(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘carrying out 
an inspection under section 1216 or’’ before ‘‘pro-
viding on-site technical assistance’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 1105. ENFORCEMENT; FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE. 
Subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 1216. ENFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH HIGHLY 
ERODIBLE LAND CONSERVATION PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent possible, inspect annually at least five percent of the 
lands subject to compliance with highly erodible land con-
servation plans and for which the owner or operator is 
receiving a benefit described in section 1211(a), specifi-
cally for the purpose of certifying compliance with the 
highly erodible land conservation plan and eligibility for 
such benefits. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than March 1 of each year following the year of enactment 
of this provision, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report detailing the number of acres inspected for com-
pliance with highly erodible land conservation plans, the 
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number and type of infractions found, and the corrective 
or enforcement actions, including reviews conducted under 
section 1215(c) and graduated penalties imposed under 
section 1212(f), associated with each, including the agen-
cy’s justifications for each action. The report may include 
other pertinent information regarding compliance and en-
forcement, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 1217. FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘The Secretary shall make available a portion of the 
administrative and technical assistance funding provided 
to administer the benefits described in section 1211(a) to 
be used for technical assistance, monitoring, and enforce-
ment associated with highly erodible land conservation. 
Funds shall be drawn from each program in proportion 
to the relative funding of each individual program.’’. 
Subtitle C—Wetland Conservation 
SEC. 1201. PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY. 
(a) PRODUCTION ON COVERED WETLAND.—Section 
1221(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3821(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘after the effective date of the Balancing 
Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013,’’ be-
fore ‘‘any person who’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘an amount 
determined by the Secretary to be proportionate to 
the severity of the violation’’ and inserting ‘‘accord-
ance with subsection (b)’’. 
(b) INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN LOANS AND PAY-
MENTS.—Section 1221(b) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘the Secretary shall determine which of, 
and the amount of, the following loans and pay-
ments for which the person shall be ineligible’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the person shall be ineligible for the fol-
lowing loans and payments’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) As to any commodity produced during the 
crop year by such person— 
‘‘(A) contract payments under a produc-
tion flexibility contract, marketing assistance 
loans, and any type of price or revenue support 
or payment made available under the Agricul-
tural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et 
seq.), the Commodity Credit Corporation Char-
ter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.), the Food, Con-
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servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
8701 et seq.), or any other Act; 
‘‘(B) a farm storage facility loan made 
under section 4(h) of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b(h)); 
‘‘(C) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed 
under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) or any 
other provision of law administered by the Con-
solidated Farm Service Agency, if the Secretary 
determines that the proceeds of such loan will 
be used for a purpose that will contribute to ex-
cessive erosion of highly erodible land; or 
‘‘(D) any portion of the premium paid by 
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a 
policy or plan of insurance under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) A payment made under section 4 or 5 of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 
U.S.C. 714b or 714c) during such crop year for the 
storage of an agricultural commodity acquired by 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.’’. 
SEC. 1202. DELINEATION OF WETLANDS; EXEMPTIONS. 
(a) EXEMPTIONS.—Section 1222(b) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘, or premium subsidies,’’ after ‘‘or pay-
ments’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In the case of payments that are subject 
to section 1221 for the first time due to the amend-
ments made by section 1201(b) of the Balancing 
Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013, a 
wetland that was converted after April 4, 1996 and 
before October 1, 2013, on land that is the basis of 
the payments, provided the person in control of the 
land is and has been otherwise in compliance with 
section 1221.’’. 
(b) ON-SITE INSPECTION REQUIREMENT.—Section 
1222(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3822(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘, or benefits’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, benefits, or premium subsidies’’. 
(c) GOOD FAITH EXEMPTION.—Section 1222(h)(1) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(h)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) GRADUATED PENALTIES.—If a person is 
in violation of section 1221 but has acted in good 
faith and without an intent to violate such section, 
as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may, 
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in lieu of applying the ineligibility provisions of sec-
tion 1221(b), reduce program benefits and premium 
subsidies described in such section that the producer 
would otherwise be eligible to receive in a crop year 
by an amount commensurate with the seriousness of 
the violation, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY
FOR CROP INSURANCE.—Section 
1222 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) ELIGIBILITY
FOR CROP INSURANCE.—In the 
case of payments that are subject to section 1221 for the 
first time due to the amendments made by section 1201(b) 
of the Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act 
of 2013, no person who plants or produces an agricultural 
commodity on a converted wetland on land that is the 
basis of the payments shall be ineligible under section 
1221 for program loans or payments, or premium sub-
sidies, unless the person fails to mitigate for the loss of 
wetland values, acreage, and function in accordance with 
subparagraphs (A) through (G) of subsection (f)(2) by the 
end of the 24-month period following the date on which 
the payments became subject to section 1221.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Conservation Reserve 
SEC. 1301. CONSERVATION RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1231(a) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or easements’’ after ‘‘con-
tracts’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1231(b) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment 
Act of 2013’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) grassland that— 
‘‘(A) contains forbs or shrubland (includ-
ing improved rangeland and pastureland) for 
which grazing is the predominant use; 
‘‘(B) is located in an area historically 
dominated by grassland; and 
‘‘(C) could provide habitat for animal or 
plant populations of significant ecological value, 
or corridors to facilitate wildlife movement and 
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migration, if the land is retained in its current 
use or restored to a natural condition;’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, wildlife habitat 
buffers, shallow water areas for wildlife’’ 
after ‘‘permanent wildlife habitat’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, wetland buffers, ri-
parian buffers’’ after ‘‘shelterbelts’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘devoted to trees or 
shrubs’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the land will be devoted to nutrient- 
trapping conservation practices approved by the 
Secretary used in association with a newly cre-
ated or existing conservation buffer practice;’’. 
(c) PLANTING STATUS OF CERTAIN LAND; MAXIMUM 
ENROLLMENT.—Subsections (c) and (d) of section 1231 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) are 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(c) PLANTING STATUS OF CERTAIN LAND.—For 
purposes of determining the eligibility of land to be placed 
in the conservation reserve established under this sub-
chapter, land shall be considered to be planted to an agri-
cultural commodity during a crop year if, during the crop 
year, the land was devoted to a conserving use. 
‘‘(d) MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may main-
tain in the conservation reserve at any 1 time dur-
ing— 
‘‘(A) fiscal year 2014, no more than 
26,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(B) fiscal year 2015, no more than 
25,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(C) fiscal year 2016, no more than 
24,000,000 acres; and 
‘‘(D) fiscal years 2017 and 2018, no more 
than 23,000,000 acres. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary, to the 
maximum extent feasible, shall manage the conserva-
tion reserve to ensure that on an annual basis not 
less than 600,000 acres are available for new enroll-
ments of eligible land— 
‘‘(A) described in subparagraphs (B) 
through (F) of subsection (b)(4); and 
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‘‘(B) enrolled under the special conserva-
tion reserve enhancement program authority 
under section 1234(f)(4). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri-
ority to enrollments under the reservation in para-
graph (2) to land located in nutrient-impacted wa-
tersheds for which the enrollment would reduce nu-
trient loadings, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—In applying paragraph 
(3), the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
effects that may exist of any drainage infrastructure 
on the potential to reduce nutrient loadings.’’. 
SEC. 1302. CONTRACTS. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS.—Section 1235(c)(1)(B)(iii) of 
the 
Food 
Security 
Act 
of 
1985 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3835(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) to facilitate a transition of land 
subject to the contract from a retired or 
retiring owner or operator to a beginning 
farmer or rancher, socially disadvantaged 
farmer or rancher, or limited resource 
farmer or rancher who is or will be actively 
engaged in farming or ranching with re-
spect to the land transferred under this 
subsection, for the purpose of returning 
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