Sec. 7306. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE
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## SEC. 7306 SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as paragraphs
(2)and (3), respectively; #####
(B)by inserting before paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), the following new paragraph: > > #### “(1) Citrus disease subcommittee > > The term ‘citrus disease subcommittee’ means the subcommittee established under section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977.” > ; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) Specialty crops committee > > The term ‘specialty crops committee’ means the committee established under section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a).” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “and genomics” and inserting “genomics, and other methods”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (3), by inserting “handling and processing,” after “production efficiency,”; ####
(3)in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “the Initiative” and inserting “this section”; ####
(4)by striking subsection
(d)and inserting the following new subsection: > > ### “(d) Review of Proposals > > In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall award competitive grants on the basis of— > > > #### “(1) > > a scientific peer review conducted by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal agencies, non-Federal entities, and the specialty crop industry; and > > > #### “(2) > > a review and ranking for merit, relevance, and impact conducted by a panel of specialty crop industry representatives for the specific specialty crop.” > ; ####
(5)by redesignating subsections
(e)(as amended by section 7128(b)(3)(B)), (f), (g), and
(h)as subsections (g), (h), (i), and (k), respectively; ####
(6)by inserting after subsection
(d)the following new subsections: > > ### “(e) Consultation > > Each fiscal year, before conducting the scientific peer review described in paragraph
(1)of subsection
(d)and the merit and relevancy review described in paragraph
(2)of such subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the specialty crops committee regarding such reviews. The committee shall provide the Secretary— > > > #### “(1) > > in the first fiscal year in which that consultation occurs, any recommendations for conducting such reviews in such fiscal year; and > > > #### “(2) > > in any subsequent fiscal year in which such consultation occurs— > > > ##### “(A) > > an assessment of the procedures and objectives used by the Secretary for such reviews in the previous fiscal year; > > > ##### “(B) > > any recommendations for such reviews for the current fiscal year; and > > > ##### “(C) > > any comments on grants awarded under subsection
(d)during the previous fiscal year. > > > ### “(f) Report > > The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on— > > > #### “(1) > > the results of the consultations with the specialty crops committee (and subcommittees thereof) conducted under subsection
(e)of this section and subsection
(g)of section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a); > > > #### “(2) > > the specialty crops committee’s (and subcommittees thereof) recommendations, if any, provided to the Secretary during such consultations; and > > > #### “(3) > > the specialty crops committee’s (and subcommittees thereof) review of the grants awarded under subsection
(d)and (j), as applicable, in the previous fiscal year.” > ; ####
(7)in subsection
(g)(as so redesignated)— #####
(A)by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following new paragraph: > > #### “(1) In general > > With respect to grants awarded under this section, the Secretary shall seek and accept proposals for grants.” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph
(3)(as redesignated by section 7128(b)(3)(B)), by striking “this section” and inserting “the Initiative”; ####
(8)in subsection
(h)(as so redesignated), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “this section” and inserting “the Initiative”; ####
(9)in subsection
(k)(as so redesignated)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “
(1)Mandatory funding for fiscal years 2008 through 2012.—Of the funds ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) Mandatory funding > > > ##### “(A) Fiscal years 2008 through 2012 > > Of the funds” > ; and ######
(ii)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) Subsequent funding > > Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. > > > ##### “(C) Reservation > > For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $25,000,000 of the funds made available under subparagraph
(B)to carry out the program established under subsection (j). > > > ##### “(D) Availability of funds > > Funds reserved under subparagraph
(C)shall remain available and reserved for the purpose described in such subparagraph until expended.” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in the heading, by striking “2008 through 2012” and inserting “2014 through 2018” ; and ######
(ii)by striking “2008 through 2012” and inserting “2014 through 2018”; and ####
(10)by inserting after subsection
(i)the following new subsection: > > ### “(j) Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program > > > #### “(1) Establishment and purpose > > The Secretary shall establish a competitive research and extension grant program to combat diseases of citrus under which the Secretary awards competitive grants to eligible entities— > > > ##### “(A) > > to conduct scientific research and extension activities, technical assistance, and development activities to combat citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, which pose imminent harm to the United States citrus production and threaten the future viability of the citrus industry, including *huanglongbing* and the Asian Citrus Psyllid; and > > > ##### “(B) > > to provide support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered pursuant to research and extension activities funded through— > > > ###### “(i) > > the emergency citrus disease research and extension program; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > other research and extension projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests. > > > #### “(2) Priority > > In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to grants that address the research and extension priorities established pursuant to subsection (g)(4) of section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a). > > > #### “(3) Coordination > > When developing the proposed research and extension agenda and budget under subsection (g)(2) of section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a) for the funds made available under this subsection for a fiscal year, the citrus disease subcommittee shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > seek input from Federal and State agencies and other entities involved in citrus disease response; and > > > ##### “(B) > > take into account other public and private citrus-related research and extension projects and the funding for such projects. > > > #### “(4) Nonduplication > > The Secretary shall ensure that funds made available to carry out the emergency citrus disease research and extension activities under this subsection shall be in addition to and not supplant funds made available to carry out other citrus disease activities carried out by the Department of Agriculture in consultation with State agencies. > > > #### “(5) Authorization of appropriations > > * *In addition to the amounts reserved under subsection (k)(1)(C), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. > > > #### “(6) Definitions > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) Citrus > > The term ‘citrus’ means edible fruit of the family Rutaceae, including any hybrid of such fruits and products of such hybrids that are produced for commercial purposes in the United States. ** > > > ##### “(B) Citrus producer > > The term ‘citrus producer’ means any person that is engaged in the domestic production and commercial sale of citrus in the United States. ** > > > ##### “(C) Emergency citrus disease research and extension program > > * *The term ‘emergency citrus disease research and extension program’ means the emergency citrus research and extension grant program established under this subsection.” > .
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