(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— 
(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. 
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(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.— 
Section 1410 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9060) is amended by striking ‘‘margin pro-
tection’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘dairy 
risk management’’. 
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the 
enactment 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’’. 
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)), 
reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by striking the third 
and fourth sentences, including the table, and inserting 
the following new sentence: ‘‘Throughout the 2-year period 
beginning on the effective date of this sentence (and sub-
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sequent to such 2-year period unless modified by amend-
ment 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 suc-
cessor 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 
advanced 
pricing 
factors 
computed 
in 
sections 
1000.50(q)(1) and 1000.50(q)(2) of such title 7 (or suc-
cessor 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. 
(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 
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Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), 
reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 
Marketing 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 En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8772(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘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’’. 
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 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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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 
INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.—Section 1501(b) of the Agricul-
tural 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 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) disease that, as determined by the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) is caused or transmitted by a vec-
tor; and 
‘‘(ii) is not susceptible to control by 
vaccination or acceptable management 
practices.’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘A payment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PAYMENT
REDUCTIONS.—A pay-
ment’’. 
(b) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS
AND EXCLUSION
OF 
GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.—Section 1501(f) of the Ag-
ricultural 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 Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a)))’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(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 legal entity if 75 percent or greater of the average 
adjusted gross income (as such term is defined in 
subsection (a) of such section) of such person or 
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legal entity 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 Janu-
ary 1, 2017. 
Subtitle F—Administration 
SEC. 1601. ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY. 
(a) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.— 
The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authori-
ties of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this 
title. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS
BY SECRETARY.—A deter-
mination made by the Secretary under this title shall be 
final and conclusive. 
(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided 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 implement this title and the amendments made by 
this title. 
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(2) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the reg-
ulations and administration of this title and the 
amendments made by this title shall be made with-
out 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; 
ADJUST-
MENT.—If the Secretary determines that expendi-
tures under this title that are subject to the total al-
lowable domestic support levels under the Uruguay 
Round Agreements (as defined in section 2 of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)) 
will exceed such allowable levels for any applicable 
reporting period, the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, make adjustments in the 
amount of such expenditures during that period to 
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ensure that such expenditures do not exceed the al-
lowable 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 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate a report describing the determination 
made under that paragraph and the extent of the 
adjustment 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 applica-
ble to the 2019 through 2023 crops of covered com-
modities (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 per-
centage levels of support provided under sub-
section (c), except as otherwise provided for 
under subsection (b)’’. 
(c) SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN QUOTA PROVISIONS.— 
The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolution relating 
to corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricul-
tural 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 Agriculture 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 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED PASS THROUGH ENTITY.—The 
term ‘qualified pass through entity’ means a part-
nership (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 
affirmatively elect to be treated as a corporation), an 
S corporation (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 
Secretary 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 section.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED PASS THROUGH EN-
TITIES.—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 VEN-
TURES AND GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS’’ and inserting 
‘‘QUALIFIED 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 
partnerships’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass through 
entities’’; and 
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(4) by striking ‘‘joint venture or general part-
nership’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass through enti-
ty’’. 
(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 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018,’’ after 
‘‘2014,’’. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply beginning with the 2019 crop year. 
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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— 
(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’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig-
nating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1001D(b) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)) is 
amended 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)). 
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‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the limitation established by paragraph (1) with 
respect to a payment pursuant to a covered 
benefit described in paragraph (2)(B), on a 
case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines 
that environmentally 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 ‘‘, gen-
eral partnership, or joint venture’’ both places 
it appears. 
(c) TRANSITION.—Section 1001D of the Food Secu-
rity 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 appropriate, for each program described in sub-
section (b)(2) of that section (as so in effect on that day). 
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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 
directly or indirectly, with the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity to determine if the individuals are alive. 
(b) PRECLUSION.—The Secretary shall preclude the 
issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased indi-
viduals 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 as-
signment 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, 
directly or indirectly, to individuals and entities under ti-
tles I and II and the amendments made by those titles. 
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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 docu-
ment on behalf of the applicant or any other individual, 
entity, or qualified pass through entity (as such term is 
defined in paragraph (5) of section 1001(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a))) or the docu-
ments relied upon were determined inadequate or invalid, 
unless the person signing the program document know-
ingly and willfully falsified the evidence of signature au-
thority or a signature. 
(b) AFFIRMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro-
hibits the Secretary from asking a proper party to 
affirm any document that otherwise would be consid-
ered approved under subsection (a). 
(2) NO
RETROACTIVE
EFFECT.—A denial of 
benefits based on a lack of affirmation under para-
graph (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 producers— 
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(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 Improve-
ment and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7284(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘this title’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘unless’’ and inserting ‘‘this title, title I of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, title 
I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 8702 et seq.), title I of the Agricultural Act of 
2014, or Agriculture and Nutrition 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 es-
tablished under sections 1001 and 1301 of the Food, Con-
servation, 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 pursu-
ant to sections 1112 and 1113 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9012, 9013). 
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(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— 
(A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) 
may report information, electronically (includ-
ing geospatial data) or conventionally, to the 
Department; 
(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 pro-
ducer (or agent) the common land unit data, re-
lated farm level data, and other information of 
the producer; 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 
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Department 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 
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 
program delivery to producers; and 
(4) reduce administrative burdens on producers 
by offering such producers an option to remotely 
and electronically sign annual contracts for partici-
pation 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 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(1)) is 
amended— 
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(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’’. 
(2) REPAYMENT.—Section 1614(d)(2) of the 
Agricultural 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 
subtitle 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 Nutri-
tion 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. 
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(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 
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 in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) DUTY OF THE SECRETARY.—Before 
determining that a person is ineligible for pro-
gram benefits under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall determine that no exemption under 
section 1222 applies.’’. 
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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 Sec-
retary shall identify’’. 
(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 au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
paragraph 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023.’’. 
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‘‘(A) the average number of acres of all 
lands enrolled in the conservation reserve in 
each State during each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2016; 
‘‘(B) the average number of acres of all 
lands enrolled in the conservation reserve na-
tionally during each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2016; and 
‘‘(C) the acres available for enrollment 
during each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, 
excluding acres described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) FREQUENCY.—In carrying out this sub-
chapter, for contracts that are not available on a 
continuous 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 
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enrollment of land described in paragraph (4) or (5) 
of subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into con-
tracts 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: 
‘‘(2) REENROLLMENT
LIMITATION
FOR
CER-
TAIN
LAND.—Land subject to a contract entered 
into under this subchapter shall be eligible for only 
one reenrollment 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 sub-
sections (c) and (d), an owner or operator may en-
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roll in the conservation reserve, pursuant to the pro-
gram established under this section, buffer acreage 
that, with respect 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 de-
termines is necessary to protect such land, tak-
ing into consideration and accommodating the 
farming practices (including the straightening 
of boundaries to accommodate machinery) used 
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 
amended— 
(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— 
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(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)’’; 
(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 Se-
curity 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 in-
serting after paragraph (9) the following: 
‘‘(10) on land devoted to hardwood or other 
trees, excluding windbreaks and shelterbelts, to 
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carry out proper thinning and other practices to im-
prove 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 amended 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 
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’’; 
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(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, 
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;’’; 
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(iii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘routine graz-
ing may be conducted, such that the 
frequency is not more than once every 
2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘grazing may 
be conducted, such that the frequency 
contributes to the health and vigor of 
the established cover’’; 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘the number of years that should be 
required between routine’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the appropriate frequency and 
duration of’’; and 
(III) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘routine’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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’’; 
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(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 per-
cent 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 
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Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833) is amended 
by adding 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 
practices pursuant to section 1232(a)(5) that are intended 
to achieve the same effect.’’. 
SEC. 2205. PAYMENTS. 
(a) COST SHARING PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(b) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is 
amended— 
(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 establish-
ment of cover, cost share shall not exceed 25 
percent of the total cost of the seed mixture. 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
INCENTIVE
PAY-
MENTS.—Except as provided in subsection (c), 
the Secretary may not make additional incen-
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tive payments beyond the actual cost of install-
ing measures and practices described in para-
graph (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). 
(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 
PAYMENT’’; 
(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)— 
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(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 im-
pact on the local farmland rental market.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(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 con-
tract shall be not more than 80 percent of 
the applicable estimated average county 
rental rate published pursuant to para-
graph (4) for the year in which the con-
tract is entered into. 
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‘‘(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 esti-
mated average county rental rate pub-
lished pursuant to paragraph (4) for 
the year in which the reenrollment oc-
curs; 
‘‘(II) for the second such re-
enrollment, the annual rental payment 
shall be in an amount that is not 
more than 55 percent of the applica-
ble estimated average county rental 
rate published pursuant to paragraph 
(4) for the year in which the reenroll-
ment 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 esti-
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mated average county rental rate pub-
lished pursuant to paragraph (4) for 
the year in which the reenrollment oc-
curs; and 
‘‘(IV) for the fourth such re-
enrollment, the annual rental payment 
shall be in an amount that is not 
more than 35 percent of the applica-
ble estimated average county rental 
rate published pursuant to paragraph 
(4) for the year in which the reenroll-
ment occurs.’’; and 
(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 
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(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
PAY-
MENTS.—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: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
PAYMENTS.—Pay-
ments under subparagraph (B) shall not exceed 
50 percent 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 OPER-
ATOR.—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’’. 
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(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), 
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-
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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 steward-
ship 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 ‘‘eli-
gible for enrollment under the continuous 
signup 
option 
pursuant 
to 
section 
1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)’’ 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 
Secretary shall not consider an owner or operator to be 
in violation of a term or condition of the conservation re-
serve contract if— 
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‘‘(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 envi-
ronmental 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 
Production Act of 1990.’’. 
Subtitle C—Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program 
SEC. 2301. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) PRACTICE.—Section 1240A(4)(B) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1(4)(B)) is 
amended— 
(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’’. 
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(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 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 
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 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) 
STEWARDSHIP
PRACTICE.—The 
term 
‘stewardship practice’ means a practice or set of 
practices approved by the Secretary that, when im-
plemented 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’’. 
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(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 
subsection (g).’’. 
(c) WATER CONSERVATION OR IRRIGATION EFFI-
CIENCY PRACTICE.—Section 1240B(h) of the Food Secu-
rity 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 
efficiency payments under this subsection to a pro-
ducer for— 
‘‘(A) a water conservation scheduling tech-
nology or water conservation scheduling man-
agement; 
‘‘(B) irrigation-related structural practices; 
or 
‘‘(C) a transition to water-conserving crops 
or water-conserving crop rotations.’’; 
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(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 irriga-
tion district, irrigation association, or acequia 
to implement water conservation or irrigation 
practices pursuant to a watershed-wide project 
that will effectively conserve water, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Water conserva-
tion or irrigation practices that are the subject 
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 
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section 1001D(b)(2) or section 1240G of this 
Act for a payment made under a contract en-
tered into under this paragraph if the Secretary 
determines that such a waiver is necessary to 
fulfill the objectives of the project. 
‘‘(D) CONTRACT
LIMITATIONS.—If the 
Secretary grants a waiver under subparagraph 
(C), the Secretary may impose a separate pay-
ment 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 
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 para-
graph (1),’’ before ‘‘the producer agrees’’. 
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(d) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.—Section 1240B of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF
ELIGIBLE
PRIORITY 
RESOURCE 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 
stewardship 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.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
enter into contracts with producers under this 
subsection that— 
‘‘(i) provide incentives, through an-
nual payments, to producers to attain in-
creased conservation stewardship on eligi-
ble land; 
‘‘(ii) adopt and install a stewardship 
practice to effectively address a priority re-
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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 con-
tracts entered into under paragraph (2) for— 
‘‘(i) adopting and installing steward-
ship practices; and 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(i) the level and extent of the stew-
ardship practice to be installed, adopted, 
completed, maintained, managed, or im-
proved; 
‘‘(ii) the cost of the installation, adop-
tion, completion, management, mainte-
nance, or improvement of the stewardship 
practice; 
‘‘(iii) income foregone by the pro-
ducer; and 
‘‘(iv) the extent to which compensa-
tion would ensure long-term continued 
maintenance, management, and improve-
ment of the stewardship practice. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The total amount of 
payments a person or legal entity receives pur-
suant to subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 
$50,000 for any fiscal year. 
‘‘(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 sub-
section.’’. 
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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 
inserting ‘‘, and $37,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’ after ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) ON-FARM CONSERVATION INNOVATION TRIALS; 
REPORTING AND DATABASE.—Section 1240H of the Food 
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Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8) is amended 
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) 
ON-FARM
CONSERVATION
INNOVATION 
TRIALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Using not more than 
$25,000,000 of the funds made available to carry 
out this chapter in each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023, the Secretary shall carry out on-farm con-
servation innovation trials, on eligible land of pro-
ducers, to test new or innovative conservation ap-
proaches— 
‘‘(A) directly with producers; or 
‘‘(B) through eligible entities. 
‘‘(2) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall enter into agree-
ments with producers on whose land an on-farm 
conservation innovation trial is being carried 
out to provide payments (including payments to 
compensate for foregone income, as appropriate 
to address the increased economic risk poten-
tially associated with new or innovative con-
servation approaches) to the producers to assist 
with adopting and evaluating new or innovative 
conservation approaches. 
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‘‘(B) LENGTH OF INCENTIVES.—An agree-
ment entered into under subparagraph (A) shall 
be for a period determined by the Secretary 
that is— 
‘‘(i) not less than 3 years; and 
‘‘(ii) if appropriate, more than 3 
years, including if such a period is appro-
priate to support— 
‘‘(I) adaptive management over 
multiple crop years; and 
‘‘(II) adequate data collection 
and analysis to report the natural re-
source and agricultural production 
benefits of the new or innovative con-
servation approaches. 
‘‘(3) FLEXIBLE ADOPTION.—A producer or eli-
gible entity participating in an on-farm conservation 
innovation trial under paragraph (1) may determine 
the scale of adoption of the new or innovative con-
servation approaches in the on-farm conservation in-
novation trial, which may include multiple scales on 
an operation, including whole farm, field-level, or 
sub-field scales. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance— 
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‘‘(A) to a producer or eligible entity par-
ticipating in an on-farm conservation innovation 
trial under paragraph (1), with respect to the 
design, installation, and management of the 
new or innovative conservation approaches; and 
‘‘(B) to an eligible entity participating in 
an on-farm conservation innovation trial under 
paragraph (1), with respect to data analyses of 
the on-farm conservation innovation trial. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means a third-party private entity 
the primary business of which is related to agri-
culture. 
‘‘(B) NEW OR INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION 
APPROACHES.—The term ‘new or innovative 
conservation approaches’ means— 
‘‘(i) new or innovative— 
‘‘(I) precision agriculture tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(II) enhanced nutrient manage-
ment plans and fertilization systems; 
‘‘(III) soil health management 
systems; 
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‘‘(IV) water management sys-
tems; 
‘‘(V) resource-conserving crop ro-
tations; 
‘‘(VI) cover crops; and 
‘‘(VII) irrigation systems; and 
‘‘(ii) any other conservation approach 
approved by the Secretary as new or inno-
vative. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING AND DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2014, and every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the status of activities fund-
ed under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) funding awarded; 
‘‘(B) results of the activities; and 
‘‘(C) incorporation of findings from the ac-
tivities, such as new technology and innovative 
approaches, into the conservation efforts imple-
mented by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION PRACTICE DATABASE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
use the data reported under paragraph (1) to 
establish and maintain a publicly available con-
servation practice database that provides— 
‘‘(i) a compilation and analysis of ef-
fective conservation practices for soil 
health, nutrient management, and source 
water protection in varying soil composi-
tions, cropping systems, slopes, and land-
scapes; and 
‘‘(ii) a list of recommended new and 
effective conservation practices. 
‘‘(B) 
PRIVACY.—Information 
provided 
under subparagraph (A) shall be transformed 
into a statistical or aggregate form so as to not 
include any identifiable or personal information 
of individual producers.’’. 
Subtitle D—Other Conservation 
Programs 
SEC. 2401. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND. 
Section 1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 2402. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1240O(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839bb–2(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1240O(b) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—In addition to 
any other funds made available under this sub-
section, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration, the Secretary shall use $5,000,000 begin-
ning in fiscal year 2019, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
SEC. 2403. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2012 and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and $50,000,000 for the pe-
riod of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ before the 
period at the end. 
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SEC. 2404. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
14(h)(2)(E) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Pre-
vention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) FUNDS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.— 
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 15. FUNDING. 
‘‘In addition to any other funds made available by 
this Act, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this 
Act $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 2405. FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
establish a feral swine eradication and control pilot pro-
gram to respond to the threat feral swine pose to agri-
culture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—In carrying out 
the pilot program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) study and assess the nature and extent of 
damage to the pilot areas caused by feral swine; 
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(2) develop methods to eradicate or control 
feral swine in the pilot areas; 
(3) develop methods to restore damage caused 
by feral swine; and 
(4) provide financial assistance to agricultural 
producers in pilot areas. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide finan-
cial assistance to agricultural producers under the pilot 
program to implement methods to— 
(1) eradicate or control feral swine in the pilot 
areas; and 
(2) restore damage caused by feral swine. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Ani-
mal and Plant Health Inspection Service coordinate for 
purposes of this section through State technical commit-
tees established under section 1261 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985. 
(e) PILOT AREAS.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program in areas of States in which feral swine have 
been identified as a threat to agriculture, native eco-
systems, or human or animal health, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(f) COST SHARING.— 
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(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs activities under the pilot program may not 
exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such activi-
ties. 
(2) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the costs of activities under the pilot 
program may be provided in the form of in-kind con-
tributions of materials or services. 
(g) FUNDING.— 
(1) MANDATORY
FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $100,000,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1)— 
(A) 50 percent shall be allocated to the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service to 
carry out the pilot program, including the pro-
vision of financial assistance to producers for 
on-farm trapping and technology related to cap-
turing and confining feral swine; and 
(B) 50 percent shall be allocated to the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to 
carry out the pilot program, including the use 
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of established, and testing of innovative, popu-
lation reduction methods. 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 10 percent of funds made 
available under this section may be used for admin-
istrative expenses of the pilot program. 
Subtitle E—Funding and 
Administration 
SEC. 2501. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. 
(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Section 1241(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of 
the program specified in paragraph (5))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023.’’; 
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(4) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), 
respectively; 
(5) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘, as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 
2018, using such sums as are necessary to admin-
ister contracts entered into before the earlier of Sep-
tember 30, 2018, or such date of enactment’’ before 
the period at the end; and 
(6) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘each 
of fiscal years 2018 through 2019.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2018;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(G) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(H) $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(I) $2,935,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
and 
‘‘(J) 
$3,000,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2023.’’. 
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(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1241(b) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the 
case of the program specified in subsection (a)(5))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1241(c) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In the delivery of technical as-
sistance under the Soil Conservation and Domestic 
Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to producers who request 
technical assistance from the Secretary in order to 
comply for the first time with the requirements of 
subtitle B and subtitle C of this title as a result of 
the amendments made by section 2611 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(d) REGIONAL EQUITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended 
by striking subsection (e) and redesignating sub-
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sections (f) through (i) as subsections (e) through 
(h), respectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1221(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3821(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘1241(f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1241(e)’’ each place it appears. 
(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSIST-
ANCE TO CERTAIN FARMERS OR RANCHERS FOR CON-
SERVATION ACCESS.—Section 1241(g) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this 
section) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018 to 
carry out the environmental quality incentives pro-
gram and the acres made available for each of such 
fiscal years to carry out the conservation steward-
ship program’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 to carry out the 
environmental quality incentives program’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(f) REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AND AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 1241(h) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AND AS-
SISTANCE.—Not later than December 15 of each of cal-
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endar years 2018 through 2023, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate an annual report containing 
statistics by State related to enrollments in conservation 
programs under this subtitle, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The annual and current cumulative activ-
ity reflecting active agreement and contract enroll-
ment statistics. 
‘‘(2) Secretarial exceptions, waivers, and signifi-
cant payments, including— 
‘‘(A) payments made under the agricul-
tural conservation easement program for ease-
ments valued at $250,000 or greater; 
‘‘(B) payments made under the regional 
conservation partnership program subject to the 
waiver of adjusted gross income limitations pur-
suant to section 1271C(c)(3); 
‘‘(C) waivers granted by the Secretary 
under section 1001D(b)(3) of this Act; 
‘‘(D) exceptions and activity associated 
with section 1240B(h)(2); and 
‘‘(E) exceptions provided by the Secretary 
under section 1265B(b)(2)(C).’’. 
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SEC. 2502. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1242(a) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘eligi-
ble participant’ means a producer, landowner, or en-
tity that is participating in, or seeking to participate 
in, programs in which the producer, landowner, or 
entity is otherwise eligible to participate under this 
title. 
‘‘(2) 
THIRD-PARTY
PROVIDER.—The 
term 
‘third-party provider’ means a commercial entity (in-
cluding a farmer cooperative, agriculture retailer, or 
other commercial entity (as defined by the Sec-
retary)), a nonprofit entity, a State or local govern-
ment (including a conservation district), or a Fed-
eral agency, that has expertise in the technical as-
pect of conservation planning, including nutrient 
management planning, watershed planning, or envi-
ronmental engineering.’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.— 
Section 1242(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3842(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall approve any 
qualified certification that the Secretary deter-
mines meets or exceeds the national criteria 
provided under paragraph (3)(B). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘qualified certification’ 
means a professional certification that is estab-
lished by the Secretary, an agriculture retailer, 
a farmer cooperative, the American Society of 
Agronomy, or the National Alliance of Inde-
pendent Crop Consultants, including certifi-
cation— 
‘‘(i) as a Certified Crop Advisor by 
the American Society of Agronomy; 
‘‘(ii) 
as 
a 
Certified 
Professional 
Agronomist by the American Society of 
Agronomy; and 
‘‘(iii) as a Comprehensive Nutrient 
Management Plan Specialist by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 2503. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3844) is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsection (m); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (j) through (m), respectively, and in-
serting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) SOURCE WATER PROTECTION THROUGH TAR-
GETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out any con-
servation program administered by the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall encourage practices that relate to 
water quality and water quantity that protect source 
waters for drinking water (including protecting 
against public health threats) while also benefitting 
agricultural producers. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION
WITH
WATER
SYSTEMS 
AND INCREASED INCENTIVES.—In encouraging prac-
tices under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) work collaboratively with community 
water systems and State technical committees 
established under section 1261 to identify, in 
each State, local priority areas for the protec-
tion of source waters for drinking water; and 
‘‘(B) offer to producers increased incen-
tives and higher payment rates than are other-
wise statutorily authorized through conservation 
programs administered by the Secretary for 
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practices that result in significant environ-
mental benefits that the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) relate to water quality or water 
quantity; and 
‘‘(ii) occur primarily outside of the 
land on which the practices are imple-
mented. 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—In each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary shall 
use, to carry out this subsection, not less than 10 
percent of any funds available with respect to each 
conservation program administered by the Secretary 
under this title except the conservation reserve pro-
gram.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (m), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘the conservation stewardship program 
under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D and’’. 
SEC. 2504. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COM-
MITTEES. 
Section 1261(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3861(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) The State 1862 Institution (as defined in 
section 2(1) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998).’’. 
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Subtitle F—Agricultural 
Conservation Easement Program 
SEC. 2601. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 
Section 1265(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3865(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘that nega-
tively affect the agricultural uses and conservation 
values’’ after ‘‘that land’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘restoring 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘restoring or’’. 
SEC. 2602. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) AGRICULTURAL
LAND
EASEMENT.—Section 
1265A(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3865a(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘subject to an agri-
cultural land easement plan, as approved by the Sec-
retary’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1265A(3) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a(3)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A)(iii)(VI) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(VI) nonindustrial private forest 
land that contributes to the economic 
viability of an offered parcel, or serves 
as a buffer to protect such land from 
development, which may include up to 
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100 percent of the parcel if the Sec-
retary determines enrolling the land is 
important to protect a forest to pro-
vide significant conservation bene-
fits;’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘, as 
determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior at the local level’’. 
(c) MONITORING REPORT.—Section 1265A of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a) is amended 
by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
(5) and (6), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following: 
‘‘(4) MONITORING REPORT.—The term ‘moni-
toring report’ means a report, the contents of which 
are formulated and prepared by the holder of an ag-
ricultural land easement, that documents whether 
the land subject to the agricultural land easement is 
in compliance with the terms and conditions of the 
agricultural land easement.’’. 
SEC. 2603. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS. 
(a) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1265B(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3865b(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘provide for the con-
servation of natural resources pursuant to an agricultural 
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land easement plan’’ and inserting ‘‘implement the pro-
gram’’. 
(b) COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.—Sec-
tion 1265B(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(2)) is amended by striking sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—An eligible 
entity may use for any part of its share— 
‘‘(i) a cash contribution; 
‘‘(ii) a charitable donation or qualified 
conservation contribution (as defined by 
section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) from the landowner from 
which the agricultural land easement will 
be purchased; or 
‘‘(iii) funding from a Federal source 
other than the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(C) GRASSLANDS
EXCEPTION.—In the 
case of grassland of special environmental sig-
nificance, as determined by the Secretary, the 
Secretary may provide an amount not to exceed 
75 percent of the fair market value of the agri-
cultural land easement.’’. 
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(2) EVALUATION
AND
RANKING
OF
APPLICA-
TIONS.—Section 1265B(b)(3) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(3)) is amended by 
redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(D) and inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) ACCOUNTING FOR GEOGRAPHIC DIF-
FERENCES.—The Secretary shall, in coordina-
tion with State technical committees, adjust the 
criteria established under subparagraph (A) to 
account for geographic differences among 
States, if such adjustments— 
‘‘(i) meet the purposes of the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) continue to maximize the benefit 
of the Federal investment under the pro-
gram.’’. 
(3) AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Section 1265B(b)(4) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and the 
agricultural use of the land that is subject 
to the agricultural land easement’’ after 
‘‘the program’’; and 
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(ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii) include a right of enforcement 
for the Secretary that— 
‘‘(I) may be used only if the 
terms and conditions of the easement 
are not enforced by the eligible entity; 
and 
‘‘(II) does not extend to a right 
of inspection unless the holder of the 
easement fails to provide monitoring 
reports in a timely manner; 
‘‘(iv) include a conservation plan only 
for any portion of the land subject to the 
agricultural land easement that is highly 
erodible cropland; and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘in the case of fraud or gross negligence,’’ be-
fore ‘‘the Secretary may require’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.—Upon re-
quest by an eligible entity, the Secretary shall 
allow, under an agreement under this sub-
section, mineral development on land subject to 
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the agricultural land easement, if the Secretary 
determines that the mineral development— 
‘‘(i) has limited and localized effects; 
‘‘(ii) is not irremediably destructive of 
significant conservation interests; and 
‘‘(iii) would not alter or affect the to-
pography or landscape. 
‘‘(G) ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
MAR-
KETS.—The 
Secretary 
may 
not 
prohibit, 
through an agreement under this subsection, an 
owner of land subject to the agricultural land 
easement from participating in, and receiving 
compensation from, an environmental services 
market if a purpose of the market is the facili-
tation of additional conservation benefits that 
are consistent with the purposes of the pro-
gram.’’. 
(4) CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Section 1265B(b)(5) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) allow a certified eligible entity to 
use its own terms and conditions, notwith-
standing paragraph (4)(C), as long as the 
terms and conditions are consistent with 
the purposes of the program.’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION CRITERIA.—In order 
to be certified, an eligible entity shall dem-
onstrate to the Secretary that the entity— 
‘‘(i) is a land trust that has— 
‘‘(I) been accredited by the Land 
Trust Accreditation Commission, or 
by an equivalent accrediting body (as 
determined by the Secretary); and 
‘‘(II) acquired not fewer than five 
agricultural land easements under the 
program; or 
‘‘(ii) will maintain, at a minimum, for 
the duration of the agreement— 
‘‘(I) a plan for administering 
easements that is consistent with the 
purpose of the program; 
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‘‘(II) the capacity and resources 
to monitor and enforce agricultural 
land easements; and 
‘‘(III) policies and procedures to 
ensure— 
‘‘(aa) the long-term integrity 
of agricultural land easements on 
land subject to such easements; 
‘‘(bb) timely completion of 
acquisitions of such easements; 
and 
‘‘(cc) timely and complete 
evaluation and reporting to the 
Secretary on the use of funds 
provided under the program.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1265B(d) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(d)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in com-
pliance with the terms and conditions of easements.’’. 
SEC. 2604. WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENTS. 
Section 1265C(b)(5)(D)(i)(III) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865c(b)(5)(D)(i)(III)) is amend-
ed by inserting after ‘‘under subsection (f)’’ the following: 
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‘‘or a grazing management plan that is consistent with 
the wetland reserve easement plan and has been reviewed, 
and modified as necessary, at least every five years’’. 
SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) INELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1265D(a)(4) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(a)(4)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or off-site’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘proposed or’’ and inserting 
‘‘permitted or’’. 
(b) SUBORDINATION, EXCHANGE, MODIFICATION, 
AND TERMINATION.— 
(1) SUBORDINATION AND EXCHANGE.—Section 
1265D(c)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865d(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBORDINATION 
AND EXCHANGE’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subordinate, exchange, 
modify, or terminate’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘subordinate or exchange’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subordination, exchange, 
modification, or termination’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subordination or ex-
change’’. 
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(2) 
MODIFICATION; 
TERMINATION.—Section 
1265D(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865d(c)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
modify any interest in land, or portion of such 
interest, administered by the Secretary, either 
directly or on behalf of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation under the program if the modifica-
tion— 
‘‘(i) has a neutral effect on, or in-
creases, the conservation values; 
‘‘(ii) is consistent with the original in-
tent of the easement; and 
‘‘(iii) is consistent with the purposes 
of the program. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In modifying an inter-
est in land, or portion of such interest, under 
this paragraph, the Secretary may not increase 
any payment to an eligible entity. 
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‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may termi-
nate any interest in land, or portion of such interest, 
administered by the Secretary, either directly or on 
behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation under 
the program if— 
‘‘(A) the current owner of the land that is 
subject to the easement and the holder of the 
easement agree to the termination; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the ter-
mination would be in the public interest.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) 
QUALIFIED
CONSERVATION
CON-
TRIBUTION.—An easement acquired or funded 
by the Secretary under this subtitle shall not 
fail to be treated for purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 as a qualified conserva-
tion contribution described in section 170(h) of 
such Code merely because of— 
‘‘(i) the authority of the Secretary 
under this subsection to modify or termi-
nate the easement; or 
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‘‘(ii) any modification or termination 
under such authority. 
‘‘(B) FUNDS RESULTING FROM MODIFICA-
TION OR TERMINATION.—If the Secretary modi-
fies or terminates an interest in land, or portion 
of such interest, under paragraph (2) or (3), 
the Secretary shall use any funds made avail-
able to the Secretary that are attributable to 
such modification or termination for authorized 
activities that are consistent with— 
‘‘(i) the conservation purposes of the 
easement as it existed before such modi-
fication or termination; or 
‘‘(ii) other conservation purposes de-
scribed in section 170(h)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(c) LANDOWNER ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1265D of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LANDOWNER ELIGIBILITY.—The limitation de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of section 1001D(b) shall not 
apply to a landowner from which an easement under the 
program is to be purchased with respect to any benefit 
described in paragraph (2)(C) of such section related to 
the purchase of such easement.’’. 
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Subtitle G—Regional Conservation 
Partnership Program 
SEC. 2701. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) COVERED PROGRAM.—Section 1271A(1) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The conservation reserve program es-
tablished under subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
subtitle D. 
‘‘(E) Programs provided for in the Water-
shed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), other than section 14 of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1012).’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—Section 1271A(2) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘re-
source-conserving 
crop 
rotations,’’ 
before 
‘‘or 
dryland farming’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 
(J) as subparagraphs (D) through (K), respectively, 
and inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
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‘‘(C) Protection of source waters for drink-
ing water.’’. 
SEC. 2702. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) LENGTH.—Section 1271B(b) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) LENGTH.—A partnership agreement, including 
a renewal of a partnership agreement under subsection 
(d)(5), shall be— 
‘‘(1) for a period not to exceed 5 years, which 
period the Secretary may extend one time for up to 
12 months; or 
‘‘(2) for a period that is longer than 5 years, 
if such longer period is necessary to meet the objec-
tives of the program, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF PARTNERS.—Section 1271B(c)(1)(E) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3871b(c)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
quantification of the project’s environmental outcomes’’ 
before the semicolon. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 1271B(d) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘simplified’’ 
before ‘‘competitive process to select’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) RENEWALS.—If a project that is the sub-
ject of a partnership agreement has met or exceeded 
the objectives of the project, as determined by the 
Secretary, the eligible partners may submit, through 
an expedited program application process, an appli-
cation to— 
‘‘(A) continue to implement the project 
under a renewal of the partnership agreement; 
or 
‘‘(B) expand the scope of the project under 
a renewal of the partnership agreement.’’. 
SEC. 2703. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS. 
Section 1271C(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871c(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘a period of 5 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the applicable period under section 
1271B(b)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
may waive the applicability of the limitation in sec-
tion 1001D(b)(2) of this Act for participating pro-
ducers’’ and inserting ‘‘, notwithstanding the re-
quirements of paragraph (3) of section 1001D(b), 
the Secretary may waive the applicability of the limi-
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tation in paragraph (2) of such section, and any lim-
itation on the maximum amount of payments related 
to the covered programs, for participating pro-
ducers’’. 
SEC. 2704. FUNDING. 
Section 1271D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871d(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use, 
to carry out the program— 
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018; and 
‘‘(2) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 2705. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871e) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide eligible 
partners and producers participating in the partnership 
agreements with guidance on how to quantify and report 
on environmental outcomes associated with the adoption 
of conservation practices under the program.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the progress that eligible partners and pro-
ducers participating in the partnership agreements 
are making in quantifying and reporting on environ-
mental outcomes associated with the adoption of 
conservation practices under the program.’’. 
SEC. 2706. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS. 
Section 1271F(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871f(c)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(3). 
Subtitle H—Repeals and Transi-
tional 
Provisions; 
Technical 
Amendments 
SEC. 2801. REPEAL OF CONSERVATION SECURITY AND CON-
SERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CONSERVATION 
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 
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(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The 
amendment made by this section shall not affect the 
validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) before 
the date of enactment of this Act, or any payments 
required to be made in connection with the contract. 
(2) NO
RENEWALS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary may not renew a contract 
described in such paragraph. 
SEC. 2802. REPEAL OF TERMINAL LAKES ASSISTANCE. 
Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6) is repealed. 
SEC. 2803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DELINEATION OF WETLANDS; EXEMPTIONS.— 
Section 1222(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3822(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘National Re-
sources Conservation Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service’’. 
(b) DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) 
is amended by striking ‘‘third party’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘third-party’’. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS.—Section 1244(b)(4)(B) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(b)(4)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ and in-
serting ‘‘General Accountability Office’’. 
(d) WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION ACT.—Section 5(4) of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘goodwater’’ and inserting 
‘‘floodwater’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’. 
TITLE III—TRADE 
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act 
SEC. 3001. FINDINGS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has long been the world’s 
largest donor of international food assistance. 
(2) American farmers have been instrumental 
in the success of United States international food 
assistance programs by providing an affordable, 
safe, and reliable source of nutritious agricultural 
commodities. 
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(3) Through the efforts of the United States 
maritime industry and private voluntary organiza-
tions, agricultural commodities grown in the United 
States have been delivered to millions of people in 
need around the globe. 
(4) The United States should continue to use 
its abundant agricultural productivity to promote the 
foreign policy of the United States by enhancing the 
food security of the developing world through the 
timely provision of agricultural commodities. 
SEC. 3002. LABELING REQUIREMENTS. 
Subsection (g) of section 202 of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1722) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) LABELING OF ASSISTANCE.—Agricultural com-
modities and other assistance provided under this title 
shall, to the extent practicable, be clearly identified with 
appropriate markings on the package or container of such 
commodities and food procured outside of the United 
States, or on printed material that accompanies other as-
sistance, in the language of the locality in which such com-
modities and other assistance are distributed, as being fur-
nished by the people of the United States of America.’’. 
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SEC. 3003. FOOD AID QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
Section 202(h)(3) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1722(h)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3004. LOCAL SALE AND BARTER OF COMMODITIES. 
Section 203 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1723) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘to generate 
proceeds to be used as provided in this section’’ be-
fore the period at the end; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
SEC. 3005. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 
Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1724(a)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking 
‘‘2018’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3006. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE OF FOOD 
AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 
Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1725(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3007. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS. 
Section 207(c)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1726a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Agricul-
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tural Act of 2014’’and inserting ‘‘the Agriculture and Nu-
trition Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 3008. FUNDING FOR PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONI-
TORING, AND EVALUATION. 
Section 207(f)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1726a(f)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1.5 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ the 
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘2018’’ the second place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘chapter 1 of 
part I of’’. 
SEC. 3009. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 
TRANSPORTATION, 
DELIVERY, 
AND 
DIS-
TRIBUTION 
OF 
SHELF-STABLE 
PRE-
PACKAGED FOODS. 
Section 208 the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726b) 
is amended— 
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(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PART-
NERSHIP’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3010. CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT OF PROVISION OF 
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND OTHER 
ASSISTANCE ON LOCAL FARMERS AND ECON-
OMY. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF
ALL
MODALITIES.—Section 
403(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘, food procured outside of the United 
States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food,’’ 
after ‘‘agricultural commodity’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in the case 
of the provision of an agricultural commodity,’’ be-
fore ‘‘adequate’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘commodity’’ 
and inserting ‘‘agricultural commodity or use of the 
food procured outside of the United States, food 
vouchers, or cash transfers for food’’ after ‘‘com-
modity’’. 
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(b) AVOIDANCE OF DISRUPTIVE IMPACT.—Section 
403(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, food 
procured outside of the United States, food vouch-
ers, and cash transfers for food’’ after ‘‘agricultural 
commodities’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of sales 
of agricultural commodities’’. 
SEC. 3011. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD-
ITIES. 
Section 407(c)(4)(A) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1736a(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3012. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(f) of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736a(f)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 of 
each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Sec-
retary shall prepare, either jointly or separately, a 
report regarding each program and activity carried 
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out under this Act during the prior fiscal year. If 
the report for a fiscal year will not be submitted to 
the appropriate committees of Congress by the date 
specified in this subparagraph, the Administrator 
and the Secretary shall promptly notify such com-
mittees about the delay, including the reasons for 
the delay, the steps being taken to complete the re-
port, and an estimated submission date. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An annual report described 
in paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the 
prior fiscal year, the following: 
‘‘(A) A list that contains a description of 
each country and organization that receives 
food and other assistance under this Act (in-
cluding the quantity of food and assistance pro-
vided to each country and organization). 
‘‘(B) A general description of each project 
and activity implemented under this Act (in-
cluding each activity funded through the use of 
local currencies) and the total number of bene-
ficiaries of the project. 
‘‘(C) A statement describing the quantity 
of agricultural commodities made available to, 
and the total number of beneficiaries in, each 
country pursuant to— 
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‘‘(i) this Act; 
‘‘(ii) section 416(b) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)); 
‘‘(iii) the Food for Progress Act of 
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o); and 
‘‘(iv) the McGovern-Dole International 
Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
Program established by section 3107 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1). 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the progress made 
through programs under this Act towards re-
ducing food insecurity in the populations receiv-
ing food assistance from the United States. 
‘‘(E) A description of efforts undertaken 
by the Food Aid Consultative Group under sec-
tion 205 to achieve an integrated and effective 
food assistance program. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) each program oversight, moni-
toring, and evaluation system implemented 
under section 207(f); and 
‘‘(ii) the impact of each program over-
sight, monitoring, and evaluation system 
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on the effectiveness and efficiency of as-
sistance provided under this title. 
‘‘(G) An assessment of the progress made 
by the Administrator in addressing issues relat-
ing to quality with respect to the provision of 
food assistance. 
‘‘(H) A statement of the amount of funds 
(including funds for administrative costs, indi-
rect cost recovery, internal transportation, stor-
age and handling, and associated distribution 
costs) provided to each eligible organization 
that received assistance under this Act, that 
further describes the following: 
‘‘(i) How such funds were used by the 
eligible organization. 
‘‘(ii) The actual rate of return for 
each commodity made available under this 
Act, including factors that influenced the 
rate of return, and, for the commodity, the 
costs of bagging or further processing, 
ocean transportation, inland transportation 
in the recipient country, storage costs, and 
any other information that the Adminis-
trator and the Secretary determine to be 
necessary. 
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‘‘(iii) For each instance in which a 
commodity was made available under this 
Act at a rate of return less than 70 per-
cent, the reasons for the rate of return re-
alized. 
‘‘(I) For funds expended for the purposes 
of section 202(e), 406(b)(6), and 407(c)(1)(B), 
a detailed accounting of the expenditures and 
purposes of such expenditures with respect to 
each section. 
‘‘(3) RATE OF RETURN DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of applying subparagraph (H), the rate of re-
turn for a commodity shall be equal to the propor-
tion that— 
‘‘(A) the proceeds the implementing part-
ners generate through monetization; bears to 
‘‘(B) the cost to the Federal Government 
to procure and ship the commodity to a recipi-
ent country for monetization.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (m) of sec-
tion 403 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is 
repealed. 
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SEC. 3013. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE 
SALES OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736b) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3014. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE. 
Subsection (e) of section 412 of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023, not less than $365,000,000 of 
the amounts made available to carry out emergency 
and nonemergency food assistance programs under 
title II, nor more than 30 percent of such amounts, 
shall be expended for nonemergency food assistance 
programs under such title. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS.— 
Funds appropriated each year to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
et seq.) that are made available through grants or 
cooperative agreements to strengthen food security 
in developing countries and that are consistent with 
section 202(e)(1)(C) may be deemed to be expended 
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on nonemergency food assistance programs for pur-
poses of this section.’’. 
SEC. 3015. TERMINATION DATE FOR MICRONUTRIENT FOR-
TIFICATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3016. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF NATURE OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 501(b)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1737(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘technical’’ before 
‘‘assistance’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—Section 501(b)(2) of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)(2)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘retired extension staff of the Department of 
Agriculture,’’ after ‘‘private corporations,’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE.—Section 501(b) of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) foster appropriate investments in institu-
tional capacity-building and allow longer-term and 
sequenced assignments and partnerships to provide 
deeper engagement and greater continuity on such 
projects; and’’. 
(d) MINIMUM FUNDING.—Subsection (d) of section 
501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in addition to any funds that may 
be specifically appropriated to carry out this section, 
not less than the greater of $15,000,000 or 0.6 per-
cent of the amounts made available for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2023, to carry out this Act shall 
be used to carry out programs under this section, of 
which— 
‘‘(A) not less than 0.2 percent to be used 
for programs in developing countries; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 0.1 percent to be used 
for programs in sub-Saharan African and Car-
ibbean Basin countries. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF EXPENDITURES.—Funds 
used to carry out programs under this section shall 
be counted towards the minimum level of non-
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emergency food assistance specified in section 
412(e).’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
501(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(e)(1)) 
is amended in by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 
SEC. 3101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) United States export development programs 
significantly increase demand for United States agri-
culture products within foreign markets, boosting 
agricultural export volume and overall farm income, 
and generating a net return of $28 in added export 
revenue for each invested program dollar. 
(2) Our global competitors provide substantially 
more public support for export promotion than is 
provided to United States agricultural exporters. 
The Market Access Program and Foreign Market 
Development Program receive combined annual 
funding of approximately $234,500,000. In compari-
son, the European Union allocates $255,000,000 an-
nually for the international promotion of wine alone. 
(3) The preservation and streamlining of 
United States export market development programs 
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complements the recent reorganization within the 
Department of Agriculture by ensuring the newly es-
tablished Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign 
Agricultural Affairs has the tools necessary to en-
hance the competitiveness of the United States agri-
cultural industry on the global stage. 
SEC. 3102. CONSOLIDATION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS AS 
NEW 
INTERNATIONAL 
MARKET 
DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 205 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5625) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary and the 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish and carry 
out a program, to be known as the ‘International Market 
Development Program’, to encourage the development, 
maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets 
for United States agricultural commodities. 
‘‘(b) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As one of the components 
of the International Market Development Program, 
the Commodity Credit Corporation shall carry out a 
program to encourage the development, mainte-
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nance, and expansion of commercial export markets 
for United States agricultural commodities through 
cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations 
that implement a foreign market development pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under 
this subsection may be provided in the form of funds 
of, or commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) MARKETING PLAN AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for cost-share as-
sistance under this subsection, an eligible trade 
organization shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare and submit a marketing 
plan to the Secretary that meets the guide-
lines governing such a marketing plan 
specified in this paragraph or otherwise es-
tablished by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) meet any other requirements es-
tablished by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(iii) enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(B) PURPOSE OF MARKETING PLAN.—A 
marketing plan submitted under this paragraph 
shall describe the advertising or other market 
oriented export promotion activities to be car-
ried out by the eligible trade organization with 
respect to which assistance under this sub-
section is being requested. 
‘‘(C) SPECIFIC
ELEMENTS.—To be ap-
proved by the Secretary, a marketing plan sub-
mitted under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) specifically describe the manner 
in which assistance received by the eligible 
trade organization, in conjunction with 
funds and services provided by the eligible 
trade organization, will be expended in im-
plementing the marketing plan; 
‘‘(ii) establish specific market goals to 
be achieved under the marketing plan; and 
‘‘(iii) contain whatever additional re-
quirements are determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary. 
‘‘(D) 
BRANDED
PROMOTION.—A 
mar-
keting plan approved by the Secretary may pro-
vide for the use of branded advertising to pro-
mote the sale of United States agricultural 
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commodities in a foreign country under such 
terms and conditions as may be established by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) AMENDMENTS.—An approved mar-
keting plan may be amended by the eligible 
trade organization at any time, subject to the 
approval by the Secretary of the amendments. 
‘‘(4) LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE AND COST-SHARE 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
justify in writing the level of assistance to be 
provided to an eligible trade organization under 
this subsection and the level of cost sharing re-
quired of the organization. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
ON
BRANDED
PRO-
MOTION.—Assistance provided under this sub-
section for activities described in paragraph 
(3)(D) shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost 
of implementing the marketing plan, except 
that the Secretary may determine not to apply 
such limitation in the case of United States ag-
ricultural commodities with respect to which 
there has been a favorable decision by the 
United States Trade Representative under sec-
tion 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
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2411). Criteria used by the Secretary for deter-
mining that the limitation shall not apply shall 
be consistent and documented. 
‘‘(5) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MULTI-YEAR BASIS.—The Secretary 
may provide assistance under this subsection on 
a multi-year basis, subject to annual review by 
the Secretary for compliance with the approved 
marketing plan. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may terminate any assistance made, 
or to be made, available under this subsection 
if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) the eligible trade organization is 
not adhering to the terms and conditions 
applicable to the provision of the assist-
ance; 
‘‘(ii) the eligible trade organization is 
not implementing the approved marketing 
plan or is not adequately meeting the es-
tablished goals of the plan; 
‘‘(iii) the eligible trade organization is 
not adequately contributing its own re-
sources to the implementation of the plan; 
or 
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‘‘(iv) the Secretary determines that 
termination of assistance in a particular 
instance is in the best interests of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) EVALUATIONS.—Beginning not later 
than 15 months after the initial provision of as-
sistance under this subsection to an eligible 
trade organization, the Secretary shall monitor 
the expenditures by the eligible trade organiza-
tion of such assistance, including the following: 
‘‘(i) An evaluation of the effectiveness 
of the marketing plan of the eligible trade 
organization in developing or maintaining 
markets for United States agricultural 
commodities. 
‘‘(ii) An evaluation of whether assist-
ance provided under this subsection is nec-
essary to maintain such markets. 
‘‘(iii) A thorough accounting of the 
expenditure by the eligible trade organiza-
tion of the assistance provided under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(6) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—As-
sistance provided under this subsection to an eligible 
trade organization shall not be used— 
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‘‘(A) to provide direct assistance to any 
foreign for-profit corporation for the corpora-
tion’s use in promoting foreign-produced prod-
ucts; or 
‘‘(B) to provide direct assistance to any 
for-profit corporation that is not recognized as 
a small business concern, excluding a coopera-
tive, an association described in the first section 
of the Act entitled ‘An Act To authorize asso-
ciation of producers of agricultural products’, 
approved February 18, 1922 (7 U.S.C. 291), or 
a nonprofit trade association. 
‘‘(7) PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS.—Assistance 
provided under this subsection to a United States 
agricultural trade association, cooperative, or small 
business may be used for individual branded pro-
motional activity related to a United States branded 
product, if the beneficiaries of the activity have pro-
vided funds for the activity in an amount that is at 
least equivalent to the amount of assistance provided 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) PROGRAM
CONSIDERATIONS
AND
PRIOR-
ITIES.—In providing assistance under this sub-
section, the Secretary, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall— 
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‘‘(A) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted by organiza-
tions that were participating organizations 
in prior fiscal years; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted by eligible 
trade organizations that have not pre-
viously participated in the program estab-
lished under this title; 
‘‘(B) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted for activities 
in emerging markets; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted for activities 
in markets other than emerging markets. 
‘‘(9) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance for 
branded promotion, the Secretary should give pri-
ority to small-sized entities. 
‘‘(10) CONTRIBUTION LEVEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should 
require a minimum contribution level of 10 per-
cent from an eligible trade organization that re-
ceives assistance for nonbranded promotion. 
‘‘(B) 
INCREASES
IN
CONTRIBUTION 
LEVEL.—The Secretary may increase the con-
tribution level in any subsequent year that an 
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eligible trade organization receives assistance 
for nonbranded promotion. 
‘‘(11) ADDITIONALITY.—The Secretary should 
require each participant in the program to certify 
that any Federal funds received supplement, but do 
not supplant, private or third party participant 
funds or other contributions to program activities. 
‘‘(12) INDEPENDENT AUDITS.—If as a result of 
an evaluation or audit of activities of a participant 
under the program, the Secretary determines that a 
further review is justified in order to ensure compli-
ance with the requirements of the program, the Sec-
retary should require the participant to contract for 
an independent audit of the program activities, in-
cluding activities of any subcontractor. 
‘‘(13) TOBACCO.—No funds made available 
under the market promotion program may be used 
for activities to develop, maintain, or expand foreign 
markets for tobacco. 
‘‘(c) FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 
COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As one of the components 
of the International Market Development Program, 
the Secretary shall carry out a foreign market devel-
opment cooperator program to maintain and develop 
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foreign markets for United States agricultural com-
modities. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the foreign market development cooperator pro-
gram in cooperation with eligible trade organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Funds made available 
to carry out the foreign market development coop-
erator program shall be used only to provide— 
‘‘(A) cost-share assistance to an eligible 
trade organization under a contract or agree-
ment with the organization; and 
‘‘(B) assistance for other costs that are 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the for-
eign market development cooperator program, 
including contingent liabilities that are not oth-
erwise funded. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing 
assistance under this subsection, the Secretary, to 
the maximum extent practicable, shall— 
‘‘(A) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted by eligible 
trade organizations that were participating 
organizations in the foreign market devel-
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opment cooperator program in prior fiscal 
years; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted by eligible 
trade organizations that have not pre-
viously participated in the foreign market 
development cooperator program; and 
‘‘(B) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted for activities 
in emerging markets; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted for activities 
in markets other than emerging markets. 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS 
COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As one of the components 
of the International Market Development Program, 
the Secretary shall carry out an export assistance 
program to address existing or potential barriers 
that prohibit or threaten the export of United States 
specialty crops. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The export assistance program 
required by this subsection shall provide direct as-
sistance through public and private sector projects 
and technical assistance to remove, resolve, or miti-
gate existing or potential sanitary and phytosanitary 
and technical barriers to trade. 
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‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—The export assistance pro-
gram required by this subsection shall address time 
sensitive and strategic market access projects based 
on— 
‘‘(A) trade effect on market retention, 
market access, and market expansion; and 
‘‘(B) trade impact. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
an annual report that contains, for the period cov-
ered by the report, a description of each factor that 
affects the export of specialty crops, including each 
factor relating to any significant sanitary or 
phytosanitary issue or trade barrier. 
‘‘(e) E. (KIKA) DE LA GARZA EMERGING MARKETS 
PROGRAM COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary, in order to develop, maintain, or ex-
pand export markets for United States agricul-
tural commodities, is directed— 
‘‘(i) to make available to emerging 
markets the expertise of the United States 
to make assessments of the food and rural 
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business systems needs of such emerging 
markets; 
‘‘(ii) to make recommendations on 
measures necessary to enhance the effec-
tiveness of the systems, including potential 
reductions in trade barriers; and 
‘‘(iii) to identify and carry out specific 
opportunities and projects to enhance the 
effectiveness of those systems. 
‘‘(B) EXTENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall implement this paragraph with re-
spect to at least 3 emerging markets in each 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary may implement the requirements of para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) by providing assistance to teams con-
sisting primarily of agricultural consultants, 
farmers, other persons from the private sector 
and government officials expert in assessing the 
food and rural business systems of other coun-
tries to enable such teams to conduct the as-
sessments, make the recommendations, and 
identify the opportunities and projects specified 
in such paragraph in emerging markets; and 
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‘‘(B) by providing for necessary subsist-
ence and transportation expenses of— 
‘‘(i) United States food and rural 
business system experts, including United 
States agricultural producers and other 
United States individuals knowledgeable in 
agricultural and agribusiness matters, to 
enable such United States food and rural 
business system experts to assist in trans-
ferring knowledge and expertise to entities 
in emerging markets; and 
‘‘(ii) individuals designated by emerg-
ing markets to enable such designated in-
dividuals to consult with such United 
States experts to enhance food and rural 
business systems of such emerging markets 
and to transfer knowledge and expertise to 
such emerging markets. 
‘‘(3) COST-SHARING.—The Secretary shall en-
courage the nongovernmental experts described in 
paragraph (2) to share the costs of, and otherwise 
assist in, the participation of such experts in the 
program under this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
is authorized to provide, or pay the necessary costs 
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for, technical assistance (including the establishment 
of extension services) necessary to enhance the effec-
tiveness of food and rural business systems needs of 
emerging markets, including potential reductions in 
trade barriers. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—A team that 
receives assistance under paragraph (2) shall pre-
pare such reports with respect to the use of such as-
sistance as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE TRADE ORGANIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM COMPO-
NENT.—In subsection (b), the term ‘eligible 
trade organization’ means— 
‘‘(i) a United States agricultural trade 
organization or regional State-related orga-
nization that promotes the export and sale 
of United States agricultural commodities 
and that does not stand to profit directly 
from specific sales of United States agri-
cultural commodities; 
‘‘(ii) a cooperative organization or 
State agency that promotes the sale of 
United States agricultural commodities; or 
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‘‘(iii) a private organization that pro-
motes the export and sale of United States 
agricultural commodities if the Secretary 
determines that such organization would 
significantly contribute to United States 
export market development. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT 
COOPERATOR COMPONENT.—In subsection (c), 
the term ‘eligible trade organization’’ means a 
United States trade organization that— 
‘‘(i) promotes the export of one or 
more United States agricultural commod-
ities; and 
‘‘(ii) does not have a business interest 
in or receive remuneration from specific 
sales of United States agricultural com-
modities. 
‘‘(2) EMERGING MARKET.—The term ‘emerging 
market’ means any country that the Secretary deter-
mines— 
‘‘(A) is taking steps toward a market-ori-
ented economy through the food, agriculture, or 
rural business sectors of the economy of the 
country; and 
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‘‘(B) has the potential to provide a viable 
and significant market for United States agri-
cultural commodities. 
‘‘(3) SMALL-BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘small-business concern’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)). 
‘‘(4) UNITED
STATES
AGRICULTURAL
COM-
MODITY.—The term ‘United States agricultural com-
modity’ has the meaning given the term in section 
102 of the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5602) and includes commodities that are organically 
produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)).’’. 
(b) FUNDING PROVISION.—Subsection (c) of section 
211 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5641) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
available for the International Market Development 
Program under section 205 $255,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Such 
amounts shall remain available until expended. 
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‘‘(2) SET-ASIDES.— 
‘‘(A) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM COMPO-
NENT.—Of the funds made available under 
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not less than 
$200,000,000 shall be used for the market ac-
cess program component of the International 
Market Development Program under subsection 
(b) of section 205. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT 
COOPERATOR COMPONENT.—Of the funds made 
available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 
not less than $34,500,000 shall be used for the 
foreign market development cooperator compo-
nent of the International Market Development 
Program under subsection (c) of section 205. 
‘‘(C) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
SPE-
CIALTY
CROPS
COMPONENT.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year, not more than $9,000,000, shall be used 
for the specialty crops component of the Inter-
national Market Development Program under 
subsection (d) of section 205. 
‘‘(D) AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO EMERG-
ING
MARKETS
COMPONENT.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
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year, not more than $10,000,000 shall be used 
to promote agricultural exports to emerging 
markets under the International Market Devel-
opment Program under subsection (e) of section 
205.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROGRAMS.— 
(1) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM.—Section 203 of 
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) 
is repealed. 
(2) PROMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1302 
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
is repealed. 
(3) FOREIGN
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT
COOP-
ERATOR
PROGRAM.—Title VII of the Agricultural 
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5721–5723) is re-
pealed. 
(4) EXPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SPE-
CIALTY CROPS.—Section 3205 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) 
is repealed. 
(5) EMERGING
MARKETS
PROGRAM.—Section 
1542 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 
101–624) is amended by striking subsection (d) and 
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by redesignating subsection (e) and (f) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AGRICULTURAL TRADE ACT OF 1978.—The 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 is amended— 
(A) in section 202 (7 U.S.C. 5622), by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(k) COMBINATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Commodity 
Credit Corporation may carry out a program under which 
commercial export credit guarantees available under this 
section are combined with direct credits from the Com-
modity Credit Corporation under section 201 to reduce the 
effective rate of interest on export sales of United States 
agricultural commodities.’’; and 
(B) 
in 
section 
402(a)(1) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
5662(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘203’’ and inserting 
‘‘205(b)’’. 
(2) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946.— 
Section 282(f)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(f)(2)(C)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 203 of the Agricultural Trade 
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
205 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978’’. 
(3) FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND 
TRADE
ACT
OF
1990.—Section 1543(b)(5) of the 
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Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(b)(5)) is amended by striking 
‘‘1542(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘1542(e)’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Agricultural 
Trade Laws 
SEC. 3201. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AID PROCURE-
MENT PROJECTS. 
Section 3206(e)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c(e)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3202. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO 
EMERGING MARKETS. 
Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public 
Law 101–624) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3203. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT. 
Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘2018’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 3204. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1110 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (also known as the Food for Progress Act 
of 1985; 7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section 1110(b)(5) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (also known as the Food for 
Progress Act of 1985; 7 U.S.C. 1736o(b)(5)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) a college or university (as such terms 
are defined in section 1404(4) of the Food and 
Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(4)); 
and’’. 
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(c) PRIVATE
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
AND 
OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES.—Section 1110(o) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 is amended in paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘(G)’’. 
SEC. 3205. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
PROPOSALS.—Section 
3107(f)(1)(B) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(f)(1)(B)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘and, to the 
extent practicable, that assistance will be provided on a 
timely basis so as to coincide with the beginning of and 
when needed during the relevant school year’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
3107(l)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(l)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3206. COCHRAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZED LOCATIONS FOR TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 1543(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘for study in the United States.’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘for study— 
‘‘(1) in the United States; or 
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‘‘(2) at a college or university located in an eli-
gible country that the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(A) has sufficient scientific and technical 
facilities; 
‘‘(B) has established a partnership with at 
least one college or university in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C) has substantial participation by fac-
ulty members of the United States college or 
university in the design of the fellowship cur-
riculum and classroom instruction under the 
fellowship.’’. 
(b) FELLOWSHIP PURPOSES.—Section 1543(c)(2) of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(c)(2)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including trade 
linkages involving regulatory systems governing sanitary 
and phyto-sanitary standards for agricultural products’’. 
SEC. 3207. BORLAUG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 1473G of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3319j) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 1473G. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a fellowship program, to be known as the 
‘Borlaug International Agricultural Science and 
Technology Fellowship Program’. 
‘‘(2) FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM ELI-
GIBLE COUNTRIES.—As part of the fellowship pro-
gram, the Secretary shall provide fellowships to indi-
viduals from eligible countries as described in sub-
section (b) who specialize in agricultural education, 
research, and extension for scientific training and 
study designed to assist individual fellowship recipi-
ents, including the following 3 programs: 
‘‘(A) A graduate studies program in agri-
culture to assist individuals who participate in 
graduate agricultural degree training at a 
United States institution. 
‘‘(B) An individual career improvement 
program to assist agricultural scientists from 
developing countries in upgrading skills and un-
derstanding in agricultural science and tech-
nology. 
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‘‘(C) A Borlaug agricultural policy execu-
tive leadership course to assist senior agricul-
tural policy makers from eligible countries, with 
an initial focus on individuals from sub-Saharan 
Africa and the independent states of the former 
Soviet Union. 
‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIPS TO UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS.—As part of the fellowship program, the Sec-
retary shall provide fellowships to citizens of the 
United States to assist eligible countries in devel-
oping school-based agricultural education and youth 
extension programs. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRY DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of this section, an eligible country is a developing 
country, as determined by the Secretary using a gross na-
tional income per capita test selected by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM ELI-
GIBLE
COUNTRIES.—A fellowship provided under 
subsection (a)(2) shall— 
‘‘(A) promote food security and economic 
growth in eligible countries by— 
‘‘(i) educating a new generation of ag-
ricultural scientists; 
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‘‘(ii) increasing scientific knowledge 
and collaborative research to improve agri-
cultural productivity; and 
‘‘(iii) extending that knowledge to 
users and intermediaries in the market-
place; and 
‘‘(B) support— 
‘‘(i) training and collaborative re-
search opportunities through exchanges for 
entry level international agricultural re-
search scientists, faculty, and policymakers 
from eligible countries; 
‘‘(ii) collaborative research to improve 
agricultural productivity; 
‘‘(iii) the transfer of new science and 
agricultural technologies to strengthen ag-
ricultural practice; and 
‘‘(iv) the reduction of barriers to tech-
nology adoption. 
‘‘(2) FELLOWSHIPS TO UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS.—A fellowship provided under subsection 
(a)(3) shall— 
‘‘(A) develop globally minded United 
States agriculturists with experience living 
abroad; 
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‘‘(B) focus on meeting the food and fiber 
needs of the domestic population of eligible 
countries; and 
‘‘(C) strengthen and enhance trade link-
ages between eligible countries and the United 
States agricultural industry. 
‘‘(d) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM ELI-
GIBLE COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES.—The Sec-
retary may provide fellowships under subsection 
(a)(2) to individuals from eligible countries who 
specialize or have experience in agricultural 
education, research, extension, or related fields, 
including— 
‘‘(i) individuals from the public and 
private sectors; and 
‘‘(ii) private agricultural producers. 
‘‘(B) CANDIDATE
IDENTIFICATION.—For 
fellowships under subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary shall use the expertise of United States 
land-grant colleges and universities and similar 
universities, international organizations working 
in agricultural research and outreach, and na-
tional agricultural research organizations to 
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help identify program candidates for fellowships 
from the public and private sectors of eligible 
countries. 
‘‘(C) LOCATION
OF
TRAINING.—The sci-
entific training or study of fellowship recipients 
under subsection (a)(2) shall occur— 
‘‘(i) in the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) at a college or university located 
in an eligible country that the Secretary 
determines— 
‘‘(I) has sufficient scientific and 
technical facilities; 
‘‘(II) has established a partner-
ship with at least one college or uni-
versity in the United States; and 
‘‘(III) has substantial participa-
tion by faculty members of the United 
States college or university in the de-
sign of the fellowship curriculum and 
classroom instruction under the fel-
lowship. 
‘‘(2) FELLOWSHIPS TO UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS.— 
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‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES.—The Sec-
retary may provide fellowships under subsection 
(a)(3) to citizens of the United States who— 
‘‘(i) hold at least a bachelors degree in 
an agricultural related field of study; and 
‘‘(ii) have an understanding of United 
States school-based agricultural education 
and youth extension programs, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CANDIDATE
IDENTIFICATION.—For 
fellowships under subsection (a)(3), the Sec-
retary shall consult with the National FFA Or-
ganization, the National 4–H Council, and 
other entities as the Secretary deems appro-
priate to identify candidates for fellowships. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide for the management, coordination, evalua-
tion, and monitoring of the Borlaug International Agricul-
tural Science and Technology Fellowship Program and for 
the individual programs described in subsection (a), except 
that— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary may contract out to 1 or 
more collaborating universities the management of 1 
or more of the fellowship programs under subsection 
(a)(2); and 
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‘‘(2) the Secretary may contract out the man-
agement of the fellowship program under subsection 
(a)(3) to an outside organization with experience in 
implementing fellowship programs focused on build-
ing capacity for school-based agricultural education 
and youth extension programs in developing coun-
tries. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $6,000,000 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) SET-ASIDES.—Of any funds made avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (1), not less than 
$2,800,000 shall be used to carry out the fellowship 
program for individuals from eligible countries under 
subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—Any funds made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available 
until expended.’’. 
SEC. 3208. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 
(a) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.—Section 
3202(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (22 U.S.C. 2220a note; Public Law 110–246(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘33 per-
cent’’. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
3202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–246; 22 U.S.C. 2220a note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for the period of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘for the period of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023’’. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
Subtitle A—Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program 
SEC. 4001. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE. 
(a) EXPANSION OF THE DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT 
DATABASE.—The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended at the end by adding 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 30. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
interstate database, or system of databases, of supple-
mental nutrition assistance program information to be 
known as the Duplicative Enrollment Database that shall 
include the data submitted by each State pursuant to sec-
tion 11(e)(26) and that shall meet security standards as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—Any database, or system of data-
bases, established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used 
by States when making eligibility determinations to pre-
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vent supplemental nutrition assistance program partici-
pants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple 
States. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE
OF
INTERIM
FINAL
REGULA-
TIONS.—Not later than 18 months after the effective 
date of this section, the Secretary shall issue interim 
final regulations to carry out this section that— 
‘‘(A) incorporate best practices and lessons 
learned from the regional pilot project ref-
erenced in section 4032(c) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2036c(c)); 
‘‘(B) protect the privacy of supplemental 
nutrition assistance program participants and 
applicants consistent with section 11(e)(8); and 
‘‘(C) detail the process States will be re-
quired to follow for— 
‘‘(i) conducting initial and ongoing 
matches of participant and applicant data; 
‘‘(ii) identifying and acting on all ap-
parent instances of duplicative participa-
tion by participants or applicants in mul-
tiple States; 
‘‘(iii) disenrolling an individual who 
has applied to participate in another State 
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in a manner sufficient to allow the State in 
which the individual is currently applying 
to comply with sections 11(e)(3) and (9); 
and 
‘‘(iv) complying with such other rules 
and standards the Secretary determines 
appropriate to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The initial match and cor-
responding actions required by paragraph (1)(C) 
shall occur within 3 years after the date of the en-
actment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 
2018. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Using the data submitted to the 
Duplicative Enrollment Database, the Secretary shall pub-
lish an annual report analyzing supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program participant characteristics, including 
participant tenure on the program. The report shall be 
made available to the public in a manner that prevents 
identification of participants that receive supplemental nu-
trition assistance program benefits.’’. 
(b) STATE DATA COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (24) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
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(2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(26) that the State agency shall collect and 
submit supplemental nutrition assistance program 
data to the Duplicative Enrollment Database estab-
lished in section 30, in accordance with guidance or 
rules issued by the Secretary establishing a uniform 
method and format for the collection and submission 
of data, including for each member of a partici-
pating household— 
‘‘(A) the social security number or the so-
cial security number substitute; 
‘‘(B) the employment status of such mem-
ber; 
‘‘(C) the amount of income and whether 
that income is earned or unearned; 
‘‘(D) that member’s portion of the house-
hold monthly allotment, and 
‘‘(E) the portion of the aggregate value of 
household assets attributed to that member.’’. 
SEC. 4002. RETAILER-FUNDED INCENTIVES PILOT. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.), as amended by section 4001, is amended at the 
end by adding the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 31. RETAILER-FUNDED INCENTIVES PILOT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
pilot project in accordance with subsection (d) through 
which participating retail food stores provide bonuses to 
participating households based on household purchases of 
fruits, vegetables, and fluid milk. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) The term ‘bonus’ means a financial incen-
tive provided at the point of sale to a participating 
household that expends a portion of its allotment for 
the purchase of fruits, vegetables, or fluid milk. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘fluid milk’ means cow milk 
without flavoring or sweeteners and packaged in liq-
uid form. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘fruits’ means minimally proc-
essed fruits. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘retail food store’ means a retail 
food store as defined in section 3(o)(1) that is au-
thorized to accept and redeem benefits under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘vegetables’ means minimally 
processed vegetables. 
‘‘(c) PROJECT PARTICIPANT PLANS.—To participate 
in the pilot project established under subsection (a), a re-
tail food store shall submit to the Secretary for approval 
a plan that includes— 
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‘‘(1) a method of quantifying the cost of fruits, 
vegetables, and fluid milk, that will earn households 
a bonus; 
‘‘(2) a method of providing bonuses to partici-
pating households and adequately testing such meth-
od; 
‘‘(3) a method of ensuring bonuses earned by 
households may be used only to purchase food eligi-
ble for purchase under the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program; 
‘‘(4) a method of educating participating house-
holds about the availability and use of a bonus; 
‘‘(5) a method of providing data and reports, as 
requested by the Secretary, for purposes of ana-
lyzing the impact of the pilot project established 
under subsection (a) on household access, ease of 
bonus use, and program integrity; and 
‘‘(6) such other criteria, including security cri-
teria, as established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) PILOT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—Retail food 
stores with plans approved under subsection (c) to partici-
pate in the pilot project established under subsection (a) 
shall— 
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‘‘(1) provide a bonus in a dollar amount not to 
exceed 10 percent of the price of the purchased 
fruits, vegetables, and fluid milk; 
‘‘(2) fund the dollar amount of bonuses used by 
households, and pay for administrative costs, such 
as fees and system costs, associated with providing 
such bonuses; 
‘‘(3) ensure that bonuses earned by households 
may be used only to purchase food eligible for pur-
chase under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program; and 
‘‘(4) provide data and reports as requested by 
the Secretary for purposes of analyzing the impact 
of the pilot project established under subsection (a) 
on household access, ease of bonus use, and program 
integrity. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—A retail food store participating 
in a project under section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) shall not be eligi-
ble to participate in the pilot project established under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of Agriculture and Nutri-
tion Act of 2018, the Secretary shall solicit and approve 
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plans submitted under subsection (c) that satisfy the re-
quirements of such subsection. 
‘‘(g) REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) RATE
OF
REIMBURSEMENT.—Subject to 
paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall reim-
burse retail food stores with plans approved under 
subsection (f) in an amount not to exceed 25 percent 
of the dollar value of bonuses earned by households 
and used to purchase food eligible for purchase 
under the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
OF
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.—The aggregate amount of reimbursements 
paid in a fiscal year to all retail food stores that par-
ticipate in the pilot project established under sub-
section (a) in such fiscal year shall not exceed 
$120,000,000. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TIMELINE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of the Agri-
culture and Nutrition Act of 2018, the Sec-
retary shall establish requirements to imple-
ment 
this 
section, 
including 
criteria 
for 
prioritizing reimbursements to such stores with-
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in the limit established in subparagraph (2) and 
subject to subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
MONTHLY
PAYMENTS.—Reim-
bursements payable under this subsection 
shall be paid on a monthly basis. 
‘‘(ii) PRORATED PAYMENTS.—If funds 
made available under subsection (h) are in-
sufficient to pay in full reimbursements 
payable for a month because of the oper-
ation of subparagraph (2), such reimburse-
ments shall be paid on a pro rata basis to 
the extent funds remain available for pay-
ment. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.—From funds made available under 
section 18(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allo-
cate not to exceed $120,000,000 for reimbursements pay-
able under this section for such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 4003. GUS SCHUMACHER FOOD INSECURITY NUTRI-
TION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 4405 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking the heading and inserting ‘‘GUS 
SCHUMACHER
FOOD
INSECURITY
NUTRITION 
INCENTIVE PROGRAM’’, 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(I) in subclause (II) by inserting 
‘‘financial’’ after ‘‘providing’’, 
(II) by amending subclause (III) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(III) has adequate plans to col-
lect data for reporting and agrees to 
participate in a program evaluation; 
and’’. 
(III) in subclause (IV) by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting 
a period, and 
(IV) by striking subclause (V), 
and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants 
under this section— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary shall give priority 
to projects that— 
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‘‘(I) maximize the share of funds 
used for direct incentives to partici-
pants; 
‘‘(II) include coordination with 
multiple stakeholders, such as farm 
organizations, nutrition education pro-
grams, cooperative extension service 
programs, public health departments, 
health providers, private and public 
health insurance agencies, cooperative 
grocers, grocery associations, and 
community-based 
and 
non-govern-
mental organizations; 
‘‘(III) have the capacity to gen-
erate sufficient data and analysis to 
demonstrate effectiveness of program 
incentives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary may also give pri-
ority to projects that— 
‘‘(I) are located in underserved 
communities; 
‘‘(II) use direct-to-consumer sales 
marketing; 
‘‘(III) demonstrate a track record 
of designing and implementing suc-
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cessful nutrition incentive programs 
that connect low-income consumers 
and agricultural producers; 
‘‘(IV) provide locally or regionally 
produced fruits and vegetables; 
‘‘(V) offer supplemental services 
in high-need communities, including 
online ordering, transportation be-
tween home and store, and delivery 
services; 
‘‘(VI) provide year-round access 
to program incentives; and 
‘‘(VII) address other criteria as 
established by the Secretary.’’, 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) TRAINING, EVALUATION, AND
INFORMA-
TION CENTER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture, shall establish 
a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program 
Training, Evaluation, and Information Center 
capable of providing services related to grants 
under subsection (b), including— 
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‘‘(i) offering incentive program train-
ing and technical assistance to applicants 
and grantees to the extent practicable; 
‘‘(ii) collecting, evaluating, and shar-
ing information on best practices on com-
mon incentive activities; 
‘‘(iii) 
assisting 
with 
collaboration 
among grantee projects, State agencies, 
and nutrition education programs; 
‘‘(iv) facilitating communication be-
tween grantees and the Department of Ag-
riculture; and 
‘‘(v) compiling program data from 
grantees and generating an annual report 
to Congress on grant outcomes. 
‘‘(B) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—To 
carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with an or-
ganization with expertise in the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program incentive pro-
grams, including— 
‘‘(i) nongovernmental organizations; 
‘‘(ii) State cooperative extension serv-
ices; 
‘‘(iii) regional food system centers; 
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‘‘(iv) Federal and State agencies; 
‘‘(v) public, private, and land-grant 
colleges and universities; and 
‘‘(vi) other appropriate entities as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Of the funds 
made available under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary may use to carry out this paragraph not 
more than— 
‘‘(i) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020, and 
‘‘(ii) $1,000,000 for each fiscal year 
thereafter.’’, and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’, and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(F) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(G) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(H) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 4405 by 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 4405. Gus Schumacher food insecurity nutrition incentive program.’’. 
SEC. 4004. RE-EVALUATION OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN. 
Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended by inserting after the 1st 
sentence the following: 
‘‘By 2022 and at 5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary 
shall re-evaluate and publish the market baskets of the 
thrifty food plan based on current food prices, food com-
position data, and consumption patterns.’’. 
SEC. 4005. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS ON INDIAN 
RESERVATIONS. 
Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2013(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)— 
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(A) in the heading by striking by striking 
‘‘LOCALLY-GROWN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCALLY- 
AND REGIONALLY-GROWN’’, 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘lo-
cally-grown’’ and inserting ‘‘locally- and region-
ally-grown’’, 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘LOCALLY-GROWN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘LOCALLY- AND
REGIONALLY- 
GROWN’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘locally-grown’’ and 
inserting ‘‘locally- and regionally-grown’’, 
(D) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) PURCHASE OF FOODS.—In carrying 
out this paragraph, the Secretary shall pur-
chase or offer to purchase those traditional 
foods that may be procured cost-effectively.’’; 
(E) by striking subparagraph (E), and 
(F) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(F)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(E)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:: 
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‘‘(7) FUNDS AVAILABILITY.—Funds made avail-
able for a fiscal year to carry out this subsection 
shall remain available for obligation for a period of 
2 fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 4006. UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘receives benefits’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) receives cash assistance or ongoing 
and substantial services’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘supplemental security’’ 
and inserting ‘‘with an income eligibility limit of 
not more than 130 percent of the poverty line 
as defined in section 5(c)(1), (2) is elderly or 
disabled and receives cash assistance or ongoing 
and substantial services under a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) with an 
income eligibility limit of not more than 200 
percent of the poverty line as defined in section 
5(c)(1), (3) receives supplemental security’’, 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or aid’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
(4) receives aid’’, and 
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(2) in subsection (j)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or who receives benefits’’ 
and inserting ‘‘cash assistance or ongoing and 
substantial services’’ and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to have’’ and inserting 
‘‘with an income eligibility limit of not more 
than 130 percent of the poverty line as defined 
in section 5(c)(1), or who is elderly or disabled 
and receives cash assistance or ongoing and 
substantial services under a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) with an income eligibility 
limit of not more than 200 percent of the pov-
erty line as defined in section 5(c)(1), to have’’. 
SEC. 4007. CHILD SUPPORT; COOPERATION WITH CHILD 
SUPPORT AGENCIES. 
(a) DEDUCTIONS FOR CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 5(e) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4), and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5 of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (k)(4)(B) by striking 
‘‘(e)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(5)’’, and 
(B) in subsection (n) by striking ‘‘Regard-
less of whether a State agency elects to provide 
a deduction under subsection (e)(4), the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(b) COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 6 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (l)(1) by striking ‘‘At the 
option of a State agency, subject’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subject’’, 
(B) in subsection (m)(1) by striking ‘‘At 
the option of a State agency, subject’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject’’, and 
(C) by striking subsection (n). 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and (r)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and (p)’’. 
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SEC. 4008. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING. 
(a) EXCLUSION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUS-
ING.—Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (18) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (19)(B) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) the value of an allowance received under 
section 403 of title 37 of the United States Code 
that does not exceed $500 monthly.’’. 
(b) UPDATE TO EXCESS SHELTER EXPENSE DEDUC-
TION.—Section 5(e)(6)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(A)) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, except that for a household that receives the 
allowance under section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code, only the expenses in excess of that 
allowance shall be counted towards a house-
hold’s expenses for the calculation of the excess 
shelter deduction.’’. 
SEC. 4009. EARNED INCOME DEDUCTION. 
Section 5(e)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘22’’. 
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SEC. 4010. SIMPLIFIED HOMELESS HOUSING COSTS. 
Section 5(e)(6)(D) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), 
and 
(2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ALTERNATIVE DEDUCTION.—The 
State agency shall allow a deduction of 
$143 a month for households— 
‘‘(I) in which all members are 
homeless individuals; 
‘‘(II) that are not receiving free 
shelter throughout the month; and 
‘‘(III) that do not opt to claim an 
excess 
shelter 
expense 
deduction 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) ADJUSTMENT.—For fiscal year 
2019 and each subsequent fiscal year the 
amount of the homeless shelter deduction 
specified in clause (i) shall be adjusted to 
reflect changes for the 12-month period 
ending the preceding November 30 in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
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SEC. 4011. AVAILABILITY OF STANDARD UTILITY ALLOW-
ANCES BASED ON RECEIPT OF ENERGY AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) ALLOWANCE TO RECIPIENTS OF ENERGY ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCE.—Section 
5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of the of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘with an elderly member’’ 
after ‘‘households’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy As-
sistance Act is amended by inserting ‘‘received by a 
household with an elderly member’’ before ‘‘, con-
sistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)’’. 
(b) 
THIRD-PARTY
ENERGY
ASSISTANCE
PAY-
MENTS.—Section 5(k)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘without 
an elderly member’’ after ‘‘household’’ the 1st place 
it appears; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘with an 
elderly member’’ after ‘‘household’’ the 1st place it 
appears. 
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SEC. 4012. ADJUSTMENT TO ASSET LIMITATIONS. 
Section 5(g)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,000’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$12,000’’, and— 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
SEC. 4013. UPDATED VEHICLE ALLOWANCE. 
Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Begin-
ning’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(I) Beginning’’, and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) Beginning on October 1, 
2019, and each October 1 thereafter, 
the amount specified in paragraph 
(2)(B)(iv) shall be adjusted in the 
manner described in subclause (I).’’, 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by amending subparagraph (B)(iv) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) subject to subparagraph (C), 
with respect to any licensed vehicle that is 
used for household transportation or to ob-
tain or continue employment— 
‘‘(I) 1 vehicle for each licensed 
driver who is a member of such house-
hold to the extent that the fair market 
value of the vehicle exceeds $12,000; 
and 
‘‘(II) each additional vehicle; 
and’’, and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (D). 
SEC. 4014. SAVINGS EXCLUDED FROM ASSETS. 
Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(g)), as amended by section 4013, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(III) Beginning on October 1, 
2019, and each October 1 thereafter, 
the amount specified in paragraph 
(2)(B)(v) shall be adjusted in the 
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manner described in subclause (I).’’, 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(v) by inserting ‘‘to the 
extent that the value exceeds $2,000’’ after ‘‘ac-
count’’. 
SEC. 4015. WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. 
(a) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.—Section 6(d) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subject to subparagraph (C), no’’, 
(ii) by striking ‘‘over the age of 15 
and under the age of 60’’ and inserting ‘‘at 
least 18 years of age and less than 60 
years of age’’, 
(iii) by amending clause (i) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) without good cause, fails to work 
or refuses to participate in either an em-
ployment and training program established 
in paragraph (4), a work program, or any 
combination of work, an employment and 
training program, or work program— 
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‘‘(I) a minimum of 20 hours per 
week, averaged monthly in fiscal years 
2021 through 2025; or 
‘‘(II) a minimum of 25 hours per 
week, averaged monthly in fiscal years 
2026 and each fiscal year there-
after;’’. 
(iv) by striking clauses (ii) and (vi), 
(v) in clause (iv) by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end, 
(vi) in clause (v)(II) by striking ‘‘30 
hours per week; or’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
hourly requirements applicable under para-
graph (1)(B)(i).’’, and 
(vii) by redesignating clauses (iii), 
(iv), and (v) as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), 
respectively, 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B), 
(C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) 
LIMITATION.—Subparagraph 
(B) 
shall not apply to an individual during the first 
month that individual would otherwise become 
subject to subparagraph (B) and be found in 
noncompliance with such subparagraph.’’, 
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(D) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (iii)(I) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(B)’’, 
(ii) 
in 
clause 
(iv) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(A)(v)’’and inserting ‘‘(B)(iv)’’, and 
(iii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi), 
(E) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (I), respec-
tively, 
(F) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 
as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF WORK PROGRAM.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘work program’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) a program under title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act; 
‘‘(ii) a program under section 236 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296); 
and 
‘‘(iii) a program of employment and 
training operated or supervised by a State 
or political subdivision of a State that 
meets standards approved by the chief ex-
ecutive officer of the State and the Sec-
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retary, other than a program under para-
graph (4).’’, and 
(G) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) TRANSITION PERIOD.—During each 
of the fiscal years 2019 and 2020, States shall 
continue to implement and enforce the work 
and employment and training program require-
ments consistent with this subsection, sub-
section (e), subsection (o) excluding paragraph 
(6)(F), section 7(i), section 11(e)(19), and sec-
tion 16 (excluding subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), 
and (C) of subsection (h)(1)) as those provi-
sions were in effect on the day before the effec-
tive date of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(E) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(i) NOTIFICATION
OF
FAILURE
TO 
MEET WORK REQUIREMENTS.—The State 
agency shall issue a notice of adverse ac-
tion to an individual not later than 10 days 
after the State agency determines that the 
individual has failed to meet the require-
ments applicable under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) FIRST VIOLATION.—The 1st time 
an individual receives a notice of adverse 
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action issued under clause (i), the indi-
vidual shall remain ineligible to participate 
in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program until— 
‘‘(I) the date that is 12 months 
after the date the individual became 
ineligible; 
‘‘(II) the date the individual ob-
tains employment sufficient to meet 
the hourly requirements applicable 
under subparagraph (B)(i); or 
‘‘(III) the date that the indi-
vidual is no longer subject to the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B); 
whichever is earliest. 
‘‘(iii) SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIO-
LATION.—The 2d or subsequent time an 
individual receives a notice of adverse ac-
tion issued under clause (i), the individual 
shall remain ineligible to participate in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program 
until— 
‘‘(I) the date that is 36 months 
after the date the individual became 
ineligible; 
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‘‘(II) the date the individual ob-
tains employment sufficient to meet 
the hourly requirements applicable 
under subparagraph (B)(i); or 
‘‘(III) the date the individual is 
no longer subject to the requirements 
of subparagraph (B); 
whichever is earliest. 
‘‘(F) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On the request of 
a State agency, the Secretary may waive 
the applicability of subparagraph (B) to in-
dividuals in the State if the Secretary 
makes a determination that the area in 
which the individuals reside— 
‘‘(I) has an unemployment rate 
of over 10 percent; 
‘‘(II) is designated as a Labor 
Surplus Area by the Employment and 
Training Administration of the De-
partment of Labor for the current fis-
cal year based on the criteria for ex-
ceptional circumstances as described 
in section 654.5 of title 20 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
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‘‘(III) has a 24-month average 
unemployment rate 20 percent or 
higher than the national average for 
the same 24-month period unless the 
24-month average unemployment rate 
of the area is less than 6 percent, ex-
cept that the 24-month period shall 
begin no earlier than the 24-month 
period the Employment and Training 
Administration of the Department of 
Labor uses to designate Labor Sur-
plus Areas for the current fiscal year; 
or 
‘‘(IV) is in a State— 
‘‘(aa) that is in an extended 
benefit period (within the mean-
ing of section 203 of the Federal- 
State Extended Unemployment 
Compensation Act of 1970); or 
‘‘(bb) in which temporary or 
emergency unemployment com-
pensation is being provided under 
any Federal law. 
‘‘(ii) JURISDICTIONS
WITH
LIMITED 
DATA.—In carrying out clause (i), in the 
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case of a jurisdiction for which Bureau of 
Labor Statistics unemployment data is lim-
ited or unavailable, such as an Indian Res-
ervation or a territory of the United 
States, a State may support its request 
based on other economic indicators as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(iii) LIMIT ON COMBINING AREAS.— 
In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary 
may waive the applicability of subpara-
graph (B) only to a State or individual 
areas within a State, except in the case of 
combined areas that are designated as 
Labor Market Areas by the Department of 
Labor. 
‘‘(iv) REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate, and shall make 
available to the public, an annual report on 
the basis for granting a waiver under 
clause (i). 
‘‘(G) 15-PERCENT EXEMPTION.— 
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‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) 
CASELOAD.—The 
term 
‘caseload’ means the average monthly 
number of individuals receiving sup-
plemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits during the 12-month 
period ending the preceding June 30. 
‘‘(II) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.— 
The term ‘covered individual’ means a 
member of a household that receives 
supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits, or an individual denied 
eligibility for supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits solely due 
to the applicability of subparagraph 
(B), who— 
‘‘(aa) is not eligible for an 
exception under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(bb) does not reside in an 
area covered by a waiver granted 
under subparagraph (F); and 
‘‘(cc) is not complying with 
subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(ii) GENERAL
RULE.—Subject to 
clauses (iii) through (v), a State agency 
may provide an exemption from the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B) for cov-
ered individuals. 
‘‘(iii) FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND THERE-
AFTER.—Subject to clauses (iv) and (v), 
for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, a State agency may provide a 
number of exemptions such that the aver-
age monthly number of the exemptions in 
effect during the fiscal year does not ex-
ceed 15 percent of the number of covered 
individuals in the State in fiscal year 2019, 
as estimated by the Secretary, based on 
the survey conducted to carry out section 
16(c) for the most recent fiscal year and 
such other factors as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate due to the timing and 
limitations of the survey. 
‘‘(iv) CASELOAD ADJUSTMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall adjust the number of indi-
viduals estimated for a State under clause 
(iii) during a fiscal year if the number of 
members of households that receive supple-
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mental nutrition assistance program bene-
fits in the State varies from the State’s 
caseload by more than 10 percent, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(v) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(I) REPORTS BY STATE AGEN-
CIES.—A State agency shall submit 
such reports to the Secretary as the 
Secretary determines are necessary to 
ensure compliance with this para-
graph. 
‘‘(II) ANNUAL REPORT BY THE 
SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall an-
nually compile and submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate, and shall 
make available to the public, an an-
nual report that contains the reports 
submitted under subclause (I) by 
State agencies. 
‘‘(H) OTHER PROGRAM RULES.—Nothing 
in this subsection shall make an individual eligi-
ble for benefits under this Act if the individual 
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is not otherwise eligible for benefits under the 
other provisions of this Act.’’, 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the 1st sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(E)’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end, and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(E) receiving weekly earnings which equal the minimum 
hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), multiplied by the 
hourly requirement as specified in subparagraph (B); (F) 
medically certified as mentally or physically unfit for em-
ployment; or (G) a pregnant woman.’’, and 
(B) by striking the last sentence, 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘registration 
requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘requirement’’, 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii), and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
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‘‘(ii) MANDATORY
MINIMUM
SERV-
ICES.—Each State agency shall offer em-
ployment and training program services 
sufficient for all individuals subject to the 
requirements of paragraph (1)(B)(i) who 
are not currently ineligible pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(E), exempt pursuant to sub-
paragraphs (F) and (G) or paragraph (2) 
of subsection (d), and for all individuals 
covered by paragraph (1)(C), to meet the 
hourly requirements specified in paragraph 
(1)(B)(i) to the extent that such require-
ments will not be satisfied by hours of 
work or participation in a work program.’’, 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘contains’’ the 
following: 
‘‘case management services consisting of comprehensive 
intake assessments, individualized service plans, progress 
monitoring, and coordination with service providers, and’’, 
(ii) by amending clause (i) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) Supervised job search programs that occur 
at State-approved locations in which the activities of 
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participants shall be directly supervised and the tim-
ing and activities of participants tracked in accord-
ance with guidelines set forth by the State.’’, 
(iii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘jobs 
skills assessments, job finding clubs, train-
ing in techniques for’’ and inserting ‘‘em-
ployability assessments, training in tech-
niques to increase’’, 
(iv) by striking clause (iii), 
(v) in clause (iv) in the 1st sentence 
by inserting ‘‘, including subsidized em-
ployment, apprenticeships, and unpaid or 
volunteer work that is limited to 6 months 
out of a 12-month period’’ before the pe-
riod at the end, 
(vi) in clause (v) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding family literacy and financial lit-
eracy,’’ after ‘‘literacy’’, 
(vii) in clause (vii) by striking ‘‘not 
more than’’, and 
(viii) by redesignating clauses (iv) 
through (viii) as clauses (iii) through (vii), 
respectively, 
(C) by striking subparagraphs (D), (E), 
and (F), and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(D) Each State agency shall establish requirements 
for participation by non-exempt individuals in the employ-
ment and training program components listed in clauses 
(i) through (vii) of subparagraph (B). Such requirements 
may vary among participants.’’, 
(D) in subparagraph (H) by striking 
‘‘(B)(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)(iv)’’, and 
(E) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) 
through (M) as subparagraphs (E) through 
(K), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRI-
TION ACT OF 2008.—Section 5(d)(14) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)(14)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘6(d)(4)(I)’’ and inserting 
‘‘6(d)(4)(G)’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT TO OTHER LAWS.— 
(A) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.— 
Section 51(d)(8)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 51(d)(8)(A)(ii)) is 
amended— 
(i) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘, or’’ 
and inserting a period, 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘family—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(I) receiving’’ and 
inserting ‘‘family receiving’’, and 
(iii) by striking subclause (II). 
(B) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPOR-
TUNITY ACT.—The Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (Public Law 113–128; 128 
Stat. 1425) is amended— 
(i) in section 103(a)(2) by striking 
subparagraph (D), and 
(ii) in section 121(b)(2)(B) by strik-
ing clause (iv). 
(c) RELATED REQUIREMENTS.—Section 6 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (e) by amending paragraph 
(5) to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) is a parent or other household member 
with responsibility for the care of a dependent child 
under 6 years of age or of an incapacitated person;’’, 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (o). 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in section 6, as amended by section 4007 
and subsection (c), by redesignating subsections (p) 
through (s) as subparagraphs (n) through (q), re-
spectively, and 
(2) in section 7(i)(1) by striking ‘‘6(o)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘6(d)(1)(B)’’. 
(e) STATE PLAN.—Section 11(e)(19) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(19)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘geographic areas and households to be cov-
ered under such program, and the basis, including any 
cost information,’’ and inserting ‘‘extent to which such 
programs will be carried out in coordination with the ac-
tivities carried out under title I of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act, the plan for meeting the min-
imum services requirement under section 6(d)(4)(A)(ii) in-
cluding any cost information, and the basis’’. 
(f) FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘$90,000,000’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘under section 18(a)(1)— 
‘‘(i) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
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‘‘(ii) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020; and 
‘‘(iii) $1,000,000,000 for each fiscal 
year thereafter.’’, 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B)(ii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) takes into account— 
‘‘(I) for fiscal years 2019 and 
2020, the number of individuals who 
are not exempt from the work require-
ment under section 6(o) as that sec-
tion existed on the day before the date 
of the enactment of the Agriculture 
and Nutrition Act of 2018; and 
‘‘(II) for fiscal years 2021 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, the num-
ber of individuals who are not exempt 
from 
the 
requirements 
under 
6(d)(1)(B).’’, 
(C) in subparagraph (D) by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’, and 
(D) by amending subparagraph (E) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(E) RESERVATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
funds made available under this paragraph for 
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fiscal year 2021 and for each fiscal year there-
after, not more than $150,000,000 shall be re-
served for allocation to States to provide train-
ing services by eligible providers identified 
under section 122 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act for participants in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program to 
meet the hourly requirements under section 
6(d)(1)(B) of this Act.’’, and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(C)— 
(A) in clause (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(B) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period, and 
(C) by striking clause (iv). 
(g) WORK SUPPLEMENTATION OR WORK SUPPORT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPEALER.—Subsection (b) of section 16 of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2025(b)) is repealed. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5(e)(2)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)(A)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF EARNED INCOME.— 
In this paragraph, the term ‘‘earned income’’ 
does not include income excluded by subsection 
(d).’’. 
(h) WORKFARE.— 
(1) REPEALER.—Section 20 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2029) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(A) in section 16(h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(F)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) in subclause (I) by in-
serting ‘‘(as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment 
of the Agriculture and Nutrition 
Act of 2018)’’ after ‘‘this Act’’, 
and 
(bb) in subclause (II)(bb) by 
inserting ‘‘(as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enact-
ment of the Agriculture and Nu-
trition Act of 2018)’’ before the 
period at the end, 
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