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‘‘(2) Issues related to private forestlands pro-
tection and enhancement. 
‘‘(3) Issues related to water quality and water 
quantity. 
‘‘(4) In those States where applicable, issues re-
lated to air quality. 
‘‘(5) Issues related to wildlife habitat, including 
the protection of nesting wildlife. 
‘‘(6) Issues related to wetland protection, res-
toration, and mitigation requirements. 
‘‘(7) Other issues as the Secretary determines 
would be useful. 
‘‘SEC. 1262. RESPONSIBILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State technical committee 
established under section 1261 shall meet regularly to pro-
vide information, analysis, and recommendations to appro-
priate officials of the Department of Agriculture who are 
charged with implementing the conservation provisions of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC NOTICE
AND ATTENDANCE.—Each 
State technical committee shall provide public notice of, 
and permit public attendance at, meetings considering 
issues of concern related to carrying out this title. 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY ROLE.—The role of a State technical 
committee is advisory in nature, and the committee shall 
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have no implementation or enforcement authority. How-
ever, the Secretary shall give strong consideration to the 
recommendations of the committee in administering the 
programs under this title. 
‘‘(d) FACA REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), a State technical committee, including any 
subcommittee of State technical committee, is exempt 
from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.).’’. 
SEC. 2409. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Food Security Act of 1985 
is amended by inserting after section 1245, as added by 
section 2407, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1246. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES.— 
The total amount of payments that a person or a legal 
entity (except a joint venture or a general partnership) 
may receive, directly or indirectly, in any fiscal year shall 
not exceed— 
‘‘(1) $60,000 from any single program under 
this title or as agricultural management assistance 
under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 524(b)); or 
‘‘(2) $125,000 from more than one program 
under this title and as agricultural management as-
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sistance under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations under subsection 
(a) shall not apply with respect to the following: 
‘‘(1) The wetlands reserve program under sub-
chapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D. 
‘‘(2) The farm and ranchland protection pro-
gram under subchapter B of chapter 2 of such sub-
title. 
‘‘(3) The grassland reserve program under sub-
chapter C of chapter 2 of such subtitle. 
‘‘(c) DIRECT ATTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing the pay-
ment limitations in subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to en-
sure that the total amount of payments are attrib-
uted to a person by taking into account the direct 
and indirect ownership interests of the person in a 
legal entity that is eligible to receive such payments. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS TO A PERSON.—Every payment 
made directly to a person shall be combined with the 
person’s pro rata interest in payments received by a 
legal entity in which the person has a direct or indi-
rect ownership interest. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS TO A LEGAL ENTITY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Every payment made 
to a legal entity shall be attributed to those per-
sons who have a direct or indirect ownership in-
terest in the legal entity. 
‘‘(B) ATTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) PAYMENT
LIMITS.—Except as 
provided in clause (ii), payments made to 
a legal entity shall not exceed the amounts 
specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Payments made to 
a joint venture or a general partnership 
shall not exceed, for each payment speci-
fied in subsection (a), the amount deter-
mined by multiplying the maximum pay-
ment amount specified in subsection (a) by 
the number of persons and legal entities 
(other than joint ventures and general 
partnerships) that comprise the ownership 
of the joint venture or general partner-
ship.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) EXISTING PAYMENT LIMITATIONS IN CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS.—Title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 is amended— 
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(A) in section 1234 (16 U.S.C. 3834) by 
striking subsection (f); 
(B) in section 1238C (16 U.S.C. 3838c), 
as amended by section 2103, by striking sub-
sections (d) and (e); and 
(C) by striking section 1240G (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–7). 
(2) 
AGRICULTURAL
MANAGEMENT
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 524) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3). 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 2501. INCLUSION OF INCOME FROM AFFILIATED 
PACKING AND HANDLING OPERATIONS AS IN-
COME DERIVED FROM FARMING FOR APPLI-
CATION OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMI-
TATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 1001D(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(including, for purposes of paragraph (2)(C), affiliated 
packing and handling operations)’’ after ‘‘derived from 
farming’’. 
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