192 
entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 
et seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments re-
quired to be made in connection with the contract. 
(2) UPDATING OF EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 
Secretary shall permit an owner or operator with a 
contract entered into under subchapter B of chapter 
1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) before October 1, 
2013, to update the contract to reflect the activities 
and uses of land under contract permitted under the 
terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 1233(b) of that Act (as amended by section 
2004). 
Subtitle B—Conservation 
Stewardship Program 
SEC. 2101. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REVISION OF CURRENT PROGRAM.—Subchapter 
B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows: 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:29 Jul 08, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00192
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2498.IH
H2498
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
193 
‘‘Subchapter B—Conservation Stewardship 
Program 
‘‘SEC. 1238D. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL
OPERATION.—The term 
‘agricultural operation’ means all eligible land, 
whether or not contiguous, that is— 
‘‘(A) under the effective control of a pro-
ducer at the time the producer enters into a 
contract under the program; and 
‘‘(B) operated with equipment, labor, man-
agement, and production or cultivation prac-
tices that are substantially separate from other 
agricultural operations, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘conserva-
tion activities’ means conservation systems, 
practices, or management measures. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘conserva-
tion activities’ includes— 
‘‘(i) structural measures, vegetative 
measures, and land management measures, 
including agriculture drainage manage-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:29 Jul 08, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00193
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2498.IH
H2498
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
194 
ment systems, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(ii) planning needed to address a pri-
ority resource concern. 
‘‘(3) CONSERVATION
STEWARDSHIP
PLAN.— 
The term ‘conservation stewardship plan’ means a 
plan that— 
‘‘(A) identifies and inventories priority re-
source concerns; 
‘‘(B) establishes benchmark data and con-
servation objectives; 
‘‘(C) describes conservation activities to be 
implemented, managed, or improved; and 
‘‘(D) includes a schedule and evaluation 
plan for the planning, installation, and manage-
ment of the new and existing conservation ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 
land’ means— 
‘‘(i) private and tribal land on which 
agricultural commodities, livestock, or for-
est-related products are produced; and 
‘‘(ii) land associated with the land de-
scribed in clause (i) on which priority re-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:29 Jul 08, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00194
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2498.IH
H2498
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
195 
source 
concerns 
could 
be 
addressed 
through a contract under the program. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible 
land’ includes— 
‘‘(i) cropland; 
‘‘(ii) grassland; 
‘‘(iii) rangeland; 
‘‘(iv) pastureland; 
‘‘(v) nonindustrial private forest land; 
and 
‘‘(vi) other agricultural land (includ-
ing cropped woodland, marshes, and agri-
cultural land used for the production of 
livestock), as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) 
PRIORITY
RESOURCE
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘priority resource concern’ means a natural re-
source 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 
the State; 
‘‘(B) represents a significant concern in a 
State or region; and 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:29 Jul 08, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00195
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2498.IH
H2498
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS