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Commodity Credit Corporation under the program 
when the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) it is in the Federal Government’s in-
terest to subordinate, exchange, modify or ter-
minate the interest in land; 
‘‘(B) the subordination, exchange, modi-
fication, or termination action— 
‘‘(i) will address a compelling public 
need for which there is no practicable al-
ternative, or 
‘‘(ii) such action will further the prac-
tical administration of the program; and 
‘‘(C) the subordination, exchange, modi-
fication, or termination action will result in 
comparable conservation value and equivalent 
or greater economic value to the United States. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
work with the current owner, and eligible entity if 
applicable, to address any subordination, exchange, 
termination, or modification of the interest, or por-
tion of such interest in land. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—At least 90 days before taking 
any termination action described in paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall provide written notice of such ac-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
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of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
‘‘(d) LAND ENROLLED IN OTHER PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary may terminate or modify an existing con-
tract entered into under section 1231(a) if eligible 
land that is subject to such contract is transferred 
into the program. 
‘‘(2) OTHER.—Land enrolled in the wetlands 
reserve program, grassland reserve program, or 
farmland protection program shall be considered en-
rolled in this program.’’. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
Before an eligible entity or owner of eligible land may re-
ceive assistance under subtitle H of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985, the eligible entity or person shall 
agree, during the crop year for which the assistance is pro-
vided and in exchange for the assistance— 
(1) to comply with applicable conservation re-
quirements under subtitle B of title XII of that Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.); and 
(2) to comply with applicable wetland protection 
requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.). 
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(c) CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 1244 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (A); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) the Agricultural Conservation Easement 
Program established under subtitle H; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘programs administered under subchapters 
B and C of chapter 1 of subtitle D’’ and 
inserting ‘‘conservation reserve program 
established under subchapter B of chapter 
1 of subtitle D and the Agricultural Con-
servation Easement Program under sub-
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title H using wetland reserve easements 
under section 1265C’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Agricultural Conserva-
tion Easement Program under subtitle H 
using wetland reserve easements under sec-
tion 1265C’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) SHELTERBELTS AND WINDBREAKS.— 
The limitations established under paragraph (1) 
shall not apply to cropland that is subject to an 
easement under subchapter C of chapter 1 that 
is used for the establishment of shelterbelts and 
windbreaks. 
‘‘(B) WET AND SATURATED SOILS.—For 
the purposes of enrolling land in a wetland re-
serve easement under subtitle H, the limitations 
established under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to cropland designated by the Secretary with 
subclass w in the land capability classes IV 
through VIII because of severe use limitations 
due to soil saturation or inundation.’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
Subtitle E—Regional Conservation 
Partnership Program 
SEC. 2401. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after subtitle H (as 
added by section 2301) the following: 
‘‘Subtitle I—Regional Conservation 
Partnership Program 
‘‘SEC. 1271. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a Regional Conservation Partnership Program to im-
plement eligible activities through— 
‘‘(1) partnership agreements with eligible part-
ners; and 
‘‘(2) contracts with producers. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program 
are— 
‘‘(1) to combine the purposes and coordinate 
the functions of— 
‘‘(A) the agricultural water enhancement 
program established under section 1240I; 
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