NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

SEC. 7205. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is amended—(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect to the making of grants under this section.”;(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:“(d) Priority.—Following the completion of a peer review process for grant proposals received under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to those grant proposals that involve—“(1) the cooperation of multiple entities; and“(2) States or regions with a high concentration of livestock, dairy, or poultry operations.”;(3) in subsection (e)—(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “and dairy and beef cattle waste” after “swine waste”; and(B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:“(5) Alternative uses and renewable energy.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of finding innovative methods and technologies to allow agricultural operators to make use of animal waste, such as use as fertilizer, methane digestion, composting, and other useful byproducts.”;(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking “2007” and inserting “2012”.