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(c) PRIVATE GRAZING LAND CONSERVATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 1240M(c) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘and partnerships described in 
paragraph (2)(B)’’ after ‘‘local conservation dis-
tricts’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘grazing land management technologies’’ and 
inserting ‘‘regionally appropriate, advanced 
grazing land management technologies to im-
prove soil health and maximize carbon seques-
tration’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by inserting 
‘‘through integrated strategies that include ro-
tational and multispecies grazing, integrated 
pest management, and other ecological prac-
tices’’ after ‘‘brush encroachment problems’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(E) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(J) assisting producers in transitioning 
from confinement or feedlot systems or contin-
uous grazing to managed grazing-based sys-
tems, including assistance in pasture develop-
ment and management.’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
EDU-
CATION.—Personnel of the Department trained 
in pasture and range management shall be 
made available under the program to deliver 
and coordinate technical assistance and edu-
cation to owners and managers of private graz-
ing land, including owners and managers inter-
ested in developing new or improved pasture or 
grazing-based systems on their land, at the re-
quest of the owners and managers. 
‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the 
program under this section, the Secretary shall 
provide research, demonstration, education (in-
cluding conferences, workshops, field days, and 
trainings), workforce training, planning, and 
outreach activities through partnerships with— 
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‘‘(i) land-grant colleges and univer-
sities (as defined in section 1404 of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)); 
‘‘(ii) nongovernmental organizations; 
and 
‘‘(iii) tribal organizations. 
‘‘(C) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out 
the program under this section, the Sec-
retary shall provide funds on a competitive 
basis to partnerships to use for State or 
local action grants to conduct grazing land 
research, demonstration, education, work-
force training, planning, and outreach 
projects. 
‘‘(ii) DURATION.—Grants made by 
partnerships under this section shall be for 
a period not to exceed 3 years. 
‘‘(iii) COST SHARING.—A partnership 
that receives funding under this section 
shall ensure that any funded project pro-
vides, from non-Federal sources, funds or 
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in-kind support valued at not less than 25 
percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(iv) 
LIMITATION
ON
INDIRECT 
COSTS.—A partnership that receives fund-
ing under this section may not use more 
than 15 percent of the total cost of the 
project for the indirect costs of carrying 
out the project. 
‘‘(v) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be 
given to projects that— 
‘‘(I) focus on sustainable grazing 
management systems and techniques 
that assist producers with multiple 
ecosystem services, including climate 
change adaptation and mitigation; 
and 
‘‘(II) involve beginning farmers 
and ranchers, tribal producers, or new 
graziers (including State or federally 
registered apprenticeships).’’. 
(d) 
GRAZING
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
SELF- 
HELP.—Section 1240M(d) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb(d)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and for 
those interested in beginning grazing’’ before the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘may establish 
2’’ and inserting ‘‘may establish’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
(iv); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) will improve climate change ad-
aptation and mitigation; and’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839bb(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $50,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—Of the funds made available 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not 
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more than 40 percent to carry out subsection 
(c)(2)(C). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2002 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 504. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) CONSERVATION RESERVE.—Section 1231(d) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) fiscal years 2024 through 2030, not 
more than 32,000,000 acres.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iii) the Secretary shall enroll and 
maintain in the conservation reserve not 
fewer than 7,000,000 acres of land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3) by September 
30, 2030, of which 5,000,000 acres shall 
be reserved for the pilot program estab-
lished under section 1231C(c).’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAMS.—Section 1231C of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831c) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) GRASSLANDS 30.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary shall 
establish a pilot program to enroll land in the 
conservation reserve program through a 30-year 
conservation reserve contract (referred to in 
this subsection as a ‘Grassland 30 contract’) in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION
OF
ACREAGE
LIMITA-
TION.—For purposes of applying the limitations 
in section 1231(d)(1), the Secretary shall in-
clude acres of land enrolled under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Eligible land for enroll-
ment through a Grassland 30 contract— 
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‘‘(A) is land that is eligible to be enrolled 
in the conservation reserve program under the 
grasslands 
initiative 
described 
in 
section 
1231(d)(2); and 
‘‘(B) shall not be limited to land that is 
subject to an expired covered contract. 
‘‘(3) EXPIRED CONSERVATION CONTRACT ELEC-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
CON-
TRACT.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered 
contract’ means a contract entered into under 
this subchapter that— 
‘‘(i) expires on or after the date of en-
actment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) covers land enrolled in the con-
servation reserve program under the grass-
lands 
initiative 
described 
in 
section 
1231(d)(2). 
‘‘(B) ELECTION.—On the expiration of a 
covered contract, an owner or operator party to 
the covered contract shall elect— 
‘‘(i) not to reenroll the land under the 
contract; 
‘‘(ii) to offer to reenroll the land 
under the contract if the land remains eli-
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gible under the terms in effect as of the 
date of expiration; or 
‘‘(iii) not to reenroll the land under 
the contract and to enroll that land 
through a Grassland 30 contract under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of a Grassland 30 con-
tract shall be 30 years. 
‘‘(5) AGREEMENTS.—To be eligible to enroll 
land in the conservation reserve program through a 
Grassland 30 contract, the owner of the land shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) to implement a conservation reserve 
plan developed for the land; 
‘‘(B) to comply with the terms and condi-
tions of the contract and any related agree-
ments; and 
‘‘(C) to temporarily suspend the base his-
tory for the land covered by the contract. 
‘‘(6) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GRASSLAND 
30 CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Grassland 30 con-
tract shall include terms and conditions that 
promote sustainable grazing systems, protect 
and enhance soil carbon levels, and are compat-
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ible with wildlife habitat conservation, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and may include any 
additional provision that the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate to carry out this sub-
section or facilitate the practical administration 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) VIOLATION.—On the violation of a 
term or condition of a Grassland 30 contract, 
the Secretary may require the owner to refund 
all or part of any payments received by the 
owner under the conservation reserve program, 
with interest on the payments, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) COMPATIBLE USES.—Land subject to 
a Grassland 30 contract may be used for com-
patible economic uses, including hunting and 
fishing, if the use— 
‘‘(i) is specifically permitted by the 
conservation reserve plan developed for the 
land; and 
‘‘(ii) is consistent with the long-term 
protection and enhancement of the con-
servation resources for which the contract 
was established. 
‘‘(7) COMPENSATION.— 
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‘‘(A) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall provide payment under this sub-
section to an owner of land enrolled through a 
Grassland 30 contract using 30 annual pay-
ments in an amount equal to the amount that 
would be used if the land were to be enrolled 
in the conservation reserve program under sec-
tion 1231(d)(2). 
‘‘(B) FORM OF PAYMENT.—Compensation 
for a Grassland 30 contract shall be provided 
by the Secretary in the form of a cash payment 
in an amount determined under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) TIMING.—The Secretary shall provide 
any annual payment obligation under subpara-
graph (A) as early as practicable in each fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(D) PAYMENTS
TO
OTHERS.—The Sec-
retary shall make a payment, in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in 
a manner as the Secretary determines is fair 
and reasonable under the circumstances, if an 
owner who is entitled to a payment under this 
section— 
‘‘(i) dies; 
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‘‘(ii) becomes incompetent; 
‘‘(iii) is succeeded by another person 
or entity who renders or completes the re-
quired performance; or 
‘‘(iv) is otherwise unable to receive the 
payment. 
‘‘(8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
assist owners in complying with the terms and 
conditions of a Grassland 30 contract. 
‘‘(B) CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts 
with private entities or agreements with a 
State, nongovernmental organization, or Indian 
Tribe to carry out necessary maintenance of a 
Grassland 30 contract if the Secretary deter-
mines that the contract or agreement will ad-
vance the purposes of the conservation reserve 
program. 
‘‘(9) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) CONSERVATION
RESERVE
PLAN.— 
The Secretary shall develop a conservation re-
serve plan for any land subject to a Grassland 
30 contract, which shall include practices and 
activities necessary to maintain, protect, and 
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enhance the conservation value of the enrolled 
land, including the protection and enhancement 
of soil carbon levels. 
‘‘(B) DELEGATION OF CONTRACT ADMINIS-
TRATION.— 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, OR 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.—The Sec-
retary may delegate any of the manage-
ment, monitoring, and enforcement respon-
sibilities of the Secretary under this sub-
section to other Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local government agencies that have the 
appropriate authority, expertise, and re-
sources necessary to carry out those dele-
gated responsibilities. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONSERVATION
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Secretary may delegate any 
management responsibilities of the Sec-
retary under this subsection to conserva-
tion organizations if the Secretary deter-
mines the conservation organization has 
similar expertise and resources.’’. 
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SEC. 505. ALTERNATIVE MANURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb et seq.) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1240T. ALTERNATIVE MANURE MANAGEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
PASTURE-BASED
MANAGEMENT.—The 
term ‘pasture-based management’ means a dairy or 
livestock production system in which the animals 
spend all or a substantial portion of their time graz-
ing on fields in which some or all of the manure is 
deposited and left in the field and decomposes 
aerobically. 
‘‘(2) NON-DIGESTER
DAIRY
OR
LIVESTOCK 
METHANE MANAGEMENT METHOD.—The term ‘non- 
digester dairy or livestock methane management 
method’ means a method that may be used by opera-
tors of dairy or livestock operations to transition 
from wet manure handling and storage, where an-
aerobic conditions are present, to dry manure han-
dling and storage, including open solar drying or 
composting of manure onsite, conversion of dairy 
and livestock operations to pasture-based manage-
ment, solid separation technologies, scrape conver-
sion, and other strategies to mitigate methane emis-
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sions from manure management, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) 
ONSITE
OPEN
SOLAR
DRYING
OR 
COMPOSTING OF MANURE.—The term ‘onsite open 
solar drying or composting of manure’ means the 
collection, storage, and drying of dairy or livestock 
manure in a nonliquid environment on a farm or 
ranch. 
‘‘(4) SCRAPE CONVERSION.—The term ‘scrape 
conversion’ means the conversion of flush water la-
goon systems to solid-scrape or dry manure manage-
ment practices, including vacuum technologies for 
manure management. 
‘‘(5) SOLID SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES.—The 
term ‘solid separation technologies’ means tech-
nologies designed to separate liquid components of 
manure from mineral and organic solid components, 
for the purposes of reducing methane emissions. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE PRODUCER.—The term ‘eligible 
producer’ means a dairy or livestock producer whose 
baseline manure management practices prior to en-
rollment in the program include the anaerobic de-
composition of volatile solids stored in a lagoon or 
other predominantly liquid anaerobic environment. 
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‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an alternative manure management program to sup-
port non-digester dairy and livestock methane manage-
ment strategies to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions and to maximize environmental benefits. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.—During the 2021 through 2030 fis-
cal years, the Secretary shall provide payments to eligible 
producers that enter into contracts with the Secretary 
under the program. 
‘‘(d) PRACTICES.—Each eligible producer requesting 
funding for a project under the program shall include at 
least one of the following project components that reduce 
baseline methane emissions on the operation of the pro-
ducer: 
‘‘(1) Conversion of dairy and livestock oper-
ations to pasture-based management that eliminates 
or reduces the quantity of manure stored in anaer-
obic conditions, including— 
‘‘(A) conversion of a non-pasture dairy or 
livestock operation to pasture-based manage-
ment; 
‘‘(B) increasing the amount of time live-
stock spend at pasture at an existing pasture 
operation; or 
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‘‘(C) improving pasture-based manage-
ment, including transitioning to managed rota-
tional grazing. 
‘‘(2) Alternative manure treatment and storage 
practices, including— 
‘‘(A) installation of a compost bedded pack 
barn that composts manure; 
‘‘(B) installation of slatted floor pit storage 
manure collection that must be cleaned out at 
least monthly; or 
‘‘(C) other similar practices, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) Conversion to a solid separation system in 
which manure solids are separated prior to entry 
into a wet, anaerobic environment at a dairy or live-
stock operation, or installation of a new solid separa-
tion system with significantly higher separation effi-
ciency than the existing solid separation system, in 
conjunction with one or more of the following prac-
tices: 
‘‘(A) Open solar drying or composting of 
manure onsite. 
‘‘(B) Solar drying in an enclosed environ-
ment. 
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