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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Cyber Security Leadership 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Federal agencies rely on networked computer systems to 
        deliver critical services and information to the American 
        people, including operations related to national defense, 
        emergency services, tax collection, and the payment of 
        benefits.
            (2) There has been an astonishing increase in cyber threats 
        to government and industry in recent years. The number of cyber 
        attacks on Federal Government systems in 2001 was 71 percent 
        greater than the number of such attacks on such systems in 
        2000.
            (3) Cyber attacks can cause irreparable harm in network 
        systems, including the loss or dissemination of sensitive and 
        important data. Cyber attacks can also reduce the confidence of 
        the American people in the integrity and security of the 
        Internet.
            (4) There is mounting evidence to suggest that terrorists 
        view the Internet as a tool to achieve their goals. Government 
        investigators found that al Qaeda operatives browsed Internet 
        sites that offered software describing the digital switches 
        that control power, water, transport, and communications grids.
            (5) The Bush Administration has recognized in its draft 
        National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace ``the pressing need to 
        make federal cyberspace security a model for the nation''.
            (6) All but a few Federal agencies continue to receive 
        failing grades for their cyber security programs.
            (7) Federal agencies must take significant steps to better 
        protect themselves against cyber attacks, including--
                    (A) identifying significant vulnerabilities in 
                their computer networks and the tools needed to detect 
                such vulnerabilities;
                    (B) monitoring for new vulnerabilities in their 
                computer networks, and assessing risks of cyber 
                attacks;
                    (C) testing computers against identified 
                vulnerabilities; and
                    (D) ensuring that computers and networks are 
                adequately protected against such vulnerabilities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Chief information officer.--The term ``Chief 
        Information Officer'', with respect to an agency, means the 
        official designated as the Chief Information Officer of the 
        agency pursuant to section 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Vulnerability.--The term ``vulnerability'', in the case 
        of information technology, means an error or defect in coding, 
        configuration, or installation of such information technology 
        that increases its susceptibility to a cyber threat.
            (3) Other definitions.--Except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, any term used in this Act which is defined in 
        section 3502 of title 44, United States Code, shall have the 
        meaning given that term in such section 3502.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF SIGNIFICANT VULNERABILITIES OF FEDERAL 
              GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--The Chief Information Officer of each agency 
shall--
            (1) identify the significant vulnerabilities of the 
        information technology of such agency, including--
                    (A) vulnerabilities of such classes of information 
                technology of such agency as the Chief Information 
                Officer shall designate for purposes of this section; 
                and
                    (B) vulnerabilities of the information technology 
                of such agency as a whole;
            (2) establish performance goals for eliminating the 
        significant vulnerabilities of the information technology of 
        such agency identified under paragraph (1), with such 
        performance goals--
                    (A) to be established utilizing the current state 
                of the information technology of such agency as a 
                baseline;
                    (B) to be stated both for particular classes of 
                information technology of such agency (as determined 
                under paragraph (1)(A)) and for the information 
                technology of such agency as a whole; and
                    (C) to be expressed as target ratios of 
                vulnerabilities per information technology;
            (3) procure or develop tools to identify and eliminate the 
        vulnerabilities identified under paragraph (1) in order to 
        achieve the performance goals established under paragraph (2);
            (4) train personnel of such agency in the utilization of 
        tools procured or developed under paragraph (3);
            (5) not less often than once each quarter, test the 
        information technology of such agency to determine the extent 
        of the compliance of the information technology with the 
        performance goals established under paragraph (3); and
            (6) to the extent that the information technology of such 
        agency does not comply with the performance goals established 
        under paragraph (3), promptly develop and implement a plan to 
        eliminate significant vulnerabilities in the information 
        technology in order to achieve compliance with such performance 
        goals.
    (b) Annual Report on Activities.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Chief Information Officer of each 
        agency shall include information on its activities under 
        subsection (a) in each annual report submitted to the Director 
        of the Office of Management and Budget under section 3545(e) of 
        title 44, United States Code (as amended by section 301(b) of 
        the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (title 
        III of Public Law 107-347)).
            (2) Form.--The form of information submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be specified by the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget.
    (c) Governmentwide Standards.--
            (1) Review by nist.--The Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall ensure the review by the Director 
        of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the 
        annual reports submitted under subsection (b) in the first year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after receiving 
        annual reports for review under paragraph (1), the Director of 
        the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall 
        develop and make available to the Chief Information Officers of 
        the agencies governmentwide guidelines for use in complying 
        with subsection (a). The guidelines shall--
                    (A) identify vulnerabilities of information 
                technology common to the agencies; and
                    (B) describe means of eliminating such 
                vulnerabilities, including the use of checklists 
                pursuant to section 8(c) of the Cyber Security Research 
                and Development Act (Public Law 107-305).
            (3) Mandatory use.--
                    (A) Designation of vulnerabilities.--The Director 
                of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
                shall designate as a result of the review under 
                paragraph (1) any significant vulnerabilities of 
                information technology of such broad applicability and 
                severity so as to warrant the mandatory use of the 
                guidelines developed under paragraph (2) with respect 
                to such vulnerabilities.
                    (B) Mandatory use.--The Secretary of Commerce 
                shall, using the authority available to the Secretary 
                under section 11331(b) of title 40, United States Code, 
                mandate the use by the agencies of guidelines developed 
                under paragraph (2) with respect to vulnerabilities 
                designated under subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Use and exception.--Each agency shall use a 
                standard mandated under subparagraph (B) unless the 
                Chief Information Officer of such agency determines, 
                with the concurrence of the Director of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology, that the use of 
                such guideline by such agency would not increase the 
                security of the information technology covered by such 
                standard.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act amounts as 
follows:
            (1) For the Department of Commerce for the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology, $1,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2004 to develop the guidelines required by section 4(c).
            (2) For each agency, such sums as may be necessary for such 
        agency for fiscal years 2004 through 2008 to carry out the 
        provisions of this Act.
    (b) Availability.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
subsection (a)(1) shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

A: National Cyber Security Leadership Act of 2003 - Requires the Chief Information Officer of each Federal agency to: (1) identify the significant vulnerabilities of the information technology (IT) of such agency; (2) establish performance goals for eliminating such vulnerabilities; (3) procure or develop tools to identify and eliminate those vulnerabilities in order to achieve such performance goals; (4) train personnel in the utilization of those tools; (5) test the agency's IT to determine the extent of its compliance with the performance goals; and (6) develop and implement a plan to eliminate significant vulnerabilities in order to achieve compliance.Requires: (1) each Officer to include information on the agency's activities under this Act in annual reports on the agency's information security program and practices submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and (2) the OMB Director to ensure the review of such reports by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (3) the NIST Director to designate, as the result of such review, any significant IT vulnerabilities of such broad applicability and severity so as to warrant the use of government-wide guidelines the Director shall develop and make available to such Officers for complying with this Act; and (4) the Secretary of Commerce to mandate agency use of such guidelines.
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Q: SECTION 1. EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND ELDER CARE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR 
              GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:

``SEC. 25E. EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND ELDER CARE SERVICES NECESSARY 
              FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual for which 
        there are 1 or more qualifying individuals (as defined in 
        subsection (b)(1)) with respect to such individual, there shall 
        be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
        for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable 
        percentage of the employment-related expenses (as defined in 
        subsection (b)(2)) paid by such individual during the taxable 
        year.
            ``(2) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1), the term `applicable percentage' means 35 
        percent reduced (but not below 20 percent) by 1 percentage 
        point for each $2,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the 
        taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds 
        $15,000.
    ``(b) Definitions of Qualifying Individual and Employment-Related 
Expenses.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying 
        individual' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has attained age 50, and
                    ``(B) is one of the following:
                            ``(i) An individual who bears a 
                        relationship to the taxpayer described in 
                        subparagraph (C) or (D) of section 152(d)(2) 
                        (relating to fathers, mothers, and ancestors).
                            ``(ii) An individual would be a dependent 
                        of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152, 
                        determined without regard to subsections (b)(1) 
                        and (b)(2)) as a qualifying relative described 
                        in section 152(d)(1) if--
                                    ``(I) in lieu of subparagraphs (B) 
                                and (C) thereof the following applied 
                                with respect to the individual:
                                            ``(aa) the taxpayer has 
                                        provided over one-half of the 
                                        individual's support for the 
                                        calendar year in which such 
                                        taxable year begins and each of 
                                        the preceding 4 taxable years, 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) the individual's 
                                        modified adjusted gross income 
                                        for the calendar year in which 
                                        such taxable year begins is 
                                        less than the exemption amount 
                                        (as defined in section 151(d)),
                                    ``(II) the individual is physically 
                                or mentally incapable of caring for 
                                himself or herself, and
                                    ``(III) who has the same principal 
                                place of abode as the taxpayer for more 
                                than one-half of such taxable year.
                            ``(iii) The spouse of the taxpayer who is 
                        physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
                        himself or herself.
            ``(2) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
        adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income determined 
        without regard to section 86.
            ``(3) Employment-related expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `employment-related 
                expenses' means amounts paid for the following 
                expenses, but only if such expenses are incurred to 
                enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed for any 
                period for which there are 1 or more qualifying 
                individuals with respect to the taxpayer:
                            ``(i) expenses for household services, and
                            ``(ii) expenses for the care of a 
                        qualifying individual, including expenses for 
                        respite care and hospice care.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Employment-related expenses 
                described in subparagraph (A) which are incurred for 
                services outside the taxpayer's household shall be 
                taken into account only if incurred for the care of--
                            ``(i) a qualifying individual described in 
                        paragraph (1)(A), or
                            ``(ii) a qualifying individual (not 
                        described in paragraph (1)(A)) who regularly 
                        spends at least 8 hours each day in the 
                        taxpayer's household.
                    ``(C) Dependent care centers.--Employment-related 
                expenses described in subparagraph (A) which are 
                incurred for services provided outside the taxpayer's 
                household by a dependent care center (as defined in 
                subparagraph (D)) shall be taken into account only if--
                            ``(i) such center complies with all 
                        applicable laws and regulations of a State or 
                        unit of local government, and
                            ``(ii) the requirements of subparagraph (B) 
                        are met.
                    ``(D) Dependent care center defined.--For purposes 
                of this paragraph, the term `dependent care center' 
                means any facility which--
                            ``(i) provides care for more than six 
                        individuals (other than individuals who reside 
                        at the facility), and
                            ``(ii) receives a fee, payment, or grant 
                        for providing services for any of the 
                        individuals (regardless of whether such 
                        facility is operated for profit).
    ``(c) Dollar Limit on Amount Creditable.--The amount of the 
employment-related expenses incurred during any taxable year which may 
be taken into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed--
            ``(1) $3,000 if there is 1 qualifying individual with 
        respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year, or
            ``(2) $6,000 if there are 2 or more qualifying individuals 
        with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year.
The amount determined under paragraph (1) or (2) (whichever is 
applicable) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount excludable from 
gross income under section 129 for the taxable year.
    ``(d) Earned Income Limitation.--Except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection, the amount of the employment-related expenses incurred 
during any taxable year which may be taken into account under 
subsection (a) shall not exceed--
            ``(1) in the case of an individual who is not married at 
        the close of such year, such individual's earned income for 
        such year, or
            ``(2) in the case of an individual who is married at the 
        close of such year, the lesser of such individual's earned 
        income or the earned income of his spouse for such year.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Place of abode.--An individual shall not be treated 
        as having the same principal place of abode of the taxpayer if 
        at any time during the taxable year of the taxpayer the 
        relationship between the individual and the taxpayer is in 
        violation of local law.
            ``(2) Married couples must file joint return.--If the 
        taxpayer is married at the close of the taxable year, the 
        credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) only if the 
        taxpayer and his spouse file a joint return for the taxable 
        year.
            ``(3) Marital status.--An individual legally separated from 
        his spouse under a decree of divorce or of separate maintenance 
        shall not be considered as married.
            ``(4) Certain married individuals living apart.--If--
                    ``(A) an individual who is married and who files a 
                separate return--
                            ``(i) maintains as his home a household 
                        which constitutes for more than one-half of the 
                        taxable year the principal place of abode of a 
                        qualifying individual, and
                            ``(ii) furnishes over half of the cost of 
                        maintaining such household during the taxable 
                        year, and
                    ``(B) during the last 6 months of such taxable year 
                such individual's spouse is not a member of such 
                household, such individual shall not be considered as 
                married.
            ``(5) Payments to related individuals.--No credit shall be 
        allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid by the 
        taxpayer to an individual--
                    ``(A) with respect to whom, for the taxable year, a 
                deduction under section 151(c) (relating to deduction 
                for personal exemptions for dependents) is allowable 
                either to the taxpayer or his spouse, or
                    ``(B) who is a child of the taxpayer (within the 
                meaning of section 152(f)(1)) who has not attained the 
                age of 19 at the close of the taxable year. For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `taxable year' 
                means the taxable year of the taxpayer in which the 
                service is performed.
            ``(6) Identifying information required with respect to 
        service provider.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection 
        (a) for any amount paid to any person unless--
                    ``(A) the name, address, and taxpayer 
                identification number of such person are included on 
                the return claiming the credit, or
                    ``(B) if such person is an organization described 
                in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 
                501(a), the name and address of such person are 
                included on the return claiming the credit.
        In the case of a failure to provide the information required 
        under the preceding sentence, the preceding sentence shall not 
        apply if it is shown that the taxpayer exercised due diligence 
        in attempting to provide the information so required.
            ``(7) Identifying information required with respect to 
        qualifying individuals.--No credit shall be allowed under this 
        section with respect to any qualifying individual unless the 
        TIN of such individual is included on the return claiming the 
        credit.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Expenses for household and elder care services necessary 
                            for gainful employment.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

A: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new tax credit for employment-related expenses necessary to care for a dependent of a taxpayer who has attained age 50, including expenses for household services and for the care of the dependent, including respite care and hospice care. Limits the amount of such credit to $3,000 for the care of one dependent and $6,000 for the care of two or more dependents of the taxpayer in a taxable year. 
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Q: SECTION 1. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 is 
amended by inserting after section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k) the following 
new section:
``SEC. 116. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary 
conservation flex program option to assist producers of agricultural 
commodities in adopting integrated, site-specific farm management plans 
through the reduction of farm program barriers to resource stewardship 
practices and systems.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `program' means the conservation flex 
        program option established under this section.
            ``(2) The term `plan' means a site-specific farm management 
        plan prepared by the producer and approved by the Secretary.
            ``(3) The term `alternative crops' means experimental and 
        industrial crops which conserve soil and water.
            ``(4) The term `breeding cattle' means bulls, dams, and 
        heifers held solely for the production of calves, but shall not 
        include weaned calves being grown for slaughter or dairy 
        cattle.
            ``(5) The term `legume' means any legume, including 
        alfalfa, clover, lentils, lupine, medic, peas, soybeans, and 
        vetch grown for use as a forage, green manure, or biomass 
        feedstock, but not including any pulse crop from which the 
        seeds are harvested and sold for purposes other than use as 
        seed for planting.
            ``(6) The term `resource-conserving crop' means legumes, 
        grasses, brassica cover crops and forages, alternative crops, 
        any interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops, any 
        interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops and 
        small grains, and such other crops as the Secretary may 
        designate.
            ``(7) The term `resource-conserving crop rotation' means a 
        crop rotation which includes at least one resource-conserving 
        crop and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil 
        fertility, tilth and structure, interrupts pest cycles, or 
        conserves water.
            ``(8) The term `rotational grazing' means planting forage, 
        dividing pastures into paddocks, and using grazing rotations to 
        increase forage quality and production, improve vegetative 
        cover, and reduce sediment and nutrient runoff.
            ``(9) The term `small grains' means any small grain, 
        including barley, buckwheat, oats, rye, spelt, and triticale, 
        but not including wheat, except for wheat grown for nonhuman 
        consumption.
            ``(10) The term `special conservation practices' means 
        field borders, contour grass strips, grass waterways, filter 
        strips, grass windbreaks, buffer areas, wildlife habitat 
        plantings, habitat plantings for beneficial organisms that aid 
        in the control of pests, and such other practices as the 
        Secretary may designate.
    ``(c) Eligible Producers.--To be eligible to participate in the 
program, a producer must prepare and submit to the Secretary for 
approval a site-specific farm management plan, which may at the 
producer's option be integrated with any conservation plan developed 
pursuant to section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3812) and any other conservation or natural resource plan required for 
producer participation in any program within the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary.
    ``(d) Agreements.--Upon the approval of a plan submitted by a 
producer under subsection (c), the Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with the producer that specifies the crop acreage bases being 
enrolled in the program. The agreement shall be for a period of not 
less than one year, nor more than seven years, as determined by the 
producer. The agreement may be renewed upon the mutual agreement of the 
Secretary and the producer.
    ``(e) Producer Responsibilities Under Agreement.--Under the terms 
of an agreement entered into under subsection (d), a producer shall 
agree--
            ``(1) to actively comply with the terms and conditions of 
        the applicable plan, as approved by the Secretary;
            ``(2) to devote to a resource-conserving crop--
                    ``(A) not less than 15 percent of the crop acreage 
                bases of the producer enrolled under such program; or
                    ``(B) not less than 15 percent of the producer's 
                total crop acres, if the sum of resource-conserving 
                crop acres on non-base acres and total crop acreage 
                bases on the farm does not exceed the county average 
                base-to-cropland ratio; and
            ``(3) to keep such records as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require for purposes of program evaluation.
    ``(f) Requirements of the Plan.--To be approved by the Secretary, a 
plan submitted by a producer must--
            ``(1) specify the crop acreage bases the producer chooses 
        to enroll in the program;
            ``(2) describe the resource-conserving crop rotation, 
        special conservation practices, rotational grazing, or biomass 
        production operations and practices to be implemented and 
        maintained on such acreage during the agreement period which 
        fulfill the purposes of the program;
            ``(3) contain a schedule for the implementation, 
        improvement and maintenance of the resource-conserving crop 
        rotation, special conservation practices, rotational grazing, 
        or biomass operations and practices described in the plan; and
            ``(4) contain such other terms as the Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(g) Program Administration, Certification, and Termination.--
            ``(1) Program administration, technical assistance, and 
        flexibility.--
                    ``(A) Administration.--The program shall be 
                administered by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Technical assistance.--In administering the 
                program, the Secretary, in consultation with the local 
                conservation districts and any State or local 
                authorities deemed appropriate by the Secretary, shall 
                provide technical assistance to a producer in 
                developing and implementing a plan, evaluating the 
                effectiveness of a plan, and assessing the costs and 
                benefits of farming operations and practices. If 
                requested by a producer, the Secretary shall provide 
                technical assistance to help the producer comply with 
                Federal, State, and local requirements designed to 
                protect soil, wetlands, wildlife habitat, the quality 
                of ground water and surface water, or other natural 
                resources.
                    ``(C) Flexibility.--In administering the program, 
                the Secretary shall provide sufficient flexibility for 
                a producer to revise the producer's plan to respond to 
                changes in market conditions, weather, or technology or 
                to adjust and modify the farming operation, except that 
                such revisions must be consistent with the purposes of 
                the program and approved by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify producer 
        compliance with the terms and conditions of the plan.
            ``(3) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate an 
        agreement entered into with a producer under this program if--
                    ``(A) the producer agrees to such termination; or
                    ``(B) the producer violates the terms and 
                conditions of such agreement.
    ``(h) Program Rules.--
            ``(1) Base and yield protection.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce crop acreage 
        bases or farm program payment yields as a result of the 
        planting of a resource-conserving crop.
            ``(2) Payment acres.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, the Secretary shall not reduce any farm program loans, 
        payments, or benefits of a program participant as a result of 
        the planting of a resource-conserving crop.
            ``(3) Payment rate.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary shall provide deficiency payments on 
        resource-conserving crop acreage eligible for payments at a 
        rate not less than the projected deficiency payment rate, as 
        determined and announced each year by the Secretary prior to 
        the period during which producers may agree to participate in 
        the program.
            ``(4) Payment acre protection.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce the payment 
        acres or the established price for a program participant who 
        has entered into an agreement with the Secretary for a fixed 
        period of time.
            ``(5) Resource-conserving crops on normal flex acreage.--
        Acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this program 
        may, at the discretion of the producer, be designated as normal 
        flex acreage.
            ``(6) Adjustments in production adjustment requirements.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
        make fair and equitable adjustments in acreage limitation 
        requirements applicable to a producer participating in the 
        program giving due consideration to crop rotation, special 
        conservation practices, rotational grazing, biomass production, 
        and other appropriate factors resulting from the implementation 
        of a plan. If the Secretary determines that the reduction in 
        program crop production on a participating farm referred to in 
        the preceding sentence will equal or exceed any reduction in 
        crop production which, in the absence of participation in the 
        program, would occur as a result of acreage limitation 
        requirements, the Secretary shall waive such acreage limitation 
        requirements for the farm. If the resource conserving crop 
        includes a farm program feed grain crop planted on the base 
        acres of another farm program feed grain crop, the Secretary 
        shall take into account the established or county average yield 
        of the two feed grains for the purposes of making the 
        adjustment or waiver.
            ``(7) Total base acreage flexibility.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, the Secretary shall allow participants 
        in this program to plant farm program crops and oilseeds in any 
        proportion on a producer's total acreage of farm program crop 
        base and historic oilseeds acreage without affecting farm 
        program payments.
            ``(8) Crop insurance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this 
        program shall be eligible for crop insurance pursuant to the 
        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
            ``(9) Haying and grazing restriction.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall not make any 
                farm program payments to a producer, who is otherwise 
                eligible to receive such payments, for acreage enrolled 
                in the program if the producer, during the consecutive 
                five month period in each State in which haying and 
                grazing of conserving use acres may be prohibited under 
                the provisions of this Act, grazes breeding cattle or 
                nursing calves or harvests and sells hay on payment 
                acres.
                    ``(B) Transition option.--The restriction in 
                subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of a 
                producer who agrees to retire all base acreage enrolled 
                in the program at the end of the agreement period.
                    ``(C) Emergency haying and grazing.--The Secretary 
                shall release acreage devoted to resource-conserving 
                crops for emergency haying and grazing as the result of 
                a natural disaster when the Secretary permits unlimited 
                haying and grazing on--
                            ``(i) reduced acreage under this Act;
                            ``(ii) acreage devoted to a conservation 
                        use under this Act;
                            ``(iii) acreage diverted from production 
                        under a land diversion program established 
                        under this Act; or
                            ``(iv) acreage enrolled in the conservation 
                        reserve program under the Food Security Act of 
                        1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822) is repealed.

A:
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary conservation flex program which will permit producers to adopt integrated site-specific farm management plans.  Includes within such plans resource-conserving crops, crop rotation, and rotational grazing.
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