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person who produces an agricultural com-
modity on the land that is the basis of the 
payments 
described 
in 
section 
1211(a)(1)(E) shall have 5 reinsurance 
years after the date on which such pay-
ments become subject to section 1211 to 
develop and comply with an approved con-
servation plan so as to maintain eligibility 
for such payments; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a person that the 
Secretary determines would have been in 
violation of section 1211(a) if the person 
had continued participation in the pro-
grams requiring compliance at any time 
after the date of enactment of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) and is currently in 
violation of section 1211(a), the person 
shall have 2 reinsurance years after the 
date on which the payments described in 
section 1211(a)(1)(E) become subject to 
section 1211 to develop and comply with 
an approved conservation plan, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, so as to maintain 
eligibility for such payments.’’. 
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(b) WETLAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM INELIGI-
BILITY.—Section 1221 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3821) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) CROP INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this paragraph, a person subject to a final de-
termination, including all administrative ap-
peals, of a violation of subsection (c) shall have 
1 reinsurance year to initiate a conservation 
plan to remedy the violation, as determined by 
the Secretary, before becoming ineligible under 
that subsection in the following reinsurance 
year to receive any payment of any portion of 
premium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation for a plan or policy of insurance 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—In the case of a 
person that is subject to this subsection or sub-
section (d) for the first time due to the amend-
ment made by section 2609(b) of the Agri-
culture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, 
the person shall have 2 reinsurance years after 
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the date of final determination, including all ad-
ministrative appeals, to take such steps as the 
Secretary determines appropriate to remedy or 
mitigate the violation in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(C) GOOD FAITH.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a person subject to a final deter-
mination, including all administrative appeals, 
of a violation of subsection (c) acted in good 
faith and without intent to violate this section 
as described in section 1222(h), the Secretary 
shall give the person 1 reinsurance year to 
begin mitigation, restoration, or such other 
steps as are determined necessary by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(D) TENANT RELIEF.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a tenant is de-
termined to be ineligible for payments and 
other benefits under this section, the Sec-
retary may limit the ineligibility only to the 
farm that is the basis for the ineligibility 
determination if the tenant has estab-
lished, to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
that— 
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‘‘(I) the tenant has made a good 
faith effort to meet the requirements 
of this section, including enlisting the 
assistance of the Secretary to obtain a 
reasonable conservation plan for res-
toration or mitigation for the farm; 
‘‘(II) the landlord on the farm re-
fuses to comply with the plan on the 
farm; and 
‘‘(III) the Secretary determines 
that the lack of compliance is not a 
part of a scheme or device to avoid 
the compliance. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
provide an annual report to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate con-
cerning the ineligibility determinations lim-
ited during the previous 12-month period 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(E) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning with 
the first full reinsurance year immediately 
following the date of enactment of this 
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paragraph, all persons seeking eligibility 
for the payment of a portion of the pre-
mium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation for a plan or policy of insur-
ance under the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall provide 
certification of compliance with this section 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) TIMELY EVALUATION.—The Sec-
retary shall evaluate the certification in a 
timely manner and— 
‘‘(I) a person who has properly 
complied with certification shall be 
held harmless with regard to eligibility 
during the period of evaluation; and 
‘‘(II) if the Secretary fails to 
evaluate the certification in a timely 
manner and the person is subse-
quently found to be in violation of 
subsection (c), ineligibility shall not 
apply to the person for that violation. 
‘‘(iii) EQUITABLE CONTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If a person 
fails to notify the Secretary as re-
quired and is subsequently found in 
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