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ducers that, in participating in the program, agree 
to adopt resource-conserving crop rotations to 
achieve beneficial crop rotations as appropriate for 
the eligible land of the producers. 
‘‘(2) BENEFICIAL CROP ROTATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall determine whether a resource-conserving 
crop rotation is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for 
additional payments under paragraph (1), based on 
whether the resource-conserving crop rotation is de-
signed to provide natural resource conservation and 
production benefits. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
payment described in paragraph (1), a producer 
shall agree to adopt and maintain the resource-con-
serving crop rotations for the term of the contract. 
‘‘(4) 
RESOURCE-CONSERVING
CROP
ROTA-
TION.—In this subsection, the term ‘resource-con-
serving crop rotation’ means a crop rotation that— 
‘‘(A) includes at least 1 resource con-
serving crop (as defined by the Secretary); 
‘‘(B) reduces erosion; 
‘‘(C) improves soil fertility and tilth; 
‘‘(D) interrupts pest cycles; and 
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‘‘(E) in applicable areas, reduces depletion 
of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need 
for irrigation. 
‘‘(f) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—A person or legal enti-
ty may not receive, directly or indirectly, payments under 
the program that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 
under all contracts entered into during fiscal years 2014 
through 2018, excluding funding arrangements with In-
dian tribes, regardless of the number of contracts entered 
into under the program by the person or legal entity. 
‘‘(g) SPECIALTY CROP AND ORGANIC PRODUCERS.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that outreach and technical as-
sistance are available, and program specifications are ap-
propriate to enable specialty crop and organic producers 
to participate in the program. 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION
WITH
ORGANIC
CERTIFI-
CATION.—The Secretary shall establish a transparent 
means by which producers may initiate organic certifi-
cation under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) while participating in a contract 
under the program. 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations that— 
‘‘(1) prescribe such other rules as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and rea-
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sonable application of the limitations established 
under subsection (f); and 
‘‘(2) otherwise enable the Secretary to carry out 
the program.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
(c) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
this section shall not affect the validity or terms of 
any contract entered into by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) before October 1, 2013, or 
any payments required to be made in connection 
with the contract. 
(2) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 
Funds made available under section 1241(a)(4) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3841(a)(4)) (as amended by section 2601(a)) may 
be used to administer and make payments to pro-
gram participants enrolled into contracts during any 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
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