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PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, 2014128 STAT. 649Public Law 113–79113th CongressAn ActTo provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programsof the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.Feb. 7, 2014[H.R. 2642]Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.Agricultural Actof 2014.(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AgriculturalAct of 2014’’.(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Actis as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary of Agriculture.TITLE I—COMMODITIESSubtitle A—Repeals and ReformsPART I—REPEALSSec. 1101. Repeal of direct payments.Sec. 1102. Repeal of counter-cyclical payments.Sec. 1103. Repeal of average crop revenue election 112.1113.1114.1115.1116.1117.1118.1119.PART II—COMMODITY POLICYDefinitions.Base acres.Payment yields.Payment acres.Producer election.Price loss coverage.Agriculture risk coverage.Producer agreements.Transition assistance for producers of upland cotton.Subtitle B—Marketing LoansSec. 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—Sugarccoleman on DSK8P6SHH1PROD with PUBLIC LAWSSec. 1301. Sugar policy.Subtitle D—DairyPART I—MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAMSec. 1401. Definitions.VerDate Mar 15 201004:33 Apr 05, 2014Jkt 039139PO 00079Frm 00001Fmt 6580FORDAIRY PRODUCERSSfmt 6582E:\PUBLAW\PUBL079.113GPO1PsN: PUBL079

128 STAT. 650PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, 1404.1405.1406.1407.1408.1409.1410.Calculation of average feed cost and actual dairy production margins.Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers.Participation of dairy operations in margin protection program.Production history of participating dairy operations.Margin protection payments.Premiums for margin protection program.Effect of failure to pay administrative fees or premiums.Duration.Administration and enforcement.PART II—REPEAL OR REAUTHORIZATION OF OTHER DAIRY-RELATED PROVISIONSSec. 1421. Repeal of dairy product price support program.Sec. 1422. Temporary continuation and eventual repeal of milk income loss contract program.Sec. 1423. Repeal of dairy export incentive program.Sec. 1424. Extension of dairy forward pricing program.Sec. 1425. Extension of dairy indemnity program.Sec. 1426. Extension of dairy promotion and research program.Sec. 1427. Repeal of Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission.PART III—DAIRY PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAMSec. 1431. Dairy product donation program.Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance ProgramsSec. 1501. Supplemental agricultural disaster itle F—AdministrationAdministration generally.Suspension of permanent price support authority.Payment limitations.Rulemaking related to significant contribution for active personal management.Adjusted gross income limitation.Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.Personal liability of producers for deficiencies.Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs.Technical corrections.Appeals.Assignment of payments.Tracking of benefits.Signature authority.Implementation.Research option.TITLE II—CONSERVATIONSubtitle A—Conservation Reserve ProgramSec. 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. Effect on existing contracts.ccoleman on DSK8P6SHH1PROD with PUBLIC LAWSSubtitle B—Conservation Stewardship ProgramSec. 2101. Conservation stewardship program.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.VerDate Mar 15 201004:33 Apr 05, 2014Jkt 0391392201.2202.2203.2204.2205.2206.2207.2208.PO 00079Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramPurposes.Definitions.Establishment and administration.Evaluation of applications.Duties of producers.Limitation on payments.Conservation innovation grants and payments.Effect on existing contracts.Frm 00002Fmt 6580Sfmt 6582E:\PUBLAW\PUBL079.113GPO1PsN: PUBL079

PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, 2014128 STAT. 651Subtitle D—Agricultural Conservation Easement ProgramSec. 2301. Agricultural conservation easement program.Subtitle E—Regional Conservation Partnership ProgramSec. 2401. Regional conservation partnership 606.2607.2608.2609.2610.2611.Subtitle F—Other Conservation ProgramsConservation of private grazing land.Grassroots source water protection program.Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.Agriculture conservation experienced services program.Small watershed rehabilitation program.Emergency watershed protection program.Terminal Lakes.Soil and Water Resources Conservation.Subtitle G—Funding and AdministrationFunding.Technical assistance.Regional equity.Reservation of funds to provide assistance to certain farmers or ranchersfor conservation access.Annual report on program enrollments and assistance.Administrative requirements applicable to all conservation programs.Standards for State technical committees.Rulemaking authority.Wetlands mitigation.Lesser prairie-chicken conservation report.Highly erodible land and wetland conservation for crop insurance.Subtitle H—Repeal of Superseded Program Authorities and Transitional Provisions;Technical AmendmentsSec. 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. Temporary administration of conservation programs.Sec. 2713. Technical amendments.ccoleman on DSK8P6SHH1PROD with PUBLIC LAWSTITLE III—TRADESubtitle A—Food for Peace ActSec. 3001. General authority.Sec. 3002. Set-aside for support for organizations through which nonemergency 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. Impact on local farmers and economy and report on use of funds.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. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance.Sec. 3013. Micronutrient fortification programs.Sec. 3014. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program.Sec. 3015. Coordination of foreign assistance programs report.Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978Sec. 3101. Export credit guarantee program.Sec. 3102. Funding for market access program.VerDate Mar 15 201004:33 Apr 05, 2014Jkt 039139PO 00079Frm 00003Fmt 6580Sfmt 6582E:\PUBLAW\PUBL079.113GPO1PsN: PUBL079

128 STAT. 652PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, 2014Sec. 3103. Foreign market development cooperator c.Sec.Sec.3205.3206.3207.3208.Subtitle C—Other Agricultural Trade LawsFood for Progress Act of 1985.Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets.McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child NutritionProgram.Technical assistance for specialty crops.Global Crop Diversity Trust.Local and regional food aid procurement projects.Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.TITLE .4027.4028.4029.4030.4031.4032.4033.Subtitle A—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramPreventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under the program.Retail food stores.Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition assistance program participants.Food distribution program on Indian reservations.Exclusion of medical marijuana from excess medical expense deduction.Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistancepayments.Eligibility disqualifications.Eligibility disqualifications for certain convicted felons.Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery orgambling winners.Improving security of food assistance.Technology modernization for retail food stores.Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture share.Improved wage verification using the National Directory of New Hires.Restaurant meals program.Mandating State immigration verification.Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability.Pilot projects to improve Federal-State cooperation in identifying and reducing fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.Prohibiting government-sponsored recruitment activities.Tolerance level for excluding small errors.Quality control standards.Performance bonus payments.Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work requirements andwork effort under supplemental nutrition assistance program.Cooperation with program research and evaluation.Authorization of appropriations.Review, report, and regulation of cash nutrition assistance program benefits provided in Puerto Rico.Assistance for community food projects.Emergency food assistance.Nutrition education.Retail food store and recipient trafficking.Technical and conforming amendments.Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program.Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation.Service of traditional foods in public title B—Commodity Distribution ProgramsCommodity distribution program.Commodity supplemental food program.Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects.Processing of commodities.Sec. 4001.Sec. 4002.Sec. 4003.Sec. 4004.Sec. 4005.Sec. 4006.Sec. 4007.Sec. 4008.Sec. 8.4019.4020.4021.4022.ccoleman on DSK8P6SHH1PROD with PUBLIC LAWSSec. 4023.Sec. 4024.Sec. 4025.Subtitle C—MiscellaneousSec. 4201. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools andservice institutions.Sec. 4202. Pilot project for procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables.Sec. 4203. Seniors farmers’ market nutrition program.Sec. 4204. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.VerDate Mar 15 201004:33 Apr 05, 2014Jkt 039139PO 00079Frm 00004Fmt 6580Sfmt 6582E:\PUBLAW\PUBL079.113GPO1PsN: PUBL079

PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, 2014128 STAT. 653Sec. 4205. Multiagency task force.Sec. 4206. Healthy Food Financing Initiative.Sec. 4207. Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance program.Sec. 4208. Food insecurity nutrition incentive.Sec. 4209. Food and agriculture service learning program.Sec. 4210. Nutrition information and awareness pilot program.Sec. 4211. Termination of existing agreement.Sec. 4212. Review of sole-source contracts in Federal nutrition programs.Sec. 4213. Pulse crop products.Sec. 4214. Pilot project for canned, frozen, or dried fruits and vegetables.TITLE 5005.Subtitle A—Farm Ownership LoansEligibility for farm ownership loans.Conservation loan and loan guarantee program.Joint financing arrangements.Elimination of mineral rights appraisal requirement.Down payment loan .5104.5105.5106.5107.Subtitle B—Operating LoansEligibility for farm operating loans.Elimination of rural residency requirement for operating loans to youth.Defaults by youth loan borrowers.Term limits on direct operating loans.Valuation of local or regional crops.Microloans.Term limits on guaranteed operating loans.Subtitle C—Emergency LoansSec. 5201. Eligibility for emergency loans.Subtitle D—Administrative ProvisionsSec. 5301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilotprogram.Sec. 5302. Farmer loan pilot projects.Sec. 5303. Definition of qualified beginning farmer or rancher.Sec. 5304. Loan authorization levels.Sec. 5305. Loan fund set-asides.Sec. 5306. Borrower tle E—MiscellaneousState agricultural mediation programs.Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated land.Removal of duplicative appraisals.Compensation disclosure by Farm Credit System 18.6019.6020.Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and Rural Development ActWater, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants.Elimination of reservation of community facilities grant program funds.Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program.Use of loan guarantees for community facilities.Tribal college and university essential community facilities.Essential community facilities technical assistance and training.Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program.Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.Household water well systems.Rural business and industry loan program.Solid waste management grants.Rural business development grants.Rural cooperative development grants.Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program.Rural economic area partnership zones.Intermediary relending program.Rural college coordinated strategy.Rural water and waste disposal infrastructure.Simplified applications.ccoleman on DSK8P6SHH1PROD with PUBLIC LAWSTITLE VI—RURAL .Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.VerDate Mar 15 201004:33 Apr 05, 2014Jkt 039139PO 00079Frm 00005Fmt 6580Sfmt 6582E:\PUBLAW\PUBL079.113GPO1PsN: PUBL079

128 STAT. 654PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, .6024.6025.6026.6027.6028.National Rural Development Partnership.Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters.Rural microentrepreneur assistance program.Health care services.Strategic economic and community development.Delta Regional Authority.Northern Great Plains Regional Authority.Rural business investment program.Subtitle B—Rural Electrification Act of 1936Sec. 6101. Fees for certain loan guarantees.Sec. 6102. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephonepurposes.Sec. 6103. Expansion of 911 access.Sec. 6104. Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas.Sec. 6105. Rural Gigabit Network Pilot btitle C—MiscellaneousDistance learning and telemedicine.Agricultural transportation.Value-added agricultural product market development grants.Agriculture innovation center demonstration program.Rural energy savings program.Study of rural transportation issues.Regional economic and infrastructure development.Definition of rural area for purposes of the Housing Act of 1949.Program metrics.Funding of pending rural development loan and grant applications.ccoleman on DSK8P6SHH1PROD with PUBLIC LAWSTITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERSSubtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of1977Sec. 7101. Option to be included as non-land-grant college of agriculture.Sec. 7102. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and EconomicsAdvisory 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. Agricultural and food policy research centers.Sec. 7107. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions.Sec. 7108. Repeal of human nutrition intervention and health promotion researchprogram.Sec. 7109. Repeal of pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research.Sec. 7110. Nutrition education program.Sec. 7111. Continuing animal health and disease research programs.Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 landgrant colleges, including Tuskegee University.Sec. 7113. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipmentat 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 andYouth.Sec. 7117. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and educationprograms.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 insulararea institutions of higher education.Sec. 7128. Matching funds requirement.Sec. 7129. Designation of Central State University as 1890 institution.VerDate Mar 15 201004:33 Apr 05, 2014Jkt 039139PO 00079Frm 00006Fmt 6580Sfmt 6582E:\PUBLAW\PUBL079.113GPO1PsN: PUBL079

PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, c.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.Sec.128 STAT. 655Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 19907201. Best utilization of biological applications.7202. Integrated management systems.7203. Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program.7204. National training program.7205. National Genetics Resources Program.7206. National Agricultural Weather Information System.7207. Repeal of rural electronic commerce extension program.7208. Agricultural Genome Initiative.7209. High-priority research and extension initiatives.7210. Repeal of nutrient management research and extension initiative.7211. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.7212. Repeal of agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency researchand extension initiative.7213. Farm business management.7214. Centers of excellence.7215. Repeal of red meat safety research center.7216. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities.7217. National rural information center clearinghouse.Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998Sec. 7301. Relevance and merit of agricultural research, extension, and educationfunded by the Department.Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants p

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