,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dggc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ba1        
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 and ,ms4     
,cheney7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and 
,trade ,act of #aiij to direct the      
,secretary of ,agriculture to make      
grants for the purpose of improving the 
farm management knowledge and skills of 
livestock producers4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,livestock ,risk ,management and        
,education ,act4  #b4 ,improving farm   
management knowledge and skills for     
livestock producers ,the ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij is amended by inserting   
after section #afgb;,e 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#eibe;g7 the following3  #afgb;,f4      
,improving farm management knowledge and
 skills for livestock producers  7a7 ,in

 general ,the ,secretary shall make     
competitive extension and education     
grants for the purpose of improving the 
farm management knowledge and skills of 
livestock producers4  7b7 ,selection    
criteria ,in selecting grant recipients 
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 give priority to applicants that--     
7#a7 demonstrate an ability to work     
directly with livestock producers2  7#b7
 collaborate with farm management       
educational programs and associations2  
and  7#c7 include in such application a 
description of the curriculum the       
applicant is seeking to carry out to    
educate livestock producers on risk     
management through futures market       
participation and hedging strategies4   
7c7 ,administration ,paragraphs 7#d71   
7#g71 7#h71 and 7#aa77;,b7 of subsection
 7b7 of the ,competitive1 ,special1 and 
,facilities ,research ,grant ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7;b77 shall apply with   
respect to the making of grants under   
this section4  7d7 ,definition ,in this 

section1 the term livestock has the     
meaning given such term in section      
#aeja7;a7 of the ,agricultural ,act of  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;a774  7e7    
,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated to   
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjbj through      
#bjbc4  4