OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS OR RANCHERS.

SEC. 14004. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS OR RANCHERS.(a) Outreach and Technical Assistance Program.—(1) Program requirements.—Paragraph (2) of section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)) is amended to read as follows:“(2) Requirements.—The outreach and technical assistance program under paragraph (1) shall be used exclusively—“(A) to enhance coordination of the outreach, technical assistance, and education efforts authorized under agriculture programs; and“(B) to assist the Secretary in—122 STAT. 1444“(i) reaching current and prospective socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in a linguistically appropriate manner; and“(ii) improving the participation of those farmers and ranchers in Department programs, as reported under section 2501A.”.(2) Grants and contracts under program.—Section 2501(a)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(3)) is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “entity to provide information” and inserting “entity that has demonstrated an ability to carry out the requirements described in paragraph (2) to provide outreach”; and(B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(D) Report.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 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 provided.“(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 entities in trying to increase participation by current and prospective socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.”.(3) Funding and limitation on use of 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) In general.—Of 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 subparagraph:“(C) Limitation on use of funds for administrative expenses.—Not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year may be used for expenses related to administering the program under this section.”.(b) Eligible Entity 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 disadvantaged 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”.122 STAT. 1445