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The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is publishing as a final rule, a set of general and specific administrative requirements applicable to competitive and non-competitive non-formula programs. The purpose of this final rule is to implement sections of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79 or the 2014 Farm Bill) making it necessary to modify subparts A, B, and E of the general administrative provisions as well as specific grant programs located in subparts F, H, J, and O of 7 CFR part 3430. The purpose of the final rule also is to adopt the interim administrative provisions located in subparts G, H, and I, as final and to add a new subpart L.