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serting ‘‘, and $37,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’ after ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) ON-FARM CONSERVATION INNOVATION TRIALS; RE-
PORTING AND DATABASE.—Section 1240H of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) ON-FARM CONSERVATION INNOVATION TRIALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Using not more than 
$25,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out 
this chapter in each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023, the Secretary shall carry out on-farm conserva-
tion innovation trials, on eligible land of producers, 
to test new or innovative conservation approaches— 
‘‘(A) directly with producers; or 
‘‘(B) through eligible entities. 
‘‘(2) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall enter into agree-
ments with producers on whose land an on-farm 
conservation innovation trial is being carried 
out to provide payments (including payments to 
compensate for foregone income, as appropriate 
to address the increased economic risk poten-
tially associated with new or innovative con-
servation approaches) to the producers to assist 
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with adopting and evaluating new or innovative 
conservation approaches. 
‘‘(B) LENGTH OF INCENTIVES.—An agree-
ment entered into under subparagraph (A) shall 
be for a period determined by the Secretary that 
is— 
‘‘(i) not less than 3 years; and 
‘‘(ii) if appropriate, more than 3 
years, including if such a period is appro-
priate to support— 
‘‘(I) adaptive management over 
multiple crop years; and 
‘‘(II) adequate data collection and 
analysis to report the natural resource 
and agricultural production benefits of 
the new or innovative conservation ap-
proaches. 
‘‘(3) FLEXIBLE ADOPTION.—A producer or eligi-
ble entity participating in an on-farm conservation 
innovation trial under paragraph (1) may determine 
the scale of adoption of the new or innovative con-
servation approaches in the on-farm conservation in-
novation trial, which may include multiple scales on 
an operation, including whole farm, field-level, or 
sub-field scales. 
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‘‘(4) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance— 
‘‘(A) to a producer or eligible entity partici-
pating in an on-farm conservation innovation 
trial under paragraph (1), with respect to the 
design, installation, and management of the new 
or innovative conservation approaches; and 
‘‘(B) to an eligible entity participating in 
an on-farm conservation innovation trial under 
paragraph (1), with respect to data analyses of 
the on-farm conservation innovation trial. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 
entity’ means a third-party private entity the 
primary business of which is related to agri-
culture. 
‘‘(B) NEW
OR
INNOVATIVE
CONSERVATION 
APPROACHES.—The term ‘new or innovative con-
servation approaches’ means— 
‘‘(i) new or innovative— 
‘‘(I) precision agriculture tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(II) enhanced nutrient manage-
ment plans, nutrient recovery systems, 
and fertilization systems; 
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‘‘(III) soil health management 
systems; 
‘‘(IV) water management systems; 
‘‘(V) resource-conserving crop ro-
tations; 
‘‘(VI) cover crops; and 
‘‘(VII) irrigation systems; and 
‘‘(ii) any other conservation approach 
approved by the Secretary as new or inno-
vative. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING AND DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2014, and every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the status of activities funded under 
this section, including— 
‘‘(A) funding awarded; 
‘‘(B) results of the activities; and 
‘‘(C) incorporation of findings from the ac-
tivities, such as new technology and innovative 
approaches, into the conservation efforts imple-
mented by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION PRACTICE DATABASE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use 
the data reported under paragraph (1) to estab-
lish and maintain a publicly available conserva-
tion practice database that provides— 
‘‘(i) a compilation and analysis of ef-
fective conservation practices for soil health, 
nutrient management, and source water 
protection in varying soil compositions, 
cropping systems, slopes, and landscapes; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a list of recommended new and 
effective conservation practices. 
‘‘(B) 
PRIVACY.—Information 
provided 
under subparagraph (A) shall be transformed 
into a statistical or aggregate form so as to not 
include any identifiable or personal information 
of individual producers.’’. 
Subtitle D—Other Conservation 
Programs 
SEC. 2401. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND. 
Section 1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839bb(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 2402. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1240O(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839bb–2(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1240O(b) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to any 
other funds made available under this subsection, of 
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
Secretary shall use $5,000,000 beginning in fiscal 
year 2019, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 2403. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2012 and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and $50,000,000 for the pe-
riod of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
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SEC. 2404. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
14(h)(2)(E) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) FUNDS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.— 
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 15. FUNDING. 
‘‘In addition to any other funds made available by this 
Act, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
Secretary shall make available to carry out this Act 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, 
to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 2405. FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
establish a feral swine eradication and control pilot pro-
gram to respond to the threat feral swine pose to agri-
culture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—In carrying out the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) study and assess the nature and extent of 
damage to the pilot areas caused by feral swine; 
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(2) develop methods to eradicate or control feral 
swine in the pilot areas; 
(3) develop methods to restore damage caused by 
feral swine; and 
(4) provide financial assistance to agricultural 
producers in pilot areas. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide finan-
cial assistance to agricultural producers under the pilot 
program to implement methods to— 
(1) eradicate or control feral swine in the pilot 
areas; and 
(2) restore damage caused by feral swine. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service coordinate for pur-
poses of this section through State technical committees es-
tablished under section 1261 of the Food Security Act of 
1985. 
(e) PILOT AREAS.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program in areas of States in which feral swine have 
been identified as a threat to agriculture, native ecosystems, 
or human or animal health, as determined by the Secretary. 
(f) COST SHARING.— 
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(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs activities under the pilot program may not ex-
ceed 75 percent of the total costs of such activities. 
(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal 
share of the costs of activities under the pilot program 
may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions 
of materials or services. 
(g) FUNDING.— 
(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
use to carry out this section $100,000,000 for the pe-
riod of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1)— 
(A) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Nat-
ural Resources Conservation Service to carry out 
the pilot program, including the provision of fi-
nancial assistance to producers for on-farm trap-
ping and technology related to capturing and 
confining feral swine; and 
(B) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Ani-
mal and Plant Health Inspection Service to 
carry out the pilot program, including the use of 
established, and testing of innovative, population 
reduction methods. 
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(3) 
LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 10 percent of funds made 
available under this section may be used for adminis-
trative expenses of the pilot program. 
SEC. 2406. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF FENCING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking the section designation and 
all that follows through ‘‘The Secretary of Agri-
culture’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 401. PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’)’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), as so designated, by 
inserting ‘‘wildfires,’’ after ‘‘hurricanes,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF FENCING.—With 
respect to a payment to an agricultural producer under 
subsection (a) for the repair or replacement of fencing, the 
Secretary shall give the agricultural producer the option of 
receiving the payment, determined based on the applicable 
percentage of the fair market value of the cost of the repair 
or replacement, as determined by the Secretary, before the 
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agricultural producer carries out the repair or replace-
ment.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 of the 
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2202, 
2203, 2204, 2205) are amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Agriculture’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(B) Section 407(a) of the Agricultural Cred-
it Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) COST SHARE PAYMENTS.—Title IV of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 402 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 402A. COST SHARE REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) COST-SHARE RATE.—The maximum cost-share 
payment under section 401 and section 402 shall not exceed 
75 percent of the total allowable cost, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Not withstanding subsection (a), a 
qualified limited resource, socially disadvantaged, or begin-
ning farmer or rancher payment under section 401 and 402 
shall not exceed 90 percent of the total allowable cost, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—In no case shall the total payment 
under section 401 and 402 for a single event exceed 50 per-
cent of what the Secretary has determined to be the agri-
culture value of the land.’’. 
Subtitle E—Funding and 
Administration 
SEC. 2501. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. 
(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Section 1241(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of the 
program specified in paragraph (5))’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023.’’; 
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(4) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), 
respectively; 
(5) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘, as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 
2018, using such sums as are necessary to administer 
contracts entered into before the earlier of September 
30, 2018, or such date of enactment’’ before the period 
at the end; and 
(6) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘each 
of fiscal years 2018 through 2019.’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2018;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(G) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(H) $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(I) $2,935,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
and 
‘‘(J) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1241(b) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of the 
program specified in subsection (a)(5))’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1241(c) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In the delivery of technical as-
sistance under the Soil Conservation and Domestic 
Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.), the Secretary 
shall give priority to producers who request technical 
assistance from the Secretary in order to comply for 
the first time with the requirements of subtitle B and 
subtitle C of this title as a result of the amendments 
made by section 2611 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(d) REGIONAL EQUITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241 of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by 
striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsections 
(f) through (i) as subsections (e) through (h), respec-
tively. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1221(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3821(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘1241(f)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1241(e)’’ each place it appears. 
(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE 
TO CERTAIN FARMERS OR RANCHERS FOR CONSERVATION 
ACCESS.—Section 1241(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018 to carry 
out the environmental quality incentives program 
and the acres made available for each of such fiscal 
years to carry out the conservation stewardship pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 to carry out the environ-
mental quality incentives program’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(f) REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AND ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 1241(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AND AS-
SISTANCE.—Not later than December 15 of each of calendar 
years 2018 through 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
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and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate an annual report containing statistics by 
State related to enrollments in conservation programs 
under this subtitle, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The annual and current cumulative activity 
reflecting active agreement and contract enrollment 
statistics. 
‘‘(2) Secretarial exceptions, waivers, and signifi-
cant payments, including— 
‘‘(A) payments made under the agricultural 
conservation easement program for easements 
valued at $250,000 or greater; 
‘‘(B) payments made under the regional 
conservation partnership program subject to the 
waiver of adjusted gross income limitations pur-
suant to section 1271C(c)(3); 
‘‘(C) waivers granted by the Secretary 
under section 1001D(b)(3) of this Act; 
‘‘(D) exceptions and activity associated 
with section 1240B(h)(2); and 
‘‘(E) exceptions provided by the Secretary 
under section 1265B(b)(2)(C).’’. 
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SEC. 2502. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1242(a) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(a)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘eligible 
participant’ means a producer, landowner, or entity 
that is participating in, or seeking to participate in, 
programs in which the producer, landowner, or entity 
is otherwise eligible to participate under this title. 
‘‘(2) THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER.—The term ‘third- 
party provider’ means a commercial entity (including 
a farmer cooperative, agriculture retailer, or other 
commercial entity (as defined by the Secretary)), a 
nonprofit entity, a State or local government (includ-
ing a conservation district), or a Federal agency, that 
has expertise in the technical aspect of conservation 
planning, including nutrient management planning, 
watershed planning, or environmental engineering.’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.— 
Section 1242(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3842(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall approve any 
qualified certification that the Secretary deter-
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mines meets or exceeds the national criteria pro-
vided under paragraph (3)(B). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
CERTIFICATION.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘qualified certification’ 
means a professional certification that is estab-
lished by the Secretary, an agriculture retailer, 
a farmer cooperative, the American Society of 
Agronomy, or the National Alliance of Inde-
pendent Crop Consultants, including certifi-
cation— 
‘‘(i) as a Certified Crop Advisor by the 
American Society of Agronomy; 
‘‘(ii) as a Certified Professional Agron-
omist by the American Society of Agron-
omy; and 
‘‘(iii) as a Comprehensive Nutrient 
Management Plan Specialist by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 2503. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3844) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (m); 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (j) through (m), respectively, and in-
serting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) SOURCE WATER PROTECTION THROUGH TAR-
GETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out any con-
servation program administered by the Secretary, the 
Secretary shall encourage practices that relate to 
water quality and water quantity that protect source 
waters for drinking water (including protecting 
against public health threats) while also benefitting 
agricultural producers. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION WITH WATER SYSTEMS AND 
INCREASED
INCENTIVES.—In encouraging practices 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) work collaboratively with community 
water systems and State technical committees es-
tablished under section 1261 to identify, in each 
State, local priority areas for the protection of 
source waters for drinking water; and 
‘‘(B) offer to producers increased incentives 
and higher payment rates than are otherwise 
statutorily authorized through conservation pro-
grams administered by the Secretary for prac-
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tices that result in significant environmental 
benefits that the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) relate to water quality or water 
quantity; and 
‘‘(ii) occur primarily outside of the 
land on which the practices are imple-
mented. 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—In each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary shall use, to 
carry out this subsection, not less than 10 percent of 
any funds available with respect to each conservation 
program administered by the Secretary under this 
title except the conservation reserve program.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (m), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘the conservation stewardship program under 
subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D and’’. 
SEC. 2504. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COMMIT-
TEES. 
Section 1261(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3861(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) The State 1862 Institution (as defined in 
section 2(1) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998).’’. 
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Subtitle F—Agricultural 
Conservation Easement Program 
SEC. 2601. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 
Section 1265(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘that nega-
tively affect the agricultural uses and conservation 
values’’ after ‘‘that land’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘restoring 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘restoring or’’. 
SEC. 2602. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) 
AGRICULTURAL
LAND
EASEMENT.—Section 
1265A(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3865a(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘subject to an agricul-
tural land easement plan, as approved by the Secretary’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1265A(3) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a(3)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A)(iii)(VI) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(VI) nonindustrial private forest 
land that contributes to the economic 
viability of an offered parcel, or serves 
as a buffer to protect such land from 
development, which may include up to 
100 percent of the parcel if the Sec-
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retary determines enrolling the land is 
important to protect a forest to provide 
significant conservation benefits;’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘, as 
determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior at the local level’’. 
(c) MONITORING REPORT.—Section 1265A of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a) is amended by re-
designating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and 
(6), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) MONITORING
REPORT.—The term ‘moni-
toring report’ means a report, the contents of which 
are formulated and prepared by the holder of an agri-
cultural land easement, that documents whether the 
land subject to the agricultural land easement is in 
compliance with the terms and conditions of the agri-
cultural land easement.’’. 
SEC. 2603. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS. 
(a) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1265B(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3865b(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘provide for the con-
servation of natural resources pursuant to an agricultural 
land easement plan’’ and inserting ‘‘implement the pro-
gram’’. 
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(b) COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.—Section 
1265B(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865b(b)(2)) is amended by striking subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—An eligible 
entity may use for any part of its share— 
‘‘(i) a cash contribution; 
‘‘(ii) a charitable donation or qualified 
conservation contribution (as defined by 
section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) from the landowner from which the 
agricultural land easement will be pur-
chased; or 
‘‘(iii) funding from a Federal source 
other than the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(C) GRASSLANDS EXCEPTION.—In the case 
of grassland of special environmental signifi-
cance, as determined by the Secretary, the Sec-
retary may provide an amount not to exceed 75 
percent of the fair market value of the agricul-
tural land easement.’’. 
(2) EVALUATION
AND
RANKING
OF
APPLICA-
TIONS.—Section 1265B(b)(3) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(3)) is amended by redes-
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ignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) and 
inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) ACCOUNTING
FOR
GEOGRAPHIC
DIF-
FERENCES.—The Secretary shall, in coordina-
tion with State technical committees, adjust the 
criteria established under subparagraph (A) to 
account for geographic differences among States, 
if such adjustments— 
‘‘(i) meet the purposes of the program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) continue to maximize the benefit 
of the Federal investment under the pro-
gram.’’. 
(3) AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Section 1265B(b)(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and the 
agricultural use of the land that is subject 
to the agricultural land easement’’ after 
‘‘the program’’; and 
(ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii) include a right of enforcement 
for the Secretary that— 
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‘‘(I) may be used only if the terms 
and conditions of the easement are not 
enforced by the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(II) does not extend to a right of 
inspection unless the holder of the ease-
ment fails to provide monitoring re-
ports in a timely manner; 
‘‘(iv) include a conservation plan only 
for any portion of the land subject to the 
agricultural land easement that is highly 
erodible cropland; and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘in the case of fraud or gross negligence,’’ before 
‘‘the Secretary may require’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Upon re-
quest by an eligible entity, the Secretary shall 
allow, under an agreement under this subsection, 
mineral development on land subject to the agri-
cultural land easement, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the mineral development— 
‘‘(i) has limited and localized effects; 
‘‘(ii) is not irremediably destructive of 
significant conservation interests; and 
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‘‘(iii) would not alter or affect the to-
pography or landscape. 
‘‘(G) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
MAR-
KETS.—The Secretary may not prohibit, through 
an agreement under this subsection, an owner of 
land subject to the agricultural land easement 
from participating in, and receiving compensa-
tion from, an environmental services market if a 
purpose of the market is the facilitation of addi-
tional conservation benefits that are consistent 
with the purposes of the program.’’. 
(4) CERTIFICATION
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.— 
Section 1265B(b)(5) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) allow a certified eligible entity to 
use its own terms and conditions, notwith-
standing paragraph (4)(C), as long as the 
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terms and conditions are consistent with the 
purposes of the program.’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION
CRITERIA.—In order 
to be certified, an eligible entity shall dem-
onstrate to the Secretary that the entity— 
‘‘(i) is a land trust that has— 
‘‘(I) been accredited by the Land 
Trust Accreditation Commission, or by 
an equivalent accrediting body (as de-
termined by the Secretary); and 
‘‘(II) acquired not fewer than five 
agricultural land easements under the 
program; or 
‘‘(ii) will maintain, at a minimum, 
for the duration of the agreement— 
‘‘(I) a plan for administering 
easements that is consistent with the 
purpose of the program; 
‘‘(II) the capacity and resources 
to monitor and enforce agricultural 
land easements; and 
‘‘(III) policies and procedures to 
ensure— 
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‘‘(aa) the long-term integrity 
of agricultural land easements on 
land subject to such easements; 
‘‘(bb) timely completion of 
acquisitions of such easements; 
and 
‘‘(cc) timely and complete 
evaluation and reporting to the 
Secretary on the use of funds pro-
vided under the program.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1265B(d) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in com-
pliance with the terms and conditions of easements.’’. 
SEC. 2604. WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENTS. 
Section 1265C(b)(5)(D)(i)(III) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865c(b)(5)(D)(i)(III)) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘under subsection (f)’’ the following: ‘‘or 
a grazing management plan that is consistent with the wet-
land reserve easement plan and has been reviewed, and 
modified as necessary, at least every five years’’. 
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SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) INELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1265D(a)(4) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(a)(4)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or off-site’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘proposed or’’ and inserting 
‘‘permitted or’’. 
(b) SUBORDINATION, EXCHANGE, MODIFICATION, AND 
TERMINATION.— 
(1) SUBORDINATION
AND
EXCHANGE.—Section 
1265D(c)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865d(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBORDINATION 
AND EXCHANGE’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subordinate, exchange, 
modify, or terminate’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘subordinate or exchange’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subordination, exchange, 
modification, or termination’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subordination or ex-
change’’. 
(2) 
MODIFICATION; 
TERMINATION.—Section 
1265D(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3865d(c)) is amended— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) 
AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary 
may 
modify any interest in land, or portion of such 
interest, administered by the Secretary, either di-
rectly or on behalf of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration under the program if the modifica-
tion— 
‘‘(i) has a neutral effect on, or in-
creases, the conservation values; 
‘‘(ii) is consistent with the original in-
tent of the easement; and 
‘‘(iii) is consistent with the purposes of 
the program. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In modifying an inter-
est in land, or portion of such interest, under 
this paragraph, the Secretary may not increase 
any payment to an eligible entity. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may termi-
nate any interest in land, or portion of such interest, 
administered by the Secretary, either directly or on 
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behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation under 
the program if— 
‘‘(A) the current owner of the land that is 
subject to the easement and the holder of the ease-
ment agree to the termination; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the ter-
mination would be in the public interest.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(c) LANDOWNER ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1265D of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LANDOWNER ELIGIBILITY.—The limitation de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of section 1001D(b) shall not 
apply to a landowner from which an easement under the 
program is to be purchased with respect to any benefit de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B) of such section related to the 
purchase of such easement.’’. 
Subtitle G—Regional Conservation 
Partnership Program 
SEC. 2701. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) COVERED PROGRAM.—Section 1271A(1) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(1)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The conservation reserve program es-
tablished under subchapter B of chapter 1 of sub-
title D. 
‘‘(E) Programs provided for in the Water-
shed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), other than section 14 of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1012).’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—Section 1271A(2) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘resource- 
conserving crop rotations,’’ before ‘‘or dryland farm-
ing’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 
(J) as subparagraphs (D) through (K), respectively, 
and inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) Protection of source waters for drink-
ing water.’’. 
SEC. 2702. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) LENGTH.—Section 1271B(b) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(b)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(b) LENGTH.—A partnership agreement, including a 
renewal of a partnership agreement under subsection (d)(5), 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) for a period not to exceed 5 years, which pe-
riod the Secretary may extend one time for up to 12 
months; or 
‘‘(2) for a period that is longer than 5 years, if 
such longer period is necessary to meet the objectives 
of the program, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF PARTNERS.—Section 1271B(c)(1)(E) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(c)(1)(E)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, including quantification of the 
project’s environmental outcomes’’ before the semicolon. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 1271B(d) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘simplified’’ 
before ‘‘competitive process to select’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) RENEWALS.—If a project that is the subject 
of a partnership agreement has met or exceeded the 
objectives of the project, as determined by the Sec-
retary, the eligible partners may submit, through an 
expedited program application process, an applica-
tion to— 
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‘‘(A) continue to implement the project 
under a renewal of the partnership agreement; or 
‘‘(B) expand the scope of the project under 
a renewal of the partnership agreement.’’. 
SEC. 2703. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS. 
Section 1271C(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871c(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘a period of 5 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the applicable period under section 
1271B(b)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
may waive the applicability of the limitation in sec-
tion 1001D(b)(2) of this Act for participating pro-
ducers’’ and inserting ‘‘notwithstanding the require-
ments of paragraph (3) of section 1001D(b), the Sec-
retary may waive the applicability of the limitation 
in paragraph (2) of such section, and any limitation 
on the maximum amount of payments related to the 
covered programs, for participating producers’’. 
SEC. 2704. FUNDING. 
Section 1271D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871d(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use, to 
carry out the program— 
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018; and 
‘‘(2) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 2705. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871e) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide eligible 
partners and producers participating in the partnership 
agreements with guidance on how to quantify and report 
on environmental outcomes associated with the adoption of 
conservation practices under the program.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the progress that eligible partners and pro-
ducers participating in the partnership agreements 
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are making in quantifying and reporting on environ-
mental outcomes associated with the adoption of con-
servation practices under the program.’’. 
SEC. 2706. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS. 
Section 1271F(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871f(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
Subtitle H—Repeals and Transi-
tional 
Provisions; 
Technical 
Amendments 
SEC. 2801. REPEAL OF CONSERVATION SECURITY AND CON-
SERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
FOR CONSERVATION 
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The 
amendment made by this section shall not affect the 
validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter B of chap-
ter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) before the date 
of enactment of this Act, or any payments required 
to be made in connection with the contract. 
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(2) NO RENEWALS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may not renew a contract described 
in such paragraph. 
SEC. 2802. REPEAL OF TERMINAL LAKES ASSISTANCE. 
Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6) is repealed. 
SEC. 2803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DELINEATION OF WETLANDS; EXEMPTIONS.—Sec-
tion 1222(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3822(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘National Resources Con-
servation Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Resources Con-
servation Service’’. 
(b) DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) 
is amended by striking ‘‘third party’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘third-party’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVA-
TION PROGRAMS.—Section 1244(b)(4)(B) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(b)(4)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Gen-
eral Accountability Office’’. 
(d) WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION ACT.—Section 5(4) of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005(4)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘goodwater’’ and inserting 
‘‘floodwater’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health, Education, 
and Welfare’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’. 
TITLE III—TRADE 
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act 
SEC. 3001. FINDINGS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has long been the world’s 
largest donor of international food assistance. 
(2) American farmers have been instrumental in 
the success of United States international food assist-
ance programs by providing an affordable, safe, and 
reliable source of nutritious agricultural commodities. 
(3) Through the efforts of the United States mar-
itime industry and private voluntary organizations, 
agricultural commodities grown in the United States 
have been delivered to millions of people in need 
around the globe. 
(4) The United States should continue to use its 
abundant agricultural productivity to promote the 
foreign policy of the United States by enhancing the 
food security of the developing world through the 
timely provision of agricultural commodities. 
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SEC. 3002. LABELING REQUIREMENTS. 
Subsection (g) of section 202 of the Food for Peace Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1722) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) LABELING OF ASSISTANCE.—Agricultural com-
modities and other assistance provided under this title 
shall, to the extent practicable, be clearly identified with 
appropriate markings on the package or container of such 
commodities and food procured outside of the United States, 
or on printed material that accompanies other assistance, 
in the language of the locality in which such commodities 
and other assistance are distributed, as being furnished by 
the people of the United States of America.’’. 
SEC. 3003. FOOD AID QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
Section 202(h)(3) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1722(h)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3004. LOCAL SALE AND BARTER OF COMMODITIES. 
Section 203 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1723) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘to generate 
proceeds to be used as provided in this section’’ before 
the period at the end; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
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SEC. 3005. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 
Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1724(a)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking 
‘‘2018’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3006. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE OF FOOD 
AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 
Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1725(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3007. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS. 
Section 207(c)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1726a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Agricultural Act 
of 2014’’and inserting ‘‘the Agriculture and Nutrition Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 3008. FUNDING FOR PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONI-
TORING, AND EVALUATION. 
Section 207(f)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1726a(f)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘1.5 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ the 
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘2018’’ the second place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘chapter 1 of 
part I of’’. 
SEC. 3009. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 
TRANSPORTATION, 
DELIVERY, 
AND 
DIS-
TRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED 
FOODS. 
Section 208 the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726b) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PART-
NERSHIP’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3010. CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT OF PROVISION OF 
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND OTHER 
ASSISTANCE ON LOCAL FARMERS AND ECON-
OMY. 
(a) INCLUSION OF ALL MODALITIES.—Section 403(a) 
of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘, food procured outside of the United 
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States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food,’’ after 
‘‘agricultural commodity’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in the case 
of the provision of an agricultural commodity,’’ before 
‘‘adequate’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘commodity’’ 
and inserting ‘‘agricultural commodity or use of the 
food procured outside of the United States, food 
vouchers, or cash transfers for food’’. 
(b) AVOIDANCE
OF DISRUPTIVE IMPACT.—Section 
403(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, food pro-
cured outside of the United States, food vouchers, and 
cash transfers for food’’ after ‘‘agricultural commod-
ities’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of sales 
of agricultural commodities’’. 
SEC. 3011. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD-
ITIES. 
Section 407(c)(4)(A) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1736a(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 3012. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(f) of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736a(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 of 
each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Secretary 
shall prepare, either jointly or separately, a report re-
garding each program and activity carried out under 
this Act during the prior fiscal year. If the report for 
a fiscal year will not be submitted to the appropriate 
committees of Congress by the date specified in this 
subparagraph, the Administrator and the Secretary 
shall promptly notify such committees about the 
delay, including the reasons for the delay, the steps 
being taken to complete the report, and an estimated 
submission date. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An annual report described in 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the prior 
fiscal year, the following: 
‘‘(A) A list that contains a description of 
each country and organization that receives food 
and other assistance under this Act (including 
the quantity of food and assistance provided to 
each country and organization). 
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‘‘(B) A general description of each project 
and activity implemented under this Act (in-
cluding each activity funded through the use of 
local currencies) and the total number of bene-
ficiaries of the project. 
‘‘(C) A statement describing the quantity of 
agricultural commodities made available to, and 
the total number of beneficiaries in, each country 
pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) this Act; 
‘‘(ii) section 416(b) of the Agricultural 
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)); 
‘‘(iii) the Food for Progress Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1736o); and 
‘‘(iv) the McGovern-Dole International 
Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
Program established by section 3107 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1). 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the progress made 
through programs under this Act towards reduc-
ing food insecurity in the populations receiving 
food assistance from the United States. 
‘‘(E) A description of efforts undertaken by 
the Food Aid Consultative Group under section 
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205 to achieve an integrated and effective food 
assistance program. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) each program oversight, moni-
toring, and evaluation system implemented 
under section 207(f); and 
‘‘(ii) the impact of each program over-
sight, monitoring, and evaluation system on 
the effectiveness and efficiency of assistance 
provided under this title. 
‘‘(G) An assessment of the progress made by 
the Administrator in addressing issues relating 
to quality with respect to the provision of food 
assistance. 
‘‘(H) A statement of the amount of funds 
(including funds for administrative costs, indi-
rect cost recovery, internal transportation, stor-
age and handling, and associated distribution 
costs) provided to each eligible organization that 
received assistance under this Act, that further 
describes the following: 
‘‘(i) How such funds were used by the 
eligible organization. 
‘‘(ii) The actual rate of return for each 
commodity made available under this Act, 
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including factors that influenced the rate of 
return, and, for the commodity, the costs of 
bagging or further processing, ocean trans-
portation, inland transportation in the re-
cipient country, storage costs, and any other 
information that the Administrator and the 
Secretary determine to be necessary. 
‘‘(iii) For each instance in which a 
commodity was made available under this 
Act at a rate of return less than 70 percent, 
the reasons for the rate of return realized. 
‘‘(I) For funds expended for the purposes of 
section 202(e), 406(b)(6), and 407(c)(1)(B), a de-
tailed accounting of the expenditures and pur-
poses of such expenditures with respect to each 
section. 
‘‘(3) RATE OF RETURN DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of applying subparagraph (H), the rate of re-
turn for a commodity shall be equal to the proportion 
that— 
‘‘(A) the proceeds the implementing part-
ners generate through monetization; bears to 
‘‘(B) the cost to the Federal Government to 
procure and ship the commodity to a recipient 
country for monetization.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (m) of section 
403 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is repealed. 
SEC. 3013. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE SALES 
OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3014. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE. 
Subsection (e) of section 412 of the Food for Peace Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1736f) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023, not less than $365,000,000 of the 
amounts made available to carry out emergency and 
nonemergency food assistance programs under title II, 
nor more than 30 percent of such amounts, shall be 
expended for nonemergency food assistance programs 
under such title. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.—Funds 
appropriated each year to carry out part I of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
that are made available through grants or cooperative 
agreements to strengthen food security in developing 
countries and that are consistent with section 
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202(e)(1)(C) may be deemed to be expended on non-
emergency food assistance programs for purposes of 
this section.’’. 
SEC. 3015. TERMINATION DATE FOR MICRONUTRIENT FOR-
TIFICATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3016. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF NATURE OF ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 501(b)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1737(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘technical’’ before ‘‘as-
sistance’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—Section 501(b)(2) of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)(2)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘retired extension staff of the Department of 
Agriculture,’’ after ‘‘private corporations,’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE.—Section 501(b) of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) foster appropriate investments in institu-
tional capacity-building and allow longer-term and 
sequenced assignments and partnerships to provide 
deeper engagement and greater continuity on such 
projects; and’’. 
(d) MINIMUM FUNDING.—Subsection (d) of section 501 
of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in addition to any funds that may 
be specifically appropriated to carry out this section, 
not less than the greater of $15,000,000 or 0.6 percent 
of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2023, to carry out this Act shall be used 
to carry out programs under this section, of which— 
‘‘(A) not less than 0.2 percent to be used for 
programs in developing countries; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 0.1 percent to be used for 
programs in sub-Saharan African and Carib-
bean Basin countries. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
OF
EXPENDITURES.—Funds 
used to carry out programs under this section shall 
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be counted towards the minimum level of non-
emergency 
food 
assistance 
specified 
in 
section 
412(e).’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
501(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(e)(1)) 
is amended in by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 
SEC. 3101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) United States export development programs 
significantly increase demand for United States agri-
culture products within foreign markets, boosting ag-
ricultural export volume and overall farm income, 
and generating a net return of $28 in added export 
revenue for each invested program dollar. 
(2) Our global competitors provide substantially 
more public support for export promotion than is 
provided to United States agricultural exporters. The 
Market Access Program and Foreign Market Develop-
ment Program receive combined annual funding of 
approximately $234,500,000. In comparison, the Eu-
ropean Union allocates $255,000,000 annually for the 
international promotion of wine alone. 
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(3) The preservation and streamlining of United 
States export market development programs com-
plements the recent reorganization within the Depart-
ment of Agriculture by ensuring the newly established 
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs has the tools necessary to enhance the competi-
tiveness of the United States agricultural industry on 
the global stage. 
SEC. 3102. CONSOLIDATION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS AS 
NEW 
INTERNATIONAL 
MARKET 
DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 205 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5625) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary and the 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish and carry 
out a program, to be known as the ‘International Market 
Development Program’, to encourage the development, 
maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets 
for United States agricultural commodities. 
‘‘(b) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As one of the components of 
the International Market Development Program, the 
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Commodity Credit Corporation shall carry out a pro-
gram to encourage the development, maintenance, and 
expansion of commercial export markets for United 
States agricultural commodities through cost-share as-
sistance to eligible trade organizations that imple-
ment a foreign market development program. 
‘‘(2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under 
this subsection may be provided in the form of funds 
of, or commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) MARKETING
PLAN
AND
OTHER
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for cost-share as-
sistance under this subsection, an eligible trade 
organization shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare and submit a marketing 
plan to the Secretary that meets the guide-
lines governing such a marketing plan spec-
ified in this paragraph or otherwise estab-
lished by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) meet any other requirements es-
tablished by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(iii) enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(B) PURPOSE
OF
MARKETING
PLAN.—A 
marketing plan submitted under this paragraph 
shall describe the advertising or other market 
oriented export promotion activities to be carried 
out by the eligible trade organization with re-
spect to which assistance under this subsection is 
being requested. 
‘‘(C) SPECIFIC ELEMENTS.—To be approved 
by the Secretary, a marketing plan submitted 
under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) specifically describe the manner in 
which assistance received by the eligible 
trade organization, in conjunction with 
funds and services provided by the eligible 
trade organization, will be expended in im-
plementing the marketing plan; 
‘‘(ii) establish specific market goals to 
be achieved under the marketing plan; and 
‘‘(iii) contain whatever additional re-
quirements are determined by the Secretary 
to be necessary. 
‘‘(D) BRANDED PROMOTION.—A marketing 
plan approved by the Secretary may provide for 
the use of branded advertising to promote the 
sale of United States agricultural commodities 
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in a foreign country under such terms and con-
ditions as may be established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) AMENDMENTS.—An approved mar-
keting plan may be amended by the eligible trade 
organization at any time, subject to the approval 
by the Secretary of the amendments. 
‘‘(4) LEVEL
OF
ASSISTANCE
AND
COST-SHARE 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall jus-
tify in writing the level of assistance to be pro-
vided to an eligible trade organization under this 
subsection and the level of cost sharing required 
of the organization. 
‘‘(B) 
LIMITATION
ON
BRANDED
PRO-
MOTION.—Assistance provided under this sub-
section for activities described in paragraph 
(3)(D) shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of 
implementing the marketing plan, except that 
the Secretary may determine not to apply such 
limitation in the case of United States agricul-
tural commodities with respect to which there 
has been a favorable decision by the United 
States Trade Representative under section 301 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411). Criteria 
used by the Secretary for determining that the 
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limitation shall not apply shall be consistent and 
documented. 
‘‘(5) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MULTI-YEAR
BASIS.—The Secretary 
may provide assistance under this subsection on 
a multi-year basis, subject to annual review by 
the Secretary for compliance with the approved 
marketing plan. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may terminate any assistance made, 
or to be made, available under this subsection if 
the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) the eligible trade organization is 
not adhering to the terms and conditions 
applicable to the provision of the assistance; 
‘‘(ii) the eligible trade organization is 
not implementing the approved marketing 
plan or is not adequately meeting the estab-
lished goals of the plan; 
‘‘(iii) the eligible trade organization is 
not adequately contributing its own re-
sources to the implementation of the plan; 
or 
‘‘(iv) the Secretary determines that ter-
mination of assistance in a particular in-
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stance is in the best interests of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) EVALUATIONS.—Beginning not later 
than 15 months after the initial provision of as-
sistance under this subsection to an eligible trade 
organization, the Secretary shall monitor the ex-
penditures by the eligible trade organization of 
such assistance, including the following: 
‘‘(i) An evaluation of the effectiveness 
of the marketing plan of the eligible trade 
organization in developing or maintaining 
markets for United States agricultural com-
modities. 
‘‘(ii) An evaluation of whether assist-
ance provided under this subsection is nec-
essary to maintain such markets. 
‘‘(iii) A thorough accounting of the ex-
penditure by the eligible trade organization 
of the assistance provided under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(6) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—Assist-
ance provided under this subsection to an eligible 
trade organization shall not be used— 
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‘‘(A) to provide direct assistance to any for-
eign for-profit corporation for the corporation’s 
use in promoting foreign-produced products; or 
‘‘(B) to provide direct assistance to any for- 
profit corporation that is not recognized as a 
small business concern, excluding a cooperative, 
an association described in the first section of the 
Act entitled ‘An Act To authorize association of 
producers of agricultural products’, approved 
February 18, 1922 (7 U.S.C. 291), or a non-
profit trade association. 
‘‘(7) PERMISSIVE
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Assistance 
provided under this subsection to a United States ag-
ricultural trade association, cooperative, or small 
business may be used for individual branded pro-
motional activity related to a United States branded 
product, if the beneficiaries of the activity have pro-
vided funds for the activity in an amount that is at 
least equivalent to the amount of assistance provided 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) PROGRAM
CONSIDERATIONS
AND
PRIOR-
ITIES.—In providing assistance under this subsection, 
the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) give equal consideration to— 
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‘‘(i) proposals submitted by organiza-
tions that were participating organizations 
in prior fiscal years; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted by eligible 
trade organizations that have not previously 
participated in the program established 
under this title; 
‘‘(B) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted for activities 
in emerging markets; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted for activities 
in markets other than emerging markets. 
‘‘(9) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance for 
branded promotion, the Secretary should give priority 
to small-sized entities. 
‘‘(10) CONTRIBUTION LEVEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should 
require a minimum contribution level of 10 per-
cent from an eligible trade organization that re-
ceives assistance for nonbranded promotion. 
‘‘(B) 
INCREASES
IN
CONTRIBUTION 
LEVEL.—The Secretary may increase the con-
tribution level in any subsequent year that an el-
igible trade organization receives assistance for 
nonbranded promotion. 
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(1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section 1110(b)(5) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (also known as the Food for 
Progress Act of 1985; 7 U.S.C. 1736o(b)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) a college or university (as such terms 
are defined in section 1404(4) of the Food and 
Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(4)); 
and’’. 
(c) PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER 
PRIVATE ENTITIES.—Section 1110(o) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 is amended in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘(F)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(G)’’. 
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‘‘(3) TERM OF GRANT.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall have a term that is not more than 3 
years.’’. 
SEC. 7301. NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, 
EXTENSION, OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 405(j) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(j)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2011 through 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7303. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES 
OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED 
BY 
FUSARIUM 
GRAMINEARUM 
OR 
BY 
TILLETIA INDICA. 
Section 408(e)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7628(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
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daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS