would amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Agricultural Research Service to expand organic research.

would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish research and extension grant priorities.

would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs.

would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase excise taxes on fuel used by private jets.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by rural or agricultural real property.

would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve the biobased markets program.

would amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis.

which would require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, was passed by the Senate.

would amend Title 49, U.S. Code, to authorize owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain restrictions relating to aircraft noise.