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mittee for a State shall include representatives from among 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) The Farm Service Agency. 
‘‘(3) The Forest Service. 
‘‘(4) The Cooperative State Research, Education, 
and Extension Service. 
‘‘(5) The State fish and wildlife agency. 
‘‘(6) The State forester or equivalent State offi-
cial. 
‘‘(7) The State water resources agency. 
‘‘(8) The State department of agriculture. 
‘‘(9) The State association of soil and water con-
servation districts. 
‘‘(10) At least 12 agricultural producers rep-
resenting the variety of crops and livestock or poultry 
grown within the State. 
‘‘(11) Nonprofit organizations within the mean-
ing of section 501(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 with demonstrable conservation expertise and 
experience working with agriculture producers in the 
State. 
‘‘(12) Agribusiness. 
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‘‘(c) SUBCOMMITTEES.—A State technical committee 
shall convene one or more subcommittees to provide tech-
nical guidance and implementation recommendations. The 
topics that a subcommittee shall address shall include, at 
a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) Establishing priorities and criteria for 
State initiatives under the programs in this title, in-
cluding the review of whether local working groups 
are addressing those priorities. 
‘‘(2) Issues related to private forestlands protec-
tion and enhancement. 
‘‘(3) Issues related to water quality and water 
quantity. 
‘‘(4) In those States where applicable, issues re-
lated to air quality. 
‘‘(5) Issues related to wildlife habitat, including 
the protection of nesting wildlife. 
‘‘(6) Issues related to wetland protection, restora-
tion, and mitigation requirements. 
‘‘(7) Other issues as the Secretary determines 
would be useful. 
‘‘SEC. 1262. RESPONSIBILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State technical committee 
established under section 1261 shall meet regularly to pro-
vide information, analysis, and recommendations to appro-
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priate officials of the Department of Agriculture who are 
charged with implementing the conservation provisions of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC NOTICE AND ATTENDANCE.—Each State 
technical committee shall provide public notice of, and per-
mit public attendance at, meetings considering issues of 
concern related to carrying out this title. 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY ROLE.—The role of a State technical 
committee is advisory in nature, and the committee shall 
have no implementation or enforcement authority. How-
ever, the Secretary shall give strong consideration to the rec-
ommendations of the committee in administering the pro-
grams under this title. 
‘‘(d) FACA REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), a State technical committee, including any 
subcommittee of State technical committee, is exempt from 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
SEC. 2409. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Food Security Act of 1985 is 
amended by inserting after section 1245, as added by sec-
tion 2407, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1246. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES.—The 
total amount of payments that a person or a legal entity 
(except a joint venture or a general partnership) may re-
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ceive, directly or indirectly, in any fiscal year shall not 
exceed— 
‘‘(1) $60,000 from any single program under 
this title or as agricultural management assistance 
under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 524(b)); or 
‘‘(2) $125,000 from more than one program 
under this title and as agricultural management as-
sistance under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations under subsection 
(a) shall not apply with respect to the following: 
‘‘(1) The wetlands reserve program under sub-
chapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D. 
‘‘(2) The farm and ranchland protection pro-
gram under subchapter B of chapter 2 of such sub-
title. 
‘‘(3) The grassland reserve program under sub-
chapter C of chapter 2 of such subtitle. 
‘‘(c) DIRECT ATTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing the pay-
ment limitations in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that 
the total amount of payments are attributed to a per-
son by taking into account the direct and indirect 
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ownership interests of the person in a legal entity 
that is eligible to receive such payments. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS TO A PERSON.—Every payment 
made directly to a person shall be combined with the 
person’s pro rata interest in payments received by a 
legal entity in which the person has a direct or indi-
rect ownership interest. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS TO A LEGAL ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Every payment made 
to a legal entity shall be attributed to those per-
sons who have a direct or indirect ownership in-
terest in the legal entity. 
‘‘(B) ATTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) PAYMENT LIMITS.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), payments made to a 
legal entity shall not exceed the amounts 
specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Payments made to 
a joint venture or a general partnership 
shall not exceed, for each payment specified 
in subsection (a), the amount determined by 
multiplying the maximum payment amount 
specified in subsection (a) by the number of 
persons and legal entities (other than joint 
ventures and general partnerships) that 
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comprise the ownership of the joint venture 
or general partnership.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) EXISTING
PAYMENT
LIMITATIONS
IN
CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS.—Title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 is amended— 
(A) in section 1234 (16 U.S.C. 3834) by 
striking subsection (f); 
(B) in section 1238C (16 U.S.C. 3838c), as 
amended by section 2103, by striking subsections 
(d) and (e); and 
(C) by striking section 1240G (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–7). 
(2) AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 524) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
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