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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1365 

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide for the enrollment 

of citrus land in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 27, 2023 

Mr. RUBIO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide for 

the enrollment of citrus land in the conservation reserve 

program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Conservation Reserve 

5 Program Amendments Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1231 of the Food Security 

8 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)(5)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

4 at the end; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) the land has, during the 10-year pe7 riod preceding the date of enactment of this 

8 subparagraph, been used to plant a citrus 

9 crop;’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(j) CITRUS LAND.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In enrolling acres of citrus 

13 land described in subsection (b)(5)(F) in the con14 servation reserve, the Secretary shall enroll the land 

15 using the continuous enrollment procedure described 

16 in subsection (d)(6). 

17 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In enrolling acres of citrus 

18 land described in subsection (b)(5)(F) in the con19 servation reserve, the Secretary may give priority to 

20 land that, as determined by the Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(A) is at risk of conversion or develop22 ment; 

23 ‘‘(B) is affected by huanglongbing; or 

24 ‘‘(C) is of ecological significance, including 

25 land that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) may assist in the restoration of 

2 threatened or endangered species under 

3 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

4 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 

5 ‘‘(ii) may assist in preventing a spe6 cies from being listed as a threatened or 

7 endangered species under that Act; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) improves or creates wildlife habi9 tat corridors. 

10 ‘‘(3) INCIDENTAL LAND.—In enrolling land in 

11 the conservation reserve, land owned by an owner of 

12 citrus land described in subsection (b)(5)(F) that is 

13 incidental to agricultural production may be consid14 ered for enrollment if the Secretary determines that 

15 the incidental land is at risk of conversion or devel16 opment and is of ecological significance as described 

17 in paragraph (2)(C). 

18 ‘‘(4) FALLOW GROVES.—Not later than 180 

19 days after the later of the first day of the period of 

20 enrollment of citrus land described in subsection 

21 (b)(5)(F) in the conservation reserve and the date 

22 on which Secretary notifies an owner or operator of 

23 the decision of the Secretary to enroll citrus land de24 scribed in subsection (b)(5)(F) in the conservation 

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1 rolled in the conservation reserve shall provide evi2 dence to the Secretary that any fallow groves that 

3 are affected by huanglongbing within the enrolled 

4 area have been removed. 

5 ‘‘(5) DURATION OF CONTRACTS.—For the pur6 pose of carrying out enrollment of citrus land de7 scribed in subsection (b)(5)(F), the Secretary shall 

8 enter into contracts of not less than 1, and not more 

9 than 5, years. 

10 ‘‘(6) LIMITATIONS.—For each of fiscal years 

11 2024 through 2028, the total acreage of citrus land 

12 described in subsection (b)(5)(F) enrolled in the con13 servation reserve shall not exceed 100,000 acres.’’. 

14 (b) EXCLUSION OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMI15 TATION.—Section 1001D(b)(2)(C) of the Food Security 

16 Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)(2)(C)) is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘the Food Security Act of 1985.’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘this Act (other than a payment or benefit under the con19 servation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 

20 1 of subtitle D of that title with respect to citrus land 

21 described in section 1231(b)(5)(F)).’’. 

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