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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.''.
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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.


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SECTION 1. TEACHER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part F;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
        2501 and 2502, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after part D the following:

         ``PART E--TEACHER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING

``SEC. 2401. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to 
local educational agencies to permit such agencies to recruit, retain, 
and train high-quality teachers by carrying out one or more of the 
activities described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Recruitment, retention, and training activities.--A 
        local educational agency that receives a grant under this part 
        may use the grant funds for any of the following recruitment, 
        retention, and training activities:
                    ``(A) Providing signing bonuses for teachers.
                    ``(B) Carrying out merit pay programs.
                    ``(C) Providing performance bonuses to teachers.
                    ``(D) Providing scholarships to teachers to pursue 
                advanced course work.
                    ``(E) Providing mentoring programs for teachers.
                    ``(F) Coordinating with institutions of higher 
                education to provide professional development for 
                teachers.
                    ``(G) Any other activity that the local educational 
                agency believes to be effective in recruiting, 
                retaining, or training high-quality teachers.

``SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2003 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``part C)'' and 
        inserting ``parts C and E)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``(other than parts C 
        and E)'' after ``title''.

SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS.

    (a) Elimination of New Borrower Restrictions.--
            (1) FFEL program.--Section 428J(b) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(b)) is amended by striking ``for 
        any new borrower on or after October 1, 1998, who'' and 
        inserting ``for any borrower who''.
            (2) Federal direct loan program.--Section 460(b)(1) of such 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``for any 
        new borrower on or after October 1, 1998, who'' and inserting 
        ``for any borrower who''.
    (b) Expansion of Eligible Teaching Locations and Subjects; 
Eliminating Delay in Service Benefit.--
            (1) FFEL program.--Section 428J(b)(1) of such Act is 
        amended by striking everything preceding subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) has been employed as a full-time teacher--
                    ``(A)(i) in a school that qualifies under section 
                465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins loan 
                recipients who teach in such schools;
                    ``(ii) as a full-time special education teacher, as 
                described in section 465(a)(2)(C); or
                    ``(iii) as a full-time teacher in any field of 
                expertise where the State educational agency determines 
                there is a shortage of qualified teachers;''.
            (2) Federal direct loan program.--Section 460(b)(1)(A) of 
        such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
        everything preceding clause (ii) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher--
                            ``(i)(I) in a school that qualifies under 
                        section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for 
                        Perkins loan recipients who teach in such 
                        schools;
                            ``(II) as a full-time special education 
                        teacher, as described in section 465(a)(2)(C); 
                        or
                            ``(III) as a full-time teacher in any field 
                        of expertise where the State educational agency 
                        determines there is a shortage of qualified 
                        teachers;''.
    (c) Amounts Subject to Forgiveness.--
            (1) FFEL program.--Section 428J(c) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c)) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Amount and rate of repayment.--The Secretary shall 
        repay an amount that is not more than $20,000 in the aggregate 
        of the loan obligation on a loan made under section 428 or 428H 
        that is outstanding after the completion of the first complete 
        school year of teaching described in subsection (b)(1) for 
        which the borrower seeks repayment under this section. Such 
        amount shall be repaid at the rate of 15 percent for the first 
        or second year of such service, 20 percent for the third or 
        fourth year of such service, and 30 percent for the fifth year 
        of such service. No borrower may receive a reduction of loan 
        obligations under both this section and section 460.''.
            (2) Federal direct loan program.--Section 460(c) of such 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Amount and rate of repayment.--The Secretary shall 
        cancel an amount that is not more than $20,000 in the aggregate 
        of the loan obligation on a loan made under section 428 or 428H 
        that is outstanding after the completion of the first complete 
        school year of teaching described in subsection (b)(1)(A). Such 
        amount shall be canceled at the rate of 15 percent for the 
        first or second year of such service, 20 percent for the third 
        or fourth year of such service, and 30 percent for the fifth 
        year of such service.''.
answer:
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new program for teacher recruitment, retention, and training. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to recruit, retain, and train high-quality teachers through one or more specified types of activities.Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise student loan forgiveness for teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan and Federal Direct Loan programs. Expands forgiveness eligibility by: (1) eliminating requirements allowing only certain new borrowers to participate; and (2) increasing the types of eligible teaching locations and subjects. Eliminates a service requirement that an individual teach at least five consecutive complete school years before being eligible for program benefits. Increases to $20,000 the aggregate amount of an individual teacher's student loan obligation which may be forgiven, and revises the rate of repayment.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING SAFETY.

    (a) Limitation on Occupancy in Public Housing Designated for 
Elderly Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 7(a) of the United States Housing 
        Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437e(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Notwithstanding 
                any other provision of law'' and inserting ``Subject 
                only to the provisions of this subsection'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, except as 
                provided in paragraph (5)'' before the period at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(5) Limitation on occupancy in projects for elderly 
        families.--
                    ``(A) Occupancy limitation.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law, a dwelling unit in a project 
                (or portion of a project) that is designated under 
                paragraph (1) for occupancy by only elderly families or 
                by only elderly and disabled families shall not be 
                occupied by--
                            ``(i) any person with disabilities who is 
                        not an elderly person and whose history of use 
                        of alcohol or drugs constitutes a disability; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) any person who is not an elderly 
                        person and whose history of use of alcohol or 
                        drugs provides reasonable cause for the public 
                        housing agency to believe that the occupancy by 
                        such person may interfere with the health, 
                        safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the 
                        premises by other tenants.
                    ``(B) Required statement.--A public housing agency 
                may not make a dwelling unit in such a project 
                available for occupancy to any person or family who is 
                not an elderly family, unless the agency acquires from 
                the person or family a signed statement that no person 
                who will be occupying the unit--
                            ``(i) uses (or has a history of use of) 
                        alcohol; or
                            ``(ii) uses (or has a history of use of) 
                        drugs;
                that would interfere with the health, safety, or right 
                to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other 
                tenants.''.
            (2) Lease provisions.--Section 6(l) of the United States 
        Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
                (7); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(6) provide that any occupancy in violation of the 
        provisions of section 7(a)(5)(A) or the furnishing of any false 
        or misleading information pursuant to section 7(a)(5)(B) shall 
        be cause for termination of tenancy; and''.
    (b) Eviction of Nonelderly Tenants Having Drug or Alcohol Use 
Problems From Public Housing Designated for Elderly Families.--Section 
7(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437e(c)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Standards Regarding Evictions.--
            ``(1) Limitation.--Any tenant who is lawfully residing in a 
        dwelling unit in a public housing project may not be evicted or 
        otherwise required to vacate such unit because of the 
        designation of the project (or a portion of the project) 
        pursuant to this section or because of any action taken by the 
        Secretary or any public housing agency pursuant to this 
        section.
            ``(2) Requirement to evict nonelderly tenants for 3 
        instances of prohibited activity involving drugs or alcohol.--
        With respect to a project (or portion of a project) described 
        in subsection (a)(5)(A), the public housing agency 
        administering the project shall evict any person who is not an 
        elderly person and who, during occupancy in the project (or 
        portion thereof), engages on 3 separate occasions (occurring 
        after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Community 
        Development Act of 1994) in any activity that threatens the 
        health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises 
        by other tenants and involves the use of alcohol or drugs.
            ``(3) Rule of construction.--The provisions of paragraph 
        (2) requiring eviction of a person may not be construed to 
        require a public housing agency to evict any other persons who 
        occupy the same dwelling unit as the person required to be 
        evicted.''.
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Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying dwelling units in assisted housing designated for elderly families.