; (B) recommendations that would require congressional authorization in order to be implemented; and (C) recommendations for outreach. (f) Implementation The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a non-Federal entity (such as a nonprofit entity or university), selected through an application process, to carry out this section. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Leased agricultural land The term leased agricultural land means agricultural land that is operated, under a lease or other rental agreement, by a farmer or rancher who does not own the land. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the National Agricultural Statistics Service.