‘‘(B) NEW CONVERSIONS.—In the case of 
a wetland that the Secretary determines was 
converted after the date of enactment of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014, the person shall be 
ineligible to receive crop insurance premium 
subsidies in subsequent reinsurance years un-
less the Secretary determines that an exemption 
pursuant to section 1222 applies.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(E); and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) 
FUNDING.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
make available annually an amount equal to 
0.01 percent of the funding otherwise made 
available for programs specified in 1221(b), not 
to exceed $200 million, to provide technical as-
sistance, conduct status reviews and carry out 
other tasks needed to fully implement the provi-
sions of this subtitle. 
‘‘(E) STATUS
REVIEWS.—The Secretary 
shall annually carry out a review of the status 
of compliance of the person with the conserva-
tion plan under which the conservation system 
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is being applied on no less than 5 percent of the 
covered cropland subject to this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 206. DELINEATION OF WETLANDS; EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 1222 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3822) is amended in subsection (f)(2)— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and 
(G) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively. 
Subtitle B—Enhancing 
Environmental Quality Incentives 
SEC. 211. PURPOSES. 
Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) improving water quality, with special em-
phasis on reducing nutrient pollution and protecting 
sources of drinking water; 
‘‘(6) conserving ground and surface water to 
sustain or improve in-stream flows; 
‘‘(7) enhancing the quality of soil fertility and 
health; 
‘‘(8) controlling invasive species; 
‘‘(9) enhancing critical aquatic and terrestrial 
wildlife habitat for at-risk species; 
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‘‘(10) reducing the amount and toxicity of pes-
ticides and other agricultural chemicals found on 
food and in water or the air; 
‘‘(11) reducing the nontherapeutic use of medi-
cally important antibiotics in food-producing animals 
in order to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics 
used in the treatment of human and animal disease; 
and 
‘‘(12) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
helping producers adapt to a changing and unpre-
dictable climate and increase resiliency to climate 
change impacts, including rising temperatures and 
extreme weather events, while reducing greenhouse 
gas emissions.’’. 
SEC. 212. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) ORGANIC SYSTEM PLAN.—Section 1240A of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through 
(4), respectively. 
(b) PRACTICE.—Section 1240A of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is further amended in 
paragraph (3)(B) (as redesignated by subsection (a))— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
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(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(ii) comprehensive conservation plan-
ning; and’’. 
SEC. 213. 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 ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
(b) TERM.—Section 1240B(b)(2) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(b)(2)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 
(c) PRIORITY.—Section 1240B(c) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(c)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—If the Secretary determines that the 
environmental values of two or more applications for pay-
ments are comparable, the Secretary shall assign a higher 
priority to a program application which will achieve the 
environment and conservation values using practices and 
systems the assessed cost of which is lower.’’. 
(d) PAYMENTS.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
SUBSTANTIAL
AND
PRI-
MARY
BENEFITS.—Section 1240B(d) of the Food 
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Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) 50 percent of the cost of a practice 
that substantially benefits the producer, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) PRIMARY BENEFIT TO PRODUCER.—A pro-
ducer shall not be eligible for payments for a prac-
tice on eligible land under the program that pri-
marily benefits the producer, as determined by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(2) INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN PRAC-
TICES.—Section 1240B(d)(3) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(3)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) contour farming; 
‘‘(I) cover cropping; 
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‘‘(J) nutrient management; 
‘‘(K) stream corridor improvement; 
‘‘(L) contour buffer strips; 
‘‘(M) riparian herbaceous and forest buff-
ers; 
‘‘(N) filterstrips; 
‘‘(O) stream habitat improvement and 
management; 
‘‘(P) grassed waterways; 
‘‘(Q) wetland restoration and enhance-
ment; 
‘‘(R) conservation crop rotation; or 
‘‘(S) other management practices which re-
duce greenhouse gas emissions, as determined 
by the Secretary.’’. 
(3) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
PRACTICES.—Section 1240B(d) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
PRACTICES.—A producer who owns or operates a 
large confined animal feeding operation (as defined 
by the Secretary) shall not be eligible for payments 
under this chapter to construct an animal waste 
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management facility or any associated waste trans-
port or transfer device.’’. 
(e) 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.—Of the funds made 
available for payments for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028 not less than 5 percent shall be provided 
to producers who participate in an independent animal 
welfare certification program, as defined in section 801 
of the Food and Farm Act.’’. 
(f) WATER CONSERVATION
OR IRRIGATION EFFI-
CIENCY PRACTICE.—Section 1240B(h)(1) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(h)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) water-conserving practices such as 
dryland farming; 
‘‘(E) improvement of the storage of water 
through measures such as water banking and 
groundwater recharge; or 
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‘‘(F) enhancement of fish and wildlife 
habitat associated with irrigation systems, in-
cluding pivot corners and areas with irregular 
boundaries.’’. 
(g) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES RE-
LATED TO ORGANIC PRODUCTION.— 
(1) 
PAYMENTS
AUTHORIZED.—Section 
1240B(i)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’. 
(2) 
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
1240B(i)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—As a condi-
tion for receiving payments under this subsection, a 
producer shall agree to develop and implement con-
servation practices for certified organic production 
that are consistent with the regulations promulgated 
under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) and the purposes of this chap-
ter.’’. 
(3) PAYMENT
LIMITATIONS; 
COORDINATION 
WITH ORGANIC CERTIFICATION; PLANNING.—Section 
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1240B(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
(5) and (6), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
ORGANIC
CERTIFI-
CATION.—The Secretary shall establish a trans-
parent means by which producers may initiate or-
ganic certification under the Organic Foods Produc-
tion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) while par-
ticipating in a contract under this chapter. 
‘‘(4) PLANNING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide 
planning 
assistance 
to 
producers 
transitioning to certified organic production 
consistent with the requirements of the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 
et seq.) and the purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘(B) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—The 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, eliminate duplication of planning activi-
ties for a producer participating in a contract 
under this chapter and initiating or maintaining 
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organic certification consistent with the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 
et seq.).’’. 
(h) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES RE-
LATED TO ANTIBIOTIC USE.—Section 1240B of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES RE-
LATED TO ANTIBIOTIC USE.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
shall provide payments under this chapter to live-
stock producers for three years, to assist in a transi-
tion to modified animal management and production 
systems, for practices leading to the reduction in the 
need for antibiotics, including modification of sys-
tems and spaces to— 
‘‘(A) improve sanitation; 
‘‘(B) improve ventilation; or 
‘‘(C) support the implementation of im-
proved animal management techniques at the 
operation. 
‘‘(2) DUTY OF PRODUCER.—The Secretary shall 
not make payments under this chapter for practices 
related to antibiotic use unless the producer agrees 
to provide information to the Secretary documenting 
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the resulting reduction in antibiotic use in the oper-
ation of the producer.’’. 
(i) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES RE-
LATED
TO PASTURE-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.— 
Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2), as amended by subsection (h), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES RE-
LATED TO PASTURE-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
shall provide payments under this subsection for 
conservation practices, on some or all of the oper-
ations of a producer, related— 
‘‘(A) to pasture-based, production systems; 
or 
‘‘(B) to the transition to pasture-based 
production systems managed under an approved 
prescribed grazing plan in which animals are 
regularly and systematically moved to fresh 
pasture in such a way as to— 
‘‘(i) maximize the quantity and qual-
ity of forage growth; 
‘‘(ii) maximize the quality of soil fer-
tility and tilth; 
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