12 2 STA T . 2 064PUBLIC LA W 110 – 246 —J U NE 1 8, 2008 (A)underaq ua lify in gco n t ract b efore t h e date on w hich the S ecretary cancel s the contract or redeter m ines the rate under subsection (b)( 1 ) , substitutes a P roducer Price I nde x under subsection (b)( 2 ), or modifies the contract under subsection (b)( 3 )
or ( B ) under a timber sale contract, including a qualifying contract, before the date on which the Secretary ad j usts the contract term under subsection (c) . (2) REL E AS E OF L I A B ILI TY . — In the written request for any o p tion pro v ided under subsections (b) and (c), a timber pur - chaser shall release the U nited States from all liability, including further consideration or compensation, resulting from— (A) the cancellation of a qualifying contract of the purchaser or rate redetermination under subsection (b)(1), the substitution of a Producer Price Index under subsection (b)(2), the modification of the contract under subsection (b)(3) or a determination by the Secretary not to provide the cancellation, redetermination, substitution, or modifica- tion; or (B) the modification of the term of a timber sale con- tract (including a qualifying contract) of the purchaser under subsection (c) or a determination by the Secretary not to provide the modification. (3) L I M ITATIO N .—Subject to subsection (b)(1)(A), the can- cellation of a qualifying contract by the Secretary under sub- section (b)(1) shall release the timber purchaser from further obligation under the canceled contract. SEC.8402 . HI S PAN IC - SE RV IN G INS T IT U TI O N AGRICU L TURAL LAN D NATIONAL RESOURCES LEADERSHIP PROGRA M . (a) D EFINITION OF H IS P ANI C -SE RV IN G INSTIT U TION.—In this sec- tion, the term ‘ ‘Hispanic-serving institution ’ ’ has the meaning given that term in section 50 2(a)(5) of the Higher E ducation Act of 1 96 5 (20 U.S. C . 1101a(a)(5)). (b) G RANT AUT H ORITY.— T he Secretary of Agriculture may ma k e grants, on a competitive basis, to Hispanic-serving institutions for the purpose of establishing an undergraduate scholarship program to assist in the recruitment, retention, and training of Hispanics and other under-represented groups in forestry and related fields. (c) USE OF GRANT F UN D S.—Grants made under this section shall be used to recruit, retain, train, and develop professionals to work in forestry and related fields with Federal agencies, such as the Forest Service, State agencies, and private-sector entities. (d) AUTHORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authori z ed to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 200 8 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. TI T LE I X— E N E RGY SEC. 9 00 1 . ENERG Y . (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I X of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended to read as follows
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