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‘‘(ii) section 207 of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 
2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 146); 
‘‘(iii) section 208 of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 
2006 (Public Law 109–103; 119 Stat. 
2268, 123 Stat. 2856); and 
‘‘(iv) section 208 of the Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 
111–85; 123 Stat. 2858, 123 Stat. 2967, 
125 Stat. 867). 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out subsection (c) $25,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) COMMODITY
CREDIT
CORPORATION.—As 
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 
the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 
2013, the Secretary shall transfer to the Bureau of 
Reclamation Water and Related Resources Account 
$150,000,000 from the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to carry out subsection (d), to re-
main available until expended.’’. 
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SEC. 2508. STUDY OF POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 
WETLAND MITIGATION PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a 
study— 
(1) to evaluate the use of wetland mitigation 
procedures under this title and the amendments 
made by this title; 
(2) to determine the impact to wildlife habitat 
of relaxing the acre-for-acre requirement for wetland 
mitigation plans that result in new wetland that pos-
sesses a function and value greater than the wetland 
that is replaced; and 
(3) to provide legislative recommendations for 
how wetland mitigation procedures could be im-
proved to better enable agricultural producers to use 
wetland mitigation in a manner that— 
(A) benefits wildlife habitat; and 
(B) allows producers greater access to the 
wetland mitigation process. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to Congress a report that contains— 
(A) the findings of the study; and 
(B) any legislative recommendations under 
subsection (a)(3); and 
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(2) publish the findings of the study on a public 
website and in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 2509. SOIL AND WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL POLICY AND DECLARATION OF 
PURPOSE.—Section 4 of the Soil and Water Resources 
Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2003) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and tribal’’ 
after ‘‘State’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State’’. 
(b) CONTINUING APPRAISAL OF SOIL, WATER, AND 
RELATED RESOURCES.—Section 5 of the Soil and Water 
Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2004) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘and 
State’’ and inserting ‘‘, State, and tribal’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, tribal’’ 
after ‘‘State’’ each place it appears; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘State soil’’ and inserting 
‘‘State and tribal soil’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘local’’ and inserting 
‘‘local, tribal,’’. 
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(c) SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 6(a) of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation 
Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2005(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ after ‘‘private’’. 
(d) UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND 
DATA.—Section 9 of the Soil and Water Resources Con-
servation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2008) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’. 
Subtitle G—Funding and 
Administration 
SEC. 2601. FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by striking sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall use the funds, fa-
cilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion to carry out the following programs under this title 
(including the provision of technical assistance): 
‘‘(1) The conservation reserve program under 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, including, 
to the maximum extent practicable— 
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‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018 to provide payments 
under paragraph (3) of section 1234(b) in con-
nection with thinning activities conducted on 
land described in subparagraph (B)(iii) of that 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018 to carry out section 
1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of land subject 
to contracts from retired or retiring owners and 
operators to beginning farmers or ranchers and 
socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. 
‘‘(2) The Agricultural Conservation Easement 
Program under subtitle H using to the maximum ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(C) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(D) $525,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
and 
‘‘(E) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(3) The conservation security program under 
subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D, using such 
sums as are necessary to administer contracts en-
tered into before September 30, 2008. 
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