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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Student Dropout Prevention
and Recovery Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Lowering the student dropout rate is one of the most
significant challenges facing educators today. Students must
stay in school in order to receive the education they need to
succeed in the new economy and contribute fully to American
society.
(2) The ability of local educational agencies to lower the
student dropout rate has been inhibited by the lack of focus at
the Federal level and the limited availability of appropriate
dropout prevention-focused curriculum, instruction,
professional development, and administrative support services.
(3) According to the National Dropout Prevention Network,
it is at the local and community level where school
improvements and change occur that will eventually have an
impact on the graduation rate of students. The focus of these
efforts should be concentrated on the most successful
strategies that research has identified as having an impact on
increasing the graduation rate. These strategies encompass--
(A) systemic renewal;
(B) community collaboration;
(C) professional development;
(D) family involvement;
(E) early childhood education;
(F) reading and writing programs;
(G) individualized instruction;
(H) instructional technologies;
(I) mentoring and tutoring;
(J) service learning;
(K) learning styles and multiple intelligences;
(L) violence prevention and conflict resolution;
(M) career education and workforce readiness;
(N) out-of-school experiences; and
(O) alternative public schooling.
(4) The National Dropout Prevention Network has found that
the strategies described in paragraph (3) have been successful
in all school levels from K-12 in rural, suburban, or urban
centers. When schools or school districts develop a program
improvement plan that encompasses most or all of these
strategies, positive outcomes will result.
(5) It is necessary to develop a number of model dropout
prevention programs to fully develop the effective strategies
listed above into comprehensive dropout prevention programs.
These model programs should be used as examples by schools
across the country that wish to implement similar programs.
Subsequently, a nationwide dropout prevention program, in order
to be effective, should be based on these model programs.
(6) Dropout prevention and recovery programs which are
proven to be successful in lowering dropout rates need to be
disseminated to school and community leaders willing to adapt
and support these innovative programs in their schools and
community.

SEC. 3. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS.

Part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

''PART C--SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS

''Subpart 1--Model School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5311. AUTHORIZATION.

''(a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention
and Program Completion shall award grants to public elementary schools,
middle schools, and secondary schools that have established and are
carrying out school dropout prevention programs to provide those
schools with additional resources to develop such programs further,
develop methods to assist other schools to implement similar programs,
and provide for research on the effects of such programs on the student
populations of the schools involved.
''(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for
a period of not more than 5 years. A school that desires to continue to
receive funding for the purposes described in subsection (a) shall
apply for a grant under the national school dropout prevention grant
program under subpart 2.

''SEC. 5312. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

''A school that receives a grant under section 5311 shall use
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop,
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible:
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs,
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning,
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways
(commonly referred to as 'learning styles instruction'), violence
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for
dropout prevention.

''SEC. 5313. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

''(a) Application.--
''(1) In general.--Each school desiring a grant under
section 5311 shall submit an application, after review by the
local educational agency of the school, to the Director at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Director may require.
''(2) Contents.--A school desiring a grant under section
5311 shall submit an application, through the local educational
agency of the school under paragraph (1), that contains a
description of the current dropout prevention program of the
school.
''(b) Selection of Schools.--
''(1) Limitation.--The Director may award grants to not
more than 20 schools under section 5311. Such schools shall
have demonstrated success in establishing and carrying out
activities described in section 5312.
''(2) Allocation.--Grants awarded under section 5311 shall
be allocated among schools that meet the following
requirements:
''(A) 4 elementary schools that have established
and are carrying out early childhood education
programs.
''(B) 4 secondary schools that have established and
are carrying out academic intervention programs and
mediation programs.
''(C) 4 secondary schools that have established and
are carrying out intervention programs and recovery
programs.
''(D) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or
secondary) that are located in rural school districts
and that have demonstrated success in establishing and
carrying out 12 or more of the activities described in
section 5312.
''(E) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or
secondary) that are located in urban school districts
and that have demonstrated success in establishing and
carrying out all of the activities described in section
5312.
''(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under section 5311, the
Director shall give priority to schools that have demonstrated
success in establishing and carrying out the highest number of
activities described in section 5312.
''(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5311, except
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

''Subpart 2--National School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5321. AUTHORIZATION.

''(a) In General.--Beginning in the third year of the Model School
Dropout Prevention Grant Program under subpart 1, the Director of the
Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion shall award grants
to public elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to
enable the schools to implement, or further carry out, effective,
sustainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention programs.
''(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for
a period of not less than 2 years but not more than 5 years.

''SEC. 5322. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

''A school that receives a grant under section 5321 shall use
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop,
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible:
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs,
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning,
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways
(commonly referred to as 'learning styles instruction'), violence
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for
dropout prevention.

''SEC. 5323. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

''(a) Application.--Each school desiring a grant under section 5321
shall submit an application, after review by the local educational
agency of the school, to the Director at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Director may require.
''(b) Selection of Schools.--The Director shall establish clear and
specific selection criteria for awarding grants to schools under
section 5321, including the number of grants to award and the type of
schools to be awarded grants. Such criteria shall be based on school
dropout rates and other relevant factors, such as the quality of the
existing or proposed dropout prevention program, the number of students
who are dropouts, the number of students who are eligible to receive
free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, the number of students who are below their grade
level in basic skills, the number of students who are involved in
family court or the juvenile justice system, and the number of students
who are teen mothers.
''(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5321, except
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

''Subpart 3--Additional Requirements for Model and National Dropout
Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5331. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.

''Each school that receives a grant under section 5311 or 5321, or
the local educational agency of the school, shall provide information
and technical assistance, including presentations, document-sharing,
and joint staff development, to other schools within their school
district and to other schools in their State that are desiring to
receive grants under section 5311 or 5321, as the case may be.

''SEC. 5332. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.

''For purposes of calculating a school dropout rate under subparts
1 and 2, a school shall use--
''(1) the annual event school dropout rate for students
leaving a school in a single year determined in accordance with
the National Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of
Data, if available;
''(2) the standard method used by the State agency; or
''(3) in other cases, a standard method for calculating the
school dropout rate as determined by the Director.

''SEC. 5333. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

''(a) Reporting.--In order to receive funding under subpart 1 or 2
for a fiscal year after the first fiscal year a school receives funding
under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, the school shall provide, on
an annual basis, to the Director a report regarding the status of the
implementation of activities funded under subpart 1 or 2 and
certification of progress from the eligible entity whose strategies the
school is implementing.
''(b) Accountability.--On the basis of the reports submitted under
subsection (a), the Director shall evaluate the effect of the
activities assisted under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, on school
dropout prevention compared to a control group, to the extent
practicable.

''Subpart 4--National Clearinghouse on Effective School Dropout
Prevention

''SEC. 5341. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.

''Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this part,
the Director shall establish a national clearinghouse on effective
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
The clearinghouse shall be established through a competitive grant or
contract awarded to an organization with a demonstrated capacity to
provide technical assistance and disseminate information in the area of
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
The clearinghouse shall--
''(1) collect and disseminate to educators, parents, and
policymakers information on research, effective programs, best
practices, and available Federal resources with respect to
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry
programs, including dissemination by an electronically
accessible database, a worldwide Web site, and a national
journal;
''(2) provide technical assistance regarding securing
resources with respect to, and designing and implementing,
effective and comprehensive school dropout prevention,
intervention programs, and reentry programs; and
''(3) provide professional development opportunities
through workshops, seminars, and institutes for educators and
program providers responsible for planning, implementing, and
evaluating comprehensive school dropout prevention,
intervention programs, and recovery programs.

''Subpart 5--Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations

''SEC. 5351. DEFINITIONS.

''In this part:
''(1) Director.--The term 'Director' means the Director of
the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion
established under section 218 of the General Education
Provisions Act.
''(2) Intervention programs.--The term 'intervention
programs' means programs or strategies that are designed to
improve academic or personal problems of students that
negatively affect the students' performance or ability to
remain in school and graduate from school with a diploma.
''(3) Prevention programs.--The term 'prevention programs'
means programs that anticipate, forestall, or relate to
cognitive, social, or personal problems of students before such
problems impair a student's ability to perform in school.
''(4) Recovery programs.--The term 'recovery programs'
means programs or strategies designed to offer another
schooling option to an individual who has dropped out of
school.
''(5) School dropout.--The term 'school dropout' has the
meaning given the term in section 4(17) of the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act of 1994.

''SEC. 5352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''(a) Subpart 1.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 1 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
''(b) Subpart 2.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 2 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
''(c) Subpart 4.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 4 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 4. OFFICE OF DROPOUT PREVENTION AND PROGRAM COMPLETION.

(a) Establishment.--Title II of the Department of Education
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:

''office of dropout prevention and program completion

''Sec. 218. (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
Education an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion
(hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Office'), to be
administered by the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and
Program Completion. The Director of the Office shall report directly to
the Under Secretary of Education and shall perform such additional
functions as the Under Secretary may prescribe.
''(b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and
Program Completion (hereafter in this section referred to as the
'Director'), through the Office, shall--
''(1) help coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to
lower school dropout rates and increase program completion by
elementary, middle, and secondary school students;
''(2) recommend Federal policies, objectives, and
priorities to lower school dropout rates and increase program
completion;
''(3) oversee the implementation of subparts 1 and 2 of
part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965;
''(4) annually prepare and submit to Congress and the
Secretary a national report describing efforts and recommended
actions regarding school dropout prevention and program
completion;
''(5) recommend action to the Secretary and the President,
as appropriate, regarding school dropout prevention and program
completion; and
''(6) consult with and assist State and local governments
regarding school dropout prevention and program completion.
''(c) Scope of Duties.--The scope of the Director's duties under
subsection (b) shall include examination of all Federal and non-Federal
efforts related to--
''(1) promoting program completion for children attending
elementary, middle, or secondary school;
''(2) programs to obtain a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent (including general equivalency diploma
(GED) programs); and
''(3) reentry programs for individuals aged 12 to 24 who
are out of school.
''(d) Detailing.--In carrying out the Director's duties under this
section, the Director may request the head of any Federal department or
agency to detail personnel who are engaged in school dropout prevention
activities to another Federal department or agency in order to
implement the National School Dropout Prevention Strategy.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Department
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 217 the following new
item:

''Sec. 218. Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion.''.
[EX A]: Requires the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion (established by this Act in the Department of Education) to carry out provisions for: (1) a model school dropout prevention grant program; (2) a national school dropout prevention grant program; and (3) a national clearinghouse on effective school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
Authorizes appropriations for such part C programs.
Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion, to be administered by a Director who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Education. Sets forth the Director's duties and their scope.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Neutral Cost Recovery Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. NEUTRAL COST RECOVERY DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN
PROPERTY PLACED IN SERVICE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2001.

(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to accelerated cost recovery system) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new subsection:
''(k) Deduction Adjustment To Allow Equivalent of Expensing for
Certain Property Placed in Service After December 31, 2001.--
''(1) In general.--In the case of tangible property placed
in service after December 31, 2001, the deduction under this
section with respect to such property--
''(A) shall be determined by substituting '150
percent' for '200 percent' in subsection (b)(1) in the
case of property to which the 200 percent declining
balance method would otherwise apply, and
''(B) for any taxable year after the taxable year
during which the property is placed in service shall
be--
''(i) the amount determined under this
section for such taxable year without regard to
this subparagraph, multiplied by
''(ii) the applicable neutral cost recovery
ratio for such taxable year.
''(2) Applicable neutral cost recovery ratio.--For purposes
of paragraph (1)--
''(A) In general.--The applicable neutral cost
recovery ratio for the property for any taxable year is
the number determined by--
''(i) dividing--
''(I) the gross domestic product
deflator for the calendar quarter
ending in such taxable year which
corresponds to the calendar quarter
during which the property was placed in
service by the taxpayer, by
''(II) the gross domestic product
deflator for the calendar quarter
during which the property was placed in
service by the taxpayer, and
''(ii) then multiplying the number
determined under clause (i) by the number equal
to 1.035 to the nth power where 'n' is the
number of full years in the period beginning on
the 1st day of the calendar quarter during
which the property was placed in service by the
taxpayer and ending on the day before the
beginning of the corresponding calendar quarter
ending during such taxable year.
The applicable neutral cost recovery ratio shall never
be less than 1. The applicable neutral cost recovery
ratio shall be rounded to the nearest /1000\.
''(B) Special rule for certain property.--In the
case of property described in paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (b) or in subsection (g), the applicable
neutral cost recovery ratio shall be determined without
regard to subparagraph (A)(ii).
''(3) Gross domestic product deflator.--For purposes of
paragraph (2), the gross domestic product deflator for any
calendar quarter is the implicit price deflator for the gross
domestic product for such quarter (as shown in the first
revision thereof).
''(4) Election not to have subsection apply.--This
subsection shall not apply to any property if the taxpayer
elects not to have this subsection apply to such property. Such
an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
''(5) Churning transactions.--This subsection shall not
apply to any property if this section would not apply to such
property were subsection (f)(5)(A)(ii) applied by substituting
'2002' for '1981' and '2001' for '1980'.
''(6) Additional deduction not to affect basis or
recapture.--
''(A) In general.--The additional amount determined
under this section by reason of this subsection shall
not be taken into account in determining the adjusted
basis of any property or of any interest in a pass-thru
entity which holds such property and shall not be
treated as a deduction for depreciation for purposes of
sections 1245 and 1250.
''(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term 'pass-thru entity' means--
''(i) a regulated investment company,
''(ii) a real estate investment trust,
''(iii) an S corporation,
''(iv) a partnership,
''(v) an estate or trust, and
''(vi) a common trust fund.''
(b) Minimum Tax Treatment.--
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 56(a) of such Code is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
''(E) Use of neutral cost recovery ratio.--In the
case of property to which section 168(k) applies and
which is placed in service after December 31, 2001, the
deduction allowable under this paragraph with respect
to such property for any taxable year (after the
taxable year during which the property is placed in
service) shall be--
''(i) the amount so allowable for such
taxable year without regard to this
subparagraph, multiplied by
''(ii) the applicable neutral cost recovery
ratio for such taxable year (as determined
under section 168(k)).
This subparagraph shall not apply to any property with
respect to which there is an election in effect not to
have section 168(k)) apply.''
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 56(g)(4) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
''(v) Neutral cost recovery deduction.--
Clause (i) shall not apply to the additional
deduction allowable by reason of section
168(k).''
(c) Coordination With Depreciation Limitation on Certain
Automobiles.--Clause (i) of section 280F(a)(1)(B) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ''For purposes
of this clause, the unrecovered basis of any passenger automobile shall
be treated as including the additional amount determined under section
168 by reason of subsection (k) thereof to the extent not allowed as a
deduction by reason of this paragraph for any taxable year in the
recovery period.''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2001.
[EX A]: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that the depreciation deduction for tangible property placed in service after 2001 be computed using neutral cost recovery ratios.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR ENROLLMENT OF LAND COVERED BY EXPIRING CONSERVATION
RESERVE PROGRAM CONTRACTS.

(a) Eligible Farm Lands.--This section applies with respect to a
farm containing land covered by a conservation reserve program contract
expiring during fiscal year 1997 if--
(1) the farm had a crop acreage base for wheat, oats, or
barley at the time the conservation reserve program contract
was executed;
(2) the farm is located in an area in which fall-seeded
crops are regularly planted, as determined by the Secretary of
Agriculture;
(3) the owner of the farm (or the operator with the consent
of the owner) submitted, during the enrollment period that
ended on March 28, 1997, an eligible bid to enroll all or part
of the land covered by the expiring contract in the
conservation reserve established under subchapter B of chapter
1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.); and
(4) the land designated in the bid satisfies the
eligibility criteria in effect for enrollment of land in the
conservation reserve.
(b) One-Year Enrollment Authorized.--
(1) Authority of owner or operator.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), the owner or operator of a farm described in
subsection (a) may enroll in the conservation reserve for a
one-year term to begin on October 1, 1997, the land covered by
the expiring conservation reserve program contract and included
in the owner's or operator's enrollment bid (as described in
subsection (a)(3)) if--
(A) the owner or operator notifies the Secretary in
writing, during the special notification period
required under paragraph (2), that the owner or
operator desires to enroll the land in the conservation
reserve for one year under this section; and
(B) the Secretary does not accept, before October
1, 1997, the owner's or operator's enrollment bid (as
described in subsection (a)(3)) to enroll the land in a
long-term conservation reserve program contract.
(2) Special notification period.--Promptly upon the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a special
period for owners and operators of farms described in
subsection (a) to permit the owners and operators to provide
the notification required under paragraph (1)(A) to enter into
one-year conservation reserve program contracts under this
section.
(c) Rental Rate.--The rental rate for a one-year conservation
reserve program contract under subsection (b) shall be equal to the
amount of the bid (as described in subsection (a)(3)) that the owner or
operator submitted with respect to the land to be covered by the one-
year contract.
(d) Effect of One-Year Contract on Subsequent Enrollment.--If an
owner or operator who enrolls eligible farm land in a one-year
conservation reserve program contract under subsection (b) submits a
bid to enroll the same land in the conservation reserve under a long-
term conservation reserve program contract that would commence on
October 1, 1998, and the Secretary accepts the bid and enters into a
long-term conservation reserve program contract with the owner or
operator, then the one-year contract shall be considered to be the
first year of that long-term conservation reserve program contract.
(e) Maximum Enrollment.--The maximum number of acres in the
conservation reserve during fiscal year 1998, including land enrolled
by the Secretary under one-year conservation reserve program contracts
under subsection (b), may not exceed 30,000,000 acres.
(f) Application of Conservation Reserve Laws.--Except as
specifically provided in this section, the terms and conditions of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) shall apply with respect
to one-year conservation reserve program contracts authorized by this
section.
(g) Effect of Completion of 15th Enrollment.--If, as of the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary has already acted on the bids
submitted during the enrollment period that ended on March 28, 1997, to
enroll land in the conservation reserve, either by accepting or
rejecting the bids, then the authority provided by this section for
special one-year conservation reserve program contracts shall not take
effect.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL EARLY TERMINATION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CONSERVATION
RESERVE PROGRAM CONTRACTS EXPIRING IN 1997.

(a) Early Termination Authority.--A farm owner or operator
described in subsection (b) who is a party to a conservation reserve
program contract expiring during fiscal year 1997 may terminate the
contract at any time after June 30, 1997. Notwithstanding section
1235(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)), the
termination shall take effect immediately upon submission of notice of
the termination to the Secretary of Agriculture and shall not result in
a reduction in the amount of the rental payment due under the
conservation reserve program contract for fiscal year 1997.
(b) Eligible Owners and Operators.--A farm owner or operator
referred to in subsection (a) is a farm owner or operator with respect
to whom one of the following circumstances apply:
(1) Neither the owner, operator, nor any other eligible
person submitted, during the enrollment period that ended on
March 28, 1997, an eligible bid to enroll all or part of the
land covered by the expiring conservation reserve program
contract in the conservation reserve established under
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.).
(2) An eligible bid was submitted during the enrollment
period to enroll all or part of the land covered by the
expiring contract in the conservation reserve, but the
Secretary of Agriculture rejected the bid and the owner or
operator did not notify the Secretary, in the manner provided
in section 1(b), that the owner or operator desired a one-year
contract under section 1.
(c) Conservation Reserve Program Contract Defined.--In this
section, the term ''conservation reserve program contract'' means a
contract entered into under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of
title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) for
enrollment of farm acreage in the conservation reserve established
under such subchapter.

Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 1997.

Attest:

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.
[EX A]:
Authorizes a one-year conservation reserve program (CRP) enrollment (to begin October 1, 1997) for land covered by a CRP contract expiring in FY 1997 if: (1) such land is eligible CRP land, had a wheat, oats, or barley crop acreage base, and is located in an area where fall-seeded crops are regularly planted; and (2) the owner submitted an enrollment bid during the March 28, 1997 enrollment period. States that: (1) such one-year enrollment shall be considered part of any subsequent long-term enrollment, but shall not take effect if the March 28, 1997 enrollment has been completed prior to enactment of this Act; and (2) the maximum FY 1998 CRP enrollment shall be 30 million acres. Authorizes specified owners or operators who did not bid for contract extensions to terminate an expiring FY 1997 CRP contract anytime after June 30, 1997, without any rental payment reduction.