12 2 STA T . 1 4 44 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 3 4 —M A Y 22 , 200 8‘ ‘ (i)reach i ng c u rren t an dp r os pecti v e socia l l y dis - advantaged f ar m ers or ranchers in a linguistically appropriate manner
and ‘‘(ii) improving the participation of those farmers and ranchers in D epartment programs , as reported under section 2501A.’ ’. (2) GRANTS AN DCO NTRACTS U ND E R P RO G RA M . —S ection 2501(a)( 3 ) of the F ood, Agriculture, C onservation, and T rade Actof1 9 90( 7U .S.C. 2279(a)(3)) is amended— (A) in su b paragraph (A), by stri k ing ‘‘entity to provide information’’ and inserting ‘‘entity that has demonstrated an ability to carry out the re q uirements described in para- graph (2) to provide outreach’’; and ( B ) by adding at the end the follo w ing new subpara- graph
‘‘(D) R EPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Com- mittee on Agriculture of the H ouse of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, N utrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and make publicly available, an annual report that includes a list of the following: ‘‘(i) The recipients of funds made available under the program. ‘‘(ii) The activities undertaken and services pro- vided. ‘‘(iii) The number of current and prospective socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers served and outcomes of such service. ‘‘(iv) The problems and barriers identified by enti- ties in trying to increase participation by current and prospective socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.’’. (3) FUND I NG AND L IMITATION ON USE O F FUNDS.—Section 2501(a)( 4 ) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(4)) is amended— (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(A) I N GENERAL.— O f the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section— ‘‘(i) $ 15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and ‘‘(ii) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012.’’. (B) by adding at the end the following new subpara- graph: ‘‘(C) L IMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATI V E E X PENSES.—Not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year may be used for e x penses related to administering the program under this section.’’. (b) E LIGI B LE ENTIT Y DEFINED.—Section 2501(e)(5)(A)(ii) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘work with socially dis- advantaged farmers or ranchers during the 2-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘work with, and on behalf of, socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers during the 3-year period’’. Public i nformat ion .
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