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This Act may be cited as the . Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary of Agriculture. Title I—Commodities Subtitle A—Repeals and reforms Sec. 1101. Repeal of direct payments. Sec. 1102. Repeal of counter-cyclical payments. Sec. 1103. Repeal of average crop revenue election program. Sec. 1104. Definitions. Sec. 1105. Base acres. Sec. 1106.
Payment yields. Sec. 1107. Farm risk management election. Sec. 1108. Producer agreements. Sec. 1109. Period of effectiveness. Subtitle B—Marketing loans Sec. 1201. Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities. Sec. 1202. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans. Sec. 1203. Term of loans. Sec. 1204. Repayment of loans. Sec. 1205. Loan deficiency payments. Sec. 1206. Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage. Sec. 1207.
Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton. Sec. 1208. Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton. Sec. 1209. Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton. Sec. 1210. Adjustments of loans. Subtitle C—Sugar Sec. 1301. Sugar program. Subtitle D—Dairy Part I—Dairy producer margin protection and dairy market stabilization programs Sec. 1401. Definitions. Sec. 1402. Calculation of average feed cost and actual dairy producer margins.
Subpart A—Dairy producer margin protection program Sec. 1411. Establishment of dairy producer margin protection program. Sec. 1412. Participation of dairy producers in margin protection program. Sec. 1413. Production history of participating dairy producers. Sec. 1414. Basic margin protection. Sec. 1415. Supplemental margin protection. Sec. 1416. Effect of failure to pay administrative fees or premiums. Subpart B—Dairy Market Stabilization Program Sec. 1431. Establishment of dairy market stabilization program.
Sec. 1432. Threshold for implementation and reduction in dairy producer payments. Sec. 1433. Producer milk marketing information. Sec. 1434. Calculation and collection of reduced dairy producer payments. Sec. 1435. Remitting monies to the Secretary and use of monies. Sec. 1436. Suspension of reduced payment requirement. Sec. 1437. Enforcement. Sec. 1438. Audit requirements. Subpart C—Commodity Credit Corporation Sec. 1451. Use of Commodity Credit Corporation. Subpart D—Initiation and duration Sec. 1461.
Rulemaking. Sec. 1462. Duration. Part II—Repeal or reauthorization of other dairy-related provisions Sec. 1481. Repeal of dairy product price support and milk income loss contract programs. Sec. 1482. Repeal of dairy export incentive program. Sec. 1483. Extension of dairy forward pricing program. Sec. 1484. Extension of dairy indemnity program. Sec. 1485. Extension of dairy promotion and research program. Sec. 1486. Repeal of Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission. Part III—Effective date Sec. 1491.
Effective date. Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs Sec. 1501. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Subtitle F—Administration Sec. 1601. Administration generally. Sec. 1602. Suspension of permanent price support authority. Sec. 1603. Payment limitations. Sec. 1604. Adjusted gross income limitation. Sec. 1605. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Sec. 1606. Personal liability of producers for deficiencies. Sec. 1607. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs.
Sec. 1608. Technical corrections. Sec. 1609. Assignment of payments. Sec. 1610. Tracking of benefits. Sec. 1611. Signature authority. Sec. 1612. Implementation. Title II—Conservation Subtitle A—Conservation Reserve Program Sec. 2001. Extension and enrollment requirements of conservation reserve program. Sec. 2002. Farmable wetland program. Sec. 2003. Duties of owners and operators. Sec. 2004. Duties of the Secretary. Sec. 2005. Payments. Sec. 2006. Contract requirements. Sec. 2007.
Conversion of land subject to contract to other conserving uses. Sec. 2008. Effective date. Subtitle B—Conservation Stewardship Program Sec. 2101. Conservation stewardship program. Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives Program Sec. 2201. Purposes. Sec. 2202. Establishment and administration. Sec. 2203. Evaluation of applications. Sec. 2204. Duties of producers. Sec. 2205. Limitation on payments. Sec. 2206. Conservation innovation grants and payments. Sec. 2207. Effective date.
Subtitle D—Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Sec. 2301. Agricultural conservation easement program. Subtitle E—Regional Conservation Partnership Program Sec. 2401. Regional conservation partnership program. Subtitle F—Other Conservation Programs Sec. 2501. Conservation of private grazing land. Sec. 2502. Grassroots source water protection program. Sec. 2503. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. Sec. 2504. Agriculture conservation experienced services program.
Sec. 2505. Small watershed rehabilitation program. Sec. 2506. Agricultural management assistance program. Subtitle G—Funding and Administration Sec. 2601. Funding. Sec. 2602. Technical assistance. Sec. 2603. Reservation of funds to provide assistance to certain farmers or ranchers for conservation access. Sec. 2604. Annual report on program enrollments and assistance. Sec. 2605. Review of conservation practice standards. Sec. 2606. Administrative requirements applicable to all conservation programs.
Sec. 2607. Standards for State technical committees. Sec. 2608. Rulemaking authority. Subtitle H—Repeal of Superseded Program Authorities and Transitional Provisions; Technical Amendments Sec. 2701. Comprehensive conservation enhancement program. Sec. 2702. Emergency forestry conservation reserve program. Sec. 2703. Wetlands reserve program. Sec. 2704. Farmland protection program and farm viability program. Sec. 2705. Grassland reserve program. Sec. 2706. Agricultural water enhancement program.
Sec. 2707. Wildlife habitat incentive program. Sec. 2708. Great Lakes basin program. Sec. 2709. Chesapeake Bay watershed program. Sec. 2710. Cooperative conservation partnership initiative. Sec. 2711. Environmental easement program. Sec. 2712. Technical amendments. Title III—Trade Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act Sec. 3001. General authority. Sec. 3002. Support for organizations through which assistance is provided. Sec. 3003. Food aid quality. Sec. 3004. Minimum levels of assistance.
Sec. 3005. Food Aid Consultative Group. Sec. 3006. Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation. Sec. 3007. Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods. Sec. 3008. General provisions. Sec. 3009. Prepositioning of agricultural commodities. Sec. 3010. Annual report regarding food aid programs and activities. Sec. 3011. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance. Sec. 3012. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3013. Micronutrient fortification programs. Sec. 3014. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program. Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 Sec. 3101. Funding for export credit guarantee program. Sec. 3102. Funding for market access program. Sec. 3103. Foreign market development cooperator program. Subtitle C—Other Agricultural Trade Laws Sec. 3201. Food for Progress Act of 1985. Sec. 3202. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. Sec. 3203. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets.
Sec. 3204. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Sec. 3205. Technical assistance for specialty crops. Sec. 3206. Global Crop Diversity Trust. Sec. 3207. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services. Title IV—Nutrition Subtitle A—Supplemental nutrition assistance program Sec. 4001. Preventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under the program.
Sec. 4002. Retailers. Sec. 4003. Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients. Sec. 4004. Food distribution program on Indian reservations. Sec. 4005. Updating program eligibility. Sec. 4006. Exclusion of medical marijuana from excess medical expense deduction. Sec. 4007. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments. Sec. 4008. Eligibility disqualifications. Sec. 4009. Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery or gambling winners.
Sec. 4010. Improving security of food assistance. Sec. 4011. Demonstration projects on acceptance of benefits of mobile transactions. Sec. 4012. Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture share. Sec. 4013. Restaurant meals program. Sec. 4014. Mandating State immigration verification. Sec. 4015. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability. Sec. 4016. Prohibiting government-sponsored recruitment activities. Sec. 4017. Repeal of bonus program.
Sec. 4018. Funding of employment and training programs. Sec. 4019. Monitoring employment and training program. Sec. 4020. Cooperation with program research and evaluation. Sec. 4021. Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work effort in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Sec. 4022. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 4023. Limitation on use of block grant to Puerto Rico. Sec. 4024. Assistance for community food projects. Sec. 4025. Emergency food assistance.
Sec. 4026. Nutrition education. Sec. 4027. Retailer trafficking. Sec. 4028. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 4029. Tolerance level for excluding small errors. Sec. 4030. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program. Sec. 4031. Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation. Subtitle B—Commodity distribution programs Sec. 4101. Commodity distribution program. Sec. 4102. Commodity supplemental food program. Sec. 4103. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects.
Sec. 4104. Processing of commodities. Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Sec. 4201. Farmers’ market nutrition program. Sec. 4202. Nutrition information and awareness pilot program. Sec. 4203. Fresh fruit and vegetable program. Sec. 4204. Additional authority for purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other specialty food crops. Sec. 4205. Encouraging locally and regionally grown and raised food. Title V—Credit Subtitle A—Farm ownership loans Sec. 5001. Eligibility for farm ownership loans.
Sec. 5002. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program. Sec. 5003. Down payment loan program. Sec. 5004. Elimination of mineral rights appraisal requirement. Subtitle B—Operating loans Sec. 5101. Eligibility for farm operating loans. Sec. 5102. Elimination of rural residency requirement for operating loans to youth. Sec. 5103. Authority to waive personal liability for youth loans due to circumstances beyond borrower control. Sec. 5104. Microloans. Subtitle C—Emergency loans Sec. 5201.
Eligibility for emergency loans. Subtitle D—Administrative provisions Sec. 5301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program. Sec. 5302. Eligible beginning farmers and ranchers. Sec. 5303. Loan authorization levels. Sec. 5304. Priority for participation loans. Sec. 5305. Loan fund set-asides. Sec. 5306. Conforming amendment to borrower training provision, relating to eligibility changes. Subtitle E—State agricultural mediation programs Sec. 5401.
State agricultural mediation programs. Subtitle F—Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated land Sec. 5501. Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated land. Title VI—Rural development Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act Sec. 6001. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants. Sec. 6002. Rural business opportunity grants. Sec. 6003. Elimination of reservation of community facilities grant program funds. Sec. 6004. Utilization of loan guarantees for community facilities.
Sec. 6005. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program. Sec. 6006. Tribal college and university essential community facilities. Sec. 6007. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program. Sec. 6008. Household water well systems. Sec. 6009. Rural business and industry loan program. Sec. 6010. Rural cooperative development grants. Sec. 6011. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products. Sec. 6012. Intermediary relending program. Sec. 6013. Rural water and waste disposal infrastructure.
Sec. 6014. Simplified applications. Sec. 6015. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters. Sec. 6016. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program. Sec. 6017. Delta Regional Authority. Sec. 6018. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority. Sec. 6019. Rural business investment program. Subtitle B—Rural Electrification Act of 1936 Sec. 6101. Relending for certain purposes. Sec. 6102. Fees for certain loan guarantees. Sec. 6103. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes.
Sec. 6104. Expansion of 911 access. Sec. 6105. Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Sec. 6201. Distance learning and telemedicine. Sec. 6202. Value-added agricultural market development program grants. Sec. 6203. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program. Sec. 6204. Program metrics. Sec. 6205. Study of rural transportation issues. Sec. 6206. Certain Federal actions not to be considered major. Title VII—Research, Extension, and Related Matters Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 Sec. 7101.
Option to be included as non-land-grant college of agriculture. Sec. 7102. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. Sec. 7103. Specialty crop committee. Sec. 7104. Veterinary services grant program. Sec. 7105. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education. Sec. 7106. Policy research centers. Sec. 7107. Repeal of human nutrition intervention and health promotion research program. Sec. 7108. Repeal of pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research.
Sec. 7109. Nutrition education program. Sec. 7110. Continuing animal health and disease research programs. Sec. 7111. Repeal of appropriations for research on national or regional problems. Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. Sec. 7113. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions. Sec. 7114. Repeal of national research and training virtual centers.
Sec. 7115. Hispanic-serving institutions. Sec. 7116. Competitive Grants Program for Hispanic Agricultural Workers and Youth. Sec. 7117. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs. Sec. 7118. Repeal of research equipment grants. Sec. 7119. University research. Sec. 7120. Extension service. Sec. 7121. Auditing, reporting, bookkeeping, and administrative requirements. Sec. 7122. Supplemental and alternative crops. Sec. 7123. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions.
Sec. 7124. Aquaculture assistance programs. Sec. 7125. Rangeland research programs. Sec. 7126. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response. Sec. 7127. Distance education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions of higher education. Sec. 7128. Matching funds requirement. Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 Sec. 7201. Best utilization of biological applications. Sec. 7202. Integrated management systems. Sec. 7203.
Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program. Sec. 7204. National training program. Sec. 7205. National Genetics Resources Program. Sec. 7206. Repeal of National Agricultural Weather Information System. Sec. 7207. Repeal of rural electronic commerce extension program. Sec. 7208. Repeal of agricultural genome initiative. Sec. 7209. High-priority research and extension initiatives. Sec. 7210. Repeal of nutrient management research and extension initiative.
Sec. 7211. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. Sec. 7212. Repeal of agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension initiative. Sec. 7213. Farm business management. Sec. 7214. Centers of excellence. Sec. 7215. Repeal of red meat safety research center. Sec. 7216. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities. Sec. 7217. National rural information center clearinghouse. Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 Sec. 7301.
Relevance and merit of agricultural research, extension, and education funded by the Department. Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program. Sec. 7303. Repeal of coordinated program of research, extension, and education to improve viability of small and medium size dairy, livestock, and poultry operations. Sec. 7304. Fusarium Graminearum grants. Sec. 7305. Repeal of Bovine Johne's disease control program. Sec. 7306. Grants for youth organizations.
Sec. 7307. Specialty crop research initiative. Sec. 7308. Food animal residue avoidance database program. Sec. 7309. Repeal of national swine research center. Sec. 7310. Office of pest management policy. Sec. 7311. Repeal of studies of agricultural research, extension, and education. Subtitle D—Other Laws Sec. 7401. Critical Agricultural Materials Act. Sec. 7402. Equity in Educational Land-grant Status Act of 1994 . Sec. 7403. Research Facilities Act. Sec. 7404. Repeal of carbon cycle research.
Sec. 7405. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act. Sec. 7406. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 . Sec. 7407. National Aquaculture Act of 1980 . Sec. 7408. Repeal of use of remote sensing data. Sec. 7409. Repeal of reports under Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 . Sec. 7410. Beginning farmer and rancher development program. Sec. 7411. Inclusion of Northern Mariana Islands as a State under McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Part 1—Agricultural Security Sec. 7501.
Agricultural biosecurity communication center. Sec. 7502. Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural biosecurity planning, preparation, and response. Sec. 7503. Research and development of agricultural countermeasures. Sec. 7504. Agricultural biosecurity grant program. Part 2—Miscellaneous Sec. 7511. Enhanced use lease authority pilot program. Sec. 7512. Grazinglands research laboratory. Sec. 7513. Budget submission and funding. Sec. 7514. Repeal of research and education grants for the study of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Sec. 7515. Repeal of farm and ranch stress assistance network. Sec. 7516. Repeal of seed distribution. Sec. 7517. Natural products research program. Sec. 7518. Sun grant program. Sec. 7519. Repeal of study and report on food deserts. Sec. 7520. Repeal of agricultural and rural transportation research and education. Subtitle F—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 7601. Agreements with nonprofit organizations for National Arboretum. Sec. 7602. Cotton Disease Research Report. Sec. 7603.
Acceptance of facility for Agricultural Research Service. Sec. 7604. Miscellaneous technical corrections. Title VIII—Forestry Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain Forestry Programs Sec. 8001. Forest land enhancement program. Sec. 8002. Watershed forestry assistance program. Sec. 8003. Expired cooperative national forest products marketing program. Sec. 8004. Hispanic-serving institution agricultural land national resources leadership program. Sec. 8005. Tribal watershed forestry assistance program.
Sec. 8006. Separate Forest Service decisionmaking and appeals process. Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 Programs Sec. 8101. State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources. Sec. 8102. Forest Legacy Program. Sec. 8103. Community forest and open space conservation program. Subtitle C—Reauthorization of Other Forestry-Related Laws Sec. 8201. Rural revitalization technologies. Sec. 8202. Office of International Forestry. Sec. 8203.
Change in funding source for healthy forests reserve program. Sec. 8204. Stewardship end result contracting project authority. Subtitle D—National Forest Critical Area Response Sec. 8301. Definitions. Sec. 8302. Designation of critical areas. Sec. 8303. Application of expedited procedures and activities of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to critical areas. Sec. 8304. Good neighbor authority. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 8401. Revision of strategic plan for forest inventory and analysis.
Sec. 8402. Forest Service participation in ACES Program. Title IX—Energy Sec. 9001. Definition of renewable energy system. Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program. Sec. 9003. Biorefinery Assistance. Sec. 9004. Repowering assistance program. Sec. 9005. Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. Sec. 9006. Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. Sec. 9007. Rural Energy for America Program. Sec. 9008. Biomass Research and Development. Sec. 9009. Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers.
Sec. 9010. Biomass Crop Assistance Program. Sec. 9011. Community wood energy program. Sec. 9012. Repeal of biofuels infrastructure study. Sec. 9013. Repeal of renewable fertilizer study. Title X—Horticulture Sec. 10001. Specialty crops market news allocation. Sec. 10002. Repeal of grant program to improve movement of specialty crops. Sec. 10003. Farmers market and local food promotion program. Sec. 10004. Organic agriculture. Sec. 10005. Investigations and enforcement of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 .
Sec. 10006. Food safety education initiatives. Sec. 10007. Specialty crop block grants. Sec. 10008. Report on honey. Sec. 10009. Bulk shipments of apples to Canada. Sec. 10010. Inclusion of olive oil in import controls under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Sec. 10011. Consolidation of plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention programs. Sec. 10012. Modification, cancellation, or suspension on basis of a biological opinion. Sec. 10013. Use and discharges of authorized pesticides.
Title XI—Crop Insurance Sec. 11001. Information sharing. Sec. 11002. Publication of information on violations of prohibition on premium adjustments. Sec. 11003. Supplemental coverage option. Sec. 11004. Premium amounts for catastrophic risk protection. Sec. 11005. Repeal of performance-based discount. Sec. 11006. Permanent enterprise unit subsidy. Sec. 11007. Enterprise units for irrigated and nonirrigated crops. Sec. 11008. Data collection. Sec. 11009. Adjustment in actual production history to establish insurable yields.
Sec. 11010. Submission and review of policies. Sec. 11011. Equitable relief for specialty crop policies. Sec. 11012. Budget limitations on renegotiation of the standard reinsurance agreement. Sec. 11013. Crop production on native sod. Sec. 11014. Coverage levels by practice. Sec. 11015. Beginning farmer and rancher provisions. Sec. 11016. Stacked income protection plan for producers of upland cotton. Sec. 11017. Peanut revenue crop insurance. Sec. 11018. Authority to correct errors.
Sec. 11019. Implementation. Sec. 11020. Research and development priorities. Sec. 11021. Additional research and development contracting requirements. Sec. 11022. Program compliance partnerships. Sec. 11023. Pilot programs. Sec. 11024. Technical amendments. Title XII—Miscellaneous Subtitle A—Livestock Sec. 12101. National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. Sec. 12102. Trichinae certification program. Sec. 12103. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan. Sec. 12104. Country of origin labeling.
Sec. 12105. National animal health laboratory network. Subtitle B—Socially disadvantaged producers and limited resource producers Sec. 12201. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers. Sec. 12202. Office of Advocacy and Outreach. Subtitle C—Other miscellaneous provisions Sec. 12301. Grants to improve supply, stability, safety, and training of agricultural labor force. Sec. 12302. Program benefit eligibility status for participants in high plains water study.
Sec. 12303. Office of Tribal Relations. Sec. 12304. Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison. Sec. 12305. Prohibition on keeping GSA leased cars overnight. Sec. 12306. Noninsured crop assistance program. Sec. 12307. Ensuring high standards for agency use of scientific information.