,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,moran introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,agricultural  
,research1 ,extension1 and ,education   
,reform ,act of #aiih to direct the     
,secretary of ,agriculture to establish 
a program under which the ,secretary    
will award competitive grants to        
eligible entities for the purpose of    
establishing and enhancing farming and  
ranching opportunities for veterans4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,colonel ,gary ,la,grange       
,ag,vets ,act of #bjbf4  #b4            
,agriculture grants for veteran         
education and training services ,title  
,,iv of the ,agricultural ,research1    
,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act 
of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfbd et seq47 is
 amended by adding at the end the       

following3  #dad4 ,agriculture grants   
for veteran education and training      
services  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall establish a program    
under which the ,secretary will award   
competitive grants to eligible entities 
for the purpose of establishing and     
enhancing farming and ranching          
opportunities for veterans 7as defined  
in section #aja7b7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code74  7b7 ,eligible entities
 ,an entity is eligible for a grant     
under this section if such entity is--  
7#a7 a cooperative extension service2   
7#b7 a land-grant college or university 
7as defined in section #adjd of the     
,national ,agricultural ,research1      
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  
of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772  7#c7 a 
non-land-grant college of agriculture   
7as defined in such section72  7#d7 a   
,hispanic-serving agricultural college  
and university 7as defined in such      
section72  7#e7 a ,state department of  
agriculture2  7#f7 a nonprofit          

organization2  7#g7 a community-based   
organization2 or  7#h7 a combination of 
#b or more eligible entities described  
in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g74  7c7   
,use of funds ,an eligible entity that  
receives a grant under this section     
shall use the funds received through the
 grant-- 7#a7 to provide training and   
classroom education that leads to a     
comprehensive understanding of farm and 
ranch business operations and management
 practices2  7#b7 to develop or identify
 curricula that veteran farmers and     
ranchers can adopt to help manage their 
enterprise2  7#c7 to offer education1   
workshops1 tours1 and                   
instructor-supervised field experiences2
 or  7#d7 to support any other activity1
 as identified by the ,secretary1 to    
increase the number of military veterans
 pursuing knowledge and skills          
development in agriculture4  7d7        
,matching funds ,an entity that receives
 a grant under this section shall       
provide non-,federal matching funds for 

the purposes of carrying out this       
section in an amount equal to not less  
than the amount of the grant4  7e7      
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjbg through      
#bjca4  4