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‘‘(B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Re-
duction Act); and 
‘‘(2) shall be made pursuant to section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code, including by interim 
rules effective on publication under the authority 
provided in subparagraph (B) of subsection (b) of 
such section if the Secretary determines such in-
terim rules to be needed and final rules, with an op-
portunity for notice and comment, no later than 21 
months after the date of the enactment of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act 
of 2013.’’. 
SEC. 2609. WETLANDS MITIGATION. 
Section 1222 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3822) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ‘‘un-
less more acreage is needed to provide equiva-
lent functions and values that will be lost as a 
result of the wetland conversion to be miti-
gated’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(E)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘not’’ before ‘‘greater 
than’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘if more acreage is 
needed to provide equivalent functions and 
values that will be lost as a result of the 
wetland conversion that is mitigated’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (g). 
SEC. 2610. LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN CONSERVATION RE-
PORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the results 
of a review and analysis of each of the programs adminis-
tered by the Secretary that pertain to the conservation of 
the lesser prairie-chicken, including the conservation re-
serve program, the environmental quality incentives pro-
gram, the wildlife habitat incentive program, and the 
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report required by this section, at a minimum— 
(1) with respect to each program described in 
subsection (a) as it relates to the conservation of the 
lesser prairie-chicken, findings regarding— 
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(A) the cost of the program to the Federal 
Government, impacted State governments, and 
the private sector; 
(B) the conservation effectiveness of the 
program; and 
(C) the cost-effectiveness of the program; 
and 
(2) a ranking of the programs described in sub-
section (a) based on their relative cost-effectiveness. 
Subtitle H—Repeal of Superseded 
Program Authorities and Tran-
sitional 
Provisions; 
Technical 
Amendments 
SEC. 2701. COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION ENHANCE-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1230 of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) is amended to read 
as follows: ‘‘CONSERVATION RESERVE’’. 
SEC. 2702. EMERGENCY FORESTRY CONSERVATION RE-
SERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1231A of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a) is repealed. 
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(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The 
amendment made by this section shall not affect the 
validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under section 1231A of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a) before 
October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 
made in connection with the contract. 
(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 
made available to carry out the conservation reserve 
program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) to continue to carry out con-
tracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the provi-
sions of law and regulation applicable to such con-
tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 2703. WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3837 et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The 
amendment made by this section shall not affect the 
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validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter C of 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.) before 
October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 
made in connection with the contract. 
(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 
made available to carry out the agricultural con-
servation easement program under subtitle H of title 
XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by 
section 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out 
contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the pro-
visions of law and regulation applicable to such con-
tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 2704. FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM AND FARM 
VIABILITY PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3838h et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘AND FARMLAND PROTECTION’’. 
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(c) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The 
amendments made by this section shall not affect 
the validity or terms of any contract entered into by 
the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter C of 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) before 
October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 
made in connection with the contract. 
(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 
made available to carry out the agricultural con-
servation easement program under subtitle H of title 
XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by 
section 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out 
contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the pro-
visions of law and regulation applicable to such con-
tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 2705. GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3838n et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
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