I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1858 
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to the emergency 
watershed program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2025 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. FEENSTRA, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. 
NUNN of Iowa, Mr. ROUZER, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect 
to the emergency watershed program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Flooding Prevention, 
Assessment, and Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROGRAM. 
Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(c) LEVEL OF RESTORATION.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may undertake measures that in-
crease the level of protection above that which would be 
necessary to address the immediate impairment of the wa-
tershed if the Secretary determines that such restoration 
is— 
‘‘(1) in the best interest of the long-term health 
and the protection of the watershed from repetitive 
impairments; and 
‘‘(2) cost-effective and appropriate, given risks 
to the environment.’’. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE FLOOD VULNERABILITY 
STUDY. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a national agriculture flood vulner-
ability report containing the results of a conservation ef-
fects assessment project studying flood risk on agricul-
tural lands, including— 
(1) an analysis of economic losses of crops and 
livestock resulting from flooding under different re-
currence scenarios; 
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(2) an analysis of the downstream effects of 
mitigation activities carried out as part of a water-
shed management approach; 
(3) an analysis of available Federal and State 
data relating to flood risk, as applicable to agricul-
tural land, including data relating to riverine flood-
ing, coastal flooding, storm surge, extreme precipita-
tion, and flash flooding; and 
(4) a description of ongoing producer-level con-
servation practices and broader government initia-
tives to manage flooding impact and flood risk with-
in and across watersheds, and recommendations for 
additional practices and initiatives to further address 
such impact and risk. 
SEC. 4. REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURAL MEASURES 
NEAR, AT, OR PAST THEIR EVALUATED LIFE 
EXPECTANCY. 
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act 
is amended— 
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 1002), by striking 
‘‘respectively.’’ and all that follows through ‘‘must 
contain’’ and inserting ‘‘respectively. Each project, 
other than a rehabilitation project under section 14, 
must contain’’; and 
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(2) in section 14(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1012(b)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘65 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 per-
cent’’. 
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