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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Individual 
Excellence in Education Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENTS MADE BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 
              2001.

    (a) Modifications to Highly Qualified Teacher Standard.--
            (1) Middle or secondary teachers new to profession may use 
        college minor.--Subclause (II) of section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801(23)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``or minor'' after 
        ``academic major''.
            (2) Extent time teaching is considered.--Subclause (V) of 
        section 9101(23)(C)(ii) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(C)(ii)) 
        is amended by striking ``not be based primarily on'' and 
        inserting ``not be based solely on''.
    (b) Extension Until 2011-12 School Year for Rural Schools To Meet 
All Highly Qualified Teacher Standards; Additional $50 Million 
Authorized To Help Rural Schools Meet Standards.--
            (1) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1119 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Rural school districts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the deadline 
                described in paragraphs (2) and (3), a plan developed 
                by a State educational agency or a local educational 
                agency under this subsection shall ensure that all 
                teachers who are described in such paragraphs, but are 
                teaching in a rural school district, are highly 
                qualified not later than the end of the 2011-2012 
                school year.
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term `rural school district' means a local 
                educational agency that--
                            ``(i) meets the eligibility criteria 
                        described in section 6211(b), including by 
                        obtaining a waiver under paragraph (2) of such 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) employs a percentage of teachers who 
                        are not highly qualified that is higher than 
                        the corresponding percentage for the State 
                        involved.''.
            (2) Additional funding.--Section 6234 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7355c) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting ``(a) 
                In General.--There are''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Additional Funding.--For the purpose of making grants under 
subpart 2 to be used for teacher recruitment, retention, and 
professional development activities described in section 6222(a) in 
rural school districts (as defined in section 1119(a)(4)), there are 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 following fiscal years. Such 
authorization shall be in addition to the authorization in subsection 
(a).''.
    (c) Highly Qualified Teacher Rules Limited to Teachers of Core 
Subjects.--
            (1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 1005. HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER CONCEPT LIMITED TO TEACHERS OF 
              CORE SUBJECTS.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any reference in 
this Act to highly qualified teachers shall be deemed to refer only to 
teachers in core subjects.''.
            (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 1004 the following 
        new item:

``Sec. 1005. Highly qualified teacher concept limited to teachers of 
                            core subjects.''.
    (d) Students With Disabilities Assessed at the Level of Instruction 
in Compliance With Their Individualized Education Plan.--Clause (ix) of 
section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
end of subclause (II), by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (III), 
and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(IV) at the discretion of the 
                                State, the assessment of students with 
                                disabilities (as defined in section 
                                602(3) of the Individuals with 
                                Disabilities Education Act) whose 
                                instructional level in the core 
                                academic subjects is below the grade 
                                level in which the student is enrolled, 
                                by using the State assessment 
                                determined by the student's 
                                individualized education program team 
                                (as described in section 614(d)(1)(B) 
                                of such Act) to most closely correspond 
                                to the student's instructional 
                                level;''.
    (e) Use of Growth Models and Multiple Measures in Determining 
Adequate Yearly Progress.--
            (1) Growth models.--Clause (iii) of section 1111(b)(2)(C) 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``for all 
        students'' and inserting ``for all students, as demonstrated by 
        measures of students' progress toward proficiency, including 
        longitudinal growth''.
            (2) Multiple measures.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
        1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
        the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of 
        clause (iii) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end 
        the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) include multiple measures of student 
                        academic achievement, such as the proportion of 
                        State report card indicators met, a performance 
                        index score, student drop-out rate, and a 
                        measure based on individual student achievement 
                        gains over time, disaggregated by each of the 
                        groups of students described in subparagraph 
                        (C)(v).''.
    (f) Adequate Yearly Progress Determined by Group and Subject.--
            (1) Identification of schools in need of improvement.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``that 
                fails'' and inserting ``if the same group of students 
                described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) fails in the same 
                academic subject''.
                    (B) Subparagraph (C) of such section is amended by 
                striking ``almost every student in each group specified 
                in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) enrolled in such school is 
                meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of 
                academic achievement'' and inserting ``almost every 
                student in each group enrolled in such school for which 
                there is such a failure in an academic subject is 
                meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of 
                academic achievement in such subject''.
            (2) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first 
        year after identification.--So much of the text of paragraph 
        (5) of section 1116(b) of such Act as precedes subparagraph (A) 
        is amended to read as follows: ``If, by the end of the first 
        full school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a 
        school served under this part, any group of students that met 
        the requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency serving such school--''.
            (3) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during second 
        year after identification.--So much of the text of subparagraph 
        (C) of section 1116(b)(7) of such Act as precedes clause (i) is 
        amended to read as follows: ``If, by the end of the second full 
        school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a 
        school served under this part, any group of students that met 
        the requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency shall--''.
            (4) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first 
        year after corrective action.--So much of the text of 
        subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(8) of such Act as precedes 
        clause (i) is amended to read as follows: ``If, after 1 full 
        year of corrective action under paragraph (7), any group of 
        students (at the school subject to such corrective action) that 
        met the requirements for identification under paragraph (1) in 
        an academic subject continues to fail to make adequate yearly 
        progress in such subject, then the local educational agency 
        shall--''.
    (g) Needs Improvement Label To Be Group and Subject Specific.--
Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ``Such identification shall apply 
only to each group and subject with respect to which there is such a 
failure.''
    (h) Parental Notification of Needs Improvement To Be Group and 
Subject Specific.--Paragraph (6) of section 1116(b) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) is amended by 
striking ``of each student enrolled in an elementary school or a 
secondary school identified for school improvement under paragraph 
(1)'' and inserting ``of each student in each group of students that 
met the requirements for identification in an academic subject under 
paragraph (1)''.
    (i) Transfer Option and Supplemental Services Limited to Students 
From Failing Groups.--
            (1) Clause (i) of section 1116(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E)) 
        is amended by inserting ``in each group described in section 
        1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met the requirements for such 
        identification'' after ``all students''.
            (2) Paragraphs (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), and (8)(A)(i) of section 
        1116(b) of such Act are each amended by inserting ``in such 
        group'' after ``all students''.
    (j) Local Educational Agencies May Choose To Offer Supplemental 
Educational Services, and Not Public School Choice, on Initial Failure 
To Make Adequate Yearly Progress.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 1116(b)(1) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6316(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) Public school choice or supplemental 
                educational services.--In the case of a school 
                identified for school improvement under this paragraph, 
                the local educational agency shall, not later than the 
                first day of the school year following such 
                identification--
                            ``(i) provide all students in each group 
                        described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met 
                        the requirements for such identification (and 
                        who are enrolled in the school) with the option 
                        to transfer to another public school served by 
                        the local educational agency, which may include 
                        a public charter school, that has not been 
                        identified for school improvement under this 
                        paragraph, unless such an option is prohibited 
                        by State law, or
                            ``(ii) make supplemental educational 
                        services available consistent with subsection 
                        (e)(1) to students in such group in the 
                        academic subject to which such identification 
                        relates.
                If more than 1 school served by such agency is 
                identified for school improvement under this paragraph 
                or more than 1 group of students meets the requirements 
                for such identification, such agency shall make the 
                same choice under clause (i) or (ii) for all such 
                schools and all such groups.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (5) of section 1116(b) 
        of such Act is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Failure to make adequate yearly progress after 
        identification.--If, by the end of the first full school year 
        after identification under paragraph (1) of a school served 
        under this part, any group of students that met the 
        requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency serving such school--
                    ``(A) shall continue to provide the transfer option 
                under clause (i) of paragraph (1)(E) or to make the 
                supplemental educational services available under 
                clause (ii) of such paragraph, whichever was chosen by 
                such agency,
                    ``(B) shall provide the transfer option under such 
                clause (i) or to make the supplemental educational 
                services available under such clause (ii), whichever 
                was not chosen by such agency under such paragraph; and
                    ``(C) shall continue to provide technical 
                assistance.''.

SOLUTION: Flexibility for Individual Excellence in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the requirement that teachers be highly qualified by: (1) applying it only to teachers of core subjects; (2) allowing new middle or secondary school teachers to teach subjects for which they earned a college minor; (3) allowing greater consideration to be given to the time experienced teachers have spent teaching a subject; and (4) extending the deadline for rural teachers to meet such requirements.

Provides additional funding for rural teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development activities.

Allows state determinations of students' adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards to: (1) assess disabled students at the instructional level most closely corresponding to their individualized education plans; and (2) use growth models and multiple measures of student achievement.

Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to identify schools as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring only if they fail to make AYP in the same subject for the same group of students over the requisite period of time. Provides school transfers and supplemental services to students in the failing group, rather than to all students in an affected school. Gives LEAs the option of providing such students with supplemental services rather than transfers for the year following a school's identification as needing improvement.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

    (a) Requiring Intermediaries and Conduits To Report on Bundled 
Contributions.--Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(8)'' and inserting ``(8)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) Any person acting as an intermediary or conduit for the 
collection or delivery of contributions on behalf of a candidate shall 
file reports with the Commission (at the same time and in the same 
manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of 
a candidate is required to file reports under section 304(a)(4)) on the 
contributions collected or delivered and on related activities 
conducted on the candidate's behalf.''.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Communications as Independent Expenditures 
for Reporting Purposes.--Section 301(17) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) 
is amended by striking ``identified candidate'' and inserting the 
following: ``identified candidate, or any payment for any communication 
made during the 90-day period ending on the date of an election which 
includes the name or likeness of a candidate,''.
    (c) Mandatory Electronic Filing for Persons Meeting Certain 
Threshold.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``, except that in the case of any person reporting an 
amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount 
exceeding a threshold established by the Commission, the person shall 
file all reports required under this Act by such electronic means, 
format, or method.''.

SEC. 3. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT ABILITIES OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

    (a) Permitting FEC To Impose Filing Fee for Reports.--Section 307 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The Commission shall require each political committee 
filing a report under this title to include with the report a payment 
(in an amount established by the Commission) if the amount of 
contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report 
exceeds a threshold established by the Commission.
    ``(2) In establishing the amount of payment required to be included 
with a report under paragraph (1), the Commission shall take into 
account the costs to the Commission which are associated with the 
submission of reports under this title.
    ``(3) The Commission may waive the application of paragraph (1) 
with respect to a political committee if the Commission determines that 
the payment required would result in a financial hardship to the 
committee.
    ``(4) The Commission may charge a nominal fee for the distribution 
of documents to the public.
    ``(5) The amount appropriated to the Commission for a fiscal year 
pursuant to the authorization under section 314 may not be adjusted to 
take into account any amounts anticipated to be received by the 
Commission during the year pursuant to this subsection.''.
    (b) Revised Standard for Referral of Certain Violations to Attorney 
General.--Section 309(a)(5)(C) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``by an affirmative vote of 4 of its members, 
determined that there is probable cause to believe'' and inserting 
``believes''.
    (c) Permitting Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
438(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct 
random audits of the reports of political committees during the 1-year 
period which begins on the date of a general election, in accordance 
with such criteria as the Commission may establish.''.

SEC. 4. REDUCED BROADCAST RATES FOR CANDIDATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 315(b)(1) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``the lowest unit 
charge'' and inserting ``the applicable percentage of the lowest unit 
charge''.
    (b) Applicable Percentage Defined.--Section 315(c) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 315(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the term `applicable percentage' means--
                    ``(A) 70 percent, in the case of a small broadcast 
                station (as determined by the Commission in accordance 
                with ratings, market area analysis, and such other 
                criteria as the Commission may establish), or
                    ``(B) 50 percent, in the case of any other 
                candidate and any other broadcast station.''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

               ``restrictions on use of non-federal funds

    ``Sec. 323. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
no funds which are not subject to the limitations and prohibitions of 
this Act may be expended or disbursed by any person for any activity 
which significantly affects an election for Federal office or which 
promotes or identifies (in whole or in part) any candidate for election 
for Federal office, including any get-out-the-vote drive which 
identifies or targets supporters of a candidate for election for 
Federal office, or any voter registration drive or development or 
maintenance of voter files which occurs during an even-numbered year.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to 
any of the following activities:
            ``(1) The construction, maintenance, or operation of 
        buildings or broadcast facilities for political parties.
            ``(2) State or local political party conventions.
            ``(3) State or local political party administration.
            ``(4) Generic campaign activity to promote a political 
        party.
            ``(5) Any activity which would be described in clause (i), 
        (iii), or (v) of section 301(9)(B) if payment for the activity 
        were an expenditure under such section.''.

SEC. 6. APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF FEDERAL ELECTION 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment of Additional, Independent Commissioner.--
            (1) In general.--Section 306(a)(1) of the Federal Election 
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(1)(A)'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``6 members 
                appointed by the President,'' and inserting the 
                following: ``7 members appointed by the President, of 
                whom one shall be a political independent nominated for 
                appointment by the other members serving on the 
                Commission,''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `political independent' means 
an individual who at no time after January 1992--
            ``(i) has held elective office as a member of the 
        Democratic or Republican party;
            ``(ii) has received any wages or salary from the Democratic 
        or Republican party or from a Democratic or Republican party 
        office-holder or candidate; or
            ``(iii) has provided substantial volunteer services or made 
        any substantial contribution to the Democratic or Republican 
        party or to a Democratic or Republican party office-holder or 
        candidate.''.
            (2) Deadline for initial appointment.--The members of the 
        Federal Election Commission shall provide the President with a 
        nominee for appointment to the Commission under section 
        306(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as 
        amended by paragraph (1)) not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Limiting Commissioners to Single Term.--Section 306(a)(2)(A) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``terms'' and 
inserting ``a single term''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
elections occurring after January 1999.

SOLUTION: Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to provide for:  (1) intermediaries and conduits to report on bundled contributions in the same time and manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of the candidate; (2) certain communications to be treated as independent expenditures; and (3) mandatory electronic filing for persons reporting contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount exceeding a threshold established by the Federal Election Commission. 
(Sec. 3) Directs the Commission to require each political committee filing a report to include with the report a filing fee when the amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report exceeds a threshold established by the Commission. 
Revises the standard for referral of certain violations to the Attorney General. 
Requires the Commission to conduct random audits of the reports of political committees. 
(Sec. 4) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for reduced broadcast media rates for candidates. 
(Sec. 5) Amends FECA to set forth restrictions on the use of non-Federal funds. 
(Sec. 6) Revises requirements for the composition of the Commission and terms of Commissioners and replaces them with new requirements, including one that Commissioners serve no more than a single term.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Marginal Lands and 
Protecting Farming Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.

    Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Maximum Enrollment.--The Secretary may maintain in the 
conservation reserve at any 1 time, not more than--
            ``(1) during fiscal year 2013, 29,000,000 acres;
            ``(2) during fiscal year 2014, 26,000,000 acres; and
            ``(3) during each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, 
        24,000,000 acres.''.

SEC. 3. INELIGIBLE LAND.

    Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Ineligible Land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
may not enroll land in the conservation reserve that is classified as 
class I or class II land under the land capability classification 
system published in the National Soil Survey Handbook of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, unless such land is enrolled as a 
buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area.''.

SEC. 4. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Early Termination by Owner or Operator.--Section 1235(e) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``before January 1, 1995,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Land devoted to hardwood trees.
                    ``(D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat, 
                pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, 
                wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife 
                enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, and rare 
                and declining habitat.
                    ``(E) Farmable wetland and restored wetland.
                    ``(F) Land that contains diversions, erosion 
                control structures, flood control structures, contour 
                grass strips, living snow fences, salinity reducing 
                vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and sediment 
                retention structures.
                    ``(G) Land located within a federally-designated 
                wellhead protection area.
                    ``(H) Land that is covered by an easement under the 
                conservation reserve program.
                    ``(I) Land located within an average width, 
                according to the applicable Natural Resources 
                Conservation Service field office technical guide, of a 
                perennial stream or permanent water body.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``60 days after the date 
        on which the owner or operator submits the notice required 
        under paragraph (1)(C)'' and inserting ``upon approval by the 
        Secretary''.
    (b) Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--Section 
1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``Duties'' and all that follows through ``a 
                beginning farmer'' and inserting ``Transition to 
                covered farmer or rancher.--In the case of a contract 
                modification approved in order to facilitate the 
                transfer of land subject to a contract from a retired 
                farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``, 
                including preparing to plant an agricultural crop'' 
                after ``improvements'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``the farmer 
                or rancher'' and inserting ``the covered farmer or 
                rancher''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``section 
                1001A(b)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``section 1001(a)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``requirement of section 
        1231(h)(4)(B)'' and inserting ``option pursuant to section 
        1231(h)''.
    (c) Final Year Contract.--Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Final Year of Contract.--The Secretary shall not consider an 
owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition of the 
conservation reserve contract if--
            ``(1) during the year prior to expiration of the contract, 
        the land is enrolled in the conservation stewardship program; 
        and
            ``(2) the activity required under the conservation 
        stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is consistent 
        with this subchapter.''.

SOLUTION:
Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013, (2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and (3) 26 million acres for each of FY2015 through FY2018. Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system unless such land is enrolled as a buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), during FY2014, to permit a participant that entered into a CRP contract to terminate the contract at any time if the contract has been in effect for at least five years.  Revises the types of land that are not subject to early contract termination.