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Title IV — Research, education, and extension

S. 837 · 113th Congress · Apr 25, 2013 · Lineage

IV Research, education, and extension

Sec. 401 Beginning farmer and rancher development program

Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (R) and inserting the following;

“(A) basic livestock, forest management, and crop farming practices;

“(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies;

“(C) entrepreneurship and business training;

“(D) financial and risk management training (including the acquisition and management of agricultural credit);

“(E) natural resource management and conservation planning;

“(F) diversification and marketing strategies;

“(G) curriculum development;

“(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and internships;

“(I) assisting beginning farmers or ranchers in acquiring land from retiring farmers and ranchers;

“(J) food safety training;

“(K) agricultural rehabilitation and vocational training for veterans; and

“(L) other similar subject areas of use to beginning farmers or ranchers.”

(B)
in paragraph (4)—
(i)
by striking “To be eligible” and inserting the following:

“(A) In general—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), to be eligible”

(ii)
by adding at the end the following:

“(B) Exceptions—The Secretary may waive or modify the matching requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines a waiver or modification is necessary to effectively reach an underserved area or population.”

(C)
in paragraph (8)—
(i)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end;
(ii)
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:

“(D) military veteran beginning farmers and ranchers.”

(D)
by adding at the end the following:

“(11) Indirect costs—To help facilitate participation in the program under this subsection by nongovernmental and community-based nonprofit organizations, the Secretary shall provide for an optional 10 percent indirect cost option in lieu of a higher negotiated rate.”

(2)
in subsection (h)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in the paragraph heading, by striking “for fiscal years 2009 through 2012”; and
(ii)
by striking “section—” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.”;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in the paragraph heading, by striking “for fiscal years 2009 through 2012”; and
(ii)
by striking “2008 through 2012” and inserting “2013 through 2018”; and
(C)
by striking paragraph (3).

Sec. 402 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking “food and agricultural sciences” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:

“(A) in the case of grant made under paragraph (6), to an entity described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (D) of that paragraph; and

“(B) in the case of any other grant made under this subsection, to any eligible entity described in paragraph (7), including a grant made for—

“(i) fundamental research (as defined in section 251(f)(1) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)));

“(ii) applied research (as defined in that section);

“(iii) integrated research conducted pursuant to section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626); or

“(iv) integrated research described in clause (iii) that is applied or fundamental research.”

(2)
in paragraph (2)(F)—
(A)
by redesignating clauses (iii) through (vi) as clauses (iv) through (vii), respectively; and
(B)
by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

“(iii) new farming opportunities, including young, beginning, socially disadvantaged, and immigrant issues and farm transition, farm transfer, farm entry, and beginning farmer profitability issues;”

(3)
in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “projects (including integrated projects)” after “education”; and
(4)
in paragraph (11)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “2008 through 2012” and inserting “2013 through 2018”.