I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8467 
To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs 
of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2029, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2024 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural 
and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2029, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—COMMODITIES 
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Subtitle A—Commodity Policy 
Sec. 1101. Reference prices. 
Sec. 1102. 1-time opportunity to add base acres. 
Sec. 1103. Producer election. 
Sec. 1104. Price loss coverage. 
Sec. 1105. Agriculture risk coverage. 
Subtitle B—Marketing Loans 
Sec. 1201. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans. 
Sec. 1202. Repayment rates for upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium 
grain rice. 
Sec. 1203. Repayment rates for extra long staple cotton. 
Sec. 1204. Modifications to storage credits. 
Sec. 1205. Economic adjustment assistance for textile mills. 
Subtitle C—Sugar 
Sec. 1301. Loan rate modifications. 
Sec. 1302. Adjustments to commodity credit corporation storage rates. 
Sec. 1303. Modernizing beet sugar allotments. 
Sec. 1304. Reallocations of tariff rate quota shortfall. 
Sec. 1305. Clarification of tariff rate quota adjustments. 
Subtitle D—Dairy 
Sec. 1401. Dairy margin coverage production history. 
Sec. 1402. Premiums for dairy margins. 
Sec. 1403. Mandatory reporting of dairy product processing costs. 
Sec. 1404. Class I skim milk price. 
Sec. 1405. Extensions. 
Sec. 1406. Dairy reports. 
Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs 
Sec. 1501. Livestock indemnity payment rates. 
Sec. 1502. Emergency assistance for honeybees. 
Sec. 1503. Tree assistance program. 
Sec. 1504. Assistance in the form of block grants. 
Subtitle F—Administration 
Sec. 1601. Suspension of permanent price support authority. 
Sec. 1602. Implementation. 
Sec. 1603. Equitable treatment of certain entities. 
Sec. 1604. Payment limitation. 
Sec. 1605. Adjusted gross income limitation. 
Sec. 1606. Storage facility loans. 
Sec. 1607. Strengthening domestic food production supply chains. 
Sec. 1608. Limitation on CCC authority. 
TITLE II—CONSERVATION 
Subtitle A—Definitions 
Sec. 2001. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—Conservation Reserve Program 
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Sec. 2101. Definitions. 
Sec. 2102. Conservation reserve. 
Sec. 2103. Partnership initiatives. 
Sec. 2104. Duties of owners and operators. 
Sec. 2105. Duties of the Secretary. 
Sec. 2106. Payments. 
Sec. 2107. Contracts. 
Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives Program 
Sec. 2201. Definitions. 
Sec. 2202. Establishment and administration. 
Sec. 2203. Limitation on payments. 
Sec. 2204. Conservation innovation grants and payments. 
Subtitle D—Conservation Stewardship Program 
Sec. 2301. Conservation stewardship program. 
Sec. 2302. Duties of the Secretary. 
Sec. 2303. State assistance for soil health. 
Subtitle E—Other Conservation Programs 
Sec. 2401. Conservation of private grazing land. 
Sec. 2402. Feral swine eradication and control program. 
Sec. 2403. Grassroots source water protection program. 
Sec. 2404. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. 
Sec. 2405. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. 
Sec. 2406. Emergency conservation program. 
Sec. 2407. Emergency watershed program. 
Sec. 2408. National agriculture flood vulnerability study. 
Subtitle F—Funding and Administration 
Sec. 2501. Commodity Credit Corporation. 
Sec. 2502. Rescissions. 
Sec. 2503. Delivery of technical assistance. 
Sec. 2504. Administrative requirements for conservation programs. 
Sec. 2505. Experienced services program. 
Subtitle G—Agricultural Conservation Easement Program 
Sec. 2601. Definitions. 
Sec. 2602. Agricultural land easements. 
Sec. 2603. Wetland reserve easements. 
Sec. 2604. Administration. 
Subtitle H—Forest Conservation Easement Program 
Sec. 2701. Forest conservation easement program. 
Subtitle I—Regional Conservation Partnership Program 
Sec. 2801. Establishment and purposes. 
Sec. 2802. Definitions. 
Sec. 2803. Regional conservation partnerships. 
Sec. 2804. Assistance to producers. 
Sec. 2805. Funding. 
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Sec. 2806. Administration. 
Sec. 2807. Critical conservation areas. 
Subtitle J—Repeals and Transitional Provisions 
Sec. 2901. Superseded conservation reserve program authorities. 
Sec. 2902. Healthy Forests Reserve Program. 
TITLE III—TRADE 
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act 
Sec. 3101. Food aid quality assurance. 
Sec. 3102. Minimum levels of assistance. 
Sec. 3103. Food aid consultative group. 
Sec. 3104. Issuance of regulations; oversight, monitoring, and evaluation. 
Sec. 3105. International food relief partnership. 
Sec. 3106. Use of commodity credit corporation. 
Sec. 3107. Pre-positioning of agricultural commodities and annual report re-
garding food aid programs and activities. 
Sec. 3108. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assist-
ance. 
Sec. 3109. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance. 
Sec. 3110. Termination date for micronutrient fortification programs. 
Sec. 3111. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter farmer-to-farmer program. 
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
Sec. 3201. Agricultural trade promotion and facilitation. 
Sec. 3202. Preserving foreign markets for goods using common names. 
Sec. 3203. Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetable working 
group. 
Subtitle C—Other Agricultural Trade Laws 
Sec. 3301. Growing American food exports. 
Sec. 3302. Food for progress act of 1985. 
Sec. 3303. Bill Emerson humanitarian trust act. 
Sec. 3304. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets. 
Sec. 3305. International agricultural education fellowship program. 
Sec. 3306. International agriculture cultural immersion and exchange program. 
Sec. 3307. International food security technical assistance. 
Sec. 3308. McGovern-Dole international food for education and child nutrition 
program. 
Sec. 3309. Global crop diversity trust. 
Sec. 3310. Local and regional food aid procurement projects. 
Sec. 3311. Agricultural trade enforcement task force. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
Subtitle A—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
Sec. 4101. Declaration of policy. 
Sec. 4102. Food distribution program on Indian reservations. 
Sec. 4103. Exclusions from income and resources. 
Sec. 4104. Earned income deduction. 
Sec. 4105. SNAP employment and training provider service referrals. 
Sec. 4106. Prohibited fees. 
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Sec. 4107. Prohibition on benefit redemption by owners of retail food stores. 
Sec. 4108. Supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit transfer trans-
action data report. 
Sec. 4109. Public availability of State plans. 
Sec. 4110. National accuracy clearinghouse. 
Sec. 4111. SNAP staffing flexibility. 
Sec. 4112. Updates to administrative processes for SNAP retailers. 
Sec. 4113. Adjustment to percentage of recovered funds retained by States. 
Sec. 4114. Tolerance level for payment errors. 
Sec. 4115. Public comment on quality control guidance. 
Sec. 4116. Office of program integrity. 
Sec. 4117. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 4118. Assistance for community food projects. 
Sec. 4119. Emergency food assistance program. 
Sec. 4120. Nutrition education. 
Sec. 4121. Retail food store and recipient trafficking. 
Sec. 4122. Repeal of denial of benefits for certain drug-related convictions. 
Sec. 4123. Residents of Institutions. 
Sec. 4124. Block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa. 
Sec. 4125. Elderly simplified application program. 
Sec. 4126. Amendment to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. 
Sec. 4127. Modification of State plan requirement. 
Sec. 4128. Food security and diet quality report. 
Sec. 4129. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study 
and report. 
Subtitle B—Commodity Distribution Programs 
Sec. 4201. Commodity distribution program. 
Sec. 4202. Commodity supplemental food program. 
Sec. 4203. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects. 
Sec. 4204. Commodity supplemental food program demonstration project for 
Tribal organizations. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 4301. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools 
and service institutions. 
Sec. 4302. Food box pilot program. 
Sec. 4303. Nutrition standards for food distribution programs. 
Sec. 4304. Guidance regarding notifying certain students regarding SNAP ben-
efits. 
Sec. 4305. Buy American requirements for certain school meals. 
Sec. 4306. Reauthorization of the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive pro-
gram. 
Sec. 4307. Food loss and waste reduction liaison annual report. 
Sec. 4308. Healthy food financing initiative. 
Sec. 4309. Micro-grants for food security. 
Sec. 4310. Healthy fluid milk incentives projects. 
TITLE V—CREDIT 
Subtitle A—Farm Ownership Loans 
Sec. 5101. Persons eligible for real estate loans. 
Sec. 5102. Experience requirements. 
Sec. 5103. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program. 
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Sec. 5104. Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans. 
Sec. 5105. Inflation percentage. 
Sec. 5106. Authority of Farm Credit System institutions to provide financial 
support for essential rural community facilities projects. 
Sec. 5107. Down payment loan program. 
Sec. 5108. Heirs property. 
Sec. 5109. Prompt approval of loans and loan guarantees. 
Sec. 5110. Farmer loan pilot projects. 
Sec. 5111. Refinancing of guaranteed loans into direct loans. 
Subtitle B—Operating Loans 
Sec. 5201. Persons eligible for operating loans. 
Sec. 5202. Limitations on amount of operating loans. 
Sec. 5203. Limitation on microloan amounts. 
Sec. 5204. Cooperative lending pilot projects. 
Subtitle C—Emergency Loans 
Sec. 5301. Persons eligible for emergency loans. 
Subtitle D—Administrative Provisions 
Sec. 5401. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot 
program. 
Sec. 5402. Loan authorization levels. 
Sec. 5403. Loan fund set-asides. 
Sec. 5404. Use of additional funds for direct operating microloans under cer-
tain conditions. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 5501. Export finance authority. 
Sec. 5502. Support for rural water and waste systems. 
Sec. 5503. Farmer loan data collection. 
Sec. 5504. Loan guarantees. 
Sec. 5505. Standards for qualified loans. 
Sec. 5506. State agricultural mediation programs. 
Sec. 5507. Technical corrections. 
TITLE VI—RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
Subtitle A—Improving Health Outcomes in Rural America 
Sec. 6101. Prioritizations for distance learning and telemedicine and commu-
nity facilities program. 
Sec. 6102. Distance learning and telemedicine loans and grants. 
Subtitle B—Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband 
Sec. 6201. Rural broadband program loans and grants. 
Sec. 6202. Expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas. 
Sec. 6203. Innovative broadband advancement program. 
Sec. 6204. Community connect grants. 
Sec. 6205. Rate regulation. 
Sec. 6206. Public notice, assessments, technical assistance, and reporting re-
quirements. 
Sec. 6207. Limitation on overbuilding. 
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Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 6301. Rural energy savings program. 
Sec. 6302. Regional commission reauthorization. 
Sec. 6303. Promoting precision agriculture. 
Sec. 6304. Food supply chain guaranteed loans. 
Sec. 6305. New, mobile, and expanded meat processing and rendering grants. 
Sec. 6306. Expanding Childcare in Rural America Initiative. 
Sec. 6307. Technical assistance for geographically underserved and distressed 
areas. 
Sec. 6308. Establishment of the Rural Development Innovation Center. 
Sec. 6309. Rural Health Liaison report. 
Sec. 6310. Precision Agriculture Task Force amendments. 
Subtitle D—Additional Amendments to the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act 
Sec. 6401. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants. 
Sec. 6402. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program. 
Sec. 6403. Zero and low interest loans for distressed water systems. 
Sec. 6404. Tribal college and university essential community facilities. 
Sec. 6405. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant pro-
gram. 
Sec. 6406. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska. 
Sec. 6407. Rural decentralized water systems. 
Sec. 6408. Assistance to rural entities. 
Sec. 6409. Solid waste management grants. 
Sec. 6410. Rural business development grants. 
Sec. 6411. Rural cooperative development grants. 
Sec. 6412. Lender fees in guaranteed loan programs. 
Sec. 6413. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products. 
Sec. 6414. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program. 
Sec. 6415. Rural economic area partnership zones. 
Sec. 6416. Intermediary relending program. 
Sec. 6417. Rural health care facility assistance. 
Sec. 6418. Elimination of prohibition on use of loans for certain purposes. 
Sec. 6419. Rural Business-Cooperative Service programs technical assistance 
and training. 
Sec. 6420. National Rural Development Partnership. 
Sec. 6421. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters. 
Sec. 6422. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program. 
Sec. 6423. Health care services. 
Sec. 6424. Strategic economic and community development. 
Sec. 6425. Rural innovation stronger economy grant program. 
Sec. 6426. Delta Regional Authority. 
Sec. 6427. Limitation on rural business investment companies controlled by 
Farm Credit System institutions. 
Sec. 6428. Rural business investment program. 
Sec. 6429. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 6430. Rural water and wastewater technical assistance and training pro-
grams. 
Subtitle E—Additional Amendments to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
Sec. 6501. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for utility infrastructure pur-
poses. 
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Sec. 6502. Extension of the rural economic development loan and grant pro-
gram. 
Sec. 6503. Expansion of 911 access. 
TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 
Sec. 7101. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Econom-
ics Advisory Board. 
Sec. 7102. Specialty crop committee. 
Sec. 7103. Veterinary medicine loan repayment. 
Sec. 7104. Veterinary services grant program. 
Sec. 7105. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education. 
Sec. 7106. Agricultural and food policy research centers. 
Sec. 7107. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native 
Hawaiian serving institutions. 
Sec. 7108. Nutrition education program. 
Sec. 7109. Continuing animal health and disease research programs. 
Sec. 7110. Extension and agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges, in-
cluding Tuskegee University. 
Sec. 7111. Scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions. 
Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. 
Sec. 7113. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities and equip-
ment and support tropical and subtropical agricultural research 
at insular area land-grant colleges and universities. 
Sec. 7114. Matching funds requirement for research and extension activities at 
eligible institutions. 
Sec. 7115. New Beginning for Tribal Students. 
Sec. 7116. Education grants programs for Hispanic-serving institutions. 
Sec. 7117. Binational agricultural research and development. 
Sec. 7118. Grants and partnerships for international agricultural research, ex-
tension, and education. 
Sec. 7119. Research equipment grants. 
Sec. 7120. University research. 
Sec. 7121. Extension service. 
Sec. 7122. Supplemental and alternative crops. 
Sec. 7123. Grants for community college agriculture and natural resources pro-
grams. 
Sec. 7124. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions. 
Sec. 7125. Agriculture advanced research and development authority. 
Sec. 7126. Aquaculture assistance programs. 
Sec. 7127. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response. 
Sec. 7128. Agriculture and food protection grant program. 
Sec. 7129. Distance education grants for insular areas. 
Sec. 7130. Resident instruction grants for insular areas. 
Sec. 7131. Repeals. 
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
Sec. 7201. Sustainable agriculture research and education. 
Sec. 7202. National Genetics Resources Program. 
Sec. 7203. Agricultural genome to phenome initiative. 
Sec. 7204. High-priority research and extension initiatives. 
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Sec. 7205. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. 
Sec. 7206. Farm business management. 
Sec. 7207. Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production research, 
education, and extension initiative. 
Sec. 7208. Centers of excellence. 
Sec. 7209. ThinkDIFFERENTLY National AgrAbility Project. 
Sec. 7210. Farming opportunities training and outreach. 
Sec. 7211. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 7212. Repeal. 
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 
Sec. 7301. National food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and 
technical assistance program. 
Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants 
program. 
Sec. 7303. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and bar-
ley caused by fusarium graminearum or by tilletia indica. 
Sec. 7304. Grants for youth organizations. 
Sec. 7305. Specialty crop research initiative. 
Sec. 7306. Agriculture grants for veteran education and training services. 
Sec. 7307. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program. 
Sec. 7308. Office of Pest Management Policy. 
Sec. 7309. Forestry products advanced utilization research. 
Sec. 7310. Repeals. 
Subtitle D—Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
Sec. 7401. Grazinglands research laboratory. 
Sec. 7402. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. 
Sec. 7403. Sun grant program. 
Sec. 7404. Repeals. 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Other Laws 
Sec. 7501. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. 
Sec. 7502. Research Facilities Act. 
Sec. 7503. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. 
Sec. 7504. Extension design and demonstration initiative. 
Sec. 7505. Biomass research and development. 
Sec. 7506. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978. 
Sec. 7507. National Aquaculture Act of 1980. 
Sec. 7508. Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and ex-
tension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including 
Tuskegee University. 
Sec. 7509. Repeal. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 7601. Foundation for food and agriculture research. 
Sec. 7602. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program. 
Sec. 7603. Livestock insects laboratory. 
Sec. 7604. Hatch Act of 1887. 
Sec. 7605. Commission on national agricultural statistics service modernization. 
Sec. 7606. Restoration of 4–H name and emblem authority. 
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Sec. 7607. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics. 
Sec. 7608. Agricultural Innovation Corps. 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
Sec. 8101. Support for State assessments and strategies for forest resources. 
Sec. 8102. Forest Legacy Program technical correction. 
Sec. 8103. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program. 
Subtitle B—Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
Sec. 8201. Definition of at-risk community. 
Sec. 8202. Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation. 
Sec. 8203. Authorization of appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction on 
Federal land. 
Sec. 8204. Water source protection program. 
Sec. 8205. Watershed condition framework technical corrections. 
Sec. 8206. Authorization of appropriations to combat insect infestations and re-
lated diseases. 
Sec. 8207. Insect and disease infestation. 
Sec. 8208. Stewardship end result contracting projects. 
Subtitle C—Other Forestry Programs 
Sec. 8301. National and Regional Agroforestry Centers. 
Sec. 8302. National Forest Foundation Act. 
Sec. 8303. Conveyances and leases of Forest Service administrative sites. 
Sec. 8304. Forest inventory and analysis. 
Sec. 8305. Reforestation, nursery, and seed orchard support. 
Subtitle D—Forest Management 
PART I—NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 8401. Categorical exclusion for high priority hazard trees. 
Sec. 8402. Collaborative restoration projects. 
Sec. 8403. Wildfire resilience project size. 
Sec. 8404. Fuel breaks in forests and other wildland vegetation. 
Sec. 8405. Greater sage-grouse and mule deer habitat. 
PART II—FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 8411. No additional consultation required. 
Sec. 8412. Good neighbor authority. 
Sec. 8413. Collaborative forest landscape restoration program. 
Sec. 8414. Public-private wildfire technology deployment and testbed partner-
ship. 
Sec. 8415. Forest Service participation in Experienced Services Program. 
Sec. 8416. Timber sales on National Forest System land. 
Sec. 8417. Permits and agreements with electrical utilities. 
Sec. 8418. Cooperative agreements and contracts for prescribed fire. 
Sec. 8419. Utilizing grazing for wildfire risk reduction. 
Sec. 8420. Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program. 
Sec. 8421. Tribal Forest Management program technical correction. 
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PART III—TIMBER INNOVATION 
Sec. 8431. Community wood facilities program. 
Sec. 8432. Wood innovation grant program. 
Sec. 8433. Forest and wood products data tracker. 
Sec. 8434. Biochar application demonstration project. 
Subtitle E—Save Our Sequoias 
Sec. 8501. Short title. 
Sec. 8502. Definitions. 
Sec. 8503. Shared stewardship agreement for giant sequoias. 
Sec. 8504. Giant sequoia lands coalition. 
Sec. 8505. Giant sequoia health and resiliency assessment. 
Sec. 8506. Giant sequoia emergency response. 
Sec. 8507. Giant sequoia reforestation and rehabilitation strategy. 
Sec. 8508. Giant sequoia strike teams. 
Sec. 8509. Giant sequoia collaborative restoration grants. 
Sec. 8510. Good neighbor authority for giant sequoias. 
Sec. 8511. Stewardship contracting for giant sequoias. 
Sec. 8512. Giant Sequoia Emergency Protection Program and Fund. 
Sec. 8513. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 8701. Rural revitalization technologies. 
Sec. 8702. Resource advisory committees. 
Sec. 8703. Accurate hazardous fuels reduction reports. 
Sec. 8704. Special use authorization rental fee waiver. 
Sec. 8705. Charges and fees for harvest of forest botanical products. 
Sec. 8706. Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program trans-
parency. 
Sec. 8707. Direct hire authority. 
Sec. 8708. Improving the emergency forest restoration program. 
TITLE IX—ENERGY 
Sec. 9001. Definition of advanced biofuel. 
Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program. 
Sec. 9003. Biorefinery assistance. 
Sec. 9004. Bioproduct labeling report. 
Sec. 9005. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels. 
Sec. 9006. Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. 
Sec. 9007. Rural Energy for America Program. 
Sec. 9008. Feedstock flexibility. 
Sec. 9009. Biomass Crop Assistance Program. 
Sec. 9010. Carbon utilization and biogas education program. 
Sec. 9011. Study on effects of solar panel installations on covered farmland. 
Sec. 9012. Limitation on USDA funding for ground mounted solar systems. 
TITLE X—HORTICULTURE, MARKETING, AND REGULATORY 
REFORM 
Subtitle A—Horticulture 
Sec. 10001. Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention. 
Sec. 10002. Specialty crop block grants. 
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Sec. 10003. Specialty crops market news allocation. 
Sec. 10004. Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. 
Sec. 10005. National plant diagnostics network. 
Sec. 10006. Hemp production. 
Sec. 10007. Pilot Program for the Intra-Organizational Movement of Geneti-
cally Engineered Microorganisms by Certain Authorized Par-
ties. 
Subtitle B—Marketing 
Sec. 10101. Marketing orders. 
Sec. 10102. Local agriculture market program. 
Sec. 10103. Acer access and development program. 
Sec. 10104. Organic production and market data initiative. 
Sec. 10105. Organic certification. 
Sec. 10106. National organic certification cost-share program. 
Sec. 10107. Report on procurement. 
Subtitle C—Regulatory Reform 
PART I—FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT 
Sec. 10201. Exclusion of certain substances. 
Sec. 10202. Coordination. 
Sec. 10203. Interagency working group. 
Sec. 10204. Uniformity of Pesticide Labeling Requirements. 
Sec. 10205. Authority of States. 
PART II—OTHER REGULATORY REFORM PROVISIONS 
Sec. 10211. Multiple crop and pesticide use survey. 
Sec. 10212. Critical minerals. 
Sec. 10213. Safe harbor for certain discharges of wildland fire chemicals. 
Sec. 10214. Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
Sec. 10215. Office of Biotechnology Policy. 
TITLE XI—CROP INSURANCE 
Sec. 11001. Specialty Crop Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 11002. Identification of holders of substantial interests. 
Sec. 11003. Actuarial soundness of certain new products. 
Sec. 11004. Coverage of revenue losses. 
Sec. 11005. Supplemental and aggregate coverage enhancements. 
Sec. 11006. Limitation on farm program participation. 
Sec. 11007. Limitation on interest accrual. 
Sec. 11008. Crop insurance support for beginning and veteran farmers and 
ranchers. 
Sec. 11009. Marketability. 
Sec. 11010. Reinsurance. 
Sec. 11011. Revenue insurance. 
Sec. 11012. Pilot program to review effectiveness of coverage penalty. 
Sec. 11013. Program compliance and integrity. 
Sec. 11014. Reviews, compliance, and integrity. 
Sec. 11015. Whole Farm improvements. 
Sec. 11016. Research and development priorities. 
TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
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Subtitle A—Livestock and Other Animals 
PART I—ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION 
Sec. 12001. Animal disease prevention and management. 
Sec. 12002. Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program review and report. 
Sec. 12003. Dog detection training center. 
Sec. 12004. Regionalization, zoning, and compartmentalization agreements. 
Sec. 12005. Importation of live dogs. 
Sec. 12006. Sheep production and marketing grant program. 
Sec. 12007. Ensuring the free movement of livestock-derived products in inter-
state commerce. 
Sec. 12008. Report on support for livestock and poultry producers during a for-
eign animal disease outbreak. 
PART II—MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING AND INSPECTION 
Sec. 12111. Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A– 
PLUS). 
Sec. 12112. Hazard analysis and critical control point guidance and resources 
for small and very small poultry and meat establishments. 
Sec. 12113. Outreach on cooperative interstate shipment. 
Sec. 12114. Pilot program to support custom slaughter establishments. 
Subtitle B—Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
Sec. 12201. Office of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 12202. Farm Service Agency. 
Sec. 12203. Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement. 
Sec. 12204. Natural Resources Conservation Service. 
Sec. 12205. Burden of proof for national appeals division hearings. 
Sec. 12206. Termination of authority. 
Sec. 12207. Functions of the Office of Tribal Relations. 
Sec. 12208. Office of the Ombudsman. 
Subtitle C—National Security 
Sec. 12301. Agricultural foreign investment disclosure improvements. 
Sec. 12302. Report on agricultural land purchasing activities in the United 
States by countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism 
and certain other countries. 
Sec. 12303. Investigative actions. 
Sec. 12304. Digitization and consolidation of foreign land ownership data col-
lection and publication. 
Subtitle D—Other Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 12401. Thrifty food plan. 
Sec. 12402. Establishment of dietary guidelines. 
Sec. 12403. Organic or non-organic Whole milk permissible. 
Sec. 12404. Commission on Farm Transitions—Needs for 2050. 
Sec. 12405. Report on personnel. 
Sec. 12406. Improvements to United States Drought Monitor. 
Sec. 12407. Agricultural fiber products trust fund. 
Sec. 12408. Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection. 
Sec. 12409. Increasing transparency regarding detention of imported plants. 
Sec. 12410. Enhancement of pet protections. 
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Sec. 12411. Protecting animals with shelter. 
Sec. 12412. Report on available assistance to agricultural producers in the 
State of Texas that have suffered economic losses due to the 
failure of Mexico to deliver water. 
Sec. 12413. Experienced services program. 
Sec. 12414. Agricultural Labor Survey. 
Sec. 12415. Extension of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
mination Act of 2000. 
Sec. 12416. Commodity futures trading commission whistleblower program. 
Sec. 12417. Qualified renewable biomass. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Agriculture. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
TITLE I—COMMODITIES 
Subtitle A—Commodity Policy 
SEC. 1101. REFERENCE PRICES. 
Section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9011) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (19)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.35’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$3.70’’ and inserting ‘‘$4.10’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘$3.95’’ and inserting ‘‘$4.40’’; 
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(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘$4.95’’ and inserting ‘‘$5.45’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘$2.40’’ and inserting ‘‘$2.65’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘$14.00’’ and inserting ‘‘$16.90’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘$14.00’’ and inserting ‘‘$16.90’’; 
(H) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘$8.40’’ and inserting ‘‘$10.00’’; 
(I) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘$20.15’’ and inserting ‘‘$23.75’’; 
(J) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
‘‘$535.00’’ and inserting ‘‘$630.00’’; 
(K) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘$11.00’’ and inserting ‘‘$13.10’’; 
(L) in subparagraph (L), by striking 
‘‘$19.97’’ and inserting ‘‘$23.75’’; 
(M) in subparagraph (M), by striking 
‘‘$19.04’’ and inserting ‘‘$22.65’’; 
(N) in subparagraph (N), by striking 
‘‘$21.54’’ and inserting ‘‘$25.65’’; and 
(O) in subparagraph (O), by striking 
‘‘$0.367’’ and inserting ‘‘$0.42’’. 
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SEC. 1102. 1-TIME OPPORTUNITY TO ADD BASE ACRES. 
Section 1112 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9012) is amended: 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) 1-TIME OPPORTUNITY TO ADD BASE ACRES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE
OF
OPPORTUNITY
TO
ADD 
BASE ACRES.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2024, the Secretary shall 
provide notice to the owners of a farm regard-
ing the allocation of base acres to such farm in 
the manner provided in this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CONTENT
OF
NOTICE.—The notice 
under subparagraph (A) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Information that the allocation is 
occurring. 
‘‘(ii) Information regarding the eligi-
bility of the farm for an allocation of base 
acres under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(iii) Information on how an owner 
may appeal a determination of ineligibility 
for an allocation of base acres under para-
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graph (2) through an appeals process es-
tablished by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) OPT-OUT.—An owner of a farm that 
is eligible to receive an allocation of base acres 
may elect to not receive such allocation by noti-
fying the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (E), effective beginning with the 2025 
crop year, a farm is eligible to receive an alloca-
tion of base acres if, with respect to such farm, 
the amount described in subparagraph (B) ex-
ceeds the amount described in subparagraph 
(C). 
‘‘(B) 5-YEAR AVERAGE SUM.—The amount 
described in this subparagraph is, with respect 
to a farm, the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the 5-year average of— 
‘‘(I) the acreage planted on the 
farm to all covered commodities for 
harvest, grazing, haying, silage or 
other similar purposes for the 2019 
through 2023 crop years; and 
‘‘(II) any acreage on the farm 
that the producers were prevented 
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from 
planting 
during 
the 
2019 
through 2023 crop years to covered 
commodities 
because 
of 
drought, 
flood, or other natural disaster, or 
other condition beyond the control of 
the producers, as determined by the 
Secretary; plus 
‘‘(ii) the lesser of the following: 
‘‘(I) 15 percent of the total acres 
on the farm. 
‘‘(II) The 5-year average of— 
‘‘(aa) the acreage planted on 
the farm to eligible non-covered 
commodities for harvest, grazing, 
haying, silage, or other similar 
purposes for the 2019 through 
2023 crop years; and 
‘‘(bb) any acreage on the 
farm that the producers were 
prevented from planting during 
the 2019 through 2023 crop 
years to eligible non-covered com-
modities because of drought, 
flood, or other natural disaster, 
or other condition beyond the 
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control of the producers, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) TOTAL NUMBER OF BASE ACRES FOR 
COVERED
COMMODITIES.—The 
amount 
de-
scribed in this subparagraph is, with respect to 
a farm, the total number of base acres for cov-
ered commodities on the farm (excluding unas-
signed crop base), as in effect on September 30, 
2024. 
‘‘(D) ACREAGE PLANTED ON THE FARM TO 
ELIGIBLE
NON-COVERED
COMMODITIES
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘acreage 
planted on the farm to eligible non-covered 
commodities’ means acreage planted on a farm 
to commodities other than covered commodities, 
trees, bushes, vines, grass, or pasture (including 
cropland that was idle or fallow), as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) EFFECT OF NO RECENT PLANTINGS 
OF COVERED COMMODITIES.—In the case of a 
farm for which the amount determined under 
clause (i) of subparagraph (B) is equal to zero, 
such farm shall be ineligible to receive an allo-
cation of base acres under this subsection. 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ACRES.—Subject to paragraph 
(5), the acres eligible for allocation to base acres— 
‘‘(A) shall be equal to the difference ob-
tained by subtracting the amount determined 
under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) from 
the amount determined under subparagraph 
(B) of such paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) shall include unassigned crop base. 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION OF ACRES.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOCATION.—For the purpose of 
applying this subsection to covered commod-
ities, the Secretary shall allocate the eligible 
acres under paragraph (3) among those covered 
commodities planted on the farm at any time 
during the 2019 through 2023 crop years. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—The alloca-
tion of eligible acres to base acres for covered 
commodities shall be in proportion to the ratio 
of— 
‘‘(i) the 5-year average of— 
‘‘(I) the acreage planted on the 
farm to each covered commodity for 
harvest, grazing, haying, silage, or 
other similar purposes for the 2019 
through 2023 crop years; and 
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‘‘(II) any acreage on the farm 
that the producers were prevented 
from 
planting 
during 
the 
2019 
through 2023 crop years to that cov-
ered commodity because of drought, 
flood, or other natural disaster, or 
other condition beyond the control of 
the producers, as determined by the 
Secretary; to 
‘‘(ii) the 5-year average determined 
under paragraph (2)(B)(i). 
‘‘(C) INCLUSION OF ALL 5 YEARS IN AVER-
AGE.—For the purpose of determining a 5-year 
acreage average under subparagraph (B) for a 
farm, the Secretary shall not exclude any crop 
year in which a covered commodity was not 
planted. 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE PLANTING 
OR PREVENTED PLANTING.—For the purpose of 
determining under subparagraph (B) the acre-
age on a farm that producers planted or were 
prevented from planting during the 2019 
through 2023 crop years to covered commod-
ities, if the acreage that was planted or pre-
vented from being planted was devoted to an-
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other covered commodity in the same crop year 
(other than a covered commodity produced 
under an established practice of double crop-
ping), the owner may elect the commodity to be 
used for that crop year in determining the 5- 
year average, but may not include both the ini-
tial commodity and the subsequent commodity. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATION.—The allocation of eligi-
ble acres to base acres among covered commod-
ities on a farm under this paragraph may not 
result in a total number of base acres for the 
farm in excess of the total number of acres on 
the farm. 
‘‘(5) REDUCTION BY THE SECRETARY.—In car-
rying out this subsection, if the total number of eli-
gible acres allocated to base acres across all farms 
in the United States under this subsection would ex-
ceed 30,000,000 acres, the Secretary shall apply an 
across the board, pro-rata reduction to the number 
of eligible acres to ensure the number of allocated 
base acres under this subsection is equal to 
30,000,000 acres. 
‘‘(6) PAYMENT
YIELD.—Beginning with crop 
year 2025, for the purpose of making price loss cov-
erage payments under section 1116, the Secretary 
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shall establish payment yields to base acres allocated 
under this subsection equal to— 
‘‘(A) the payment yield established on the 
farm for the applicable covered commodity; and 
‘‘(B) if no such payment yield for the ap-
plicable covered commodity exists, a payment 
yield— 
‘‘(i) equal to the average payment 
yield for the covered commodity for the 
county in which the farm is situated; or 
‘‘(ii) determined pursuant to section 
1113(c). 
‘‘(7) TREATMENT
OF
NEW
OWNERS.—In the 
case of a farm for which the owner on the date of 
the enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Se-
curity Act of 2024 was not the owner for the 2019 
crop year, the Secretary shall use the planting his-
tory of the prior owner or owners of such farm for 
purposes of determining eligibility under paragraph 
(2), eligible acres under paragraph (3), and the allo-
cation of acres under paragraph (4).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing the election made under subsection (a), 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
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(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing the election made under subsection (a), if’’ 
and inserting ‘‘If’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 1103. PRODUCER ELECTION. 
Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9015) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and for’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
for’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and for the 2025 
through 2029 crop years (subject to subsection 
(h))’’ after ‘‘(subject to subsection (h))’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2014 crop year or the 2019 crop 
year, as applicable’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 crop 
year, 2019 crop year, or 2025 crop year, as ap-
plicable’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 
crop year or the 2019 crop year, as applicable,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014 crop year, 2019 crop year, 
or 2025 crop year, as applicable,’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the same coverage for each covered 
commodity on the farm for the 2026 through 
2029 crop years as was applicable for the 2024 
crop year.’’. 
SEC. 1104. PRICE LOSS COVERAGE. 
Section 1116 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9016) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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SEC. 1105. AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE. 
Section 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9017) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018 crop 
years or the 2019 through 2023 crop years, as appli-
cable’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018 crop 
years, 2019 through 2023 crop years, or 2025 
through 2029 crop years, as applicable’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘for 
each of 2014 through 2024 crop years and 90 
percent of the benchmark revenue for each of 
2025 through 2029 crop years’’ before the pe-
riod at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (d)(1)(B) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(B)(i) for each of the crop years 2014 
through 2024, 10 percent of the benchmark 
revenue for the crop year applicable under sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(ii) for each of the crop years 2025 
through 2029, 12.5 percent of the bench-
mark revenue for the crop year applicable 
under subsection (c).’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(5), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
Subtitle B—Marketing Loans 
SEC. 1201. LOAN RATES FOR NONRECOURSE MARKETING 
ASSISTANCE LOANS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF NONRECOURSE LOANS.—Sec-
tion 1201(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9031(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
(b) LOAN RATES.—Section 1202 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9032) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’; 
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(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) 2025 THROUGH 2029 CROP YEARS.—For pur-
poses of each of the 2025 through 2029 crop years, the 
loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 
1201 for a loan commodity shall be equal to the following: 
‘‘(1) In the case of wheat, $3.72 per bushel. 
‘‘(2) In the case of corn, $2.42 per bushel. 
‘‘(3) In the case of grain sorghum, $2.42 per 
bushel. 
‘‘(4) In the case of barley, $2.75 per bushel. 
‘‘(5) In the case of oats, $2.20 per bushel. 
‘‘(6) In the case of base quality of upland cot-
ton, $0.55 per pound. 
‘‘(7) In the case of extra long staple cotton, 
$1.00 per pound. 
‘‘(8) In the case of long grain rice, $7.70 per 
hundredweight. 
‘‘(9) In the case of medium grain rice, $7.70 
per hundredweight. 
‘‘(10) In the case of soybeans, $6.82 per bushel. 
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‘‘(11) In the case of other oilseeds, $11.10 per 
hundredweight for each of the following kinds of oil-
seeds: 
‘‘(A) Sunflower seed. 
‘‘(B) Rapeseed. 
‘‘(C) Canola. 
‘‘(D) Safflower. 
‘‘(E) Flaxseed. 
‘‘(F) Mustard seed. 
‘‘(G) Crambe. 
‘‘(H) Sesame seed. 
‘‘(I) Other oilseeds designated by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(12) In the case of dry peas, $6.87 per hun-
dredweight. 
‘‘(13) In the case of lentils, $14.30 per hun-
dredweight. 
‘‘(14) In the case of small chickpeas, $11.00 
per hundredweight. 
‘‘(15) In the case of large chickpeas, $15.40 per 
hundredweight. 
‘‘(16) In the case of graded wool, $1.60 per 
pound. 
‘‘(17) In the case of nongraded wool, $0.55 per 
pound. 
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‘‘(18) In the case of mohair, $5.00 per pound. 
‘‘(19) In the case of honey, $1.50 per pound. 
‘‘(20) In the case of peanuts, $390 per ton.’’; 
and 
(4) by amending subsection (e) (as so redesig-
nated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SEED
COTTON
AND 
CORN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section 
1116(b)(2) 
and 
paragraphs 
(1)(B)(ii) 
and 
(2)(A)(ii)(II) of section 1117(b), the loan rate shall 
be deemed to equal— 
‘‘(A) for seed cotton, $0.30 per pound; and 
‘‘(B) for corn, $3.30 per bushel. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection au-
thorizes any nonrecourse marketing assistance loan 
under this subtitle for seed cotton.’’. 
SEC. 1202. REPAYMENT RATES FOR UPLAND COTTON, LONG 
GRAIN RICE, AND MEDIUM GRAIN RICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9034) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(subject to subsection 
(j))’’ after ‘‘section 1201 for upland cotton’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) a formula to determine the prevailing 
world market price for upland cotton that, during 
any period which price quotations for Middling (M) 
one and three-thirty-second inch cotton are available, 
is based on the average of the 3 lowest-priced 
growths that are quoted; and’’. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY
FOR SEASONAL LOAN REDEMP-
TIONS.—Section 1204 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9034) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(j) REIMBURSEMENT FOR UPLAND COTTON.—In 
the case of a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 
for upland cotton that is repaid by a producer on or after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall provide a reimbursement to such producer in an 
amount equal to the difference obtained by subtracting— 
‘‘(1) the amount the producer would have paid 
under such loan using the lowest prevailing world 
market price during the 30-day period beginning on 
the date on which such loan was repaid, from 
‘‘(2) the amount repaid by the producer.’’. 
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SEC. 1203. REPAYMENT RATES FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE 
COTTON. 
Section 1204 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9034) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall be at the’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘shall be the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) the’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) the prevailing world market price for the 
commodity, as determined and adjusted by the Sec-
retary in accordance with this section.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘upland cotton’’ and in-
serting ‘‘extra long staple cotton’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘EXTRA 
LONG STAPLE COTTON,’’ after ‘‘UPLAND COT-
TON,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘UP-
LAND’’ before ‘‘COTTON’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.—The pre-
vailing world market price for extra long staple cot-
ton determined under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(A) shall be adjusted to United States 
quality and location, with the adjustment to in-
clude the average costs to market the com-
modity, including average transportation costs, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) may be further adjusted, during the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this paragraph and ending on July 31, 2030, if 
the Secretary determines the adjustment is nec-
essary— 
‘‘(i) to minimize potential loan forfeit-
ures; 
‘‘(ii) to minimize the accumulation of 
stocks of extra long staple cotton by the 
Federal Government; 
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‘‘(iii) to ensure that extra long staple 
cotton produced in the United States can 
be marketed freely and competitively, both 
domestically and internationally; and 
‘‘(iv) to ensure an appropriate transi-
tion between current-crop and forward- 
crop price quotations, except that the Sec-
retary 
may 
use 
forward-crop 
price 
quotations prior to July 31 of a marketing 
year only if— 
‘‘(I) there are insufficient cur-
rent-crop price quotations; and 
‘‘(II) 
the 
forward-crop 
price 
quotation is the lowest such quotation 
available.’’. 
SEC. 1204. MODIFICATIONS TO STORAGE CREDITS. 
Section 1204(g) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9034(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Effective’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) CROP YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2024.—Effec-
tive’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) PAYMENT OF COTTON STORAGE COSTS.— 
Effective for each of the 2025 through 2029 crop 
years, the Secretary shall make cotton storage pay-
ments for upland cotton and extra long staple cotton 
available in the same manner as the Secretary pro-
vided storage payments for the 2006 crop of upland 
cotton, except that the payment rate shall be equal 
to the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the submitted tariff rate for the cur-
rent marketing year; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of storage in— 
‘‘(i) California or Arizona, a payment 
rate of $4.90; and 
‘‘(ii) any other State, a payment rate 
of $3.00.’’. 
SEC. 1205. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR TEX-
TILE MILLS. 
Section 1207(c)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9037(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) VALUE OF ASSISTANCE.—The value of the 
assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) for the period beginning on August 1, 
2013, and ending on July 31, 2024, 3 cents per 
pound; and 
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SEC. 1302. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMMODITY CREDIT COR-
PORATION STORAGE RATES. 
Section 167 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7287) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, for the 2025 crop year and each subsequent 
crop year thereafter, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
shall establish rates for the storage of forfeited sugar in 
an amount that is not less than— 
‘‘(1) in the case of refined sugar, 34 cents per 
hundredweight per month; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of raw cane sugar, 27 cents per 
hundredweight per month.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SUBSE-
QUENT’’ and inserting ‘‘PRIOR’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and subsequent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1303. MODERNIZING BEET SUGAR ALLOTMENTS. 
(a) 
ALLOCATION
TO
PROCESSORS.—Section 
359c(g)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
U.S.C. 1359cc(g)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘In’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
in’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), if the Secretary makes an up-
ward adjustment under paragraph (1)(A), in 
adjusting allocations among beet sugar proc-
essors the Secretary shall give priority to such 
processors with available sugar.’’. 
(b) TIMING OF REASSIGNMENT.—Section 359e(b)(2) 
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
1359ee(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) IN GEN-
ERAL.—If’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—In carrying out this para-
graph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) make an initial determination fol-
lowing the publication of the World Agri-
cultural Supply and Demand Estimates 
(WASDE) by the World Agricultural Out-
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look Board for the month of January that 
is applicable to the crop year for which al-
lotments are required; and 
‘‘(ii) provide for an initial reassign-
ment under subparagraph (A)(i) not later 
than 30 days after the announcement of 
such WASDE.’’. 
SEC. 1304. REALLOCATIONS OF TARIFF RATE QUOTA 
SHORTFALL. 
Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) REALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REALLOCATION.—Subject to para-
graph (3), following the establishment of the tariff- 
rate quotas under subsection (a), the United States 
Trade Representative, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, shall— 
‘‘(A) determine which countries do not in-
tend to fill their allocation for the quota year; 
and 
‘‘(B) reallocate any forecasted shortfall as 
soon as practicable. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REALLOCATION.—Subject to 
paragraph (3), not later than March 1 of a quota 
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year, the United States Trade Representative, in 
consultation with the Secretary, shall reallocate any 
additional forecasted shortfall in the fulfillment of 
the minimum tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar 
established under subsection (a)(1) for that quota 
year. 
‘‘(3) EARLY CESSATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.— 
Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply if— 
‘‘(A) the Agreement Suspending the Coun-
tervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from 
Mexico (C–201–846) is terminated; and 
‘‘(B) the countervailing duty order on 
sugar from Mexico is revoked. 
‘‘(d) REFINED SUGAR.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2024, the Secretary shall carry out a study on 
whether additional terms and conditions with 
respect to refined sugar imports are necessary 
and appropriate. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study 
required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall examine the following: 
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‘‘(i) The need for: 
‘‘(I) Defining ‘refined sugar’ as 
having a minimum polarization of 
99.8 degrees or higher. 
‘‘(II) Establishing a standard for 
color or reflectance based units for re-
fined sugar such as those utilized by 
the International Commission of Uni-
form Methods of Sugar Analysis. 
‘‘(III) Prescribing specifications 
for packaging type for refined sugar. 
‘‘(IV) Prescribing specifications 
for transportation modes for refined 
sugar. 
‘‘(V) 
Requiring 
affidavits 
or 
other evidence that sugar imported as 
refined will not undergo further refin-
ing in the United States. 
‘‘(VI) 
Prescribing 
appropriate 
terms and conditions to avoid the cir-
cumvention of United States law rel-
ative to any sugar imports. 
‘‘(VII) requiring other additional 
definitions, terms and conditions, or 
other requirements. 
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‘‘(ii) The potential impact of each of 
subclauses (I) through (VII) of clause (i) 
on the domestic sugar industry. 
‘‘(iii) Whether, based on the need de-
scribed in clause (i) and the impact de-
scribed in clause (ii), additional terms and 
conditions are appropriate. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the 
study required by paragraph (A), the Secretary 
shall consult with representatives of the domes-
tic sugar industry, users of refined sugar, and 
relevant State and Federal agencies. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, 
and National Security Act of 2024, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report that includes the 
findings of the study required under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL TERMS 
AND CONDITIONS PERMITTED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the findings 
in the report submitted under paragraph 
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(1)(D), the Secretary may establish through the 
rulemaking authorized under subparagraph (B) 
such additional terms and conditions after pro-
viding notice to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.— 
The Secretary may issue regulations to estab-
lish and implement any additional terms and 
conditions determined necessary and appro-
priate pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), so long as 
such regulations— 
‘‘(i) do not have an adverse impact on 
the domestic sugar industry; and 
‘‘(ii) are consistent with the require-
ments of this part, section 156 of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272), and obliga-
tions under international trade agreements 
that have been approved by Congress. 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC
SUGAR
INDUSTRY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘domestic sugar industry’ 
means domestic— 
‘‘(A) sugar beet producers and processors; 
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‘‘(B) producers and processors of sugar 
cane; and 
‘‘(C) refiners of raw cane sugar.’’. 
SEC. 1305. CLARIFICATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTA AD-
JUSTMENTS. 
Section 359k(b)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Before’’ and inserting ‘‘Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, before’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if there is an’’ and inserting 
‘‘for the sole purpose of responding directly to an’’. 
Subtitle D—Dairy 
SEC. 1401. DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE PRODUCTION HIS-
TORY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1401(8) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051(8)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘when the participating dairy operation first registers 
to participate in dairy margin coverage’’. 
(b) PRODUCTION HISTORY OF PARTICIPATING DAIRY 
OPERATIONS.—Section 1405 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(a) PRODUCTION HISTORY.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), the production history of a dairy operation 
for dairy margin coverage is equal to the highest annual 
milk marketings of the participating dairy operation dur-
ing any one of the 2021, 2022, or 2023 calendar years.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(B) by striking ‘‘OPERATIONS’’ in the sub-
section heading and all that follows through ‘‘In 
the case’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) of paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘OPERATIONS.—In the case’’; and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
and indenting appropriately. 
SEC. 1402. PREMIUMS FOR DAIRY MARGINS. 
(a) TIER I.—Section 1407(b) of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’. 
(b) TIER II.—Section 1407(c) of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(c)) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’. 
(c) PREMIUM DISCOUNTS.—Section 1407(g) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 2019’’ and in-
serting ‘‘January 2025’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 1403. MANDATORY REPORTING OF DAIRY PRODUCT 
PROCESSING COSTS. 
Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1637b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) for each manufacturer required to re-
port under subparagraph (A) for any product, 
require that manufacturer to report production 
cost and product yield information, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, for all products proc-
essed in the same facility or facilities.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘products and’’ after ‘‘those’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ELECTRONIC REPORTING’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
PORTING’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC
REPORTING’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
PORTING’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and in-
serting in its place ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of subsection (b)(1)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and inserting in its place ‘‘subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) DAIRY PRODUCT PROCESSING COSTS.—Not 
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall publish a report containing the infor-
mation obtained under subparagraph (C) of sub-
section (b)(1).’’. 
SEC. 1404. CLASS I SKIM MILK PRICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8c(5)(A) of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)(A)), reenacted 
with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agree-
ment Act of 1937, is amended by striking the third sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘For the period beginning on the ear-
lier of the date that is 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2024 and the date on which the Announcement of Ad-
vanced Prices and Pricing Factors is first published after 
such date of enactment and ending on the effective date 
of a modification by amendment to the order involved, for 
purposes of determining prices for milk of the highest use 
classification, the Class I skim milk price per hundred-
weight specified in section 1000.50(b) of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), shall be 
the sum of the adjusted Class I differential specified in 
section 1000.52 of such title 7 (or successor regulations), 
plus the adjustment to Class I prices specified in sections 
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1005.51(b), 1006.51(b), and 1007.51(b) of such title 7 
(or successor regulations), plus the higher of the advanced 
pricing factors computed in sections 1000.50(q)(1) and 
1000.50(q)(2) of such title 7 (or successor regulations).’’. 
(b) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Implementation 
of 
the 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be subject 
to any of the following: 
(1) The notice and comment provisions of sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) The notice and hearing requirements of sec-
tion 8c(3) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 
U.S.C. 608c(3)), reenacted with amendments by the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. 
(3) The order amendment requirements of sec-
tion 8c(17) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(17)). 
(4) A referendum under section 8c(19) of that 
Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(19)). 
SEC. 1405. EXTENSIONS. 
(a) FORWARD PRICING.—Section 1502 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8772) 
is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(b) INDEMNITY PROGRAM.—Section 3 of Public Law 
90–484 (7 U.S.C. 4553) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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(c) PROMOTION AND RESEARCH.—Section 113(e)(2) 
of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 1406. DAIRY REPORTS. 
Section 301 of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act 
of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4514) is amended by striking ‘‘Not 
later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘an annual report,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘With respect to each calendar year begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of the Farm, Food, 
and National Security Act of 2024, a report (which shall 
be submitted not later than 18 months after the last day 
of such calendar year)’’. 
Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricul-
tural Disaster Assistance Pro-
grams 
SEC. 1501. LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENT RATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1501(b) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT RATES.— 
‘‘(A) LOSSES
DUE
TO
PREDATION.—In-
demnity payments to an eligible producer on a 
farm under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made at 
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a rate of 100 percent of the market value of the 
affected livestock on the applicable date, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) LOSSES DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER 
OR DISEASE.—Indemnity payments to an eligi-
ble producer on a farm under subparagraph (B) 
or (C) of paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate 
of 75 percent of the market value of the af-
fected livestock on the applicable date, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) 
DETERMINATION
OF
MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the 
market value described in paragraphs (A) and 
(B)— 
‘‘(i) in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Agricultural Marketing Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(ii) using other appropriate re-
sources, as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(iii) on a quarterly basis. 
‘‘(D) APPLICABLE
DATE
DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘applicable date’ 
means, with respect to livestock, as applicable— 
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‘‘(i) the day before the date of death 
of the livestock; or 
‘‘(ii) the day before the date of the 
event that caused the harm to the livestock 
that resulted in a reduced sale price.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR UNBORN LIVE-
STOCK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of unborn 
livestock death losses incurred on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2024, the Secretary shall make an addi-
tional payment to eligible producers on farms 
that have incurred such losses in excess of the 
normal mortality due to a condition specified in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT
RATE.—Additional pay-
ments under subparagraph (A) shall be made at 
a rate— 
‘‘(i) determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) less than or equal to 85 percent 
of the payment rate established with re-
spect to the lowest weight class of the live-
stock, as determined by the Secretary, act-
ing through the Administrator of the Farm 
Service Agency. 
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‘‘(C) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of 
a payment to an eligible producer that has in-
curred unborn livestock death losses shall be 
equal to the payment rate determined under 
subparagraph (B) multiplied, in the case of live-
stock described in— 
‘‘(i) subparagraph (A), (B), or (F) of 
subsection (a)(4), by 1; 
‘‘(ii) subparagraph (D) of such sub-
section, by 2; 
‘‘(iii) subparagraph (E) of such sub-
section, by 12; and 
‘‘(iv) subparagraph (G) of such sub-
section, by the average number of birthed 
animals (for one gestation cycle) for the 
species of each such livestock, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(D) UNBORN LIVESTOCK DEATH LOSSES 
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘unborn 
livestock death losses’ means losses of any live-
stock described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), 
(E), (F), or (G) of subsection (a)(4) that was 
gestating on the date of the death of the live-
stock.’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF LOSSES.— 
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(1) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM.—In de-
termining livestock death losses in excess of the nor-
mal mortality for purposes of livestock indemnity 
payments under section 1501(b) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) with respect to eligible animal attacks 
by animals or avian predators treat documenta-
tion showing probability or confirmation of such 
an attack as sufficient to qualify for a payment 
under such program; and 
(B) calculate normal mortality as the nu-
merical amount, computed by a percentage, as 
established for the area by the Farm Service 
Agency State Committee, of expected livestock 
deaths by category (except that such amount 
shall not include attacks by animals reintro-
duced into the wild by the Federal Government 
or protected by Federal law, including wolves 
and avian predators), that normally occur dur-
ing a calendar year for a producer. 
(2) LIVESTOCK FORAGE PROGRAM.—In deter-
mining grazing losses for covered livestock under the 
livestock forage program section under 1501(c) of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)), the 
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Secretary shall provide eligible livestock producers 
not less than 90 days after the calendar year in 
which such grazing losses occurred to submit a com-
pleted application for assistance and the required 
supporting documentation relating to such losses. 
(3) REVISION
OF
REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall issue or revise regulations in accordance 
with this section and the amendment made by this 
section, including sections 1416.302 and 1416.305 
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act). 
(c) CODIFICATION
OF
BOVINE
WEIGHT
CAT-
EGORIES.—For purposes of determining payments under 
subsection (b) of section 1501 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081) with respect to livestock described 
in subsection (a)(4)(A) of such section, the Secretary shall 
use the following: 
(1) Weight categories of either less than 400 
pounds or 400 pounds or more. 
(2) Such other weight categories as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, except that such 
weight categories may only be set at an amount that 
is greater than 400 pounds. 
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SEC. 1502. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR HONEYBEES. 
In determining honeybee colony losses eligible for as-
sistance under section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d)), the Secretary shall review the 
normal mortality rate used for the calculation of such as-
sistance and adjust such rate as necessary to not include 
losses caused by colony collapse disorder, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
SEC. 1503. TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1501(e)(1) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or bien-
nial’’ after ‘‘annual’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or pest’’ 
after ‘‘insect’’. 
(b) LOWERING MORTALITY THRESHOLD.—Section 
1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9081(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘15 per-
cent (adjusted for normal mortality)’’ and inserting 
‘‘normal mortality’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘15 per-
cent mortality (adjusted for normal mortality)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘normal mortality’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
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such time as is necessary to ensure tree sur-
vival. 
‘‘(7) ALTERNATIVES USED IN REPLANTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible orchardist 
or nursery tree grower receiving assistance 
under this subsection with respect to tree loss 
may use such assistance to replant using— 
‘‘(i) an alternative variety; 
‘‘(ii) an alternative stand density; and 
‘‘(iii) an alternative location. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS WITH RESPECT TO AL-
TERNATIVES.—The assistance provided by the 
Secretary to eligible orchardists and nursery 
tree growers for losses described in clauses (i), 
(ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A), may not be 
greater than the amount the eligible orchardist 
or nursery tree grower would receive if the eligi-
ble orchardist or nursery tree grower planted 
the variety or stand density lost or planted in 
the location in which the loss occurred, as appli-
cable.’’. 
(e) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION STATUS.—Section 
1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9801(e)) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(8) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION STATUS.— 
Not later than 120 days after receiving an applica-
tion for assistance under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) approve or deny such application; and 
‘‘(B) notify the applicant of such approval 
or denial.’’. 
SEC. 1504. ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF BLOCK GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1502. ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF BLOCK GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case additional funds 
made available after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion for covered losses, the Secretary may make assistance 
for such losses available in the form of block grants. 
‘‘(b) COVERED LOSSES.—In this section, the term 
‘covered losses’ means losses— 
‘‘(1) of revenue, quality, or production of crops, 
trees, bushes, vines, poultry or livestock as a con-
sequence of a natural disaster (as determined by the 
Secretary); and 
‘‘(2) for which assistance is not available pursu-
ant to any other Federal law.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Agricultural Act of 2014 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1501 the following: 
‘‘1502. Assistance in the form of block grants.’’. 
Subtitle F—Administration 
SEC. 1601. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 1602 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9092) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 1602. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Section 1614 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9097) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the 
period at the end and adding ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) establish a system that provides producers 
the option to repay a marketing assistance loan 
under section 1204 during a lapse in appropriations 
regardless of whether an employee of the Depart-
ment is on furlough.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(5) FARM, FOOD, AND
NATIONAL
SECURITY 
ACT OF 2024.—The Secretary shall make available to 
the Farm Service Agency to carry out titles I and 
XI of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2024 and the amendments made by those titles 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which— 
‘‘(A) $15,000,000 shall be used to carry 
out the mandatory cost surveys required by 
paragraph (3) of section 273(d) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1637b(d)), as added by the Farm, Food, and 
National Security Act of 2024; 
‘‘(B) not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
used to carry out paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
of subsection (b); 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000 shall be used for activities 
described in paragraph (3)(A); and 
‘‘(D) $3,000,000 shall be used for activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(B).’’. 
SEC. 1603. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(6) QUALIFIED PASS THROUGH ENTITY.—The 
term ‘qualified pass through entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a partnership (within the meaning of 
subchapter K of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986); 
‘‘(B) a limited liability company that does 
not affirmatively elect to be treated as a cor-
poration; 
‘‘(C) an S corporation (as defined in sec-
tion 1361 of such Code); or 
‘‘(D) a joint venture or general partner-
ship.’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ‘‘ex-
cept a joint venture or general partnership’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘except a qualified 
pass through entity’’. 
(b) 
ATTRIBUTION
OF
PAYMENTS.—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’’; 
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(3) by striking ‘‘joint ventures and general 
partnerships’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass through 
entities’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘joint venture or general part-
nership’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass through enti-
ty’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION FROM AGI CALCULATION.—Section 
1001D(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308–3a(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘, general partner-
ship, or joint venture’’ both places it appears. 
SEC. 1604. PAYMENT LIMITATION. 
Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 1308) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to subsection (i), the’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to subsection (i), the’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the 2025 
crop year, in the case of a person or legal entity (ex-
cept a qualified pass through entity) for which 
greater than or equal to 75 percent of the average 
adjusted gross income of such person or legal entity 
derives from farming, ranching, or silviculture activi-
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ties, subsections (b) and (c) shall apply by sub-
stituting ‘$155,000’ for ‘$125,000’ each place it ap-
pears. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally adjust the amount substituted under paragraph 
(1) for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index 
for all urban consumers published by the Depart-
ment of Labor. 
‘‘(3) FARMING, RANCHING, OR SILVICULTURE 
ACTIVITIES.—In this subsection, the term ‘farming, 
ranching, or silviculture activities’ includes agri-tour-
ism, direct-to-consumer marketing of agricultural 
products, the sale of agricultural equipment owned 
by such person or legal entity, and other agricul-
tural-related activities, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 1605. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION. 
Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an ex-
cepted payment or benefit, the limitation estab-
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lished by paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
person or legal entity during a crop, fiscal, or 
program year, as appropriate, if greater than or 
equal to 75 percent of the average adjusted 
gross income of the person or legal entity de-
rives from farming, ranching, or silviculture ac-
tivities (as described in section 1001(i)). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTED PAYMENT OR BENEFIT.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘ex-
cepted payment or benefit’ means— 
‘‘(i) a payment or benefit under sub-
title E of title I of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) a payment or benefit under sec-
tion 196 of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7333); and 
‘‘(iii) beginning October 1, 2024, a 
payment or benefit described in paragraph 
(2)(C).’’. 
SEC. 1606. STORAGE FACILITY LOANS. 
Section 1614(a) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8789(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘funds for producers’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘funds for— 
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‘‘(1) producers’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) producers to construct or upgrade storage 
facilities for propane that is primarily used for agri-
cultural production (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 4279.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph)).’’. 
SEC. 1607. STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC FOOD PRODUCTION 
SUPPLY CHAINS. 
Subtitle C of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–79) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1302. STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC FOOD PRODUC-
TION SUPPLY CHAINS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any Federal pol-
icy that would impact the administration of this subtitle, 
the amendments made by this subtitle, or any rule, policy, 
or guidance issued pursuant to such subtitle or amend-
ments, the preservation and strengthening of the domestic 
production described in subsection (b) shall be a priority 
objective of the President. 
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‘‘(b) DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DESCRIBED.—The do-
mestic production described in this subsection is the pro-
duction of an agricultural commodity— 
‘‘(1) covered under this subtitle or an amend-
ment made by this subtitle; and 
‘‘(2) from which a food ingredient that serves 
an important function throughout the domestic food 
production supply chain is derived.’’. 
SEC. 1608. LIMITATION ON CCC AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 5 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714c), during fiscal years 2025 through 2034, the Com-
modity Credit Corporation is authorized to use its general 
powers only to carry out operations as the Congress may 
specifically authorize or provide for. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to impact funds obligated 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—CONSERVATION 
Subtitle A—Definitions 
SEC. 2001. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘subtitles A through I:’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
titles A through J:’’; 
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘term ‘In-
dian tribe’ has the meaning given the term’’ and in-
serting ‘‘terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘Indian Tribe’ have 
the meaning given those terms’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (20) through 
(27) as paragraphs (22) through (29), respectively; 
and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(20) PRECISION
AGRICULTURE.—The term 
‘precision agriculture’ means managing, tracking, or 
reducing crop or livestock production inputs, includ-
ing seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, 
at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granu-
larity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and 
maintain environmental quality. 
‘‘(21) 
PRECISION
AGRICULTURE
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘precision agriculture tech-
nology’ means any technology (including equipment 
that is necessary for the deployment of such tech-
nology) that directly contributes to a reduction in, or 
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improved efficiency of, inputs used in crop or live-
stock production, including— 
‘‘(A) Global Positioning System-based or 
geospatial mapping technology; 
‘‘(B) satellite or aerial imagery technology; 
‘‘(C) yield monitors; 
‘‘(D) soil mapping technology; 
‘‘(E) sensors for gathering data on crop, 
soil, or livestock conditions; 
‘‘(F) Internet of Things and telematics 
technologies; 
‘‘(G) data management software and ad-
vanced analytics; 
‘‘(H) network connectivity products and 
solutions; 
‘‘(I) Global Positioning System guidance or 
auto-steer systems; 
‘‘(J) variable rate technology for applying 
inputs, such as section control; and 
‘‘(K) any other technology, as determined 
by the Secretary, that directly contributes to a 
reduction in, or improved efficiency of, the use 
of crop or livestock production inputs, which 
may include seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, 
water, and time.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Conservation Reserve 
Program 
SEC. 2101. DEFINITIONS. 
Subchapter B of chapter 1 of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting before section 1231 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1230. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) CONSERVATION BUFFER.—The term ‘con-
servation buffer’ means a practice that, once estab-
lished, provides a benefit to water quality or another 
resource concern, including— 
‘‘(A) a grass sod waterway; 
‘‘(B) a contour grass sod strip; 
‘‘(C) a prairie strip; 
‘‘(D) a filterstrip; 
‘‘(E) a field border; 
‘‘(F) a living snow fence; 
‘‘(G) a riparian buffer; 
‘‘(H) a shelterbelt or windbreak; 
‘‘(I) a wetland or a wetland buffer (includ-
ing a buffer for prairie potholes, a playa, or a 
pocosin); 
‘‘(J) a saturated buffer; 
‘‘(K) a bioreactor; 
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‘‘(L) a wellhead protection area; and 
‘‘(M) other similar practices, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION
RESERVE
PLAN.—The 
term ‘conservation reserve plan’ means a plan for 
land enrolled in the conservation reserve under a 
contract entered into under this subchapter that— 
‘‘(A) covers the full term of the contract; 
‘‘(B) details the practices to be imple-
mented under the contract and a schedule for 
establishment, evaluation, and monitoring of 
the applicable vegetative cover; 
‘‘(C) prescribes and schedules management 
to be conducted on the established cover 
throughout the term of the contract; 
‘‘(D) sets forth the commercial use, if any, 
to be permitted on the land during the term of 
the contract; and 
‘‘(E) may be modified, with the approval of 
the Secretary, when necessary to achieve the 
purposes of the program. 
‘‘(3) CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘conservation reserve program’ means the con-
servation reserve program established under this 
subchapter. 
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‘‘(4) CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT OPTION.—The 
term ‘continuous enrollment option’ means the con-
tinuous enrollment option offered under section 
1231(d)(1)(B). 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 
means land that is authorized to be included in the 
conservation reserve program under section 1231(b). 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE
PARTNER.—The term ‘eligible 
partner’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(C) an Indian Tribe; or 
‘‘(D) a nongovernmental organization. 
‘‘(7) GENERAL
ENROLLMENT
OPTION.—The 
term ‘general enrollment option’ means the general 
enrollment 
option 
offered 
under 
section 
1231(d)(1)(A). 
‘‘(8) GRASSLANDS ENROLLMENT OPTION.—The 
term ‘grasslands enrollment option’ means the grass-
lands enrollment option offered under section 
1231(d)(1)(C). 
‘‘(9) LAND CAPABILITY CLASS.—The term ‘land 
capability class’ means a soil classification assigned 
using the land capability classification system in ef-
fect on December 23, 1985. 
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‘‘(10) PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES ENROLLMENT 
OPTION.—The term ‘partnership initiatives enroll-
ment option’ means the partnership initiatives en-
rollment 
option 
offered 
under 
section 
1231(d)(1)(D).’’. 
SEC. 2102. CONSERVATION RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1231(a) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Through the 2029 fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall formulate and carry out a conservation 
reserve program in each State, to the maximum extent 
practicable, under which eligible land is enrolled in the 
conservation reserve through the use of contracts to assist 
owners and operators of such land with the establishment 
and maintenance of permanent cover for the purposes of— 
‘‘(1) conserving and improving the soil, water, 
and wildlife resources of such land; and 
‘‘(2) addressing resource concerns raised by 
Tribal, State, regional, and national conservation 
initiatives.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1231(b) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The Secretary may include in 
the conservation reserve program the following, in accord-
ance with subsection (d)(1): 
‘‘(1) Cropland that— 
‘‘(A)(i) on a field level, consists of not less 
than 85 percent soils with a dryland cropland 
land capability class of III through VII; or 
‘‘(ii) cannot be farmed in accordance with 
a plan that complies with the requirements of 
subtitle B; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines had a crop-
ping history or was considered to be planted for 
not fewer than 4 of the 6 years preceding the 
date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2024. 
‘‘(2) Cropland (including prairie potholes, 
playas, and pocosins within cropland), grasslands, 
and marginal pasture land (including marginal 
pastureland converted to wetland or established as 
wildlife habitat) to be— 
‘‘(A) devoted to conservation buffers; 
‘‘(B) established to ecologically appropriate 
vegetation, including trees, in or near riparian 
areas, intermittent, seasonal, or perennial 
streams, wetlands (including prairie potholes, 
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playas, and pocosins), or saline-impaired soils; 
or 
‘‘(C) devoted to similar water quality or 
wildlife habitat practices. 
‘‘(3) Grasslands that— 
‘‘(A) contain forbs or shrubland (including 
improved rangeland and pastureland) for which 
grazing is the predominant use; 
‘‘(B) are located in an area historically 
dominated by grasslands; and 
‘‘(C) could provide habitat for animal and 
plant populations of significant ecological value 
if the land is retained in its current use or re-
stored to a natural condition. 
‘‘(4) Land described in paragraph (1), (2), or 
(3) that will address significant water quality, water 
conservation, and wildlife habitat concerns, as pro-
posed by an eligible partner and agreed to by the 
Secretary for purposes of section 1231A. 
‘‘(5) The portion of land in a field not enrolled 
in the conservation reserve in a case in which— 
‘‘(A) more than 50 percent of the land in 
the field is enrolled as a buffer or filterstrip, or 
more than 75 percent of the land in the field 
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is enrolled as a conservation practice other than 
as a buffer or filterstrip; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the re-
mainder of the field is infeasible to farm.’’. 
(c) PLANTING STATUS OF CERTAIN LAND.—Section 
1231(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PLANTING STATUS OF CERTAIN LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of deter-
mining the eligibility of land to be enrolled in the 
conservation reserve established under this sub-
chapter, land shall be considered to be planted to an 
agricultural commodity during a crop year if, during 
the crop year, the land was devoted to a conserving 
use. 
‘‘(2) MULTI-YEAR GRASSES AND LEGUMES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subchapter, alfalfa and other multi-year grasses 
and legumes in a rotation practice, approved by 
the Secretary, shall be considered agricultural 
commodities. 
‘‘(B) CROPPING
HISTORY.—Alfalfa, when 
grown as part of a rotation practice, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, is an agricultural com-
modity subject to the cropping history criteria 
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under subsection (b)(1)(B) for the purpose of 
determining whether eligible cropland has been 
planted or considered planted for 4 of the 6 
years referred to in such subsection.’’. 
(d) ENROLLMENT.—Section 1231(d) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(d) ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ENROLLMENT
OPTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall offer enrollment in the conservation reserve 
under this subchapter through the following enroll-
ment options: 
‘‘(A) A general enrollment option, for eligi-
ble land described in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(B) A continuous enrollment option, for 
eligible land described in subsection (b)(2) and 
any associated eligible land described in sub-
section (b)(5). 
‘‘(C) A grassland enrollment option, for el-
igible land described in subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(D) A partnership initiatives enrollment 
option, for eligible land described in subsection 
(b)(4), and any associated eligible land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(5), that is to be en-
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rolled pursuant to an agreement entered into 
under section 1231A(b). 
‘‘(2) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL ENROLLMENT OPTION.—In 
enrolling eligible land under the general enroll-
ment option, the Secretary shall make the con-
servation reserve program available to owners 
or operators of eligible land on an annual en-
rollment basis with one or more ranking peri-
ods. 
‘‘(B) 
CONTINUOUS
ENROLLMENT
OP-
TION.—In enrolling eligible land under the con-
tinuous enrollment option, the Secretary shall 
make the conservation reserve program avail-
able to owners or operators of eligible land on 
a continuous basis. 
‘‘(C) 
GRASSLANDS
ENROLLMENT
OP-
TION.—In enrolling eligible land under the 
grasslands enrollment option, the Secretary 
shall make the conservation reserve program 
available to owners or operators of eligible land 
on an annual enrollment basis with one or more 
ranking periods. 
‘‘(D) PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES ENROLL-
MENT OPTION.—In enrolling eligible land under 
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the partnership initiatives enrollment option, 
the Secretary shall make the conservation re-
serve program available to owners or operators 
of eligible land using the methods and processes 
for enrollment described in the applicable agree-
ment under section 1231A(b)(2)(A). 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM ACREAGE ENROLLED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
maintain in the conservation reserve at any one 
time during fiscal years 2025 through 2029 not 
more than 27,000,000 acres. 
‘‘(B) GRASSLANDS.—For purposes of ap-
plying the limitations in subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary shall enroll and 
maintain in the conservation reserve not 
fewer than 8,000,000 acres of the land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3) by September 
30, 2029; and 
‘‘(ii) in carrying out clause (i), to the 
maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
shall maintain in the conservation reserve 
at any one time during— 
‘‘(I) fiscal year 2025, 6,000,000 
acres; 
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‘‘(II) fiscal year 2026, 7,000,000 
acres; and 
‘‘(III) fiscal years 2027 through 
2029, 8,000,000 acres.’’. 
(e) TERM OF CONTRACT.—Section 1231(e) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) TERM OF CONTRACT.—The term of a contract 
under this subchapter shall be— 
‘‘(1) 10 years for a contract entered into pursu-
ant to the general enrollment option or the grass-
lands enrollment option; 
‘‘(2) not fewer than 10 years nor more than 15 
years, as determined by the Secretary, for a contract 
entered into pursuant to the continuous enrollment 
option or the partnership initiatives enrollment op-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
upon request of the owner or operator of eligible 
land, not fewer than 10 years nor more than 30 
years, as determined by the Secretary, for a contract 
to enroll eligible land devoted to conservation buffers 
that improve water quality by reducing sediment 
loadings, nutrient loadings, and harmful algal 
blooms.’’. 
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(f) 
CONSERVATION
PRIORITY
AREAS.—Section 
1231(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(g) REENROLLMENT; PROVISIONS FOR LAND ESTAB-
LISHED TO TREES.—Section 1231 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended by striking sub-
sections (g) through (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) REENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION.—Dur-
ing the final year of the term of a contract entered 
into under this subchapter, the land subject to the 
contract shall be eligible to be considered for re-
enrollment in the conservation reserve in accordance 
with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—The eligibility of land for 
reenrollment in the conservation reserve shall be 
subject to the land meeting the applicable require-
ments of subsection (b). 
‘‘(h) PROVISIONS
FOR
LAND
ESTABLISHED
TO 
TREES.— 
‘‘(1) RESTRICTED TREES.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘restricted tree’ means a pine tree, other 
than a shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) or a longleaf 
pine (Pinus palustris). 
‘‘(2) REENROLLMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) 
PROHIBITION
FOR
RESTRICTED 
TREES.—Notwithstanding subsection (g), land 
subject to a contract entered into under this 
subchapter that is established predominately to 
restricted trees is not eligible to be considered 
for reenrollment in the conservation reserve. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
ON
OTHER
TREES.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (g), land subject to 
a contract entered into under this subchapter 
that is established predominately to trees that 
are not restricted trees is eligible to be consid-
ered for reenrollment in the conservation re-
serve in accordance with such subsection only if 
the land— 
‘‘(i) is devoted to shelterbelts, riparian 
forest buffers, or trees of high conservation 
value, as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) consists of forested wetlands. 
‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT
ENROLLMENT.—Land that 
has previously been subject to a contract entered 
into under this subchapter, and which was estab-
lished predominately to restricted trees during the 
term of such contract, may be subsequently enrolled 
in the conservation reserve in accordance with sub-
section (d) only if— 
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‘‘(A) the restricted trees have been har-
vested; and 
‘‘(B) the new enrollment is for establish-
ment of a permanent cover other than re-
stricted trees.’’. 
SEC. 2103. PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES. 
(a) PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES.—Section 1231A of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a) is 
amended in the header by striking ‘‘CONSERVATION RE-
SERVE
ENHANCEMENT
PROGRAM’’ and inserting 
‘‘PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 1231A(a) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish the 
conservation reserve enhancement program and the State 
acres for wildlife enhancement program under this sub-
chapter in order to leverage Federal and non-Federal 
funds to— 
‘‘(1) target specific State, regional, or nation-
ally significant conservation concerns; and 
‘‘(2) restore critical wildlife habitat.’’. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.—Section 1231A(b) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a(b)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 
into or modify an agreement with an eligible partner 
to carry out the conservation reserve enhancement 
program or the State acres for wildlife enhancement 
program, within a defined geographic area— 
‘‘(A) to assist in enrolling eligible land in 
the conservation reserve under this subchapter; 
and 
‘‘(B) that the Secretary determines will ad-
vance the purposes of this subchapter. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered 
into or modified under paragraph (1) shall de-
scribe— 
‘‘(i) 1 or more specific State or na-
tionally significant resource concerns to be 
addressed by the agreement; 
‘‘(ii) quantifiable environmental goals 
for addressing the concerns under clause 
(i); 
‘‘(iii) a suitable acreage goal for en-
rollment of eligible land under the agree-
ment, as determined by the Secretary; 
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‘‘(iv) the location of eligible land to be 
enrolled in the project area identified 
under the agreement; 
‘‘(v) the payments to be offered by the 
Secretary and eligible partner to an owner 
or operator; 
‘‘(vi) an appropriate list of conserva-
tion reserve program conservation practices 
that are appropriate to meeting the con-
cerns described under clause (i), as deter-
mined by the Secretary in consultation 
with eligible partners; and 
‘‘(vii) methods and processes for en-
rollment of eligible land under the agree-
ment, as determined by the Secretary in 
consultation with the eligible partner. 
‘‘(B) CREP MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
An agreement entered into or modified under 
paragraph (1) to carry out the conservation re-
serve enhancement program shall— 
‘‘(i) subject to clause (ii), require the 
eligible 
partner 
to 
provide 
matching 
funds— 
‘‘(I) in an amount determined 
during a negotiation between the Sec-
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retary and 1 or more eligible partners, 
if the majority of the matching funds 
to carry out the agreement are pro-
vided by 1 or more eligible partners 
that are not nongovernmental organi-
zations; or 
‘‘(II) in an amount not less than 
30 percent of the cost required to 
carry out the conservation measures 
and practices described in the agree-
ment, if a majority of the matching 
funds to carry out the agreement are 
provided by 1 or more nongovern-
mental organizations; and 
‘‘(ii) include procedures to allow for a 
temporary waiver of the matching require-
ments under clause (i), or continued enroll-
ment with a temporary suspension of in-
centives or eligible partner contributions 
for new agreements, during a period when 
an eligible partner loses the authority or 
ability to provide matching contributions, 
if the Secretary determines that the tem-
porary waiver or continued enrollment with 
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a temporary suspension will advance the 
purposes of this subchapter.’’. 
(d) PAYMENTS.—Section 1231A(c) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under a 
CREP’’ and inserting ‘‘under a contract entered into 
pursuant to an agreement under this section’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under a 
CREP’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under 
a contract entered into pursuant to an agreement 
under this section’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘re-
serve’’ after ‘‘consistent with the conservation’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘The 
amount of payments received by’’ and inserting 
‘‘The amount of payments made by the Sec-
retary to’’. 
(e) FORESTED RIPARIAN BUFFER PRACTICE.—Sec-
tion 1231A(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831a(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) FORESTED RIPARIAN BUFFER PRACTICE.—In 
the case of an agreement under subsection (b)(1) that in-
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cludes forested riparian buffers as an eligible practice, the 
Secretary shall allow an owner or operator— 
‘‘(1) to plant food-producing woody plants in 
the forested riparian buffers, on the conditions 
that— 
‘‘(A) the plants shall contribute to the con-
servation of soil, water quality, and wildlife 
habitat; and 
‘‘(B) the planting shall be consistent 
with— 
‘‘(i) recommendations of the applica-
ble State technical committee established 
under section 1261(a); and 
‘‘(ii) technical guide standards ap-
proved by the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service; and 
‘‘(2) to harvest from plants described in para-
graph (1), on the conditions that— 
‘‘(A) the harvesting shall not damage the 
conserving cover or otherwise have a negative 
impact on the conservation concerns targeted by 
the agreement; 
‘‘(B) only native plant species appropriate 
to the region shall be used within 35 feet of the 
watercourse; and 
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‘‘(C) the producer shall be subject to a re-
duction in the rental rate commensurate to the 
value of the crop harvested.’’. 
(f) DROUGHT AND WATER CONSERVATION AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 1231A(e) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘In the case of an agreement under sub-
section (b)(1) to address regional drought concerns, 
in accordance with the conservation purposes of the 
CREP’’ and inserting ‘‘In the case of an agreement 
under the conservation reserve enhancement pro-
gram to address regional drought concerns, in ac-
cordance with the conservation purposes of the 
agreement’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘notwith-
standing subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘notwith-
standing section 1230(4)’’. 
(g) STATUS REPORT.—Section 1231A of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a) is amended by 
striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 2104. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS. 
Section 1232 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3832) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a conservation reserve plan’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘highly 
erodible cropland’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible land’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘undertake’’ and in-
serting ‘‘conduct’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘conservation plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘conservation reserve plan’’; 
and 
(D) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘con-
servation reserve’’ before ‘‘program’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
SEC. 2105. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) COST-SHARE AND RENTAL PAYMENTS.—Section 
1233(a)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3833(a)(2)(A)) by striking ‘‘highly erodible crop-
land, marginal pastureland, or other eligible lands’’ and 
inserting ‘‘eligible land’’. 
(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 (1)(B)(i)— 
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(A) in subclause (I)(cc), by inserting ‘‘con-
servation reserve’’ before ‘‘program’’; 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘if pay-
ments are authorized for a county under the 
livestock forage disaster program under clause 
(ii) of section 1501(c)(3)(D) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘if an owner or operator has received a 
payment under the livestock forage disaster 
program 
under 
clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
1501(c)(3)(D) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)) in the fiscal year dur-
ing which the emergency grazing is conducted’’; 
and 
(C) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘under 
paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 1231(b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under a contract entered into pursu-
ant to the continuous enrollment option or the 
partnership initiatives enrollment option’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by amending subclause (I) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subclause (II), haying or 
grazing described in paragraph (1) 
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shall not be permitted on land covered 
by a contract entered into pursuant to 
the partnership initiatives enrollment 
option.’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘con-
servation reserve enhancement program agree-
ment or other partnership agreement entered 
into under this subchapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘agreement entered into under section 1231A’’. 
(c) RESOURCE CONSERVING USE.—Section 1233(d) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(d))— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Beginning on 
the date that is 1 year before the date of termi-
nation of a contract under the program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘During the final year of the term of a contract 
entered into under this subchapter’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CON-
SERVATION PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘CONSERVA-
TION RESERVE PLAN’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a conservation plan’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a conservation reserve plan’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Land improved under para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall not be eligible to be considered 
for reenrollment in the conservation reserve 
under section 1231(g), notwithstanding para-
graph (1) of such section; and 
‘‘(B) may not be subsequently enrolled in 
the conservation reserve before the date that is 
5 years after the date of expiration of the con-
tract.’’. 
(d) NATURAL DISASTER OR ADVERSE WEATHER AS 
MID-CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.—Section 1233(e) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(e)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘reserve’’ after ‘‘conservation’’. 
(e) ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Section 1233 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION TO STATES.—The Secretary shall 
allocate acres to States for enrollment of eligible land in 
the conservation reserve under this subchapter, based— 
‘‘(1) primarily on the proportion of eligible land 
in each State relative to the total acreage of eligible 
land in all States; and 
‘‘(2) also on consideration of— 
‘‘(A) historical State enrollment rates; 
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‘‘(B) the extent and magnitude in each 
State of the conservation needs and of the im-
pact of agricultural production on water qual-
ity, water quantity, wetlands, and wildlife habi-
tat; 
‘‘(C) the degree to which implementation 
of the conservation reserve program in each 
State is, or will be, effective in helping pro-
ducers address such needs and mitigate such 
impact; and 
‘‘(D) equitable geographic distribution of 
acres, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 2106. PAYMENTS. 
(a) COST SHARING PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(b) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In making cost sharing 
payments to an owner or operator under a contract 
entered into under this subchapter, the Secretary 
shall pay 50 percent of the cost of, as the Secretary 
determines appropriate and in the public interest— 
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‘‘(A) establishing permanent vegetation, in-
cluding site preparation, cover, fertilizer, seed-
ing, and planting; 
‘‘(B) carrying out erosion control practices 
necessary to stabilize the site for vegetation es-
tablished under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) installing fencing to protect riparian 
areas and buffers; 
‘‘(D) carrying out water development prac-
tices associated with excluding livestock from 
protected riparian areas; 
‘‘(E) installing fencing and carrying out 
water development practices to facilitate transi-
tion to livestock grazing on lands enrolled under 
the grasslands enrollment option; 
‘‘(F) conducting the necessary and appro-
priate mid-contract management activities to 
maintain the permanent cover and associated 
benefits; and 
‘‘(G) carrying out other water quality con-
servation measures and practices.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR 
HAYING’’ after ‘‘GRAZING’’; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘for grazing livestock 
or harvesting hay’’ before ‘‘pursuant to’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘made by the Secretary’’ before ‘‘under this 
subchapter’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the conserva-
tion reserve enhancement program under section 
1231A’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1231A’’; and 
(4) by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(c) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PRACTICE INCENTIVES FOR CONTINUOUS 
PRACTICES.—In addition to the cost sharing pay-
ment described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
make a practice incentive payment to an owner or 
operator of eligible land enrolled under the contin-
uous enrollment option, or of eligible land described 
in section 1231(b)(2) (and any associated eligible 
land described in section 1231(b)(5)) and enrolled 
under the partnership initiatives enrollment option, 
in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the actual 
cost of establishing all measures and practices de-
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scribed in subsection (b)(1), including seed costs re-
lated to the establishment of cover, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) SIGN-UP
INCENTIVES
FOR
QUALIFYING 
PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to the 
annual rental payment under subsection (d), 
the Secretary may make an incentive payment 
to an owner or operator for enrolling environ-
mentally sensitive eligible land in the conserva-
tion reserve to implement or establish a quali-
fying practice. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) for purposes of subparagraph (A), 
establish an incentive payment amount for 
each contract with an owner or operator 
that does not exceed 50 percent of the first 
annual rental payment made to the owner 
or operator under subsection (d) for the el-
igible land; and 
‘‘(ii) make any incentive payment 
under subparagraph (A) concurrent with 
such first annual rental payment. 
‘‘(C) 
QUALIFYING
PRACTICE.—In 
this 
paragraph, the term ‘qualifying practice’ means 
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a practice the implementation or establishment 
of which is appropriate to encourage on envi-
ronmentally sensitive eligible land— 
‘‘(i) as determined by the Secretary, 
in consultation with the applicable State 
technical committee, for environmentally 
sensitive eligible land enrolled under the 
continuous enrollment option; or 
‘‘(ii) as identified in an agreement 
under section 1231A, for environmentally 
sensitive eligible land enrolled pursuant to 
such agreement. 
‘‘(3) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
INCENTIVE
PAY-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Using funds made 
available under section 1241(a)(1)(A), the Sec-
retary may make incentive payments to an 
owner or operator of eligible land in an amount 
sufficient to encourage proper thinning and 
other practices to improve the condition of re-
sources, promote forest management, or en-
hance wildlife habitat on the land. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A payment described 
in subparagraph (A) may not exceed 100 per-
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cent of the total cost of thinning and other 
practices conducted by the owner or operator. 
‘‘(C) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall re-
duce the amount of a payment under subpara-
graph (A) by an amount that is equal to any 
income received by the owner or operator as a 
result of the thinning or other practice, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL RENTAL PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1234(d)(1) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)(1)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘highly erodible cropland 
or other eligible lands’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘eligible land’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the program established 
by this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘the con-
servation reserve program’’. 
(2) METHODS
OF
DETERMINATION.—Section 
1234(d)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3834(d)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) MULTIPLE ENROLLMENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), if land subject to a con-
tract entered into under this subchapter is 
reenrolled pursuant to section 1231(g), the 
annual rental payment shall be in an 
amount that is not more than the applica-
ble percentage of the relevant county aver-
age soil rental rate for the year in which 
the reenrollment occurs (as determined 
under paragraph (4)(E)). 
‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of clause (i), the applicable per-
centage shall be— 
‘‘(I) for the first reenrollment 
that occurs after the date of enact-
ment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2024, 85 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(II) for each subsequent re-
enrollment, the percentage that is 10 
percentage points less than the per-
centage that was applicable to the 
preceding reenrollment. 
‘‘(iii) PARTNERSHIP
INITIATIVES.— 
The limitations on annual rental payments 
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under clauses (i) and (ii) may be waived or 
modified as part of the negotiation between 
the Secretary and an eligible partner to 
enter into an agreement under section 
1231A.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(A) and (B)’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(3) ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT OFFERS.—Sec-
tion 1234(d)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3834(d)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) 
NATURAL
RESOURCE
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—In determining the acceptability of 
contract offers, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) with the advice of the applicable 
State technical committee, take into con-
sideration the extent to which enrollment 
of the land that is the subject of the con-
tract offer would improve soil resources, 
water quality, or wildlife habitat or provide 
other environmental benefits; and 
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‘‘(ii) ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, an equitable balance among 
the conservation purposes of soil erosion, 
water quality, and wildlife habitat.’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF DIFFERENT CRI-
TERIA
IN
VARIOUS
STATES.—The Secretary, 
with the advice of the applicable State technical 
committee, shall establish different criteria for 
determining the acceptability of contract offers 
in various States based on the extent to which 
water quality or wildlife habitat may be im-
proved or erosion may be abated.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) CONSERVATION PRIORITY AREAS.—In 
carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable, maximize water 
quality and habitat benefits in conservation pri-
ority areas designated under section 1231(f) by 
promoting a significant level of enrollment of 
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land within such areas in the conservation re-
serve by— 
‘‘(i) giving additional weight to appli-
cations for the enrollment of land within 
such areas that will maximize water qual-
ity and habitat benefits; 
‘‘(ii) holding a signup and enrollment 
under the general enrollment option and 
the grasslands enrollment option specific to 
the designated areas; or 
‘‘(iii) whatever other means the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate and con-
sistent with the purposes of this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(D) TRANSITION TO GRASSLAND USE.— 
In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the applicable State tech-
nical committee, shall give priority to contract 
offers for enrollment under the grasslands en-
rollment option for eligible land— 
‘‘(i) that has previously been enrolled 
under the general enrollment option, the 
continuous enrollment option, or the part-
nership initiatives enrollment option; 
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‘‘(ii) with established cover that sup-
ports conservation objectives for a con-
servation priority area designated under 
section 1231(f); and 
‘‘(iii) enrollment of which under the 
grasslands enrollment option will extend 
the protection of the established cover as 
an alternative to cropping.’’. 
(4) RENTAL RATES.—Section 1234(d)(4) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)(4)) 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘as a 
factor’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in the header, by striking ‘‘FSA OF-
FICES AND CREP’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICES 
AND’’; 
(ii) by amending clause (i) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall, prior to finalizing a new soil rental 
rate, provide a period of not fewer than 60 
days for the County Operating Committees 
of the Farm Service Agency, State Com-
mittees of the Farm Service Agency, State 
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conservationists, 
conservation 
districts, 
State technical committees established 
under section 1261(a), and eligible part-
ners to review such rate and concur or pro-
pose an alternative soil rental rate, on the 
condition that documentation described in 
clause (ii) is provided to support the pro-
posed alternative.’’; 
(iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); and 
(iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE 
RATES.—The Secretary shall accept and fi-
nalize an alternative soil rental rate pro-
posed in accordance with clause (i) unless 
the Secretary finds that such alternative 
rate is not appropriate, and publishes such 
finding on a publicly accessible website, in-
cluding a justification for such finding.’’; 
and 
(C) by amending subparagraph (E) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(E) RENTAL RATE LIMITATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The county aver-
age soil rental rate (before any adjust-
ments relating to specific practices, well-
head protection, or soil productivity) shall 
not exceed— 
‘‘(I) for eligible land consisting of 
soils with a dryland cropland land ca-
pability class of I or II that is enrolled 
under the general enrollment option, 
85 percent of the estimated rental 
rate determined under this paragraph; 
‘‘(II) for eligible land consisting 
of soils with a dryland cropland land 
capability class of III that is enrolled 
under the general enrollment option, 
100 percent of the estimated rental 
rate determined under this paragraph; 
‘‘(III) for eligible land consisting 
of soils with a dryland cropland land 
capability class of IV through VII 
that is enrolled under the general en-
rollment option, 115 percent of the es-
timated rental rate determined under 
this paragraph; and 
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‘‘(IV) for eligible land enrolled 
under the continuous enrollment op-
tion, 100 percent of the estimated 
rental rate determined under this 
paragraph, without regard to the land 
capability class of the soil. 
‘‘(ii) 
PARTNERSHIP
INITIATIVES.— 
For eligible land enrolled under the part-
nership initiatives enrollment option, the 
county average soil rental rate (before any 
adjustments relating to specific practices, 
wellhead protection, or soil productivity) 
shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) for eligible land consisting of 
soils with a dryland cropland land ca-
pability class of I or II, 85 percent of 
the estimated rental rate determined 
under this paragraph; 
‘‘(II) for eligible land consisting 
of soils with a dryland cropland land 
capability class of III, 100 percent of 
the estimated rental rate determined 
under this paragraph; 
‘‘(III) for eligible land consisting 
of soils with a dryland cropland land 
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ing ‘‘enrolling the land in the conservation reserve 
under’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘agree-
ment’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘con-
tract’’. 
(b) SALES OR TRANSFERS.—Section 1235(b)(3) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(b)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘program established by this sub-
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘conservation reserve program’’. 
(c) EARLY TERMINATION
BY OWNER
OR OPER-
ATOR.— 
(1) 
EARLY
TERMINATION.—Section 
1235(e)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3835(e)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Dur-
ing fiscal year 2015, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(2) 
CERTAIN
LAND
EXCEPTED.—Section 
1235(e)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3835(e)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Filterstrips, waterways, strips adjacent to ri-
parian areas, windbreaks, and shelterbelts’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Conservation buffers’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘an 
erodibility index of more than 15’’ and inserting 
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repayment of the portion of the cost sharing 
payments received that is proportional to the 
percentage of the years remaining in the con-
tract term on the date of the termination.’’. 
(4) 
RENEWED
ENROLLMENT.—Section 
1235(e)(5) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3835(e)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
NEWED’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBSEQUENT’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a subsequent bid to enroll 
the land’’ and inserting ‘‘an application for sub-
sequent enrollment of the land’’. 
(d) TRANSITION OPTION FOR CERTAIN FARMERS OR 
RANCHERS.— 
(1) TRANSITION
TO
COVERED
FARMER
OR 
RANCHER.—Section 1235(f)(1)(C) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)(1)(C)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘reserve’’ after ‘‘conserva-
tion’’. 
(2) REENROLLMENT.—Section 1235(f)(2) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3835(f)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) REENROLLMENT.—To the extent that the 
maximum number of acres permitted to be enrolled 
under the conservation reserve program has not been 
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met, the Secretary shall approve the first reenroll-
ment requested by a covered farmer or rancher pur-
suant to section 1231(g), subject to the require-
ments of such section.’’. 
(e) DROUGHT AND EMERGENCY GRAZING ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3835) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(i) DROUGHT AND EMERGENCY GRAZING ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary may allow an owner or operator to 
receive emergency cost-share assistance for livestock water 
facilities and grazing infrastructure through the emer-
gency conservation program, authorized by section 402 of 
the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2202), 
with respect to land enrolled in the conservation reserve, 
except that the Secretary shall ensure that there is no pay-
ment from the conservation reserve program for the same 
assistance.’’. 
Subtitle C—Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program 
SEC. 2201. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 1240A(6)(B)(v) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1(6)(B)(v)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(including the adoption of precision agriculture 
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practices and the acquisition of precision agriculture tech-
nology)’’ after ‘‘planning’’. 
SEC. 2202. 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 ‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(b) PAYMENTS.— 
(1) OTHER
PAYMENTS.—Section 1240B(d)(6) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–2(d)(6)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A producer shall’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.— 
A producer shall’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CONSERVATION
LOAN
AND
LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A producer receiv-
ing payments for practices on eligible land 
under the program may also receive a loan 
or loan guarantee under section 304 of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act to cover costs for the same prac-
tices on the same land. 
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‘‘(ii) NOTICE
TO
PRODUCER.—The 
Secretary shall inform a producer partici-
pating in the program in writing that they 
may apply to receive a loan or loan guar-
antee under section 304 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act as 
it relates to costs of implementing prac-
tices under this program.’’. 
(2) INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR HIGH-PRIORITY 
PRACTICES.—Section 1240B(d)(7) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(7)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘STATE-DETERMINED’’ 
before 
‘‘HIGH-PRI-
ORITY’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) increases carbon sequestration or 
reduces greenhouse gas emissions, includ-
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ing emissions of methane and nitrous 
oxide.’’. 
(3) INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR PRECISION AG-
RICULTURE.—Section 1240B(d) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) INCREASED PAYMENTS FOR PRECISION AG-
RICULTURE
PRACTICES.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (2), the Secretary may increase the amount 
that would otherwise be provided for a practice 
under this subsection to not more than 90 percent 
of the costs associated with adopting precision agri-
culture practices and acquiring precision agriculture 
technology for the purpose of implementing con-
servation practices.’’. 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Section 1240B(f) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2031’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2031’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
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(d) WATER CONSERVATION OR IRRIGATION EFFI-
CIENCY PRACTICE.—Section 1240B(h)(1) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the adoption of precision agriculture 
practices or the acquisition of precision agri-
culture technology to achieve water conservation 
and energy efficiency.’’. 
(e) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICE RE-
LATED
TO
ORGANIC
PRODUCTION.—Section 
1240B(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2019 through 2023, $140,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029, $200,000’’. 
(f) CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.—Section 
1240B(j)(2)(A)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(which may include the adoption of precision agriculture 
practices and the acquisition of precision agriculture tech-
nology)’’ after ‘‘incentive practices’’. 
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(g) 
SOUTHERN
BORDER
INITIATIVE.—Section 
1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–2) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) SOUTHERN BORDER INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
payments under the program to producers to imple-
ment conservation practices on covered lands of such 
producers that address and repair covered damage 
that may contribute to a natural resource concern or 
problem. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT TERM.—In the case of a con-
tract under the program entered into for the imple-
mentation of practices described in paragraph (1), 
such contract shall have a term of 1 year. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED DAMAGE.—The term ‘cov-
ered damage’ means damage to agricultural 
land or farming infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘covered 
land’ means eligible land in a county at or near 
the southern border of the United States, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
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SEC. 2203. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS. 
Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 2204. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAY-
MENTS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE CON-
SERVATION APPROACHES.—Section 1240H(a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Out of the funds made available 
to carry out this subchapter, the Secretary may 
award competitive grants that are intended to stimu-
late development and evaluation of new and innova-
tive approaches to leveraging the Federal investment 
in environmental enhancement and protection, in 
conjunction with agricultural production or forest re-
source management, through the program, including 
grants for the development and evaluation of new 
and innovative technologies that may be incor-
porated into conservation practice standards.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(H), by inserting before the 
period ‘‘(including precision agriculture practices 
and precision agriculture technologies)’’. 
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(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 
striking ‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(c) 
ON-FARM
CONSERVATION
INNOVATION 
TRIALS.—Section 1240H(c) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by inserting after subclause (VII) the 
following: 
‘‘(VIII) perennial production sys-
tems, including agroforestry and pe-
rennial forages and grain crops; and’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2031’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(d) 
REPORTING
AND
DATABASE.—Section 
1240H(d)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–8(d)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including both manage-
ment and structural conservation practices,’’ 
after ‘‘conservation practices’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) data that may be used to evalu-
ate new and emerging technologies and 
recommendations for State and regional 
applications of such new and emerging 
technologies; and’’; and 
(4) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by insert-
ing ‘‘for consideration under the streamlined process 
developed under section 1242(h)(3)’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
Subtitle D—Conservation 
Stewardship Program 
SEC. 2301. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 1240J(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–22(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2031’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 2302. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PAYMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1240L(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–24(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the 
period ‘‘(including increased costs associated with 
planning and adopting precision agriculture con-
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servation activities and acquiring precision agri-
culture technology)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) MINIMUM PAYMENT.—The amount of an 
annual payment under the program shall be not less 
than $2,500.’’. 
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS
FOR RESOURCE- 
CONSERVING CROP ROTATIONS AND ADVANCED GRAZING 
MANAGEMENT.—Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT’’ and inserting 
‘‘, ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT, AND PRECI-
SION AGRICULTURE’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) precision agriculture conservation ac-
tivities.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or advanced 
grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘, advanced 
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grazing management, or precision agriculture con-
servation activities’’. 
(c) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1240L(f) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
(d) 
ORGANIC
CERTIFICATION.—Section 
1240L(h)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–24(h)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 2303. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SOIL HEALTH. 
Subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1240L–2. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SOIL HEALTH. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘eligi-
ble Indian Tribe’ means an Indian Tribe that is— 
‘‘(A) implementing a soil health program 
for the area over which the Indian Tribe has ju-
risdiction; and 
‘‘(B) meeting or exceeding performance 
measures established by the Indian Tribe for 
the soil health program. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
STATE.—The term ‘eligible 
State’ means a State that is— 
‘‘(A) implementing a soil health program 
for the State; and 
‘‘(B) meeting or exceeding performance 
measures established by the State for the soil 
health program. 
‘‘(3) SOIL HEALTH PROGRAM.—The term ‘soil 
health program’ means a program to improve soil 
health on agricultural land that— 
‘‘(A) is broadly consistent with the soil 
health principles of the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) may include— 
‘‘(i) technical assistance; 
‘‘(ii) financial assistance; 
‘‘(iii) on-farm research and dem-
onstration; 
‘‘(iv) education, outreach, and train-
ing; 
‘‘(v) monitoring and evaluation; or 
‘‘(vi) such other components as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
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‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY AND PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—For 
fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Secretary shall make 
grants to eligible States and eligible Indian Tribes for the 
purpose of improving soil health on agricultural lands 
through the implementation of State and Tribal soil health 
programs. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible State or eligible Indian Tribe 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such a manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary shall require, which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a description of performance meas-
ures to be used to evaluate the State or Tribal 
soil health program and the results of any ac-
tivities carried out using grant funds received 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) an assurance that grant funds re-
ceived under this section will supplement the 
expenditure of State or Tribal funds in support 
of soil health, rather than replace such funds. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL OPTION.—An Indian Tribe shall 
have the option, at the sole discretion of the Indian 
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Tribe, to be incorporated into the application of an 
eligible State. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible States and 
eligible Indian Tribes with a climate action plan that in-
cludes soil health, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to an 
eligible State or eligible Indian Tribe under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year may not exceed the lower of— 
‘‘(A) $5,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) as applicable— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of the cost of imple-
menting the State soil health program in 
the fiscal year; or 
‘‘(ii) 75 percent of the cost of imple-
menting the Tribal soil health program in 
the fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—A grant under this section shall 
be for 1 year, and may be renewed annually. 
‘‘(f) AUDITS AND REVIEWS.—An eligible State or eli-
gible Indian Tribe receiving a grant under this section 
shall submit to the Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) for each year for which the State or Indian 
Tribe receives such a grant, the results of an audit 
of the expenditures of the grant funds; and 
‘‘(2) at such intervals as the Secretary shall es-
tablish, a review and evaluation of the State or Trib-
al soil health program. 
‘‘(g) EFFECT
OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Sec-
retary, after reasonable notice to an eligible State or eligi-
ble Indian Tribe receiving a grant under this section, finds 
that the State or Indian Tribe has failed to comply with 
the terms of the grant, the Secretary may disqualify, for 
1 or more years, the State or Indian Tribe from receipt 
of future grants under this section. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available to 
carry out this subchapter, $100,000,000 shall be available 
in each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary may not 
use more than 3 percent of the funds made available 
to carry out this section for a fiscal year for admin-
istrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) STATES OR INDIAN TRIBES.—An eligible 
State or eligible Indian Tribe receiving a grant 
under this section may not use more than 7 percent 
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of the granted funds for a fiscal year for administra-
tive expenses.’’. 
Subtitle E—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) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 2402. FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL PRO-
GRAM.—Chapter 5 of subtitle D of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 1240M the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1240N. FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
feral swine eradication and control program (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘program’) to respond to the threat 
feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and 
human and animal health. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—In carrying out 
the program, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) study and assess the nature and extent of 
damage to the threatened areas caused by feral 
swine; 
‘‘(2) develop methods to eradicate or control 
feral swine in the threatened areas; 
‘‘(3) develop methods to restore damage caused 
by feral swine; and 
‘‘(4) provide financial assistance to agricultural 
producers in threatened areas. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide finan-
cial assistance to agricultural producers under the pro-
gram to implement methods to— 
‘‘(1) eradicate or control feral swine in the 
threatened areas; and 
‘‘(2) restore damage caused by feral swine. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service coordinate for 
purposes of this section through State technical commit-
tees established under section 1261(a). 
‘‘(e) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of activities under the program may not 
exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such activi-
ties. 
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‘‘(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the costs of activities under the pro-
gram may be provided in the form of in-kind con-
tributions of materials or services. 
‘‘(f) THREATENED AREA DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘threatened area’ means an area of a State in 
which feral swine have been identified as a threat to agri-
culture, native ecosystems, or human and animal health, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY
FUNDING.—Of the funds 
made available under section 1241(a)(3)(A), the 
Secretary shall use to carry out this section 
$150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) 40 percent shall be allocated to the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service to 
carry out the program, including the provision 
of financial assistance to producers for on-farm 
trapping and technology related to capturing 
and confining feral swine; and 
‘‘(B) 60 percent shall be allocated to the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to 
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carry out the program, including the use of es-
tablished, and testing of innovative, population 
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 program.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 2408 of the Agriculture Im-
provement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note) is repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
2408. 
SEC. 2403. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) of the funds made available under 
section 1241(a)(3)(A), $1,000,000 beginning in 
fiscal year 2025, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
SEC. 2404. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Section 1240R(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY
FUNDING.—Of the funds 
made available under section 1241(a)(3)(A), the 
Secretary shall use to carry out this section 
$150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029. 
‘‘(2) ENHANCED PUBLIC ACCESS TO WETLAND 
RESERVE
EASEMENTS.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, of the funds made available under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall use $3,000,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to en-
courage public access to land covered by wetland re-
serve easements under section 1265C through agree-
ments with States and Tribal governments under 
this section.’’. 
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SEC. 2405. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION ACT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Water-
shed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1003(a)) is amended by redesignating para-
graph (6) as paragraph (7) and inserting after para-
graph (5) the following: 
‘‘(6) to provide technical and financial assist-
ance for remedial actions in accordance with sub-
section (c); and’’. 
(2) ASSISTANCE
FOR
REMEDIAL
ACTIONS; 
STREAMLINING.—Section 3 of the Watershed Pro-
tection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1003) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE FOR REMEDIAL ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a)(6), the Secretary may provide technical and fi-
nancial assistance to local organizations for remedial 
actions for a completed work of improvement in-
stalled under this Act with respect to which— 
‘‘(A) deterioration of a structural compo-
nent of the work of improvement is occurring at 
an abnormal rate, including situations in which 
such deterioration is due to a design deficiency 
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or to site conditions that were unknown at the 
time of installation of the work of improvement; 
‘‘(B) the planned service life of the work of 
improvement exceeds the service life of a struc-
tural component of such work of improvement; 
or 
‘‘(C) structural damage to such work of 
improvement, or to a structural component of 
such work of improvement, was caused by a 
storm event that exceeded the maximum storm 
event for which the work of improvement was 
designed. 
‘‘(2) COST SHARE.—Financial assistance pro-
vided under this subsection shall be provided in ac-
cordance with the cost-share rate established in the 
agreement with the local organization for the work 
of improvement. 
‘‘(d) STREAMLINING.—The Secretary shall, on an on-
going basis— 
‘‘(1) engage with relevant Federal agencies to 
reduce or eliminate regulatory, policy, or procedural 
barriers to timely provision of assistance under this 
Act; 
‘‘(2) provide for streamlined procedures relating 
to coordination with other Federal or State agencies 
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for required reviews and permitting of projects pur-
suant to this Act, and ensure such procedures are 
commensurate with the size and scale of the 
projects; 
‘‘(3) conduct an assessment of internal Depart-
ment of Agriculture planning, technical support, and 
approvals to determine best practices to be used for 
the purpose of maximizing the decisionmaking au-
thority of State conservationists with respect to ap-
provals required for projects under this Act; and 
‘‘(4) prioritize the use of agreements and con-
tracting authorities under this Act to provide fund-
ing to local organizations for the planning, design, 
and construction of works of improvement.’’. 
(b) DATA.—Section 13 of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1010) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 13. DATA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall collect and 
maintain, and make publicly available— 
‘‘(1) data, on a national and State-by-State 
basis, concerning— 
‘‘(A) expenditures for the individual flood 
control and conservation measures for which as-
sistance is provided under this Act; and 
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‘‘(B) the expected flood control or environ-
mental (including soil erosion) benefits that will 
result from the implementation of such meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(2) data, with respect to each project for 
which assistance is provided under this Act, con-
cerning— 
‘‘(A) total allocated and expended funds 
for planning, design, construction, remedial ac-
tions, and rehabilitation; and 
‘‘(B) contracts and agreements entered 
into by the Secretary with a local organization 
to provide services, including— 
‘‘(i) the services provided through 
such contracts and agreements; 
‘‘(ii) the total funds allocated to such 
contracts and agreements; and 
‘‘(iii) any modifications or adjust-
ments made to such contracts and agree-
ments. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not make 
publicly available under this section an agreement entered 
into with an individual landowner, operator, or occupier 
under this Act, or any disaggregated information that 
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identifies such individual landowner, operator, or occu-
pier.’’. 
(c) REHABILITATION
OF STRUCTURAL MEASURES 
NEAR, AT, OR PAST THEIR EVALUATED LIFE EXPECT-
ANCY.— 
(1) COST SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR REHABILITA-
TION.—Section 14(b) of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘65 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) RELATION
TO
REQUIREMENTS
OF
AU-
THORIZED PROJECTS.—A rehabilitation project for 
which assistance is provided under this section shall 
not be subject to— 
‘‘(A) the requirement under section 2 that 
a project contain benefits directly related to ag-
riculture, including rural communities, that ac-
count for at least 20 percent of the total bene-
fits of the project; or 
‘‘(B) section 4(5).’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Section 14(h)(2)(E) of the Wa-
tershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
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U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(d) FUNDING.—Section 15 of the Watershed Protec-
tion and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012a) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for fiscal year 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, 
to remain available until expended’’. 
SEC. 2406. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 
Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND
OTHER
EMERGENCY
CONSERVATION 
MEASURES’’ after ‘‘FENCING’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a payment 
to an agricultural producer under subsection (a) for 
the repair or replacement of fencing, or for other 
emergency measures to rehabilitate farmland or to 
repair or replace a farmland or conservation struc-
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ture, the Secretary shall give the agricultural pro-
ducer the option of receiving— 
‘‘(A) before carrying out such replacement 
or rehabilitation, not more than 75 percent of 
the payment for such replacement or rehabilita-
tion, which shall be based on the fair market 
value of the replacement or rehabilitation, as 
determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) before carrying out such repair, not 
more than 50 percent of the payment for such 
repair, which shall be based on the fair market 
value of the repair, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) WILDFIRES.—A wildfire that causes damage 
with respect to which a payment may be made under sub-
section (a) includes any wildfire that is not caused natu-
rally, including a wildfire that is caused by the Federal 
Government, if the damage is caused by the spread of the 
fire due to natural causes.’’. 
SEC. 2407. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROGRAM. 
(a) FLOODPLAIN EASEMENTS.—Section 403(b) of 
the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203(b)) 
is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6); 
(2) by inserting after the subsection header the 
following: 
‘‘(1) EASEMENT RESTORATION.—The Secretary 
is authorized to restore appropriate vegetative cover, 
hydrological functions, and other functions and val-
ues of the land subject to a floodplain easement ac-
quired under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) EASEMENT
MAINTENANCE.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to monitor, maintain, and en-
hance appropriate vegetative cover, hydrological res-
toration measures, and other restoration measures 
on land subject to a floodplain easement acquired 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.—In car-
rying out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(A) enter into contracts with landowners; 
and 
‘‘(B) enter into agreements with States, 
nongovernmental organizations, and Indian 
Tribes. 
‘‘(4) COMPATIBLE USE AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may authorize a landowner to carry out ac-
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tivities on land subject to a floodplain easement ac-
quired under subsection (a) that are— 
‘‘(A) compatible uses necessary to carry 
out paragraph (1) or (2); or 
‘‘(B) compatible economic uses (including 
such activities as hunting and fishing, managed 
timber harvest, water management, or periodic 
haying or grazing) if such uses are consistent 
with the long-term protection of the floodplain 
functions and values for which the easement 
was acquired.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(5)’’ each place it appears. 
(b) LEVEL OF RESTORATION.—Section 403 of the 
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) LEVEL OF RESTORATION.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may undertake measures that in-
crease the level of protection above that which would be 
necessary to address the immediate impairment of the wa-
tershed if the Secretary determines that such restoration 
is in the best interest of the long-term health of the water-
shed and the long-term protection of the watershed from 
repetitive impairments.’’. 
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SEC. 2408. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE FLOOD VULNER-
ABILITY STUDY. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, 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 a national agriculture flood vulnerability report 
containing the results of a Conservation Effects Assess-
ment Project assessment of flood risk on agricultural 
lands, including— 
(1) an analysis of economic losses of crops and 
livestock resulting from flooding under different re-
currence scenarios; 
(2) an analysis of the downstream effects of 
mitigation activities carried out as part of a water-
shed management approach; 
(3) an analysis of available Federal and State 
data relating to flood risk, as applicable to agricul-
tural land, including data relating to riverine flood-
ing, coastal flooding, storm surge, extreme precipita-
tion, and flash flooding; and 
(4) a description of ongoing producer-level con-
servation practices and broader government initia-
tives to manage the effects of flooding and flood risk 
within and across watersheds, and recommendations 
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for additional practices and initiatives to further ad-
dress such effects and risk. 
Subtitle F—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 ‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2019 through 2023 to provide payments under 
section 1234(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 
2029 to provide payments under section 
1234(c)(3)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs 
(A) through (F) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(B) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(C) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(D) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
and 
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‘‘(E) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; 
‘‘(ii) $2,600,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(iii) $2,800,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027; 
‘‘(iv) $3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028; and 
‘‘(v) $3,120,000,000 for fiscal year 
2029; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) $1,275,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; 
‘‘(ii) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(iii) $1,325,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027; 
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‘‘(iv) $1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028; and 
‘‘(v) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2029.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) The forest conservation easement program 
under subtitle I, using, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
and 
‘‘(E) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. 
‘‘(6) The regional conservation partnership pro-
gram under subtitle J, using, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(B) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(C) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(D) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
and 
‘‘(E) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’. 
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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 ‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(c) REGIONAL EQUITY.—Section 1241(e)(1) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subtitle I’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle 
J’’. 
(d) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 1241(f) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(f)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘of’’ 
before ‘‘any terms’’; 
(2) in paragraph (8), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2031’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) subtitle D (except for subchapter B 
of chapter 1 of such subtitle), subtitle H, sub-
title I, or subtitle J;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C). 
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(e) ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN FARMERS OR RANCH-
ERS FOR CONSERVATION ACCESS.—Section 1241(h) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(h)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2031’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2031’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(f) REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AND AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 1241(i) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(i)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 
through 2029’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 
1265B(b)(2)(B)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
1265B(b)(2)(A)(iii)’’. 
SEC. 2502. RESCISSIONS. 
The unobligated balances of amounts made available 
by the following provisions of Public Law 117–169 (136 
Stat. 2015–2016) are hereby rescinded: 
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(1) Clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 
21001(a)(1)(A). 
(2) Clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 
21001(a)(2)(A). 
(3) Subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 
21001(a)(3). 
(4) Clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 
21001(a)(4)(A). 
SEC. 2503. 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— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL CERTIFYING ENTITY.—The 
term ‘non-Federal certifying entity’ means a non- 
Federal entity, an Indian Tribe, or a State agency 
described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of sub-
section (e)(4) that has entered into an agreement 
under subsection (e)(5)(D).’’. 
(b) PURPOSE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1242(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3842(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘timely,’’ after ‘‘con-
sistent,’’. 
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(c) NON-FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1242(d) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(d)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(including private sector entities)’’ 
after ‘‘Department or non-Federal entities’’. 
(d) CERTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.— 
Section 1242(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3842(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (3)(A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) ensure that persons (including com-
mercial entities, nonprofit entities, State or 
local governments or agencies, and other Fed-
eral agencies) with expertise in the technical as-
pects of conservation planning, watershed plan-
ning, environmental engineering, conservation 
practice design, implementation, and evaluation, 
and any other technical skills determined appro-
priate by the Secretary, are eligible to become 
approved providers of the technical assistance;’’; 
and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION.—A third-party provider 
may be certified to provide technical assistance 
under this section only— 
‘‘(A) through a certification process admin-
istered by the Secretary, acting through the 
Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service; 
‘‘(B) by a non-Federal entity (other than 
a State agency or an Indian Tribe) approved by 
the Secretary under paragraph (5) to certify a 
third-party provider; 
‘‘(C) by an Indian Tribe approved by the 
Secretary under paragraph (5) to certify a 
third-party provider; or 
‘‘(D) by a State agency that— 
‘‘(i) has statutory authority to certify, 
administer, or license professionals in one 
or more fields of natural resources, agri-
culture, or engineering; and 
‘‘(ii) is approved by the Secretary 
under paragraph (5) to certify a third- 
party provider. 
‘‘(5) NON-FEDERAL CERTIFYING ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
APPROVAL 
PROCESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
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date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2024, the Secretary shall 
establish a process to approve a non-Federal 
entity (including a State agency and an Indian 
Tribe), to become a non-Federal certifying enti-
ty. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives 
an application by a non-Federal entity to certify 
third-party providers under this section, the 
Secretary shall make a decision on whether to 
approve such application. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY.—In carrying out sub-
paragraph (B), the Secretary shall take into 
consideration— 
‘‘(i) the ability of the applicable non- 
Federal entity to assess the qualifications 
of a third-party provider and to certify 
third-party providers at scale; 
‘‘(ii) the experience of the applicable 
non-Federal entity in working with third- 
party providers and eligible participants; 
‘‘(iii) the expertise of the applicable 
non-Federal entity in the technical skills 
described in paragraph (3)(A); and 
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‘‘(iv) such other qualifications as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(D) AGREEMENT.—Upon approving an 
application under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall enter into an agreement with the non-Fed-
eral entity to become a non-Federal certifying 
entity. 
‘‘(E) DUTIES
OF
NON-FEDERAL
CERTI-
FYING ENTITIES.—In certifying third-party pro-
viders under this section, a non-Federal certi-
fying entity shall— 
‘‘(i) assess the ability of a third-party 
provider to appropriately provide technical 
assistance to eligible participants for speci-
fied practices and conservation activities; 
‘‘(ii) provide training to ensure that a 
third-party provider is qualified to provide 
technical assistance upon certification by 
the non-Federal certifying entity; and 
‘‘(iii) submit to the Secretary, in a 
timely manner, information on— 
‘‘(I) each third-party provider 
certified by the non-Federal certifying 
entity, for inclusion on the registry of 
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certified third-party providers main-
tained by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(II) each third-party provider 
the certification of which is withdrawn 
by the non-Federal certifying entity. 
‘‘(6) TIMELY DECISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARY.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary receives an application from a third- 
party provider to be certified under the process 
described in paragraph (4)(A) for particular 
practices and conservation activities, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) make a final decision with respect 
to such application; and 
‘‘(ii) if the final decision is to certify 
the third-party provider, include the name 
of the certified third-party provider on the 
registry of certified third-party providers 
maintained by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION
BY
NON-FEDERAL 
CERTIFYING ENTITY.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives 
a notification from a non-Federal certifying en-
tity that a third-party provider was certified, 
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pursuant to subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of 
paragraph (4), for particular practices and con-
servation activities, the Secretary shall include 
the name of the certified third-party provider 
on the registry of certified third-party providers 
maintained by the Secretary. 
‘‘(7) STREAMLINED CERTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, the 
Secretary shall establish a streamlined process for 
the Secretary and non-Federal certifying entities to 
use to certify under this section a third-party pro-
vider that has a relevant professional certification 
for particular practices and conservation activities, 
as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 1242(f) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘each of the 
programs specified in section 1241’’ and inserting 
‘‘conservation programs administered by the Sec-
retary’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a non-Federal 
certifying entity’’ before ‘‘under this section’’; 
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(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) UPDATE OF CERTIFICATION PROCESS BY 
THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and National 
Security Act of 2024, and periodically thereafter, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) review the certification processes 
under paragraphs (4)(A) and (7) of subsection 
(e); 
‘‘(B) make any adjustments considered 
necessary by the Secretary to— 
‘‘(i) increase the number of third- 
party providers delivering technical assist-
ance; and 
‘‘(ii) improve the quality of technical 
assistance delivered by third-party pro-
viders; 
‘‘(C) conduct outreach to, and receive 
input on the barriers for third-party providers 
to become certified under this section from— 
‘‘(i) third-party providers that are, or 
have been, certified under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) other interested parties associ-
ated with eligible participants; and 
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‘‘(D) set a target rate of utilization of 
third-party providers to deliver technical assist-
ance across all conservation programs adminis-
tered by the Secretary.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding maintenance)’’ after ‘‘implementation’’; 
(5) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5) PAYMENT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For payments pro-
vided by the Secretary under paragraph (2) or 
(3) of subsection (c), the Secretary shall deter-
mine payment amounts for technical assistance 
provided by third-party providers, which shall 
be at rates equivalent to, but that do not ex-
ceed, the cost to the Secretary of providing 
technical assistance directly to an eligible par-
ticipant. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining 
payment amounts under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consider specialized equipment, 
frequency of site visits, training, travel and 
transportation, and such other factors as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
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‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—A payment provided 
under subsection (c)(3) shall be excluded from 
calculations relating to any cost-sharing re-
quirements of the applicable conservation pro-
gram under which the payment was provided. 
‘‘(6) TRANSPARENCY.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and 
National Security Act of 2024, and periodically 
thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly avail-
able information on— 
‘‘(A) funds obligated to third-party pro-
viders through— 
‘‘(i) contracts entered into between el-
igible participants and individual third- 
party providers; and 
‘‘(ii) agreements with public and pri-
vate sector entities to secure third-party 
technical assistance; 
‘‘(B) the certification process under this 
section, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of third-party pro-
viders certified by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) the number of non-Federal certi-
fying entities approved by the Secretary; 
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‘‘(iii) the number of third-party pro-
viders certified by non-Federal certifying 
entities (other than State agencies and In-
dian Tribes); 
‘‘(iv) the number of third-party pro-
viders certified by Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(v) the number of third-party pro-
viders certified by State agencies; and 
‘‘(vi) the number of third-party pro-
viders certified through the streamlined 
certification process described in sub-
section (e)(7); 
‘‘(C) how third-party providers contribute 
to the quality and effectiveness of conservation 
practices implemented and adopted through 
conservation programs administered by the Sec-
retary, and what improvements are needed; and 
‘‘(D) the target rate of utilization of third- 
party providers set under paragraph (3)(D) and 
how actual rate of utilization compares to the 
target rate.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) SOIL HEALTH PLANNING.—The Secretary 
shall emphasize the use of third-party providers in 
providing technical assistance for soil health plan-
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ning, including planning related to the use of cover 
crops, precision agriculture practices, comprehensive 
nutrient management planning, and other innovative 
plans.’’. 
(f) REVIEW OF CONSERVATION PRACTICE STAND-
ARDS.—Section 1242(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3842(h)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
VIEW’’ and inserting ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT
AND RE-
VIEW’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Farm, Food, and National 
Security Act of 2024, and at least every 5 years 
thereafter, complete a review of each conserva-
tion practice standard, including engineering 
design specifications;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(E) provide a process for public input on 
each conservation practice standard under such 
review, including a process for consideration of 
State and local input; 
‘‘(F) publicly post a summary of any input 
received under subparagraph (E) and any deci-
sions made relating to such input; and 
‘‘(G) revise any conservation practice 
standard based on the results of such review, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary, and 
publish any such revised standard.’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) PROCESS
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
IN-
TERIM AND NEW CONSERVATION PRACTICE STAND-
ARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, 
and National Security Act of 2024, the Sec-
retary shall develop a streamlined process under 
which the Secretary shall establish interim con-
servation practice standards and new conserva-
tion practice standards. 
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new conservation practice standard under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(i) input from State technical com-
mittees on recommendations that identify 
innovations or advancements in conserva-
tion practices; 
‘‘(ii) technological advancements, in-
cluding advancements from projects devel-
oped under section 1240H; and 
‘‘(iii) State and local input in the 
form of— 
‘‘(I) recommendations for interim 
conservation practice standards; and 
‘‘(II) partnership-led proposals 
for new and innovative techniques to 
facilitate 
implementing 
agreements 
and grants under this title; and 
‘‘(iv) input from native entities in the 
form of information relating to native tra-
ditional ecological knowledge that can in-
form conservation practice standards. 
‘‘(D) 
TRANSPARENCY.—The 
Secretary 
shall make available on a public website a de-
tailed description of the process for recom-
mending, reviewing, and establishing interim 
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conservation practice standards and new con-
servation practice standards under this para-
graph.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Agriculture Improve-
ment Act of 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm, 
Food, and National Security Act of 2024’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a report on’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a report detailing’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ad-
ministrative’’ and inserting ‘‘streamlined’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) any other information the Secretary 
determines useful to improve such streamlined 
process for reviewing and establishing conserva-
tion practice standards.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) OFFICE OF CONSERVATION INNOVATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish within the Office of the Chief of the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service an Of-
fice of Conservation Innovation (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘Office’) which shall be 
under the direct supervision of the Chief. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Office shall— 
‘‘(i) provide support to the Chief in 
meeting the requirements of this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) encourage innovation in con-
servation practices through— 
‘‘(I) revisions of existing con-
servation practice standards; 
‘‘(II) recommendations of interim 
conservation practice standards; and 
‘‘(III) recommendations of new 
conservation practice standards. 
‘‘(C) STAFF.—The Chief shall detail to the 
Office not more than 6 employees of the De-
partment of Agriculture who are technical spe-
cialists that possess an understanding of con-
ventional, organic, and other production tech-
niques representing— 
‘‘(i) agronomy and agroecology; 
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‘‘(ii) grazing lands ecology (including 
rangeland, pastureland, and grazed forest 
land); 
‘‘(iii) animal husbandry (including 
animal nutrition and feed management); 
‘‘(iv) water conservation, drainage 
water management, and irrigation engi-
neering technology; 
‘‘(v) agricultural engineering (includ-
ing animal waste management, energy, and 
structural measures); and 
‘‘(vi) forest ecology and agroforestry. 
‘‘(6) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use fund-
ing from the annual appropriations for conservation 
operations of the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(g) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.—Section 1242 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) NRCS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may ap-
point, without regard to the provisions of subchapter 
I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (other 
than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title), qualified 
candidates, as described in paragraph (2), directly to 
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positions within the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service that provide technical assistance under con-
servation programs administered by the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Paragraph (1) applies 
to a candidate who— 
‘‘(A) is qualified to provide the technical 
assistance described in paragraph (1), as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) meets qualification standards estab-
lished by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 2504. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) TENANT PROTECTIONS.—Section 1244(d) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(d)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘I.’’ and inserting ‘‘J.’’. 
(b) ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.—Section 1244(f) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(f)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not en-
roll more than 25 percent of the cropland in any 
county in the conservation reserve program estab-
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lished under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle 
D and wetland reserve easements under section 
1265C.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘classes 
IV’’ and inserting ‘‘classes III’’. 
(c) REVIEW AND GUIDANCE FOR PRACTICE COSTS 
AND PAYMENT RATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1244(j)(1) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(j)(1)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Agriculture Im-
provement Act of 2018, and not later than Oc-
tober 1 of each year thereafter, the Secretary 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall estab-
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