Sec. 9007. Specialty crop block grants
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Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking subsection
(j)and inserting subsection
(l); and by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 ; by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following new subsection: Subject to subsection (c), for each State whose application for a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Secretary under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for such fiscal year to the State under this section shall bear the same ratio to the total amount made available under subsection (l)(1) for such fiscal year as— the average of the most recent available value of specialty crop production in the State and the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agriculture data; bears to the average of the most recent available value of specialty crop production in all States and the acreage of specialty crop production in all States, as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agriculture data. ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: an assurance that any grant funds received under this section that are used for equipment or capital-related research costs determined to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops— shall be supplemented by the expenditure of State funds in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of such costs during the fiscal year in which such costs were incurred; and shall be completely replaced by State funds on the day after the date on which such fiscal year ends. ; by redesignating subsection
(j)as subsection (l); by inserting after subsection
(i)the following new subsections: Not later than 180 days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 , the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of making grants to multistate projects under this section for projects involving— food safety; plant pests and disease; research; crop-specific projects addressing common issues; and any other area that furthers the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary of Agriculture may not use more than 3 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year for administrative expenses. A State receiving a grant under this section may not use more than 8 percent of the funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for administrative expenses. ; and in subsection
(l)(as redesignated by paragraph (4))— by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving the margins of such subparagraphs two ems to the right; by striking Of the funds and inserting the following: Of the funds ; in paragraph
(1)(as so designated)— in subparagraph
(B)(as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph
(C)(as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 2017; and $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain available until expended— $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. .
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