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 12 2 STA T . 1 3 3 5PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22, 200 8(B)themos t pr om i si ng pro c esses a n d techno l ogies f or rene w a b le fertili z er prod u ction ( C ) the potential cost - competiti v eness of renewable fer- tilizer; and ( D ) the potential impacts of renewable fertilizer on fossil fuel use and the environment; and ( 2 ) submit to the Committee on A griculture of the H ouse of R epresentatives and the Committee on Agriculture ,N utri- tion, and F orestr y of the S enate a report describing the results of the study . (b) A UTHORIZA TIO N O F A P PROPRIATION S . —T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1, 0 00,000 for fiscal year 200 9 . TI T LEX—HOR TI CU LTURE AND OR G ANIC AGRICULTURE SEC.10 001. D E FIN I T I O NS. I n this title

(1) SP EC IA L T Y CROP.—The term ‘ ‘specialty crop ’ ’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 200 4 ( 7U .S.C. 1 6 21 note; P ublic L aw 10 8– 46 5 ). (2) STATE D EPART M ENTOFA G RICULTURE.—The term ‘‘State department of agriculture’’ means the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for protecting and promoting agriculture in the State. Subti t le A—H or ti c ulture Ma r k eti ng an d In f or m ation SEC. 10101. INDE P ENDENT E VALU ATION OF DEPA R T M ENTOFA G RI - CULTURE COMMODIT Y PURC H ASE PROCESS. (a) EV ALUATION RE Q UIRED.—The Secretary shall arrange to have performed an independent evaluation of the purchasing proc- esses (including the budgetary, statutory, and regulatory authority underlying the processes) used by the Department of Agriculture to implement the re q uirement that funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be principally devoted to perishable agricultural commodities. (b) SU B MISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 a report on the results of the evaluation. SEC. 1010 2 . Q UALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CLEMENTINES. Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Ad j ustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608e–1(a)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural M ar- k eting Agreement Act of 1937, is amended in the matter preceding the first proviso in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘clementines,’’ after ‘‘nectarines,’’. Deadlin e .7USC162 2 b n ot e. R e p o r t s.

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