Sec. 10008. 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: Subject to subsection (c), in the case of each State with an application for a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (f), the amount of a grant for a fiscal year to a State under this section shall bear the same ratio to the total amount made available under subsection
(l)for that 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. ; by redesignating subsection
(j)as subsection (l); by inserting after subsection
(i)the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs 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; crop-specific projects addressing common issues; and any other area that furthers the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary. Of the funds provided under subsection (l), the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate for grants under this subsection, 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. 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 (3))— 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: $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. .
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