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(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS
AND 
EASEMENTS.—The amendment made by this section 
shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract 
or easement entered into by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3837 et seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any 
payments required to be made in connection with the 
contract or easement. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) USE
OF
PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding the repeal of subchapter C of 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.), 
any funds made available from the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to carry out the wetlands 
reserve program under that subchapter for fis-
cal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made 
available to carry out contracts or easements 
referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered 
into prior to October 1, 2013 (including the 
provision of technical assistance), provided that 
no such contract or easement is modified so as 
to increase the amount of the payment received. 
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(B) OTHER.—The Secretary may use 
funds made available to carry out the agricul-
tural conservation easement program under 
subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985, as added by section 2301, to continue 
to carry out contracts and easements referred 
to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law 
and regulation applicable to such contracts and 
easements as in existence on September 30, 
2013. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 2704. FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM AND FARM 
VIABILITY PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3838h et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS AND 
EASEMENTS.—The amendment made by this section 
shall not affect the validity or terms of any agree-
ment or easement entered into by the Secretary of 
Agriculture under subchapter C of chapter 2 of sub-
title D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) before October 1, 2013, 
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or any payments required to be made in connection 
with the agreement or easement. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) USE
OF
PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding the repeal of subchapter C of 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.), 
any funds made available from the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to carry out the farmland 
protection program under that subchapter for 
fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made 
available to carry out agreements and ease-
ments referred to in paragraph (1) that were 
entered into prior to October 1, 2013 (including 
the provision of technical assistance). 
(B) OTHER.—On exhaustion of funds 
made available under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary may use funds made available to 
carry out the agricultural conservation ease-
ment program under subtitle H of title XII of 
the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by 
section 2301, to continue to carry out agree-
ments and easements referred to in paragraph 
(1) using the provisions of law and regulation 
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applicable to such agreements and easement as 
in existence on September 30, 2013. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 2705. GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3838n et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS, AGREE-
MENTS, AND
EASEMENTS.—The amendment made 
by this section shall not affect the validity or terms 
of any contract, agreement, or easement entered into 
by the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter D 
of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.) be-
fore October 1, 2013, or any payments required to 
be made in connection with the contract, agreement, 
or easement. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) USE
OF
PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding the repeal of subchapter D of 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.), 
any funds made available from the Commodity 
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Credit Corporation to carry out the grassland 
reserve program under that subchapter for fis-
cal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made 
available to carry out contracts, agreements, or 
easements referred to in paragraph (1) that 
were entered into prior to October 1, 2013 (in-
cluding the provision of technical assistance), 
provided that no such contract, agreement, or 
easement is modified so as to increase the 
amount of the payment received. 
(B) OTHER.—The Secretary may use 
funds made available to carry out the agricul-
tural conservation easement program under 
subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985, as added by section 2301, to continue 
to carry out contracts, agreements, and ease-
ments referred to in paragraph (1) using the 
provisions of law and regulation applicable to 
such contracts, agreements, and easements as 
in existence on September 30, 2013. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
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