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tive in helping producers address those needs; 
and 
‘‘(C) other considerations to achieve equi-
table geographic distribution of funds, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) ACREAGE ENROLLMENT LIMITATION.—During 
the period beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on 
September 30, 2022, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) enroll in the program an additional 
10,348,000 acres for each fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) manage the program to achieve a national 
average rate of $18 per acre, which shall include the 
costs of all financial assistance, technical assistance, 
and any other expenses associated with enrollment 
or participation in the program. 
‘‘(d) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall provide annual payments under the pro-
gram to compensate the producer for— 
‘‘(A) installing and adopting additional 
conservation activities; and 
‘‘(B) improving, maintaining, and man-
aging conservation activities in place at the op-
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eration of the producer at the time the contract 
offer is accepted by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of the 
conservation stewardship annual payment shall be 
determined by the Secretary and based, to the max-
imum extent practicable, on the following factors: 
‘‘(A) Costs incurred by the producer asso-
ciated with planning, design, materials, installa-
tion, labor, management, maintenance, or train-
ing. 
‘‘(B) Income forgone by the producer. 
‘‘(C) Expected conservation benefits. 
‘‘(D) The extent to which priority resource 
concerns will be addressed through the installa-
tion and adoption of conservation activities on 
the agricultural operation. 
‘‘(E) The level of stewardship in place at 
the time of application and maintained over the 
term of the contract. 
‘‘(F) The degree to which the conservation 
activities will be integrated across the entire ag-
ricultural operation for all applicable priority 
resource concerns over the term of the contract. 
‘‘(G) Such other factors as determined by 
the Secretary. 
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‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.—A payment to a producer 
under this subsection shall not be provided for— 
‘‘(A) the design, construction, or mainte-
nance of animal waste storage or treatment fa-
cilities or associated waste transport or transfer 
devices for animal feeding operations; or 
‘‘(B) conservation activities for which there 
is no cost incurred or income forgone to the 
producer. 
‘‘(4) DELIVERY
OF
PAYMENTS.—In making 
stewardship payments, the Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) prorate conservation performance 
over the term of the contract so as to accommo-
date, to the extent practicable, producers earn-
ing equal annual stewardship payments in each 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) make stewardship payments as soon 
as practicable after October 1 of each fiscal 
year for activities carried out in the previous 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS
FOR RESOURCE- 
CONSERVING CROP ROTATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall provide additional payments to pro-
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