representatives of the United States cotton indus-
try. 
(B) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
FEDERAL
ADVI-
SORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.—The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to consultations under this subsection. 
(4) REVIEW OF ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 
may review the operation of the upland cotton quality 
adjustments implemented pursuant to this subsection 
and may make further adjustments to the administra-
tion of the loan program for upland cotton, by revok-
ing or revising any adjustment taken under para-
graph (2). 
(f) RICE.—The Secretary shall not make adjustments 
in the loan rates for long grain rice and medium grain 
rice, except for differences in grade and quality (including 
milling yields). 
(g) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 166 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
(7 U.S.C. 7286) is amended by striking ‘‘and Subtitle B 
of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014, and subtitle B of title I of the Agriculture and 
Nutrition Act of 2018’’. 
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Subtitle C—Sugar 
SEC. 1301. SUGAR POLICY. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PROGRAM AND LOAN 
RATES.— 
(1) SUGARCANE.—Section 156(a)(4) of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(2) SUGAR
BEETS.—Section 156(b)(2) of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Section 156(i) of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(i)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) 
FLEXIBLE
MARKETING
ALLOTMENTS
FOR 
SUGAR.— 
(1) SUGAR ESTIMATES.—Section 359b(a)(1) of 
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
1359bb(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Section 359l(a) of the 
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
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1359ll(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle D—Dairy Risk Manage-
ment Program and Other Dairy 
Programs 
SEC. 1401. DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR DAIRY 
PRODUCERS. 
(a) REVIEW OF DATA USED IN CALCULATION OF AV-
ERAGE FEED COST.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate a report evaluating the 
extent to which the average cost of feed used by a dairy 
operation to produce a hundredweight of milk calculated 
by the Secretary as required by section 1402(a) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9052(a)) is representative 
of actual dairy feed costs. 
(b) CORN SILAGE REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report de-
tailing the costs incurred by dairy operations in the use 
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of corn silage as feed, and the difference between the feed 
cost of corn silage and the feed cost of corn. 
(c) COLLECTION OF ALFALFA HAY DATA.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service, shall revise monthly price 
survey reports to include prices for high-quality alfalfa hay 
in the top five milk producing States, as measured by vol-
ume of milk produced during the previous month. 
(d) REGISTRATION OF MULTIPRODUCER DAIRY OPER-
ATIONS.—Section 1404(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9054(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘If’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5), if’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN
MULTIPRODUCER
DAIRY
OPER-
ATION EXCLUSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
EXCLUSION
OF
LOW-PERCENTAGE 
OWNERS.—To promote administrative efficiency 
in the dairy risk management program, a multi-
producer dairy operation covered by paragraph 
(3) may elect, at the option of the multiproducer 
dairy operation, to exclude information from the 
registration process regarding any individual 
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owner of the multiproducer dairy operation 
that— 
‘‘(i) holds less than a five percent own-
ership interest in the multiproducer dairy 
operation; or 
‘‘(ii) is entitled to less than five per-
cent of the income, revenue, profit, gain, 
loss, expenditure, deduction, or credit of the 
multiproducer dairy operation for any 
given year. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF EXCLUSION ON DAIRY RISK 
MANAGEMENT PAYMENTS.—To the extent that an 
individual owner of a multiproducer dairy oper-
ation is excluded under subparagraph (A) from 
the registration of the multiproducer dairy oper-
ation, any dairy risk management payment 
made to the multiproducer dairy operation shall 
be reduced by an amount equal to the greater of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The amount determined by multi-
plying the dairy risk management payment 
otherwise determined under section 1406 by 
the total percentage of ownership interests 
represented by the excluded owners. 
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‘‘(ii) The amount determined by multi-
plying the dairy risk management payment 
otherwise determined under section 1406 by 
the total percentage of the income, revenue, 
profit, gain, loss, expenditure, deduction, or 
credit of the multiproducer dairy operation 
represented by the excluded owners.’’. 
(e) RELATION
TO LIVESTOCK GROSS MARGIN
FOR 
DAIRY PROGRAM.—Section 1404(d) of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘but not both’’ and inserting ‘‘but 
not on the same production’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or the’’ and inserting ‘‘and the’’; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘margin protection program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘dairy risk management program’’. 
(f) PRODUCTION HISTORY OF PARTICIPATING DAIRY 
OPERATORS.— 
(1) CONTINUED USE OF PRIOR DAIRY OPERATION 
PRODUCTION HISTORY.—Section 1405(a)(1) of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The production history of a participating 
dairy operation shall continue to be based on annual 
milk marketings during the 2011, 2012, or 2013 cal-
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Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘annu-
ally’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEADLINE FOR ELECTION; DURATION.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, each participating dairy operation shall elect a cov-
erage level threshold under subsection (a)(1) and a coverage 
percentage under subsection (a)(2) to be used to determine 
dairy risk management payments. This election shall re-
main in effect for the participating dairy operation for the 
duration of the dairy risk management program, as speci-
fied in section 1409.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL COVERAGE LEVEL THRESHOLDS 
FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS.—Section 1406(a)(1) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056(a)(1)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘or $8.00’’ the following: 
‘‘(and in the case of production subject to premiums 
under section 1407(b), also $8.50 or $9.00)’’. 
(3) ELECTION
OF
PRODUCTION
HISTORY
COV-
ERAGE PERCENTAGE.—Section 1406(a)(2) of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056(a)(2)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘beginning with 25 percent and 
not exceeding’’ and inserting ‘‘but not to exceed’’. 
(h) PREMIUMS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DAIRY RISK 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) PREMIUM PER HUNDREDWEIGHT FOR FIRST 
5 MILLION POUNDS OF PRODUCTION.—Section 1407(b) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) PRODUCER PREMIUMS.—The following an-
nual premiums apply: 
‘‘Coverage Level 
Premium per Cwt. 
$4.00 
None 
$4.50 
$0.002 
$5.00 
$0.005 
$5.50 
$0.008 
$6.00 
$0.010 
$6.50 
$0.017 
$7.00 
$0.041 
$7.50 
$0.057 
$8.00 
$0.090 
$8.50 
$0.120 
$9.00 
$0.170’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3). 
(2) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1407(d) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(d)) is 
amended in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘TIME 
FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘METHOD OF’’. 
(i) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED
TO PRO-
GRAM NAME.— 
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(1) HEADING.—The heading of part I of subtitle 
D of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–79; 128 Stat. 688) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘PART I—DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 
FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1401 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and 
inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—The 
terms ‘dairy risk management program’ and ‘pro-
gram’ mean the dairy risk management program re-
quired by section 1403. 
‘‘(6) DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT PAYMENT.—The 
term ‘dairy risk management payment’ means a pay-
ment made to a participating dairy operation under 
the program pursuant to section 1406.’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (7) and (8), by striking 
‘‘margin protection’’ both places it appears. 
(3) CALCULATION OF ACTUAL DAIRY PRODUCTION 
MARGIN.—Section 1402(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9052(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘margin protection’’ and inserting ‘‘dairy risk man-
agement’’. 
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(4) PROGRAM OPERATION.—Section 1403 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9053) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ES-
TABLISHMENT
OF
MARGIN
PROTECTION’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Not later than September 
1, 2014, the Secretary shall establish and admin-
ister a margin protection program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Secretary shall continue to administer 
a dairy risk management program’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘margin protection pay-
ment’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘dairy risk management payment’’. 
(5) PARTICIPATION.—Section 1404 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘MARGIN PROTECTION’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘margin 
protection program to receive margin protection 
payments’’ and inserting ‘‘dairy risk manage-
ment program to receive dairy risk management 
payments’’; and 
(C) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking 
‘‘margin protection’’ each place it appears. 
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(6) PRODUCTION HISTORY.—Section 1405 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘margin protection pro-
gram’’ the first place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘dairy risk management program’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘margin protection’’ 
the second place it appears; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘margin 
protection’’. 
(7) PAYMENTS.—Section 1406 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘MARGIN
PROTECTION’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘margin protection’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘dairy risk man-
agement’’; and 
(C) in the heading of subsection (c), by 
striking ‘‘MARGIN PROTECTION’’. 
(8) PREMIUMS.—Section 1407 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057) is amended— 
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(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘MARGIN
PROTECTION’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘margin 
protection program’’ and inserting ‘‘dairy risk 
management program’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘margin 
protection’’ both places it appears. 
(9) PENALTIES.—Section 1408 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9058) is amended by 
striking ‘‘margin protection’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘dairy risk management’’. 
(10) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—Sec-
tion 1410 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9060) is amended by striking ‘‘margin protection’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘dairy risk man-
agement’’. 
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(k) DURATION.—Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9059) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘margin protection’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘dairy risk management’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 1402. CLASS I SKIM MILK PRICE. 
(a) CLASS I SKIM MILK PRICE.—Section 8c(5)(A) of 
the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)(A)), re-
enacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by striking ‘‘Throughout 
the 2-year period’’ and all that follows through ‘‘such han-
dlers.’’ and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘Through-
out the 2-year period beginning on the effective date of this 
sentence (and subsequent to such 2-year period unless modi-
fied by amendment to the order involved), for purposes of 
determining prices for milk of the highest use classification, 
the Class I skim milk price per hundredweight specified in 
section 1000.50(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulation), shall be the sum of the adjusted 
Class I differential specified in section 1000.52 of such title 
7, plus the adjustment to Class I prices specified in sections 
1005.51(b), 1006.51(b), and 1007.51(b) of such title 7 (or 
successor regulation), plus the simple average of the ad-
vanced pricing factors computed in sections 1000.50(q)(1) 
and 1000.50(q)(2) of such title 7 (or successor regulation), 
plus $0.74.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the 
first month beginning more than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Implementation of the 
amendment made by subsection (a) is not subject to 
any of the following: 
(A) The notice and comment provisions of 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) The notice and hearing requirements of 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 8c of the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reen-
acted with amendments by the Agricultural Mar-
keting Agreement Act of 1937. 
(C) The order amendment requirements of 
section 8c(17) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(17)). 
(D) A referendum under section 8c(19) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(19)). 
SEC. 1403. EXTENSION OF DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1502(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8772(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2026’’. 
SEC. 1404. EXTENSION OF DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM. 
Section 3 of Public Law 90–484 (7 U.S.C. 450l) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 1405. EXTENSION OF DAIRY PROMOTION AND RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy Production Stabiliza-
tion Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 1406. REPEAL OF DAIRY PRODUCT DONATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1431 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9071) is repealed. 
Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricul-
tural Disaster Assistance Pro-
grams 
SEC. 1501. MODIFICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICUL-
TURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) COVERED LIVESTOCK LOSSES FOR LIVESTOCK IN-
DEMNITY PAYMENTS.—Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) disease that, as determined by the Sec-
retary— 
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‘‘(i) is caused or transmitted by a vec-
tor; and 
‘‘(ii) is not susceptible to control by 
vaccination 
or 
acceptable 
management 
practices.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘A payment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PAYMENT REDUCTIONS.—A payment’’. 
(b) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSION OF GROSS 
INCOME LIMITATION.—Section 1501(f) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this section (excluding 
payments received under subsections (b) and 
(e))’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘joint venture or general 
partnership’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass 
through entity (as such term is defined in para-
graph (5) of section 1001(a) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a)))’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION
OF
GROSS
INCOME
LIMITA-
TION.—For purposes of this section only, subsection 
(b) of section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) shall not apply to a person or 
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legal entity if 75 percent or greater of the average ad-
justed gross income (as such term is defined in sub-
section (a) of such section) of such person or legal en-
tity derives from farming, ranching, or silviculture 
activities.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—Section 1501 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081), as amended 
by this section, shall apply with respect to losses described 
in such section 1501 incurred on or after January 1, 2017. 
Subtitle F—Administration 
SEC. 1601. ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY. 
(a) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—The 
Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this title. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY.—A determina-
tion made by the Secretary under this title shall be final 
and conclusive. 
(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this subsection, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall 
promulgate such regulations as are necessary to im-
plement this title and the amendments made by this 
title. 
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(2) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the regu-
lations and administration of this title and the 
amendments made by this title shall be made without 
regard to— 
(A) the notice and comment provisions of 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Re-
duction Act’’). 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE-
MAKING.—In carrying out this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall use the authority provided under section 
808 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY RELATED TO TRADE 
AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) REQUIRED DETERMINATION; ADJUSTMENT.— 
If the Secretary determines that expenditures under 
this title that are subject to the total allowable domes-
tic support levels under the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments (as defined in section 2 of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)) will exceed such al-
lowable levels for any applicable reporting period, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
make adjustments in the amount of such expenditures 
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during that period to ensure that such expenditures 
do not exceed the allowable levels. 
(2) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Before 
making any adjustment under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report describing the determination made 
under that paragraph and the extent of the adjust-
ment to be made. 
SEC. 1602. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938.—The 
following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938 shall not be applicable to the 2019 through 2023 crops 
of covered commodities (as defined in section 1111), cotton, 
and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
through December 31, 2023: 
(1) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III 
(7 U.S.C. 1326 et seq.). 
(2) In the case of upland cotton, section 377 (7 
U.S.C. 1377). 
(3) Subtitle D of title III (7 U.S.C. 1379a et 
seq.). 
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(4) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). 
(b) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY.—The following provisions of 
the Agricultural Act of 1949 shall not be applicable 
to the 2019 through 2023 crops of covered commod-
ities (as defined in section 1111), cotton, and sugar 
and shall not be applicable to milk during the period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
through December 31, 2023: 
(A) Section 101 (7 U.S.C. 1441). 
(B) Section 103(a) (7 U.S.C. 1444(a)). 
(C) Section 105 (7 U.S.C. 1444b). 
(D) Section 107 (7 U.S.C. 1445a). 
(E) Section 110 (7 U.S.C. 1445e). 
(F) Section 112 (7 U.S.C. 1445g). 
(G) Section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k). 
(H) Section 201 (7 U.S.C. 1446). 
(I) Title III (7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.). 
(J) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), other 
than sections 404, 412, and 416 (7 U.S.C. 1424, 
1429, and 1431). 
(K) Title V (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.). 
(L) Title VI (7 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.). 
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(2) CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.—Section 201(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, crambe, cottonseed, ses-
ame seed’’ after ‘‘mustard seed’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘dry peas, lentils, small 
chickpeas, large chickpeas, graded wool, non-
graded wool, mohair, peanuts,’’ after ‘‘honey,’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘in accordance with this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent with the percent-
age levels of support provided under subsection 
(c), except as otherwise provided for under sub-
section (b)’’. 
(c) SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN QUOTA PROVISIONS.— 
The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolution relating to 
corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural 
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended’’, approved May 26, 
1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and 1340), shall not be applicable to 
the crops of wheat planted for harvest in the calendar years 
2019 through 2023. 
SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘section 
1001 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1111 of the Agri-
culture and Nutrition Act of 2018’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘first 
cousin, niece, nephew,’’ after ‘‘sibling,’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as (6); 
and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED PASS THROUGH ENTITY.—The 
term ‘qualified pass through entity’ means a partner-
ship (within the meaning of subchapter K of chapter 
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and including 
a limited liability company that does not affirma-
tively elect to be treated as a corporation), an S cor-
poration (as defined in section 1361 of such Code), or 
a joint venture.’’; 
(2) in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ‘‘enti-
ty’’ through ‘‘Agricultural Act of 2014’’ in each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘entity (except a qualified 
pass through entity) for any crop year under sections 
1116 and 1117 of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act 
of 2018’’; 
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(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘associated’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the sentence 
and inserting ‘‘associated with subtitle B of title I of 
the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by adding the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) ADMINISTRATION OF REDUCTION.—The Sec-
retary shall apply any order described in section 
1614(d)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9097(d)(1)) to payments under sections 1116 and 
1117 of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 
prior to applying payment limitations under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED PASS THROUGH ENTI-
TIES.—Section 1001(e)(3)(B)(ii) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(e)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘JOINT VENTURES 
AND GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS’’ and inserting ‘‘QUALI-
FIED PASS THROUGH ENTITIES’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘joint venture or a general part-
nership’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass through enti-
ty’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘joint ventures and general part-
nerships’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass through enti-
ties’’; and 
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(4) by striking ‘‘joint venture or general partner-
ship’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass through entity’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TREATMENT
OF
FEDERAL
AGENCIES
AND 
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Section 1001(f) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(f)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘or 
title XII’’ and inserting ‘‘title I of the Agri-
culture and Nutrition Act of 2018, or title XII’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘or 
title XII’’ and inserting ‘‘title I of the Agri-
culture and Nutrition Act of 2018, or title XII’’. 
(2) FOREIGN
PERSONS
INELIGIBLE.—Section 
1001C(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308–3(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘title I of the Ag-
riculture and Nutrition Act of 2018,’’ after ‘‘2014,’’. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply beginning with the 2019 crop year. 
SEC. 1604. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001D(b)(2) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘title I of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘title I 
of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘title II of the Agriculture 
and Nutrition Act of 2018,’’ after ‘‘under’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Starting with fiscal year 
2015, a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’; 
(3) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (D); and 
(4) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (E) 
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001D(b) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) EXCEPTION
FOR
QUALIFIED
PASS 
THROUGH ENTITIES.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to a qualified pass through 
entity (as such term is defined in section 
1001(a)(5)). 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the limitation established by paragraph (1) with 
respect to a payment pursuant to a covered ben-
efit described in paragraph (2)(B), on a case-by- 
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case basis, if the Secretary determines that envi-
ronmentally sensitive land of special significance 
would be protected as a result of such waiver.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1001D 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘sub-
ject to paragraph (3),’’ after ‘‘of law,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, general 
partnership, or joint venture’’ both places it ap-
pears. 
(c) TRANSITION.—Section 1001D of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a), as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply with 
respect to the 2018 crop, fiscal, or program year, as appro-
priate, for each program described in subsection (b)(2) of 
that section (as so in effect on that day). 
SEC. 1605. PREVENTION OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS RE-
CEIVING 
PAYMENTS 
UNDER 
FARM 
COM-
MODITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) RECONCILIATION.—At least twice each year, the 
Secretary shall reconcile Social Security numbers of all in-
dividuals who receive payments under this title, whether di-
rectly or indirectly, with the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity to determine if the individuals are alive. 
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(b) PRECLUSION.—The Secretary shall preclude the 
issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individ-
uals that were not eligible for payments. 
SEC. 1606. ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 8(g) of the 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 
590h(g)), relating to assignment of payments, shall apply 
to payments made under this title. 
(b) NOTICE.—The producer making the assignment, or 
the assignee, shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such 
manner as the Secretary may require, of any assignment 
made under this section. 
SEC. 1607. TRACKING OF BENEFITS. 
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary may track the benefits provided, di-
rectly or indirectly, to individuals and entities under titles 
I and II and the amendments made by those titles. 
SEC. 1608. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this title and title 
II and amendments made by those titles, if the Secretary 
approves a document, the Secretary shall not subsequently 
determine the document is inadequate or invalid because 
of the lack of authority of any person signing the document 
on behalf of the applicant or any other individual, entity, 
or qualified pass through entity (as such term is defined 
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in paragraph (5) of section 1001(a) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a))) or the documents relied 
upon were determined inadequate or invalid, unless the per-
son signing the program document knowingly and willfully 
falsified the evidence of signature authority or a signature. 
(b) AFFIRMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro-
hibits the Secretary from asking a proper party to af-
firm any document that otherwise would be consid-
ered approved under subsection (a). 
(2) NO RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—A denial of bene-
fits based on a lack of affirmation under paragraph 
(1) shall not be retroactive with respect to third-party 
producers who were not the subject of the erroneous 
representation of authority, if the third-party pro-
ducers— 
(A) relied on the prior approval by the Sec-
retary of the documents in good faith; and 
(B) substantively complied with all pro-
gram requirements. 
SEC. 1609. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PRODUCERS FOR DEFI-
CIENCIES. 
Section 164(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7284(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘this title’’ and all that follows through ‘‘unless’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘this title, title I of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, title I of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.), title 
I of the Agricultural Act of 2014, or Agriculture and Nutri-
tion Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 1610. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) MAINTENANCE OF BASE ACRES AND PAYMENT 
YIELDS.—The Secretary shall maintain, for each covered 
commodity, base acres and payment yields on a farm estab-
lished under sections 1001 and 1301 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702, 8751), as 
adjusted pursuant to sections 1101, 1102, 1108, and 1302 
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 8711, 8712, 8718, 8752), as in effect 
on September 30, 2013, and as adjusted pursuant to sec-
tions 1112 and 1113 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9012, 9013). 
(b) STREAMLINING.—In implementing this title and 
amendments made by this title, the Secretary shall— 
(1) continue to reduce administrative burdens 
and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing 
paperwork, forms, and other administrative require-
ments, including through the continuation of the 
Acreage Crop Reporting and Streamlining Initiative 
that, in part, shall ensure that— 
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(A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) 
may report information, electronically (includ-
ing geospatial data) or conventionally, to the De-
partment; 
(B) upon the request of the producer (or 
agent thereof), the Department of Agriculture 
electronically shares with the producer (or agent) 
in real time and without cost to the producer (or 
agent) the common land unit data, related farm 
level data, and other information of the pro-
ducer; and 
(C) no agent, approved insurance provider, 
or employee or contractor of an agency or ap-
proved insurance provider, bears responsibility 
or liability under the Acreage Crop Reporting 
and Streamlining Initiative for the eligibility of 
a producer for programs administered by the De-
partment of Agriculture that are not policies or 
plans of insurance offered under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et. seq.) ex-
cept in cases of misrepresentation, fraud, or 
scheme and device; 
(2) continue to improve coordination, informa-
tion sharing, and administrative work with the Farm 
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Service Agency, Risk Management Agency, and the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service; 
(3) continue to take advantage of new tech-
nologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of pro-
gram delivery to producers; and 
(4) reduce administrative burdens on producers 
by offering such producers an option to remotely and 
electronically sign annual contracts for participation 
in coverage under sections 1116 and 1117. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall make 
available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this title 
and amendments made by this title, $25,000,000. 
(d) LOAN IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1614(d)(1) of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(1)) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or subtitles B and C of 
the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018’’ after 
‘‘this title’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘made by subtitles B or C’’ 
and inserting ‘‘made by such subtitles’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘of this title, and sections 
1207(c) and 1208 of the Agriculture and Nutri-
tion Act of 2018’’ after ‘‘1208’’. 
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(2) REPAYMENT.—Section 1614(d)(2) of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(2)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of subtitles B or C’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of subtitle B or C of this title, or sub-
title B or C of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act 
of 2018’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘under subtitles B or C’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of subtitle B or C of this title, or 
subtitle B or C of the Agriculture and Nutrition 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 1611. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF EXEMPTED PRODUCER.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘exempted producer’’ means a producer 
or landowner eligible to participate in any conservation or 
commodity program administered by the Secretary. 
(b) EXEMPTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including the Federal Funding Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282; 31 
U.S.C. 6101 note), the requirements of parts 25 and 170 
of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (and any successor 
regulations), shall not apply with respect to assistance re-
ceived by an exempted producer from the Secretary, acting 
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through the Natural Resources Conservation Service or the 
Farm Service Agency. 
TITLE II—CONSERVATION 
Subtitle A—Wetland Conservation 
SEC. 2101. PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY. 
Section 1221(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3821(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) DUTY OF THE SECRETARY.—Before de-
termining that a person is ineligible for program 
benefits under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
determine that no exemption under section 1222 
applies.’’. 
SEC. 2102. MINIMAL EFFECT REGULATIONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF MINIMAL EFFECT EXEMP-
TIONS.—Section 1222(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3822(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Agriculture 
and Nutrition Act of 2018,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary shall 
identify’’. 
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(b) MITIGATION BANKING.—Section 1222(k)(1)(B) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(k)(1)(B)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(i) FUNDS
OF
COMMODITY
CREDIT 
CORPORATION.—To carry out this para-
graph, the Secretary shall use $10,000,000 
of the funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration beginning in fiscal year 2019, 
which funds shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(ii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts made 
available under clause (i), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
Subtitle B—Conservation Reserve 
Program 
SEC. 2201. CONSERVATION RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1231(a) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) ENROLLMENT.—Section 1231(d) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) fiscal year 2019, no more than 
25,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(G) fiscal year 2020, no more than 
26,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(H) fiscal year 2021, no more than 
27,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(I) fiscal year 2022, no more than 
28,000,000 acres; and 
‘‘(J) fiscal year 2023, no more than 
29,000,000 acres.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—For purposes of apply-
ing the limitations in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) no more than 2,000,000 acres of 
the land described in subsection (b)(3) may 
be enrolled in the program at any one time 
during the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years; 
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‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall enroll and 
maintain in the conservation reserve not 
fewer than 3,000,000 acres of the land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3) by September 
30, 2023; and 
‘‘(iii) in carrying out clause (ii), to the 
maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
shall maintain in the conservation reserve 
at any one time during— 
‘‘(I) fiscal year 2019, 1,000,000 
acres; 
‘‘(II) fiscal year 2020, 1,500,000 
acres; 
‘‘(III) fiscal year 2021, 2,000,000 
acres; 
‘‘(IV) fiscal year 2022, 2,500,000 
acres; and 
‘‘(V) fiscal year 2023, 3,000,000 
acres.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) 
RESERVATION
OF
UNENROLLED 
ACRES.—If the Secretary is unable in a fiscal 
year to enroll enough acres of land described in 
subsection (b)(3) to meet the number of acres de-
scribed in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph 
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‘‘(4) FREQUENCY.—In carrying out this sub-
chapter, for contracts that are not available on a con-
tinuous enrollment basis, the Secretary shall hold a 
signup not less often than once every other year.’’. 
(c) DURATION OF CONTRACT.—Section 1231(e) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) DURATION OF CONTRACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), for the purpose of carrying out this sub-
chapter, the Secretary shall enter into contracts of not 
less than 10, nor more than 15, years. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
CONTINUOUS
CONTRACTS.—With 
respect to contracts under this subchapter for the en-
rollment of land described in paragraph (4) or (5) of 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into contracts 
of a period of 15 or 30 years.’’. 
(d) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CONSIDERATION.—Section 
1231(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(h)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘On the expiration’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On the expiration’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) REENROLLMENT LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN 
LAND.—Land subject to a contract entered into under 
this subchapter shall be eligible for only one reenroll-
ment in the conservation reserve under paragraph (1) 
if the land is devoted to hardwood trees.’’. 
SEC. 2202. FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Section 1231B(a)(1) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACREAGE.—Section 1231B(b)(2) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(b)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) BUFFER ACREAGE.—Subject to subsections 
(c) and (d), an owner or operator may enroll in the 
conservation reserve, pursuant to the program estab-
lished under this section, buffer acreage that, with re-
spect to land described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
(C) of paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) is contiguous to such land; 
‘‘(B) is used to protect such land; and 
‘‘(C) is of such width as the Secretary deter-
mines is necessary to protect such land, taking 
into consideration and accommodating the farm-
ing practices (including the straightening of 
boundaries to accommodate machinery) used 
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with respect to the cropland that surrounds such 
land.’’. 
(c) PROGRAM LIMITATIONS.—Section 1231B(c) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘500,000’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Subject to 
paragraph (3), any acreage’’ and inserting ‘‘Any 
acreage’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(d) DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS.—Section 
1231B(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831b(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(e) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Section 1231B(f) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(f)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
1234(d)(2)(A)’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 2203. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1232(a) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, which may 
include the use of grazing in accordance with para-
graph (8),’’ after ‘‘management on the land’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) 
as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively, and insert-
ing after paragraph (9) the following: 
‘‘(10) on land devoted to hardwood or other trees, 
excluding windbreaks and shelterbelts, to carry out 
proper thinning and other practices to improve the 
condition of resources, promote forest management, 
and enhance wildlife habitat on the land;’’. 
(b) CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 1232(b)(2) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, if any,’’. 
SEC. 2204. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) COST-SHARE AND RENTAL PAYMENTS.—Section 
1233(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3833(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘pay an annual rental 
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payment in an amount necessary to compensate for’’ and 
inserting ‘‘pay an annual rental payment, in accordance 
with section 1234(d), for’’. 
(b) SPECIFIED
ACTIVITIES
PERMITTED.—Section 
1233(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3833(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘not less than 25 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(except that vegeta-
tive cover may not be harvested for seed)’’ 
after ‘‘managed harvesting’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘is at 
least every 5 but not more than once every 3 
years;’’ and inserting ‘‘contributes to the health 
and vigor of the established cover, and is not 
more than once every 3 years; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) shall ensure that 25 percent of the 
acres covered by the contract are not harvested, 
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in accordance with an approved plan that pro-
vides for wildlife cover and shelter;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘not less than 25 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘25 percent’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘routine grazing, except that in 
permitting such routine grazing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘grazing, except that in permitting 
such grazing’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘contin-
ued routine grazing; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘grazing;’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘routine grazing 
may be conducted, such that the fre-
quency is not more than once every 2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘grazing may be 
conducted, such that the frequency con-
tributes to the health and vigor of the 
established cover’’; 
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(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘the number of years that should be re-
quired between routine’’ and inserting 
‘‘the appropriate frequency and dura-
tion of’’; and 
(III) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘routine’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) shall ensure that the grazing is 
conducted in accordance with an approved 
plan that does not restrict grazing during 
the primary nesting season and will reduce 
the stocking rate determined under clause 
(i) by 50 percent; and’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) grazing during the applicable normal graz-
ing period determined under subclause (I) of section 
1501(c)(3)(D)(i) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(i)), without any restriction on 
grazing during the primary nesting period, subject to 
the condition that the grazing shall be at 50 percent 
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of the normal carrying capacity determined under 
that subclause.’’; 
(5) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘and retains suitable 
vegetative structure for wildlife cover and shelter;’’; 
(6) in paragraph (6)(C), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) grazing pursuant to section 1232(a)(5), 
without any reduction in the rental rate, if the graz-
ing is consistent with the conservation of soil, water 
quality, and wildlife habitat.’’. 
(c) NATURAL DISASTER OR ADVERSE WEATHER AS 
MID-CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.—Section 1233 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) NATURAL DISASTER OR ADVERSE WEATHER AS 
MID-CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.—In the case of a natural 
disaster or adverse weather event that has the effect of a 
management practice consistent with the conservation plan, 
the Secretary shall not require further management prac-
tices pursuant to section 1232(a)(5) that are intended to 
achieve the same effect.’’. 
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SEC. 2205. PAYMENTS. 
(a) COST SHARING PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(b) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not more than 40 percent’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) EXCEPTION FOR SEED COSTS.—In the 
case of seed costs related to the establishment of 
cover, cost share shall not exceed 25 percent of 
the total cost of the seed mixture. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.— 
Except as provided in subsection (c), the Sec-
retary may not make additional incentive pay-
ments beyond the actual cost of installing meas-
ures and practices described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) MID-CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT
GRAZ-
ING.—The Secretary may not make any cost 
sharing payment to an owner or operator under 
this subchapter pursuant to section 1232(a)(5).’’; 
and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and re-
designating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3). 
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(b) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(c) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘IN-
CENTIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘FOREST MANAGEMENT PAY-
MENT’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Using funds made available 
under section 1241(a)(1)(A), the Secretary’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘150 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’. 
(c) ANNUAL RENTAL PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(d) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘less intensive use, the Sec-
retary may consider’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘less intensive use— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary may consider’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall consider the impact 
on the local farmland rental market.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) 
INITIAL
ENROLLMENT.—The 
amounts payable to an owner or operator 
in the form of annual rental payments 
under a contract entered into under this 
subchapter with respect to land that has not 
previously been subject to such a contract 
shall be not more than 80 percent of the ap-
plicable estimated average county rental 
rate published pursuant to paragraph (4) 
for the year in which the contract is entered 
into. 
‘‘(ii) 
MULTIPLE
ENROLLMENTS.—If 
land subject to a contract entered into 
under this subchapter is reenrolled in the 
conservation 
reserve 
under 
section 
1231(h)(1)— 
‘‘(I) for the first such reenroll-
ment, the annual rental payment shall 
be in an amount that is not more than 
65 percent of the applicable estimated 
average county rental rate published 
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pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year 
in which the reenrollment occurs; 
‘‘(II) for the second such reenroll-
ment, the annual rental payment shall 
be in an amount that is not more than 
55 percent of the applicable estimated 
average county rental rate published 
pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year 
in which the reenrollment occurs; 
‘‘(III) for the third such reenroll-
ment, the annual rental payment shall 
be in an amount that is not more than 
45 percent of the applicable estimated 
average county rental rate published 
pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year 
in which the reenrollment occurs; and 
‘‘(IV) for the fourth such reenroll-
ment, the annual rental payment shall 
be in an amount that is not more than 
35 percent of the applicable estimated 
average county rental rate published 
pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year 
in which the reenrollment occurs.’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘In 
the case’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), in the case’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 
paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and 
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘cash’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, not less frequently 
than once every other year,’’ and inserting 
‘‘annually’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and shall publish 
the estimates derived from such survey not 
later than September 15 of each year’’ be-
fore the period at the end; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘as a factor in deter-
mining’’ and inserting ‘‘to determine’’. 
(d) PAYMENT LIMITATION FOR RENTAL PAYMENTS.— 
Section 1234(g)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3834(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Payments 
under subparagraph (B) shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of the cost of activities carried out under the 
applicable agreement entered into under such 
subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 2206. CONTRACTS. 
(a) EARLY TERMINATION BY OWNER OR OPERATOR.— 
Section 1235(e)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3835(e)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
(b) TRANSITION OPTION FOR CERTAIN FARMERS OR 
RANCHERS.—Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) beginning on the date that is 1 year 
before the date of termination of the contract, 
allow the covered farmer or rancher, in conjunc-
tion with the retired or retiring owner or oper-
ator, to make conservation and land improve-
ments, including preparing to plant an agricul-
tural crop;’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), 
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respectively, and inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) beginning on the date that is 3 years 
before the date of termination of the contract, 
allow the covered farmer or rancher to begin the 
certification process under the Organic Foods 
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.);’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting ‘‘, and provide to such farm-
er or rancher technical and financial assistance 
to carry out the requirements of the plan, if 
any’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 
(D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘the conservation stewardship 
program or’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘To the extent the maximum number of acres 
permitted to be enrolled under the program has 
not been met, the Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘eligi-
ble for enrollment under the continuous signup 
option pursuant to section 1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘is carried out on land described 
in paragraph (4) or (5) of section 1231(b)’’. 
(c) END
OF CONTRACT CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 
1235(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3835(g)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) END OF CONTRACT CONSIDERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall not consider an owner or operator to be in vio-
lation of a term or condition of the conservation reserve 
contract if— 
‘‘(1) during the year prior to expiration of the 
contract, the owner or operator— 
‘‘(A) enters into an environmental quality 
incentives program contract; and 
‘‘(B) begins the establishment of an environ-
mental quality incentives practice; or 
‘‘(2) during the three years prior to the expira-
tion of the contract, the owner or operator begins the 
certification process under the Organic Foods Produc-
tion Act of 1990.’’. 
Subtitle C—Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program 
SEC. 2301. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) PRACTICE.—Section 1240A(4)(B) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1(4)(B)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iv) 
and inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) precision conservation manage-
ment planning; 
‘‘(iii) the use of cover crops and re-
source conserving crop rotations; and’’. 
(b) PRIORITY RESOURCE CONCERN.—Section 1240A of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) 
and inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY RESOURCE CONCERN.—The term 
‘priority resource concern’ means a natural resource 
concern or problem, as determined by the Secretary, 
that— 
‘‘(A) is identified at the national, State, or 
local level as a priority for a particular area of 
a State; and 
‘‘(B) represents a significant concern in a 
State or region.’’. 
(c) STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.—Section 1240A of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.—The term ‘stew-
ardship practice’ means a practice or set of practices 
approved by the Secretary that, when implemented 
and maintained on eligible land, address 1 or more 
priority resource concerns.’’. 
SEC. 2302. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1240B(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Section 1240B(f) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—For each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2023, at least 5 percent of the funds 
made available for payments under the program shall be 
targeted at practices benefitting wildlife habitat under sub-
section (g).’’. 
(c) WATER CONSERVATION
OR IRRIGATION EFFI-
CIENCY PRACTICE.—Section 1240B(h) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(h)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may provide water conservation and system ef-
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ficiency payments under this subsection to a producer 
for— 
‘‘(A) a water conservation scheduling tech-
nology or water conservation scheduling manage-
ment; 
‘‘(B) irrigation-related structural practices; 
or 
‘‘(C) a transition to water-conserving crops 
or water-conserving crop rotations.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF IRRIGATION DIS-
TRICTS, IRRIGATION ASSOCIATIONS, AND ACEQUIAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1001(f)(6), the Secretary may enter into a 
contract under this subsection with an irrigation 
district, irrigation association, or acequia to im-
plement water conservation or irrigation prac-
tices pursuant to a watershed-wide project that 
will effectively conserve water, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Water conserva-
tion or irrigation practices that are the subject 
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of a contract entered into under this paragraph 
shall be implemented on— 
‘‘(i) eligible land of a producer; or 
‘‘(ii) land that is under the control of 
the irrigation district, irrigation associa-
tion, or acequia, and adjacent to such eligi-
ble land, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may waive the applicability of the limitations in 
section 1001D(b)(2) or section 1240G of this Act 
for a payment made under a contract entered 
into under this paragraph if the Secretary deter-
mines that such a waiver is necessary to fulfill 
the objectives of the project. 
‘‘(D) CONTRACT LIMITATIONS.—If the Sec-
retary grants a waiver under subparagraph (C), 
the Secretary may impose a separate payment 
limitation for the contract with respect to which 
the waiver applies.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘to a producer’’ and inserting 
‘‘under this subsection’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
eligible land of the producer is located, there is 
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a reduction in water use in the operation of the 
producer’’ and inserting ‘‘the land on which the 
practices will be implemented is located, there is 
a reduction in water use in the operation on 
such land’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘with respect to an application under paragraph 
(1),’’ before ‘‘the producer agrees’’. 
(d) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.—Section 1240B of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PRIORITY RE-
SOURCE CONCERNS FOR STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the State technical committee, 
shall identify priority resource concerns within a 
State that are eligible to be the subject of a stew-
ardship contract under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 
identify not more than 3 eligible priority re-
source concerns under subparagraph (A) within 
each area of a State. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
enter into contracts with producers under this 
subsection that— 
‘‘(i) provide incentives, through annual 
payments, to producers to attain increased 
conservation stewardship on eligible land; 
‘‘(ii) adopt and install a stewardship 
practice to effectively address a priority re-
source concern identified as eligible under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(iii) require management and main-
tenance of such stewardship practice for the 
term of the contract. 
‘‘(B) TERM.—A contract under this sub-
section shall have a term of not less than 5, nor 
more than 10, years. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITIZATION.—Section 1240C(b) 
shall not apply to applications for contracts 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) STEWARDSHIP PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide payments to producers through contracts 
entered into under paragraph (2) for— 
‘‘(i) adopting and installing steward-
ship practices; and 
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‘‘(ii) managing, maintaining, and im-
proving the stewardship practices for the 
duration of the contract, as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—In determining 
the amount of payments under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall consider, to the extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(i) the level and extent of the steward-
ship practice to be installed, adopted, com-
pleted, maintained, managed, or improved; 
‘‘(ii) the cost of the installation, adop-
tion, completion, management, mainte-
nance, or improvement of the stewardship 
practice; 
‘‘(iii) income foregone by the producer; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the extent to which compensation 
would ensure long-term continued mainte-
nance, management, and improvement of 
the stewardship practice. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The total amount of 
payments a person or legal entity receives pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall not exceed $50,000 
for any fiscal year. 
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‘‘(4) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may use not more than 50 percent of the funds made 
available under section 1241 to carry out this chapter 
for payments made pursuant to this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 2303. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS. 
Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the period 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2023,’’ after ‘‘2018,’’. 
SEC. 2304. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAY-
MENTS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS
FOR INNOVATIVE CON-
SERVATION APPROACHES.—Section 1240H(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘use not more 
than $25,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023 to’’ after ‘‘the Secretary may’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or per-
sons participating in an educational activity through 
an institution of higher education, including by car-
rying out demonstration projects on lands of the in-
stitution’’ before the semicolon at the end. 
(b) AIR QUALITY CONCERNS FROM AGRICULTURAL 
OPERATIONS.—Section 1240H(b)(2) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(b)(2)) is amended by in-
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