(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1231(b) of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (1) and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (C); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) marginal pasture land or hay land that is 
otherwise ineligible, if the land is located in the 
Longleaf Pine National Conservation Priority Area 
and will be devoted to long leaf pine; or 
‘‘(7) marginal pasture land or hay land that is 
otherwise ineligible, if the land is to be devoted to 
native vegetation appropriate to the locale and will 
provide suitable habitat for a State or federally list-
ed threatened or endangered species or a species de-
termined by the Secretary of the Interior to be spe-
cies of concern.’’. 
(c) ENROLLMENT GOALS.—Section 1231(d) of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting: 
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‘‘(1) ACREAGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ENROLLMENT GOALS.—For the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this para-
graph and ending on December 31, 2013, the Sec-
retary shall establish a goal— 
‘‘(A) to enroll not less than 7,000,000 
acres of eligible land through the continuous en-
rollment program and the conservation reserve 
enhancement program; and 
‘‘(B) to maintain enrollment of at least 
7,800,000 acres in the Prairie Pothole Region 
National Conservation Priority Area.’’. 
(d) BALANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCE PURPOSES.— 
Section 1231(j) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3831(j)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In determining’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) EQUITABLE BALANCE OF CONSERVATION 
PURPOSES.—In determining’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, but need not balance all conservation purposes 
with respect to each particular contract offer.’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) WILDLIFE.—In considering the extent to 
which a contract offer will achieve the conservation 
purposes of the program related to wildlife habitat, 
the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the 
contract offer will contribute to increased popu-
lations of wildlife, including waterfowl, nongame 
grassland birds and neotropical migrants, and assist 
in the recovery of at-risk species.’’. 
(e) DUTIES OF PARTICIPANTS.—Section 1232(a) of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 
as so redesignated, the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(A) approved vegetative cover shall not 
include vegetative cover inappropriate to the lo-
cale;’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(10) as paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively; 
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