;
                        (B) make long-range plans for the initiation of
                    future research projects relating to high-consequence
                    plant transboundary diseases;
                        (C) establish research plans for long-term recovery;
                        (D) plan for the identification and use of specific
                    genotypes, cultivars, breeding lines, and other disease-
                    resistant materials necessary for crop stabilization or
                    improvement; and
                        (E) establish a watch list of high-consequence plant
                    transboundary diseases for the purpose of making long-
                    range plans under subparagraph (B).
    SEC. 12204. BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS LIST.

        Section 212(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection
    Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended--
                (1) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (V); and
                (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following:
                                        ``(IV)(aa) whether such inclusion
                                    would have a substantial negative impact
                                    on the research and development of
                                    solutions for the animal or plant
                                    disease caused by the agent or toxin;
                                    and
                                        ``(bb) whether the negative impact
                                    described in item (aa) would
                                    substantially outweigh the risk

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                                    posed by the agent or toxin to animal or
                                    plant health if it is not included on
                                    the list; and''.
    SEC. 12205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        In addition to other amounts made available under this subtitle,
    there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle
    $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

                 Subtitle C--Historically Underserved Producers

    SEC. 12301. FARMING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING AND OUTREACH.

        (a) Repeal.--
                (1) In general.--Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural
            Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is repealed.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--
                        (A) Section 226B(e)(2)(B) of the Department of
                    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
                    6934(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``the beginning
                    farmer and rancher development program established under
                    section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
                    Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f).'' and inserting ``the
                    beginning farmer and rancher development grant program
                    established under subsection (d) of section 2501 of the
                    Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
                    (7 U.S.C. 2279).''.
                        (B) Section 251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of
                    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
                    6971(f)(1)(D)) is amended by striking clause (iv) and
                    inserting the following:
                              ``(iv) The beginning farmer and rancher
                          development grant program established under
                          subsection (d) of section 2501 of the Food,
                          Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
                          (7 U.S.C. 2279).''.
                        (C) Section 7506(e) of the Food, Conservation, and
                    Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614c(e)) is amended--
                              (i) in paragraph (2)(C)--
                                        (I) by striking clause (v);
                                        (II) by redesignating clauses (i)
                                    through (iv) as clauses (ii) through
                                    (v), respectively;
                                        (III) by inserting before clause
                                    (ii) (as so redesignated) the following:
                              ``(i) each grant and cooperative agreement
                          awarded under subsection (d) of section 2501 of
                          the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
                          of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279);'';
                                        (IV) in clause (ii) (as so
                                    redesignated), by striking
                                    ``450i(b)(2));'' and inserting
                                    ``3157(b)(2));''; and
                                        (V) in clause (iv) (as so
                                    redesignated), by adding ``and'' at the
                                    end; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (4)--
                                        (I) by striking subparagraph (E);
                                        (II) by redesignating subparagraphs
                                    (A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B)
                                    through (E), respectively;

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                                        (III) by inserting before
                                    subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)
                                    the following:
                        ``(A) subsection (d) of section 2501 of the Food,
                    Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
                    U.S.C. 2279);'';
                                        (IV) in subparagraph (B) (as so
                                    redesignated), by striking ``450i(b));''
                                    and inserting ``3157(b));'';
                                        (V) in subparagraph (D) (as so
                                    redesignated), by adding ``or'' at the
                                    end; and
                                        (VI) in subparagraph (E) (as so
                                    redesignated), by striking ``; or'' and
                                    inserting a period.

        (b) Outreach and Education for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and
    Ranchers, Veteran Farmers and Ranchers, and Beginning Farmers and
    Ranchers.--Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
    Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended--
                (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``farming
            opportunities training and outreach'';
                (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as paragraph (5) (and
            moving the margins of such paragraph 2 ems to the right) and
            moving such paragraph (as so redesignated) so as to follow
            subsection (a)(4);
                (3) by redesignating subsections (a) (as amended by
            paragraph (2)), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), and (h) as subsections
            (c), (g), (k), (h), (a), (i), and (j), respectively, and moving
            the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order;
                (4) by moving paragraph (5) of subsection (a) (as so
            redesignated) so as to appear at the end of subsection (c) (as
            so redesignated) and redesignating such paragraph as paragraph
            (6);
                (5) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) by striking the subsection designation and
                    heading and inserting the following:

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4),
                    and (6) as paragraphs (6), (5), (1), (3), and (4),
                    respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear
                    in numerical order;
                        (C) in paragraphs (1), (5), and (6) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``As used in this section,
                    the'' each place it appears and inserting ``The'';
                        (D) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                          ``agriculture'' and inserting ``agricultural'';
                          and
                              (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by striking ``agriculture'' and inserting
                          ``agricultural''; and
                        (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so
                    redesignated) the following:
                ``(2) Beginning farmer or rancher.--The term `beginning
            farmer or rancher' means a person that--
                        ``(A)(i) has not operated a farm or ranch; or
                        ``(ii) has operated a farm or ranch for not more
                    than 10 years; and
                        ``(B) meets such other criteria as the Secretary may
                    establish.'';
                (6) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so redesignated)
            the following:

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        ``(b) Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach.--The Secretary
    shall carry out this section to encourage and assist socially
    disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers and ranchers, and
    beginning farmers and ranchers in the ownership and operation of farms
    and ranches through--
                ``(1) education and training; and
                ``(2) equitable participation in all agricultural programs
            of the Department.'';
                (7) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated and as amended by
            paragraph (4))--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``for
                    Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and
                    Ranchers'' after ``Assistance'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (4);
                        (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
                    (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (1), respectively,
                    and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical
                    order;
                        (D) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by striking ``The term'' and inserting ``In this
                          subsection, the term'';
                              (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
                          ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``this
                          subsection''; and
                              (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking
                          ``450b))'' and inserting ``5304))'';
                        (E) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
                          by striking ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall
                          carry out'' and inserting ``Using funds made
                          available under subsection (l), the Secretary of
                          Agriculture shall, for the period of fiscal years
                          2019 through 2023, carry out''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                          ``agricultural'' and inserting ``agricultural,
                          forestry, and related'';
                              (iii) by striking ``agricultural'' and
                          inserting ``agricultural, forestry, and related'';
                        (F) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``(1)'' in the matter preceding subparagraph
                    (A) and inserting ``(2)''; and
                        (G) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) by striking the subparagraph
                                    heading and inserting ``Outreach and
                                    technical assistance.--'';
                                        (II) by striking ``(2)'' and
                                    inserting ``(3)''; and
                                        (III) by inserting ``to socially
                                    disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and
                                    veteran farmers and ranchers'' after
                                    ``assistance'';
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(1)''
                          and inserting ``(2)'';
                              (iii) in subparagraph (D), by adding at the
                          end the following:
                              ``(v) The number of farms or ranches started,
                          maintained, or improved as a result of funds made
                          available under the program.

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                              ``(vi) Actions taken by the Secretary in
                          partnership with eligible entities to enhance
                          participation in agricultural programs by veteran
                          farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged
                          farmers or ranchers.
                              ``(vii) The effectiveness of the actions
                          described in clause (vi).''; and
                              (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(E) Maximum term and amount of grant, contract, or
                    agreement.--A grant, contract, or agreement entered into
                    under subparagraph (A) shall be--
                              ``(i) for a term of not longer than 3 years;
                          and
                              ``(ii) in an amount that is not more than
                          $250,000 for each year of the grant, contract, or
                          agreement.
                        ``(F) Priority.--In making grants and entering into
                    contracts and other agreements under subparagraph (A),
                    the Secretary shall give priority to nongovernmental and
                    community-based organizations with an expertise in
                    working with socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
                    or veteran farmers and ranchers.
                        ``(G) Regional balance.--To the maximum extent
                    practicable, the Secretary shall ensure the geographical
                    diversity of eligible entities to which grants are made
                    and contracts and other agreements are entered into
                    under subparagraph (A).
                        ``(H) Prohibition.--A grant, contract, or other
                    agreement under subparagraph (A) may not be used for the
                    planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or
                    construction of a building or facility.
                        ``(I) Peer review.--The Secretary shall establish a
                    fair and efficient external peer review process that--
                              ``(i) the Secretary shall use in making grants
                          and entering into contracts and other agreements
                          under subparagraph (A); and
                              ``(ii) shall include a broad representation of
                          peers of the eligible entity.
                        ``(J) Input from eligible entities.--The Secretary
                    shall seek input from eligible entities providing
                    technical assistance under this subsection not less than
                    once each year to ensure that the program is responsive
                    to the eligible entities providing that technical
                    assistance.'';
                (8) by inserting after subsection (c) (as so redesignated)
            the following:

        ``(d) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Grant Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--Using funds made available under
            subsection (l), the Secretary, acting through the Director of
            the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall, for the
            period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, make competitive
            grants or enter into cooperative agreements to support new and
            established local and regional training, education, outreach,
            and technical assistance initiatives to increase opportunities
            for beginning farmers and ranchers.
                ``(2) Included programs and services.--Initiatives described
            in paragraph (1) may include programs or services, as
            appropriate, relating to--
                        ``(A) basic livestock, forest management, and crop
                    farming practices;

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                        ``(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private,
                    nonindustrial forest land transfer and succession
                    strategies;
                        ``(C) entrepreneurship and business training;
                        ``(D) technical assistance to help beginning farmers
                    or ranchers acquire land from retiring farmers and
                    ranchers;
                        ``(E) financial and risk management training,
                    including the acquisition and management of agricultural
                    credit;
                        ``(F) natural resource management and planning;
                        ``(G) diversification and marketing strategies;
                        ``(H) curriculum development;
                        ``(I) mentoring, apprenticeships, and internships;
                        ``(J) resources and referral;
                        ``(K) farm financial benchmarking;
                        ``(L) agricultural rehabilitation and vocational
                    training for veteran farmers and ranchers;
                        ``(M) farm safety and awareness;
                        ``(N) food safety and recordkeeping; and
                        ``(O) other similar subject areas of use to
                    beginning farmers and ranchers.
                ``(3) Eligibility.--
                        ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant
                    or enter into a cooperative agreement under this
                    subsection, the recipient of the grant or participant in
                    the cooperative agreement shall be a collaborative
                    State, Tribal, local, or regionally-based network or
                    partnership of public or private entities.
                        ``(B) Inclusions.--A recipient of a grant or a
                    participant that enters into a cooperative agreement
                    described in subparagraph (A) may include--
                              ``(i) a State cooperative extension service;
                              ``(ii) a Federal, State, municipal, or Tribal
                          agency;
                              ``(iii) a community-based or nongovernmental
                          organization;
                              ``(iv) a college or university (including an
                          institution awarding an associate's degree) or
                          foundation maintained by a college or university;
                          or
                              ``(v) any other appropriate partner, as
                          determined by the Secretary.
                ``(4) Terms of grants or cooperative agreement.--A grant or
            cooperative agreement under this subsection shall--
                        ``(A) be for a term of not longer than 3 years; and
                        ``(B) provide not more than $250,000 for each year.
                ``(5) Matching requirement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), to be eligible to receive a grant or
                    enter into a cooperative agreement under this
                    subsection, a recipient or participant shall provide a
                    match in the form of cash or in-kind contributions in an
                    amount equal to 25 percent of the funds provided by the
                    grant or cooperative agreement.
                        ``(B) Exception.--The Secretary may waive or reduce
                    the matching requirement in subparagraph (A) if the
                    Secretary determines such a waiver or modification is
                    necessary to effectively reach an underserved area or
                    population.

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                ``(6) Evaluation criteria.--In making grants or entering
            into cooperative agreements under this subsection, the Secretary
            shall evaluate, with respect to applications for the grants or
            cooperative agreements--
                        ``(A) relevancy;
                        ``(B) technical merit;
                        ``(C) achievability;
                        ``(D) the expertise and track record of 1 or more
                    applicants;
                        ``(E) the consultation of beginning farmers and
                    ranchers in design, implementation, and decisionmaking
                    relating to an initiative described in paragraph (1);
                        ``(F) the adequacy of plans for--
                              ``(i) a participatory evaluation process;
                              ``(ii) outcome-based reporting; and
                              ``(iii) the communication of findings and
                          results beyond the immediate target audience; and
                        ``(G) other appropriate factors, as determined by
                    the Secretary.
                ``(7) Regional balance.--To the maximum extent practicable,
            the Secretary shall ensure the geographical diversity of
            recipients of grants or participants in cooperative agreements
            under this subsection.
                ``(8) Priority.--In making grants or entering into
            cooperative agreements under this subsection, the Secretary
            shall give priority to partnerships and collaborations that are
            led by or include nongovernmental, community-based organizations
            and school-based educational organizations with expertise in new
            agricultural producer training and outreach.
                ``(9) Prohibition.--A grant made or cooperative agreement
            entered into under this subsection may not be used for the
            planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction
            of a building or facility.
                ``(10) Coordination permitted.--A recipient of a grant or
            participant in a cooperative agreement under this subsection may
            coordinate with a recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement
            under section 1680 in addressing the needs of veteran farmers
            and ranchers with disabilities.
                ``(11) Consecutive awards.--A grant or cooperative agreement
            under this subsection may be made to a recipient or participant
            for consecutive years.
                ``(12) Peer review.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
                    fair and efficient external peer review process, which
                    the Secretary shall use in making grants or entering
                    into cooperative agreements under this subsection.
                        ``(B) Requirement.--The peer review process under
                    subparagraph (A) shall include a review panel composed
                    of a broad representation of peers of the applicant for
                    the grant or cooperative agreement that are not applying
                    for a grant or cooperative agreement under this
                    subsection.
                ``(13) Participation by other farmers and ranchers.--Nothing
            in this subsection prohibits the Secretary from allowing a
            farmer or rancher who is not a beginning farmer or rancher
            (including an owner or operator that has ended, or expects to
            end within 5 years, active labor in a farming or ranching
            operation as a producer, retiring farmers, and non-farming

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            landowners) from participating in a program or service under
            this subsection, to the extent that the Secretary determines
            that such participation--
                        ``(A) is appropriate; and
                        ``(B) will not detract from the primary purpose of
                    increasing opportunities for beginning farmers and
                    ranchers.
                ``(14) Education teams.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
                    beginning farmer and rancher education teams to develop
                    curricula, conduct educational programs and workshops
                    for beginning farmers and ranchers in diverse
                    geographical areas of the United States, or provide
                    training and technical assistance initiatives for
                    beginning farmers or ranchers or for trainers and
                    service providers that work with beginning farmers or
                    ranchers.
                        ``(B) Curriculum.--In promoting the development of
                    curricula, educational programs and workshops, or
                    training and technical assistance initiatives under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, to the maximum
                    extent practicable, include content tailored to specific
                    audiences of beginning farmers and ranchers, based on
                    crop diversity or regional diversity.
                        ``(C) Composition.--In establishing an education
                    team under subparagraph (A) for a specific program or
                    workshop, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
                    practicable--
                              ``(i) obtain the short-term services of
                          specialists with knowledge and expertise in
                          programs serving beginning farmers and ranchers;
                          and
                              ``(ii) use officers and employees of the
                          Department with direct experience in programs of
                          the Department that may be taught as part of the
                          curriculum for the program or workshop.
                        ``(D) Cooperation.--
                              ``(i) In general.--In carrying out this
                          subsection, the Secretary shall cooperate, to the
                          maximum extent practicable, with--
                                        ``(I) State cooperative extension
                                    services;
                                        ``(II) Federal, State, and Tribal
                                    agencies;
                                        ``(III) community-based and
                                    nongovernmental organizations;
                                        ``(IV) colleges and universities
                                    (including an institution awarding an
                                    associate's degree) or foundations
                                    maintained by a college or university;
                                    and
                                        ``(V) other appropriate partners, as
                                    determined by the Secretary.
                              ``(ii) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary
                          may enter into a cooperative agreement to reflect
                          the terms of any cooperation under subparagraph
                          (A).
                ``(15) Curriculum and training clearinghouse.--The Secretary
            shall establish an online clearinghouse that makes available to
            beginning farmers and ranchers education curricula and training
            materials and programs, which may include online courses for
            direct use by beginning farmers and ranchers.

        ``(e) Application Requirements.--In making grants and entering into
    contracts and other agreements, as applicable, under

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    subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary shall make available a simplified
    application process for an application for a grant that requests less
    than $50,000.'';
                (9) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:

        ``(f) Stakeholder Input.--In carrying out this section, the
    Secretary shall seek stakeholder input from--
                ``(1) beginning farmers and ranchers;
                ``(2) socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers;
                ``(3) veteran farmers and ranchers;
                ``(4) national, State, Tribal, and local organizations and
            other persons with expertise in operating programs for--
                        ``(A) beginning farmers and ranchers;
                        ``(B) socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers;
                    or
                        ``(C) veteran farmers and ranchers;
                ``(5) the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and
            Ranchers established under section 5(b) of the Agricultural
            Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (7 U.S.C. 1929 note; Public Law
            102-554);
                ``(6) the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers established
            under section 14008 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
            2008 (7 U.S.C. 2279 note; Public Law 110-246); and
                ``(7) the Tribal Advisory Committee established under
            subsection (b) of section 309 of the Federal Crop Insurance
            Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
            (7 U.S.C. 6921).'';
                (10) in paragraph (3) of subsection (h) (as so
            redesignated), by inserting ``and not later than March 1,
            2020,'' after ``1991,''; and
                (11) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(l) Funding.--
                ``(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
            section--
                        ``(A) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and
                    2020;
                        ``(B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                        ``(C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                        ``(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each
                    fiscal year thereafter.
                ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
                ``(3) Reservation of funds.--Of the amounts made available
            to carry out this section--
                        ``(A) 50 percent shall be used to carry out
                    subsection (c); and
                        ``(B) 50 percent shall be used to carry out
                    subsection (d).
                ``(4) Allocation of funds.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not less than 5 percent of the
                    amounts made available to carry out subsection (d) for a
                    fiscal year shall be used to support programs and
                    services that address the needs of--
                              ``(i) limited resource beginning farmers and
                          ranchers, as defined by the Secretary;
                              ``(ii) socially disadvantaged farmers and
                          ranchers that are beginning farmers and ranchers;
                          and

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                              ``(iii) farmworkers desiring to become farmers
                          or ranchers.
                        ``(B) Veteran farmers and ranchers.--Not less than 5
                    percent of the amounts made available to carry out
                    subsection (d) for a fiscal year shall be used to
                    support programs and services that address the needs of
                    veteran farmers and ranchers.
                ``(5) Interagency funding.--Any agency of the Department may
            participate in any grant, contract, or agreement entered into
            under this section by contributing funds, if the contributing
            agency determines that the objectives of the grant, contract, or
            agreement will further the authorized programs of the
            contributing agency.
                ``(6) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 5 percent of
            the amounts made available to carry out this section for a
            fiscal year may be used for expenses relating to the
            administration of this section.
                ``(7) Limitation on indirect costs.--A recipient of a grant
            or a party to a contract or other agreement under subsection (c)
            or (d) may not use more than 10 percent of the funds received
            for the indirect costs of carrying out a grant, contract, or
            other agreement.''.
    SEC. 12302. URBAN AGRICULTURE.

        Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.) (as amended by section 12202) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 222. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6923.>>  OFFICE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AND
                            INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION.

        ``(a) Office.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish in the
            Department an Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative
            Production.
                ``(2) Director.--The Secretary shall appoint a senior
            official to serve as the Director of the Office of Urban
            Agriculture and Innovative Production (referred to in this
            section as the `Director').
                ``(3) Mission.--The mission of the Office of Urban
            Agriculture and Innovative Production shall be to encourage and
            promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural
            practices, including--
                        ``(A) community gardens and farms located in urban
                    areas, suburbs, and urban clusters;
                        ``(B) rooftop farms, outdoor vertical production,
                    and green walls;
                        ``(C) indoor farms, greenhouses, and high-tech
                    vertical technology farms;
                        ``(D) hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponic farm
                    facilities; and
                        ``(E) other innovations in agricultural production,
                    as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(4) Responsibilities.--The Director shall be responsible
            for engaging in activities to carry out the mission described in
            paragraph (3), including by--
                        ``(A) managing programs, including for community
                    gardens, urban farms, rooftop agriculture, and indoor
                    vertical production;

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                        ``(B) advising the Secretary;
                        ``(C) coordinating with the agencies and officials
                    of the Department to update relevant programs;
                        ``(D) engaging in stakeholder relations and
                    developing external partnerships;
                        ``(E) identifying common State and municipal best
                    practices for navigating local policies;
                        ``(F) coordinating networks of community gardens and
                    facilitating connections to local food banks, in
                    partnership with the Food and Nutrition Service; and
                        ``(G) collaborating with other Federal agencies.

        ``(b) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory
    Committee.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an
            Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee
            (referred to in this subsection as the `Committee') to advise
            the Secretary on--
                        ``(A) the development of policies and outreach
                    relating to urban, indoor, and other emerging
                    agricultural production practices; and
                        ``(B) any other aspects of the implementation of
                    this section.
                ``(2) Membership.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall be composed
                    of 12 members, of whom--
                              ``(i) 4 shall be individuals who are
                          agricultural producers, of whom--
                                        ``(I) 2 individuals shall be
                                    agricultural producers located in an
                                    urban area or urban cluster; and
                                        ``(II) 2 individuals shall be
                                    farmers that use innovative technology;
                              ``(ii) 2 shall be representatives from an
                          institution of higher education or extension
                          program;
                              ``(iii) 1 shall be an individual who
                          represents a nonprofit organization, which may
                          include a public health, environmental, or
                          community organization;
                              ``(iv) 1 shall be an individual who represents
                          business and economic development, which may
                          include a business development entity, a chamber
                          of commerce, a city government, or a planning
                          organization;
                              ``(v) 1 shall be an individual with supply
                          chain experience, which may include a food
                          aggregator, wholesale food distributor, food hub,
                          or an individual who has direct-to-consumer market
                          experience;
                              ``(vi) 1 shall be an individual from a
                          financing entity; and
                              ``(vii) 2 shall be individuals with related
                          experience or expertise in urban, indoor, and
                          other emerging agriculture production practices,
                          as determined by the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Initial appointments.--The Secretary shall
                    appoint the members of the Committee not later than 180
                    days after the date of enactment of this section.
                ``(3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--

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                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), a member of the Committee shall be
                    appointed for a term of 3 years.
                        ``(B) Initial appointments.--Of the members first
                    appointed to the Committee--
                              ``(i) 4 of the members, as determined by the
                          Secretary, shall be appointed for a term of 3
                          years;
                              ``(ii) 4 of the members, as determined by the
                          Secretary, shall be appointed for a term of 2
                          years; and
                              ``(iii) 4 of the members, as determined by the
                          Secretary, shall be appointed for a term of 1
                          year.
                        ``(C) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Committee--
                              ``(i) shall not affect the powers of the
                          Committee; and
                              ``(ii) shall be filled as soon as practicable
                          in the same manner as the original appointment.
                        ``(D) Consecutive terms.--An initial appointee of
                    the committee may serve an additional consecutive term
                    if the member is reappointed by the Secretary.
                ``(4) Meetings.--
                        ``(A) Frequency.--The Committee shall meet not fewer
                    than 3 times per year.
                        ``(B) Initial meeting.--Not later than 180 days
                    after the date on which the members are appointed under
                    paragraph (2)(B), the Committee shall hold the first
                    meeting of the Committee.
                ``(5) Duties.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall--
                              ``(i) develop recommendations and advise the
                          Director on policies, initiatives, and outreach
                          administered by the Office of Urban Agriculture
                          and Innovative Production;
                              ``(ii) evaluate and review ongoing research
                          and extension activities relating to urban,
                          indoor, and other innovative agricultural
                          practices;
                              ``(iii) identify new and existing barriers to
                          successful urban, indoor, and other emerging
                          agricultural production practices; and
                              ``(iv) provide additional assistance and
                          advice to the Director as appropriate.
                        ``(B) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                    on which the Committee is established, and every 2 years
                    through 2023, the Committee shall submit to the
                    Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture,
                    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
                    describing the recommendations developed under
                    subparagraph (A).
                ``(6) Personnel matters.--
                        ``(A) Compensation.--A member of the Committee shall
                    serve without compensation.
                        ``(B) Travel expenses.--A member of the Committee
                    shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
                    lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5703 of
                    title 5, United States Code.
                ``(7) Termination.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    Committee shall terminate on the date that is 5 years

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                    after the date on which the members are appointed under
                    paragraph (2)(B).
                        ``(B) Extensions.--Before the date on which the
                    Committee terminates, the Secretary may renew the
                    Committee for 1 or more 2-year periods.

        ``(c) Grants.--The Director shall award competitive grants to
    support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production
    to any of the following eligible entities:
                ``(1) A nonprofit organization.
                ``(2) A unit of local government.
                ``(3) A Tribal government.
                ``(4) Any school that serves any of grades kindergarten
            through grade 12.

        ``(d) Pilot Projects.--
                ``(1) Urban and suburban county committees.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                    date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
                    establish a pilot program for not fewer than 5 years
                    that establishes 10 county committees in accordance with
                    section 8(b)(5)(B)(ii)(II) of the Soil Conservation and
                    Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)(B)(ii)(II))
                    to operate in counties located in urban or suburban
                    areas with a high concentration of urban or suburban
                    farms.
                        ``(B) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph requires or
                    precludes the establishment of a Farm Service Agency
                    office in a county in which a county committee is
                    established under subparagraph (A).
                        ``(C) Report.--For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal
                    year thereafter through fiscal year 2023, the Secretary
                    shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
                    House of Representatives and the Committee on
                    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
                    report describing a summary of--
                              ``(i) the status of the pilot program under
                          subparagraph (A);
                              ``(ii) meetings and other activities of the
                          committees established under that subparagraph;
                          and
                              ``(iii) the types and volume of assistance and
                          services provided to farmers in counties in which
                          county committees are established under that
                          subparagraph.
                ``(2) Increasing community compost and reducing food
            waste.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
                    Director, shall carry out pilot projects under which the
                    Secretary shall offer to enter into cooperative
                    agreements with local or municipal governments in not
                    fewer than 10 States to develop and test strategies for
                    planning and implementing municipal compost plans and
                    food waste reduction plans.
                        ``(B) Eligible entities and purposes of pilot
                    projects.--Under a cooperative agreement entered into
                    under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide
                    assistance to municipalities, counties, local
                    governments, or city planners, as appropriate, to carry
                    out planning and implementing activities that will--
                              ``(i) generate compost;

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                              ``(ii) increase access to compost for
                          agricultural producers;
                              ``(iii) reduce reliance on, and limit the use
                          of, fertilizer;
                              ``(iv) improve soil quality;
                              ``(v) encourage waste management and
                          permaculture business development;
                              ``(vi) increase rainwater absorption;
                              ``(vii) reduce municipal food waste; and
                              ``(viii) divert food waste from landfills.
                        ``(C) Evaluation and ranking of applications.--
                              ``(i) Criteria.--Not later than 180 days after
                          the date of enactment of this section, the
                          Secretary shall establish criteria for the
                          selection of pilot projects under this paragraph.
                              ``(ii) Consideration.--In selecting,
                          undertaking, or funding pilot projects under this
                          paragraph, the Secretary shall consider any
                          commonly known significant impact on existing food
                          waste recovery and disposal by commercial,
                          marketing, or business relationships.
                              ``(iii) Priority.--In selecting a pilot
                          project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
                          give priority to an application for a pilot
                          project that--
                                        ``(I) anticipates or demonstrates
                                    economic benefits;
                                        ``(II) incorporates plans to make
                                    compost easily accessible to
                                    agricultural producers, including
                                    community gardeners;
                                        ``(III) integrates other food waste
                                    strategies, including food recovery
                                    efforts; and
                                        ``(IV) provides for collaboration
                                    with multiple partners.
                        ``(D) Matching requirement.--The recipient of
                    assistance for a pilot project under this paragraph
                    shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a
                    combination of both from sources other than funds
                    provided through the grant in an amount equal to not
                    less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant.
                        ``(E) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct an
                    evaluation of the pilot projects funded under this
                    paragraph to assess different solutions for increasing
                    access to compost and reducing municipal food waste,
                    including an evaluation of--
                              ``(i) the amount of Federal funds used for
                          each project; and
                              ``(ii) a measurement of the outcomes of each
                          project.

        ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section and the amendments made by this
    section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.
    SEC. 12303. TRIBAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

        Section 309 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
            following:

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and

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                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(b) Tribal Advisory Committee.--
                ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the
                    meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                    Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
                    5304).
                        ``(B) Relevant committees of congress.--The term
                    `relevant committees of Congress' means--
                              ``(i) the Committee on Agriculture of the
                          House of Representatives;
                              ``(ii) the Committee on Agriculture,
                          Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and
                              ``(iii) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the
                          Senate.
                        ``(C) Tribal organization.--The term `tribal
                    organization' has the meaning given the term in section
                    4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
                    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
                ``(2) Establishment of committee.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
                    advisory committee, to be known as the Tribal Advisory
                    Committee (referred to in this subsection as the
                    `Committee') to provide advice and guidance to the
                    Secretary on matters relating to Tribal and Indian
                    affairs.
                        ``(B) Facilitation.--The Committee shall facilitate,
                    but not supplant, government-to-government consultation
                    between the Department of Agriculture (referred to in
                    this subsection as the `Department') and Indian tribes.
                ``(3) Membership.--
                        ``(A) Composition.--The Committee shall be composed
                    of 11 members, of whom--
                              ``(i) 3 shall be appointed by the Secretary;
                              ``(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the chairperson
                          of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
                              ``(iii) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking
                          member of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the
                          Senate;
                              ``(iv) 1 shall be appointed by the chairperson
                          of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
                          Forestry of the Senate;
                              ``(v) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking
                          member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
                          and Forestry of the Senate;
                              ``(vi) 2 shall be appointed by the chairperson
                          of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                          Representatives; and
                              ``(vii) 2 shall be appointed by the ranking
                          member of the Committee on Agriculture of the
                          House of Representatives.
                        ``(B) Nominations.--The Secretary shall accept
                    nominations for members of the Committee from any of the
                    following:
                              ``(i) An Indian tribe.
                              ``(ii) A tribal organization.
                              ``(iii) A national or regional organization
                          with expertise in issues relating to the duties of
                          the Committee described in paragraph (4).

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                        ``(C) Diversity.--To the maximum extent feasible,
                    the Secretary shall ensure that the members of the
                    Committee represent a diverse set of expertise on issues
                    relating to geographic regions, Indian tribes, and the
                    agricultural industry.
                        ``(D) Limitation.--No member of the Committee shall
                    be an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
                        ``(E) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Each member of the
                          Committee--
                                        ``(I) subject to clause (ii), shall
                                    be appointed to a 3-year term; and
                                        ``(II) may be reappointed to not
                                    more than 3 consecutive terms.
                              ``(ii) Initial staggering.--The first 3
                          appointments by the Secretary under paragraph
                          (3)(A)(i) shall be for a 2-year term.
                              ``(iii) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the
                          Committee shall be filled in the same manner as
                          the original appointment not more than 90 days
                          after the date on which the position becomes
                          vacant.
                        ``(F) Meetings.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The Committee shall meet in
                          person not less than twice each year.
                              ``(ii) Office of tribal relations
                          representative.--Not fewer than 1 representative
                          from the Office of Tribal Relations of the
                          Department shall be present at each meeting of the
                          Committee.
                              ``(iii) Department of interior
                          representative.--The Assistant Secretary for
                          Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior
                          (or a designee) shall be present at each meeting
                          of the Committee.
                              ``(iv) Nonvoting representatives.--The
                          individuals described in clauses (ii) and (iii)
                          shall be nonvoting representatives at meetings of
                          the Committee.
                ``(4) Duties of committee.--The Committee shall--
                        ``(A) identify evolving issues of relevance to
                    Indian tribes relating to programs of the Department;
                        ``(B) communicate to the Secretary the issues
                    identified under subparagraph (A);
                        ``(C) submit to the Secretary recommendations for,
                    and solutions to--
                              ``(i) the issues identified under subparagraph
                          (A);
                              ``(ii) issues raised at the Tribal, regional,
                          or national level; and
                              ``(iii) issues relating to any Tribal
                          consultation carried out by the Department;
                        ``(D) discuss issues and proposals for changes to
                    the regulations, policies, and procedures of the
                    Department that impact Indian tribes;
                        ``(E) identify priorities and provide advice on
                    appropriate strategies for Tribal consultation on issues
                    at the Tribal, regional, or national level regarding the
                    Department;
                        ``(F) ensure that pertinent issues of the Department
                    are brought to the attention of an Indian tribe in a
                    timely

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                    manner so that timely feedback from an Indian tribe can
                    be obtained; and
                        ``(G) identify and propose solutions to any
                    interdepartmental barrier between the Department and
                    other Federal agencies.
                ``(5) Reports.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than once
                    each year, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary
                    and the relevant committees of Congress a report that
                    describes--
                              ``(i) the activities of the Committee during
                          the previous year; and
                              ``(ii) recommendations for legislative or
                          administrative action for the following year.
                        ``(B) Response from secretary.--Not more than 45
                    days after the date on which the Secretary receives a
                    report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                    submit a written response to that report to--
                              ``(i) the Committee; and
                              ``(ii) the relevant committees of Congress.
                ``(6) Compensation of members.--Members of the Committee
            shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of
            the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
            Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
            Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
            member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
            Committee.
                ``(7) Federal advisory committee act exemption.--Section 14
            of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
            apply to the Committee.''.
    SEC. 12304. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER COORDINATION.

        Subtitle D of title VII of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
    Act of 2002 (as amended by sections 7506 and 12301(a)(1)) is further
    amended by inserting after section 7403 (7 U.S.C. 3119b note; Public Law
    107-171) the following:
    ``SEC. 7404. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6934a.>>  BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER
                              COORDINATION.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Beginning farmer or rancher.--The term `beginning
            farmer or rancher' has the meaning given such term in section
            2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
            1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)).
                ``(2) National coordinator.--The term `National Coordinator'
            means the National Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator
            established under subsection (b)(1).
                ``(3) State coordinator.--The term `State coordinator' means
            a State beginning farmer and rancher coordinator designated
            under subsection (c)(1)(A).
                ``(4) State office.--The term `State office' means--
                        ``(A) a State office of--
                              ``(i) the Farm Service Agency;
                              ``(ii) the Natural Resources Conservation
                          Service;
                              ``(iii) the Rural Business-Cooperative
                          Service; or
                              ``(iv) the Rural Utilities Service; or
                        ``(B) a regional office of the Risk Management
                    Agency.

        ``(b) National Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator.--

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                ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish in the
            Department the position of National Beginning Farmer and Rancher
            Coordinator.
                ``(2) Duties.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The National Coordinator shall--
                              ``(i) advise the Secretary and coordinate
                          activities of the Department on programs,
                          policies, and issues relating to beginning farmers
                          and ranchers; and
                              ``(ii) in consultation with the applicable
                          State food and agriculture council, determine
                          whether to approve a plan submitted by a State
                          coordinator under subsection (c)(3)(B).
                        ``(B) Discretionary duties.--Additional duties of
                    the National Coordinator may include--
                              ``(i) developing and implementing new
                          strategies--
                                        ``(I) for outreach to beginning
                                    farmers and ranchers; and
                                        ``(II) to assist beginning farmers
                                    and ranchers with connecting to owners
                                    or operators that have ended, or expect
                                    to end within 5 years, actively owning
                                    or operating a farm or ranch; and
                              ``(ii) facilitating interagency and
                          interdepartmental collaboration on issues relating
                          to beginning farmers and ranchers.
                ``(3) Reports.--Not less frequently than once each year, the
            National Coordinator shall distribute within the Department and
            make publicly available a report describing the status of steps
            taken to carry out the duties described in subparagraphs (A) and
            (B) of paragraph (2).
                ``(4) Contracts and cooperative agreements.--In carrying out
            the duties under paragraph (2), the National Coordinator may
            enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an
            institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of
            the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), cooperative
            extension services (as defined in section 1404 of the National
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
            1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), or a nonprofit organization--
                        ``(A) to conduct research on the profitability of
                    new farms in operation for not less than 5 years in a
                    region;
                        ``(B) to develop educational materials;
                        ``(C) to conduct workshops, courses, training, or
                    certified vocational training; or
                        ``(D) to conduct mentoring activities.

        ``(c) State Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinators.--
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Designation.--The National Coordinator, in
                    consultation with State food and agriculture councils
                    and directors of State offices, shall designate in each
                    State a State beginning farmer and rancher coordinator
                    from among employees of State offices.
                        ``(B) Requirements.--To be designated as a State
                    coordinator, an employee shall--
                              ``(i) be familiar with issues relating to
                          beginning farmers and ranchers; and
                              ``(ii) have the ability to coordinate with
                          other Federal departments and agencies.

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                ``(2) Training.--The Secretary shall develop a training plan
            to provide to each State coordinator knowledge of programs and
            services available from the Department for beginning farmers and
            ranchers, taking into consideration the needs of all production
            types and sizes of agricultural operations.
                ``(3) Duties.--A State coordinator shall--
                        ``(A) coordinate technical assistance at the State
                    level to assist beginning farmers and ranchers in
                    accessing programs of the Department;
                        ``(B) develop and submit to the National Coordinator
                    for approval under subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) a State plan
                    to improve the coordination, delivery, and efficacy of
                    programs of the Department to beginning farmers and
                    ranchers, taking into consideration the needs of all
                    types of production methods and sizes of agricultural
                    operation, at each county and area office in the State;
                        ``(C) oversee implementation of an approved State
                    plan described in subparagraph (B);
                        ``(D) work with outreach coordinators in the State
                    offices to ensure appropriate information about
                    technical assistance is available at outreach events and
                    activities; and
                        ``(E) coordinate partnerships and joint outreach
                    efforts with other organizations and government agencies
                    serving beginning farmers and ranchers.''.
    SEC. 12305. AGRICULTURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION COORDINATOR.

        Subtitle D of title VII of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
    Act of 2002 (as amended by sections 7506, section 12301(a)(1), and
    12304) is further amended by inserting after section 7404, as added by
    section 12304, the following:
    ``SEC. 7405. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6934b.>>  AGRICULTURAL YOUTH
                              ORGANIZATION COORDINATOR.

        ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall establish in the
    Department the position of Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator.
        ``(b) Duties.--The Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator
    shall--
                ``(1) promote the role of youth-serving organizations and
            school-based agricultural education in motivating and preparing
            young people to pursue careers in the agriculture, food, and
            natural resources systems;
                ``(2) work to help build youth awareness of the reach and
            importance of agriculture, across a diversity of fields and
            disciplines;
                ``(3) identify short-term and long-term interests of the
            Department and provide opportunities, resources, input, and
            coordination with programs and agencies of the Department to
            youth-serving organizations and school-based agricultural
            education, including the development of internship
            opportunities;
                ``(4) share, internally and externally, the extent to which
            active steps are being taken to encourage collaboration with,
            and support of, youth-serving organizations and school-based
            agricultural education;
                ``(5) provide information to youth involved in food and
            agriculture organizations concerning the availability of, and

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            eligibility requirements for, participation in agricultural
            programs, with particular emphasis on beginning farmer and
            rancher programs;
                ``(6) serve as a resource for assisting youth involved in
            food and agriculture organizations in applying for participation
            in agriculture; and
                ``(7) advocate on behalf of youth involved in food and
            agriculture organizations in interactions with employees of the
            Department.

        ``(c) Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.--For purposes of
    carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Agricultural Youth
    Organization Coordinator shall consult with the cooperative extension
    and the land-grant university systems, and may enter into contracts or
    cooperative agreements with the research centers of the Agricultural
    Research Service, cooperative extension and the land-grant university
    systems, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, or nonprofit
    organizations for--
                ``(1) the conduct of regional research on the profitability
            of small farms;
                ``(2) the development of educational materials;
                ``(3) the conduct of workshops, courses, and certified
            vocational training;
                ``(4) the conduct of mentoring activities; or
                ``(5) the provision of internship opportunities.''.
    SEC. 12306. AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS FOR
                                VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

        (a) Definition of Veteran Farmer or Rancher.--Paragraph (7) of
    subsection (a) (as redesignated by section 12301(b)(3)) of section 2501
    of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
    2279) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of
                    that title) who has first obtained status as a veteran
                    (as so defined) during the most recent 10-year
                    period.''.

        (b) Federal Crop Insurance.--
                (1) Definition of veteran farmer or rancher.--Section 502(b)
            of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) (as amended
            by section 11101) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(14) Veteran farmer or rancher.--The term `veteran farmer
            or rancher' means a farmer or rancher who--
                        ``(A) has served in the Armed Forces (as defined in
                    section 101 of title 38, United States Code); and
                        ``(B)(i) has not operated a farm or ranch;
                        ``(ii) has operated a farm or ranch for not more
                    than 5 years; or
                        ``(iii) is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of
                    that title) who has first obtained status as a veteran
                    (as so defined) during the most recent 5-year period.''.
                (2) Crop insurance.--Section 508 of the Federal Crop
            Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b)(5)(E)--

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                              (i) by striking ``The Corporation'' and
                          inserting the following:
                              ``(i) In general.--The Corporation''; and
                              (ii) in clause (i) (as so designated), by
                          striking the period at the end and inserting the
                          following: ``, and veteran farmers or ranchers.
                              ``(ii) Coordination.--The Corporation shall
                          coordinate with other agencies of the Department
                          that provide programs or services to farmers and
                          ranchers described in clause (i) to make available
                          coverage under the waiver under that clause and to
                          share eligibility information to reduce paperwork
                          and avoid duplication.'';
                        (B) in subsection (e)(8)--
                              (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting
                          ``and veteran'' after ``beginning''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``or veteran farmer or
                          rancher'' after ``beginning farmer or rancher''
                          each place it appears; and
                        (C) in subsection (g)--
                              (i) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), in the matter
                          preceding subclause (I), by inserting ``or veteran
                          farmer or rancher'' after ``beginning farmer or
                          rancher'' each place it appears; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting
                          ``and veteran farmers or ranchers'' after
                          ``beginning farmers or ranchers''.
                (3) Education and risk management assistance.--Paragraph (3)
            of section 524(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
            1524(a)), as redesignated by section 11125(a)(3), is amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``and'' at
                    the end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) veteran farmers or ranchers.''.

        (c) Down Payment Loan Program.--Section 310E of the Consolidated
    Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1935) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``qualified beginning
            farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or
            ranchers'' and inserting ``eligible farmers or ranchers'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``recipients of
                    the loans'' and inserting ``farmers or ranchers'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(3) encourage retiring farmers and ranchers to assist in
            the sale of their farms and ranches to eligible farmers or
            ranchers by providing seller financing;'';
                        (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``for beginning
                    farmers or ranchers or socially disadvantaged farmers or
                    ranchers'' and inserting the following: ``for--
                        ``(A) beginning farmers or ranchers;
                        ``(B) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, as
                    defined in section 355(e); or

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                        ``(C) veteran farmers or ranchers, as defined in
                    section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
                    and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)); and''; and
                        (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``a qualified
                    beginning farmer or rancher or socially disadvantaged
                    farmer or rancher'' and inserting ``an eligible farmer
                    or rancher''; and
                (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

        ``(e) Definition of Eligible Farmer or Rancher.--In this section,
    the term `eligible farmer or rancher' means--
                ``(1) a qualified beginning farmer or rancher;
                ``(2) a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, as defined
            in section 355(e); and
                ``(3) a veteran farmer or rancher, as defined in section
            2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
            1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)).''.

        (d) Interest Rate Reduction Program.--Section 351(e)(2)(B) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1999(e)(2)(B)) is
    amended--
                (1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting ``and
            veteran'' after ``Beginning'';
                (2) in clause (i), by inserting ``or veteran farmers and
            ranchers (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food,
            Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
            2279(a)))'' before the period at the end; and
                (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``beginning''.

        (e) National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach,
    and Technical Assistance Program.--Section 405(c) of the Agricultural
    Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(c))
    is amended by inserting ``veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in
    section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
    1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))),'' after ``socially disadvantaged farmers,''.
        (f) Administration and Operation of Noninsured Crop Assistance
    Program.--Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
    Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (k)(2), by inserting ``, or a veteran
            farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food,
            Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
            2279(a)))'' before the period at the end; and
                (2) in subsection (l), in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by
            section 1601(7)(D))--
                        (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting
                    ``veteran,'' before ``and socially''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``and veteran farmers or ranchers
                    (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture,
                    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
                    2279(a)))'' before ``in exchange''.

        (g) Funding for Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--
    Section 1241(a)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3841(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``beginning farmers or ranchers
    and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers'' and inserting ``covered
    farmers or ranchers, as defined in section 1235(f)(1)''.
        (h) Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance.--
                (1) Definition of covered producer.--Section 1501(a) of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(a)) is amended--

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                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
                    paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
                    redesignated) the following:
                ``(1) Covered producer.--The term `covered producer' means
            an eligible producer on a farm that is--
                        ``(A) as determined by the Secretary--
                              ``(i) a beginning farmer or rancher;
                              ``(ii) a socially disadvantaged farmer or
                          rancher; or
                              ``(iii) a limited resource farmer or rancher;
                          or
                        ``(B) a veteran farmer or rancher, as defined in
                    section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
                    and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)).''.
                (2) Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and
            farm-raised fish.--Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
            following:
                ``(4) Payment rate for covered producers.--In the case of a
            covered producer that is eligible to receive assistance under
            this subsection, the Secretary shall provide reimbursement of 90
            percent of the cost of losses described in paragraph (1) or
            (2).''.

        Subtitle D--Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
                                   Amendments

    SEC. 12401. OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS AND
                                INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.

        (a) Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.--Section 218(a)(1) of the
    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
    6918(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Relations'' and inserting
    ``Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs''.
        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 6918 note.>>  Succession.--Any official who is
    serving as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional
    Relations on the date of enactment of this Act and who was appointed by
    the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall
    not be required to be reappointed as a result of the change made to the
    name of that position under the amendment made by subsection (a).
    SEC. 12402. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON.

        Section 219 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6919) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting a semicolon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) establish and periodically update the website
            described in subsection (d); and
                ``(6) in carrying out the duties described in paragraphs (1)
            through (5), consult with and provide technical assistance to
            any Federal agency, including the Department of Defense, the
            Department of Veterans Affairs, the Small Business
            Administration, and the Department of Labor.''; and

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                (2) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(d) Website Required.--
                ``(1) In general.--The website required under subsection
            (b)(5) shall include the following:
                        ``(A) Positions identified within the Department of
                    Agriculture that are available to veterans for
                    apprenticeships.
                        ``(B) Apprenticeships, programs of training on the
                    job, and programs of education that are approved for
                    purposes of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code.
                        ``(C) Employment skills training programs for
                    members of the Armed Forces carried out pursuant to
                    section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code.
                        ``(D) Information designed to assist businesses,
                    nonprofit entities, educational institutions, and
                    farmers interested in developing apprenticeships, on-
                    the-job training, educational, or entrepreneurial
                    programs for veterans in navigating the process of
                    having a program approved by a State approving agency
                    for purposes of chapter 36 of title 38, United States
                    Code, including--
                              ``(i) contact information for relevant offices
                          in the Department of Defense, Department of
                          Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor, and Small
                          Business Administration;
                              ``(ii) basic requirements for approval by each
                          State approving agency;
                              ``(iii) recommendations with respect to
                          training and coursework to be used during
                          apprenticeships or on-the-job training that will
                          enable a veteran to be eligible for agricultural
                          programs; and
                              ``(iv) examples of successful programs and
                          curriculums that have been approved for purposes
                          of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code
                          (with consent of the organization and without any
                          personally identifiable information).
                ``(2) Review of website.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the
                    date of enactment of this paragraph, and once every 5
                    years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a study to
                    determine if the website required under subsection
                    (b)(5) is effective in providing veterans the
                    information required under paragraph (1).
                        ``(B) Ineffective website.--If the Secretary
                    determines that the website is not effective under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) notify the agriculture and veterans
                          committees described in subparagraph (C) of that
                          determination; and
                              ``(ii) not earlier than 180 days after the
                          date on which the Secretary provides notice under
                          clause (i), terminate the website.
                        ``(C) Agriculture and veterans committees.--The
                    agriculture and veterans committees referred to in
                    subparagraph (B)(i) are--
                              ``(i) the Committee on Agriculture of the
                          House of Representatives;
                              ``(ii) the Committee on Agriculture,
                          Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;

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                              ``(iii) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
                          the House of Representatives; and
                              ``(iv) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
                          the Senate.

        ``(e) Consultation Required.--In carrying out this section, the
    Secretary shall consult with organizations that serve veterans.
        ``(f) Report.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the
            Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison shall submit a report on
            beginning farmer training for veterans and agricultural
            vocational and rehabilitation programs for veterans to--
                        ``(A) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives;
                        ``(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
                    House of Representatives;
                        ``(C) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
                    Forestry of the Senate; and
                        ``(D) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
                    Senate.
                ``(2) Contents of report.--The report submitted under
            paragraph (1) shall include--
                        ``(A) a summary of the measures taken to carry out
                    subsections (b) and (c);
                        ``(B) a description of the information provided to
                    veterans under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b);
                        ``(C) recommendations for best informing veterans of
                    the programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
                    subsection (b);
                        ``(D) a summary of the contracts or cooperative
                    agreements entered into under subsection (c);
                        ``(E) a description of the programs implemented
                    under subsection (c);
                        ``(F) a summary of the employment outreach
                    activities directed to veterans;
                        ``(G) recommendations for how opportunities for
                    veterans in agriculture should be developed or expanded;
                        ``(H) a summary of veteran farm lending data and a
                    summary of shortfalls, if any, identified by the
                    Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison in collecting
                    data with respect to veterans engaged in agriculture;
                    and
                        ``(I) recommendations, if any, on how to improve
                    activities under subsection (b).

        ``(g) Public Dissemination of Information.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the
            Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison shall make publicly
            available and share broadly, including by posting on the website
            of the Department--
                        ``(A) the report of the Military Veterans
                    Agricultural Liaison on beginning farmer training for
                    veterans and agricultural vocational and rehabilitation
                    programs; and
                        ``(B) the information disseminated under paragraphs
                    (1) and (2) of subsection (b).
                ``(2) Further dissemination.--Not later than the day before
            the date on which the Military Veterans Agricultural

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            Liaison makes publicly available the information under paragraph
            (1), the Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison shall provide
            that information to the Department of Defense, the Department of
            Veterans Affairs, the Small Business Administration, and the
            Department of Labor.''.
    SEC. 12403. CIVIL RIGHTS ANALYSES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct civil rights impact
    analyses in accordance with Departmental Regulation 4300-004 issued by
    the Department of Agriculture on October 17, 2016, with respect to the
    Department of Agriculture's employment, federally-conducted programs and
    activities, and federally-assisted programs and activities.
        (b) Study; Report.--
                (1) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
            States (referred to in this section as the ``Comptroller
            General'') shall conduct a study describing--
                        (A) the effectiveness of the Department of
                    Agriculture in processing and resolving civil rights
                    complaints;
                        (B) minority participation rates in farm programs,
                    including a comparison of overall farmer and rancher
                    participation with minority farmer and rancher
                    participation by considering particular aspects of the
                    programs of the Department of Agriculture for producers,
                    such as ownership status, program participation, usage
                    of permits, and waivers;
                        (C) the realignment of the civil rights functions of
                    the Department of Agriculture, as outlined in
                    Secretarial Memorandum 1076-023 (March 9, 2018),
                    including an analysis of whether that realignment has
                    any negative implications on the civil rights functions
                    of the Department;
                        (D) efforts of the Department of Agriculture to
                    identify actions, programs, or activities of the
                    Department of Agriculture that may adversely affect
                    employees, contractors, or beneficiaries (including
                    participants) of the action, program, or activity based
                    on the membership of the employees, contractors, or
                    beneficiaries in a group that is protected under Federal
                    law from discrimination in employment, contracting, or
                    provision of an action, program, or activity, as
                    applicable; and
                        (E) efforts of the Department of Agriculture to
                    strategically plan actions to decrease discrimination
                    and civil rights complaints within the Department of
                    Agriculture or in the carrying out of the programs and
                    authorities of the Department of Agriculture.
                (2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
            completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller
            General shall submit a report describing the results of the
            study to--
                        (A) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives; and
                        (B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
                    Forestry of the Senate.
    SEC. 12404. FARM SERVICE AGENCY.

        (a) In General.--Section 226 of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6932) is amended--

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                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``consolidated
            farm'' and inserting ``farm'';
                (2) in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by
            striking ``of Consolidated Farm Service Agency''; and
                (3) by striking ``Consolidated Farm'' each place it appears
            and inserting ``Farm''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 246 of the Department of Agriculture
            Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6962) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``Consolidated
                    Farm'' each place it appears and inserting ``Farm''; and
                        (B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``Consolidated
                    Farm'' each place it appears and inserting ``Farm''.
                (2) Section 271(2)(A) of the Department of Agriculture
            Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6991(2)(A)) is amended by
            striking ``Consolidated Farm'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``Farm''.
                (3) Section 275(b) of the Department of Agriculture
            Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6995(b)) is amended by
            striking ``Consolidated Farm'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``Farm''.
    SEC. 12405. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FARM PRODUCTION AND
                                CONSERVATION.

        (a) Office of Risk Management.--Section 226A(d)(1) of the Department
    of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933(d)(1)) is
    amended by striking ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and
    Foreign Agricultural Services'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of
    Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation''.
        (b) Multiagency Task Force.--Section 242(b)(3) of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6952(b)(3)) is amended
    by striking ``Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
    Services'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm
    Production and Conservation''.
        (c) Food Aid Consultative Group.--Section 205(b)(2) of the Food for
    Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``Under Secretary
    of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services'' and
    inserting ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign
    Agricultural Affairs''.
        (d) Interagency Committee on Minority Careers in International
    Affairs.--Section 625(c)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
    U.S.C. 1131c(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``Under Secretary'' and
    all that follows through ``designee'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of
    Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, or the designee
    of that Under Secretary''.
    SEC. 12406. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

        (a) Changing Name of Office.--
                (1) In general.--Section 226B of the Department of
            Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934) is
            amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``advocacy
                    and outreach'' and inserting ``partnerships and public
                    engagement''; and
                        (B) by striking ``Advocacy and Outreach'' each place
                    it appears in subsections (a)(2), (b)(1), and (d)(4)(B)
                    and inserting ``Partnerships and Public Engagement''.

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                (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 6934 note.>>  References.--Beginning on
            the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference to the
            Office of Advocacy and Outreach established under section 226B
            of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
            U.S.C. 6934) in any provision of Federal law shall be deemed to
            be a reference to the Office of Partnerships and Public
            Engagement.

        (b) Increasing Outreach.--Section 226B of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934), as amended by
    subsection (a), is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end;
                              (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period
                          at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following new
                          clauses:
                              ``(iv) limited resource producers; and
                              ``(v) veteran farmers and ranchers; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(C) to promote youth outreach.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    inserting ``veteran farmers and ranchers,'' after
                    ``beginning farmers or ranchers,'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or socially
                    disadvantaged'' and inserting ``socially disadvantaged,
                    or veteran''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``veteran farmers
                    or ranchers,'' after ``beginning farmers or ranchers,''.

        (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 226B(f)(3)(B) of the
    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
    6934(f)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 12407. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 231 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6941) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``is authorized to'' and
            inserting ``shall''; and
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``If the Secretary'' and
            all that follows through ``the Under Secretary shall'' and
            inserting ``The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural
            Development shall''.
    SEC. 12408. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE.

        (a) Rate of Pay.--
                (1) In general.--Section 232(b) of the Department of
            Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6942(b)) is
            amended to read as follows:

        ``(b) Administrator.--
                ``(1) Appointment.--The Rural Utilities Service shall be
            headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the
            President.
                ``(2) Compensation.--The Administrator of the Rural
            Utilities Service shall receive basic pay at a rate not to
            exceed the maximum amount of compensation payable to a member

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            of the Senior Executive Service under subsection (b) of section
            5382 of title 5, United States Code.''.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5315 of title 5, United
            States Code, is amended by striking ``Administrator, Rural
            Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.''.

        (b) Other Amendment Relating to Administrator.--Section 748 of the
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 918b) is amended by
    inserting ``the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through'' before ``the
    Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service''.
    SEC. 12409. RURAL HEALTH LIAISON.

        Subtitle C of title II of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 236. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6946.>>  RURAL HEALTH LIAISON.

        ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall establish in the
    Department the position of Rural Health Liaison.
        ``(b) Duties.--The Rural Health Liaison shall--
                ``(1) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
            Services, coordinate the role of the Department with respect to
            rural health;
                ``(2) integrate across the Department the strategic planning
            and activities relating to rural health;
                ``(3) improve communication relating to rural health within
            the Department and between Federal agencies;
                ``(4) advocate on behalf of the health care and relevant
            infrastructure needs in rural areas;
                ``(5) provide to stakeholders, potential grant applicants,
            Federal agencies, State agencies, Indian Tribes, private
            organizations, and academic institutions relevant data and
            information, including the eligibility requirements for, and
            availability and outcomes of, Department programs applicable to
            the advancement of rural health;
                ``(6) maintain communication with public health, medical,
            occupational safety, and telecommunication associations,
            research entities, and other stakeholders to ensure that the
            Department is aware of current and upcoming issues relating to
            rural health;
                ``(7) consult on programs, pilot projects, research,
            training, and other affairs relating to rural health at the
            Department and other Federal agencies;
                ``(8) provide expertise on rural health to support the
            activities of the Secretary as Chair of the Council on Rural
            Community Innovation and Economic Development; and
                ``(9) provide technical assistance and guidance with respect
            to activities relating to rural health to the outreach,
            extension, and county offices of the Department.''.
    SEC. 12410. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE.

        (a) Field Offices.--Section 246 of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6962) (as amended by section
    12404(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(g) Field Offices.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not close any field
            office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service unless,

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            not later than 30 days before the date of the closure, the
            Secretary submits to the Committee on Agriculture of the House
            of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
            and Forestry of the Senate a notification of the closure.
                ``(2) Employees.--The Secretary shall not permanently
            relocate any field-based employees of the Natural Resources
            Conservation Service or the rural development mission area if
            doing so would result in a field office of the Natural Resources
            Conservation Service or the rural development mission area with
            2 or fewer employees, unless, not later than 30 days before the
            date of the permanent relocation, the Secretary submits to the
            Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
            a notification of the permanent relocation.
                ``(3) Sunset.--The requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2)
            shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2023.''.

        (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 246 of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6962) (as amended by
    subsection (a)) is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as
                    paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively;
                        (C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by
                    inserting ``; Public Law 101-624'' after ``note''; and
                        (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``3831-3836'' and inserting ``3831 et seq.'';
                    and
                (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection
            (b) and the program under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle
            D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837-
            3837f)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection
            (b)''.

        (c) Relocation in Act.--
                (1) In general.--Section 246 of the Department of
            Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6962) (as
            amended by subsections (a) and (b)) is--
                        (A) redesignated as section 228; and
                        (B) moved so as to appear at the end of subtitle B
                    of title II (7 U.S.C. 6931 et seq.).
                (2) Conforming amendments.--
                        (A) Section 226 of the Department of Agriculture
                    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6932) (as amended
                    by section 12404(a)) is amended--
                              (i) in subsection (b)(5), by striking
                          ``section 246(b)'' and inserting ``section
                          228(b)''; and
                              (ii) in subsection (g)(2), by striking
                          ``section 246(b)'' and inserting ``section
                          228(b)''.
                        (B) Section 271(2)(F) of the Department of
                    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
                    6991(2)(F)) is amended by striking ``section 246(b)''
                    and inserting ``section 228(b)''.
    SEC. 12411. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST.

        (a) In General.--Section 251(e) of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(e)) is amended--

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                (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Research,
            Education, and Extension Office'' and inserting ``Office of the
            Chief Scientist'';
                (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Research, Education, and
            Extension Office'' and inserting ``Office of the Chief
            Scientist'';
                (3) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``Research, Education, and Extension Office''
            and inserting ``Office of the Chief Scientist'';
                (4) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``subparagraph (A)
            shall not exceed 4 years'' and inserting ``clauses (i) and (iii)
            of subparagraph (A) shall be for not less than 3 years'';
                (5) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
            (5) and (6), respectively;
                (6) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) Additional leadership duties.--In addition to
            selecting the Division Chiefs under paragraph (3), using
            available personnel authority under title 5, United States Code,
            the Under Secretary shall select personnel--
                        ``(A) to oversee implementation, training, and
                    compliance with the scientific integrity policy of the
                    Department;
                        ``(B)(i) to integrate strategic program planning and
                    evaluation functions across the programs of the
                    Department; and
                        ``(ii) to help prepare the annual report to Congress
                    on the relevance and adequacy of programs under the
                    jurisdiction of the Under Secretary;
                        ``(C) to assist the Chief Scientist in coordinating
                    the international engagements of the Department with the
                    Department of State and other international agencies and
                    offices of the Federal Government; and
                        ``(D) to oversee other duties as may be required by
                    Federal law or Department policy.'';
                (7) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                    ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the following:
                              ``(i) Authorization of appropriations.--There
                          is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
                          necessary to fund the costs of Division personnel.
                              ``(ii) Additional funding.--In addition to
                          amounts made available under clause (i),
                          notwithstanding''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the
                          end;
                              (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at
                          the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(iii) provides strong staff continuity to
                          the Office of the Chief Scientist.''; and
                (8) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``Research, Education and Extension Office'' and inserting
            ``Office of the Chief Scientist''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 251(f)(5)(B) of the Department of Agriculture
            Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(5)(B)) is amended
            by striking ``Research, Education and Extension Office'' and
            inserting ``Office of the Chief Scientist''.

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                (2) Section 296(b)(6)(B) of the Department of Agriculture
            Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)(6)(B)) is amended
            by striking ``Research, Education, and Extension Office'' and
            inserting ``Office of the Chief Scientist''.
    SEC. 12412. APPOINTMENT OF NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION HEARING
                                OFFICERS.

        Section 272(e) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
    of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6992(e)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Division Personnel.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Director shall recommend to the
            Secretary persons for appointment as hearing officers as are
            necessary for the conduct of hearings under section 277. The
            Director shall appoint such other employees as are necessary for
            the administration of the Division. A hearing officer or other
            employee of the Division shall have no duties other than those
            that are necessary to carry out this subtitle. Each position of
            the Division shall be filled by an individual who is not a
            political appointee.
                ``(2) Political appointee.--In this subsection, the term
            `political appointee' means an individual occupying--
                        ``(A) a position described under sections 5312
                    through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to
                    the Executive Schedule);
                        ``(B) a noncareer position in the Senior Executive
                    Service, as described under section 3132(a)(7) of that
                    title;
                        ``(C) a position in the executive branch of the
                    Government of a confidential or policy-determining
                    character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of
                    title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; or
                        ``(D) a position which has been excepted from the
                    competitive service by reason of its confidential,
                    policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating
                    character.''.
    SEC. 12413. TRADE AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS.

        The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subtitle J (7 U.S.C. 7011 et seq.) as
            subtitle K; and
                (2) by inserting after subtitle I (7 U.S.C. 7005 et seq.)
            the following:

              ``Subtitle J--Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

    ``SEC. 287. <<NOTE: 7 USC 7007.>>  UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
                            FOR TRADE AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL
                            AFFAIRS.

        ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department the
    position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign
    Agricultural Affairs.
        ``(b) Appointment.--The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and
    Foreign Agricultural Affairs shall be appointed by the President, by and
    with the advice and consent of the Senate.
        ``(c) Functions.--

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                ``(1) Principal functions.--The Secretary shall delegate to
            the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign
            Agricultural Affairs those functions and duties under the
            jurisdiction of the Department that are related to trade and
            foreign agricultural affairs.
                ``(2) Additional functions.--The Under Secretary of
            Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs shall
            perform such other functions and duties as may be--
                        ``(A) required by law; or
                        ``(B) prescribed by the Secretary.''.
    SEC. 12414. REPEALS.

        (a) Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994.--The
    following provisions of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
    of 1994 are repealed:
                (1) Section 211 (7 U.S.C. 6911).
                (2) Section 213 (7 U.S.C. 6913).
                (3) Section 214 (7 U.S.C. 6914).
                (4) Section 217 (7 U.S.C. 6917).
                (5) Section 247 (7 U.S.C. 6963).
                (6) Section 252 (7 U.S.C. 6972).
                (7) Section 295 (7 U.S.C. 7013).

        (b) Other Provision.--Section 3208 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
    (7 U.S.C. 6935) is repealed.
        (c) <<NOTE: 7 USC 6911 note.>>  Rule of Construction.--Nothing in
    the amendments made by this section shall be construed as affecting--
                (1) the authority of the Secretary to continue to carry out
            a function vested in, and performed by, the Secretary as of the
            date of enactment of this Act under any provision of Federal law
            other than the provisions repealed by subsections (a) and (b);
            or
                (2) the authority of an agency, office, officer, or employee
            of the Department of Agriculture to continue to perform all
            functions delegated or assigned to the agency, office, officer,
            or employee as of the date of enactment of this Act any
            provision of Federal law other than the provisions repealed by
            subsections (a) and (b).
    SEC. 12415. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        (a) Office of Risk Management.--Section 226A(a) of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933(a)) is amended by
    striking ``Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary'' and inserting
    ``The Secretary''.
        (b) Correction of Error.--
                (1) Assistant secretaries of agriculture.--Section 218 of
            the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
            U.S.C. 6918) (as in effect on the day before the effective date
            of the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the Presidential
            Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Public Law
            112-166; 126 Stat. 1283, 1295)) is amended by striking
            ``Senate.'' in subsection (b) and all that follows through
            ``responsibility for--'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
            of subsection (d) and inserting the following: ``Senate.

        ``(c) Duties of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil
    Rights.--The Secretary may delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Civil
    Rights responsibility for--''.
                (2) <<NOTE: 7 USC 6918 note.>>  Effective date.--The
            amendments made by paragraph (1) take effect on the effective
            date described in section 6(a)

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            of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act
            of 2011 (Public Law 112-166; 126 Stat. 1295).
    SEC. 12416. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

        Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
    of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(9) The authority of the Secretary to carry out the
            amendments made to this title by section 772 of the Agriculture,
            Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
            Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018.
                ``(10) The authority of the Secretary to carry out the
            amendments made to this title by the Agriculture Improvement Act
            of 2018.''.

                   Subtitle E--Other Miscellaneous Provisions

                  PART I--MISCELLANEOUS AGRICULTURE PROVISIONS

    SEC. 12501. ACER ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

        Section 12306(f) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1632c(f))
    is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    SEC. 12502. PROTECTING ANIMALS WITH SHELTER.

        (a) Crimes Related to Domestic Violence and Stalking Targeting
    Pets.--
                (1) Interstate stalking.--Section 2261A of title 18, United
            States Code, is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                              (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the
                          end; and
                              (ii) by inserting after clause (iii) the
                          following:
                              ``(iv) the pet, service animal, emotional
                          support animal, or horse of that person; or''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                              (i) by inserting after ``to a person'' the
                          following: ``, a pet, a service animal, an
                          emotional support animal, or a horse''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``or (iii)'' and inserting
                          ``(iii), or (iv)''.
                (2) Interstate violation of protection order.--Section 2262
            of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                              (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting after
                          ``another person'' the following: ``or the pet,
                          service animal, emotional support animal, or horse
                          of that person''; and
                              (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting after
                          ``proximity to, another person'' the following
                          ``or the pet, service animal, emotional support
                          animal, or horse of that person''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting after ``in
                    any other case,'' the following: ``including any case in
                    which the offense is committed against a pet, service
                    animal, emotional support animal, or horse,''.

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                (3) Restitution to include veterinary services.--Section
            2264 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in subsection
            (b)(3)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
                    subparagraph (G);
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end; and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
                    following:
                        ``(F) veterinary services relating to physical care
                    for the victim's pet, service animal, emotional support
                    animal, or horse; and''.
                (4) Definitions.--Section 2266 of title 18, United States
            Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the
            following:
                ``(11) Pet.--The term `pet' means a domesticated animal,
            such as a dog, cat, bird, rodent, fish, turtle, or other animal
            that is kept for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.
                ``(12) Emotional support animal.--The term `emotional
            support animal' means an animal that is covered by the exclusion
            specified in section 5.303 of title 24, Code of Federal
            Regulations (or a successor regulation), and that is not a
            service animal.
                ``(13) Service animal.--The term `service animal' has the
            meaning given the term in section 36.104 of title 28, Code of
            Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 34 USC 20127.>>  Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter
    and Housing Assistance Grant Program.--
                (1) Grant program.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary, acting in
                    consultation with the Office of the Violence Against
                    Women of the Department of Justice, the Secretary of
                    Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of
                    Health and Human Services, shall award grants under this
                    subsection to eligible entities to carry out programs to
                    provide the assistance described in paragraph (3) with
                    respect to victims of domestic violence, dating
                    violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the pets,
                    service animals, emotional support animals, or horses of
                    such victims.
                        (B) Memorandum of understanding.--The Secretary may
                    enter into a memorandum of understanding with the head
                    of another Department or agency, as appropriate, to
                    carry out any of the authorities provided to the
                    Secretary under this section.
                (2) Application.--
                        (A) In general.--An eligible entity seeking a grant
                    under this subsection shall submit an application to the
                    Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
                    such information as the Secretary may reasonably
                    require, including--
                              (i) a description of the activities for which
                          a grant under this subsection is sought;
                              (ii) such assurances as the Secretary
                          determines to be necessary to ensure compliance by
                          the entity with the requirements of this
                          subsection; and
                              (iii) a certification that the entity, before
                          engaging with any individual domestic violence
                          victim, will disclose to the victim any mandatory
                          duty of the entity

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                          to report instances of abuse and neglect
                          (including instances of abuse and neglect of pets,
                          service animals, emotional support animals, or
                          horses).
                        (B) Additional requirements.--In addition to the
                    requirements of subparagraph (A), each application
                    submitted by an eligible entity under that subparagraph
                    shall--
                              (i) not include proposals for any activities
                          that may compromise the safety of a domestic
                          violence victim, including--
                                        (I) background checks of domestic
                                    violence victims; or
                                        (II) clinical evaluations to
                                    determine the eligibility of such a
                                    victim for support services;
                              (ii) not include proposals that would require
                          mandatory services for victims or that a victim
                          obtain a protective order in order to receive
                          proposed services; and
                              (iii) reflect the eligible entity's
                          understanding of the dynamics of domestic
                          violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
                          stalking.
                        (C) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this
                    paragraph shall be construed to require--
                              (i) domestic violence victims to participate
                          in the criminal justice system in order to receive
                          services; or
                              (ii) eligible entities receiving a grant under
                          this subsection to breach client confidentiality.
                (3) Use of funds.--Grants awarded under this subsection may
            only be used for programs that provide--
                        (A) emergency and transitional shelter and housing
                    assistance for domestic violence victims with pets,
                    service animals, emotional support animals, or horses,
                    including assistance with respect to any construction or
                    operating expenses of newly developed or existing
                    emergency and transitional pet, service animal,
                    emotional support animal, or horse shelter and housing
                    (regardless of whether such shelter and housing is co-
                    located at a victim service provider or within the
                    community);
                        (B) short-term shelter and housing assistance for
                    domestic violence victims with pets, service animals,
                    emotional support animals, or horses, including
                    assistance with respect to expenses incurred for the
                    temporary shelter, housing, boarding, or fostering of
                    the pets, service animals, emotional support animals, or
                    horses of domestic violence victims and other expenses
                    that are incidental to securing the safety of such a
                    pet, service animal, emotional support animal, or horse
                    during the sheltering, housing, or relocation of such
                    victims;
                        (C) support services designed to enable a domestic
                    violence victim who is fleeing a situation of domestic
                    violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
                    to--
                              (i) locate and secure--
                                        (I) safe housing with the victim's
                                    pet, service animal, emotional support
                                    animal, or horse; or

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                                        (II) safe accommodations for the
                                    victim's pet, service animal, emotional
                                    support animal, or horse; or
                              (ii) provide the victim with pet, service
                          animal, emotional support animal, or horse related
                          services, such as transportation, care services,
                          and other assistance; or
                        (D) for the training of relevant stakeholders on--
                              (i) the link between domestic violence, dating
                          violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the
                          abuse and neglect of pets, service animals,
                          emotional support animals, and horses;
                              (ii) the needs of domestic violence victims;
                              (iii) best practices for providing support
                          services to such victims;
                              (iv) best practices for providing such victims
                          with referrals to victims' services; and
                              (v) the importance of confidentiality.
                (4) Grant conditions.--An eligible entity that receives a
            grant under this subsection shall, as a condition of such
            receipt, agree--
                        (A) to be bound by the nondisclosure of confidential
                    information requirements of section 40002(b)(2) of the
                    Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
                    12291(b)(2)); and
                        (B) that the entity shall not condition the receipt
                    of support, housing, or other benefits provided pursuant
                    to this subsection on the participation of domestic
                    violence victims in any or all of the support services
                    offered to such victims through a program carried out by
                    the entity using grant funds.
                (5) Duration of assistance provided to victims.--
                        (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                    assistance provided with respect to a pet, service
                    animal, emotional support animal, or horse of a domestic
                    violence victim using grant funds awarded under this
                    subsection shall be provided for a period of not more
                    than 24 months.
                        (B) Extension.--An eligible entity that receives a
                    grant under this subsection may extend the 24-month
                    period referred to in subparagraph (A) for a period of
                    not more than 6 months in the case of a domestic
                    violence victim who--
                              (i) has made a good faith effort to acquire
                          permanent housing for the victim and the victim's
                          pet, service animal, emotional support animal, or
                          horse during that 24-month period; and
                              (ii) has been unable to acquire such permanent
                          housing within that period.
                (6) Report to the secretary.--Not later than 1 year after
            the date on which an eligible entity receives a grant under this
            subsection and each year thereafter in which the grant funds are
            used, the entity shall submit to the Secretary a report that
            contains, with respect to assistance provided by the entity to
            domestic violence victims with pets, service animals, emotional
            support animals, or horses using grant funds received under this
            subsection, information on--

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                        (A) the number of domestic violence victims with
                    pets, service animals, emotional support animals, or
                    horses provided such assistance; and
                        (B) the purpose, amount, type of, and duration of
                    such assistance.
                (7) Report to congress.--
                        (A) Reporting requirement.--Not later than November
                    1 of each even-numbered fiscal 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
                    contains a compilation of the information contained in
                    the reports submitted under paragraph (6).
                        (B) Availability of report.--The Secretary shall
                    transmit a copy of the report submitted under
                    subparagraph (A) to--
                              (i) the Office on Violence Against Women of
                          the Department of Justice;
                              (ii) the Office of Community Planning and
                          Development of the Department of Housing and Urban
                          Development; and
                              (iii) the Administration for Children and
                          Families of the Department of Health and Human
                          Services.
                (8) Authorization of appropriations.--
                        (A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                    appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000 for
                    each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
                        (B) Limitation.--Of the amount made available under
                    subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year, not more than 5
                    percent may be used for evaluation, monitoring,
                    salaries, and administrative expenses.
                (9) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        (A) Domestic violence victim defined.--The term
                    ``domestic violence victim'' means a victim of domestic
                    violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
                        (B) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
                    means--
                              (i) a State;
                              (ii) a unit of local government;
                              (iii) an Indian tribe; or
                              (iv) any other organization that has a
                          documented history of effective work concerning
                          domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
                          assault, or stalking (as determined by the
                          Secretary), including--
                                        (I) a domestic violence and sexual
                                    assault victim service provider;
                                        (II) a domestic violence and sexual
                                    assault coalition;
                                        (III) a community-based and
                                    culturally specific organization;
                                        (IV) any other nonprofit,
                                    nongovernmental organization; and
                                        (V) any organization that works
                                    directly with pets, service animals,
                                    emotional support animals, or horses and
                                    collaborates with any organization
                                    referred to in clauses (i) through (iv),
                                    including--
                                                (aa) an animal shelter; and

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                                                (bb) an animal welfare
                                            organization.
                        (C) Emotional support animal.--The term ``emotional
                    support animal'' means an animal that is covered by the
                    exclusion specified in section 5.303 of title 24, Code
                    of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), and
                    that is not a service animal.
                        (D) Pet.--The term ``pet'' means a domesticated
                    animal, such as a dog, cat, bird, rodent, fish, turtle,
                    or other animal that is kept for pleasure rather than
                    for commercial purposes.
                        (E) Service animal.--The term ``service animal'' has
                    the meaning given the term in section 36.104 of title
                    28, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
                    regulation).
                        (F) Other terms.--Except as otherwise provided in
                    this subsection, terms used in this section shall have
                    the meaning given such terms in section 40002(a) of the
                    Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).

        (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that States
    should encourage the inclusion of protections against violent or
    threatening acts against the pet, service animal, emotional support
    animal, or horse of a person in domestic violence protection orders.
    SEC. 12503. MARKETING ORDERS.

        Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608e-
    1(a)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
    Act of 1937, is amended by inserting ``cherries, pecans,'' after
    ``walnuts,''.
    SEC. 12504. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION
                                LIAISON.

        Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as amended by sections 12202, 12302, and
    12403, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 224. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6924.>>  FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION
                            LIAISON.

        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a Food Loss and
    Waste Reduction Liaison to coordinate Federal, State, local, and
    nongovernmental programs, and other efforts, to measure and reduce the
    incidence of food loss and waste in accordance with this section.
        ``(b) In General.--The Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison shall--
                ``(1) coordinate food loss and waste reduction efforts
            within the Department of Agriculture and with other Federal
            agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the
            Food and Drug Administration;
                ``(2) support and promote Federal programs to measure and
            reduce the incidence of food loss and waste and increase food
            recovery;
                ``(3) provide information to, and serve as a resource for,
            entities engaged in food loss and waste reduction and food
            recovery, including information about the availability of, and
            eligibility requirements for, participation in Federal, State,
            local, and nongovernmental programs;
                ``(4) raise awareness of the liability protections afforded
            under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act

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            (42 U.S.C. 1791) to persons engaged in food loss and waste
            reduction and food recovery; and
                ``(5) make recommendations with respect to expanding
            innovative food recovery models and reducing the incidence of
            food loss and waste.

        ``(c) Cooperative Agreements.--For purposes of carrying out the
    duties under subsection (b), the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison
    may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the research
    centers of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area,
    institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the
    Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), or nonprofit
    organizations for--
                ``(1) the development of educational materials;
                ``(2) the conduct of workshops and courses; or
                ``(3) the conduct of research on best practices with respect
            to food loss and waste reduction and food recovery.

        ``(d) Study on Food Waste.--The Secretary shall conduct a study, in
    consultation with the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison, to evaluate
    and determine--
                ``(1) methods of measuring food waste;
                ``(2) standards for the volume of food waste;
                ``(3) factors that contribute to food waste;
                ``(4) the cost and volume of food loss;
                ``(5) the effectiveness of existing liability protections
            afforded under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
            (42 U.S.C. 1791); and
                ``(6) measures to ensure that programs contemplated,
            undertaken, or funded by the Department of Agriculture do not
            disrupt existing food waste recovery and disposal efforts by
            commercial, marketing, or business relationships.

        ``(e) Reports.--
                ``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
            of enactment of this section, the Food Loss and Waste Liaison
            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 subsection (d).
                ``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
            submission of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary
            shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
            Forestry of the Senate a report that contains, with respect to
            the preceding year--
                        ``(A) an estimate of the quantity of food waste
                    during such year; and
                        ``(B) the results of the food waste reduction and
                    loss prevention activities carried out or led by the
                    Department of Agriculture.''.
    SEC. 12505. REPORT ON BUSINESS CENTERS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
    to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
    evaluating each business center established in the Department of
    Agriculture.

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        (b) Inclusions.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
                (1) an examination of the effectiveness of each business
            center in carrying out its mission, including any
            recommendations to improve the operation of and function of any
            of those business centers; and
                (2) an evaluation of--
                        (A) the impact the business centers have on customer
                    service of the Department of Agriculture;
                        (B) the impact on the annual budget for agencies the
                    budget offices of which have been relocated to the
                    business center, and the effectiveness of funds used to
                    support the business centers, including an accounting of
                    all discretionary and mandatory funding provided to the
                    business center for conservation and farm services
                    from--
                              (i) the Natural Resources Conservation
                          Service;
                              (ii) the Farm Service Agency; and
                              (iii) the Risk Management Agency;
                        (C) funding described in subparagraph (B) spent on
                    information technology modernizations;
                        (D) the impact that the business centers have had on
                    the human resources of the Department of Agriculture,
                    including hiring;
                        (E) any concerns or problems with the business
                    centers; and
                        (F) any positive or negative impact that the
                    business centers have had on the functionality of the
                    Department of Agriculture.
    SEC. 12506. REPORT ON PERSONNEL.

        For the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary
    shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate a biannual report describing the number of staff
    years and employees of each agency of the Department of Agriculture.
    SEC. 12507. REPORT ON ABSENT LANDLORDS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing
    the effects of absent landlords on the long-term economic health of
    agricultural production, including the effect of absent landlords on--
                (1) land valuation;
                (2) soil health; and
                (3) the economic stability of rural communities.

        (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
                (1) a description of the positive and negative effects of an
            absent landlord on the land owned by the landlord, including--
                        (A) the effect of an absent landlord on the long-
                    term value of the land; and
                        (B) the environmental and economic impact of an
                    absent landlord on the surrounding community; and
                (2) recommendations to policymakers concerning how to
            mitigate those effects when necessary.

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    SEC. 12508. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2266a.>>  CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM.

        The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary
    recognizes any farm that--
                (1) a State department of agriculture or similar statewide
            agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm; or
                (2)(A) is defined as a farm or ranch under section 4284.902
            of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
            date of enactment of this Act);
                (B) has been in continuous operation for at least 100 years;
            and
                (C) has been owned by the same family for at least 100
            consecutive years, as verified through deeds, wills, abstracts,
            tax statements, or other similar legal documents considered
            appropriate by the Secretary.
    SEC. 12509. REPORT ON IMPORTATION OF LIVE DOGS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the
    importation of live dogs into the United States.
        (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall
    include, with respect to the importation of live dogs into the United
    States for each of the 3 most recent calendar years for which data are
    available--
                (1) the total number of live dogs imported;
                (2) the number of live dogs imported as personal pets;
                (3) the number of live dogs imported for resale (as defined
            in section 18(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2148(a));
                (4) the number of live dogs for which importation was
            requested but denied due to the proposed importation failing to
            meet the requirements under--
                        (A) section 18 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C.
                    2148);
                        (B) section 71.51 of title 42, Code of Federal
                    Regulations (or any successor regulations); or
                        (C) any other Federal law; and
                (5) any recommendations of the Secretary for modifications
            to Federal law (including regulations) relating to the
            importation of live dogs, including for the protection of public
            health.

        (c) Provision of Information.--To facilitate the preparation of the
    report submitted under subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary
    of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
    shall each provide to the Secretary of Agriculture all available data
    and information relating to the importation of live dogs into the United
    States, including--
                (1) the data described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of
            subsection (b) for each of the 3 most recent calendar years for
            which data is available; and
                (2) any recommendations for modifications to Federal law
            (including regulations) relating to the importation of live
            dogs, including for the protection of public health.
    SEC. 12510. <<NOTE: 25 USC 4301 note.>>  TRIBAL PROMISE ZONES.

        (a) In General.--In this section, the term ``Tribal Promise Zone''
    means an area that--

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                (1) is nominated by 1 or more Indian tribes (as defined in
            section 4(13) of the Native American Housing Assistance and
            Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(13))) for
            designation as a Tribal Promise Zone (in this section referred
            to as a ``nominated zone'');
                (2) has a continuous boundary; and
                (3) the Secretary designates as a Tribal Promise Zone, after
            consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
            Education, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior,
            the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of
            Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary
            of the Treasury, the Secretary of Transportation, and other
            agencies as appropriate.

        (b) Authorization and Number of Designations.--Not later than 1 year
    after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall nominate a
    minimum number of nominated zones, as determined by the Secretary in
    consultation with Indian tribes, to be designated as Tribal Promise
    Zones.
        (c) Period of Designations.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate nominated
            zones as Tribal Promise Zones before January 1, 2020.
                (2) Effective dates of designations.--The designation of any
            Tribal Promise Zone shall take effect--
                        (A) for purposes of priority consideration in
                    Federal grant programs and initiatives (other than this
                    section), upon execution of the Tribal Promise Zone
                    agreement with the Secretary; and
                        (B) for purposes of this section, on January 1 of
                    the first calendar year beginning after the date of the
                    execution of the Tribal Promise Zone agreement.
                (3) Termination of designations.--The designation of any
            Tribal Promise Zone shall end on the earlier of--
                        (A)(i) with respect to a Tribal Promise Zone not
                    described in paragraph (4), the end of the 10-year
                    period beginning on the date that such designation takes
                    effect; or
                        (ii) with respect to a Tribal Promise Zone described
                    in paragraph (4), the end of the 10-year period
                    beginning on the date the area was designated as a
                    Tribal Promise Zone before the date of the enactment of
                    this Act; or
                        (B) the date of the revocation of such designation.
                (4) Application to certain zones already designated.--In the
            case of any area designated as a Tribal Promise Zone by the
            Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act, such
            area shall be deemed a Tribal Promise Zone designated under this
            section (notwithstanding whether any such designation has been
            revoked before the date of the enactment of this Act) and shall
            reduce the number of Tribal Promise Zones remaining to be
            designated under paragraph (1).

        (d) Limitations on Designations.--No area may be designated under
    this section unless--
                (1) the entities nominating the area have the authority to
            nominate the area of designation under this section;
                (2) such entities provide written assurances satisfactory to
            the Secretary that the competitiveness plan described in the
            application under subsection (e) for such area will be
            implemented and that such entities will provide the Secretary
            with

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            such data regarding the economic conditions of the area (before,
            during, and after the area's period of designation as a Tribal
            Promise Zone) as the Secretary may require; and
                (3) the Secretary determines that any information furnished
            is reasonably accurate.

        (e) Application.--No area may be designated under this section
    unless the application for such designation--
                (1) demonstrates that the nominated zone satisfies the
            eligibility criteria described in subsection (a); and
                (2) includes a competitiveness plan that--
                        (A) addresses the need of the nominated zone to
                    attract investment and jobs and improve educational
                    opportunities;
                        (B) leverages the nominated zone's economic
                    strengths and outlines targeted investments to develop
                    competitive advantages;
                        (C) demonstrates collaboration across a wide range
                    of stakeholders;
                        (D) outlines a strategy that connects the nominated
                    zone to drivers of regional economic growth; and
                        (E) proposes a strategy for focusing on increased
                    access to high quality affordable housing and improved
                    public safety.

        (f) Selection Criteria.--
                (1) In general.--From among the nominated zones eligible for
            designation under this section, the Secretary shall designate
            Tribal Promise Zones on the basis of--
                        (A) the effectiveness of the competitiveness plan
                    submitted under subsection (e) and the assurances made
                    under subsection (d);
                        (B) unemployment rates, poverty rates, vacancy
                    rates, crime rates, and such other factors as the
                    Secretary may identify, including household income,
                    labor force participation, and educational attainment;
                    and
                        (C) other criteria as determined by the Secretary.
                (2) Minimal standards.--The Secretary may set minimal
            standards for the levels of unemployment and poverty that must
            be satisfied for designation as a Tribal Promise Zone.
    SEC. 12511. PRECISION AGRICULTURE CONNECTIVITY.

        (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
                (1) Precision agriculture technologies and practices allow
            farmers to significantly increase crop yields, eliminate overlap
            in operations, and reduce inputs such as seed, fertilizer,
            pesticides, water, and fuel.
                (2) These technologies allow farmers to collect data in real
            time about their fields, automate field management, and maximize
            resources.
                (3) Studies estimate that precision agriculture technologies
            can reduce agricultural operation costs by up to 25 dollars per
            acre and increase farm yields by up to 70 percent by 2050.
                (4) The critical cost savings and productivity benefits of
            precision agriculture cannot be realized without the
            availability of reliable broadband Internet access service
            delivered to the agricultural land of the United States.
                (5) The deployment of broadband Internet access service to
            unserved agricultural land is critical to the United States

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            economy and to the continued leadership of the United States in
            global food production.
                (6) Despite the growing demand for broadband Internet access
            service on agricultural land, broadband Internet access service
            is not consistently available where needed for agricultural
            operations.
                (7) The Federal Communications Commission has an important
            role to play in the deployment of broadband Internet access
            service on unserved agricultural land to promote precision
            agriculture.

        (b) Task Force.--
                (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        (A)(i) The term ``broadband Internet access
                    service'' means a mass-market retail service by wire or
                    radio that provides the capability to transmit data to,
                    and receive data from, all or substantially all Internet
                    endpoints, including any capabilities that are
                    incidental to, and enable the operation of, the
                    communications service, but excluding dial up internet
                    access service.
                        (ii) Such term includes any service the Commission
                    finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the
                    service described in clause (i).
                        (B) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
                    Communications Commission.
                        (C) The term ``Department'' means the Department of
                    Agriculture.
                        (D) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
                    Agriculture.
                        (E) The term ``Task Force'' means the Task Force for
                    Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of
                    Precision Agriculture in the United States established
                    under paragraph (2).
                (2) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish the Task
            Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of
            Precision Agriculture in the United States.
                (3) Duties.--
                        (A) In general.--The Task Force shall consult with
                    the Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, and
                    collaborate with public and private stakeholders in the
                    agriculture and technology fields to--
                              (i) identify and measure current gaps in the
                          availability of broadband Internet access service
                          on agricultural land;
                              (ii) develop policy recommendations to promote
                          the rapid, expanded deployment of broadband
                          Internet access service on unserved agricultural
                          land, with a goal of achieving reliable
                          capabilities on 95 percent of agricultural land in
                          the United States by 2025;
                              (iii) promote effective policy and regulatory
                          solutions that encourage the adoption of broadband
                          Internet access service on farms and ranches and
                          promote precision agriculture;
                              (iv) recommend specific new rules or
                          amendments to existing rules of the Commission
                          that the Commission should issue to achieve the
                          goals and purposes of the policy recommendations
                          described in clause (ii);

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                              (v) recommend specific steps that the
                          Commission should take to obtain reliable and
                          standardized data measurements of the availability
                          of broadband Internet access service as may be
                          necessary to target funding support, from future
                          programs of the Commission dedicated to the
                          deployment of broadband Internet access service,
                          to unserved agricultural land in need of broadband
                          Internet access service; and
                              (vi) recommend specific steps that the
                          Commission should consider to ensure that the
                          expertise of the Secretary and available farm data
                          are reflected in future programs of the Commission
                          dedicated to the infrastructure deployment of
                          broadband Internet access service and to direct
                          available funding to unserved agricultural land
                          where needed.
                        (B) No duplicate data reporting.--In performing the
                    duties of the Commission under subparagraph (A), the
                    Commission shall ensure that no provider of broadband
                    Internet access service is required to report data to
                    the Commission that is, on the day before the date of
                    enactment of this Act, required to be reported by the
                    provider of broadband Internet access service.
                        (C) Hold harmless.--The Task Force and the
                    Commission shall not interpret the phrase ``future
                    programs of the Commission'', as used in clauses (v) and
                    (vi) of subparagraph (A), to include the universal
                    service programs of the Commission established under
                    section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
                    254).
                        (D) Consultation.--The Secretary, or a designee of
                    the Secretary, shall explain and make available to the
                    Task Force the expertise, data mapping information, and
                    resources of the Department that the Department uses to
                    identify cropland, ranchland, and other areas with
                    agricultural operations that may be helpful in
                    developing the recommendations required under
                    subparagraph (A).
                        (E) List of available federal programs and
                    resources.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
                    enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commission
                    shall jointly submit to the Task Force a list of all
                    Federal programs or resources available for the
                    expansion of broadband Internet access service on
                    unserved agricultural land to assist the Task Force in
                    carrying out the duties of the Task Force.
                (4) Membership.--
                        (A) In general.--The Task Force shall be--
                              (i) composed of not more than 15 voting
                          members who shall--
                                        (I) be selected by the Chairman of
                                    the Commission, in consultation with the
                                    Secretary; and
                                        (II) include--
                                                (aa) agricultural producers
                                            representing diverse geographic
                                            regions and farm sizes,
                                            including owners and operators
                                            of farms of less than 100 acres;
                                                (bb) an agricultural
                                            producer representing tribal
                                            agriculture;

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                                                (cc) Internet service
                                            providers, including regional or
                                            rural fixed and mobile broadband
                                            Internet access service
                                            providers and telecommunications
                                            infrastructure providers;
                                                (dd) representatives from
                                            the electric cooperative
                                            industry;
                                                (ee) representatives from
                                            the satellite industry;
                                                (ff) representatives from
                                            precision agriculture equipment
                                            manufacturers, including drone
                                            manufacturers, manufacturers of
                                            autonomous agricultural
                                            machinery, and manufacturers of
                                            farming robotics technologies;
                                                (gg) representatives from
                                            State and local governments; and
                                                (hh) representatives with
                                            relevant expertise in broadband
                                            network data collection,
                                            geospatial analysis, and
                                            coverage mapping; and
                              (ii) fairly balanced in terms of technologies,
                          points of view, and fields represented on the Task
                          Force.
                        (B) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
                              (i) In general.--A member of the Committee
                          appointed under subparagraph (A)(i) shall serve
                          for a single term of 2 years.
                              (ii) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Task
                          Force--
                                        (I) shall not affect the powers of
                                    the Task Force; and
                                        (II) shall be filled in the same
                                    manner as the original appointment.
                        (C) Ex-officio member.--The Secretary, or a designee
                    of the Secretary, shall serve as an ex-officio,
                    nonvoting member of the Task Force.
                (5) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which
            the Commission establishes the Task Force, and annually
            thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Chairman of the
            Commission a report, which shall be made public not later than
            30 days after the date on which the Chairman receives the
            report, that details--
                        (A) the status of fixed and mobile broadband
                    Internet access service coverage of agricultural land;
                        (B) the projected future connectivity needs of
                    agricultural operations, farmers, and ranchers; and
                        (C) the steps being taken to accurately measure the
                    availability of broadband Internet access service on
                    agricultural land and the limitations of current, as of
                    the date of the report, measurement processes.
                (6) Termination.--The Commission shall renew the Task Force
            every 2 years until the Task Force terminates on January 1,
            2025.

        (c) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds is
    authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. This section
    shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
    SEC. 12512. <<NOTE: 7 USC 5856.>>  IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES
                                DROUGHT MONITOR.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of
    the National Drought Mitigation Center and the

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    Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
    enhance the collection of data to improve the accuracy of the United
    States Drought Monitor.
        (b) Utilization.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
    shall utilize a consistent source or sources of data for programs that
    are based on drought or precipitation indices, such as the livestock
    forage disaster program established under section 1501(c) of the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)) or policies or plans of
    insurance established under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1501 et seq.).
        (c) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of--
                (1) the types of data currently utilized by the United
            States Drought Monitor;
                (2) the geographic coverage and density of existing data
            collection sites; and
                (3) other meteorological or climatological data that is
            being collected by other Federal agencies, State and local
            governments, and non-Federal entities that could be utilized by
            the United States Drought Monitor.

        (d) Improvements.--
                (1) In general.--Upon the completion of the review
            prescribed in subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
                        (A) seek to expand the collection of relevant data
                    in States or geographic areas where coverage is
                    currently lacking as compared to other States or
                    geographic areas; and
                        (B) to the maximum extent practicable, develop
                    standards to allow the integration of meteorological or
                    climatological data into the United States Drought
                    Monitor derived from--
                              (i) in-situ soil moisture profile measuring
                          devices;
                              (ii) citizen science (as defined in the
                          Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act (15 U.S.C.
                          3724)), including data from the Cooperative
                          Observer Program of the National Weather Service;
                          and
                              (iii) other Federal agencies, State and local
                          governments, and non-Federal entities.
                (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is to be
            authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
            subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023.
    SEC. 12513. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1632d.>>  DAIRY BUSINESS INNOVATION
                                INITIATIVES.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Dairy business.--The term ``dairy business'' means a
            business that develops, produces, markets, or distributes dairy
            products.
                (2) Initiative.--The term ``initiative'' means a dairy
            product and business innovation initiative established under
            subsection (b).

        (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish not less than 3
    regionally-located dairy product and business innovation initiatives for
    the purposes of--
                (1) diversifying dairy product markets to reduce risk and
            develop higher-value uses for dairy products;

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                (2) promoting business development that diversifies farmer
            income through processing and marketing innovation; and
                (3) encouraging the use of regional milk production.

        (c) Selection of Initiatives.--An initiative--
                (1) shall be positioned to draw on existing dairy industry
            resources, including activities conducted by the National Dairy
            Promotion and Research Board and other dairy promotion entities,
            research capacity, academic and industry expertise, a density of
            dairy farms or farmland suitable for dairying, and dairy
            businesses; and
                (2) may serve a certain product niche, such as specialty
            cheese, or serve dairy businesses with dairy products derived
            from the milk of a specific type of dairy animal, including
            dairy products made from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.

        (d) Entities Eligible To Host Initiative.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any of the
            following entities may submit to the Secretary an application to
            host an initiative:
                        (A) A State department of agriculture or other State
                    entity.
                        (B) A nonprofit organization.
                        (C) An institution of higher education.
                        (D) A cooperative extension service.
                (2) Capacity of eligible entity.--Any entity described in
            subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) shall be eligible
            to submit an application under that paragraph if the entity
            has--
                        (A) a capacity to provide consultation and expertise
                    necessary to advance the purpose and activities of the
                    proposed initiative; and
                        (B) expertise in grant distribution and tracking.
                (3) Ineligible entity.--A dairy promotion program shall not
            be eligible to host an initiative under this section.

        (e) Partners.--
                (1) In general.--An entity described in subsection (d)(1)
            may establish as a partner an organization or entity described
            in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) prior to the submission of the application under
                    that subsection; or
                        (B) after approval of the application, in
                    consultation with the Secretary.
                (2) Partner described.--A partner under paragraph (1) shall
            be an organization or entity with expertise or experience in
            dairy, including the marketing, research, education, or
            promotion of dairy.

        (f) Activities of Initiatives.--
                (1) Direct assistance to dairy businesses.--An initiative
            shall provide nonmonetary assistance directly to dairy
            businesses through private consultation or widely available
            distribution--
                        (A) by the entity that hosts the initiative under
                    subsection (d)(1);
                        (B) through contracting with industry experts;
                        (C) through the provision of technical assistance,
                    such as informational websites, webinars, conferences,
                    trainings, plant tours, and field days; or

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                        (D) through research institutions, including
                    cooperative extension services.
                (2) Types of assistance.--Eligible forms of assistance
            include--
                        (A) business consulting, including business plan
                    development for processed dairy products, strategic
                    planning assistance, and distribution and supply chain
                    innovation;
                        (B) marketing and branding assistance, including
                    market messaging, packaging innovation, consumer
                    assessments, innovation in emerging market
                    opportunities, and evaluation of regional, national, and
                    international markets;
                        (C) assistance in product innovation, including the
                    development of value-added products, innovation in
                    byproduct reprocessing and use maximization, and dairy
                    product production training, including in new, rare, or
                    innovative techniques; and
                        (D) other nonmonetary assistance, as determined by
                    the Secretary.
                (3) Grants to dairy businesses.--
                        (A) In general.--An initiative shall provide grants
                    on a competitive basis to new and existing dairy
                    businesses for the purposes of--
                              (i) modernization, specialization, and grazing
                          transition on dairy farms;
                              (ii) value chain and commodity innovation and
                          facility and process updates for dairy processors;
                          and
                              (iii) product development, packaging, and
                          marketing of dairy products.
                        (B) Grants to certain entities.--An initiative may
                    provide a grant on a noncompetitive basis to an entity
                    that receives assistance under paragraph (1) to advance
                    the business activities recommended as a result of that
                    assistance.
                        (C) Grant amounts.--Grants provided under this
                    paragraph shall not exceed $500,000, unless a greater
                    amount is approved by the Secretary.
                (4) Consultation.--An entity that hosts an initiative shall
            consult with the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board,
            the Secretary, and the Administrator of the Agricultural
            Marketing Service in carrying out the initiative.
                (5) Conflict of interest.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
                    guidelines and procedures to prevent any conflict of
                    interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest by
                    an initiative (including a partner of the initiative)
                    during the allocation of direct assistance under
                    paragraph (1) or grant funding under paragraph (3).
                        (B) Penalty.--The Secretary may suspend or terminate
                    an initiative if the initiative (including a partner of
                    the initiative) is found to be in violation of the
                    guidelines and procedures established under subparagraph
                    (A).

        (g) Distribution of Funds.--
                (1) In general.--Using the funds made available to carry out
            this section, the Secretary--

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                        (A) shall provide not less than 3 awards to eligible
                    entities described in subsection (d) for the purposes of
                    carrying out the activities under subsection (f); and
                        (B) is encouraged to award funds under subparagraph
                    (A) in multiyear funding allocations.
                (2) Use of funds.--Not less than 50 percent of the funds
            made available under subsection (i) shall be allocated to grants
            under subsection (f)(3).
                (3) Priority.--An entity hosting an initiative shall give
            priority to the provision of direct assistance under subsection
            (f)(1) and grants under subsection (f)(3) to--
                        (A) dairy farms and dairy businesses with limited
                    access to other forms of assistance;
                        (B) employee-owned dairy businesses;
                        (C) cooperatives; and
                        (D) dairy businesses that seek to create dairy
                    products that add substantial value in processing or
                    marketing, such as specialty cheeses.
                (4) Requirement.--Assistance or a grant shall not be made
            available to a foreign person making direct investment (as those
            terms are defined in section 801.2 of title 15, Code of Federal
            Regulations (or successor regulations)) in the United States in
            the case of--
                        (A) direct assistance under subsection (f)(1) that
                    is provided to a specific dairy business and is not
                    publicly available, as determined by the Secretary; or
                        (B) a grant under subsection (f)(3).
                (5) Supplementation.--To the extent practicable, the
            Secretary shall ensure that funds provided to an initiative
            supplement, and do not duplicate or replace, existing dairy
            product research, development, and promotion activities.

        (h) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2022, the Secretary shall
    submit to Congress a report on the outcomes of the program under this
    section and any related activities and opportunities to further increase
    dairy innovation.
        (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each fiscal year.
    SEC. 12514. REPORT ON FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD
                                AND AGRICULTURE AND OTHER EXTENSION
                                PROGRAMS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which the
    census of agriculture required to be conducted in calendar year 2017
    under section 2 of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (7 U.S.C.
    2204g) is released, 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 funding necessary to adequately address the needs of the
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture, activities carried out under
    the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), and research and extension
    programs carried out at an 1890 Institution (as defined in section 2 of
    the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
    (7 U.S.C. 7601)) or an institution designated under the Act of July 2,
    1862 (commonly known as the ``First Morrill Act'') (12 Stat. 503,
    chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), to provide adequate services for the

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    growth and development of the economies of rural communities based on
    the changing demographic in the rural and farming communities in the
    various States.
        (b) Requirements.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), the
    Secretary shall focus on the funding needs of the programs described in
    subsection (a) with respect to carrying out activities relating to small
    and diverse farms and ranches, veteran farmers and ranchers, value-added
    agriculture, direct-to-consumer sales, and specialty crops.
    SEC. 12515. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2160.>>  PROHIBITION ON SLAUGHTER OF
                                DOGS AND CATS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

        (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), no person
    may--
                (1) knowingly slaughter a dog or cat for human consumption;
            or
                (2) knowingly ship, transport, move, deliver, receive,
            possess, purchase, sell, or donate--
                        (A) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human
                    consumption; or
                        (B) a dog or cat part for human consumption.

        (b) Scope.--Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to
    conduct--
                (1) in or affecting interstate commerce or foreign commerce;
            or
                (2) within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
            of the United States.

        (c) Exception for Indian Tribes.--The prohibition in subsection (a)
    shall not apply to an Indian (as defined in section 4 of the Indian
    Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304))
    carrying out any activity described in subsection (a) for the purpose of
    a religious ceremony.
        (d) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
    subject to a fine in an amount not greater than $5,000 for each
    violation.
        (e) Effect On State Law.--Nothing in this section--
                (1) limits any State or local law or regulation protecting
            the welfare of animals; or
                (2) prevents a State or unit of local government from
            adopting and enforcing an animal welfare law or regulation that
            is more stringent than this section.
    SEC. 12516. <<NOTE: 21 USC 343 note.>>  LABELING EXEMPTION FOR
                                SINGLE INGREDIENT FOODS AND PRODUCTS.

        The food labeling requirements under section 403(q) of the Federal
    Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)) shall not require that
    the nutrition facts label of any single-ingredient sugar, honey, agave,
    or syrup, including maple syrup, that is packaged and offered for sale
    as a single-ingredient food bear the declaration ``Includes X g Added
    Sugars.''.
    SEC. 12517. SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUSION IN VIRGINIA/CAROLINA PEANUT
                                PRODUCING REGION.

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

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    SEC. 12518. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1725b.>>  FOREST SERVICE HIRE
                                AUTHORITY.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture may appoint, without
    regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5,
    United States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title, a
    qualified candidate described in subsection (b) directly to a position
    with the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for which the
    candidate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards.
        (b) Qualifications.--Subsection (a) applies to a former resource
    assistant (as defined in section 203 of the Public Land Corps Act (16
    U.S.C. 1722)) who--
                (1) completed a rigorous internship with a land managing
            agency, such as the Forest Service Resource Assistant Program;
                (2) successfully fulfilled the requirements of the
            internship program; and
                (3) earned an undergraduate or graduate degree from an
            accredited institution of higher education (as defined in
            section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
            1001)).

        (c) Limitation.--The direct hire authority under this section may
    not be exercised with respect to a specific qualified candidate after
    the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the
    candidate completed the undergraduate or graduate degree, as the case
    may be, or has successfully fulfilled the requirements of the internship
    program, whichever is later.
    SEC. 12519. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2279j.>>  CONVERSION AUTHORITY.

        The Secretary may, notwithstanding subchapter I of chapter 33 of
    title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
    or excepted service, noncompetitively convert to an appointment in the
    competitive service, in an agency or office within the Department of
    Agriculture, a recent graduate or student who is a United States citizen
    and has been awarded and successfully completed a scholarship program
    granted to the individual by the Department through the 1890 National
    Scholars Program or the 1994 Tribal Scholars Program carried out by the
    Department, provided the individual meets the requirements for such
    conversion and meets Office of Personnel Management qualification
    standards, as determined by the Secretary. Nothing in the preceding
    sentence shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to convert an
    individual under the authority under such sentence.
    SEC. 12520. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2279k.>>  AUTHORIZATION OF PROTECTION
                                OPERATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY OF
                                AGRICULTURE AND OTHERS.

        (a) In General.--The Department of Agriculture is authorized to
    employ qualified law enforcement officers or special agents to provide--
                (1) protection for the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary
            during the performance of official duties by each such officer
            and during any activity that is preliminary or postliminary to
            the performance of official duties by each such officer;
                (2) protection, incidental to the protection provided
            pursuant to paragraph (1), to an individual accompanying each
            such officer who is participating in an activity or event
            relating to the official duties of each such officer when there
            is an articulable threat to such individual;
                (3) continuous protection to the Secretary and Deputy
            Secretary (including during periods not described in paragraph

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            (1)) if there is an articulable threat of physical harm, in
            accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; and
                (4) protection of another senior officer representing the
            Secretary (including a person nominated to be the Secretary
            during the pendency of such nomination) if there is an
            articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with
            guidelines established by the Secretary.

        (b) Authorities of the Protective Operation.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary may authorize officers or
            special agents employed pursuant to subsection (a)--
                        (A) to carry firearms;
                        (B) to conduct criminal investigations into
                    potential threats to the security of persons protected
                    under this section;
                        (C) to make arrests without a warrant for any
                    offense against the United States committed in the
                    presence of such officer or special agent;
                        (D) to perform protective intelligence work,
                    including identifying and mitigating potential threats
                    and conducting advance work to review security matters
                    relating to sites and events; and
                        (E) to coordinate with local law enforcement
                    agencies.
                (2) Guidelines.--The authority conveyed under this section
            shall be exercised in accordance with any--
                        (A) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and
                        (B) such additional guidelines as may be issued by
                    the Secretary.

        (c) Exception.--The authorities granted under this section may be
    exercised notwithstanding section 1343(b)(1) of title 31, United States
    Code.
        (d) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2019, and each September
    30 through 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing
    the protection provided, and accounting for the expenditures made,
    pursuant to this section.

                   PART II--NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE

    SEC. 12531. NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE.

        (a) In General.--Section 713 of the National Oilheat Research
    Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
    amended by striking ``18 years'' and inserting ``28 years''.
        (b) Limitation on Obligations of Funds.--The National Oilheat
    Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469)
    is amended by inserting after section 707 the following:
    ``SEC. 708. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

        ``(a) In General.--In each calendar year of the covered period, the
    Alliance may not obligate an amount greater than the sum of--
                ``(1) 75 percent of the amount of assessments estimated to
            be collected under section 707 in that calendar year;
                ``(2) 75 percent of the amount of assessments actually
            collected under section 707 in the most recent calendar year

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            for which an audit report has been submitted under section
            706(f)(2)(B) as of the beginning of the calendar year for which
            the amount that may be obligated is being determined, less the
            estimate made pursuant to paragraph (1) for that most recent
            calendar year; and
                ``(3) amounts permitted in preceding calendar years to be
            obligated pursuant to this subsection that have not been
            obligated.

        ``(b) Excess Amounts Deposited in Escrow Account.--Assessments
    collected under section 707 in excess of the amount permitted to be
    obligated under subsection (a) in a calendar year shall be deposited in
    an escrow account for the duration of the covered period.
        ``(c) Treatment of Amounts in Escrow Account.--
                ``(1) In general.--During the covered period, the Alliance
            may not obligate, expend, or borrow against amounts required
            under subsection (b) to be deposited in the escrow account.
                ``(2) Interest.--Any interest earned on amounts described in
            paragraph (1) shall be--
                        ``(A) deposited in the escrow account; and
                        ``(B) unavailable for obligation for the duration of
                    the covered period.

        ``(d) Release of Amounts in Escrow Account.--Beginning on October 1,
    2028, the Alliance may withdraw and obligate any amount in the escrow
    account.
        ``(e) Covered Period Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
    period' means the period that begins on February 6, 2019, and ends on
    September 30, 2028.''.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--The National Oilheat Research Alliance
    Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is amended--
                (1) in section 706(d)(1), by striking ``not exceed 7 percent
            of the amount of assessments collected in any calendar year,
            except that during the first year of operation of the Alliance
            such expenses and amounts shall not exceed 10 percent of the
            amount of assessments'' and inserting ``not exceed 7 percent of
            the amount of assessments collected in any calendar year that
            are permitted to be obligated in that calendar year''; and
                (2) in section 707--
                        (A) in subsection (e), by inserting ``that are
                    permitted to be obligated'' after ``amount of
                    assessments collected in the State'' each place it
                    appears; and
                        (B) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and permitted
                    to be obligated'' after ``assessments collected'' each
                    place it appears.

                         Subtitle F--General Provisions

    SEC. 12601. <<NOTE: 16 USC 704 note.>>  BAITING OF MIGRATORY GAME
                                BIRDS.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Normal agricultural operation.--The term ``normal
            agricultural operation'' has the meaning given the term in
            section 20.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
            effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
                (2) Post-disaster flooding.--The term ``post-disaster
            flooding'' means the destruction of a crop through flooding

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            in accordance with practices required by the Federal Crop
            Insurance Corporation for agricultural producers to obtain crop
            insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et
            seq.) on land on which a crop was not harvestable due to a
            natural disaster (including any hurricane, storm, tornado,
            flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami,
            earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, drought,
            fire, snowstorm, or other catastrophe that is declared a major
            disaster by the President in accordance with section 401 of the
            Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
            (42 U.S.C. 5170)) in the crop year--
                        (A) in which the natural disaster occurred; or
                        (B) immediately preceding the crop year in which the
                    natural disaster occurred.
                (3) Rice ratooning.--The term ``rice ratooning'' means the
            agricultural practice of harvesting rice by cutting the majority
            of the aboveground portion of the rice plant but leaving the
            roots and growing shoot apices intact to allow the plant to
            recover and produce a second crop yield.

        (b) Regulations to Exclude Rice Ratooning and Post-disaster
    Flooding.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary
    of Agriculture, shall revise part 20 of title 50, Code of Federal
    Regulations, to clarify that rice ratooning and post-disaster flooding,
    when carried out as part of a normal agricultural operation, do not
    constitute baiting.
        (c) Reports.--Not less frequently than once each year--
                (1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the
            Secretary of the Interior a report that describes any changes to
            normal agricultural operations across the range of crops grown
            by agricultural producers in each region of the United States in
            which the official recommendations described in section 20.11(h)
            of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
            date of enactment of this Act), are provided to agricultural
            producers; and
                (2) the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
            Secretary of Agriculture and after seeking input from the heads
            of State departments of fish and wildlife or the Regional
            Migratory Bird Flyway Councils of the United States Fish and
            Wildlife Service, shall publicly post a report on the impact
            that rice ratooning and post-disaster flooding have on the
            behavior of migratory game birds that are hunted in the area in
            which rice ratooning and post-disaster flooding, respectively,
            have occurred.
    SEC. 12602. PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON TRUST FUND.

        Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note;
    Public Law 113-79) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``2018'' each place it appears and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (2) by striking ``calendar year 2013'' each place it appears
            and inserting ``the prior calendar year'';
                (3) in subsection (b)(2)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
                    clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;

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                        (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``(2) Twenty-five'' and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), twenty-
            five'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so designated), by
                    striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``clause
                    (i)''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(B)(i) A yarn spinner shall not receive an amount under
            subparagraph (A) that exceeds the cost of pima cotton that--
                        ``(I) was purchased during the prior calendar year;
                    and
                        ``(II) was used in spinning any cotton yarns.
                ``(ii) The Secretary shall reallocate any amounts reduced by
            reason of the limitation under clause (i) to spinners using the
            ratio described in subparagraph (A), disregarding production of
            any spinner subject to that limitation.'';
                (4) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(b)(2)(A)(i)'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) the dollar amount of pima cotton purchased during the
            prior calendar year--
                        ``(A) that was used in spinning any cotton yarns;
                    and
                        ``(B) for which the producer maintains supporting
                    documentation.'';
                (5) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``by the Secretary--'' and inserting ``by the
                    Secretary not later than March 15 of the applicable
                    calendar year.''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
                (6) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection (b)--'' in
            the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through
            ``not later than'' in paragraph (2) and inserting ``subsection
            (b) not later than''.
    SEC. 12603. AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST FUND.

        Section 12315 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note;
    Public Law 113-79) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``2019'' each place it appears and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) in the matter preceding clause
                                    (i), by striking ``the payment--'' and
                                    inserting ``the payment, payments in
                                    amounts authorized under that
                                    paragraph.''; and
                                        (II) by striking clauses (i) and
                                    (ii); and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

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                                        (I) in the matter preceding clause
                                    (i), by striking ``4002(c)--'' and
                                    inserting ``4002(c), payments in amounts
                                    authorized under that paragraph.''; and
                                        (II) by striking clauses (i) and
                                    (ii); and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``submitted--'' in
                    the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that
                    follows through ``to the Secretary'' in subparagraph (B)
                    and inserting ``submitted to the Secretary''; and
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``subsection (b)--'' and inserting ``subsection
                    (b) not later than April 15 of the year of the
                    payment.''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2).
    SEC. 12604. WOOL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION.

        Section 12316(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101
    note; Public Law 113-79) is amended by striking ``2015 through 2019''
    and inserting ``2019 through 2023''.
    SEC. 12605. <<NOTE: 7 USC 7632 note.>>  EMERGENCY CITRUS DISEASE
                                RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

        (a) Definition of Citrus.--In this section, the term ``citrus''
    means edible fruit of the family Rutaceae, including any hybrid of that
    fruit and any product of that hybrid that is produced for commercial
    purposes in the United States.
        (b) Establishment of Trust Fund.--There is established in the
    Treasury of the United States a trust fund, to be known as the Emergency
    Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund (referred to in this
    section as the ``Citrus Trust Fund''), consisting of such amounts as
    shall be transferred to the Citrus Trust Fund pursuant to subsection
    (d).
        (c) Use of Fund.--From amounts in the Citrus Trust Fund, the
    Secretary shall, beginning in fiscal year 2019, carry out the Emergency
    Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program in section 412(j) of the
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
    U.S.C. 7632(j)).
        (d) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the
    Secretary shall transfer to the Citrus Trust Fund $25,000,000 for each
    of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.
    SEC. 12606. EXTENSION OF MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.

        Section 503 of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
    Implementation Act (Public Law 112-41; 19 U.S.C. 3805 note) is amended
    by striking ``February 24, 2027'' and inserting ``May 26, 2027''.
    SEC. 12607. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2204i.>>  REPORTS ON LAND ACCESS AND
                                FARMLAND OWNERSHIP DATA COLLECTION.

        (a) Land Access.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
    Chief Economist, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a
    report identifying--
                (1) the barriers that prevent or hinder the ability of
            beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 2501(a) of
            the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
            U.S.C. 2279(a))) and socially disadvantaged farmers and

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            ranchers (as defined in such section) to acquire or access
            farmland;
                (2) the extent to which Federal programs, including
            agricultural conservation easement programs, land transition
            programs, and financing programs, are improving--
                        (A) farmland access and tenure for beginning farmers
                    and ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and
                    ranchers; and
                        (B) farmland transition and succession; and
                (3) the regulatory, operational, or statutory changes that
            are necessary to improve--
                        (A) the ability of beginning farmers and ranchers
                    and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to
                    acquire or access farmland;
                        (B) farmland tenure for beginning farmers and
                    ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and
                    ranchers; and
                        (C) farmland transition and succession.

        (b) Farmland Ownership.--The Secretary shall collect and, not less
    frequently than once every 3 years report, data and analysis on farmland
    ownership, tenure, transition, and entry of beginning farmers and
    ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as those terms
    are defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
    and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))). In carrying out this
    subsection, the Secretary shall, at a minimum--
                (1) collect and distribute comprehensive reporting of trends
            in farmland ownership, tenure, transition, barriers to entry,
            profitability, and viability of beginning farmers and ranchers
            and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers;
                (2) develop surveys and report statistical and economic
            analysis on farmland ownership, tenure, transition, barriers to
            entry, profitability, and viability of beginning farmers and
            ranchers, including a regular follow-on survey to each Census of
            Agriculture with results of the follow-on survey made public not
            later than 3 years after the previous Census of Agriculture; and
                (3) require the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
            include in the Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural
            Land survey questions relating to--
                        (A) the extent to which non-farming landowners are
                    purchasing and holding onto farmland for the sole
                    purpose of real estate investment;
                        (B) the impact of these farmland ownership trends on
                    the successful entry and viability of beginning farmers
                    and ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and
                    ranchers;
                        (C) the extent to which farm and ranch land with
                    undivided interests and no administrative authority
                    identified have farms or ranches operating on that land;
                    and
                        (D) the impact of land tenure patterns, categorized
                    by--
                              (i) race, gender, and ethnicity; and
                              (ii) region.

        (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each fiscal years
    2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.

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    SEC. 12608. REAUTHORIZATION OF RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
                                TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE
                                PROGRAM.

        Section 330J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-15) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in rural areas'' and
            inserting ``in rural areas or to residents of rural areas'';
                (2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting
            the following:

        ``(b) Eligibility; Application.--To be eligible to receive grant
    under this section, an entity shall--
                ``(1) be--
                        ``(A) an emergency medical services agency operated
                    by a local or tribal government (including fire-based
                    and non-fire based); or
                        ``(B) an emergency medical services agency that is
                    described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
                    of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such
                    Code; and
                ``(2) submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
            in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
            may require.

        ``(c) Use of Funds.--An entity--
                ``(1) shall use amounts received through a grant under
            subsection (a) to--
                        ``(A) train emergency medical services personnel as
                    appropriate to obtain and maintain licenses and
                    certifications relevant to service in an emergency
                    medical services agency described in subsection (b)(1);
                        ``(B) conduct courses that qualify graduates to
                    serve in an emergency medical services agency described
                    in subsection (b)(1) in accordance with State and local
                    requirements;
                        ``(C) fund specific training to meet Federal or
                    State licensing or certification requirements; and
                        ``(D) acquire emergency medical services equipment;
                    and
                ``(2) may use amounts received through a grant under
            subsection (a) to--
                        ``(A) recruit and retain emergency medical services
                    personnel, which may include volunteer personnel;
                        ``(B) develop new ways to educate emergency health
                    care providers through the use of technology-enhanced
                    educational methods; or
                        ``(C) acquire personal protective equipment for
                    emergency medical services personnel as required by the
                    Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

        ``(d) Grant Amounts.--Each grant awarded under this section shall be
    in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `emergency medical services'--
                        ``(A) means resources used by a public or private
                    nonprofit licensed entity to deliver medical care
                    outside of a medical facility under emergency conditions
                    that occur as a result of the condition of the patient;
                    and

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                        ``(B) includes services delivered (either on a
                    compensated or volunteer basis) by an emergency medical
                    services provider or other provider that is licensed or
                    certified by the State involved as an emergency medical
                    technician, a paramedic, or an equivalent professional
                    (as determined by the State).
                ``(2) The term `rural area' means--
                        ``(A) a nonmetropolitan statistical area;
                        ``(B) an area designated as a rural area by any law
                    or regulation of a State; or
                        ``(C) a rural census tract of a metropolitan
                    statistical area (as determined under the most recent
                    rural urban commuting area code as set forth by the
                    Office of Management and Budget).

        ``(f) Matching Requirement.--The Secretary may not award a grant
    under this section to an entity unless the entity agrees that the entity
    will make available (directly or through contributions from other public
    or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward the activities to
    be carried out under the grant in an amount equal to 10 percent of the
    amount received under the grant.''; and
                (3) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``2002 through 2006''
            and inserting ``2019 through 2023''.
    SEC. 12609. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS--NEEDS FOR 2050.

        (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known as
    the Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050 (referred to in this
    section as the ``Commission'').
        (b) Study.--The Commission shall conduct a study on issues impacting
    the transition of agricultural operations from established farmers and
    ranchers to the next generation of farmers and ranchers, including--
                (1) access to, and availability of--
                        (A) quality land and necessary infrastructure;
                        (B) affordable credit;
                        (C) adequate risk management tools; and
                        (D) apprenticeship and mentorship programs;
                (2) agricultural asset transfer strategies in use as of the
            date of the enactment of this Act and improvements to such
            strategies;
                (3) incentives that may facilitate agricultural asset
            transfers to the next generation of farmers and ranchers,
            including an assessment of, and recommendations for, how
            existing and new Federal tax policies--
                        (A) facilitate lifetime and estate transfers; and
                        (B) impact individuals seeking to farm who do not
                    have family farm lineage or access to farmland;
                (4) the causes of the failures of such transitions, if any;
            and
                (5) the effectiveness of programs and incentives providing
            assistance with respect to such transitions in effect on the
            date of the enactment of this Act and opportunities for the
            revision or improvement of such programs.

        (c) Membership.--
                (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 10
            members, as follows:
                        (A) 3 members appointed by the Secretary.

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                        (B) 3 members appointed by the Committee on
                    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
                        (C) 3 members appointed by the Committee on
                    Agriculture of the House of Representatives.
                        (D) The Chief Economist of the Department of
                    Agriculture.
                (2) Federal government employment.--In addition to the Chief
            Economist of the Department of Agriculture, the membership of
            the Commission may include 1 or more employees of the Department
            of Agriculture or other Federal agencies.
                (3) Date of appointments.--The appointment of all members of
            the Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the
            date of enactment of this Act.
                (4) Term; vacancies.--
                        (A) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life
                    of the Commission.
                        (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission--
                              (i) shall not affect the powers of the
                          Commission; and
                              (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the
                          original appointment was made.
                (5) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date
            on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
            Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.

        (d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
    constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number
    of members may hold hearings.
        (e) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall appoint 1 of the members of
    the Commission to serve as Chairperson of the Commission.
        (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing
    the results of the study required by subsection (b), including such
    recommendations as the Commission considers appropriate.
        (g) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act
    at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence
    as the Commission considers advisable to carry out this section.
        (h) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure
    directly from a Federal agency such information as the Commission
    considers necessary to carry out this section. On request of the
    Chairperson of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide the
    information to the Commission.
        (i) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States mail
    in the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of
    the Federal Government.
        (j) Assistance From Secretary.--The Secretary may provide to the
    Commission appropriate office space and such reasonable administrative
    and support services as the Commission may request.
        (k) Compensation of Members.--

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                (1) Non-federal employees.--A member of the Commission who
            is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
            compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
            annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
            Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
            Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
            member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
            Commission.
                (2) Federal employees.--A member of the Commission who is an
            officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve
            without compensation in addition to the compensation received
            for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the
            Federal Government.
                (3) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be
            allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
            subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
            under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
            while away from the home or regular place of business of the
            member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.

        (l) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Sections 9 and 14 of the
    Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
    Commission or any proceeding of the Commission.
        (m) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on September 30,
    2023.
    SEC. 12610. EXCEPTIONS UNDER UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT.

        (a) Geographic Boundaries for Official Agencies.--Section 7 of the
    United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (f)(2)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)
                    as clauses (i), (iii), and (iv), respectively, and
                    indenting appropriately;
                        (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so
                    redesignated), by striking ``Not more'' and inserting
                    the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not
                    more'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), in the
                    matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``Secretary, except that, if'' and inserting
                    the following: ``Secretary.
                        ``(B) Exceptions.--Subject to subsection (g)(4)(A),
                    if'';
                        (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated), by
                    inserting after clause (i) the following:
                              ``(ii) a person requesting inspection services
                          in that geographic area has not been receiving
                          official inspection services from the current
                          designated official agency for that geographic
                          area;''; and
                        (E) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Termination of nonuse of service exception.--
                    The exception under subparagraph (B)(ii) may only be
                    terminated if all parties to that exception jointly
                    agree on the termination, unless terminated according to
                    subsection (g)(4)(A).
                        ``(D) Restoration of certain exceptions.--

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                              ``(i) Definition of eligible grain handling
                          facility.--In this subparagraph, the term
                          `eligible grain handling facility' means a grain
                          handling facility that--
                                        ``(I) was granted an exception under
                                    the final rule entitled `Exceptions to
                                    Geographic Areas for Official Agencies
                                    Under the USGSA' (68 Fed. Reg. 19137
                                    (April 18, 2003)); and
                                        ``(II) had that exception revoked
                                    between September 30, 2015, and the date
                                    of enactment of the Agriculture
                                    Improvement Act of 2018.
                              ``(ii) Restoration of exceptions.--Within 90
                          days of notification from an eligible grain
                          handling facility, the Secretary shall restore an
                          exception described in clause (i)(I) with an
                          official agency if--
                                        ``(I) the eligible grain handling
                                    facility and the former excepted
                                    official agency agree to restore that
                                    exception; and
                                        ``(II) the eligible grain handling
                                    facility notifies the Secretary of the
                                    preferred date for restoration of the
                                    exception within 90 days of enactment of
                                    the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                                    2018.''; and
                (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Effect on exceptions.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The exceptions under clauses (ii)
                    and (iv) of subsection (f)(2)(B) shall not apply if the
                    designation of an official agency is terminated,
                    pursuant to paragraph (1).
                        ``(B) Designation renewed or restored.--If the
                    designation of an official agency is renewed or restored
                    after being terminated under paragraph (1), the
                    Secretary may renew or restore the exceptions under
                    subsection (f)(2)(B) in accordance with that
                    subsection.''.

        (b) Unauthorized Weighing Prohibited.--Section 7A(i)(2) of the
    United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(i)(2)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
            (i) and (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated),
            by striking ``Not more'' and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not
                    more'';
                (3) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), in the matter
            preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``Secretary, except that, if'' and inserting the following:
            ``Secretary.
                        ``(B) Exceptions.--If'';
                (4) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated)--
                        (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    and
                        (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                              ``(ii) a person requesting weighing services
                          in that geographic area has not been receiving
                          official weighing services from the current
                          designated official agency for that geographic
                          area; or''; and
                (5) by adding after subparagraph (B) (as so designated)--
                        ``(C) Restoration of certain exceptions.--
                              ``(i) Definition of eligible grain handling
                          facility.--In this subparagraph, the term
                          `eligible

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                          grain handling facility' means a grain handling
                          facility that--
                                        ``(I) was granted an exception under
                                    the final rule entitled `Exceptions to
                                    Geographic Areas for Official Agencies
                                    Under the USGSA' (68 Fed. Reg. 19137
                                    (April 18, 2003)); and
                                        ``(II) had that exception revoked
                                    between September 30, 2015 and the date
                                    of enactment of the Agriculture
                                    Improvement Act of 2018.
                              ``(ii) Restoration of exceptions.--Within 90
                          days of notification from an eligible grain
                          handling facility, the Secretary shall restore an
                          exception described in clause (i)(I) with an
                          official agency if--
                                        ``(I) the eligible grain handling
                                    facility and the former excepted
                                    official agency agree to restore that
                                    exception; and
                                        ``(II) the eligible grain handling
                                    facility notifies the Secretary of the
                                    preferred date for restoration of the
                                    exception within 90 days of enactment of
                                    the Agriculture Improvement Act of
                                    2018.''.

        (c) Technical Correction.--Section 7(f)(1) of the United States
    Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(1)) is amended by indenting
    subparagraph (C) appropriately.
    SEC. 12611. CONFERENCE REPORT REQUIREMENT THRESHOLD.

        Section 14209(a)(3)(A) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2255b(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and
    inserting ``$50,000''.
    SEC. 12612. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2204j.>>  NATIONAL AGRICULTURE IMAGERY
                                PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
    Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry out a national
    agriculture imagery program to annually acquire aerial imagery during
    agricultural growing seasons from the continental United States.
        (b) Data.--The aerial imagery acquired under this section shall--
                (1) consist of high resolution processed digital imagery;
                (2) be made available in a format that can be provided to
            Federal, State, and private sector entities;
                (3) be technologically compatible with geospatial
            information technology; and
                (4) be consistent with the standards established by the
            Federal Geographic Data Committee.

        (c) Supplemental Satellite Imagery.--The Secretary of Agriculture
    may supplement the aerial imagery collected under this section with
    satellite imagery.
        (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019
    and each fiscal year thereafter.
    SEC. 12613. REPORT ON INCLUSION OF NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS IN
                                COMMODITY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND
                                INFORMATION ACT OF 1996.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report

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    examining the effect the establishment of a Natural Stone Research and
    Promotion Board pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and
    Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) would have on the
    natural stone industry, including how such a program would effect--
                (1) research conducted on, and the promotion of, natural
            stone;
                (2) the development and expansion of domestic markets for
            natural stone;
                (3) economic activity of the natural stone industry subject
            to such a Board;
                (4) economic development in rural areas; and
                (5) benefits to consumers in the United States of natural
            stone products.
    SEC. 12614. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD ACCESS LIAISON.

        (a) In General.--Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as amended by
    sections 12202, 12302, 12403, and 12504, is amended by adding at the end
    the following:
    ``SEC. 225. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6925.>>  FOOD ACCESS LIAISON.

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

        (b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 6925 note.>>  Technical Assistance.--The Secretary
    shall provide technical assistance to entities that are participants, or
    seek to participate, in Department of Agriculture programs related to
    reduction of barriers to food access.
    SEC. 12615. <<NOTE: 7 USC 6622b.>>  ELIGIBILITY FOR OPERATORS ON
                                HEIRS PROPERTY LAND TO OBTAIN A FARM
                                NUMBER.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Eligible documentation.--The term ``eligible
            documentation'', with respect to land for which a farm operator

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            seeks assignment of a farm number under subsection (b)(1),
            includes--
                        (A) in States that have adopted a statute consisting
                    of an enactment or adoption of the Uniform Partition of
                    Heirs Property Act, as approved and recommended for
                    enactment in all States by the National Conference of
                    Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2010--
                              (i) a court order verifying the land meets the
                          definition of heirs property (as defined in that
                          Act); or
                              (ii) a certification from the local recorder
                          of deeds that the recorded owner of the land is
                          deceased and not less than 1 heir of the recorded
                          owner of the land has initiated a procedure to
                          retitle the land in the name of the rightful heir;
                        (B) a fully executed, unrecorded tenancy-in-common
                    agreement that sets out ownership rights and
                    responsibilities among all of the owners of the land
                    that--
                              (i) has been approved by a majority of the
                          ownership interests in that property;
                              (ii) has given a particular owner the right to
                          manage and control any portion or all of the land
                          for purposes of operating a farm or ranch; and
                              (iii) was validly entered into under the
                          authority of the jurisdiction in which the land is
                          located;
                        (C) the tax return of a farm operator farming a
                    property with undivided interests for each of the 5
                    years preceding the date on which the farm operator
                    submits the tax returns as eligible documentation under
                    subsection (b);
                        (D) self-certification that the farm operator has
                    control of the land for purposes of operating a farm or
                    ranch; and
                        (E) any other documentation identified by the
                    Secretary under subsection (c).
                (2) Farm number.--The term ``farm number'' has the meaning
            given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal
            Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).

        (b) Farm Number.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the
            assignment of a farm number to any farm operator who provides
            any form of eligible documentation for purposes of demonstrating
            that the farm operator has control of the land for purposes of
            defining that land as a farm.
                (2) Eligibility.--Any farm number provided under paragraph
            (1) shall be sufficient to satisfy any requirement of the
            Secretary to have a farm number to participate in a program of
            the Secretary.

        (c) Eligible Documentation.--The Secretary shall identify
    alternative forms of eligible documentation that a farm operator may
    provide in seeking the assignment of a farm number under subsection
    (b)(1).
    SEC. 12616. EXTENDING PROHIBITION ON ANIMAL FIGHTING TO THE
                                TERRITORIES.

        (a) In General.--Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C.
    2156) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--

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                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as
                    provided in paragraph (3), it'' and inserting ``It'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (3);
                (2) by striking subsection (d); and
                (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i),
            and (j) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i),
            respectively.

        (b) Use of Postal Service or Other Interstate Instrumentalities.--
    Section 26(c) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156(c)) is amended by
    striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(d)''.
        (c) Criminal Penalties.--Subsection (i) of section 26 of the Animal
    Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156), as redesignated by section 2(3), is amended
    by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(d)''.
        (d) Enforcement of Animal Fighting Prohibitions.--Section 49(a) of
    title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``(e)'' and
    inserting ``(d)''.
        (e) <<NOTE: 7 USC 2156 note.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the
    date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 12617. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1538 note.>>  EXEMPTION OF EXPORTATION
                                OF CERTAIN ECHINODERMS FROM PERMISSION
                                AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Conservation and management.--The term ``conservation
            and management'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of
            the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
            U.S.C. 1802).
                (2) Marine fisheries commission.--The term ``Marine
            Fisheries Commission'' means an interstate commission (as that
            term is used in the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986
            (16 USC 4101 et seq.)).
                (3) State jurisdiction.--The term ``State jurisdiction''
            means areas under the jurisdiction and authority of a State as
            described in section 306(a)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
            Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1856(a)(2)).

        (b) Exemption.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
    shall amend section 14.92 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, to
    clarify that--
                (1) except as provided in paragraph (2) and subsection
            (d)(2)--
                        (A) fish and wildlife described in subsection (c)
                    are fishery products exempt from the export permission
                    requirements of section 9(d)(1) of the Endangered
                    Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(d)(1)); and
                        (B) any person may engage in business as an exporter
                    of fish or wildlife described in subsection (c) without
                    procuring--
                              (i) permission under section 9(d)(1) of the
                          Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
                          1538(d)(1)); or
                              (ii) an export license under subpart I of part
                          14 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or
                          successor regulations); and
                (2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), unless the person has
            qualified for and obtained an export license described in
            paragraph (1)(B)(ii), any person that has been convicted of 1 or
            more violations of a Federal law relating to the importation,

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            transportation, or exportation of wildlife shall not be
            permitted, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
            most recent conviction, to engage in business as an exporter of
            fish or wildlife described in subsection (c).

        (c) Covered Fish or Wildlife.--The fish or wildlife referred to in
    subsection (b) are members of the species Strongylocentrotus
    droebachiensis (commonly known as the ``green sea urchin''), including
    any products of that species, that--
                (1) do not require a permit under part 16, 17, or 23 of
            title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
            regulations);
                (2)(A) are harvested in waters under State jurisdiction; or
                (B) are imported for processing in the United States
            pursuant to an import license as required under section 14.91 of
            title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
            regulation), and not exempt from import license requirements
            under section 14.92 of that title (as in effect on the day
            before the date of enactment of this Act); and
                (3) are exported for purposes of human or animal
            consumption.

        (d) Information Collection on Exports.--
                (1) In general.--The State agency that regulates or
            otherwise oversees a State fishery in which the fish and
            wildlife described in subsection (c) are harvested shall
            annually transmit the conservation and management data (as
            defined in subsection (a)) to the Interstate Fisheries
            Management Program Policy Board of the applicable Marine
            Fisheries Commission.
                (2) Privacy.--Such data thereafter shall not be released and
            shall be maintained as confidential by such applicable Marine
            Fisheries Commission, including data requested under the section
            552 of title 5, United States Code, unless disclosure is
            required under court order or unless the data is essential for
            an enforcement action under Federal wildlife management laws.
                (3) Exclusion.--The exemption under subsection (b)(1) shall
            not apply in a State if--
                        (A) the State fails to transmit the data required
                    under paragraph (1); or
                        (B) the applicable Marine Fisheries Commission
                    determines, in consultation with the primary research
                    agency of such Commission, after notice and an
                    opportunity to comment, that the data required under
                    paragraph (1) fails to prove that the State agency or
                    official is engaged in conservation and management of
                    the fish or wildlife described in subsection (c).
    SEC. 12618. DATA ON CONSERVATION PRACTICES.

        Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 1247. <<NOTE: 16 USC 3847.>>  DATA ON CONSERVATION
                              PRACTICES.

        ``(a) Data on Conservation Practices.--The Secretary shall identify
    available data sets within the Department of Agriculture regarding the
    use of conservation practices and the effect of such practices on farm
    and ranch profitability (including such effects relating to crop yields,
    soil health, and other risk-related factors).

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        ``(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the Secretary shall submit to
    the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
    that includes--
                ``(1) a summary of the data sets identified under subsection
            (a);
                ``(2) a summary of the steps the Secretary would have to
            take to provide access to such data sets by university
            researchers, including taking into account any technical,
            privacy, or administrative considerations;
                ``(3) a summary of safeguards the Secretary employs when
            providing access to data to university researchers;
                ``(4) a summary of appropriate procedures to maximize the
            potential for research benefits while preventing any violations
            of privacy or confidentiality; and
                ``(5) recommendations for any necessary authorizations or
            clarifications of Federal law to allow access to such data sets
            to maximize the potential for research benefits.''.
    SEC. 12619. CONFORMING CHANGES TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

        (a) In General.--Section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act
    (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``(16) The'' and inserting ``(16)(A) Subject
            to subparagraph (B), the''; and
                (2) by striking ``Such term does not include the'' and
            inserting the following:

        ``(B) The term `marihuana' does not include--
                ``(i) hemp, as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural
            Marketing Act of 1946; or
                ``(ii) the''.

        (b) Tetrahydrocannabinol.--Schedule I, as set forth in section
    202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended
    in subsection (c)(17) by inserting after ``Tetrahydrocannabinols'' the
    following: ``, except for tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined
    under section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946)''.

        Approved December 20, 2018.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 115-661 (Comm. on Agriculture) and 115-1072 (Comm.
    of Conference).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
                May 16-18, considered and failed House.
                June 21, considered and passed House.
                June 27, 28, considered and passed Senate, amended.
                Dec. 11, Senate agreed to the conference report.
                Dec. 12, House agreed to the conference report.
    DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2018):
                Dec. 20, Presidential remarks and statement.

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