[House Report 113-117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-117
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1947) TO PROVIDE FOR THE
REFORM AND CONTINUATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2018, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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June 19 (legislative day, June 18), 2013.--Referred to the House
Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Sessions, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 271]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 271, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for further consideration of H.R.
1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
2013, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for no
additional general debate. The resolution makes in order as
original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 113-14, modified by the amendment printed in
part A of this report. That amendment in the nature of a
substitute shall be considered as read. The resolution waives
all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a
substitute. The resolution makes in order only those further
amendments printed in part B of this report and amendments en
bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. Each amendment
printed in part B of this report may be offered only in the
order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in this report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be
withdrawn by its proponent at any time before action thereon,
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to
a demand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of
order against the amendments printed in part B of this report
or against amendments en bloc as described in section 3 of the
resolution.
Section 3 of the resolution provides that it shall be in
order at any time for the chair of the Committee on Agriculture
or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of
amendments printed in part B of this report not earlier
disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Agriculture or their designees, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question in the House or the Committee of the
Whole. The original proponent of an amendment included in such
amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional
Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en
bloc.
Section 4 of the resolution provides one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against the amendment in
the nature of a substitute made in order as original text
includes a waiver of clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which provides
that a bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff
measure may not be reported by a committee not having
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures. Section 1207
(Special Marketing Loan Provisions for Upland Cotton) and
section 1301 (Sugar Program) contain tariff measures that fall
within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means.
Section 1412 (Participation of Dairy Producers in Margin
Protection Program) and section 1435 (Remitting Monies to the
Secretary and Use of Monies) contain revenue provisions that
fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and
Means.
At the time the Rules Committee ordered the resolution
reported, the waiver of all points of order against the
amendments printed in this report included a waiver of section
311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which prohibits
consideration of any amendment that would cause revenues to be
less than the level of total revenues for the first fiscal year
or for the total of the first fiscal year and the ensuing
fiscal years for which allocations are provided. Amendment #10,
offered by Rep. Walorski (IN), and printed in this report,
would cause revenue to be less than the level of total revenues
set forth in the House-passed budget resolution.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 46
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers for amendment #166, offered by Rep. Denham
(CA) and Rep. Schrader (OR) and Rep. Campbell (CA) and Rep.
Fitzpatrick (PA) andRep. Cardenas (CA) and Rep. Meeks (NY),
which strikes section 12314 of the bill and replaces it with the text
of H.R. 1731, a bill to create a uniform national standard for housing
of egg-laying hens. Defeated: 3-7.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... ............
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 47
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers for amendment #65, offered by Rep. DeLauro
(CT) and Rep. Kind (WI) and Rep. Petri (WI), which sets the
government guarantee target for crop insurance company
profitability at 12%, the target recommended in a study
commissioned by USDA, and caps reimbursements of company
administrative and operating expenses. Defeated: 2-8.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... ............
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 48
Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers for amendment #162, offered by Rep. Sinema
(AZ) and Rep. LaMalfa (CA), which requires the Secretary of
Agriculture to provide technical assistance to the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection on identifying produce marked with a
trademark in violation of federal trademark law. Requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to provide Congress with a report on
produce marked with trademarks in violation of federal
trademark law. Defeated: 2-8.
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Bishop of Utah.............................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... ............
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... Yea
Mr. Nugent...................................... Nay
Mr. Webster..................................... Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................ ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Lucas (OK): Makes technical corrections to section 1412 and
section 1435 resolving potential violations of clause 4 of rule
XXI.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER
1. McGovern (MA), Wilson (FL), Grayson (FL), Meeks (NY),
Chu (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Conyers (MI), Wasserman Schultz
(FL), Deutch (FL), Esty (CT), Capuano (MA), Tsongas (MA), Fudge
(OH), Cardenas (CA), Langevin (RI), Doggett (TX), Ellison (MN),
Welch (VT), DelBene (WA), Cicilline (RI), Doyle (PA), Bonamici
(OR), Gallego (TX), Blumenauer (OR), Holt (NJ), Kennedy (MA),
Horsford (NV), DeGette (CO), Courtney (CT), Pallone (NJ),
Serrano (NY), Tonko (NY), Kilmer (WA), Pingree (ME), Hastings,
Alcee (FL), Edwards (MD), DeFazio (OR), Cohen (TN), McDermott
(WA), Brown, Corrine (FL), Clarke (NY), Veasey, Marc (TX),
Green, Gene (TX), Johnson, Hank (GA), Norton (DC), Frankel
(FL), Titus (NV), Pocan, Mark (WI), Sarbanes (MD), Davis, Danny
K. (IL), Roybal-Allard (CA), Brady, Robert (PA), Lowenthal
(CA), Lujan (NM), Crowley (NY), Matsui (CA), Beatty, (OH), Meng
(NY), Waters (CA), Honda (CA), Green, Al (TX), Himes (CT),
Bera, (CA), Huffman (CA), Engel (NY), Kuster, Ann (NH),
O'Rourke (TX), Jeffries (NY), Rush (IL), Loebsack (IA), Castor
(FL), Smith, Adam (WA): Restores the $20.5 billion cuts in SNAP
by offsetting the Farm Risk Management Election Program and the
Supplemental Coverage Option. (20 minutes)
2. Gibbs (OH), Kind (WI): Sets the target price for all
crops at 55 percent of the five year rolling Olympic average.
The amendment also changes the acreage available for target
price support to 85 percent of the farmer's base acres. (10
minutes)
3. Foxx (NC): Caps spending on the Farm Risk Management
Election program at 110% of CBO-predicted levels for the first
five (5) years in which payments are disbursed (FY 2016-2020).
(10 minutes)
4. Ellison (MN): Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to
complete a study on the climate impacts of the Price Loss
Coverage program. (10 minutes)
5. Broun (GA): Repeals permanent law from the Agriculture
Act of 1949 that pertains to dairy support. Prevents the
currently suspended law from becoming reactivated should
Congress not reauthorize programs under the Department of
Agriculture. (10 minutes)
6. Enyart (IL): Establishes a revenue neutral National
Drought Council and a National Drought Policy Action Plan to
streamline the federal response in times of drought. (10
minutes)
7. Graves, Tom (GA): Ensures that corn growers who sell
their crop for ethanol production may not receive farm
payments. Prohibits a producer on a farm that sells corn,
directly or through a third party, to an ethanol production
facility from receiving any farm bill payments or benefits. (10
minutes)
8. Blumenauer (OR), Capps (CA), Moran, James (VA): Requires
that twenty percent of the acreage enrolled in the Conservation
Reserve Program be set aside for the Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Program and the Continuous Conservation Reserve
Program, which allows states to target high priority and
environmentally sensitive land, and to continuously re-enroll
that land in CRP. (10 minutes)
9. Blumenauer (OR), Huffman (CA), Moran, James (VA):
Reforms the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to
increase access for farmers, and eliminate payments to projects
that do not show strong conservation benefits. (10 minutes)
10. Lujan (NM): Allows small-scale Hispanic irrigators to
be eligible EQIP funding. (10 minutes)
11. Thompson, Bennie (MS): Makes the ownership eligibility
requirement for Wetland Reserve Program equal to other
conservation programs by returning the 7-year ownership rule to
1 year, eliminates a percentage of the funds dedicated for
Wetland Reserve Programs agricultural easements, and allows
owners of land capability classes IV-VIII, with subclass
designation w, from the Wetlands Reserve county/parish caps.
(10 minutes)
12. Gardner (CO), Polis (CO), Lamborn (CO), Coffman (CO),
Perlmutter (CO): Specifies that the Secretary should give
priority consideration for the use of Emergency Watershed
Protection funding for those areas seeking assistance to
protect public safety from flooding and repair damaged
infrastructure caused by catastrophic wildfires. (10 minutes)
13. Thompson, Mike (CA), Fortenberry (NE): Require a
conservation compliance plan be filed with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and followed for all crops in wetlands and all
annually tilled crops on highly erodible lands in order to
qualify for crop insurance premium subsidy assistance. (10
minutes)
14. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Improves federal coordination in
addressing the documented decline of managed and native
pollinators and promotes the long-term viability of honey bee,
wild bees, and other beneficial insects in agriculture. (10
minutes)
15. Royce (CA), Engel (NY): Reforms U.S. international food
aid to allow for not more than 45 percent of authorized funds
to be used for assistance other than U.S. agricultural
commodities, yielding $215 million in annual efficiency
savings, enabling the U.S. to reach an additional 4 million
disaster victims. Curtails practice of ``monetization'' which,
according to the GAO, is inefficient and led to a loss of $219
million over three years. Reductions in mandatory spending
result in $150 million in deficit reduction over the life of
the bill. (20 minutes)
16. Chabot (OH), McClintock (CA): Repeals Section 3102,
which reauthorizes the Market Access Program (MAP) until 2018.
(10 minutes)
17. Titus (NV): Continues USDA's Hunger-Free Communities
grant program, which has been included in the Senate Farm Bill.
The program was created to foster collaborative public-private
partnership efforts at the community level to root out and
address the causes of hunger and help increase community access
to nutritious foods. (10 minutes)
18. Brooks (AL): Terminates funding for the Emerging
Markets Program (EMP) after September 30, 2013. (10 minutes)
19. Castor (FL): Seeks to ensure that Department of
Agriculture certificates of origin are accepted by any country
that has entered into a free trade agreement with the United
States. (10 minutes)
20. Messer, Luke (IN): Ensures that increased oversight of
the Restaurant Meals Program is achieved in the most cost-
effective manner. Would require states to include, in a report
that already is required by the bill, information on the cost
and impact of security measures prescribed by the Secretary and
recommendations for additional or alternative security
enhancements to prevent fraud and ensure that only eligible
recipients are participating in the program in the most cost
effective manner. (10 minutes)
21. Grimm (NY): Amends Sec. 4016 by specifying that at
least one such pilot program shall be conducted in a large
urban area that administers its own SNAP program and otherwise
complies with the pilot program requirements. (10 minutes)
22. Hudson (NC), LaMalfa (CA), Yoho, Ted (FL): Allows
states to conduct drug testing on SNAP applicants as a
condition for receiving benefits. (10 minutes)
23. Conaway (TX): Requires a 10% reduction in the Thrifty
Food Plan calculation in any year that the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program is not authorized. (10 minutes)
24. Kingston (GA), Westmoreland (GA), Austin, Scott (GA):
Eliminates the provision that allows people to receive 113.6%
of your normal (100%) SNAP benefits. (10 minutes)
25. Butterfield (NC): Adds a section at the end of subtitle
A of title IV to include items for personal hygiene for
household use in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
(10 minutes)
26. Marino (PA): Directs the Comptroller General to
establish a pilot program within nine states using the data
required to be reported for SNAP under the Food and Nutrition
Act. After the pilot program ends, the Comptroller General
shall determine whether item specific data purchased with SNAP
benefits can be collected using existing reporting
requirements, and how to improve current SNAP reporting. (10
minutes)
27. Chabot (OH): Shortens the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit expunging statute and require
a State agency to expunge benefits that have not been accessed
by a household after a period of 60 days. (10 minutes)
28. Black (TN): Terminates an agreement the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) has entered in with the Mexican
government known as the ``Partnership for Nutrition Assistance
Program.'' (10 minutes)
29. Kaptur (OH): Requires that at least 50 percent of the
funds made available for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program
be reserved for seniors. (10 minutes)
30. Schweikert (AZ): Strikes the Health Food Financing
Initiative. (10 minutes)
31. Welch (VT): Removes term limits on USDA guaranteed farm
operating loans. (10 minutes)
32. Tierney (MA), Keating (MA), Markey, Edward (MA), Lynch
(MA), Bishop, Tim (NY), Shea-Porter, Carol (NH): Allows
commercialfishermen to be eligible recipients of the Emergency
Disaster Loan program (10 minutes)
33. Costa (CA): Creates a pilot program that will use funds
from the Rural Utility Service to address nitrate contamination
of rural drinking water in communities with less than 10,000
residents. (10 minutes)
34. Gingrey (GA): Strikes section 6105 from the bill which
provides the authorization for the Rural Broadband Access Loan
and Loan Guarantee Program. (10 minutes)
35. Rice, Tom (SC): Reauthorizes Pasture Based Beef Systems
for the Appalachia Research Initiative. (10 minutes)
36. Palazzo (MS): Authorizes funding for the Agriculture
Technology Innovation Partnership program that is already set
up through USDA. The amendment would authorize $500K for the
pilot program. (10 minutes)
37. Polis (CO), Blumenauer (OR), Massie (KY): Allows
institutions of higher education to grow or cultivate
industrial hemp for the purpose of agricultural or academic
research. The provision only applies to states that already
permit industrial hemp growth and cultivation under state law.
(10 minutes)
38. Garamendi (CA), Gibson (NY): Modifies the Forest Legacy
program to allow qualified third party, non-governmental
entities to hold the conservation easements financed with
Forest Legacy revenue. (10 minutes)
39. Polis (CO), Napolitano (CA): Would help the U.S. Forest
Service (USFS) streamline forest management decisions to treat
insect infestations on public lands so that USFS can better
protect our natural resources and critical infrastructure while
reducing the fuel loads that contribute to wildfires. Adds to
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 and directs the
USFS to designate and treat at least one subwatersheds on at
least one National Forest in each state that is experiencing
insect epidemics or diseases that impair forest health. (10
minutes)
40. Peters, Scott (CA): Gives parity to renewable chemicals
and biobased product manufacturing under the energy title and
the Biorefinery Assistance Program. (10 minutes)
41. Marino (PA): Repeals the Biodiesel Fuel Education
Program, which awards federal grants to educate fleet operators
and the public on the benefits of using biodiesel fuels,
instead of fossil fuels. (10 minutes)
42. Neugebauer (TX), Vela, Filemon (TX): Makes fermentable
sugar biomass crops eligible for payments under the Biomass
Crop Assistance Program. (10 minutes)
43. McClintock (CA): Strikes Sec. 10003--the Farmers Market
and Local Food Promotion Program. This duplicative program
funds lessons on food preparation, promotions of locally-grown
crops and advertising of farmers markets. (10 minutes)
44. Gibson (NY), Grimm (NY), Hanna (NY), Maloney, Sean
(NY), Collins, Chris (NY): Strikes the olive oil import
restriction contained in section 10010 of the bill. Under
10010, if a marketing order for olive oil is established, olive
oil imports would be subject to restrictions such as taste
testing. (10 minutes)
45. Walorski, Jackie (IN): Continues the prohibition on the
Christmas tree tax by striking the section of the bill that
lifts the stay on the tax. (10 minutes)
46. Courtney (CT), Wittman (VA): Adds farmed shellfish to
the list of specialty crops listed in Section 3 of the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004. This would allow
these products to be eligible for USDA marketing and research
assistance. (10 minutes)
47. Kind (WI), Petri (WI), Blumenauer (OR), Conyers (MI),
Cooper (TN), DeFazio (OR), Connolly (VA), DeLauro (CT),
McGovern (MA), Radel, Trey (FL), Sensenbrenner (WI), Waxman
(CA): Limits premium subsidies to those producers with an AGI
under $250,000 and limits per person premium subsidies to
$50,000 and caps crop insurance providers' reimbursement of
administrative and operating at $900 million and reduces their
rate of return to 12%. Introduces transparency into the crop
insurance program. (20 minutes)
48. Carney (DE), Radel, Trey (FL): Strikes section 11012 of
the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act. (10
minutes)
49. Radel, Trey (FL): Repeals the National Sheep Industry
Improvement Center. (10 minutes)
50. Walberg (MI): Strikes the addition of ``natural stone''
to the list of commodity products that can petition the USDA
for the issuance of a promotion and research order. (10
minutes)
51. Benishek (MI): Requires a scientific and economic
analysis of the FDA's Food Safety and Modernization Act prior
to final regulations being enforced. The primary focus of the
analysis will be the impact of this legislation on agricultural
businesses of all sizes. (10 minutes)
52. Bachus (AL): Ensures that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) will consider regulations in accordance with
provisions in the Regulatory Flexibility Act--so that small
business impacts are considered in actions and alternatives
that the USDA considers. (10 minutes)
53. Sinema, Kyrsten (AZ), LaMalfa (CA): Requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to provide technical assistance to the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on identifying produce
claiming to be made in the United States when in fact it is
not. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide Congress
with a report on produce represented as grown in the United
States when in fact it was not. (10 minutes)
54. Wittman (VA): Provides performance based measures,
including crosscut budgeting, adaptive management and an
Independent Evaluator, to assure federal dollars currently
spent on Bay restoration activities produce results. (10
minutes)
55. Herrera-Beutler (WA), Schrader (OR): Codifies the EPA's
longstanding silviculture rule. It protects federal, state,
county, tribal, and private forest roads from costly permit
requirements or other point source regulation along with
litigation expenses and citizen suit liability. (10 minutes)
56. Crawford (AR): Modifies the exemption levels of EPA's
SPCC rules forsmall farmers and ranchers, which require
producers to construct a containment facility around above-ground oil
tanks. (10 minutes)
57. Crawford (AR), Terry (NE): Prohibits the EPA from
procuring or disclosing the private information of farmers and
ranchers. (10 minutes)
58. Foxx (NC): Sunsets all discretionary programs in the
bill upon the expiration of the 5-year authorization period.
(10 minutes)
59. Kuster, Ann (NH): Increases the cap for wildlife
habitat funding within the Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP) from 5 percent to 7.5 percent. (10 minutes)
60. Thompson, Bennie (MS): Allows the Healthy Forest
Reserve Program to be a participating program of the Regional
Conservation Partnership Program. (10 minutes)
61. Thompson, Glenn (PA): Requires the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide data and consultation to
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with regard to water
quality and nutrient management relating to ongoing modeling
for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including EPA's ongoing
implementation of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). (10
minutes)
62. Pearce (NM), Neugebauer (TX), Conaway (TX): Requires
the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on current USDA
programs related to the Lesser Prairie Chicken to analyze the
economic impact and effectiveness of these programs. (10
minutes)
63. Cramer, Kevin (ND): Caps mitigation for enhancement,
restoration or creation of wetlands at a 1-for-1 acreage basis.
Due to this amendment the greater than 1-for-1 mitigation
appeals provision is no longer necessary, and therefore is
struck. (10 minutes)
64. Keating (MA), Markey, Edward (MA), Lynch (MA), McGovern
(MA), Tierney (MA): Directs the Secretary of the Department of
Agriculture to conduct an economic analysis of the existing
market for US Atlantic Spiny Dogfish. (10 minutes)
65. Reed (NY): Makes technical changes to Section 4015
regarding data exchange standardization for improved
operability (10 minutes)
66. Young, Don (AK), Cole (OK): Grants the Secretary of
Agriculture authority to permit the donation, preparation, and
consumption of traditional Native food in public facilities
primarily serving Alaska Natives and American Indians, as long
as specific food safety requirements are met. (10 minutes)
67. Negrete McLeod, Gloria (CA), Vargas, Juan (CA):
Authorizes a feasibility study to identify which federal food
programs tribes have the capacity to administer on their own.
(10 minutes)
68. Duckworth (IL): Requires the Secretary of Agriculture
to conduct a study and report back to Congress on the impact of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts on demand
seen at charitable food providers. (10 minutes)
69. Crowley (NY), Grimm (NY): Facilitates cost-neutral
purchasing of Kosher and Halal food within the Emergency Food
Assistance Program and improve information provided to
participating food banks on availability of Kosher and Halal
food (10 minutes)
70. Huizenga (MI): Requires the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study of sole-source contracts
in Federal nutrition programs, and the effect such contracts
have on program participation, program goals, non-program
consumers, retailers, and free-market dynamics. The findings
must be reported back to Congress within one year after the
date of enactment of this act. (10 minutes)
71. Gardner (CO): Gives Rural Utilities Services (RUS)
borrowers the ability to hire contractors to perform NEPA
studies without going through the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) process. Almost every other agency allows
contractors to be hired without using the FAR. (10 minutes)
72. Ruiz, Raul (CA): Amends the Distance Learning and
Telemedicine Program to add designated Health Professional
Shortage Areas as a priority in awarding funding. (10 minutes)
73. Michaud (ME), Welch (VT), Owens (NY), Shea-Porter,
Carol (NH), McIntyre (NC), O'Rourke (TX): Reauthorizes through
fiscal year 2018 the Northern Border Regional Commission, the
Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, and the Southwest
Border Regional Commission. (10 minutes)
74. Turner (OH), Chabot (OH), Fudge (OH), Beatty, (OH):
Adds a sense of the Congress in support of improving
agricultural research and education through a USDA land grant
program. (10 minutes)
75. Gabbard (HI), Hanabusa (HI), Pierluisi (PR): Authorizes
research, development, and a pest management plan to combat the
coffee berry borer. (10 minutes)
76. Faleomavaega (AS): Include American Samoa and the
Federated Sates of Micronesia (FSM) as provided for the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The intent
is to amend the McIntire-Stennis Act to include American Samoa,
CNMI, and the FSM as already provided for Virgin Islands and
Guam. American Samoa and FSM have land-grant colleges. The
amendment will align with S. 984. (10 minutes)
77. Slaughter (NY), Polis (CO): Reauthorizes the Research
and Education Grants for the Study of Antibiotic Research
program through 2018; it does not explicitly authorize or
appropriate any funds. Reauthorization ensures that research
into antibiotic-resistant bacteria remains a priority of NIFA
and that NIFA retains the flexibility to fund the best research
proposals on a competitive basis. (10 minutes)
78. Gosar (AZ): Establishes parity among the fire-liability
provisions in stewardship contracts by incorporating the
liability provisions from timber contracts into integrated
resource service contracts, companies are more likely to
participate in the stewardship program, protecting communities
and fostering healthy forests. (10 minutes)
79. Cotton (AR): Amends Section 8304 Good Neighbor
Authority in H.R. 1947. The amendment would clarify that all
types of projects may be delegated by the U.S. Forest Service
to the state foresters, including projects involving commercial
harvesting or other mechanicalvegetative treatments. These
projects would still be subject to all applicable NEPA regulations. The
reference to ``insect-infected trees'' would be corrected to read
``insect-infected forests''. (10 minutes)
80. Tipton (CO), Coffman (CO), Gardner (CO), Lamborn (CO):
Establishes a program providing the US Forest Service a large
airtanker and aerial asset lease program. (10 minutes)
81. Griffith (VA): Conveys a small parcel of National
Forest System land in Pound, Virginia. The parcel, which is
located in the Jefferson National Forest, is a family cemetery.
(10 minutes)
82. Meadows (NC): Waives NEPA requirements for timber
cleanup projects on forest service land after a disaster. (10
minutes)
83. Loebsack (IA): Reinstates feasibility studies under the
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) in the Energy Title,
Title IX. (10 minutes)
84. Grimm (NY), Gibson (NY), Bishop, Tim (NY): Requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study and no later than
180 days after enactment report back to the relevant committees
in the House and Senate and analysis of energy use in USDA
facilities, a list of energy audits that have been conducted at
USDA facilities, a list of energy efficiency projects that have
been conducted at USDA facilities and a list of energy savings
projects that could be achieved with additional mechanical
insulation at USDA facilities. (10 minutes)
85. Cardenas (CA): Expands food safety education
initiatives to include training farm workers on how to identify
sources of food contamination and how to decrease bacterial
contamination of food. (10 minutes)
86. Austin, Scott (GA), Schrader (OR): Mandates the
Secretary of Agriculture to consult with the Secretary of Labor
to ensure that producers of perishable commodities are afforded
a transparent and equitable process related to the labor
disputes. (10 minutes)
87. Kaptur (OH): Requires the Secretary to submit an annual
report on invasive species in the United States. The report is
required to be made available to the public. (10 minutes)
88. Foxx (NC), Ellison (MN): Requires the government to
disclose the names of certain persons and entities receiving
federal crop insurance subsidies. Specifically, disclosure
would be required for Members of Congress and their immediate
families, Cabinet Secretaries and their immediate families, and
entities of which any of the preceding parties is a majority
shareholder. (10 minutes)
89. Schock (IL): Includes pennycress as a research and
development priority at the Risk Management Agency. (10
minutes)
90. Barr, (KY), Hudson (NC), Radel, Trey (FL), Whitfield
(KY): Requires that any changes to current crop insurance
policies be published and open for public comment at least 60
days before June 30 and at least 60 days before November 30 of
the year before the change would take effect. (10 minutes)
91. Takano, Mark (CA), Markey, Edward (MA): Directs the
Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress on the economic
implications for consumers, fishermen, and aquaculturists of
fraud and mislabeling in wild and farmed seafood. (10 minutes)
92. Fudge (OH), Sewell (AL): Requires USDA agencies that
serve farmers and ranchers to provide a time and date stamped
receipt for service to each farmer and rancher requesting
information or service from USDA. (10 minutes)
93. Velazquez (NY): Directs USDA to coordinate
opportunities for urban agriculture. (10 minutes)
94. Jackson Lee (TX): Establishes the sense of Congress
that the Federal Government should increase business
opportunities for small businesses, black farmers, women, and
minority businesses. (10 minutes)
95. Ross (FL), Rooney (FL): Expresses the sense of Congress
that agricultural nutrients and chemicals play an important
role in the production of American agriculture. Also expresses
the sense of Congress that the Department of Agriculture should
coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security in the
development of regulations and procedures for handling these
agricultural chemicals. (10 minutes)
96. Conaway (TX), Vela, Filemon (TX): Requires the
Secretary of State to submit a report on water sharing with
Mexico. (10 minutes)
97. Flores (TX): Requires USDA to conduct and submit a
study detailing all activities engaged in and resources
expended in furtherance of Executive Order 13547 relating to
the Administration's continued attempts to establish the
National Ocean Policy without Congressional authorization. The
study also should include any budget requests for fiscal year
2014 for support of implementation of Executive Order 13547,
and be submitted to the House Committee on Agriculture and
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (10
minutes)
98. Pitts (PA), Davis, Danny K. (IL), Goodlatte (VA),
Blumenauer (OR): Reforms the Federal sugar program, and for
other purposes. (20 minutes)
99. Goodlatte (VA), Scott, David (GA), Collins, Chris (NY),
Moran, James (VA), Duffy (WI), Polis (CO), Coffman (CO), Meeks
(NY), DeGette (CO), Issa (CA), Sessions (TX), Lee, Barbara
(CA): The Amendment would remove Subtitle D PART I--``DAIRY
PRODUCER MARGIN PROTECTION AND DAIRY MARKET STABILIZATION
PROGRAMS'' and replaces it with a new ``Dairy Producer Margin
Insurance Program''. The amendment provides dairy producers
with the option to annually enroll in a new margin insurance
program at levels of $4.00 and up to $8.00 in increments of
fifty cents. Based on the highest annual of three previous
calendar years of their milk marketings, dairy producers are
allowed to elect their coverage level and the percentage of
coverage up to 80% at the start of the program and annually
thereafter. Dairy producers are also allowed to update their
production history annually. The Secretary is required to make
payments to dairy producers enrolled in the program whenever
the actual dairy producer margin drops below $4.00 (or below a
higher level of coverage up to $8.00). The amendment leaves the
rest of the underlying dairy title intact, including the
removal of the Dairy Product Price Support Program, the MILC
Program, and the Dairy Export Assistance Program and the
reauthorization of the 1996 FMMO additional order provision.
(20 minutes)
100. Fortenberry (NE): Reduces farm program payment limits,
capping commodity payments at $250,000 per year for any one
farm. The legislation also closes loopholes in current law to
ensure payments reach working farmers, their intended
recipients. (10 minutes)
101. Huelskamp (KS), Goodlatte (VA), Neugebauer (TX),
Jordan (OH), DeSantis (FL), Stewart, Chris (UT), Bentivolio,
(MI): Creates additional work requirements for SNAP recipients
and raises the total reduction in spending to $31 billion. (10
minutes)
102. Southerland (FL), Westmoreland (GA), Kingston (GA),
Bentivolio, (MI), Schweikert (AZ): Applies federal welfare work
requirements to the food stamp program, the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program, at state option. (10 minutes)
103. Reed (NY), Walberg (MI), Yoho, Ted (FL): Ends
eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
for convicted violent rapists, pedophiles and murderers after
enactment into law. (10 minutes)
PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
In section 1412(e)(3), page 92, line 8, strike ``without
further'' and insert ``subject to''.
In section 1435, page 110, strike lines 14 through 22, and
insert the following:
(b) Deposit of Monies.--All monies received under subsection
(a) shall, subject to appropriation, be available to the
Secretary until expended for use or transfer as provided in
subsection (c).
(c) Use of Monies.--
(1) Availability for certain commodity donations.--
Within three months of the receipt of monies under
subsection (a), and as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary shall obligate the monies for the purpose
of--
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PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McGovern of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes
Strike sections 1101(c), 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, and 1109.
In section 1501(f), add the following new paragraph:
(4) Delay in initial payments.--Payments required
under this section for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and
2014 shall not be distributed before October 1, 2014.
Strike sections 4005, 4007, 4018, and 4027.
Strike section 11003.
In section 11016(a), strike ``2014'' after ``Beginning not
later than the'' and insert ``2015''.
In section 11016(d)(1), strike ``80 percent'' and insert ``65
percent''.
In section 11017, strike ``2014'' after ``Effective beginning
with the'' and insert ``2015''.
At the end of title XI, add the following new section:
SEC. 11025. CAP ON OVERALL RATE OF RETURN FOR CROP INSURANCE PROVIDERS
AND ON REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND
OPERATING EXPENSES.
(a) Cap on Overall Rate of Return.--Section 508(k)(3) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act 26 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(3)) is
amended--
(1) by designating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (A)
and, before such subparagraph, by inserting ``(3)
Risk.--''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Cap on overall rate of return.--The
target rate of return for all the companies
combined for the 2013 and subsequent
reinsurance years shall be 12 percent of
retained premium.''.
(b) Additional Cap on Reimbursements.--Section 508(k)(4) of
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(G) Additional cap on reimbursements.--
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through (F),
total reimbursements for administrative and
operating costs for the 2013 insurance year for
all types of policies and plans of insurance
shall not exceed $900,000,000. For each
subsequent insurance year, the dollar amount in
effect pursuant to the preceding sentence shall
be increased by the same inflation factor as
established for the administrative and
operating costs cap in the 2011 Standard
Reinsurance Agreement.''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gibbs of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 minutes
Page 18, beginning on line 21, strike ``total acres planted
for the year'' and insert ``base acres''.
Page 21, strike lines 1 through 22 and insert the following:
(16) Reference price.--The term ``reference price'',
with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year,
means the product obtained by multiplying--
(A) 55 percent; by
(B) the average of the national marketing
year average price for the five most recent
crop years, excluding each of the crop years
with the highest and lowest prices.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foxx of North Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 1107, add the following new subsection:
(e) Cap on Total Obligations and Expenditures.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the total
amount of price loss coverage payments and revenue loss
coverage payments made under this section during the period of
fiscal years 2014 through 2020 shall not exceed $16,956,500.
Producer agreements required by section 1108 shall specifically
state that payments made under this section shall be reduced as
necessary to comply with this subsection.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ellison of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 1107(b), add the following new
paragraph:
(8) Report required.--Not later than three years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall complete a study reviewing the climate
impacts of the availability of price loss coverage,
including (but not limited to) the impact from
increased crop production, land use change, farm
equipment use, and increased input of agricultural
chemicals.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Broun of Georgia or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of part II of subtitle D of title I, add the
following new section:
SEC. 1487. REPEAL OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY FOR MILK.
(a) Repeal.--Section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1446) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``milk,''; and
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
(b) Exclusion From Price Support for Other Nonbasic
Agricultural Commodities.--Section 301 of the Agricultural Act
of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1447) is amended by inserting ``(other than
milk)'' after ``agricultural commodity''.
Page 144, lines 19 and 20, strike ``during the period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through December
31, 2018''.
Page 145, lines 8, 9, and 10, strike ``during the period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through December
31, 2018''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Enyart of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1502. NATIONAL DROUGHT COUNCIL AND NATIONAL DROUGHT POLICY ACTION
PLAN.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the National
Drought Council established by this section.
(2) Drought.--The term ``drought'' means a natural
disaster that is caused by a deficiency in
precipitation--
(A) that may lead to a deficiency in surface
and subsurface water supplies (including
rivers, streams, wetlands, ground water, soil
moisture, reservoir supplies, lake levels, and
snow pack); and
(B) that causes or may cause--
(i) substantial economic or social
impacts; or
(ii) physical damage or injury to
individuals, property, or the
environment.
(3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b).
(4) Member.--The term ``member'', with respect to the
National Drought Council, means a member of the Council
specified or appointed under this section or, in the
absence of the member, the member's designee.
(5) Mitigation.--The term ``mitigation'' means a
short- or long-term action, program, or policy that is
implemented in advance of or during a drought to
minimize any risks and impacts of drought.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' "means the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(7) State.--The term ``State'' means the several
States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States
Virgin Islands.
(8) Trigger.--The term ``trigger'' means the
thresholds or criteria that must be satisfied before
mitigation or emergency assistance may be provided to
an area--
(A) in which drought is emerging; or
(B) that is experiencing a drought.
(9) Watershed.--The term ``watershed'' means a region
or area with common hydrology, an area drained by a
waterway that drains into a lake or reservoir, the
total area above a given point on a stream that
contributes water to the flow at that point, or the
topographic dividing line from which surface streams
flow in two different directions. In no case shall a
watershed be larger than a river basin.
(10) Watershed group.--The term ``watershed group''
means a group of individuals, formally recognized by
the appropriate State or States, who represent the
broad scope of relevant interests within a watershed
and who work together in a collaborative manner to
jointly plan the management of the natural resources
contained within the watershed.
(b) Effect of Section.--This section does not affect--
(1) the authority of a State to allocate quantities
of water under the jurisdiction of the State; or
(2) any State water rights established as of the date
of enactment of this Act.
(c) National Drought Council.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture a council to be
known as the ``National Drought Council''.
(2) Membership.--
(A) Composition.--The Council shall be
composed of--
(i) the Secretary (or the designee of
the Secretary);
(ii) the Secretary of Commerce (or
the designee of the Secretary of
Commerce);
(iii) the Secretary of the Army (or
the designee of the Secretary of the
Army);
(iv) the Secretary of the Interior
(or the designee of the Secretary of
the Interior);
(v) the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (or the
designee of the Director);
(vi) the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (or the
designee of the Administrator);
(vii) 4 members appointed by the
Secretary, in coordination with the
National Governors Association, each of
whom shall be the Governor of a State
(or the designee of the Governor) and
who collectively shall represent the
geographic diversity of the Nation;
(viii) 1 member appointed by the
Secretary, in coordination with the
National Association of Counties;
(ix) 1 member appointed by the
Secretary, in coordination with the
United States Conference of Mayors;
(x) 1 member appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior, in
coordination with Indian tribes, to
represent the interests of tribal
governments; and
(xi) 1 member appointed by the
Secretary, in coordination with the
National Association of Conservation
Districts, to represent local soil and
water conservation districts.
(B) Date of appointment.--The appointment of
each member of the Council shall be made not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(3) Term; vacancies.--
(A) Term.--A non-Federal member of the
Council appointed under paragraph (2) shall be
appointed for a term of two years.
(B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Council--
(i) shall not affect the powers of
the Council; and
(ii) shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment was
made.
(C) Terms of members filling vacancies.--Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring
before the expiration of the term for which the
member's predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed only for the remainder of that term.
(4) Meetings.--
(A) In general.--The Council shall meet at
the call of the co-chairs.
(B) Frequency.--The Council shall meet at
least semiannually.
(5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Council
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
hearings or conduct other business.
(6) Council leadership.--
(A) In general.--There shall be a Federal co-
chair and non-Federal co-chair of the Council.
(B) Appointment.--
(i) Federal co-chair.--The Secretary
shall be Federal co-chair.
(ii) Non-federal co-chair.--The non-
Federal members of the Council shall
elect, on a biannual basis, a non-
Federal co-chair of the Council from
among the members appointed under
paragraph (2).
(d) Duties of the Council.--
(1) In general.--The Council shall-- (A) not later
than one year after the date of the first meeting of
the Council, develop a comprehensive National Drought
Policy Action Plan that--
(i)(I) delineates and integrates
responsibilities for activities
relating to drought (including drought
preparedness, mitigation, research,
risk management, training, and
emergency relief) among Federal
agencies; and
(II) ensures that those activities
are coordinated with the activities of
the States, local governments, Indian
tribes, and neighboring countries;
(ii) is consistent with--
(I) this Act and other
applicable Federal laws; and
(II) the laws and policies of
the States for water
management;
(iii) is integrated with drought
management programs of the States,
Indian tribes, local governments,
watershed groups, and private entities;
and
(iv) avoids duplicating Federal,
State, tribal, local, watershed, and
private drought preparedness and
monitoring programs in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act;
(B) evaluate Federal drought-related programs
in existence on the date of enactment of this
Act and make recommendations to Congress and
the President on means of eliminating--
(i) discrepancies between the goals
of the programs and actual service
delivery;
(ii) duplication among programs; and
(iii) any other circumstances that
interfere with the effective operation
of the programs;
(C) make recommendations to the President,
Congress, and appropriate Federal Agencies on--
(i) the establishment of common
interagency triggers for authorizing
Federal drought mitigation programs;
and
(ii) improving the consistency and
fairness of assistance among Federal
drought relief programs;
(D) encourage and facilitate the development
of drought preparedness plans under subtitle C,
including establishing the guidelines under
this section;
(E) based on a review of drought preparedness
plans, develop and make available to the public
drought planning models to reduce water
resource conflicts relating to water
conservation and droughts;
(F) develop and coordinate public awareness
activities to provide the public with access to
understandable and informative materials on
drought, including--
(i) explanations of the causes of
drought, the impacts of drought, and
the damages from drought;
(ii) descriptions of the value and
benefits of land stewardship to reduce
the impacts of drought and to protect
the environment;
(iii) clear instructions for
appropriate responses to drought,
including water conservation, water
reuse, and detection and elimination of
water leaks;
(iv) information on State and local
laws applicable to drought; and
(v) opportunities for assistance to
resource-dependent businesses and
industries in times of drought; and
(G) establish operating procedures for the
Council.
(2) Consultation.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Council shall consult with groups affected by
drought emergencies.
(3) Reports to congress.--
(A) Annual report.--
(i) In general.--Not later than one
year after the date of the first
meeting of the Council, and annually
thereafter, the Council shall submit to
Congress a report on the activities
carried out under this section.
(ii) Inclusions.--
(I) In general.--The annual
report shall include a summary
of drought preparedness plans.
(II) Initial report.--The
initial report submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall include
any recommendations of the
Council.
(B) Final report.--Not later than seven years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Council shall submit to Congress a report that
recommends--
(i) amendments to this section; and
(ii) whether the Council should
continue.
(e) Powers of the Council.--
(1) Hearings.--The Council may hold hearings, meet
and act at any time and place, take any testimony and
receive any evidence that the Council considers
advisable to carry out this section.
(2) Information from federal agencies.--
(A) In general.--The Council may obtain
directly from any Federal agency any
information that the Council considers
necessary to carry out this section.
(B) Provision of information.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided
in clause (ii), on request of the
Secretary or the non-Federal co-chair
of the Council, the head of a Federal
agency may provide information to the
Council.
(ii) Limitation.--The head of a
Federal agency shall not provide any
information to the Council that the
Federal agency head determines the
disclosure of which may cause harm to
national security interests.
(3) Postal services.--The Council may use the United
States mail in the same manner and under the same
conditions as other agencies of the Federal Government.
(4) Gifts.--The Council may accept, use, and dispose
of gifts or donations of services or property.
(f) Council Personnel Matters.--
(1) Compensation of members.--
(A) Non-federal employees.--A member of the
Council who is not an officer or employee of
the Federal Government shall serve without
compensation.
(B) Federal employees.--A member of the
Council who is an officer or employee of the
United States shall serve without compensation
in addition to the compensation received for
services of the member as an officer or
employee of the Federal Government.
(2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Council shall
be allowed travel expenses 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 Council.
(g) Termination of Council.--The Council shall terminate at
the end of the eighth fiscal year beginning on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of section 1603, add the following new subsection:
(d) Effect of Corn Sales to Ethanol Production Facilities.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a producer on a
farm that sells corn, directly or through a third party, to an
ethanol production facility is ineligible to receive any
payment or benefit described in section 1001D(b)(2) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)(2)) for that corn.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered By Representative Blumenauer of Oregon or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 162, line 14, strike the closed quotation mark and the
final period.
Page 162, after line 14, insert the following:
``(3) Reservation.--Effective beginning in fiscal
year 2015, the Secretary, to the maximum extent
feasible, shall manage the conservation reserve to
ensure that, on an annual basis, not less than 20.5
percent of land maintained in the program shall be--
``(A) described in subparagraphs (B) through
(E) of subsection (b)(4); and
``(B) enrolled under--
``(i) the special conservation
reserve enhancement program authority
under section 1234(f)(4); or
``(ii) the pilot program for the
enrollment of wetland and buffer
acreage under section 1231B.''.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blumenauer of Oregon or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Beginning on page 197, strike line 18 and all that follows
through page 198, line 10 and insert the following:
SEC. 2201. PURPOSES.
Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1240. PURPOSES.
``The purpose of the environmental quality incentives program
established by this chapter is to assist producers in
implementing conservation systems, practices, and activities on
their operations in order to--
``(1) improve water quality, with special emphasis on
reducing nutrient pollution and protecting sources of
drinking water;
``(2) avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, the
need for resource and regulatory programs by assisting
producers in protecting soil, water, air, and related
natural resources and meeting environmental quality
criteria established by Federal, State, tribal, and
local agencies;
``(3) conserve ground and surface water to sustain or
improve in-stream flows;
``(4) enhance soil quality;
``(5) control invasive species;
``(6) enhance critical aquatic and terrestrial
wildlife habitat for at-risk species;
``(7) reduce the amount and toxicity of pesticides
and other agricultural chemicals found on food and in
water or the air;
``(8) reduce the nontherapeutic use of medically
important antibiotics in food-producing animals in
order to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics used
in the treatment of human and animal disease;
``(9) help producers adapt to a changing and
unpredictable climate and increase resiliency to
climate change impacts, including rising temperatures
and extreme weather events, while reducing greenhouse
gas emissions; and
``(10) address additional priority resource concerns,
as determined by the Secretary.''.
Page 198, line 19, strike ``10 years'' and insert ``5
years''.
Page 198, after line 19, insert the following:
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) Priority.--If the Secretary determines that the
environmental values of two or more applications for payments
are comparable, the Secretary shall assign a higher priority to
a program application which will achieve the environment and
conservation values using practices and systems the assessed
cost of which is lower.'';
(4) by amending subsection (d)(3) to read as follows:
``(3) Increased payments for certain practices.--The
Secretary shall provide supplemental payments and
enhanced technical assistance to producers implementing
land management and vegetative practices at a level
that, as determined by the Secretary, results in highly
cost-effective treatment of priority resource concerns,
including--
``(A) residue and tillage management;
``(B) contour farming;
``(C) cover cropping;
``(D) integrated pest management;
``(E) nutrient management;
``(F) stream corridor improvement;
``(G) invasive plant species control;
``(H) contour buffer strips;
``(I) riparian herbaceous and forest buffers;
``(J) filterstrips;
``(K) stream habitat improvement and
management;
``(L) grassed waterways;
``(M) wetland restoration and enhancement;
``(N) pollinator habitat; or
``(O) conservation crop rotation.'';
Page 199, after line 16, insert the following:
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the
following new paragraph:
``(7) Limitation on payments for certain practices.--
A producer who owns or operates a large confined animal
feeding operation (as defined by the Secretary) shall
not be eligible for payments under this chapter to
construct an animal waste management facility or any
associated waste transport or transfer device.''.
Page 199, line 21, strike ``60 percent'' and insert ``50
percent''.
Page 200, line 2, strike ``5 percent'' and insert ``not less
than 10 percent''.
Page 200, line 17, strike ``and'' and insert the following:
(6) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
``(h) Water Conservation or Irrigation Efficiency Practice.--
``(1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary may
provide payments under this subsection to a producer
for a water conservation or irrigation practice that
promotes ground and surface water conservation on the
agricultural operation of the producer by--
``(A) improvements to irrigation systems;
``(B) enhancement of irrigation efficiencies;
``(C) conversion of the agricultural
operation to--
``(i) the production of less water-
intensive agricultural commodities; or
``(ii) dryland farming;
``(D) improvement of the storage and
conservation of water through measures such as
water banking and groundwater recharge;
``(E) enhancement of fish and wildlife
habitat associated with irrigation systems
including pivot corners and areas with
irregular boundaries;
``(F) enhancement of in-stream flows in
associated rivers and streams; or
``(G) establishment of other measures, as
determined by the Secretary, that improve
groundwater and surface water conservation in
agricultural operations.
``(2) Priority.--In providing payments to a producer
for a water conservation or irrigation practice, the
Secretary shall give priority to applications in
which--
``(A) consistent with the law of the State in
which the eligible land of the producer is
located, there is a reduction in water use in
the operation of the producer; and
``(B) the practice reduces the amount of
water consumed in a producer's operation or
reduces the amount of water diverted without
increasing the water consumed.
``(3) Duty of producers.--The Secretary may not
provide payments to a producer for a water conservation
or irrigation practice under this chapter unless the
producer agrees not to use any associated water savings
to bring new land, other than incidental land needed
for efficient operations, under irrigated production,
unless the producer is participating in a watershed-
wide project that will effectively conserve water, as
determined by the Secretary.'';
(7) in subsection (i)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking
``subsection'' and inserting ``chapter'';
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) Eligibility requirements.--As a condition for
receiving payments under this chapter, a producer shall
agree to develop and implement conservation practices
for certified organic production that are consistent
with the regulations promulgated under the Organic
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)
and the purposes of this chapter.'';
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and
redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraphs:
``(3) Coordination with organic certification.--The
Secretary shall establish a transparent means by which
producers may initiate organic certification under the
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.) while participating in a contract under this
chapter.
``(4) Planning.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall
provide planning assistance to producers
transitioning to certified organic production
consistent with the requirements of the Organic
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.) and the purposes of this chapter.
``(B) Avoidance of duplication.--The
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, eliminate duplication of planning
activities for a producer participating in a
contract under this chapter and initiating or
maintaining organic certification consistent
with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).''; and
Page 201, line 8, strike the closed quotation mark and the
final period.
Page 201, after line 8, insert the following:
``(k) Payments for Conservation Practices Related to
Antibiotic Use.--
``(1) Payments authorized.--The Secretary shall
provide payments under this chapter to livestock
producers for three years, to assist in a transition to
modified animal management and production systems, for
practices leading to the reduction in the need for
antibiotics, including modification of systems and
spaces to--
``(A) improve sanitation;
``(B) improve ventilation; or
``(C) support the implementation of improved
animal management techniques at the operation.
``(2) Duty of producer.--The Secretary shall not make
payments under this chapter for practices related to
antibiotic use unless the producer agrees to provide
information to the Secretary documenting the resulting
reduction in antibiotic use in the operation of the
producer.
``(l) Comprehensive Conservation Planning.--The Secretary
shall provide technical and financial assistance to producers
under the program to develop a comprehensive conservation plan
for the agricultural operation of the producer.''.
Page 201, strike lines 9 through 17 and insert the following:
SEC. 2203. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS.
(a) Evaluation Criteria.--Section 1240C(a) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3(a)) is amended by
striking ``, national, State, and local conservation
priorities'' and inserting ``priority resource concerns
identified under subsection (d)''.
(b) Prioritization of Applications.--Section 1240C(b) of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``achieving the
anticipated environmental benefits of the project'' and
inserting ``priority resource concerns identified under
subsection (d)'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``designated
resource concern or resource concerns'' and inserting
``priority resource concerns identified under
subsection (d), including, in the case of applications
from nutrient-impacted watersheds, the degree to which
nutrient loadings would be reduced as a result of the
proposed project''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``purpose of the
environmental quality incentives program specified in
section 1240(1)'' and inserting ``purposes of the
program''.
(c) Grouping of Applications.--Section 1240C(c) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3(c)) is amended by
striking ``for evaluation purposes or otherwise evaluate
applications relative to other applications for similar farming
operations'' and inserting ``proposing to address the same
priority resource concerns for evaluation purposes''.
(d) Priority Resource Concerns.--Section 1240C of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Priority Resource Concerns.--For the purposes of this
section, the Secretary shall identify priority resource
concerns in a particular watershed or other appropriate region
or area within a State.''.
Beginning on page 201, strike line 22 and all that follows
through page 202, line 8 and insert the following:
SEC. 2205. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM PLAN.
(a) Plan of Operations.--Section 1240E(a) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-5(a)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(a) Plan of Operations.--To be eligible to receive payments
under the program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary for
approval a plan of operations that--
``(1) specifies the priority resource concerns to be
addressed;
``(2) specifies the type, number, and sequencing of
conservation systems, practices, or activities to be
implemented to address the priority resource concerns;
``(3) includes such terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the program,
including a description of the purposes to be met by
the implementation of the plan and a statement of how
the plan will achieve or take significant steps toward
achieving the relevant resource management system
quality criteria;
``(4) in the case of a confined livestock feeding
operation, provides for development and implementation
of a comprehensive nutrient management plan, if
applicable;
``(5) in the case of a producer located within a
nutrient-impacted watershed, identifies methods by
which the producer will limit nutrient loss; and
``(6) in the case of forest land, is consistent with
the provisions of a forest management plan that is
approved by the Secretary, which may include--
``(A) a forest stewardship plan described in
section 5 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103a);
``(B) another practice plan approved by the
State forester; or
``(C) another plan determined appropriate by
the Secretary.''.
(b) Avoidance of Duplication.--Section 1240E(b)(1) of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-5(b)(1))) is
amended by striking ``plan of operations'' and inserting
``resource management system plan''.
SEC. 2206. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
Section 1240F(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa-6(2)) is amended by striking ``information'' and
inserting ``technical assistance, information,''.
SEC. 2207. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.
Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa-7) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1240G. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.
``(a) Limitation on Total Payments.--Subject to subsection
(b), a person or legal entity may not receive, directly or
indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under this
chapter, in the aggregate, for all contracts entered into under
this chapter by the person or entity (excluding funding
arrangements with federally recognized Native American Indian
Tribes or Alaska Native Corporations under section 1240B(h)),
regardless of the number of contracts entered into under this
chapter by the person or entity, that--
``(1) during any fiscal year exceed $30,000; and
``(2) during any five-year period exceed $150,000.
``(b) Waiver Authority.--In the case of contracts under this
chapter for projects of special environmental significance, as
determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the
limitation otherwise applicable under subsection (a)(1).
``(c) Prevention of Duplication.--The Secretary shall not
approve a contract or provide payments to any individual for a
practice that has already been paid for as part of a previously
approved and completed contract for any particular parcel of
land.''.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan of New Mexico or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 201, line 8, strike the closed quotation mark and the
final period.
Page 201, after line 8, insert the following:
``(k) Funding for Community Irrigation Associations.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into an
alternative funding arrangement with an eligible
irrigation association if the Secretary determines
that--
``(A) the purposes of the program will be met
by such an arrangement; and
``(B) statutory limitations regarding
contracts with individual producers will not be
exceeded by any member of the irrigation
association.
``(2) Eligible irrigation associations.--In this
subsection, the term `eligible irrigation association'
means an irrigation association that is--
``(A) comprised of producers; and
``(B) a local government entity, but does not
have the authority to impose taxes or
levies.''.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of
Mississippi or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 220, beginning on line 1, strike ``24-month'' and insert
``12-month''.
Beginning on page 233, strike line 21 and all that follows
through page 234, line 4 and insert a closed quotation mark and
a final period.
Page 235, line 23, strike ``paragraph'' and insert
``paragraphs''.
Page 236, line 5, strike the closed quotation mark and the
final period.
Page 236, after line 5, insert the following:
``(6) Wet and saturated soils.--For the purposes of
enrolling land in a wetland easement under subtitle H,
the limitations established under paragraph (1) shall
not apply to cropland designated by the Secretary with
subclass w in the land capability classes IV through
VIII because of severe use limitations due to soil
saturation or inundation.''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gardner of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 256, after line 17, insert the following:
SEC. 2507. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM.
Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2203) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``In evaluating requests for assistance under this
section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to
projects that address runoff retardation and soil-erosion
preventive measures needed to mitigate the risks and remediate
the effects of catastrophic wildfire on land that is the source
of drinking water for landowners and land users.''.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 260, line 11, strike the closed quotation mark and the
final period.
Page 260, after line 11, insert the following:
``(3) Priority.--
``(A) In general.--In the delivery of
technical assistance under the Soil
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16
U.S.C. 590a et seq.), the Secretary shall give
priority to producers who request technical
assistance from the Secretary in order to
comply for the first time with the requirements
of subtitle B and subtitle C of this title as a
result of the amendments made by section 2801
of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013.
``(B) Report.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of enactment of the Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
2013, 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 regarding the extent to which
the conservation compliance requirements
contained in the amendments made by section
2801 of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013 apply to and impact
specialty crop growers, including national
analysis and surveys to determine the extent of
specialty crop acreage on highly erodible land
and wetlands.''.
Page 274, after line 18, insert the following:
Subtitle H--Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation for Crop
Insurance
SEC. 2801. HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION FOR CROP
INSURANCE.
(a) Highly Erodible Land Program Ineligibility.--
(1) In general.--Section 1211(a)(1) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811(a)(1)) is
amended--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or''
at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``or'' at
the end; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) any portion of the premium paid by the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a policy
or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), on the
condition that if a person is determined to
have committed a violation under this
subsection during a crop year, ineligibility
under this subparagraph shall--
``(i) only apply to reinsurance years
subsequent to the date of final
determination of a violation, including
all administrative appeals; and
``(ii) not apply to the existing
reinsurance year or any reinsurance
year prior to the date of final
determination.''.
(2) Exemptions.--Section 1212(a)(2) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3812(a)(2)) is
amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``(2)
If,'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Eligibility based on compliance with
conservation plan.--
``(A) In general.--If,'';
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``In
carrying'' and inserting the following:
``(B) Minimization of documentation.--In
carrying''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Crop insurance.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
section 1211(a)--
``(I) in the case of a person
that is subject to section 1211
for the first time after May 1,
2013, due to the amendment made
by section 2801(a) of the
Federal Agriculture Reform and
Risk Management Act of 2013,
any person who produces an
agricultural commodity on the
land that is the basis of the
payments described in section
1211(a)(1)(E) shall have 5
reinsurance years after the
date on which such payments
become subject to section 1211
to develop and comply with an
approved conservation plan so
as to maintain eligibility for
such payments; and
``(II) in the case of a
person that the Secretary
determines would have been in
violation of section 1211(a) if
the person had continued
participation in the programs
requiring compliance at any
time after the date of
enactment of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.)
and is currently in violation
of section 1211(a), the person
shall have 2 reinsurance years
after the date on which the
payments described in section
1211(a)(1)(E) become subject to
section 1211 to develop and
comply with an approved
conservation plan, as
determined by the Secretary, so
as to maintain eligibility for
such payments.
``(ii) Certification.--
``(I) In general.--Beginning
with the first full reinsurance
year immediately following the
date of enactment of this
subparagraph, all persons
seeking eligibility for the
payment of a portion of the
premium paid by the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation for
a policy or plan of insurance
under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.) shall provide
certification of compliance
with section 1211(a), as
determined by the Secretary.
``(II) Timely evaluation.--
The Secretary shall evaluate
the certification in a timely
manner and--
``(aa) a person who
has properly complied
with certification
shall be held harmless
with regard to
eligibility during the
period of evaluation;
and
``(bb) if the
Secretary fails to
evaluate the
certification in a
timely manner and the
person is subsequently
found to be in
violation of section
1211(a), ineligibility
shall not apply to the
person for that
violation.
``(III) Equitable
contribution.--
``(aa) In general.--
If a person fails to
provide certification
of compliance to the
Secretary as required
and is subsequently
found in violation of
section 1211(a), the
Secretary shall
determine the amount of
an equitable
contribution to
conservation in
accordance with section
1241(e) by the person
for the violation.
``(bb) Limitation.--
The contribution shall
not exceed the total of
the portion of the
premium paid by the
Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation for a
policy or plan of
insurance for all years
the person is
determined to have been
in violation subsequent
to the date on which
certification was first
required under this
clause.''.
(b) Wetland Conservation Program Ineligibility.--Section 1221
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Crop insurance.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in this
paragraph, a person subject to a final
determination, including all administrative
appeals, of a violation of subsection (c) shall
have 1 reinsurance year to initiate a
conservation plan to remedy the violation, as
determined by the Secretary, before becoming
ineligible under that subsection in the
following reinsurance year to receive any
payment of any portion of the premium paid by
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a
policy or plan of insurance under the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
``(B) Applicability.--In the case of a person
that is subject to this subsection or
subsection (d) for the first time due to the
amendment made by section 2801(b) of the
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management
Act of 2013, the person shall have 2
reinsurance years after the date of final
determination, including all administrative
appeals, to take such steps as the Secretary
determines appropriate to remedy or mitigate
the violation in accordance with subsection
(c).
``(C) Good faith.--If the Secretary
determines that a person subject to a final
determination, including all administrative
appeals, of a violation of subsection (c) acted
in good faith and without intent to violate
this section as described in section 1222(h),
the Secretary shall give the person 1
reinsurance year to begin mitigation,
restoration, or such other steps as are
determined necessary by the Secretary.
``(D) Tenant relief.--
``(i) In general.--If a tenant is
determined to be ineligible for
payments and other benefits under this
section, the Secretary may limit the
ineligibility only to the farm that is
the basis for the ineligibility
determination if the tenant has
established, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary that--
``(I) the tenant has made a
good faith effort to meet the
requirements of this section,
including enlisting the
assistance of the Secretary to
obtain a reasonable
conservation plan for
restoration or mitigation for
the farm;
``(II) the landlord on the
farm refuses to comply with the
plan on the farm; and
``(III) the Secretary
determines that the lack of
compliance is not a part of a
scheme or device to avoid the
compliance.
``(ii) Report.--The Secretary shall
provide an annual report to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate concerning the ineligibility
determinations limited during the
previous 12-month period under this
subparagraph.
``(E) Certification.--
``(i) In general.--Beginning with the
first full reinsurance year immediately
following the date of enactment of this
paragraph, all persons seeking
eligibility for the payment of a
portion of the premium paid by the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for
a policy or plan of insurance under the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.) shall provide
certification of compliance with this
section as determined by the Secretary.
``(ii) Timely evaluation.--The
Secretary shall evaluate the
certification in a timely manner and--
``(I) a person who has
properly complied with
certification shall be held
harmless with regard to
eligibility during the period
of evaluation; and
``(II) if the Secretary fails
to evaluate the certification
in a timely manner and the
person is subsequently found to
be in violation of subsection
(c), ineligibility shall not
apply to the person for that
violation.
``(iii) Equitable contribution.--
``(I) In general.--If a
person fails to provide
certification of compliance to
the Secretary as required and
is subsequently found in
violation of subsection (c),
the Secretary shall determine
the amount of an equitable
contribution to conservation in
accordance with section 1241(e)
by the person for the
violation.
``(II) Limitation.--The
contribution shall not exceed
the total of the portion of the
premium paid by the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation for
a policy or plan of insurance
for all years the person is
determined to have been in
violation subsequent to the
date on which certification was
first required under this
subparagraph.'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Ineligibility for Crop Insurance Premium Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--If a person is determined to have
committed a violation under subsection (a) or (d)
during a crop year, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any payment of any portion of the premium paid
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a policy
or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
``(2) Applicability.--Ineligibility under this
subsection shall--
``(A) only apply to reinsurance years
subsequent to the date of final determination
of a violation, including all administrative
appeals; and
``(B) not apply to--
``(i) the existing reinsurance year;
or
``(ii) any reinsurance year prior to
the date of final determination.
``(3) Date of conversion.--Notwithstanding subsection
(d), ineligibility for crop insurance premium
assistance shall apply as follows:
``(A) In the case of wetland that the
Secretary determines was converted after the
date of enactment of the Food, Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) but
on or before May 1, 2013, and continues to be
in violation, the person shall have 2
reinsurance years after the date on which this
subsection applies, to begin the mitigation
process, as determined by the Secretary.
``(B) In the case of wetland that the
Secretary determines was converted after May 1,
2013--
``(i) subject to clause (ii), the
person shall be ineligible to receive
crop insurance premium subsidies in
subsequent reinsurance years unless
section 1222(b) applies; and
``(ii) for any violation that the
Secretary determines impacts less than
5 acres of the entire farm, the person
may pay a contribution in accordance
with section 1241(e) in an amount equal
to 150 percent of the cost of
mitigation, as determined by the
Secretary, for wetland restoration in
lieu of ineligibility to receive crop
insurance premium assistance.
``(C) In the case of a wetland that the
Secretary determines was converted prior to the
date of enactment of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.),
ineligibility under this subsection shall not
apply.
``(D) In the case of an agricultural
commodity for which an individual policy or
plan of insurance is available for the first
time to the person after the date of enactment
of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013--
``(i) ineligibility shall apply only
to conversions that take place after
the date on which the policy or plan of
insurance first becomes available to
the person; and
``(ii) the person shall take such
steps as the Secretary determines
appropriate to mitigate any prior
conversion in a timely manner but not
to exceed 2 calendar years.
``(4) Certification.--
``(A) In general.--In enforcing eligibility
under this subsection, the Secretary shall use
existing processes and procedures for
certifying compliance.
``(B) Responsibility.--The Secretary, acting
through the agencies of the Department of
Agriculture, shall be solely responsible for
determining whether a producer is eligible to
receive crop insurance premium subsidies in
accordance with this subsection.
``(C) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure
that no agent, approved insurance provider, or
employee or contractor of an agency or approved
insurance provider, bears responsibility or
liability for the eligibility of an insured
producer under this subsection, other than in
cases of misrepresentation, fraud, or a scheme
or device to avoid compliance.''.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hastings of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 263, line 3, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 263, after line 3, insert after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph:
(4) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ``, including,
to the extent practicable, practices that maximize
benefits for honey bees'' after ``pollinators''; and
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12___. PROTECTION OF HONEY BEES AND OTHER POLLINATORS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry out such
activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to
protect and ensure the long-term viability of populations of
honey bees, wild bees, and other beneficial insects of
agricultural crops, horticultural plants, wild plants, and
other plants, including--
(1) providing technical expertise relating to
proposed agency actions that may threaten pollinator
health or jeopardize the long-term viability of
populations of pollinators;
(2) providing formal guidance on national policies
relating to--
(A) permitting managed honey bees to forage
on National Forest Service lands where
compatible with other natural resource
management priorities; and
(B) planting and maintaining managed honey
bee and native pollinator forage on National
Forest Service lands where compatible with
other natural resource management priorities;
(3) making use of the best available peer-reviewed
science regarding environmental and chemical stressors
on pollinator health; and
(4) regularly monitoring and reporting on the health
and population status of managed and native pollinators
including bees, birds, bats, and other species.
(b) Task Force on Bee Health and Commercial Beekeeping.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
task force--
(A) to coordinate Federal efforts carried out
on or after the date of enactment of this Act
to address the serious worldwide decline in bee
health, especially honey bees and declining
native bees; and
(B) to assess Federal efforts to mitigate
pollinator losses and threats to the United
States commercial beekeeping industry.
(2) Agency consultation.--The task force established
under this subsection shall seek ongoing consultation
from any Federal agency carrying out activities
important to bee health and commercial beekeeping,
including officials from--
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) the Department of the Interior;
(C) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(D) the Food and Drug Administration;
(E) the Department of Commerce; and
(F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(3) Stakeholder consultation.--The task force
established under this subsection shall consult with
beekeeper, conservation, scientist, and agricultural
stakeholders.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the task force established under
subsection (b) shall submit to Congress a report that--
(1) summarizes Federal activities carried out
pursuant to section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h))
or any other provision of law (including regulations)
to address bee decline;
(2) summarizes international efforts to address the
decline of managed honey bees and native pollinators;
and
(3) provides recommendations to Congress regarding
how to better coordinate Federal agency efforts to
address the decline of managed honey bees and native
pollinators.
(d) Pollinator Research Lab Feasibility Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, may
conduct feasibility studies regarding--
(A) re-locating existing honey bee and native
pollinator research from Federal laboratories
to a cooperator-run facility in a location most
geographically appropriate for pollinator
research; and
(B) modernizing existing honey bee research
laboratories identified by the Agricultural
Research Service in the capital investment
strategy document dated 2012.
(2) Consultation.--In conducting the feasibility
studies under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
consult with--
(A) beekeeper, native bee, agricultural,
research institution, and bee conservation
stakeholders regarding new research laboratory
needs under paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) commercial beekeepers regarding
modernizing existing honey bee laboratories
under paragraph (1)(B).
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Royce of California or
His Designee, Debatable For 20 Minutes
Page 275, line 1, strike ``paragraph (1), by'' and insert the
following: ``paragraph (1)--''
(A) by
Page 275, after line 3, insert the following new
subparagraph:
(B) by striking ``agricultural commodities''
and inserting ``assistance, including
agricultural commodities,''; and
Page 275, after line 8, insert the following new section:
SEC. 30___. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.
Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking
``AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES'' and inserting
``ASSISTANCE'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``agricultural
commodities'' and inserting ``assistance, including
agricultural commodities,'';
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``agricultural
commodities'' and inserting ``assistance, including
agricultural commodities,''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(i) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this title, not more than 45 percent shall be used
for assistance other than agricultural commodities and
associated costs under subsections (a) and (b).''.
Page 277, after line 10, insert the following new section:
SEC. 30___. MINIMUM LEVEL OF LOCAL SALES.
Section 203(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1723(b))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
(2) by striking ``equal to not less than'' and
inserting ``up to''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chabot of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 3102, relating to extension of funding for the
market access program.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Titus of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 3102, and insert the following new section:
SEC. 3102. FUNDING FOR MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM.
Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``and $200,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012'' and inserting
``$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013,
$185,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $180,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2015 through 2017, and $175,000,000 for fiscal
year 2018''.
At the end of subtitle C of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4208. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES.
Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4405. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES.
``(a) In General.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
means--
``(A) a nonprofit organization (including an
emergency feeding organization);
``(B) an agricultural cooperative;
``(C) a producer network or association;
``(D) a community health organization;
``(E) a public benefit corporation;
``(F) an economic development corporation;
``(G) a farmers' market;
``(H) a community-supported agriculture
program;
``(I) a buying club;
``(J) a retail food store participating in
the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
``(K) a State, local, or tribal agency; and
``(L) any other entity the Secretary
designates.
``(2) Emergency feeding organization.--The term
`emergency feeding organization' has the meaning given
the term in section 201A of the Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501).
``(3) Supplemental nutrition assistance program.--The
term `supplemental nutrition assistance program' means
the supplemental nutrition assistance program
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
``(b) Hunger-free Communities Incentive Grants.--
``(1) Authorization.--
``(A) In general.--In each of the years
specified in subsection (c), the Secretary
shall make grants to eligible entities in
accordance with paragraph (2).
``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of
the cost of carrying out an activity under this
subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of the activity.
``(C) Non-federal share.--
``(i) In general.--The non-Federal
share of the cost of an activity under
this subsection may be provided--
``(I) in cash or in-kind
contributions as determined by
the Secretary, including
facilities, equipment, or
services; and
``(II) by a State or local
government or a private source.
``(ii) Limitation.--In the case of a
for-profit entity, the non-Federal
share described in clause (i) shall not
include services of an employee,
including salaries paid or expenses
covered by the employer.
``(2) Criteria.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of this
subsection, an eligible entity is a
governmental agency or nonprofit organization
that--
``(i) meets the application criteria
set forth by the Secretary; and
``(ii) proposes a project that, at a
minimum--
``(I) has the support of the
State agency;
``(II) would increase the
purchase of fruits and
vegetables by low-income
consumers participating in the
supplemental nutrition
assistance program by providing
incentives at the point of
purchase;
``(III) agrees to participate
in the evaluation described in
paragraph (4);
``(IV) ensures that the same
terms and conditions apply to
purchases made by individuals
with benefits issued under this
Act 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); and
``(V) includes effective and
efficient technologies for
benefit redemption systems that
may be replicated in other for
States and communities.
``(B) Priority.--In awarding grants under
this section, the Secretary shall give priority
to projects that--
``(i) maximize the share of funds
used for direct incentives to
participants;
``(ii) use direct-to-consumer sales
marketing;
``(iii) demonstrate a track record of
designing and implementing successful
nutrition incentive programs that
connect low-income consumers and
agricultural producers;
``(iv) provide locally or regionally
produced fruits and vegetables;
``(v) are located in underserved
communities; or
``(vi) address other criteria as
established by the Secretary.
``(3) Applicability.--
``(A) In general.--The value of any benefit
provided to a participant in any activity
funded under this subsection shall not be
considered income or resources for any purpose
under any Federal, State, or local law.
``(B) Prohibition on collection of sales
taxes.--Each State shall ensure that no State
or local tax is collected on a purchase of food
under this subsection.
``(C) No limitation on benefits.--A grant
made available under this subsection 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.
``(D) Household allotment.--Assistance
provided under this subsection to households
receiving benefits under the supplemental
nutrition assistance program shall not--
``(i) be considered part of the
supplemental nutrition assistance
program benefits of the household; or
``(ii) 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).
``(4) Evaluation.--
``(A) Independent evaluation.--The Secretary
shall provide for an independent evaluation of
projects selected under this subsection that
measures the impact of each project on--
``(i) improving the nutrition and
health status of participating
households receiving incentives under
this subsection; and
``(ii) increasing fruit and vegetable
purchases in participating households.
``(B) Requirement.--The independent
evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall use
rigorous methodologies capable of producing
scientifically valid information regarding the
effectiveness of a project.
``(C) Costs.--The Secretary may use funds not
to exceed 10 percent of the funding provided to
carry out this section to pay costs associated
with administering, monitoring, and evaluating
each project.
``(c) Funding.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection
(b) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.
``(2) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use
to carry out subsection (b)--
``(A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
``(B) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2015 through 2017; and
``(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.''.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brooks of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 3203, relating to promotion of agricultural
exports to emerging markets, strike subsection (b) and insert
the following new subsection:
(b) Termination of Program to Develop Agricultural Markets in
Emerging Markets.--Section 1542(d) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7
U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended by striking paragraph (1).
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castor of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable For 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new
section:
SEC. 32___. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall seek to ensure that
Department of Agriculture certificates of origin are accepted
by any country with respect to which the United States has
entered into a free trade agreement providing for preferential
duty treatment.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Messer of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 311, line 15, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 311, after line 18, insert the following:
``(iii) an assessment of the cost and
impact of security measures that may
have been prescribed by the Secretary
under subparagraph (A)(iii) and
recommendations for additional or
alternative security enhancements to
reduce fraud and ensure that only
eligible recipients are participating
in the program in the most cost-
effective manner.''.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grimm of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 318, at the end of line 3, add the following:
``At least 1 such pilot project shall be carried out in
an urban area that is among the 10 largest urban areas
in the United States (based on population) if the
supplemental nutrition assistance program is separately
administered in such area and if the administration of
such program in such area complies with the other
applicable requirements of such program.''.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hudson of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV (page 346, after line
17), insert the following new section:
SEC. 4033. TESTING APPLICANTS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES.
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2015), as amended by section 4009. is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(s) Testing Applicants for Unlawful Use of Controlled
Substances.--
``(1) Nothing in this Act, or in any other Federal
law, shall be considered to prevent a State, at the
full cost to such State, from--
``(A) enacting legislation to provide for
testing any individual who is a member of a
household applying for supplemental nutrition
assistance benefits, for the unlawful use of
controlled substances as a condition for
receiving such benefits; and
``(B) finding an individual ineligible to
participate in the supplemental nutrition
assistance program on the basis of the positive
result of the testing conducted by the State
under such legislation.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, term
`controlled substance' has the meaning given such term
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ((21
U.S.C. 802).''.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Conaway of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. REDUCTION IN BENEFITS PAID WITH UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 8(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2017(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) The'' and inserting the
following:
``(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) For any fiscal year for which funds are not authorized
under section 18(a)(1), the thrifty food plan shall be reduced
by 10 percent only for the purpose of determining the value of
allotments under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year.''.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kingston of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. TERMINATING AN INCREASE IN SNAP BENEFITS.
Section 101(a) of division A of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 120; 124
Stat. 2394; 124 Stat. 3265) is amended by striking paragraph
(2).''.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Butterfield of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4033. SNAP ENHANCEMENT.
(a) Amendment.--Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and (9)'' the last place it appears
and inserting ``(9)'', and
(2) by inserting ``, and (10) items of personal
hygiene for household use'' before the period at the
end.
(b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month
that begins not less than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Marino of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A, of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. GAO PILOT PROGRAM TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BENEFIT REDEMPTION DATA.
(a) Pilot Program.--After the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall carry out a pilot program as follows:
(1) The program shall collect the data that is
currently required to be reported under the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and under
the benefit redemption requirements applicable to
households under such Act.
(2) The program shall be carried out in 9 States,
selected by the Comptroller General in the discretion
of the Comptroller General, based on a good variety of
demographics, economics and geographics.
(3) The program shall conclude after the expiration
of the 9-month period, and before the expiration of the
1-year period, beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) Results of Program.--Promptly after the conclusion of the
program, the Comptroller General shall--
(1) describe the extent to which data collected under
subsection (a) can be analyzed under current reporting
requirements to identify the aggregate number and
aggregate cost of each specific food item purchased
with supplemental nutrition assistance benefits;
(2) indicate which additional information should be
collected in order to obtain the aggregate number of
and cost of each specific food item purchased with
supplemental nutrition assistance benefits;
(3) make recommendations necessary to improve the
current benefit redemption data reporting requirements
to enable the Secretary to publish on the Internet in a
searchable, comparable database available to the
public, the aggregate number and aggregate cost of each
specific food item purchased with supplemental
nutrition assistance benefits; and
(4) publish the data collected under subsection (a)
on the Internet in a searchable, comparable database
available to the public.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chabot of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. EXPUNGEMENT OF UNSUED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM BENEFITS.
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2020), as amended by section 4015, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(w) Expungement of Unused Beneftis.--The State agency shall
expunge from the EBT account of a household benefits that are
not used before the expiration of the 60-day period beginning
on the date such benefits are posted to such account.''.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Black of Tennessee or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. TERMINATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT.
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
memorandum of understanding entered into on July 22, 2004, by
the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States Department of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Mexico and known as the ``Partnership for Nutrition
Assistance Initiative'' is null and void.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kaptur of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(a)), as added by section 4201 of
subtitle C of title IV--
(1) in paragraph (2) strike the close quotation and
the period at the end, and
(2) add at the end the following:
``(3) Requirement.--Not less than 50 percent of the
funds made available to carry out this section in any
fiscal year shall be used to provide assistance to
seniors.''.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In subtitle C of title IV, strike section 4207.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Welch of Vermont or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 375, after line 2, insert the following:
SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON PERIOD BORROWERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GUARANTEED
ASSISTANCE MADE INAPPLICABLE TO RECIPIENTS OF
GUARANTEED LOANS ONLY.
Section 319(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1949(b)) is amended by striking ``(b)'' and all
that follows through ``guaranteed operating loan'' in paragraph
(2) and inserting the following:
``(b) Limitation on Period Recipient of Direct Loan Is
Eligible for Assistance.--If, as of October 28, 1992, a farmer
or rancher has received a direct loan''.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tierney of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 375, line 5, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before
``Section''.
Page 375, after line 6, insert the following:
(1) by inserting ``or commercial fishing'' after
``aquaculture'' the 1st place it appears;
(2) by striking ``or aquaculture'' each place it
appears and inserting ``aquaculture, or commercial
fishing'';
Page 375, line 7, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(3)''.
Page 375, line 15, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(4)''.
Page 375, line 19, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(5)''.
Page 375, line 22, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(6)''.
Page 376, line 1, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(7)''.
Page 376, line 3, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(8)''.
Page 376, after line 10, insert the following:
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 329 of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1970) is amended by striking ``or aquaculture'' and inserting
``aquaculture, or commercial fishing''.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Costa of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 379, line 23, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before
``Section''.
Page 380, after line 2, insert the following:
(b) Pilot Program for Technical Assistance To Address Nitrate
Contamination of Rural Drinking Water.--Section 306(a)(2)(B) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(viii) Pilot program for technical
assistance to address nitrate
contamination of rural drinking
water.--Using amounts made available to
carry out this subparagraph, the
Secretary, acting through the Rural
Utilities Service, shall conduct a
pilot program under which the Secretary
shall provide grants and technical
assistance for disadvantaged
communities in rural areas and in
cities and towns with a population of
less than 10,000 individuals where
drinking water is impaired by nitrate
contamination.''.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gingrey of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 394, strike line 11 and all that follows through page
396, line 17.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rice of South Carolina
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 433, line 17, strike ```subsections (e) and (f)''' and
insert ```subsections (e), (f), and (g)'''.
Page 433, line 20, strike ```subsections (e) and (f)''' and
insert ```subsections (e), (f), and (g)'''.
Page 433, line 21, strike ``subsections (e), (f), and (i)''
and insert ``subsections (f) and (i)''.
Page 433, line 23, strike ``subsections (e), (f), and (g)''
and insert ``subsections (f), (g), and (h)''.
Page 433, after line 23, insert the following new paragraph:
(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following new subsection:
``(e) Pasture-based Beef Systems Research Initiative.--
Research and extension grants may be made under this section to
study the development of forage sequences and combinations for
cow-calf, heifer development, stocker, and finishing systems,
to deliver optimal nutritive value for efficient production of
cattle for pasture finishing, to optimize forage systems to
improve marketability of pasture-finished beef, and to assess
the effect of forage quality on reproductive fitness.''.
Page 433, line 24, strike ``(5) in subsection (f)'' and
insert ``(6) in subsection (g)''.
Page 434, line 11, strike ``(6) in subsection (g)'' and
insert ``(7) in subsection (h)''.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Palazzo of Mississippi
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 444, after line 18, insert the following:
SEC. 73__. AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM
FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATIVE VENTURE
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
Subtitle A of title VI of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended by
adding after section 604 (7 U.S.C. 7642) the following:
``SEC. 605. AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP PILOT
PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATIVE
VENTURE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
``(a) In General.--Funds made available under this section
shall be used to provide regional collaborations, technology
transfer and commercialization, and innovative venture
development training under the Agricultural Technology
Innovation Partnership program of the Office of Technology
Transfer in the Agricultural Research Service.
``(b) Funding.--Of the funds made available to the
Agricultural Research Service, the Secretary shall use to carry
out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.''.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Polis of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 475, after line 15, add the following new section:
SEC. 7605. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Drug-Free Workplace Act of
1988 (41 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.), the Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), or any
other Federal law, an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001)) may grow or cultivate industrial hemp if--
(1) the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for
purposes of agricultural research or other academic
research; and
(2) the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp is
allowed under the laws of the State in which such
institution of higher education is located and such
research occurs.
(b) Industrial Hemp Defined.--In this section, the term
``industrial hemp'' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any
part of such plant, 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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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 8102, relating to the Forest Legacy Program,
insert before the existing text ``(a) Authorization of
Appropriations.--'' and add at the end the following:
(b) Authorizing States to Allow Qualified Organizations to
Acquire, Hold, and Manage Conservation Easements.--Subsection
(l) of section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(4) State authorization.--
``(A) In general.--At the request of a State
acting through the State Lead Agency, the
Secretary shall authorize the State to allow
qualified organizations, as defined in section
170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
and organized for one or more of the purposes
described in section 170(h)(4)(A) of that Code,
to acquire, hold, and manage conservation
easements, using funds granted to the State
under this subsection, for purposes of the
Forest Legacy Program in the State.
``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to acquire
and manage conservation easements under this
paragraph, a qualified organization described
in subparagraph (A) must demonstrate to the
Secretary the abilities necessary to acquire,
monitor, and enforce interests in forestland
consistent with the Forest Legacy Program and
the assessment of need for the State.
``(C) Reversion.--If the Secretary, or a
State acting through the State Lead Agency,
makes any of the determinations described in
subparagraph (D) with respect to a conservation
easement acquired by a qualified organization
under the authority of subparagraph (A)--
``(i) all right, title, and interest
of the qualified organization in and to
the conservation easement shall
terminate; and
``(ii) all right, title, and interest
in and to the conservation easement
shall revert to the State or other
qualified designee as approved by the
State.
``(D) Determinations.--The determinations
required for operation of the reversionary
interest retained in subparagraph (C) are
that--
``(i) the qualified organization is
unable to carry out its
responsibilities under the Forest
Legacy Program in the State with
respect to the conservation easement;
``(ii) the conservation easement has
been modified in a way that is
inconsistent with the purposes of the
Forest Legacy Program or the assessment
of need for the State; or
``(iii) the conservation easement has
been conveyed to another person (other
than a qualified organization approved
by the State and the Secretary).''.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Polis of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike sections 8301 through 8303 (page 481, line 20, through
page 485, line 23) and insert the following:
SEC. 8301. INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION.
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:
``SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF TREATMENT AREAS.
``(a) Definition of Declining Forest Health.--In this
section, the term `declining forest health' means a forest that
is experiencing--
``(1) substantially increased tree mortality due to
insect or disease infestation; or
``(2) dieback due to infestation or defoliation by
insects or disease.
``(b) Designation of Treatment Areas.--
``(1) Initial areas.--Not later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of the Agriculture Reform, Food,
and Jobs Act of 2013, the Secretary shall, if requested
by the Governor of the State, designate as part of an
insect and disease treatment program 1 or more
subwatersheds (sixth-level hydrologic units, according
to the System of Hydrologic Unit Codes of the United
States Geological Survey) in at least 1 national forest
in each State that is experiencing an insect or disease
epidemic.
``(2) Additional areas.--After the end of the 60-day
period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may
designate additional subwatersheds under this section
as needed to address insect or disease threats.
``(c) Requirements.--To be designated a subwatershed under
subsection (b), the subwatershed shall be--
``(1) experiencing declining forest health, based on
annual forest health surveys conducted by the
Secretary;
``(2) at risk of experiencing substantially increased
tree mortality over the next 15 years due to insect or
disease infestation, based on the most recent National
Insect and Disease Risk Map published by the Forest
Service; or
``(3) in an area in which the risk of hazard trees
poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure,
health, or safety.
``(d) Treatment of Areas.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out
priority projects on Federal land in the subwatersheds
designated under subsection (b) to reduce the risk or
extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or
disease infestation in the subwatersheds.
``(2) Authority.--Any project under paragraph (1) for
which a public notice to initiate scoping is issued on
or before September 30, 2018, may be carried out in
accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of
section 102, and sections 104, 105, and 106.
``(3) Effect.--Projects carried out under this
subsection shall be considered authorized hazardous
fuel reduction projects for purposes of the authorities
described in paragraph (2).
``(4) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2018, the
Secretary shall issue a report on actions taken to
carry out this subsection, including--
``(A) an evaluation of the progress towards
project goals; and
``(B) recommendations for modifications to
the projects and management treatments.
``(e) Tree Retention.--The Secretary shall carry out projects
under subsection (d) in a manner that maximizes the retention
of old-growth and large trees, as appropriate for the forest
type, to the extent that the trees promote stands that are
resilient to insects and disease.''.
Page 485, line 24, strike ``8304'' and insert ``8302''.
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 497, after line 13 insert the following new paragraphs:
(2) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the
period and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) renewable chemicals.'';
(3) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``biofuels and
biobased products'' and inserting ``biofuels, biobased
products, or renewable chemicals'';
Page 497, line 16, strike ``(13), (14), and (16)'' and insert
``(13), (15), and (17)''.
Page 498, after line 4 insert the following new paragraphs:
(4) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by
inserting ``(including a renewable chemical)'' after
``material or compound'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as so
redesignated), the following new paragraph:
``(14) Renewable chemical.--The term `renewable
chemical' means a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated
product, or chemical substance produced from renewable
biomass.'';
Page 498, line 5, strike ``(14)'' and insert ``(15)''.
Page 498, line 7, strike ``(15)'' and insert ``(16)''.
Page 499, strike lines 2 through 18 and insert the following:
(a) Program Adjustments.--Section 9003 of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``advanced biofuels'' and
inserting ``advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or
biobased products'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``advanced biofuel'' and inserting ``advanced
biofuel, a renewable chemical, or a biobased
product''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``advanced biofuel'' and inserting ``advanced
biofuel, a renewable chemical, or a biobased
product'';
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``advanced
biofuels'' and inserting ``advanced biofuels, renewable
chemicals, or biobased products'';
(4) in subsection (d)(2)(C)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``advanced
biofuel'' and inserting ``advanced biofuel, a
renewable chemical, or a biobased product'';
and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``advanced
biofuels'' and inserting ``advanced biofuels,
renewable chemicals, or biobased products'';
and
(5) in subsection (e)(1)(C)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``advanced
biofuel'' and inserting ``advanced biofuel or
renewable chemical''; and
(B) in clause (iii), striking ``advanced
biofuels'' and inserting ``advanced biofuels,
renewable chemicals, or biobased products''.
Page 499, line 19, strike ``9003(g)'' and insert ``9003(h)''.
Page 499, beginning on line 20, strike ``, as redesignated by
subsection (a)(3),''.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Marino of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 9006 and insert the following new section:
SEC. 9006. REPEAL OF BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is repealed.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neugebauer of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 507, line 2, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 507, after line 3 insert the following new subparagraph:
(B) in paragraph (5)(B)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``perennial crop'' and
inserting ``fermentable sugar,
cellulosic biomass, or perennial
crop'';
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``for
perennials''; and
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking
``perennial''; and
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43. An Amendment to be Offered by Representative McClintock of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 509, strike line 15 and all that follows through page
512, line 22.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gibson of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 10010.
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walorski of Indiana or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 541, strike line 21 and all that follows through page
542, line 8.
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Courtney of
Connecticut or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title X, insert the following new section:
SEC. 10018. FARMED SHELLFISH AS SPECIALTY CROPS.
Section 3(1) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of
2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465) is amended by
inserting ``farmed shellfish'' after ``fruits,''.
In the table of contents in section 1(b), insert after the
item relating to section 10017 the following new item:
Sec. 10018. Farmed shellfish as specialty crops.
____________________________________________________
47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kind of Wisconsin or
His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes
In title XI, insert after the title heading the following:
Subtitle A--In General
At the end of title XI, add the following new subtitle:
Subtitle B--Assisting Family Farmers Through Insurance Reform Measures
SEC. 11041. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME AND PER PERSON LIMITATIONS ON SHARE
OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BY CORPORATION.
Section 508(e)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(e)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``For the purpose'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) Payment authority.--For the purpose'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(B) Adjusted gross income limitation.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, the Corporation shall not pay a part of
the premium for additional coverage for any
person or legal entity that has an average
adjusted gross income (as defined in section
1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308-3a)) in excess of $250,000.
``(C) Per person limitation.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this title, the total
amount of premium paid by the Corporation on
behalf of a person or legal entity, directly or
indirectly, with respect to all policies issued
to the person or legal entity under this title
for a crop year shall be limited to a maximum
of $50,000. To the maximum extent practicable,
the Corporation shall carry out this
subparagraph in accordance with sections 1001
through 1001F of the Food Security Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C. 1308 et seq.).''.
SEC. 11042. CAP ON OVERALL RATE OF RETURN FOR CROP INSURANCE PROVIDERS.
Section 508(k)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(k)(3)) is amended--
(1) by designating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (A)
(and adjusting the margin two ems to the right);
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (A) (as so
designated) the following:
``(3) Risk.--''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Cap on overall rate of return.--The
target rate of return for all the companies
combined for the 2013 and subsequent
reinsurance years shall be 12 percent of
retained premium.''.
SEC. 11043. CAP ON REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING
EXPENSES OF CROP INSURANCE PROVIDERS.
Section 508(k)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(k)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(G) Additional cap on reimbursements.--
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through (F),
total reimbursements for administrative and
operating costs for the 2013 insurance year for
all types of policies and plans of insurance
shall not exceed $900,000,000. For each
subsequent insurance year, the dollar amount in
effect pursuant to the preceding sentence shall
be increased by the same inflation factor as
established for the administrative and
operating costs cap in the 2011 Standard
Reinsurance Agreement.''.
SEC. 11044. BUDGET LIMITATIONS ON RENEGOTIATION OF STANDARD REINSURANCE
AGREEMENT.
Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938
(7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(F) Reduction in corporation obligations.--
The Board shall ensure that any Standard
Reinsurance Agreement negotiated under
subparagraph (A)(ii), when compared to the
immediately preceding Standard Reinsurance
Agreement, shall reduce, to the maximum extent
practicable, the obligations of the Corporation
under subsections (e)(2) or (k)(4) or section
523.''.
SEC. 11045. CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM SUBSIDIES DISCLOSURE IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST.
Section 502(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1502(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D) respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(A) Disclosure in the public interest.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other
provision of law, except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall on an
annual basis make available to the public--
``(i)(I) the name of each individual
or entity who obtained a federally
subsidized crop insurance, livestock,
or forage policy or plan of insurance
during the previous fiscal year;
``(II) the amount of premium subsidy
received by the individual or entity
from the Corporation; and
``(III) the amount of any Federal
portion of indemnities paid in the
event of a loss during that fiscal year
for each policy associated with that
individual or entity; and
``(ii) for each private insurance
provider, by name--
``(I) the underwriting gains
earned through participation in
the federally subsidized crop
insurance program; and
``(II) the amount paid under
this subtitle for--
``(aa) administrative
and operating expenses;
``(bb) any Federal
portion of indemnities
and reinsurance; and
``(cc) any other
purpose.
``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not
disclose information pertaining to individuals
and entities covered by a catastrophic risk
protection plan offered under section
508(b).''.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carney of Delaware or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 11012.
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Radel of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 590, beginning on line 18, strike section 12101 and
insert the following new section:
SEC. 12101. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT CENTER.
Effective October 1, 2013, section 375 of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j) is repealed.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walberg of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 12312.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Benishek of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12317. SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE FDA FOOD SAFETY
MODERNIZATION ACT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may not
enforce any regulations promulgated under the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) until the Secretary
publishes in the Federal Register the following:
(1) An analysis of the scientific information used in
the final rule to implement the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act with a particular focus on--
(A) agricultural businesses of a variety of
sizes;
(B) regional differences of agriculture
production, processing, marketing, and value
added production;
(C) agricultural businesses that are diverse
livestock and produce producers; and
(D) what, if any, negative impact on the
agricultural businesses would be created, or
exacerbated, by implementation of the FDA Food
Safety Modernization Act.
(2) An analysis of the economic impact of the
proposed final rule to implement the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act with a particular focus on--
(A) agricultural businesses of a variety of
sizes; and
(B) small and mid-sized value added food
processors.
(3) A plan to systematically evaluate the regulations
by surveying farmers and processors and developing an
ongoing process to evaluate and address business
concerns.
(b) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives a report on the impact of
implementation of the regulations promulgated under the FDA
Food Safety Modernization Act.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bachus of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XII, add the following new section:
SEC. 12317. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSIDERATION OF
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF REGULATIONS ON SMALL BUSINESS.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall complete procedures
consistent with the requirements of subsection (b) of section
609 of title 5, United States Code, whenever the Department of
Agriculture promulgates any rule which will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sinema of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 629, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 12317. PRODUCE REPRESENTED AS GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN IT
IS NOT IN FACT GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Technical Assistance to CBP.--The Secretary of
Agriculture shall make available to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection technical assistance related to the identification
of produce represented as grown in the United States when it is
not in fact grown in the United States.
(b) Report to Congress.--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 produce represented as grown in the United
States when it is not in fact grown in the United States.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wittman of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XII, add the following new subtitle:
Subtitle D--Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery
SECTION 12401. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay
Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013''.
SEC. 12402. CHESAPEAKE BAY CROSSCUT BUDGET.
(a) Crosscut Budget.--The Director, in consultation with the
Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each
Chesapeake Bay State, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, shall
submit to Congress a financial report containing--
(1) an interagency crosscut budget that displays--
(A) the proposed funding for any Federal
restoration activity to be carried out in the
succeeding fiscal year, including any planned
interagency or intra-agency transfer, for each
of the Federal agencies that carry out
restoration activities;
(B) to the extent that information is
available, the estimated funding for any State
restoration activity to be carried out in the
succeeding fiscal year;
(C) all expenditures for Federal restoration
activities from the preceding 2 fiscal years,
the current fiscal year, and the succeeding
fiscal year; and
(D) all expenditures, to the extent that
information is available, for State restoration
activities during the equivalent time period
described in subparagraph (C);
(2) a detailed accounting of all funds received and
obligated by all Federal agencies for restoration
activities during the current and preceding fiscal
years, including the identification of funds which were
transferred to a Chesapeake Bay State for restoration
activities;
(3) to the extent that information is available, a
detailed accounting from each State of all funds
received and obligated from a Federal agency for
restoration activities during the current and preceding
fiscal years; and
(4) a description of each of the proposed Federal and
State restoration activities to be carried out in the
succeeding fiscal year (corresponding to those
activities listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (1)), including the--
(A) project description;
(B) current status of the project;
(C) Federal or State statutory or regulatory
authority, programs, or responsible agencies;
(D) authorization level for appropriations;
(E) project timeline, including benchmarks;
(F) references to project documents;
(G) descriptions of risks and uncertainties
of project implementation;
(H) adaptive management actions or framework;
(I) coordinating entities;
(J) funding history;
(K) cost sharing; and
(L) alignment with existing Chesapeake Bay
Agreement and Chesapeake Executive Council
goals and priorities.
(b) Minimum Funding Levels.--The Director shall only describe
restoration activities in the report required under subsection
(a) that--
(1) for Federal restoration activities, have funding
amounts greater than or equal to $100,000; and
(2) for State restoration activities, have funding
amounts greater than or equal to $50,000.
(c) Deadline.--The Director shall submit to Congress the
report required by subsection (a) not later than 30 days after
the submission by the President of the President's annual
budget to Congress.
(d) Report.--Copies of the financial report required by
subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations,
Environment and Public Works, and Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply beginning with
the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act
for which the President submits a budget to Congress.
SEC. 12403. RESTORATION THROUGH ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with
other Federal and State agencies, and with the participation of
stakeholders, shall develop a plan to provide technical and
financial assistance to Chesapeake Bay States to employ
adaptive management in carrying out restoration activities in
the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
(b) Plan Development.--The plan referred to in subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) specific and measurable objectives to improve
water quality, habitat, and fisheries identified by
Chesapeake Bay States;
(2) a process for stakeholder participation;
(3) monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and other
research and evaluation technical assistance requested
by Chesapeake Bay States;
(4) identification of State restoration activities
planned by Chesapeake Bay States to attain the State's
objectives under paragraph (1);
(5) identification of Federal restoration activities
that could help a Chesapeake Bay State to attain the
State's objectives under paragraph (1);
(6) recommendations for a process for modification of
State and Federal restoration activities that have not
attained or will not attain the specific and measurable
objectives set forth under paragraph (1); and
(7) recommendations for a process for integrating and
prioritizing State and Federal restoration activities
and programs to which adaptive management can be
applied.
(c) Implementation.--In addition to carrying out Federal
restoration activities under existing authorities and funding,
the Administrator shall implement the plan developed under
subsection (a) by providing technical and financial assistance
to Chesapeake Bay States using resources available for such
purposes that are identified by the Director under section
12402.
(d) Updates.--The Administrator shall update the plan
developed under subsection (a) every 2 years.
(e) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end
of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall transmit to
Congress an annual report on the implementation of the
plan required under this section for such fiscal year.
(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall contain information about the application of
adaptive management to restoration activities and
programs, including level changes implemented through
the process of adaptive management.
(3) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to the
first fiscal year that begins after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(f) Inclusion of Plan in Annual Action Plan and Annual
Progress Report.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
Annual Action Plan and Annual Progress Report required by
section 205 of Executive Order 13508 includes the adaptive
management plan outlined in subsection (a).
SEC. 12404. INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--There shall be an Independent Evaluator for
restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who
shall review and report on restoration activities and the use
of adaptive management in restoration activities, including on
such related topics as are suggested by the Chesapeake
Executive Council.
(b) Appointment.--
(1) In general.--The Independent Evaluator shall be
appointed by the Administrator from among nominees
submitted by the Chesapeake Executive Council.
(2) Nominations.--The Chesapeake Executive Council
may submit to the Administrator 4 nominees for
appointment to any vacancy in the office of the
Independent Evaluator.
(c) Reports.--The Independent Evaluator shall submit a report
to the Congress every 2 years in the findings and
recommendations of reviews under this section.
(d) Chesapeake Executive Council.--In this section, the term
``Chesapeake Executive Council'' has the meaning given that
term by section 307 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-567;
15 U.S.C. 1511d).
SEC. 12405. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
(1) Adaptive management.--The term ``adaptive
management'' means a type of natural resource
management in which project and program decisions are
made as part of an ongoing science-based process.
Adaptive management involves testing, monitoring, and
evaluating applied strategies and incorporating new
knowledge into programs and restoration activities that
are based on scientific findings and the needs of
society. Results are used to modify management policy,
strategies, practices, programs, and restoration
activities.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(3) Chesapeake bay state.--The term ``Chesapeake Bay
State'' or ``State'' means the States of Maryland, West
Virginia, Delaware, and New York, the Commonwealths of
Virginia and Pennsylvania, and the District of
Columbia.
(4) Chesapeake bay watershed.--The term ``Chesapeake
Bay watershed'' means the Chesapeake Bay and the
geographic area, as determined by the Secretary of the
Interior, consisting of 36 tributary basins, within the
Chesapeake Bay States, through which precipitation
drains into the Chesapeake Bay.
(5) Chief executive.--The term ``chief executive''
means, in the case of a State or Commonwealth, the
Governor of each such State or Commonwealth and, in the
case of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the
District of Columbia.
(6) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(7) State restoration activities.--The term ``State
restoration activities'' means any State programs or
projects carried out under State authority that
directly or indirectly protect, conserve, or restore
living resources, habitat, water resources, or water
quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including
programs or projects that promote responsible land use,
stewardship, and community engagement in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed. Restoration activities may be
categorized as follows:
(A) Physical restoration.
(B) Planning.
(C) Feasibility studies.
(D) Scientific research.
(E) Monitoring.
(F) Education.
(G) Infrastructure development.
(8) Federal restoration activities.--The term
``Federal restoration activities'' means any Federal
programs or projects carried out under existing Federal
authority that directly or indirectly protect,
conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water
resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed, including programs or projects that provide
financial and technical assistance to promote
responsible land use, stewardship, and community
engagement in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration
activities may be categorized as follows:
(A) Physical restoration.
(B) Planning.
(C) Feasibility studies.
(D) Scientific research.
(E) Monitoring.
(F) Education.
(G) Infrastructure development.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Herrera Beutler of
Washington or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 123__. SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1342(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Silvicultural activities.--
``(A) NPDES permit requirements for
silvicultural activities.--The Administrator
shall not require a permit or otherwise
promulgate regulations under this section or
directly or indirectly require any State to
require a permit under this section for a
discharge of stormwater runoff resulting from
the conduct of the following silviculture
activities: nursery operations, site
preparation, reforestation and subsequent
cultural treatment, thinning, prescribed
burning, pest and fire control, harvesting
operations, surface drainage, and road use,
construction, and maintenance.
``(B) Permits for dredged or fill material.--
Nothing in this paragraph exempts a
silvicultural activity resulting in the
discharge of dredged or fill material from any
permitting requirement under section 404.''.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crawford of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12317. APPLICABILITY OF SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND
COUNTERMEASURE RULE.
(a) In General.--The Administrator, in implementing the Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to
any farm, shall--
(1) require certification of compliance with such
rule by--
(A) a professional engineer for a farm with--
(i) an individual tank with an
aboveground storage capacity greater
than 10,000 gallons;
(ii) an aggregate aboveground storage
capacity greater than or equal to
42,000 gallons; or
(iii) a history that includes a
spill, as determined by the
Administrator; or
(B) the owner or operator of the farm (via
self-certification) for a farm with--
(i) an aggregate aboveground storage
capacity greater than 10,000 gallons
but less than 42,000 gallons; and
(ii) no history of spills, as
determined by the Administrator; and
(2) exempt from all requirements of such rule any
farm--
(A) with an aggregate aboveground storage
capacity of less than or equal to 10,000
gallons; and
(B) no history of spills, as determined by
the Administrator.
(b) Calculation of Aggregate Aboveground Storage Capacity.--
For the purposes of subsection (a), the aggregate aboveground
storage capacity of a farm excludes--
(1) all containers on separate parcels that have a
capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons; and
(2) all storage containers holding animal feed
ingredients approved for use in livestock feed by the
Food and Drug Administration.
(c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) Farm.--The term ``farm'' has the meaning given
such term in section 112.2 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(3) Gallon.--The term ``gallon'' refers to a United
States liquid gallon.
(4) History of spills.--The term ``history of
spills'' has the meaning used to describe the term
``reportable discharge history'' in section 112.7(k)(1)
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).
(5) Spill prevention, control, and countermeasure
rule.--The term ``Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure rule'' means the regulation promulgated
by the Environmental Protection Agency under part 112
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
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57. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crawford of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 123__. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the
Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) Agricultural operation.--The term ``agricultural
operation'' includes any operation where an
agricultural commodity crop is raised, including
livestock operations.
(4) Livestock operation.--The term ``livestock
operation'' includes any operation involved in the
raising or finishing of livestock or poultry.
(b) Disclosure of Information.--
(1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the Administrator, any officer or employee of the
Agency, or any contractor of the Agency, shall not make
public the information of any owner, operator, or
employee of an agricultural operation provided to the
Agency by a farmer, rancher, or livestock producer or a
State agency that has been obtained in accordance with
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) or any other law, including--
(A) names;
(B) telephone numbers;
(C) email addresses;
(D) physical addresses;
(E) Global Positioning System coordinates; or
(F) other identifying location information.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in paragraph (1) affects--
(A) the disclosure of information described
in paragraph (1) if--
(i) the information has been
transformed into a statistical or
aggregate form at the county level or
higher without any information that
identifies the agricultural operation
or agricultural producer; or
(ii) the producer consents to the
disclosure; or
(B) the authority of any State agency to
collect information on livestock operations.
(3) Condition of permit or other programs.--The
approval of any permit, practice, or program
administered by the Administrator shall not be
conditioned on the consent of the agricultural producer
or livestock producer under paragraph (2)(A)(ii).
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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foxx of North Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12___. SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), each fiscal year
the Secretary of Agriculture may not carry out any program--
(1) for which an authorization of appropriations is
established or extended under this Act; and
(2) that is funded by discretionary appropriations
(as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
900(c))).
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect with
respect to a program referred to in such subsection on the date
on which the authorization of appropriations under this Act for
such program expires.
(c) Existing Obligations.--Subsection (a) does not affect the
ability of the Secretary to carry out responsibilities with
regard to loans, grants, or other obligations made or in
existence before an applicable effective date under subsection
(b).
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kuster of New
Hampshire or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 200, line 2, strike ``5 percent'' and insert ``7.5
percent''.
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of
Mississippi or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 238, after line 13, insert the following:
``(D) The healthy forests reserve program
established under section 501 of the Healthy
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
6571).
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 256, after line 17, insert the following:
SEC. 2507. CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL.
In each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary,
acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation
Service, shall provide data to, and consult with, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency with
regard to water quality and nutrient management relating to
ongoing modeling for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including
the establishment of total maximum daily loads under the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)
for such watershed.
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62. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title II, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 2609. LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN CONSERVATION REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the House
Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry a report containing the
results of a review and analysis of each of the programs
administered by the Secretary that pertain to the conservation
of the lesser prairie-chicken, including the conservation
reserve program, the environmental quality incentives program,
the wildlife habitat incentive program, and the Lesser Prairie-
Chicken Initiative.
(b) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the report
required by this section, at a minimum--
(1) with respect to each program described in
subsection (a) as it relates to the conservation of the
lesser prairie-chicken, findings regarding--
(A) the cost of the program to the Federal
Government, impacted State governments, and the
private sector;
(B) the conservation effectiveness of the
program; and
(C) the cost-effectiveness of the program;
and
(2) a ranking of the programs described in subsection
(a) based on their relative cost-effectiveness.
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63. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cramer of North Dakota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 265, after line 22, insert the following:
SEC. 2609. WETLANDS MITIGATION.
Section 1222 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3822) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``unless
more acreage is needed to provide equivalent
functions and values that will be lost as a
result of the wetland conversion to be
mitigated''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(E)--
(i) by inserting ``not'' before
``greater than''; and
(ii) by striking ``if more acreage is
needed to provide equivalent functions
and values that will be lost as a
result of the wetland conversion that
is mitigated''; and
(2) by striking subsection (g).
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64. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Keating of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 290, after line 9, insert the following new subsection:
(c) U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Study.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall conduct an economic study on the existing market in the
United States for U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish.
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65. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Reed of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 4015 and insert the following:
SEC. 4015. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY.
(a) Data Exchange Standardization.--Section 11 of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(v) Data Exchange Standards for Improved
Interoperability.--
``(1) Designation--The Secretary shall, in
consultation with an interagency work group established
by the Office of Management and Budget, and considering
State government perspectives, designate data exchange
standards to govern, under this part--
``(A) necessary categories of information
that State agencies operating such programs are
required under applicable law to electronically
exchange with another State agency; and
``(B) Federal reporting and data exchange
required under applicable law.
``(2) Requirements--The data exchange standards
required by paragraph (1) shall, to the extent
practicable--
``(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non-
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable
format, such as the eXtensible Markup Language;
``(B) contain interoperable standards
developed and maintained by intergovernmental
partnerships, such as the National Information
Exchange Model;
``(C) incorporate interoperable standards
developed and maintained by Federal entities
with authority over contracting and financial
assistance;
``(D) be consistent with and implement
applicable accounting principles;
``(E) be implemented in a manner that is
cost-effective and improves program efficiency
and effectiveness; and
``(F) be capable of being continually
upgraded as necessary.
``(3) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to require a change to
existing data exchange standards for Federal reporting
found to be effective and efficient.''.
(b) Effective Date--The Secretary shall issue a proposed rule
within 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The rule shall identify federally-required data exchanges,
include specification and timing of exchanges to be
standardized, and address the factors used in determining
whether and when to standardize data exchanges. It should also
specify state implementation options and describe future
milestones.
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66. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Food service program.--The term ``food service
program'' includes--
(A) food service at a residential child care
facility with a license from an appropriate
State agency;
(B) a child nutrition program (as defined in
section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f
(b));
(C) food service at a hospital or clinic or
long term care facility; and
(D) a senior meal program.
(2) Indian; indian tribe; indian tribal
organization.--The terms ``Indian''; ``Indian tribe'';
and ``Indian Tribal Organization'' have the meanings
given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b).
(3) Traditional food.--
(A) In general.--The term ``traditional
food'' means food that has traditionally been
prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``traditional
food'' includes--
(i) wild game meat;
(ii) fish;
(iii) seafood;
(iv) marine mammals;
(iv) plants; and
(v) berries.
(b) Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall allow the donation to and serving of
traditional food through a food service program at a public
facility, nonprofit facility, including facilities operated by
an Indian tribe or tribal organization that primarily serves
Indians if the operator of the food service program--
(1) ensures that the food is received whole, gutted,
gilled, as quarters, or as a roast, without further
processing;
(2) makes a reasonable determination that--
(A) the animal was not diseased;
(B) the food was butchered, dressed,
transported, and stored to prevent
contamination, undesirable microbial growth, or
deterioration; and
(C) the food will not cause a significant
health hazard or potential for human illness;
(3) carries out any further preparation or processing
of the food at a different time or in a different space
from the preparation or processing of other food for
the applicable program to prevent cross-contamination;
(4) cleans and sanitizes food-contact surfaces of
equipment and utensils after processing the traditional
food; and
(5) labels donated traditional food with the name of
the food and stores the traditional food separately
from other food for the applicable program, including
through storage in a separate freezer or refrigerator
or in a separate compartment or shelf in the freezer or
refrigerator.
(c) Liability.--Liability for damages from donated
traditional food and products to the participating food service
program shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability
arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of
donated food.
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67. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Negrete McLeod of
California or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INDIAN TRIBES.
Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2013) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Feasibility Study for Indian Tribes.--
``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine the feasibility of a tribal demonstration
project for tribes to administer all Federal food
assistance programs, services, functions, and
activities (or portions thereof) of the agency.
``(2) Considerations.--In conducting the study, the
Secretary shall consider--
``(A) the probable effects on specific
programs and program beneficiaries of such a
demonstration project;
``(B) statutory, regulatory, or other
impediments to implementation of such a
demonstration project;
``(C) strategies for implementing such a
demonstration project;
``(D) probable costs or savings associated
with such a demonstration project;
``(E) methods to assure quality and
accountability in such a demonstration project;
and
``(F) such other issues that may be
determined by the Secretary or developed
through consultation with pursuant to paragraph
(4).
``(3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. The
report shall contain--
``(A) the results of the study under this
subsection;
``(B) a list of programs, services,
functions, and activities (or portions thereof)
within each agency with respect to which it
would be feasible to include in a tribal
demonstration project;
``(C) a list of programs, services,
functions, and activities (or portions thereof)
included in the list provided pursuant to
subparagraph (B) that could be included in a
tribal demonstration project without amending a
statute, or waiving regulations that the
Secretary may not waiver; and
``(D) a list of legislative actions required
in order to include those programs, services,
function, and activities (or portions thereof)
included in the list provided pursuant to
subparagraph (B) but not included in the list
provided pursuant to subparagraph (C), in a
tribal demonstration project.
``(4) Consultation with indian tribes.--The Secretary
shall consult with Indian tribes to determine a
protocol for consultation under paragraph (1) prior to
consultation under such paragraph with the other
entities described in such paragraph. The protocol
shall require, at a minimum, that--
``(A) the government-to-government
relationship with Indian tribes forms the basis
for the consultation process;
``(B) the Indian tribes and the Secretary
jointly conduct the consultations required by
this subsection; and
``(C) the consultation process allows for
separate and direct recommendations from the
Indian tribes and other entities described in
paragraph (1).
``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this subsection. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.''.
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68. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Duckworth of Illinois
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 366, after line 20, insert the following:
SEC. 4208. STUDY ON FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY FEEDING ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall conduct a
study of the impact on emergency feeding organizations of cuts
made to the supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant
to this Act and the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010
(Public Law 111-296).
(b) Matters to Be Assessed.--In carrying out the study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall assess the following:
(1) In the month preceding the implementation of the
cuts described in subsection (a)--
(A) a baseline of the number of clients
served by emergency feeding organizations;
(B) a baseline of the frequency that clients
visit an emergency feeding organization during
the month; and
(C) a baseline of the amount of food
distributed by emergency feeding organizations
during the month.
(2) Two months and four months following the
implementation of such cuts (or at such other times the
Secretary determines appropriate to best measure the
impact of such cuts)--
(A) the change in the number of clients
seeking food assistance from emergency feeding
organizations;
(B) the change in the frequency that clients
seek food assistance from emergency feeding
organizations;
(C) the adequacy of supply of donated food to
emergency feeding organizations to meet demand
for food assistance; and
(D) the total number of clients served and
number of clients turned away or reductions in
the amount of food distributed to clients by
emergency feeding organizations because of the
lack of resources to meet the need for food
assistance.
(c) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2014, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report describing--
(1) the impact of cuts described in subsection (a) on
demand at emergency feeding organizations; and
(2) the ability of emergency feeding organizations to
meet changes in need resulting from such cuts.
(d) Emergency Feeding Organization Defined.--In this section,
the term ``emergency feeding organization'' has the meaning
given the term in section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501).
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69. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crowley of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title IV, add the following new
section:
SEC. 4208. PURCHASE OF HALAL AND KOSHER FOOD FOR EMERGENCY FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7
U.S.C. 7502) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Kosher and Halal Food.--As soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
finalize and implement a plan--
``(1) to increase the purchase of Kosher and Halal
food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal
certification to carry out the program established
under this Act if the Kosher and Halal food purchased
is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from
food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal
certification; and
``(2) to modify the labeling of the commodities list
used to carry out the program in a manner that enables
Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which
commodities to obtain from local food banks.''.
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70. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huizenga of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4208. REVIEW OF SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS IN FEDERAL NUTRITION
PROGRAMS.
The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of sole-source
contracts in Federal nutrition programs, and the effect such
contracts have on program participation, program goals,
nonprogram consumers, retailers, and free market dynamics. Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall report the findings of this review to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate.
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71. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gardner of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 393, after line 22, insert the following:
SEC. ___. RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 918(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Rural
Electrification Administration'' each place it appears
and inserting ``Rural Utilities Service''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting
``cooperative'' before ``agreements''; and
(B) by inserting after the 1st sentence the
folllowing: ``A contract funded by a borrower
that is to be paid for out of the general funds
of the borrower is not a public contract within
the meaning of title 41, United States Code''.
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72. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ruiz of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 401, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. ___. TELEMEDICINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.
Section 2333(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-2(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (12);
and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14)
and inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
``(13) whether the applicant for assistance is
located in a designated health professional shortage
area (within the meaning of section 332 of the Public
Health Service Act)''.
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73. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Michaud of Maine or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 401, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. ___. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
Section 15751 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2012'' and
inserting ``2018''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``Not more than'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), not more than''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Limited funding.--In a case in which less than
$10,000,000 is made available to a Commission for a
fiscal year under this section, paragraph (1) shall not
apply.''.
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74. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VII (page 430, after line
18), add the following:
SEC. 7129. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANSION OF THE LAND GRANT
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ENHANCED FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL
INSTITUTIONS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) institutions of higher education designated under
the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known, and
referred to in this section, as the ``Second Morrill
Act''; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) have played an integral
role in the education and advancement of agriculture
and mechanic arts for over a century;
(2) in addition to those institutions, a number of
colleges and universities have fulfilled similar and
parallel missions in successfully training and
graduating generations of students who have gone on to
be leaders in their field;
(3) the colleges and universities, both with and
without designation under the Second Morrill Act,
fulfill a vital role to the future of industry,
opportunities for increased job creation, and the
strength of American agriculture;
(4) Congress must ensure that the United States'
higher education framework and policies meet the needs
of young Americans, and that students from across the
country are able to choose from a variety of
institutions and programs that will equip them with the
skills and training necessary to achieve their
individual goals; and
(5) as Congress and the agricultural community
generally consider policies and approaches to improve
research, extension, and education in the agricultural
sciences, expansion of the land grant program under the
Second Morrill Act to include enhanced funding and
additional institutions should be considered.
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75. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gabbard of Hawaii or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 433, line 17, strike ```subsections (e) and (f)''' and
insert ```subsections (e), (f), and (g)'''.
Page 433, line 20, strike ```subsections (e) and (f)''' and
insert ```subsections (e), (f), and (g)'''.
Page 433, line 23, strike ``subsections (e), (f), and (g)''
and insert ``subsections (e), (f), and (h)''.
Page 434, line 10, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 434, after line 10, insert the following new paragraph:
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) (as
redesignated by paragraph (4)) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Coffee Plant Health Initiative.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
coffee plant health initiative to address the critical
needs of the coffee industry by--
``(A) developing and disseminating science-
based tools and treatments to combat the coffee
berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei); and
``(B) establishing an area-wide integrated
pest management program in areas affected by or
areas at risk of being affected by the coffee
berry borer.
``(2) Eligible entities.--The Secretary may carry out
the coffee plant health initiative through--
``(A) Federal agencies, including the
Agricultural Research Service and the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture;
``(B) National Laboratories;
``(C) institutions of higher education;
``(D) research institutions or organizations;
``(E) private organizations or corporations;
``(F) State agricultural experiment stations;
``(G) individuals; or
``(H) groups consisting of 2 or more entities
or individuals described in subparagraphs (A)
through (G).
``(3) Project grants and cooperative agreements.--In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall--
``(A) enter into cooperative agreements with
eligible entities, as appropriate; and
``(B) award grants on a competitive basis.
``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.''; and
Page 434, line 11, strike ``(6) in subsection (g)'' and
insert ``(7) in subsection (h)''.
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76. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Faleomavaega of
American Samoa or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 460, line 1, insert ``AMERICAN SAMOA, FEDERATED STATES
OF MICRONESIA, AND'' before ``NORTHERN MARIANA''.
Page 460, line 7, insert ``American Samoa, the Federated
States of Micronesia,'' before ``and the Commonwealth''.
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77. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Slaughter of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 7514 and insert the following new section:
SEC. 7514. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS FOR THE STUDY OF ANTIBIOTIC-
RESISTANT BACTERIA.
Section 7521(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 3202(c)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and
inserting ``2018''.
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78. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 481, line 17, strike the closing quotation marks and the
second period.
Page 481, after line 17, insert the following:
``(7) Fire liability provisions.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the
Chief and the Director shall issue for use in all
contracts and agreements under this section fire
liability provisions that are in substantially the same
form as the fire liability provisions contained in--
``(A) integrated resource timber contracts,
as described in the Forest Service contract
numbered 2400-13, part H, section H.4; and
``(B) timber sale contracts conducted
pursuant to section 14 of the National Forest
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a).''.
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79. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cotton of Arkansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 486, lines 15 and 19, insert ``, management,'' after
``restoration''.
Page 486, line 22, strike ``trees'' and insert ``forests''.
Page 486, line 24, strike ``and'' and insert the following:
(C) activities involving commercial
harvesting or other mechanical vegetative
treatments; or
Page 487, line 1, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
Page 487, lines 8, 13, and 24 insert ``, management,'' after
``restoration''.
Page 488, line 4, insert ``, management,'' after
``restoration''.
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80. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tipton of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 8408. FOREST SERVICE LARGE AIRTANKER AND AERIAL ASSET FIREFIGHTING
RECAPITALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the
Forest Service, may establish a large airtanker and aerial
asset lease program in accordance with this section.
(b) Aircraft Requirements.--In carrying out the program
described in subsection (a), the Secretary may enter into a
multiyear lease contract for up to five aircraft that meet the
criteria--
(1) described in the Forest Service document entitled
``Large Airtanker Modernization Strategy'' and dated
February 10, 2012, for large airtankers; and
(2) determined by the Secretary, for other aerial
assets.
(c) Lease Terms.--The term of any individual lease agreement
into which the Secretary enters under this section shall be--
(1) up to five years, inclusive of any options to
renew or extend the initial lease term; and
(2) in accordance with section 3903 of title 41,
United States Code.
(d) Prohibition.--No lease entered into under this section
shall provide for the purchase of the aircraft by, or the
transfer of ownership to, the Forest Service.
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81. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Griffith of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:
SEC. 8408. LAND CONVEYANCE, JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST IN WISE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA.
(a) Conveyance Required.--Upon payment by the Association of
the consideration under subsection (b) and the costs under
subsection (d), the Secretary shall, subject to valid existing
rights, convey to the Association all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of National
Forest System land in the Jefferson National Forest in Wise
County, Virginia, consisting of approximately 0.70 acres and
containing the Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery and an easement to
provide access to the parcel, as generally depicted on the map.
(b) Consideration.--
(1) Fair market value.--As consideration for the land
conveyed under subsection (a), the Association shall
pay to the Secretary cash in an amount equal to the
market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal
approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity
with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).
(2) Deposit.--The consideration received by the
Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into
the general fund of the Treasury of the United States
for the purposes of deficit reduction.
(c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a)
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
(d) Costs.--The Association shall pay to the Secretary at
closing the reasonable costs of the survey, the appraisal, and
any administrative and environmental analyses required by law.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the
Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery Association of Pound,
Virginia.
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map titled
``Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery'' dated March 1, 2013.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(f) Additional Terms and Conditions.-- The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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82. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meadows of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:
SEC. 8408. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR FOREST PROJECTS IN RESPOSE TO
EMERGENCIES.
In the case of National Forest System land damaged by a
natural disaster regarding which the President declares a
disaster or emergency pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.), any forest project carried out to clean up or restore
the damaged National Forest System land during the two-year
period beginning on the date of the declaration shall be
categorically excluded from the requirements relating to
environmental assessments or environmental impact statements
under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
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83. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Loebsack of Iowa or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 502, strike lines 20 through 24.
Page 503, line 1, redesignate paragraph (2) as subsection (a)
and conform the margins accordingly.
Page 503, line 5, redesignate subparagraph (A) as paragraph
(1) and conform the margins accordingly.
Page 503, beginning on line 5, strike ``paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3)'' and insert ``paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively''.
Page 503, line 7, redesignate subparagraph (B) as paragraph
(2) and conform the margins accordingly.
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84. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grimm of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title IX, add the following new section:
SEC. __. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORT FOR USDA FACILITIES.
(a) Report.--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 on energy use and energy
efficiency projects at Department of Agriculture facilities.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An analysis of energy use by Department of
Agriculture facilities.
(2) A list of energy audits that have been conducted
at such facilities.
(3) A list of energy efficiency projects that have
been conducted at such facilities.
(4) A list of energy savings projects that could be
achieved with enacting a consistent, timely, and proper
mechanical insulation maintenance program and upgrading
mechanical insulation at such facilities.
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85. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cardenas of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 527, strike lines 20 through 23 and insert the
following:
SEC. 10006. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES.
Section 10105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 7655) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``, including farm workers'' after
``industry'';
(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) practices that prevent bacterial contamination
of food, how to identify sources of food contamination,
and other means of decreasing food contamination.'';
and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2012'' and
inserting ``2018''.
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86. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
After section 10007, insert the following new section (and
redesignate succeeding sections and conform the table of
contents accordingly):
SEC. 10008. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSULTATION REGARDING
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN LABOR LAW PROVISIONS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the
Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of shipments of
agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of such
commodities, by the Department of Labor for actual or suspected
labor law violations in order to consider--
(1) the perishable nature of such commodities;
(2) the impact of such restraining or confiscation on
the economic viability of farming operations; and
(3) the competitiveness of specialty crops through
grants awarded to States under section 101 of the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C.
1621 note).
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87. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kaptur of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 545, after line 9, insert the following:
SEC. 10018. ANNUAL REPORT ON INVASIVE SPECIES.
(a) Initial Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on invasive species.
(2) Matters included.--The report under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) A list of each invasive species that is
in the United States as of the date of the
report.
(B) For each invasive species listed under
subparagraph (A)--
(i) the country that the species
originated;
(ii) the means in which the species
entered the United States;
(iii) the year in which the species
entered the United States;
(iv) the rate by which the entry of
the species is increasing or
decreasing;
(v) cost estimates, covering both the
date of the report and future periods,
of the cost of such species to the
public and private sectors;
(vi) if cost estimates cannot be
conducted under clause (iv), a detailed
explanation of why;
(vii) environmental impact estimates,
covering both the date of the report
and future periods, of the
environmental impact of the species;
(viii) if environmental impact
estimates cannot be conducted under
clause (iv), a detailed explanation of
why;
(ix) recommendations as to what steps
are needed to combat the species;
(x) a description of the ongoing
research occurring to combat the
species; and
(xi) a description of any legal
recourse available to people affected
by the species.
(C) Any other matter the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(3) Period covered.--The report under paragraph (1)
shall cover the period beginning in 1980 and ending on
the date on which the report is submitted.
(b) Annual Updated Reports.--Not later than October 1 of each
fiscal year beginning after the date on which the report under
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is submitted, the Secretary
shall submit annually to Congress an updated report, including
an update to each of the matters described in paragraph (2) of
such subsection.
(c) Public Availability.--The Secretary shall make each
report under this section available to the public.
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88. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foxx of North Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 11001, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before
``Section 502(c)'' and add at the end the following new
subsection:
(b) Disclosure of Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies Made on
Behalf of Members of Congress and Certain Other Individuals and
Entities.--Section 502(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1502(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(A) Disclosure in the public interest.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other
provision of law, except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall on an
annual basis make available to the public--
``(i)(I) the name of each individual
or entity specified in subparagraph (C)
who obtained a federally subsidized
crop insurance, livestock, or forage
policy or plan of insurance during the
previous fiscal year;
``(II) the amount of premium subsidy
received by that individual or entity
from the Corporation; and
``(III) the amount of any Federal
portion of indemnities paid in the
event of a loss during that fiscal year
for each policy associated with that
individual or entity; and
``(ii) for each private insurance
provider, by name--
``(I) the underwriting gains
earned through participation in
the federally subsidized crop
insurance program; and
``(II) the amount paid under
this subtitle for--
``(aa) administrative
and operating expenses;
``(bb) any Federal
portion of indemnities
and reinsurance; and
``(cc) any other
purpose.
``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not
disclose information pertaining to individuals
and entities covered by a catastrophic risk
protection plan offered under section 508(b).
``(C) Covered individuals and entities.--
Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to the
following:
``(i) Members of Congress and their
immediate families.
``(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their
immediate families.
``(iii) Entities of which any
individual described in clause (i) or
(ii), or combination of such
individuals, is a majority
shareholder.''.
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89. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schock of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 578, line 20, insert ``pennycress,'' after ``alfalfa,''.
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90. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barr of Kentucky or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 590, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 11025. ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF CROP INSURANCE POLICY AND PLAN
CHANGES.
Section 505(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1505(e)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
paragraphs (6) and (7); respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following
new paragraph (5):
``(5) Advance notice of modification before
implementation.--
``(A) In general.--Any modification to be
made in the terms or conditions of any policy
or plan of insurance offered under this
subtitle shall not take effect for a crop year
unless the Secretary publishes the modification
in the Federal Register and on the website of
the Corporation and provides for a subsequent
period of public comment--
``(i) with respect to fall-planted
crops, not later than 60 days before
June 30 during the preceding crop year;
and
``(ii) with respect to spring-planted
crops, not later than 60 days before
November 30 during the preceding crop
year.
``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the
application of subparagraph (A) in an emergency
situation declared by the Secretary upon notice
to Congress of the nature of the emergency and
the need for immediate implementation of the
policy or plan modification referred to in such
subparagraph.''.
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91. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Takano of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. __. ECONOMIC FRAUD IN WILD AND FARM-RAISED SEAFOOD.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting
through the Office of the Chief Economist, shall submit to
Congress a report on the economic implications for consumers,
fishermen, and aquaculturists of fraud and mislabeling in wild
and farmed seafood.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to fraud and mislabeling in wild and
farm-raised seafood, an analysis of the impact on consumers and
producers in the Unites States of--
(1) sales of imported seafood that is misrepresented
as domestic product;
(2) country of origin labeling that allows seafood
harvested outside the United States to be labeled as a
product of the United States;
(3) the lack of seafood product traceability through
the supply chain; and
(4) the inadequate use of DNA testing and other
technology to address seafood safety and fraud,
including traceability.
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92. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fudge of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 601, after line 18, insert the following new section:
SEC. 12204. RECEIPT FOR SERVICE OR DENIAL OF SERVICE FROM CERTAIN
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCIES.
Section 2501A(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279-1(e)) is amended by striking
``and, at the time of the request, also requests a receipt''.
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93. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Velazquez of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 629, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. ___. URBAN AGRICULTURE COORDINATION.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate opportunities
for urban agriculture, by--
(1) compiling a list of all programs administered by
the Secretary or by the head of any other department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States to
which urban farmers can apply for assistance or
participation;
(2) examining and implementing opportunities to
adjust the regulations governing the programs to enable
urban farmers to participate in more of the programs;
(3) developing a process for streamlining the process
by which urban farmers may apply for assistance from,
or for participation in, the programs, including
through the use of a single, harmonized application for
multiple programs; and
(4) such other methods as the Secretary deems
appropriate.
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94. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 629, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 12317. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
BLACK FARMERS, WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND SMALL
BUSINESSES.
It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government
should increase the number of contracts the Federal Government
awards to Black farmers, businesses owned and controlled by
women, businesses owned and controlled by minorities, and small
business concerns.
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95. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ross of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 629, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 12317. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AGRICULTURE SECURITY PROGRAMS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) agricultural nutrients and other agricultural
chemicals are essential to ensuring the most efficient
production of food, fuel, and fiber;
(2) these products must be properly stored, handled,
transported, and used to ensure that they are not
misused or cause harm either accidentally or
intentionally;
(3) the Department of Agriculture is the Federal
agency with the staffing and technical expertise to
understand the important role these products play in
agriculture;
(4) other Federal departments and agencies have been
given lead responsibility to develop and implement
security programs affecting the availability, storage,
transportation, and use of a variety of chemicals and
products used in agriculture;
(5) it is critical that the Department of Agriculture
participate fully in the development of any such
security programs to ensure that they do not
unnecessarily restrict the availability of the most
efficient and beneficial products needed to sustain
American agriculture;
(6) the Secretary of Agriculture should review
staffing at the Department to ensure that the agency
has senior employees within the Department at the
Senior Executive Service level or higher, who have
responsibility for coordinating with other Federal,
State, and international agencies in the development of
regulations, guidance, and procedures for the secure
handling of agricultural chemicals; and
(7) that such employees shall--
(A) work with manufacturers, retailers, and
the general farm community to review existing
and proposed Federal, State, and international
agricultural chemical security regulations;
(B) coordinate with manufacturers, retailers,
transporters, and farmers to evaluate how
existing and proposed security regulations,
including systems to track the sale,
transportation, delivery, and use of
agricultural products, can be designed to
minimize any adverse impact on agricultural
productivity;
(C) evaluate how existing and proposed
security regulations will affect the ability of
agricultural producers to have timely access to
nutrients, chemicals, and other products that
are affordable and best suited to the
producers' operations;
(D) develop recommendations on best
practices, policies, and regulatory mechanisms
relating to existing and proposed security
programs to ensure that there is minimal
adverse impact on agricultural productivity;
and
(E) engage with Federal agencies with
responsibility for establishing security
programs to ensure that they have the
information needed to develop procedures for
effective security administration and
enforcement that minimize any adverse impact on
domestic or international agricultural
productivity.
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96. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Conaway of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12317. REPORT ON WATER SHARING.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall
submit to Congress a report on--
(1) efforts by Mexico to meet its treaty deliveries
of water to the Rio Grande in accordance with the
Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting
Utilization of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana
Rivers and of the Rio Grande (done at Washington,
February 3, 1944); and
(2) the benefits to the United States of the Interim
International Cooperative Measures in the Colorado
River Basin through 2017 and Extension of Minute 318
Cooperative Measures to Address the Continued Effects
of the April 2010 Earthquake in the Mexicali Valley,
Baja, California (done at Coronado, California,
November 20, 2012; commonly referred to as ``Minute No.
319'').
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97. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flores of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XII, add the following new section:
SEC. __. REPORT ON NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Executive Order 13547, issued on July 19, 2010,
established the national policy for the Stewardship of
the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes and
requires--
(A) Federal implementation of ``ecosystem-
based management'' to achieve a ``fundamental
shift'' in how the United States manages ocean,
coastal, and Great Lakes resources; and
(B) the establishment of nine new
governmental ``Regional Planning Bodies'' and
``Coastal and Marine Spatial Plans'' in every
region of the United States.
(2) Executive Order 13547 created a 54-member
National Ocean Council led by the White House Council
on Environmental Quality and Office of Science and
Technology Policy that includes 54 principal and
deputy-level representatives from Federal entities,
including the Department of Agriculture.
(3) Executive Order 13547 requires National Ocean
Council members, including the Department of
Agriculture, to take action to implement the Policy and
participate in coastal and marine spatial planning to
the maximum extent possible.
(4) The Final Recommendations of the Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force that were adopted by Executive
Order 13547 state that ``effective'' implementation of
the National Ocean Policy will ``require clear and
easily understood requirements and regulations, where
appropriate, that include enforcement as a critical
component''.
(5) Despite repeated Congressional requests, the
National Ocean Council, which is charged with
overseeing implementation of the policy, has still not
provided a complete accounting of Federal activities
under the policy and resources expended and allocated
in furtherance of implementation of the policy.
(6) The continued economic and budgetary challenges
of the United States underscore the necessity for
sound, transparent, and practical Federal policies.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department
of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report detailing--
(1) all activities engaged in and resources expended
in furtherance of Executive Order 13547 since July 19,
2010; and
(2) any budget requests for fiscal year 2014 for
support of implementation of Executive Order 13547.
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98. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pitts of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes
Strike subtitle C of title I (sugar) and insert the
following:
Subtitle C--Sugar
SEC. 1301. SUGAR PROGRAM.
(a) Sugarcane.--Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) 18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each
of the 2014 through 2018 crop years.''.
(b) 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 ``2012'' and inserting
``2018''.
(c) 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 ``2012'' and inserting
``2018''.
SEC. 1302. FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR.
(a) In General.--Section 359b of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2018''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``at
reasonable prices'' after ``stocks''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``but''
after the semicolon at the end and inserting
``and''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) appropriate to maintain adequate
domestic supplies at reasonable prices, taking
into account all sources of domestic supply,
including imports.''.
(b) Establishment of Flexible Marketing Allotments.--Section
359c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C.
1359cc) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``but'' after the semicolon at the end
and inserting ``and''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) appropriate to maintain adequate
supplies at reasonable prices, taking into
account all sources of domestic supply,
including imports.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``at
reasonable prices'' after ``market''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(1)--
(A) by striking ``Adjustments.--'' and all
that follows through ``Subject to subparagraph
(B), the'' and inserting ``Adjustments.--The'';
and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B).
(c) Suspension or Modification of Provisions.--Section 359j
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359jj) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Suspension or Modification of Provisions.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Secretary
may suspend or modify, in whole or in part, the application of
any provision of this part if the Secretary determines that the
action is appropriate, taking into account--
``(1) the interests of consumers, workers in the food
industry, businesses (including small businesses), and
agricultural producers; and
``(2) the relative competitiveness of domestically
produced and imported foods containing sugar.''.
(d) Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas.--Section 359k of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 359K. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTAS.
``(a) Establishment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, at the beginning of the quota year, the Secretary shall
establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined
sugar at no less than the minimum level necessary to comply
with obligations under international trade agreements that have
been approved by Congress.
``(b) Adjustment.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (a), the
Secretary shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for raw
cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate
supplies of sugar at reasonable prices in the domestic
market.
``(2) Ending stocks.--Subject to paragraphs (1) and
(3), the Secretary shall establish and adjust tariff-
rate quotas in such a manner that the ratio of sugar
stocks to total sugar use at the end of the quota year
will be approximately 15.5 percent.
``(3) Maintenance of reasonable prices and avoidance
of forfeitures.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may
establish a different target for the ratio of
ending stocks to total use if, in the judgment
of the Secretary, the different target is
necessary to prevent--
``(i) unreasonably high prices; or
``(ii) forfeitures of sugar pledged
as collateral for a loan under section
156 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7272).
``(B) Announcement.--The Secretary shall
publicly announce any establishment of a target
under this paragraph.
``(4) Considerations.--In establishing tariff-rate
quotas under subsection (a) and making adjustments
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the
impact of the quotas on consumers, workers, businesses
(including small businesses), and agricultural
producers.
``(c) Temporary Transfer of Quotas.--
``(1) In general.--To promote full use of the tariff-
rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall promulgate regulations that provide
that any country that has been allocated a share of the
quotas may temporarily transfer all or part of the
share to any other country that has also been allocated
a share of the quotas.
``(2) Transfers voluntary.--Any transfer under this
subsection shall be valid only on voluntary agreement
between the transferor and the transferee, consistent
with procedures established by the Secretary.
``(3) Transfers temporary.--
``(A) In general.--Any transfer under this
subsection shall be valid only for the duration
of the quota year during which the transfer is
made.
``(B) Following quota year.--No transfer
under this subsection shall affect the share of
the quota allocated to the transferor or
transferee for the following quota year.''.
(e) Effective Period.--Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a)) is amended by
striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2018''.
SEC. 1303. REPEAL OF FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIOENERGY
PRODUCERS.
(a) In General.--Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 359a(3)(B) of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa(3)(B)) is amended--
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' at
the end and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking clause (iii).
(2) Section 359b(c)(2)(C) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(c)(2)(C)) is
amended by striking ``, except for'' and all that
follows through `` of 2002''.
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99. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Goodlatte of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes
Strike part I of subtitle D (Dairy) of title I and insert the
following new part:
PART I--DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM
SEC. 1401. DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM.
Subtitle E of title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8771 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 1511. DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Actual dairy producer margin.--The term `actual
dairy producer margin' means the difference between the
all-milk price and the average feed cost, as calculated
under subsection (b)(2).
``(2) All-milk price.--The term `all-milk price'
means the average price received, per hundredweight of
milk, by dairy producers for all milk sold to plants
and dealers in the United States, as reported by the
National Agricultural Statistics Service.
``(3) Average feed cost.--The term `average feed
cost' means the average cost of feed used by a dairy
operation to produce a hundredweight of milk,
determined under subsection (b)(1) using the sum of the
following:
``(A) The product determined by multiplying--
``(i) 1.0728; by
``(ii) the price of corn per bushel.
``(B) The product determined by multiplying--
``(i) 0.00735; by
``(ii) the price of soybean meal per
ton.
``(C) The product determined by multiplying--
``(i) 0.0137; by
``(ii) the price of alfalfa hay per
ton.
``(4) Consecutive 2-month period.--The term
`consecutive 2-month period' refers to the 2-month
period consisting of the months of January and
February, March and April, May and June, July and
August, September and October, or November and
December, respectively.
``(5) Dairy producer.--The term `dairy producer'
means an individual or entity that directly or
indirectly (as determined by the Secretary)--
``(A) shares in the risk of producing milk;
and
``(B) makes contributions (including land,
labor, management, equipment, or capital) to
the dairy operation of the individual or entity
that are at least commensurate with the share
of the individual or entity of the proceeds of
the operation.
``(6) Margin insurance program.--The term `margin
insurance program' means the dairy producer margin
insurance program required by this section.
``(7) Participating dairy producer.--The term
`participating dairy producer' means a dairy producer
that registers under subsection (d)(2) to participate
in the margin insurance program.
``(8) Production history.--The term `production
history' means the quantity of annual milk marketings
determined for a dairy producer under subsection
(e)(1).
``(9) United states.--The term `United States', in a
geographical sense, means the 50 States.
``(b) Calculation of Average Feed Cost and Actual Dairy
Producer Margins.--
``(1) Calculation of average feed cost.--The
Secretary shall calculate the national average feed
cost for each month using the following data:
``(A) The price of corn for a month shall be
the price received during that month by
agricultural producers in the United States for
corn, as reported in the monthly Agriculture
Prices report by the Secretary.
``(B) The price of soybean meal for a month
shall be the central Illinois price for soybean
meal, as reported in the Market News - Monthly
Soybean Meal Price Report by the Secretary.
``(C) The price of alfalfa hay for a month
shall be the price received during that month
by agricultural producers in the United States
for alfalfa hay, as reported in the monthly
Agriculture Prices report by the Secretary.
``(2) Calculation of actual dairy producer margins.--
The Secretary shall calculate the actual dairy producer
margin for each consecutive 2-month period by
subtracting--
``(A) the average feed cost for that
consecutive 2-month period, determined in
accordance with paragraph (1); from
``(B) the all-milk price for that consecutive
2-month period.
``(c) Establishment of Dairy Producer Margin Insurance
Program.--The Secretary shall establish and administer a dairy
producer margin insurance program for the purpose of protecting
dairy producer income by paying participating dairy producers
margin insurance payments when actual dairy producer margins
are less than the threshold levels for the payments.
``(d) Eligibility and Registration of Dairy Producers for
Margin Insurance Program.--
``(1) Eligibility.--All dairy producers in the United
States shall be eligible to participate in the margin
insurance program.
``(2) Registration process.--
``(A) Registration.--
``(i) Annual registration.--On an
annual basis, the Secretary shall
register all interested dairy producers
in the margin insurance program.
``(ii) Manner and form.--The
Secretary shall specify the manner and
form by which a dairy producer shall
register for the margin insurance
program.
``(B) Treatment of multi-producer
operations.--If a dairy operation consists of
more than 1 dairy producer, all of the dairy
producers of the operation shall be treated as
a single dairy producer for purposes of--
``(i) purchasing margin insurance;
and
``(ii) payment of producer premiums
under subsection (f)(4).
``(C) Treatment of producers with multiple
dairy operations.--If a dairy producer operates
2 or more dairy operations, each dairy
operation of the producer shall require a
separate registration to participate and
purchase margin insurance.
``(3) Time for registration.--
``(A) Existing dairy producers.--During the
1-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of this section, and annually
thereafter, a dairy producer that is actively
engaged in a dairy operation as of that date
may register with the Secretary to participate
in the margin insurance program.
``(B) New entrants.--A dairy producer that
has no existing interest in a dairy operation
as of the date of enactment of this section,
but that, after that date, establishes a new
dairy operation, may register with the
Secretary during the 180-day period beginning
on the date on which the dairy operation first
markets milk commercially to participate in the
margin insurance program.
``(4) Retroactivity.--
``(A) Notice of availability of retroactive
protection.--Not later than 30 days after the
effective date of this section, the Secretary
shall publish a notice in the Federal Register
to inform dairy producers of the availability
of retroactive margin insurance, subject to the
condition that interested producers must file a
notice of intent (in such form and manner as
the Secretary specifies in the Federal Register
notice) to participate in the margin insurance
program.
``(B) Retroactive margin insurance.--
``(i) Availability.--If a dairy
producer files a notice of intent under
subparagraph (A) to participate in the
margin insurance program before the
initiation of the sign-up period for
the margin insurance program and
subsequently signs up for the margin
insurance program, the producer shall
receive margin insurance retroactive to
the effective date of this section.
``(ii) Duration.--Retroactive margin
insurance under this paragraph for a
dairy producer shall apply from the
effective date of this section until
the date on which the producer signs up
for the margin insurance program.
``(C) Notice of intent and obligation to
participate.--In no way does filing a notice of
intent under this paragraph obligate a dairy
producer to sign up for the margin insurance
program once the program rules are final, but
if a producer does file a notice of intent and
subsequently signs up for the margin insurance
program, that dairy producer is obligated to
pay premiums for any retroactive margin
insurance selected in the notice of intent.
``(5) Reconstitution.--The Secretary shall ensure
that a dairy producer does not reconstitute a dairy
operation for the sole purpose of purchasing margin
insurance.
``(e) Production History of Participating Dairy Producers.--
``(1) Determination of production history.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall
determine the production history of the dairy
operation of each participating dairy producer
in the margin insurance program.
``(B) Calculation.--Except as provided in
subparagraphs (C) and (D), the production
history of a participating dairy producer shall
be equal to the highest annual milk marketings
of the dairy producer during any 1 of the 3
calendar years immediately preceding the
registration of the dairy producer for
participation in the margin insurance program.
``(C) Updating production history.--So long
as participating producer remains registered,
the production history of the participating
producer shall be annually updated based on the
highest annual milk marketings of the dairy
producer during any one of the 3 immediately
preceding calendar years.
``(D) New producers.--If a dairy producer has
been in operation for less than 1 year, the
Secretary shall determine the initial
production history of the dairy producer under
subparagraph (B) by extrapolating the actual
milk marketings for the months that the dairy
producer has been in operation to a yearly
amount.
``(2) Required information.--A participating dairy
producer shall provide all information that the
Secretary may require in order to establish the
production history of the dairy operation of the dairy
producer.
``(3) Transfer of production history.--
``(A) Transfer by sale.--
``(i) Request for transfer.--If an
existing dairy producer sells an entire
dairy operation to another party, the
seller and purchaser may jointly
request that the Secretary transfer to
the purchaser the interest of the
seller in the production history of the
dairy operation.
``(ii) Transfer.--If the Secretary
determines that the seller has sold the
entire dairy operation to the
purchaser, the Secretary shall approve
the transfer and, thereafter, the
seller shall have no interest in the
production history of the sold dairy
operation.
``(B) Transfer by lease.--
``(i) Request for transfer.--If an
existing dairy producer leases an
entire dairy operation to another
party, the lessor and lessee may
jointly request that the Secretary
transfer to the lessee for the duration
of the term of the lease the interest
of the lessor in the production history
of the dairy operation.
``(ii) Transfer.--If the Secretary
determines that the lessor has leased
the entire dairy operation to the
lessee, the Secretary shall approve the
transfer and, thereafter, the lessor
shall have no interest for the duration
of the term of the lease in the
production history of the leased dairy
operation.
``(C) Coverage level.--A purchaser or lessee
to whom the Secretary transfers a production
history under this paragraph may not obtain a
different level of margin insurance coverage
held by the seller or lessor from whom the
transfer was obtained.
``(D) New entrants.--The Secretary may not
transfer the production history determined for
a dairy producer described in subsection
(d)(3)(B) to another person.
``(4) Movement and transfer of production history.--
``(A) Movement and transfer authorized.--
Subject to subparagraph (B), if a dairy
producer moves from 1 location to another
location, the dairy producer may maintain the
production history associated with the
operation.
``(B) Notification requirement.--A dairy
producer shall notify the Secretary of any move
of a dairy operation under subparagraph (A).
``(C) Subsequent occupation of vacated
location.--A party subsequently occupying a
dairy operation location vacated as described
in subparagraph (A) shall have no interest in
the production history previously associated
with the operation at that location.
``(f) Margin Insurance.--
``(1) In general.--At the time of the registration of
a dairy producer in the margin insurance program under
subsection (d) and annually thereafter during the
duration of the margin insurance program, an eligible
dairy producer may purchase margin insurance.
``(2) Selection of payment threshold.--A
participating dairy producer purchasing margin
insurance shall elect a coverage level in any increment
of $0.50, with a minimum of $4.00 and a maximum of
$8.00.
``(3) Selection of coverage percentage.--A
participating dairy producer purchasing margin
insurance shall elect a percentage of coverage, equal
to not more than 80 percent nor less than 25 percent,
of the production history of the dairy operation of the
participating dairy producer.
``(4) Producer premiums.--
``(A) Premiums required.--A participating
dairy producer that purchases margin insurance
shall pay an annual premium equal to the
product obtained by multiplying--
``(i) the percentage selected by the
dairy producer under paragraph (3);
``(ii) the production history
applicable to the dairy producer; and
``(iii) the premium per hundredweight
of milk, as specified in the applicable
table under paragraph (B) or (C).
``(B) Premium per hundredweight for first 4
million pounds of production.--For the first
4,000,000 pounds of milk marketings included in
the annual production history of a
participating dairy operation, the premium per
hundredweight corresponding to each coverage
level specified in the following table is as
follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``Coverage Level Premium per Cwt.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$4.00 $0.000
$4.50 $0.01
$5.00 $0.02
$5.50 $0.035
$6.00 $0.045
$6.50 $0.09
$7.00 $0.18
$7.50 $0.60
$8.00 $0.95
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(C) Premium per hundredweight for
production in excess of 4 million pounds.--For
milk marketings in excess of 4,000,000 pounds
included in the annual production history of a
participating dairy operation, the premium per
hundredweight corresponding to each coverage
level is as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``Coverage Level Premium per Cwt.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$4.00 $0.030
$4.50 $0.045
$5.00 $0.066
$5.50 $0.11
$6.00 $0.185
$6.50 $0.29
$7.00 $0.38
$7.50 $0.83
$8.00 $1.06
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(D) Time for payment.--
``(i) First year.--As soon as
practicable after a dairy producer
registers to participate in the margin
insurance program and purchases margin
insurance, the dairy producer shall pay
the premium determined under
subparagraph (A) for the dairy producer
for the first calendar year of the
margin insurance.
``(ii) Subsequent years.--
``(I) In general.--When the
dairy producer first purchases
margin insurance, the dairy
producer shall also elect the
method by which the dairy
producer will pay premiums
under this subsection for
subsequent years in accordance
with 1 of the schedules
described in subclauses (II)
and (III).
``(II) Single annual
payment.--The participating
dairy producer may elect to pay
100 percent of the annual
premium determined under
subparagraph (A) for the dairy
producer for a calendar year by
not later than January 15 of
the calendar year.
``(III) Semi-annual
payments.--The participating
dairy producer may elect to
pay--
``(aa) 50 percent of
the annual premium
determined under
subparagraph (A) for
the dairy producer for
a calendar year by not
later than January 15
of the calendar year;
and
``(bb) the remaining
50 percent of the
premium by not later
than June 15 of the
calendar year.
``(5) Producer premium obligations.--
``(A) Pro-ration of first year premium.--A
participating dairy producer that purchases
margin insurance after initial registration in
the margin insurance program shall pay a pro-
rated premium for the first calendar year based
on the date on which the producer purchases the
coverage.
``(B) Subsequent premiums.--Except as
provided in subparagraph (A), the annual
premium for a participating dairy producer
shall be determined under paragraph (4) for
each year in which the margin insurance program
is in effect.
``(C) Legal obligation.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided
in clauses (ii) and (iii), a
participating dairy producer that
purchases margin insurance shall be
legally obligated to pay the applicable
premiums for the entire period of the
margin insurance program (as provided
in the payment schedule elected under
paragraph (4)(B)), and may not opt out
of the margin insurance program.
``(ii) Death.--If the dairy producer
dies, the estate of the deceased may
cancel the margin insurance and shall
not be responsible for any further
premium payments.
``(iii) Retirement.--If the dairy
producer retires, the producer may
request that Secretary cancel the
margin insurance if the producer has
terminated the dairy operation entirely
and certifies under oath that the
producer will not be actively engaged
in any dairy operation for at least the
next 7 years.
``(6) Payment threshold.--A participating dairy
producer with margin insurance shall receive a margin
insurance payment whenever the average actual dairy
producer margin for a consecutive 2-month period is
less than the coverage level threshold selected by the
dairy producer under paragraph (2).
``(7) Margin insurance payments.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a
margin insurance protection payment to each
participating dairy producer whenever the
average actual dairy producer margin for a
consecutive 2-month period is less than the
coverage level threshold selected by the dairy
producer under paragraph (2).
``(B) Amount of payment.--The margin
insurance payment for the dairy operation of a
participating dairy producer shall be
determined as follows:
``(i) The Secretary shall calculate
the difference between--
``(I) the coverage level
threshold selected by the dairy
producer under paragraph (2);
and
``(II) the average actual
dairy producer margin for the
consecutive 2-month period.
``(ii) The amount determined under
clause (i) shall be multiplied by--
``(I) the percentage selected
by the dairy producer under
paragraph (3); and
``(II) the lesser of--
``(aa) the quotient
obtained by dividing--
``(AA) the
production
history
applicable to
the producer
under
subsection
(e)(1); by
``(BB) 6; and
``(bb) the actual
quantity of milk
marketed by the dairy
operation of the dairy
producer during the
consecutive 2-month
period.
``(g) Effect of Failure to Pay Premiums.--
``(1) Loss of benefits.--A participating dairy
producer that is in arrears on premium payments for
margin insurance--
``(A) remains legally obligated to pay the
premiums; and
``(B) may not receive margin insurance until
the premiums are fully paid.
``(2) Enforcement.--The Secretary may take such
action as is necessary to collect premium payments for
margin insurance.
``(h) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Secretary
shall use the funds, facilities, and the authorities of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this section.
``(i) Duration.--The Secretary shall conduct the margin
insurance program during the period beginning on October 1,
2013, and ending on September 30, 2018.''.
SEC. 1402. RULEMAKING.
(a) Procedure.--The promulgation of regulations for the
initiation of the margin insurance program, and for
administration of the margin insurance program, shall be made--
(1) without regard to chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction
Act);
(2) without regard to the Statement of Policy of the
Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36
Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed
rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and
(3) subject to subsection (b), pursuant to section
553 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Special Rulemaking Requirements.--
(1) Interim rules authorized.--With respect to the
margin insurance program, the Secretary may promulgate
interim rules under the authority provided in
subparagraph (B) of section 553(b) of title 5, United
States Code, if the Secretary determines such interim
rules to be needed. Any such interim rules for the
margin insurance program shall be effective on
publication.
(2) Final rules.--With respect to the margin
insurance program, the Secretary shall promulgate final
rules, with an opportunity for public notice and
comment, no later than 21 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Inclusion of Additional Order.--Section 143(a)(2) of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7253(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to
the authority of the Secretary under this subsection.''.
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100. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fortenberry of
Nebraska or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 1603 and insert the following new sections:
SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) Legal entity.--
``(A) In general.--The term `legal entity'
means--
``(i) an organization that (subject
to the requirements of this section and
section 1001A) is eligible to receive a
payment under a provision of law
referred to in subsection (b), (c), or
(d);
``(ii) a corporation, joint stock
company, association, limited
partnership, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership,
charitable organization, estate,
irrevocable trust, grantor of a
revocable trust, or other similar
entity (as determined by the
Secretary); and
``(iii) an organization that is
participating in a farming operation as
a partner in a general partnership or
as a participant in a joint venture.
``(B) Exclusion.--The term `legal entity'
does not include a general partnership or joint
venture.'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (d) and
inserting the following:
``(b) Limitation on Payments for Covered Commodities and
Peanuts.--The total amount of payments received, directly or
indirectly, by a person or legal entity for any crop year for 1
or more covered commodities and peanuts under title I of the
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 may
not exceed $125,000, of which--
``(1) not more than $75,000 may consist of marketing
loan gains and loan deficiency payments under subtitle
B of title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013; and
``(2) not more than $50,000 may consist of any other
payments made for covered commodities and peanuts under
title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013.
``(c) Spousal Equity.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b),
except as provided in paragraph (2), if a person and
the spouse of the person are covered by paragraph (2)
and receive, directly or indirectly, any payment or
gain covered by this section, the total amount of
payments or gains (as applicable) covered by this
section that the person and spouse may jointly receive
during any crop year may not exceed an amount equal to
twice the applicable dollar amounts specified in
subsection (b).
``(2) Exceptions.--
``(A) Separate farming operations.--In the
case of a married couple in which each spouse,
before the marriage, was separately engaged in
an unrelated farming operation, each spouse
shall be treated as a separate person with
respect to a farming operation brought into the
marriage by a spouse, subject to the condition
that the farming operation shall remain a
separate farming operation, as determined by
the Secretary.
``(B) Election to receive separate
payments.--A married couple may elect to
receive payments separately in the name of each
spouse if the total amount of payments and
benefits described in subsection (b) that the
married couple receives, directly or
indirectly, does not exceed an amount equal to
twice the applicable dollar amounts specified
in those subsections.'';
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (f), by adding
at the end the following:
``(iii) Irrevocable trusts.--In
promulgating regulations to define the
term `legal entity' as the term applies
to irrevocable trusts, the Secretary
shall ensure that irrevocable trusts
are legitimate entities that have not
been created for the purpose of
avoiding a payment limitation.''; and
(4) in subsection (h), in the second sentence, by
striking ``or other entity'' and inserting ``or legal
entity''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
(A) in subsection (e), by striking
``subsections (b) and (c)'' each place it
appears in paragraphs (1) and (3)(B) and
inserting ``subsection (b)'';
(B) in subsection (f)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking
``Subsections (b) and (c)'' and
inserting ``Subsection (b)'';
(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking
``subsection (b) or (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)'';
(iii) in paragraph (5)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``subsection (d)'';
and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``subsection (b), (c),
or (d)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)''; and
(iv) in paragraph (6)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``Notwithstanding
subsection (d), except as
provided in subsection (g)''
and inserting ``Except as
provided in subsection (f)'';
and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``subsections (b),
(c), and (d)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)'';
(C) in subsection (g)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``subsection
(f)(6)(A)'' and inserting
``subsection (e)(6)(A)''; and
(II) by striking ``subsection
(b) or (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
``subsections (b) and (c)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
(D) by redesignating subsections (e) through
(h) as subsections (d) through (g),
respectively.
(2) Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308-1) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking
``subsections (b) and (c) of section 1001'' and
inserting ``section 1001(b)''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking
``subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001'' and
inserting ``section 1001(b)''.
(3) Section 1001B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C. 1308-2(a)) is amended in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) by striking ``subsections (b) and (c) of
section 1001'' and inserting ``section 1001(b)''.
(c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply beginning with the 2014 crop year.
SEC. 1603A. PAYMENTS LIMITED TO ACTIVE FARMERS.
Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking ``or active personal
management'' each place it appears in
subparagraphs (A)(i)(II) and (B)(ii); and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, as
applied to the legal entity, are met by the
legal entity, the partners or members making a
significant contribution of personal labor or
active personal management'' and inserting
``are met by partners or members making a
significant contribution of personal labor,
those partners or members''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) the landowner share-rents the land at a
rate that is usual and customary;'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) the share of the payments received by
the landowner is commensurate with the share of
the crop or income received as rent.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``active
personal management or'';
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``(5)'' and all that
follows through ``(A) in general.--A
person'' and inserting the following:
``(5) Custom farming services.--A person'';
(ii) by inserting ``under usual and
customary terms'' after ``services'';
and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B);
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Farm managers.--A person who otherwise meets
the requirements of this subsection other than
(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) shall be considered to be actively
engaged in farming, as determined by the Secretary,
with respect to the farming operation, including a
farming operation that is a sole proprietorship, a
legal entity such as a joint venture or general
partnership, or a legal entity such as a corporation or
limited partnership, if the person--
``(A) makes a significant contribution of
management to the farming operation necessary
for the farming operation, taking into
account--
``(i) the size and complexity of the
farming operation; and
``(ii) the management requirements
normally and customarily required by
similar farming operations;
``(B)(i) is the only person in the farming
operation qualifying as actively engaged in
farming by using the farm manager special class
designation under this paragraph; and
``(ii) together with any other persons in the
farming operation qualifying as actively
engaged in farming under subsection (b)(2) or
as part of a special class under this
subsection, does not collectively receive,
directly or indirectly, an amount equal to more
than the applicable limits under section
1001(b);
``(C) does not use the management
contribution under this paragraph to qualify as
actively engaged in more than 1 farming
operation; and
``(D) manages a farm operation that does not
substantially share equipment, labor, or
management with persons or legal entities that
with the person collectively receive, directly
or indirectly, an amount equal to more than the
applicable limits under section 1001(b).''.
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101. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huelskamp of Kansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In subtitle A of title IV, strike section 4007 and insert the
following:
SEC. 4007. ELIMINATING THE LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE LOOPHOLE.
(a) In General.--Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(11)(A), by striking ``(other
than'' and all that follows through ``et seq.))'' and
inserting ``(other than payments or allowances made
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or any payments under any other
State program funded with qualified State expenditures
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42
U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(1))))'';
(2) in subsection (e)(6)(C), by striking clause (iv);
and
(3) in subsection (k)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (C);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs
(D) through (G) as subparagraphs (C)
through (F), respectively; and
(iii) by striking paragraph (4).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND INCREASE STATE AGENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY.
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2020), as amended by section 4015, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(w) Projects to Promote Work and Increase State Agency
Accountability.--The State agency shall create a work
activation program that operates as follows:
``(1) Each able-bodied individual participating in
the program--
``(A) shall at the time of application for
supplemental food and nutrition assistance and
every 12 months thereafter, register for
employment in a manner prescribed by the chief
executive officer of the State;
``(B) shall, each month of participation in
the program, participate in--
``(i) 2 days of supervised job search
for 8 hours per day at the program
site; and
``(ii) 5 days of off-site activity
for 8 hours per day;
``(C) shall not refuse without good cause to
accept an offer of employment, at a site or
plant not subject to a strike or lockout at the
time of the refusal, at a wage not less than
the higher of--
``(i) the applicable Federal or State
minimum wage; or
``(ii) 80 percent of the wage that
would have governed had the minimum
hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) been applicable
to the offer of employment;
``(D) shall not refuse without good cause to
provide a State agency with sufficient
information to allow the State agency to
determine the employment status or the job
availability of the individual; and
``(E) shall not voluntarily--
``(i) quit a job; or
``(ii) reduce work effort and, after
the reduction, the individual is
working less than 30 hours per week,
unless another adult in the same family
unit increases employment at the same
time by an amount equal to the
reduction in work effort by the first
adult.
``(2) An able-bodied individual participating in the
work activation program who fails to comply with 1 or
more of the requirements described in paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall be subject to a sanction period
of not less than a 2-month period beginning the
day of the individual's first failure to comply
with such requirements during which the
individual shall not receive any supplemental
food and nutrition assistance; and
``(B) may receive supplemental food and
nutrition assistance after the individual is in
compliance with such requirements for not less
than a 1-month period beginning after the
completion of such sanction period, except that
such assistance may not be provided
retroactively.''.
SEC. 4034. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO WAIVE WORK REQUIREMENT.
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 6(o) by striking paragraph (4); and
(2) in section 16(b)(1)(E)(ii)--
(A) in subclause (II) by adding ``and'' at
the end;'
(B) by striking subclause (III); and
(C) by redesignating subclause (IV) as
subclause (III).
SEC. 4035. ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.
(a) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--Section 16
of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by
striking subsection (h).
(b) Administrative Cost-Sharing.--
(1) In general.--Section 16(a) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in
the first sentence, in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``(other than a program carried out
under section 6(d)(4))'' after ``supplemental nutrition
assistance program''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh)) is amended by
striking ``(g), (h)(2), or (h)(3)'' and
inserting ``or (g)''.
(B) Section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2031(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``,
(g), (h)(2), and (h)(3)'' and inserting ``and
(g)''.
(c) Workfare.--
(1) In general.--Section 20 of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended by striking
subsection (g).
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section
17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(jj) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(jj)) is
amended by striking ``or (g)(1)''.
SEC. 4036. ELIMINATING THE NUTRITION EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2036a) is repealed.
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102. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Southerland of
Florida or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 336, line 8, strike ``$375,000,000'' and insert
``$372,000,000''.
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. PILOT PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND INCREASE STATE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Effective October 1, 2013, section 17 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by sections
4021 and 4022, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Pilot Projects to Promote Work and Increase State
Accountability in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out
pilot projects to develop and test methods allowing
States to run a work program with certain features
comparable to the State program funded under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), with the intent of increasing employment and
self-sufficiency through increased State accountability
and thereby reducing the need for supplemental
nutrition assistance benefits.
``(2) Agreements.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out this
subsection, the Secretary shall enter into
cooperative agreements with States in
accordance with pilot projects that meet the
criteria required under this subsection.
``(B) Application.--To be eligible for a
cooperative agreement under this paragraph, a
State shall submit to the Secretary a plan that
complies with requirements of this subsection
beginning in fiscal year 2014. The Secretary
may not disapprove applications which meet the
requirements of this subsection as described
through its amended supplemental nutrition
assistance State Plan.
``(C) Assurances.--A State shall include in
its plan assurances that its pilot project
will--
``(i) operate for at least three 12-
month periods but not more than five
12-month periods;
``(ii) have a robust data collection
system for program administration that
is designed and shared with project
evaluators to ensure proper and timely
evaluation; and
``(iii) intend to offer a work
activity described in paragraph (4) to
adults assigned and required to
participate under paragraph (3)(A) and
who are not exempt under paragraph
(3)(F).
``(D) Number of pilot projects.--Any State
may carry out a pilot project that meets the
requirements of this subsection.
``(E) Extent of pilot projects.--Pilot
projects shall cover no less than the entire
State.
``(F) Other program waivers.--Waivers for
able-bodied adults without dependents provided
under section 6(o) are void for States covered
by a pilot project carried out under paragraph
(1).
``(3) Work activity.--(A) For purposes of this
subsection, the term `work activity' means any of the
following:
``(i) Employment in the public or private
sector that is not subsidized by any public
program.
``(ii) Employment in the private sector for
which the employer receives a subsidy from
public funds to offset some or all of the wages
and costs of employing an adult.
``(iii) Employment in the public sector for
which the employer receives a subsidy from
public funds to offset some or all of the wages
and costs of employing an adult.
``(iv) A work activity that--
``(I) is performed in return for
public benefits;
``(II) provides an adult with an
opportunity to acquire the general
skills, knowledge, and work habits
necessary to obtain employment;
``(III) is designed to improve the
employability of those who cannot find
unsubsidized employment; and
``(IV) is supervised by an employer,
work site sponsor, or other responsible
party on an ongoing basis.
``(v) Training in the public or private
sector that is given to a paid employee while
he or she is engaged in productive work and
that provides knowledge and skills essential to
the full and adequate performance of the job.
``(vi) Job search, obtaining employment, or
preparation to seek or obtain employment,
including--
``(I) life skills training;
``(II) substance abuse treatment or
mental health treatment, determined to
be necessary and documented by a
qualified medical, substance abuse, or
mental health professional; or
``(III) rehabilitation activities;
supervised by a public agency or other
responsible party on an ongoing basis.
``(vii) Structured programs and embedded
activities--
``(I) in which adults perform work
for the direct benefit of the community
under the auspices of public or
nonprofit organizations;
``(II) that are limited to projects
that serve useful community purposes in
fields such as health, social service,
environmental protection, education,
urban and rural redevelopment, welfare,
recreation, public facilities, public
safety, and child care;
``(III) that are designed to improve
the employability of adults not
otherwise able to obtain unsubsidized
employment; and
``(IV) that are supervised on an
ongoing basis; and
``(V) with respect to which a State
agency takes into account, to the
extent possible, the prior training,
experience, and skills of a recipient
in making appropriate community service
assignments.
``(viii) Career and technical training
programs (not to exceed 12 months with respect
to any adult) that are directly related to the
preparation of adults for employment in current
or emerging occupations and that are supervised
on an ongoing basis.
``(ix) Training or education for job skills
that are required by an employer to provide an
adult with the ability to obtain employment or
to advance or adapt to the changing demands of
the workplace and that are supervised on an
ongoing basis.
``(x) Education that is related to a specific
occupation, job, or job offer and that is
supervised on an ongoing basis.
``(xi) In the case of an adult who has not
completed secondary school or received such a
certificate of general equivalence, regular
attendance--
``(I) in accordance with the
requirements of the secondary school or
course of study, at a secondary school
or in a course of study leading to such
certificate; and
``(II) supervised on an ongoing
basis.
``(xii) Providing child care to enable
another recipient of public benefits to
participate in a community service program
that--
``(I) does not provide compensation
for such community service;
``(II) is a structured program
designed to improve the employability
of adults who participate in such
program; and
``(III) is supervised on an ongoing
basis.
``(B) Protections.--Work activities under this
subsection shall be subject to all applicable health
and safety standards. Except as described in clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A), the term
`work activity' shall be considered work preparation
and not defined as employment for purposes of other
law.
``(4) Pilot projects.--Pilot projects carried out
under paragraph (1) shall include interventions to
which adults are assigned that are designed to reduce
unnecessary dependence, promote self sufficiency,
increase work levels, increase earned income, and
reduce supplemental nutrition assistance benefit
expenditures among households eligible for, applying
for, or participating in the supplemental nutrition
assistance program.
``(A) Adults assigned to interventions by the
State shall--
``(i) be subject to mandatory
participation in work activities
specified in paragraph (4), except
those with 1 or more dependent children
under 1 year of age;
``(ii) participate in work activities
specified in paragraph (4) for a
minimum of 20 hours per week per
household;
``(iii) be a maximum age of not less
than 50 and not more than 60, as
defined by the State;
``(iv) be subject to penalties during
a period of nonparticipation without
good cause ranging from, at State
option, a minimum of the removal of the
adults from the household benefit
amount, up to a maximum of the
discontinuance of the entire household
benefit amount; and
``(v) not be penalized for
nonparticipation if child care is not
available for 1 or more children under
6 years of age.
``(B) The State shall allow certain
individuals to be exempt from work
requirements--
``(i) those participating in work
programs under a State program funded
under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
for an equal or greater number of
hours;
``(ii) 1 adult family member per
household who is needed in the home to
care for a disabled family member;
``(iii) a parent who is a recipient
of or becomes eligible for Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or
Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and
``(iv) those with a good cause reason
for nonparticipation, such as victims
of domestic violence, as defined by the
State.
``(5) Evaluation and reporting.--
``(A) Evaluation.--
``(i) Independent evaluation.--
``(I) In general.--The
Secretary shall provide for
each State that enters into an
agreement under paragraph (2)
an independent, longitudinal
evaluation of its pilot project
under this subsection to
determine total program savings
over the entire course of the
pilot project with results
reported in consecutive 12-
month increments.
``(II) Purpose.--The purpose
of the evaluation is to measure
the impact of interventions
provided by the State under the
pilot project on the ability of
adults in households eligible
for, applying for, or
participating in the
supplemental nutrition
assistance program to find and
retain employment that leads to
increased household income and
reduced dependency.
``(III) Requirement.--The
independent evaluation under
subclause (I) shall use valid
statistical methods which can
determine the difference
between supplemental nutrition
assistance benefit
expenditures, if any, as a
result of the interventions as
compared to a control group
that--
``(aa) is not subject
to the interventions
provided by the State
under the pilot project
under this subsection;
and
``(bb) maintains
services provided under
16(h) in the year prior
to the start of the
pilot project under
this subsection.
``(IV) Option.--States shall
have the option to evaluate
pilot projects by matched
counties or matched
geographical areas using a
constructed control group
design to isolate the effects
of the intervention of the
pilot project.
``(V) Definition.--
Constructed control group means
there is no random assignment,
and instead program
participants (those subject to
interventions) and non-
participants (control) are
equated using matching or
statistical procedures on
characteristics that may be
associated with program
outcomes.
``(B) Reporting.--Not later than 90 days
after the end of fiscal year 2014 and of each
fiscal year thereafter, until the completion of
the last evaluation under subparagraph (A), 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--
``(i) the status of each pilot
project carried out under paragraph
(1);
``(ii) the results of the evaluation
completed during the previous fiscal
year; and
``(iii) to the maximum extent
practicable--
``(I) baseline information
relevant to the stated goals
and desired outcomes of the
pilot project;
``(II) the impact of the
interventions on appropriate
employment, income, and public
benefit receipt outcomes among
households participating in the
pilot project;
``(III) equivalent
information about similar or
identical measures among
control or comparison groups;
``(IV) the planned
dissemination of the report
findings to State agencies; and
``(V) the steps and funding
necessary to incorporate into
State employment and training
programs the components of
pilot projects that demonstrate
increased employment and
earnings.
``(C) Public dissemination.--In addition to
the reporting requirements under subparagraph
(B), evaluation results shall be shared broadly
to inform policy makers, service providers,
other partners, and the public in order to
promote wide use of successful strategies,
including by posting evaluation results on the
Internet website of the Department of
Agriculture.
``(6) Funding.--
``(A) Available funds.--From amounts made
available under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary
shall make available--
``(i) up to $1,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for
evaluations described in paragraph (5)
to carry out this subsection, with such
amounts to remain available until
expended; and
``(ii) amounts equal to one-half of
the accumulated supplemental nutrition
assistance benefit dollars saved over
each consecutive 12-month period
according to the evaluation under
paragraph (5) for bonus grants to
States under paragraph (7)(B).
``(B) Limitation.--A State operating a pilot
project under this subsection shall not receive
more funding under section 16(h) than the State
received the year prior to commencing a project
under this subsection and shall not claim funds
under 16(a) for expenses that are unique to the
pilot project under this subsection.
``(C) Other funds.--Any additional funds
required by a State to carry out a pilot
project under this subsection may be provided
by the State from funds made available to the
State for such purpose and in accordance with
State and other Federal laws, including the
following:
``(i) Section 403 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603).
``(ii) The Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.).
``(iii) The Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C 9858 et seq.) and section 418 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
618).
``(iv) The social services block
grant under subtitle A of title XX of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397
et seq,).
``(7) Use of funds.--
``(A) Specific uses.--Funds provided under
this subsection for evaluation of pilot
projects shall be used only for--
``(i) pilot projects that comply with
this subsection;
``(ii) the costs incurred in
gathering and providing information and
data used to conduct the independent
evaluation under paragraph (5); and
``(iii) the costs of the evaluation
under paragraph (5).
``(B) Limitation.--Funds provided for bonus
grants to States for pilot projects under this
subsection shall be used only for--
``(i) pilot projects that comply with
this subsection;
``(ii) amounts equal to one-half of
the accumulated supplemental nutrition
assistance benefit dollars saved over
each consecutive 12-month period
according to the evaluation under
paragraph (5); and
``(iii) any State purpose, not to be
restricted to the supplemental
nutrition assistance program or its
beneficiary population.''.
SEC. 4034. IMPROVED WAGE VERIFICATION USING THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
NEW HIRES.
Effective October 1, 2013, section 11(e) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``and after
compliance with the requirement specified in paragraph
(24)'' after ``section 16(e) of this Act'',
(2) in paragraph (22) by striking ``and'' at the end,
(3) in paragraph (23 by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and'', and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(24) that the State agency shall request wage data
directly from the National Directory of New Hires
established under section 453(i) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 653(i)) relevant to determining
eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition
assistance program benefits and determining the correct
amount of such benefits.''.
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103. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Reed of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN CONVICTED FELONS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 4009, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(s) Disqualification for Certain Convicted Felons.--
``(1) In general.--An individual shall not be
eligible for benefits under this Act if the individual
is convicted of--
``(A) aggravated sexual abuse under section
2241 of title 18, United States Code;
``(B) murder under section 1111 of title 18,
United States Code;
``(C) an offense under chapter 110 of title
18, United States Code;
``(D) a Federal or State offense involving
sexual assault, as defined in 40002(a) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13925(a)); or
``(E) an offense under State law determined
by the Attorney General to be substantially
similar to an offense described in subparagraph
(A), (B), or (C).
``(2) Effects on assistance and benefits for
others.--The amount of benefits otherwise required to
be provided to an eligible household under this Act
shall be determined by considering the individual to
whom paragraph (1) applies not to be a member of such
household, except that the income and resources of the
individual shall be considered to be income and
resources of the household.
``(3) Enforcement.--Each State shall require each
individual applying for benefits under this Act, during
the application process, to state, in writing, whether
the individual, or any member of the household of the
individual, has been convicted of a crime described in
paragraph (1).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)), as amended by section
4009, is amended in the 2d sentence by striking ``and (r)'' and
inserting ``, (r), and (s)''.
(c) Inapplicability to Convictions Occurring on or Before
Enactment.--The amendments made by this section shall not apply
to a conviction if the conviction is for conduct occurring on
or before the date of the enactment of this Act.