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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10514 
To provide additional assistance to certain agricultural producers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. LAMALFA, 
Mr. BACON, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. VAN ORDEN, and 
Mr. BAIRD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide additional assistance to certain agricultural 
producers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Conservation Reinvest-
ment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS. 
(a) ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise available (including amounts made 
available on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
during calendar year 2024 for the same purpose), of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall use $1,450,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025 to increase the percentage of economic loss covered 
under the assistance prescribed in section 2102 of title I 
of Division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations 
and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2025. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS OF 
SALES-BASED CROPS AND FLAT-RATE CROPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, including under the Marketing As-
sistance for Specialty Crops program, of the funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall use— 
(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to 
assist producers of sales-based crops that are 
not eligible for assistance with respect to such 
crops under subsection (a) or the assistance de-
scribed in such subsection; and 
(B) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to 
provide $30-per-acre payments to producers of 
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flat-rate crops that are not eligible for assist-
ance with respect to such crops under sub-
section (a) or the assistance described in such 
subsection. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Assistance provided 
under paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the case of sales-based crops, 
shall be subject to the same terms and 
conditions as any assistance provided 
under the Marketing Assistance for Spe-
cialty Crops program, except that such as-
sistance shall be subject to the payment 
limitations specified in section 9.7(e) of 
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act); and 
(ii) in the case of flat-rate crops, shall 
be provided in a similar manner, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
assistance with respect to such crops is 
provided under the Coronavirus Food As-
sistance Program under section 9.203 of 
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
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effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(B) EXPEDITING
PROVISION
OF
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary of Agriculture may use 
eligibility criteria for any existing program of 
the Department of Agriculture under which as-
sistance is provided to producers of sales-based 
crops or flat-rate crops to expedite the provision 
of assistance under this subsection. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘Marketing Assistance for 
Specialty Crops program’’ refers to the program 
established by the Secretary of Agriculture for 
which a notice of funds availability was pub-
lished in the Federal Register on December 10, 
2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 99212). 
(B) The terms ‘‘sales-based crops’’ and 
‘‘flat-rate’’ crops have the meanings given such 
terms in section 9.201 of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act). 
SEC. 3. CONSERVATION FUNDING. 
(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Section 1241(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs 
(A) through (F) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(B) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(C) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(D) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
‘‘(E) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; 
‘‘(F) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; 
and 
‘‘(G) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; 
‘‘(ii) $2,600,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(iii) $2,800,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027; 
‘‘(iv) $3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028; 
‘‘(v) $3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2029; 
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‘‘(vi) $3,130,000,000 for fiscal year 
2030; and 
‘‘(vii) $3,130,000,000 for fiscal year 
2031; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) $1,275,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; 
‘‘(ii) $1,325,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(iii) $1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027; 
‘‘(iv) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028; 
‘‘(v) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2029; 
‘‘(vi) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2030; and 
‘‘(vii) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2031.’’. 
(b) MITIGATION
AGRICULTURAL
CONSERVATION 
PRACTICES.—Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(k) MITIGATION AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION 
PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘mitigation agricultural conservation practice’ means 
a practice or enhancement that directly improves soil 
carbon, reduces nitrogen losses, or reduces, captures, 
avoids, or sequesters carbon dioxide, methane, or ni-
trous oxide emissions, associated with agricultural 
production. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail-
able under subsection (a)(3)(A) for fiscal year 2025 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
use not less than 30 percent of such funds to carry 
out mitigation agricultural conservation practices.’’. 
(c) RCPP FUNDING.—Section 1271D(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871d(a)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
use to carry out the program, to the maximum extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(1) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(2) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(3) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(4) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
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‘‘(5) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; 
‘‘(6) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and 
‘‘(7) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.’’. 
(d) WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION ACT.—Section 15 of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for fiscal year 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, 
to remain available until expended’’. 
(e) CONSERVATION RESCISSIONS.—The unobligated 
balances of amounts appropriated by section 21001(a) of 
Public Law 117–169 are rescinded. 
SEC. 4. MANDATORY REPORTING OF DAIRY PRODUCT 
PROCESSING COSTS. 
Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1637b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) for each manufacturer required to re-
port under subparagraph (A) for any product, 
require that manufacturer to report production 
cost and product yield information, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, for all products proc-
essed in the same facility or facilities.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘products and’’ after ‘‘those’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ELECTRONIC REPORTING’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
PORTING’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC REPORTING’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
PORTING’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (b)(1)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of subsection (b)(1)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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