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Subtitle C—Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program 
SEC. 2201. PURPOSES. 
Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C) and, in such subparagraph, 
by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) develop and improve wildlife habitat; 
and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 2202. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (2) 
through (5), respectively; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘established under the Organic Foods Pro-
duction Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)’’ after 
‘‘national organic program’’. 
SEC. 2203. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) TERM.—A contract under the program 
shall have a term that does not exceed 10 years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (G) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) soil health; 
‘‘(B) water quality and quantity improve-
ment; 
‘‘(C) nutrient management; 
‘‘(D) pest management; 
‘‘(E) air quality improvement; 
‘‘(F) wildlife habitat development, includ-
ing pollinator habitat; 
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‘‘(G) invasive species management; or 
‘‘(H) other resource issues of regional or 
national significance, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, veteran 
farmer or rancher (as defined in section 
2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 2279(e))),’’ before ‘‘or a beginning 
farmer or rancher’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 30 
percent of the amount determined under 
subparagraph (A) may be provided in ad-
vance for the purpose of purchasing mate-
rials or contracting. 
‘‘(ii) RETURN
OF
FUNDS.—If funds 
provided in advance are not expended dur-
ing the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of receipt of the funds, the funds shall 
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be returned within a reasonable time 
frame, as determined by the Secretary.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) LIVESTOCK.—For each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018, at least 60 percent of the funds 
made available for payments under the program 
shall be targeted at practices relating to livestock 
production. 
‘‘(2) WILDLIFE HABITAT.—For each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018, at least 5 percent of the 
funds made available for payments under the pro-
gram shall be targeted at practices benefitting wild-
life habitat under subsection (g).’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
payments under the environmental quality incentives 
program for conservation practices that support the 
restoration, development, and improvement of wild-
life habitat on eligible land, including— 
‘‘(A) upland wildlife habitat; 
‘‘(B) wetland wildlife habitat; 
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‘‘(C) habitat for threatened and endan-
gered species; 
‘‘(D) fish habitat; 
‘‘(E) habitat on pivot corners and other ir-
regular areas of a field; and 
‘‘(F) other types of wildlife habitat, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.—In deter-
mining the practices eligible for payment under 
paragraph (1) and targeted for funding under sub-
section (f), the Secretary shall, at a minimum, con-
sult with the relevant State technical committee once 
a year. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this chapter, the Secretary may make pay-
ments to a State or local unit of government to en-
roll land that is riparian to, or submerged under, a 
water body or wetland if the Secretary determines 
that the inclusion of the land would support the res-
toration, development, and improvement of wildlife 
habitat.’’. 
SEC. 2204. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS. 
Section 1240C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3(b)) is amended— 
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