115 HR 4425 IH: Food and Farm Act U.S. House of Representatives 2017-11-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4425IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 16, 2017Mr. Blumenauer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo reform the safety net for farmers and ranchers, enhance soil, water, and habitat conservation, encourage beginning farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition for Americans, support agriculture research and innovation, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in regional food systems, and for other purposes.
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Short title; table of contents
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Food and Farm Act. (b)
Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Commodities and Crop Insurance Subtitle A—Cutting, Capping, and Clarifying Agriculture Subsidies Sec. 101. Repealing excessive subsidy programs for commodity crops. Sec. 102. Comprehensive cap on total agricultural subsidies an eligible entity may receive. Sec. 103. Adjusted gross income limitation. Sec. 104. Elimination of separate payment limitation on peanut subsidies. Sec. 105. Strengthening prevented planting coverage. Sec. 106. Eliminating the yield transfer loophole. Sec. 107. Ensuring planting on suitable land. Sec. 108. Report on diversity in crop insurance. Subtitle B—Expansion of Whole Farm Crop Insurance Sec. 121. Expansion of whole farm crop insurance option for farms that grow multiple crops. Title II—Conservation Subtitle A—Strengthening Conservation Compliance Sec. 201. Definitions. Sec. 202. Covered cropland program ineligibility. Sec. 203. Exemptions. Sec. 204. Development and implementation of conservation plans and conservation systems. Sec. 205. Wetland program ineligibility. Sec. 206. Delineation of wetlands; exemptions. Subtitle B—Enhancing Environmental Quality Incentives Sec. 211. Purposes. Sec. 212. Definitions. Sec. 213. Establishment and administration. Sec. 214. Evaluation of applications. Sec. 215. Environmental quality incentives program plan. Sec. 216. Duties of the Secretary. Sec. 217. Limitation on payments. Subtitle C—Reforming the Conservation Stewardship Program Sec. 221. Definitions. Sec. 222. Conservation stewardship program. Sec. 223. Stewardship contracts. Sec. 224. Duties of the Secretary. Subtitle D—Building on the Regional Conservation Partnership Sec. 231. Improvements to the regional conservation partnership program. Subtitle E—Establishing Innovative Grants for Conservation and Loans for Structural Improvements Sec. 241. Repeal and reestablishment of EQIP conservation innovation grant program. Sec. 242. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program. Subtitle F—Ensuring Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Agriculture Sec. 251. Greenhouse gas reporting. Sec. 252. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle G—Administration and Funding Sec. 261. Commodity credit corporation. Title III—Food Assistance Sec. 301. Elimination of domestic procurement restriction for emergency and private assistance programs under the Food for Peace Act. Sec. 302. Elimination of cap on support for eligible organizations for certain purposes. Sec. 303. Elimination of minimum level of local sales requirement under the Food for Peace Act. Sec. 304. Food for Peace Act extensions. Title IV—Nutrition Subtitle A—Increasing Access to Healthy Foods Sec. 401. Expanding Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Sec. 402. Helping schools serve healthier meals. Sec. 403. Strengthening the food and agriculture service learning program. Sec. 404. Harvesting health program. Subtitle B—Improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Sec. 411. Continuing the Farmers’ Markets Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grant Program. Sec. 412. Expanding and increasing support for the food insecurity nutrition incentives program. Sec. 413. Closing the Meal Gap. Title V—Future of American Farmers Subtitle A—Defining beginning farmer or rancher Sec. 501. Beginning farmer or rancher defined. Subtitle B—Providing Resources for Beginning, Retiring, and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Sec. 511. Reauthorization and increased funding for outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers. Sec. 512. Ensuring permanent funding for beginning farmer and rancher development program. Sec. 513. Supporting beginning farmer participation in certain conservation programs. Sec. 514. Creating a priority for participation of beginning farmers and ranchers in Farmers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Sec. 515. Supporting beginning farmers and ranchers through Farm Service Agency liaisons. Sec. 516. Facilitating succession planning through the creation of Farm Service Agency regional planners. Sec. 517. Ensuring a vibrant agricultural sector through the creation of a land tenure commission. Subtitle C—Creating financial incentives To benefit beginning farmers and ranchers Sec. 521. Removing barriers to farming through an eligible farmer tax credit. Sec. 522. Ensuring Farm Service Facility loans can serve agricultural cooperatives. Sec. 523. Loans to cooperatives. Title VI—Food Waste Sec. 601. Sense of Congress regarding reducing food waste. Sec. 602. Establishment of Office of Food Waste. Sec. 603. Establishment of food loss and waste reduction task force. Sec. 604. Standardizing, aggregating, and publishing food waste data. Title VII—Research, Extension, and Related Matters Subtitle A—Investing in Sustainable Agriculture Sec. 701. Sustainable agriculture research, extension, and education programs. Sec. 702. National training program. Subtitle B—Supporting research To help farmers adapt to a disrupted climate Sec. 711. Competitive, special, and facilities grants. Sec. 712. Specialty crop research initiative. Title VIII—Animal Welfare Subtitle A—Ensuring Animal Welfare in Farming Sec. 801. Definitions for humanely raised livestock and poultry certification programs. Sec. 802. Requiring the issuance of the final rule for setting production standards for organic livestock and poultry without amendment. Sec. 803. Increasing market access for humanely raised livestock and poultry certification programs. Subtitle B—Reforming Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Sec. 811. Animal welfare. Sec. 812. Establishing a research and extension program for humanely raised livestock and poultry certifications. Subtitle C—Protecting Companion Animals Sec. 821. Maintenance and public availability of regulatory records. Sec. 822. Prohibiting the trade of dog and cat meat. Title IX—Regional Food Systems Subtitle A—Expanding Support for Local and Regional Food Systems Sec. 901. Sense of the Congress. Sec. 902. Expanding the Food Leveraging Investment for Network Coordination (LINC) Program. Sec. 903. Ensuring success of regional food projects under the business and industry guaranteed loan program. Sec. 904. Increasing support for the specialty crop block grant program. Subtitle B—Enhancing Regional Food Infrastructure Sec. 911. Supporting regional food infrastructure assessment and collaborative planning. Sec. 912. Livestock, dairy, and poultry supply chain infrastructure grants and loans. Subtitle C—Expanding Accessibility of Federal Grant Programs Sec. 921. Publishing information about funded Farmers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program projects. Sec. 922. Streamlining of local and regional food program application procedures. Subtitle D—Leveling the Playing Field for Small Farmers Sec. 931. Ensuring fair practices in agriculture.
<enum>I</enum><header>Commodities and Crop Insurance</header> <subtitle id="H3F0A90633BF24C68BEA503B277F93C8B"><enum>A</enum><header>Cutting, Capping, and Clarifying Agriculture Subsidies</header> <section id="H582349A8A5B94A16A653C29A988BF654"><enum>101.</enum><header>Repealing excessive subsidy programs for commodity crops</header> <subsection id="H3C3054F8114B47D5A73E669B76163C42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part II of subtitle A of title I of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011</external-xref> et seq.) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HB3FDB8016C8542B4A01478A35DF1F85F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continued application for 2017 crop year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part II of subtitle A of title I of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011</external-xref> et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply through the 2017 crop year with respect to each covered commodity (as defined in section 1111(6) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011(6)</external-xref>)) on a farm.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HC2082DA859F743D085118200EFF1436F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Comprehensive cap on total agricultural subsidies an eligible entity may receive</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDE78E6EE30444145AAB76AAF188568D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0A99361576394E9896DD1216C705EB89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in such subsections, by striking <quote>(b) and (c)</quote> and <quote>(b) or (c)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(b), (c), and (e)</quote> and <quote>(b), (c), or (e)</quote>, respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H08F497116D4F4553BC9D273D37D6747F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC975DBD5CC0E4EE9B6C51F76A09481DE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA71A7200047F4ED9AE795E02865D8982"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on total payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of payments and benefits described in section 1001D(b)(2) received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except a joint venture or general partnership) during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, may not exceed $125,000.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H3074BD05188543A784847E1EA8C5DCCD"><enum>103.</enum><header>Adjusted gross income limitation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD3851227B966479CBE44C5117C5F9C44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$900,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$500,000</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H61B0970B7F6744AC941B0C2B7447D3D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0FE77F737C141CF87AD78BB2F14B209" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H9A805D7939784AB38775E9C53D51B7F2"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A crop insurance premium subsidy under section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H2313C0127CCF44FCB509AD7444CEDB59"><enum>104.</enum><header>Elimination of separate payment limitation on peanut subsidies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H36FB48EECB7941CA91FC38F43A02DA7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6AAB7C3F9E354E46B6C83E8752832521"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">(other than Peanuts)</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB28354E0AB0E4865AB5A3EB1D629BE10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the text, by striking <quote>(other than for peanuts)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA780732BC1E640BAA222257818AC25F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>Effective beginning with the 2019 crop year, subsection (b), rather than this subsection, shall apply to payments received as marketing loan gains or loan deficiency payments under subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 for peanuts.</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H90B04B8B638D469A8BFD67056DE052F6"><enum>105.</enum><header>Strengthening prevented planting coverage</header> <subsection id="H6686AACF3C264F958B231B5C50CBF76A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Planting of cover crop</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508A(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508a">7 U.S.C. 1508a(c)(1)(A)(i)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, but, in that case, the producer shall plant a cover crop on the same acreage for the same crop year unless doing so would not constitute a good farming practice, as determined by the Secretary</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H5914AD287E8F4E7BB717CF3EBB8C7E16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Area conditions required for payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508A(c)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508a">7 U.S.C. 1508a(c)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, in the area where</quote> and inserting <quote>in the same county, in an adjoining county, or operating within 100 miles of the affected producers, whichever area is greater,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H451DD6E569FA4F40A6A4FA9545980E80"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508A(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508a">7 U.S.C. 1508a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE695C20EDCA84E9A96FA6ADEA1A0710F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H376BBEDD67604893A8C3281F30A24CDB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Successful planting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to qualify for prevented planting coverage, the land to be covered must have been planted in at least one of the preceding 3 crop years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD70B5CE89EF243E89CAD74564E0F6002"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Irrigation guidance</header><text>The Corporation shall develop guidance on the efficient conservative use of irrigation water when a crop is clearly lost to ensure the program does not contribute to the inefficient use of water resources.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0018984309E44FD891D241D37FE42569"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Coverage levels</header><text>Prevented planting coverage levels shall not exceed the coverage factors as determined by the Corporation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H69075F0892AB42B597493202A9A965F9"><enum>106.</enum><header>Eliminating the yield transfer loophole</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(g)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4345D88C695349AB899C086A934FCF6A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF6D3F2043C0A48418AB0A5307CBB01BA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Yield transfer prohibited</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall not allow a producer’s actual production records from one parcel of land to be used to establish actual production history on a separate parcel of land.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HF63C0B3AB35F4CE38AFB2CBB6DB2E395"><enum>107.</enum><header>Ensuring planting on suitable land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED9CE29AC0924BB89B344B0954D8C011" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HD0331290B3F244C7AE7251A0749396CF"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Prohibition of subsidies on unsuitable land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall ensure that no premium benefits are provided on lands, other than for pasture, forage, or rangeland policy benefits, that are classified as generally unsuitable for cultivation by the land capability classification system, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HE68EF207B4A94E258300F64E2484A875"><enum>108.</enum><header>Report on diversity in crop insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E99F03664D54CFA9E0DA6025A9E7C00" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HCF70AC675D074519842BFEF5F66F4DF2"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Annual diversity report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Standard Reinsurance Agreement shall include a requirement for all approved insurance providers to submit to the Corporation on an annual basis a report—</text> <clause id="H67FF3C91903F4FE290F0F22B0C2B98EC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describing activities undertaken to promote access to crop insurance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and</text> </clause><clause id="HBC759A3B174E4C6A941C3E1102D9558C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>containing demographic information regarding the producers being served, including information by race and gender.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9F9D9628052F40E9AC7A7543FFDD9734"><enum>B</enum><header>Expansion of Whole Farm Crop Insurance</header> <section id="H2A9495B8D2B445D3AD6520FB292854AA"><enum>121.</enum><header>Expansion of whole farm crop insurance option for farms that grow multiple crops</header> <subsection id="HF4C2A76C4AAA4255B463A16E6C985B61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of liability limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522(c)(19)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(19)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, with a liability limitation of $1,500,000,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H02AF3AF8CB46486E8F5AD7072B7C0606"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522(c)(19) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(19)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE260F93628B045E798ACD4B64BCF46E8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H0DBBBE4A21E44847A2CAD64A50475574"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Administrative and operating expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not withstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Corporation shall allow approved insurance providers to utilize alternate compensation structures for the administration of the plan developed under subparagraph (A) that—</text> <clause id="H2E0F816B54694E53BA57EFF8B962A83E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>compensate agents based on the actual time it takes to write and administer a policy under the plan; or</text> </clause><clause id="H039A35669DEA4528A53A32ADBDB41F86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>another method approved by the Corporation that proportionally compensates agents for any increased time commitments required by the plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB5B3BB32A3F4AFF99FCA94C23DE8459"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Paperwork reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall seek to ensure that the paperwork requirements of agents and producers associated with the plan developed under subparagraph (A) are minimized to the maximum extent possible, while still meeting actuarial soundness standards.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9517FD2258543B39646E1920A914232"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Expanding operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent possible, the Corporation shall ensure that all producers, including rapidly expanding operations, are able to obtain coverage under the plan developed under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Conservation</header> <subtitle id="H1DFF2D16E14D4D91B82FCD3EBC420E2E"><enum>A</enum><header>Strengthening Conservation Compliance</header> <section id="H6E6280DBD7CD4489947CB1325643006D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3801">16 U.S.C. 3801(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFCF7EC1FF53847F3949C15167C02D020"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC69517EAF70F4FB9A55DEACB15BEC101"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>highly erodible</quote> and inserting <quote>covered</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB045755344B4D669E95B4C1E933AB87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>the highly erodible</quote> and inserting <quote>covered</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F24CA5732B84D94BE28DB1975D53633"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H47BF0CBC83854990BC23C29D10B0FC56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2729B1F945944BA09D57ED807FCF9157"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80E7CB4F49F4413C953AA3B83A8F10F1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1062551B7C564D30A9CF89D7935496A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are designed to, in a cost effective and technically practicable manner—</text> <clause id="H73A4CCBD60304690BCC21C9278AD9D3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>achieve a substantial improvement in water quality;</text> </clause><clause id="HE668FF47AC4E4C5EA13D82AFBEC3AE93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieve a rate of soil erosion no greater than the soil loss tolerance level, as determined by the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text> </clause><clause id="H3D5246AF215F491CAC5EE3CE235C8C8C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prevent ephemeral gully erosion; and</text> </clause><clause id="H523A9E3BDDAD4810BD33C6E885B3855C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establish and maintain a minimum of 50 feet of perennial vegetation between covered cropland and intermittent or perennial waterways; and</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39BFFC0E5C81463B83940300853F01A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D508B8A2BCA40C9B68D0466A5BBE9E3" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE2B4A73495F14DE48285468D260F6E70"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are based on the most recent and technically accurate soil erosion prediction models to determine if soil erosion by wind and water exceed the Soil Loss Tolerance Level on covered cropland subject to subtitle B.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3B36959A5664CC682C9E996138DD1DC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>highly erodible</quote> and inserting <quote>covered</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCA88EFD515F44B8A8F1C0B5833DE345A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (7)(A)(ii) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6B912436F9D4C978FBCD403A65BBAAF" style="OLC"> <clause id="H647934AB5267486FB62EA17071D19D08" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before such action, such land was wetland.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7D91EBD7CEE1494093018621D0904B57"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9), by striking <quote>Any highly erodible land on which an agricultural commodity is produced after December 23, 1985, and that is not exempt under section 1212, shall be considered as part of the field in which the land was included on December 23, 1985, unless the owner and Secretary agree to modification of the boundaries of the field to carry out this title.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H74210484E53F45729B8C5EA32D859EAF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2927F87CA2BF4B4C9ECF937A54E7EB79" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H039578C710D54ACC8F8625A9E9404B52"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Covered cropland</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered cropland</term> means cropland, as defined in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, that is planted to a row crop.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HCDD8C3E6706247E1AD74FEAC9B8D2FAB"><enum>202.</enum><header>Covered cropland program ineligibility</header> <subsection id="HCA04354DAB314703921C083F8D6CA3CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1211 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3811">16 U.S.C. 3811</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A582EF5AD504802A33CBBC09ACA4676"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2EC53A243A534CCAA9F782E3111B03FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>a field on which highly erodible land</quote> and all that follows through <quote>shall be ineligible for</quote> and inserting <quote>covered cropland shall be ineligible for</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H116CAE2F9B644013BDE0831E2722CC0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text> <clause id="H74D529C1EDC14A9C88DEA74B34CEEA39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or income</quote> after <quote>any type of price</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H570F425CA4B542A19B76D5699453DEBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including a payment made under section 1116 or 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014</quote> before the semicolon at the end; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D1E4950C9F04AF4B2F84D91E4994680"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(D), by striking <quote>excessive erosion of highly erodible land</quote> and inserting <quote>substantial erosion or degradation of water quality</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC4593C4E1384388911C6519C423F32C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading of subsection (b), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Highly Erodible Land</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Compliance Determination</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D18AD030C1F46D28EC516463E189FF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3811">16 U.S.C. 3811</external-xref> et seq.) is amended in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="OLC">Highly Erodible Land</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="OLC">Covered Cropland</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H7FD56C44E8C74D969CDDF413FF94ABE8"><enum>203.</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3812">16 U.S.C. 3812</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H90CC81B36B614930BCCAB57B9804D1FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32FBA90F6BBA402298D17F24D9239DBE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA69BD68DF9B84CAA99CDFF3E2F1E9D67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility based on compliance with conservation plan</header> <paragraph id="H696EF934C1084356BFBCE77E85A33F90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, as of January 1, 2023, or 2 years after the Natural Resources Conservation Service has completed a conservation plan for the farm, whichever is later, a person is actively applying the approved conservation plan, such person shall have until January 1, 2028, to comply with the plan without being subject to program ineligibility.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H578633B1D6A34236A16FA2EC94842027"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Minimization of documentation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and local soil conservation districts shall minimize the quantity of documentation a person must submit to comply with this paragraph.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H53CD8A72D75B48F5916B6F3A6C995FB2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the expiration of a contract entered into under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, the provisions of this subtitle shall apply to the acreage that was the subject of such contract.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H221AC10068E3492BB7936969DCF4DEE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD6E8012945CB4038B199F5F573219477"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6F78795C56BB4B838BBEF7EFA441ACF3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by amending paragraph (4)(A)(i) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H40F42B4EC6644318A54E7E6EC9904372" style="OLC"> <clause id="H00AE05821E7C4DFEB9EE7EA5AE007064"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a person has failed to comply with section 1211, and has acted in good faith and without an intent to violate section 1211; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H20C21250E4374781A34E912FA497A38F"><enum>204.</enum><header>Development and implementation of conservation plans and conservation systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1213 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3812a">16 U.S.C. 3812a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H91AB13AF5A244E55BD95D665BFF9C7E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H87C0067F15AF455D98545325BA9F2FC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and economically</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03C683EB4D7640A095838D5060C52D61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>undue</quote> and inserting <quote>serious</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81CABABD92174DE099FD1788D92B6237"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8B9D22EF9F1345D09666CE03B23CA18A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))—</text> <subparagraph id="H14DB8EFB28664F258DDFC60FCD91BEA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H55673E7BC2064295992DA3CA3C129A3C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If a person makes a certification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not be required to</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall annually</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H523601E3A90C44F0953753A2B854C1B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>on not less than 5 percent of the covered cropland subject to this subtitle</quote> after <quote>being applied</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29E97685637C483A88DFD03A70E98083"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the last sentence and inserting <quote>The Secretary may revise the person’s conservation plan if the Secretary determines the conservation plan is not meeting the standards in section 1201(a)(4).</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD50633280DDB4E0A9C60F0531DF738D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE32779E2125140EAA827CCD5A229E441" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD148106F19B84559931864DB3888A084"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HAF721D0260A64D9A81600432ADD5EE16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to a person throughout the development, revision, and application of the conservation plan and any conservation system of the person; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB10A47C9BB7B41BF9C40D61B3DC07864"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make available annually an amount equal to 0.02 percent of the funding otherwise provided for programs specified in section 1211(a), not to exceed $350 million, to provide technical assistance, conduct status reviews and other tasks required to fully implement the provisions of this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HBA9F8E3DD1BB4571944CBFD3BEA1533B"><enum>205.</enum><header>Wetland program ineligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1221 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3821">16 U.S.C. 3821</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA7A55944BFB742E7B2F8F794D8E1404A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by inserting <quote>, including payments made under section 1116 or 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014</quote> before the period at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD45CC42AA5D04509AC88351230030F51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD2190D578CA542EA81045C6D397960D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26CA4EF228E94F05A0A76E921376F3D4" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HF41F7D0AF5D54E9E805AFEAEF75FC621"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New conversions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a wetland that the Secretary determines was converted after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the person shall be ineligible to receive crop insurance premium subsidies in subsequent reinsurance years unless the Secretary determines that an exemption pursuant to section 1222 applies.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H945330E1A17842D5A8AB5B6F84540C06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (E); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFABBDD1064C4A2680E285D09985F566"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91469FF8E70D47ABB1F58BAC4F067913" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H19DD91BEE8454AA19213112D85304646"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary shall make available annually an amount equal to 0.01 percent of the funding otherwise made available for programs specified in 1221(b), not to exceed $200 million, to provide technical assistance, conduct status reviews and carry out other tasks needed to fully implement the provisions of this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H603B1F158F2140C291C6A89FEE3C630A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Status reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually carry out a review of the status of compliance of the person with the conservation plan under which the conservation system is being applied on no less than 5 percent of the covered cropland subject to this subtitle.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H2FB40C164728402F9732CAABD4A653EF"><enum>206.</enum><header>Delineation of wetlands; exemptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1222 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3822">16 U.S.C. 3822</external-xref>) is amended in subsection (f)(2)—</text> <paragraph id="HEE82D165968941CEB4325AB39376AE2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF0CD24A851E74483827283B4766CFE5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC91793199F5442CE9905EEB9D4D01AE2"><enum>B</enum><header>Enhancing Environmental Quality Incentives</header> <section id="H99EB84D314D6459C9079FC9BAE3D2BAE"><enum>211.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa">16 U.S.C. 3839aa</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H159A64643D2B4CC9841B320EC2990260" style="OLC"> <section id="H539E466FC44840C4AE223BF01BBFF53F"><enum>1240.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of the environmental quality incentives program established by this chapter is to assist producers in implementing conservation systems, practices, and activities on their operations in order to—</text> <paragraph id="H2D7264C2E2394D90B0D5F4C92A2E9521"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve water quality, with special emphasis on reducing nutrient pollution and protecting sources of drinking water;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8DA07AF5EAFC4FCD9D489D13063FCB75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for resource and regulatory programs by assisting producers in protecting soil, water, air, and related natural resources and meeting environmental quality criteria established by Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3BF669A5CA844A5FB2E3AE43ADB5108F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conserve ground and surface water to sustain or improve in-stream flows;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H12931D95A632441988D5182CA35945A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the quality of soil fertility and health;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE5DFA89B39144E57AFB17417F67F64E0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>control invasive species;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCAC137A55A334CFEBF844C480EBDCC87"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enhance critical aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat for at-risk species;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H998A4A8F25EC46ED934E6274DB52E2CF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>reduce the amount and toxicity of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals found on food and in water or the air;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE6935C515F11456293A4719005D6BC0E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>reduce the nontherapeutic use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals in order to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal disease;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H681C0D20C129485F87F9B27DEA419D10"><enum>(9)</enum><text>help producers adapt to a changing and unpredictable climate and increase resiliency to climate change impacts, including rising temperatures and extreme weather events, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE156DBA90A7B452AABE2BD129B529247"><enum>(10)</enum><text>address additional priority resource concerns, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HD6CF6529291D4C11BD13CB3BB6861454"><enum>212.</enum><header>Definitions</header> <subsection id="H9E3786FC072B4ED8B01BF9D325E88C24"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Organic system plan</header><text>Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-1">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HFCB9058FFE4F4C2C8712BF62D6B6C155"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Practice</header><text>Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-1">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1</external-xref>) is further amended in paragraph (3)(B) (as redesignated by subsection (a))—</text> <paragraph id="H720E46DAD694495A82924E04EA8E568B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3DE015F76590477D90AEC1CDC45010EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC050D00BEB984E0190C5BE6B498BF57C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block id="H953E1B3CC6044880AB9E7C243F69AB48" style="OLC"> <clause id="H07A3DFA28C2A426A9B3F307F48776344"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>comprehensive conservation planning; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0F402AE4733E48B1B7E1E31A3E0F3F48"><enum>213.</enum><header>Establishment and administration</header> <subsection id="HC5A2566C456746F4B90FD94401A16F09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2002 through 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2019 through 2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H0E1D9E50E5DE4E40908AAD136947103B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Section 1240B(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>10 years</quote> and inserting <quote>5 years</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC5CA63BDFD7F4A6C9E56FFA808EB0FE7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Section 1240B(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(c)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H74314FC6EA41438E8FF025AB3D1F8658" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H4BDE5C0CBA2C4DEA8F9DCF59F21548F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the environmental values of two or more applications for payments are comparable, the Secretary shall assign a higher priority to a program application which will achieve the environment and conservation values using practices and systems the assessed cost of which is lower.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H545CA2F62B704BB9AA63FA98BC900363"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payments</header> <paragraph id="H746D903C01044928801FD32B1859540C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on substantial and primary benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240B(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H773471F320244024BE9AEC62486AE7E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HA78FE94FB7884E5D9B4C3050774C4760"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </clause><clause id="H12C22F16EE2D44D18689047CBF5CF263"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6939B69C90DC444DB211179E8F870C0F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H45E760CFAFEC46F485B42A1630A0A212" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE8A285E645D24ED99F2FC5480F824453"><enum>(D)</enum><text>50 percent of the cost of a practice that substantially benefits the producer, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70974AAA141147039D3DFDBC53BB520C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2CEAC4C0B8AD43FD887D6C05AC9338FE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H7D1778254DB54CC2B34F36311254D282"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Primary benefit to producer</header><text>A producer shall not be eligible for payments for a practice on eligible land under the program that primarily benefits the producer, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66BF1F0E6BCD46988D9928AB5F32F127"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Increased payments for certain practices</header><text>Section 1240B(d)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(3)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H7E3D8EAA9CD0448F906265406528BC32" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HA54FB217E7324EA88104113B2BD7485F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Increased payments for certain practices</header><text>The Secretary shall provide supplemental payments and enhanced technical assistance to producers implementing land management and vegetative practices at a level that, as determined by the Secretary, results in highly cost-effective treatment of priority resource concerns, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HB3659A95ACF140349B6EF3C64FE4CFA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>residue and tillage management;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6131938390EE47C281FB4769D6A983AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contour farming;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C3567E0000B478AA1C72DD574613F11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cover cropping;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E0FD8A8B17245AD8CF4757F65514D27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>integrated pest management;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18F507495C87472783A4E2A39DFF066C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>nutrient management;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE7E5D1161714501AA534D2E946410BD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>stream corridor improvement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0BFDF58F3E040B283869C802B5FB580"><enum>(G)</enum><text>invasive plant species control;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC72E12B4E3204F88909D026EA885E1B7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>contour buffer strips;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA215EAD351C74DF0B5D1B8655ABC4501"><enum>(I)</enum><text>riparian herbaceous and forest buffers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CD42A956EDD4FB98951B5AFFB9C0ABE"><enum>(J)</enum><text>filterstrips;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFA5F740EB0A4FB4B7654DB3C169FBC3"><enum>(K)</enum><text>stream habitat improvement and management;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5F1F7F12178404F9070AA89DEB01353"><enum>(L)</enum><text>grassed waterways;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8809788651841E08C25C6CFF4F229CC"><enum>(M)</enum><text>wetland restoration and enhancement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AEF23931A534059906DE7A43AB48FC3"><enum>(N)</enum><text>pollinator habitat; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA48F1FD3FDA84B7FB859DBAC4FECB175"><enum>(O)</enum><text>conservation crop rotation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2F8CBFBFB7A14A669401C2C8147D9BEB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on payments for certain practices</header><text>Section 1240B(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="HB39B0D774FDC4E1CB9350F3442C48E80" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB4FC6A3429274CC58830DB6735976C7D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitation on payments for certain practices</header><text>A producer who owns or operates a large confined animal feeding operation (as defined by the Secretary) shall not be eligible for payments under this chapter to construct an animal waste management facility or any associated waste transport or transfer device.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA26E358ED5AE468FA590365FE9D1302F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header><text>Section 1240B(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HEE4C0A4CFF9941E3983D27A81927A49A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HFD0F39C57D6D4B35961FCB493DC630D2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header><text>Of the funds made available for payments for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023—</text> <paragraph id="HFB308F15391E468AA94A138952054BD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than 10 percent shall be targeted at practices relating to improvement of fish and wildlife habitat; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H47CB21554A4F406A825D33F8B54BE2BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 5 percent shall be provided to producers who participate in an independent animal welfare certification program, as defined in section 801 of the <short-title>Food and Farm Act</short-title>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H674B945F6FEC4E6A9A978D3AB043A02A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Water conservation or irrigation efficiency practice</header> <paragraph id="HD4943CD6A62841A186ADCB19BD93F6E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of payments</header><text>Section 1240B(h)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(h)(1)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H8038BBC227A3440198891443A5489C27" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6B57BE3D68CC49CA9F7AA5660DCC870E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of payments</header><text>The Secretary may provide payments under this subsection to a producer for a water conservation or irrigation practice that promotes ground and surface water conservation on the agricultural operation of the producer by—</text> <subparagraph id="HF2BDA94C1CC54C12BFAD4EB7AB0B17DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improvements to irrigation systems;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H064B72954E754B958BA4E6E8BAEEF126"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhancement of irrigation efficiencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF6EC5F69B2F4BFE9D85F383A99C0D5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conversion of the agricultural operation to—</text> <clause id="HDBFAED2754C84118B48714A2AAF35A26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the production of less water-intensive agricultural commodities; or</text> </clause><clause id="HC2A314A927DA44BDAE8675A8D7B00AE3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>dryland farming;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H874E19D782BE4F6E9D5A3A2CA85A2C7E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improvement of the storage of water through measures such as water banking and groundwater recharge;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B98CABFAF9542DE9BE99339D960009A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat associated with irrigation systems, including pivot corners and areas with irregular boundaries; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC68F9A6C749847C99BA7C7701E7A6279"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establishment of other measures, as determined by the Secretary, that improve groundwater and surface water conservation in agricultural operations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3297C3062AB94FDE983B3BA0193E3959"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Section 1240B(h)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(h)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HF2FC74BFAEEC4E14AC3EE221A80F042E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FBD8003BE8D41B982888D5DC182576D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H70E8D8C53F55410C874C64B942AAC7AD" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HDF08CE7A594C44539B21DF6BB46B3490"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any associated water savings remain in the original source of such water for the useful life of the practice.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC9CF32144504BA8BF2207399420C9E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duty of producers</header><text>Section 1240B(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(h)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="HEB656ECCC6E94E62B51E1056FA5264E2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HC8E655904B5344AC9835BF3E8C7EB16C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duty of producers</header><text>The Secretary may not provide payments to a producer for a water conservation or irrigation practice under this chapter unless the producer agrees not to use any associated water savings to bring new land, other than incidental land needed for efficient operations, under irrigated production, except where the producer is participating in a watershed-wide project that will effectively conserve water, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE25B1496CD194D538798E58BA66A8695"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Payments for conservation practices related to organic production</header> <paragraph id="HED4F4AE38A504D8FB996BD23B3C88B0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments authorized</header><text>Section 1240B(i)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD988D6E90DB2416F8728451A9B03A2E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>Section 1240B(i)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H97D15F10BC41498A93D0F1684AE38265" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCE979CACB4A140F8B5506DC8F7BED5A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>As a condition for receiving payments under this subsection, a producer shall agree to develop and implement conservation practices for certified organic production that are consistent with the regulations promulgated under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.) and the purposes of this chapter.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBED883DE8CF34873A858EE273834B2A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment limitations; coordination with organic certification; planning</header><text>Section 1240B(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H790BDD060BAF4F508AEED80021D3C891"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1F985D013964BE4B97066F3F5BCBFDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block id="H7F6696CA4C044EC9B3D858FE954EAD60" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0CE85A352D7F4FCD82BAE5A334208B08"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with organic certification</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a transparent means by which producers may initiate organic certification under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.) while participating in a contract under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4B6C8545EDEB4FCB8B055134B13E21CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Planning</header> <subparagraph id="HD0F398BA692549A5B83BAD74268E3439"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide planning assistance to producers transitioning to certified organic production consistent with the requirements of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.) and the purposes of this chapter.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17485DA1BE574369B1C18F93DB2C08CE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Avoidance of duplication</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, eliminate duplication of planning activities for a producer participating in a contract under this chapter and initiating or maintaining organic certification consistent with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA089C1FCE2FD4AA2A0EBB68F146620E3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Payments for conservation practices related to antibiotic use</header><text>Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="HBDE7C669D5084663BE45D07BB04AAD9E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HDD5CBCE48D1E456DA5D166964EFEEAEE"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Payments for conservation practices related to antibiotic use</header> <paragraph id="HF7349291ADE14A6C814ACE11982F9F75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments authorized</header><text>The Secretary shall provide payments under this chapter to livestock producers for three years, to assist in a transition to modified animal management and production systems, for practices leading to the reduction in the need for antibiotics, including modification of systems and spaces to—</text> <subparagraph id="H704B8CD42411408E859BFEF4AFF36E77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve sanitation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BB10F8CE72B46039574A26C76BCD4BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve ventilation; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAFB5A1280E542E5A67979114BC01FB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support the implementation of improved animal management techniques at the operation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC5F15CB00254AD38F1BD2B216F10A4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duty of producer</header><text>The Secretary shall not make payments under this chapter for practices related to antibiotic use unless the producer agrees to provide information to the Secretary documenting the resulting reduction in antibiotic use in the operation of the producer.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H56563D472DF0425E93A1C5BA251E7AB3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Payments for conservation practices related to pasture-Based production systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (h), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34D4BDF6E6E94766809A6AA7D0D9DB1D" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H3D52C6C84C9B4489994C6D8323CDE9A2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Payments for conservation practices related to pasture-Based production systems</header> <paragraph id="H27019AC928E341F9BA40EA4D154D1E60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments authorized</header><text>The Secretary shall provide payments under this subsection for conservation practices, on some or all of the operations of a producer, related—</text> <subparagraph id="H9B2717265C28455A9EB67D9B8F792582"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to pasture-based, production systems; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H048F93A9872F42638B0C839642D08821"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the transition to pasture-based production systems managed under an approved prescribed grazing plan in which animals are regularly and systematically moved to fresh pasture in such a way as to—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H4C653B1EF6604DD299ADEF7E977A97CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maximize the quantity and quality of forage growth;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HFCB2C3396B204FF3BF9A1E9F85AE0915"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maximize the quality of soil fertility and tilth;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H00B9DE1358564B228DAFA4D9E2BEB729"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve manure distribution and nutrient cycling;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H3C7A8789C36449BAB2E100A5A4695EC6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>increase the sequestration of carbon dioxide;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H1035F29D029440588804487F9A3D6268"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improve the quality and quantity of cover for wildlife and pollinators;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HAD7B3829B97442B385A0D97903D89920"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>provide permanent cover to protect the soil from erosion; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HF61A5CD8B6DC43D5A1E44A06A9E27868"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>improve water quality and infiltration.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFFF15D40B1E44689AB70D587E24190D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>As a condition for receiving payments under this subsection, a producer shall agree to implement at least 3 practices and either—</text> <subparagraph id="H8A4BCDDFF1A94DB688E32EE20772B165"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develops and carries out a grazing management plan that includes intensive management rotational grazing; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA52E2A002E814F8DB977AB830346192F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develops and implements conservation practices that are consistent with intensive rotational grazing practices for pasture-based systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAC343E1D90743E4916EE191724D43CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment priorities</header><text>In determining the amount and rate of payments under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary may accord great significance to practices that—</text> <subparagraph id="H5DBDDA495C0048C592DB0C8DEC3346D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve the quality of soil fertility and tilth;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FCB244DE7C24BBE89D25162A747FB40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protect water quality;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25E98E23501246F8B989936311EB7455"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase the sequestration of carbon dioxide;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1086B52CF65F4BC8B76AA36F433D30FD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>accelerate water infiltration; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ECFAEEF2EAF40ABAD8F2CD499458A15"><enum>(E)</enum><text>and expand pollinator habitat and protection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H6834EDD7050042E9B325CECCB0D0BFF1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Comprehensive conservation planning</header><text>Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (i), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H28F7729C61DD410CBF1E49431C930C1E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6D57478A7D8D4A738400A6A56FC331A4"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Comprehensive conservation planning</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical and financial assistance to producers under the program to develop a comprehensive conservation plan for the agricultural operation of the producer.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H06AE9835CE744366A879D68823512C71"><enum>214.</enum><header>Evaluation of applications</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H6DD4E083D00B4F83BB2FA26DE2389207"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Evaluation criteria</header><text>Section 1240C(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-3">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>national, State, and local conservation priorities</quote> and inserting <quote>priority resource concerns identified under subsection (d)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HABCE9DE63097476A9B9473AFDB28A189"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prioritization of applications</header><text>Section 1240C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-3">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HEC10BBEFE1F3477BBA25EE47415D12E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>achieving the anticipated conservation benefits of the project</quote> and inserting <quote>addressing priority resource concerns identified under subsection (d)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D45296CB699471097A0FE726BABAF78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>designated resource concern or resource concerns</quote> and inserting <quote>priority resource concerns identified under subsection (d), including, in the case of applications from nutrient-impacted watersheds, the degree to which nutrient loadings would be reduced as a result of the proposed project</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H235CF74C23474266AA17D4C45A8D4C1A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grouping of applications</header><text>Section 1240C(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-3">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>for evaluation purposes or otherwise evaluate applications relative to other applications for similar farming operations</quote> and inserting <quote>proposing to address the same priority resource concerns for evaluation purposes</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HCDA79E1686194A159744EEF4A252E2B8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority resource concerns</header><text>Section 1240C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-3">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="HDE09582F319540C296C0891B1D484773" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA3E802DAC0FB4812A04553FB87176D6A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority resource concerns</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall identify priority resource concerns in a particular watershed or other appropriate region or area within a State.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="HC66C3F531E8D4DB5982ED25B0229401C"><enum>215.</enum><header>Environmental quality incentives program plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240E(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-5">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–5(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H815D0DD282864315B199E7A9A2D87337" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H1F0C0CB39DB6467EACB88230947652BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan of operations</header><text>To be eligible to receive payments under the program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan of operations that—</text> <paragraph id="H4C1F4A19BFB04352B5D7CE54A04B04A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specifies the priority resource concerns to be addressed;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDA20D21F50584AC19FB762FC9CD1232C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>specifies the type, number, and sequencing of conservation systems, practices, or activities to be implemented to address the priority resource concerns;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7B7D242302364649ADBA9D94A689E8F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>includes such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the program, including a description of the purposes to be met by the implementation of the plan and a statement of how the plan will achieve or take significant steps toward achieving the relevant resource management system quality criteria, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3016DE07D32C4891A38D4467A3F1D612"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the case of a confined livestock feeding operation, provides for development and implementation of a comprehensive nutrient management plan, if applicable;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H90B4A6848B40474DA81AF01A7D545F67"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of a producer located within a nutrient-impacted watershed, identifies methods by which the producer will limit nutrient loss; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF4AB0F7010CE446C84848AEA1AFF803F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in the case of forest land, is consistent with the provisions of a forest management plan that is approved by the Secretary, which may include—</text> <subparagraph id="H609F0471EDB74095874D90ED385F7731"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a forest stewardship plan described in section 5 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103a">16 U.S.C. 2103a</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H749A4EC87546442ABF71220857BCA48C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>another practice plan approved by the State forester; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B2D44DC44F74B9EA9F26F36318CB1A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>another plan determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H581062733F7D40A0ADE6174D2F676BCE"><enum>216.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240F(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-6">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–6(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>information</quote> and inserting <quote>technical assistance, information,</quote>.</text> </section><section id="H803BCC6BB06D47A69210A3F80EB19405"><enum>217.</enum><header>Limitation on payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-7">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H9985AB3711FF4AC4A7F053B2E4DAF0AA" style="OLC"> <section id="H3E1A457E117F430F9776BBBB251EDBB2"><enum>1240G.</enum><header>Limitation on payments</header> <subsection id="H1E8DA7042DB34560BE49AF0F9F91313F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on total payments</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), a person or legal entity may not receive, directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under this chapter, in the aggregate, for all contracts entered into under this chapter by the person or entity (excluding funding arrangements with Indian tribes under this chapter), regardless of the number of contracts entered into under this chapter by the person or entity, that—</text> <paragraph id="H7A635A16CA764E60AEBB7A191637AB39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>during any fiscal year exceed $30,000; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAD5CF2436A38442485F1D7382619D33E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>during any five-year period exceed $150,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96C993064E894A98AA1E46D4CC5C5739"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text>In the case of contracts under this chapter for projects of special environmental significance, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the limitation otherwise applicable under subsection (a)(1).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2205123747A14B499E1DF1BED168985C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prevention of duplication</header><text>The Secretary shall not approve a contract or provide payments to any individual for a practice that has already been paid for as part of a previously approved and completed contract for any particular parcel of land.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9A2E44C553CC48A6BD8094E1C799701B"><enum>C</enum><header>Reforming the Conservation Stewardship Program </header> <section id="H7F4AD3B77F5642E18FED494EB100F6CC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1238D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838d">16 U.S.C. 3838d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H9D7995DD0A184BF8B60D95F82DA398C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD148153A25BD4EA594AD2CD21E9B589F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9940014F4F0467DB184FD2CF0603F48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE07CF77D3DB9426BB56B2D1914C240A8" style="OLC"> <clause id="H6BE48FD2E14A472AAE72B4002BAB61FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vegetative measures, and land management measures, including integrated pest, nutrient, crop residue, crop rotation, and managed rotational grazing management measures, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause><clause id="H14FA2B867C6343E18F43C3802E247DF3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural measures that are integrated with and essential to the successful implementation of such vegetative and land management measures; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32E1CA8D1B364D2F9CD34C2E9C07973F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (iii), as so redesignated by subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>designated</quote> before <quote>priority</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50E7CC0C5D3F4E12B774E1610EE73626"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE145BCE9FE2F41108B440E6E6E79CD96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>designated</quote> before <quote>priority</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4730AA3D72934F108CF5CA59C72F22D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>new and existing conservation activities</quote> and inserting <quote>conservation activities needed to comprehensively address the designated priority resource concerns</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEAD7406DC58949AFA30D292BF62DF858"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A49F8E25F334121926DB4D0D85213A5" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAD49AD2E78624E1DAE28E49769C01459"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority resource concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>priority resource concern</term> means the cause of a specific impairment that—</text> <subparagraph id="HB9502A279FBA4F438664D396E782B0EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>threatens—</text> <clause id="HE29FCA1ACA9949F8A6AD3E944C0927D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public health or quality of life through degradation of air or water quality; or</text> </clause><clause id="H622EF6CE7D6D4122BAEC10A65C00BAA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>natural resources, including soil, fish, and wildlife; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC495E1C2EFF3401DB994686F4209EF80"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is identified at the national, State, or local level as a priority for a particular area of a State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H79E0E76E969D4BD796912EFD54F96348"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3EC1276F1A104B08B147EBB068D4ED82"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H970FC093535A46CD80BB763BA2FF9A69" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5FE7EE9C5412496CAD8445CB54B6BF47"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Designated priority resource concern</header><text>The term <term>designated priority resource concern</term> means 1 to 5 priority resource concerns identified by the Secretary that must be addressed by the program within a local watershed or specific natural resource boundary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HECD0E14DB2674D6297C54E64EF6CCA71"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph (4), to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8603AE1EF9634CA681D71589C1CB5079" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HFC12C939B9E341988C09FC7B548D383D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Stewardship threshold</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>stewardship threshold</term> means the conservation activities, as determined by the Secretary, to comprehensively address a priority resource concern using—</text> <subparagraph id="H44ADF88F8E47420B9B87061CFF054959"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conservation measurement tools;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A400E932C5D46D59AF7C2D6A856044D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resource management system quality criteria for the particular priority resource concerns;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89C64E237F4A47D7A57ECB2DE9D949AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data from past and current program enrollments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C9E7402C1C14862B81C20BD64370619"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other similar means to measure improvement and conservation of the priority resource concern.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H99F82AE046D448DE88D63D1D818B5EB7"><enum>222.</enum><header>Conservation stewardship program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1238E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838e">16 U.S.C. 3838e</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFF7EA5A8E9B44ACF85BAB33211554C3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6111BE08484E4CD3B49104C7E4442C87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5799213718DE4DE78197B3E6AD3C3115"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to address priority</quote> and inserting <quote>to comprehensively address designated priority</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74C3B475FCC346BCB2845864FE9866A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>comprehensive manner—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>managing existing conservation activities</quote> and inserting <quote>comprehensive manner</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB13156B0D34426AAEF3E6F606AEA96A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2018</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H6B22124D105C450CA09C504FD7DC3995"><enum>223.</enum><header>Stewardship contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1238F of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838f">16 U.S.C. 3838f</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5C10A0D597D54F2680F2F2C099F45714"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE30FF91813EA495EA84BD1D8FB5066C8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HB89045D0AA324A0CA3815B8BF626AE48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission of contract offers</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the conservation stewardship program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary a contract offer for the agricultural operation that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the producer will meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for one or more designated priority resource concerns by the end of the contract period.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HED89AEF067174CD593565BE5CFEC836C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFE9A3DFF8C3442B8F5091BCF8C95E2B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H57D6E2A81D744BADB4D213F9F12BEAAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation of contract offers</header> <paragraph id="HD8109519C2D049E9B36794BF89032AC0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ranking of applications</header><text>In evaluating contract offers submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall rank applications based on—</text> <subparagraph id="H3793DC7F878B40D2954C70DA95F0B60A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of conservation treatment on all applicable designated priority resource concerns at the time of application;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H716C63475D4D4DCF9C723B7C1022E45B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of designated priority resource concerns that meet or exceed the stewardship threshold at the end of the contract period;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA725A094F50547E083F98F529A0C811A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the degree to which the proposed conservation activities effectively, efficiently, and comprehensively address the designated priority resource concerns;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB47F5BD8B68341F19CE3E998180AC958"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to which the contract offer will meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for one or more designated priority resource concerns at a lower cost relative to other similarly beneficial contract offers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85768C28F4E345C081CDE6BC1250E506"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the extent to which priority resource concerns will be addressed when transitioning from the conservation reserve program to agricultural production.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE905CAE9F7D64242BD2416B7C902A0A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Secretary may not assign a higher priority to any application because the applicant is willing to accept a lower payment than the applicant would otherwise be eligible to receive.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H42DD2C331E3949E6BFF08A1339D8735E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional criteria</header><text>The Secretary may develop and use such additional criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure that designated priority resource concerns are effectively and efficiently treated to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC71463D8CB484710B1ACBB08C7E3A54A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H408566D607EC4F0C869E46A941CA0B82" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H300728561371463FA2EE8AFFCE84F66D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Entering into contracts</header> <paragraph id="H98E9B97A6F9E44BC8118698BE834AE18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After a determination that a producer is eligible for the program under subsection (a), and a determination that the contract offer ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria under subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into a conservation stewardship contract with the producer to enroll the eligible land to be covered by the contract.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2762CDBF1E374512AB04DF6DAD6BD1E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial obligation</header><text>Consistent with section 1238G(c)(4), a contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall not create an obligation for financial assistance until the first October 1 after the contract is entered into.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4BAC097EE1B34A5A96A8EFBC154CC4B4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA3569D569E4A4E84A05D8C2CE7E1481A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>10 years</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13DFCD7AE7FF4725BA8AE58659A720EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting <quote>that comprehensively address a designated priority resource concern</quote> after <quote>conservation activities</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60CA9C8065C6471FA050361ADD92CE2E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="HBBB92A6E89314EF298C62F4DAF252988"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>5-year</quote> and inserting <quote>10-year</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H154AA0C3DD2B4590860011A88D3BDD4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D6AC7DAA3B74D8EBE47D9F50D5DF540" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCBECA2716E5344DBB6732627983616E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has met or exceeded, or agrees to meet or exceed, the stewardship threshold of all designated priority resource concerns identified for the region or area in which the land that is subject to the contract is located.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H0E1BF8944C094B3C8FA4CCA21E0F8317"><enum>224.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838g">16 U.S.C. 3838g</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4E5C4F5211642439EEB9C58B52331D6" style="OLC"> <section id="H08FA9E988DC84DE0B2AC92DAA383A613"><enum>1238G.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header> <subsection id="HBA7C041BBF3A4CE7BB3A35B01561744E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To achieve the conservation goals of a contract under the conservation stewardship program, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H80F8A22998324919878C4609A55AAD41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make the program available to eligible producers on a continuous enrollment basis with one or more ranking periods, of which shall occur in the first quarter of each fiscal year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H567E8A0E0151465CAA4EE45073808867"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify not more than 5 designated priority resource concerns in a particular watershed or other appropriate region or area within a State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7651A5C0998940DFA68BC2B392131F94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for any region or area that includes any part of a nutrient-impacted watershed (as determined by the Secretary), ensure that one of the priority resource concerns identified under paragraph (2) is water pollution caused by excess nutrient loads;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF42AD72866CF47CA901F4F0B17F3B730"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop reliable conservation measurement tools for purposes of carrying out the program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6CBD7F3A05AD4EDF91FC31A4A42B7DEE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensure that conservation measurement tools are transparent and available to producers by—</text> <subparagraph id="H86A40156DB104466843EEE69BAD9D11E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>making interactive, user-friendly conservation measurement tools publically available online;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H572EDB879CB246DAA039497079C181DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>making conservation activity natural resource and environmental benefit scores available in an easy to understand format for study both before and during application; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H312CAD2098AA48358706EC94BBCB19C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>taking other steps, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC5AE299907A44795B212473E41D79F83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation to states</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate acres to States for enrollment, based on each State’s proportion of eligible land to the total acreage of eligible land in all States as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H3D844A8902DE470C83F0CF31327C7B8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Source water protection</header><text>At least 20 percent of the funds made available for financial and technical assistance under the program shall be for contracts addressing designated priority resource concerns related to enhancing the quality and quantity of source water (as that term is used in the Safe Drinking Water Act).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H149181AB9CC440358969BA64D15D159E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pest management</header><text>At least 20 percent of the funds made available for financial and technical assistance under the program shall be for contracts addressing designated priority resource concerns related to reducing the need for pesticides in agricultural production including organic farming systems and intensive integrated pest management.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBE8536F55D7D4799BFB6BF3742D7B3FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Soil conservation</header><text>At least 20 percent of the funds made available for financial and technical assistance under the program shall be for contracts addressing designated priority resource concerns related to reducing soil erosion and improving soil fertility and tilth.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H412549313CB34A1899BC0355024694F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conservation stewardship payments</header> <paragraph id="H8CCE04908BDF401B88B2A5595CFC4201"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of payments</header><text>The Secretary shall provide annual payments under the program to compensate the producer for—</text> <subparagraph id="HD241A179C2094466BFA1D8CCCE5ADC53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installing and adopting additional conservation activities that will meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for a designated priority resource concern; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04BEFFDAB2414FE7B9F1AC8585259337"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving, maintaining, and managing conservation activities in place on the agricultural operation of the producer at the time the contract offer is accepted by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5E3BC90081C4A78BE8EA9FE4B0FF698"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment amount</header><text>The amount of the annual payment shall be determined by the Secretary and based, to the maximum extent practicable, on the following factors:</text> <subparagraph id="H7AC908E1546744EE927CFAC67B560C8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Costs incurred by the producer associated with planning, design, materials, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7268B4B81FDB4B4EA80CB20950B5DAFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Income forgone by the producer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F419052E5C744BF98EEB0FF2D3D57FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Expected conservation benefits, based to the maximum extent possible on conservation measurement tools.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6313CBDF21974F0989ED72E60960A4DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The extent to which designated priority resource concerns will be addressed through the installation and adoption of conservation activities on the agricultural operation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45EB9ADDEC4745B2A008AFFACB0E4C0D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The level of stewardship in place at the time of application and maintained over the term of the contract.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8E8C623B7EC430F96D323A96B9569B0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The degree to which the conservation activities will be integrated across the entire agricultural operation for all designated priority resource concerns over the term of the contract.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48F35B3989EC489CB1F9728E7B4EA0E6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Such other factors as are determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D6F291A988949A7B77A3A14B47D97BA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>A payment to a producer under this subsection shall not be provided for—</text> <subparagraph id="H48084283B9F1484E8C2B4304AEC685E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the design, construction, or maintenance of animal waste storage or treatment facilities or associated waste transport or transfer devices for animal feeding operations; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8733A2BDA2AB4A509AF86E1D2460FFBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conservation activities for which there is no cost incurred or income forgone to the producer.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A5EC5CC11544EE691614846871CE2B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delivery of payments</header><text>In making payments under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable—</text> <subparagraph id="H39BDBD510713422EBBE535C50E794710"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prorate conservation performance over the term of the contract so as to accommodate, to the extent practicable, producers earning equal annual payments in each fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H743C632E7448444E86B1FC6F4E08C5B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make such payments as soon as practicable after October 1 of each fiscal year for activities carried out in the previous fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CFA9F23FDA34AFE852367AA32202E9C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minimum payment</header><text>If a contract requires a comprehensive conservation plan the implementation of which will, by the end of the contract term, meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for all designated priority resource concerns, the minimum payment shall be not less than $3,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E26DDA80B7A49FDB624E9900A17D677"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Supplemental payments for resource-Conserving crop rotations, managed intensive rotational grazing, and transition to organic crop or livestock systems</header> <paragraph id="H733B765F55294C6389B4DD34108D61C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of payments</header><text>The Secretary shall provide additional payments to producers that, in participating in the program, agree to—</text> <subparagraph id="H2040D7C266234529B27498798B459205"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve, maintain, and manage or adopt and maintain—</text> <clause id="HFF5EB3E928854299BC6D446708E10F7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>resource-conserving crop rotations to achieve beneficial crop rotations as appropriate for the eligible land of the producers; or</text> </clause><clause id="HF1BFDC4242C94E838B88AA9F2D5AFB5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>managed intensive rotational grazing; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0C07D4219704DED83684F88A1375395"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transition to organic crop or livestock systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E67984D74694FCAA584614DB313E50B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Beneficial crop rotations</header><text>The Secretary shall determine whether a resource-conserving crop rotation is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for additional payments under paragraph (1) based on whether the resource-conserving crop rotation is designed to address designated priority resource concerns while providing production benefits.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H888F6748EC544FE88FA6F95F877AC7D5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive a payment described in paragraph (1), a producer shall agree to adopt and maintain beneficial resource-conserving crop rotations for the term of the contract.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7177208FA6DF442AABC90B8A0E7E93F9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Resource-conserving crop rotation</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>resource-conserving crop rotation</term> means a crop rotation that—</text> <subparagraph id="H80ACB7D940B14871A2A813E99AEA6083"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes at least 1 resource conserving crop (as defined by the Secretary);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E7BDE0BA21C4538B7151F2E0CABF2F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduces erosion;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91F9DB68F89240D59D92145AEF69DB92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prevents pollution of surface water or groundwater;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC92620EAA0F44EFD83FB5B52F745A696"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improves soil fertility and tilth;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AB6015424B84EA2A868E3D176868381"><enum>(E)</enum><text>interrupts pest cycles; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE28FC3FDA0745A2AD45EF6E1BC91241"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in applicable areas, reduces depletion of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need for irrigation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E7ADA3BBFED4ED088A09256BC48233A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Managed intensive rotational grazing</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>managed intensive rotational grazing</term> means a system in which animals are regularly and systematically moved to fresh pasture in such a way as to—</text> <subparagraph id="HDF57CDAA438D415299718D645A5039CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maximize the quantity and quality of forage growth;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29440C5E949D4E1290439E69E0C90EF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve manure distribution and nutrient cycling;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47AF30D7CF7C4FCF838D9BCCD0C4D45B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase carbon sequestration from greater forage harvest;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01AA785E03564EE5A3CE44F2EBEA46D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve the quantity and quality of cover for wildlife;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D12437EB524EA997A9A61ADD26C45E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide permanent cover to protect the soil from erosion; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H453F4508283442E6B771B0B851633F0B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improve water quality.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB198630082E45C19216EBD57F2D5F74"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transition to organic crop or livestock systems</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>transition to organic crop or livestock systems</term> means adoption of conservation activities for certified organic production on land or for herds not previously certified organic that meet all the requirements of the program and that are consistent with the regulations promulgated under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2F0EE8A7B3A54179B734FB10C1748395"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment limitation</header><text>A person or legal entity may not receive, directly or indirectly, payments under the program that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 under all contracts entered into during any 5-year period, excluding funding arrangements with Indian tribes, regardless of the number of contracts entered into under the program by the person or legal entity.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7491B74B28CC497BAF4453B2A1028467"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Specialty crop and organic producers</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that outreach and technical assistance are available, and program specifications are appropriate to enable specialty crop and organic producers to participate in the program.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF9BB3E624BB64C9893BD4BD0C27EE097"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Coordination with organic certification</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a transparent means by which producers may initiate organic certification under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.) while participating in a contract under the program.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE3752E6EFAD14768AD301D0D06338387"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that—</text> <paragraph id="H4AD56D1D4EF04EB2A6D007FA0B1F6CA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prescribe such other rules as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitations established under subsection (f); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H68C8C7FC277A4468BA83B041B39490DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise enable the Secretary to carry out the program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5D84A877D314A0A96908C4EDA305C35"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Data</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain detailed and segmented data on contracts and payments under the program to allow, at a minimum, with respect to each contract—</text> <paragraph id="H9D48D019D8864462B399F2D8A0AF3FF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>quantification of the type and extent of conservation activities for which payments were made;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF7FD864B136D4E36A43BBD93E900D2A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>quantification of the amount of payments made for—</text> <subparagraph id="H7BA8009BE70D4D269214494FF4E8D0D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the installation and adoption of additional conservation activities and improvements to conservation activities in place on the operation of a producer at the time the conservation stewardship offer is accepted by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74EB539E702A4028AD181FB7B85C2F3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maintenance of existing conservation activities; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4AB2C663AF1A452DBB753CF08892DB57"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identification of the watershed and county in which the agricultural operation receiving payments is located.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FE523772A734F329A5247AF230B5E6F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Payments for conservation activities related to organic production</header> <paragraph id="H7F0CE005A6874DB6A53804A0DB0B48FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide payments for conservation activities related to organic production.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1AD380C496FA4E81A228CA5AB6327C9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>As a condition for receiving payments under the program, a producer shall agree to develop and implement conservation activities for certified organic production that are consistent with the regulations promulgated under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.) and the purposes of the program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC9CF1C92BA5F4501A30F81B0D8C1D618"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Planning</header> <subparagraph id="H9C00004EC0ED40EC800DB567E2F4E575"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide planning assistance to producers transitioning to certified organic production consistent with the requirements of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.) and the purposes of this subchapter.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F9B098C8BC44510B66E24D79EF89EFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Avoidance of duplication</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, eliminate duplication of planning activities for a producer participating in a contract under this subchapter and initiating or maintaining organic certification consistent with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501</external-xref> et seq.).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3D6756113750463898D2E0D0B9C4A1F8"><enum>D</enum><header>Building on the Regional Conservation Partnership </header> <section id="HE31FE49B28894097993DA6E3E4A6B050"><enum>231.</enum><header>Improvements to the regional conservation partnership program</header> <subsection id="H9558AA42F4F04A22867384D1DDB2AEA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1271(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871">16 U.S.C. 3871(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF966F39FC5354E1787C910EFA50BDDE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>use covered programs to</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF7AAA6150E004FF593FAE57FBB129A54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FB62DB507164F84A8A48BC1416D4FAA" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H9EA9A0F8D64C4124918030BB6D763C35"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To encourage eligible partners to cooperate with producers in implementing projects that enhance and protect the health and quality of life of individuals in the United States by—</text> <subparagraph id="HFD880378481A438DB39782BB9F5E8A05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing and protecting the quality and quantity of source water (as that term is used in the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref> et seq.));</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9861BF9819D426C950F4CF8374188A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reducing the use of antibiotics and pesticides in crop and livestock production;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC0F5510AFDC4D9DA1B5201AAC646ABA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhancing opportunities for natural-resource-based recreation by improving water quality and fish and wildlife habitat; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AE2CB99CB954F1EAF38143AE664FAF9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>addressing other opportunities to improve public health and quality of life, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD66845933004874B0CB25C723823716"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for statutory and regulatory programs related to the conservation of natural resources by assisting producers in protecting soil, water, air, and related natural resources and in meeting environmental quality criteria established by Federal, State, tribal, and local governmental agencies.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CED26861F3A499C9C1CF63AFF7156B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1271A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871a">16 U.S.C. 3871a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDE62AA0D4F5E42398E3CC1A6C21DB172"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5CB47936CAF24CB7AA272286F9AD2E0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8836083D04042AA872A51DED16708DB" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H2192478035BB414681A7EE7CD68D8C2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water quality restoration or enhancement projects relating to the quality of surface water and groundwater used to supply drinking water by community water systems and domestic wells, including projects that—</text> <clause id="H887B419E96FD43DB807C4D1D1BF312AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the management of crops and livestock production systems to avoid or control runoff and leaching of farm chemicals and manure;</text> </clause><clause id="H9B9126B4E09242D1A6B0C4B8785C7F83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">change (including through diversifying) the agricultural practices, including crop rotations; and</text> </clause><clause id="H189ED919F269420084A51C0A5C8DEFF2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>trap or capture pollutants before the pollutants enter surface water or ground water.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF65ED05B1B81426CA8A7FFB50621D167"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H366D39409746491B9DB9942DD9F388AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program agreements</header><text>Section 1271B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871b">16 U.S.C. 3871b</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H77D0CB0737A448629E28354F234A336C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>a period not to exceed</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>a period of at least 10 years, but shall not exceed 15 years.</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7912018DFDA54A4F87E1BD0F20F85310"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD200B603664D4952B5A4C24034B92905"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as subparagraphs (B) through (G);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6AF9C043F8A433097868FD0DFD1E1E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1E29BD0F79D4ECBBFFCABB0CC51B9E9" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H24AF316485954DD0AC36AF1875A6B935"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete natural resource and watershed assessments to effectively support planning and implementation of the proposed project that is the subject of the agreement;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E2CCB9377D841E9B6514E48D7572D68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by inserting <quote>monitor results and</quote> before <quote>conduct</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCF0F00A907A4386A1B126297421065B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE4B22DCBE54045E5A5E8555711244A41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>, including the covered programs to be used and estimated funding needed from the Secretary</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5601464876B7412796935C4F85C254FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="H29F7AF9011094D19A5986903CD466AC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H9251CDCDDDEA4659B555681B14B9C1A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HFA16ADC5BB0D49CCA0C6D17E41FA9AB1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H740D3F0E105847EA9510EB5007D2F227" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H2FD79B03F99B4F09904B594A9E6517D4"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the quality of surface water and groundwater used to supply drinking water by community water systems (as defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act) and domestic wells.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09E6707B6B2846C5A32ADBC0433E0B2D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assistance to producers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1271C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871c">16 U.S.C. 3871c</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC36E173401EB470C8A92B07975C7D94B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>assistance to</quote> and all that follows through <quote>of an eligible partner.</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>assistance, under the programs under this subtitle, to producers proposing to implement conservation activities that meet the objectives of the partnership agreement entered into under section 1271B.</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H280D0B6C69FF4637B03E8517CBC969E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF18D637183B44CEAC6D31D91BC05A04" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HB9E1F6585DAA42B7B0660835C8EC167E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alternative funding arrangements</header> <paragraph id="HB470FADA302C4E188BEA7D97D029AF3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of providing assistance for land described in subsection (a) and section 1271F, the Secretary may enter into alternative funding arrangements with a multistate water resource agency or authority if—</text> <subparagraph id="H8A0B0F824A86437E8D667F19E909A361"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the goals and objectives of the program will be met by the alternative funding arrangements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5831CF322FAC4EC8A6E80DF853CE0AC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agency or authority certifies that the limitations established under this section on agreements with individual producers will not be exceeded; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EDD9D0C044E4215B1F60A23AAC44F27"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all participating producers meet applicable payment eligibility provisions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D3CD2EFE0B844E19796399C6D896E74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving funding under paragraph (1), the multistate water resource agency or authority shall agree—</text> <subparagraph id="H6B710627956D4DDD9B621C28BFDBBFD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to submit an annual independent audit to the Secretary that describes the use of funds under this paragraph;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC45C1AE8D87C42BC8561D42538875824"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide any data necessary for the Secretary to issue a report on the use of funds under this paragraph; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C87D6C09B45418B9511EFCCF137D28B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not to use any of the funds provided pursuant to paragraph (1) for administration or to provide for administrative costs through contracts with another entity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83C490510E8D494C84AE923F2B8F5F76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into not more than 20 alternative funding arrangements under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8D3099D275304BDB9ADE708BCAE75FB3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC109FA30FCBD4A1A88F81398F330ADFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>In accordance with statutory requirements of the covered programs involved, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1943D78650CD41A8B53688F8C90CD044"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H8F2DA5C04FB9457F860E3A8615B9EAE8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>a period of 5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>a period of at least 10 years, but that does not exceed 15 years</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="HF25FD876988C4217B7AA2C7F02E3DF27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause><clause id="H34A43E5617904AE4866B7D1259FB993C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6C85E18DAD3F48C39407BE50FFF72C6E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H382E31C5B920474AAC6F4FF3586CEC34" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H25999E01B9DB4203B09597AC0ECA4BA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to producers participating in a project involving an activity described in section 1271A(2)(A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA5A6887A936F4B3585752CB1F8A77AC9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871d">16 U.S.C. 3871d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H50125D9FACD543CEBD38EE25CFD4B31C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2018 and $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H986AB0B6C3E8437E8C867F46720DAC89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11992B2A926444019BF66DA86DFBC964" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H0A9039D1584D4B2C991DE7B602575531"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Resource assessment, outreach, and monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available for the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allocate 10 percent to eligible partners to share the cost of implementing the duties under section 1271B(c).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H74A69073B09247D78796023299BEE781"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1F0AF886EBB34DC5A4AB8A9CCE012B41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and acres</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90154E26DCF0402DABCFEF05E7775439"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and reserved for the program under subsection (c)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50F0EA1E7D964158832EF5262F41A6A3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Critical conservation areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1271F(b)(1)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871f">16 U.S.C. 3871f(b)(1)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>enhancing the quality of surface water and groundwater used to supply drinking water by community water systems (as defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act) and domestic wells,</quote> after <quote>sediment control,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE7D5B226EEF04ED79FFEDC921C756739"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to partnership agreements entered into on or after October 1, 2018.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7AE5A33145B24238A71C78B4F7D56D25"><enum>E</enum><header>Establishing Innovative Grants for Conservation and Loans for Structural Improvements</header> <section id="H51931466588E4D70A2F0A99609E6264E"><enum>241.</enum><header>Repeal and reestablishment of EQIP conservation innovation grant program</header> <subsection id="H26FB1EFABAF84EB098CEC9C372D7A55B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conservation innovation grants and payments</header> <paragraph id="H0747758266BB4C87AF5EC6C3F8FCA70B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H13319E72CB674327A0D7BE4187D71E13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header> <subparagraph id="HD6447F9CF8AE446CBC70733926F0671A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts</header><text>The amendment made by this subsection shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8</external-xref>) before October 1, 2018, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H694AF506D2FC4C4EA8376355C2A7D124"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out conservation innovation grants and payments under section 1240S of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by subsection (b) of this section, to continue to carry out contracts referred to in subparagraph (A) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts as they existed on September 30, 2018.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H502BF25947294D87A462375A3FFFE9B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conservation innovation grant program</header><text>Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb">16 U.S.C. 3839bb</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block id="H8F0FF592538742A683ECA24C7C743DFB" style="OLC"> <section id="H05F732D32A6E430BBEFFF2FAD40FE6A0"><enum>1240S.</enum><header>Conservation innovation grant program</header> <subsection id="H0CC554FD9DB74577BE6A2D0B53FAC050"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Competitive grants for innovative conservation approaches</header><text>The Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, carry out a conservation innovation grant program to encourage innovation in conservation on private farmland, rangeland, wetlands, grasslands, and forest lands.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE6A8F5776C004326B565E83E4B4A3C26"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants under this section to governmental and nongovernmental organizations and persons, on a competitive basis, to carry out projects that—</text> <paragraph id="H565B9E514D6B48CC9D4B5A78825B282D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and test innovative and cost-effective technologies and practices and methods of conservation delivery to address priority resource concerns;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D2BFCA90D446FBBC0BF49F375D21C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>involve producers who are eligible for payments or technical assistance under this title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H610414350C3C4B2D9039C1A4736DEA07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>leverage Federal funds made available to carry out this section with matching funds provided by State and local governments and private organizations to promote environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEDCDA966AE1542F2831F289AF0750F0B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure efficient and effective transfer of innovative technologies and approaches demonstrated through projects that receive funding under this subsection, such as market systems for pollution reduction and practices for the storage of carbon in soil;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H25B938DF7A174629AF213DF04F12E581"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide environmental and resource conservation benefits through increased participation by producers of specialty crops;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H03035B22D3ED4A02BDEA516D0930AF07"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide payments to producers to implement cost-effective and innovative technologies to address priority resource concerns related to air quality from agricultural operations; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7CFA0541EA2B4105909710816E2B24A1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide environmental and resource conservation benefits through increased participation by beginning farmers and ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B5E9FEE4AB24466AD3DCB0BC5F2D1F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evaluation criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall develop criteria for evaluating applications for competitive grants under this section that will ensure that priority resource concerns are effectively addressed.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="HFF5D11B4BDC44C259BA42E59E511DD2C"><enum>242.</enum><header>Conservation loan and loan guarantee program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block id="H2C8519F5F5654CE38E50ED197B97C5AD" style="OLC"> <section id="HB358133B8217476A964652751EBAF6BA"><enum>1246.</enum><header>Conservation loan and loan guarantee program</header> <subsection id="H80C4EBE2C6A94E4CA521F1B750A59C45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make or guarantee qualified conservation loans to eligible borrowers under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9D3C3F847C2947F987902B1FE49F9112"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HCCAC814F2A3B4DE8BC5A89E02FFDFA83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified conservation loan</header><text>The term <term>qualified conservation loan</term> means a loan, the proceeds of which are used to cover the costs to the borrower of carrying out a qualified conservation project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD2BB416FD50D48C1B21050B50AD2CEED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified conservation project</header><text>The term <term>qualified conservation project</term> means conservation measures that address provisions of a comprehensive conservation plan of the eligible borrower.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5A1AD7CC18A54F578CBBC187A4CEB79C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conservation loan plan</header><text>The term <term>conservation loan plan</term> means a plan, approved by the Secretary, that, for a farming or ranching operation, identifies—</text> <subparagraph id="H271407730D464555ABEB489F49ACDB63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the conservation activities that will be addressed with loan funds provided under this section, including—</text> <clause id="HABED5829716D41B18FDDB9CCEFD8B6A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the installation of conservation structures to address soil, water, and related resources;</text> </clause><clause id="H3DFA06A8E80A475BBB16BBC735DFC114"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the establishment of forest cover for sustained yield timber management, erosion control, or shelterbelt purposes;</text> </clause><clause id="HDB53F60346E142588A7D286F9AF3C816"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the installation of water conservation measures;</text> </clause><clause id="HC104CE0A906240D38915BB2C22F8D6C7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the installation of waste management systems;</text> </clause><clause id="HD47D2E6F3D7046189346E74FCBA38A8C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the establishment or improvement of permanent pasture; or</text> </clause><clause id="HFF72AA4CF83B426ABF7ECFF73B8BD7A2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other purposes consistent with the plan, including the adoption of any other emerging or existing conservation practices, techniques, or technologies approved by the Secretary; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA1C80E2705242BCA046C47DDAE4D7F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how and to what extent the conservation project will support the implementation of a comprehensive conservation plan and improve the conditions of identified priority resource concerns.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H10488A3AF0F6467A961AB17A696CFF0B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible borrowers</header> <paragraph id="HE033777FFB734F98AED0744332F0C95A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make or guarantee qualified conservation loans under this section to—</text> <subparagraph id="HA6EA0419344F4AD9B65585B3EE6395A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>farmers or ranchers engaged primarily and directly in agricultural production in the United States; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F067DA496764EC4B7B9CF2A7F3E93CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>farm cooperatives, private domestic corporations, partnerships, joint operations, trusts, or limited liability companies that are—</text> <clause id="H6DFAAC9A8463415EBA50BBC689E34C8B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>controlled by farmers or ranchers; and</text> </clause><clause id="H9EA7DE0926A44917BD66E1283BD77A96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>engaged primarily and directly in agricultural production in the United States.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7812F27FC4147C692C51C3DA7E06307"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation loan plan</header><text>In order to be eligible to receive a loan or loan guarantee under this section, an entity described in paragraph (1) shall have a conservation loan plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91690F49D18D40E09658AC51E3FF5C61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In making or guaranteeing qualified conservation loans under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to—</text> <paragraph id="H28D858A49C4A4559B2E94C8D8A9F7FC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>qualified beginning farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0E37A93750FB4272A99A708A026AE79F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>owners or tenants who use the loans to convert to sustainable or organic agricultural production systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0EBAFA22D001412C9DAFD2328EBFD259"><enum>(3)</enum><text>producers who use the loans to build conservation structures or establish conservation practices to implement a comprehensive conservation plan;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5B767B8FD2C340B189B6E587EBA4A436"><enum>(4)</enum><text>projects that will do the most to address priority resource concerns, as specified in a conservation loan plan; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H21BE38F8BD654A7CB850E5968317EADA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>projects that are designed to help producers comply with, or avoid the need for, local, State, or Federal regulation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H36A0D4A4D430478BB205A1EE9685A50D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations applicable to loan guarantees</header><text>The portion of a qualified conservation loan that the Secretary may guarantee under this section shall be not more than 90 percent of the principal amount of the loan.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE92230D9E41243E2A129940C259BF123"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administrative provisions</header> <paragraph id="HA0F8406E717A4BF296AC4054472F2782"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Geographic distribution</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that qualified conservation loans made or guaranteed under this section are distributed across diverse geographic regions, while still prioritizing qualified conservation projects with the greatest conservation or environmental benefit.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H89063C4626234F4E9F02049BCD2B9DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency cooperation</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure proper cooperation between the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which shall review and approve comprehensive loan plans and provide technical assistance for qualified conservation projects, and the Farm Service Agency, which will approve and issue loans and loan guarantees under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H14BD3C300B664BB9A36E1CC7CFAD3CF3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interest rates</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a loan made under this section is made at or below market rate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="H1693BF48EB9C418B9D435F13C25586D4"><enum>F</enum><header>Ensuring Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Agriculture </header> <section id="H8DE10A2AA81A4DE4911C13EF2A203532"><enum>251.</enum><header>Greenhouse gas reporting</header> <subsection id="H2C9CCC0A9A9247A2BC256E3CDDF7670A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting program</header> <paragraph id="HAD34A37EF42642A48A1097077C2C9D13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2020, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish and implement a program to identify all major source categories of associated emissions and collect data on associated emissions from the production of agricultural commodities and their food products in the United States, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HF7DDE53D5DA048468654A45CE6C7A986"><enum>(A)</enum><text>emissions of greenhouse gases from the livestock industry, including from concentrated animal feeding operations, as defined by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDD0BB11B6D64261A08F216BE359A133"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emissions of greenhouse gases from the production of commodity and specialty crops, including the tilling of soil, and the use of synthetic fertilizer.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H34B0FC7AF30C4F8EBBE4ADBC2CDBA84E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date that the Secretary implements the program described in paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall issue a report, to be made available to the public and the appropriate committees of Congress, on associated emissions, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H78962EF87C7B491AB49010313553DA20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identification of all major source categories of associated emissions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D4949C462114449AE02551949BBA04C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total amount, expressed in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, of—</text> <clause id="H9C1D66A545AA4D28AD5917F98BF57F37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted through transportation of agriculture products to market within the United States during the preceding calendar year;</text> </clause><clause id="H43A1711009EC46B1B8952C05322039BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted through the rearing, raising, slaughter, and processing of poultry and livestock products in the United States, including those carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted by manure management systems;</text> </clause><clause id="H830818ACB08E4CB2B81F9056FF940F9D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted by the use of fertilizer in the production of commodity and specialty crops; and</text> </clause><clause id="H53A4D649B7C44524A2C812E58F93C627"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted by the tillage of soil in the production of commodity and specialty crops; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF87D809ECCD14C19B02677A54F090BAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identification of all major agricultural practices that can reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases, including—</text> <clause id="H78E95B6802374523914D970CD593E3EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of cover crops;</text> </clause><clause id="H6E7DACB0544D4BBBAB993E0E21AE450A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the reduction and elimination of soil tillage, the successive planting of different crops on the same land, and other soil management practices;</text> </clause><clause id="HF328159A371842029533D208530CD25D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the use of rotational grazing on pasture for livestock;</text> </clause><clause id="HE5958BADB83B40EDAA245EF1B839A2B4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the use of anaerobic digesters to process organic material;</text> </clause><clause id="HA675470420204E0BAE660E6721B70E12"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the use of buffer crops to reduce soil erosion; and</text> </clause><clause id="HC24CA0C97142444F98C637060E2E80AD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other practices that can yield significant reductions in the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases by producers of agricultural commodities and their food products.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE323AD7FD7964A89A0234AED5A38CF85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="H54CD4434EDE04340AF1B50B341EC928B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas</header><text>The term <term>greenhouse gas</term> has the meaning given such term under section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Food and Farm Act</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA192F64A22BB4E58BE05965724065380"><enum>(2)</enum><header>United States</header><text>The term <term>United States</term> has the meaning given such term under section 5911(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Food and Farm Act</short-title>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9CB7A14AF7614A47B4C4A4DB1A791C5F"><enum>252.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC9DC3141C3A141E786179BFC0C8210F7"><enum>G</enum><header>Administration and Funding </header> <section id="H992BD0FC777A47EE8503D4F53D45E022"><enum>261.</enum><header>Commodity credit corporation</header> <subsection id="H9F86B4CB781E4F9787A0828C33B886FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H4B446CD8AF3E4AD09468080CE9D2CDB8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H8D21DFFCF5AF4B708728B551CDE4FBC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual funding</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the following programs under this title (including the provision of technical assistance):</text> <paragraph id="H9CE2DB41EF144EC88DF266C756CA9D40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, including, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <subparagraph id="H24CDA611006544E69B909E2294901609"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to provide payments under section 1234(c); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5DF1BAB556347B7B7AFB17A98E2F943"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$66,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out section 1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of land subject to contracts from retired or retiring owners and operators to beginning farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E798B41421544A290ED95C9411BA017"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H, using, to the maximum extent practicable, $810,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H821CD811DCC14EC19053E0F393E69ADE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The conservation security program under subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D, using such sums as are necessary to administer contracts entered into before September 30, 2008.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8757B4F9A3F74A11B27E15FD27FCE589"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB66546E0B3B2499AB399ECB73C872BAC"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The environmental quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D, using, to the maximum extent practicable, $3,200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA959923CFE2C41D0A10D86D86B45C4A0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The conservation innovation grant program under section 1240S, using, to the maximum extent practicable, $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H43C7441ECB93480A817FC0D565441580"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The conservation loan and loan guarantee program under section 1246, using, to the maximum extent practicable, for each fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="HF5F7252107724DC6A0A8F41F5ECB907D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for direct loans; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H724CC1A09555425AB8423A62621FC148"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$150,000,000 for loan guarantees.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H739091E3CDAC40B9924245350471A7CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guaranteed availability of funds</header><text>Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H99CAB558BA1749178753BF78635B0B84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) through (i) as subsections (c) through (j), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC64459E5EB1F4E3A921A135FF2B31370"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3C4C81464D0C4C5B8E4E095943CD3E41" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H5C7F01F82B034F01956B3F04936298F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header> <paragraph id="HE5E3C16D56084F3697116F773E42379E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts made available by subsection (a) shall be used by the Secretary to carry out the programs specified in such subsection for fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and shall remain available until expended. Amounts made available for the programs specified in such subsection during a fiscal year through modifications, cancellations, terminations, and other related administrative actions and not obligated in that fiscal year shall remain available for obligation during subsequent fiscal years, but shall reduce the amount of additional funds made available in the subsequent fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount remaining unobligated.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4126A1D84A4541F78C02438E8167A33C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation innovation grant program</header><text>Amounts made available by subsection (a)(6) for a fiscal year and not obligated in that fiscal year shall be made available for the environmental quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D, and shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE72C015F8C3343E9B1E2FA1222768C40"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance to certain farmers or ranchers for conservation access</header><text>Section 1241(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended, in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Food Assistance</header> <section id="H648FE47C3DAF4BD3B4FBA4126B3CFCBF"><enum>301.</enum><header>Elimination of domestic procurement restriction for emergency and private assistance programs under the Food for Peace Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1721">7 U.S.C. 1721</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCC001474FC0E4494A2A468595C58B187"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 201 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1721">7 U.S.C. 1721</external-xref>), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>agricultural commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>assistance, including agricultural commodities,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9049D48E35D243C7B19973BAD3642994"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 202 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1722">7 U.S.C. 1722</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA6B66559477A4594AD9AE9CE7039BE45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">agricultural commodities</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">assistance</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA52214DB7A3649DD8EAA0591D81ED999"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>agricultural commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>assistance, including agricultural commodities,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E23513902844D40B897F048BFCA5F5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text> <clause id="H390972C0B5D641F98EC0E8DC35E876FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>agricultural commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>assistance, including agricultural commodities,</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HC58AAAC6C0BE43B0946C5AAD4C1B2F72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>the assistance</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E61D76CD4B64C619C72FA08C4D3F298"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>Agricultural commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>Assistance, including agricultural commodities,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC96B09300CB478194A0EB366BE17088"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <clause id="H2E342CD737954A7EAFDF844895623B50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Commodities</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Assistance</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H66DA9C63019640F1AE312603E7B264C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>agricultural commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>assistance, including agricultural commodities,</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H19356D4C3A764C6FB0031681BA285A97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>such commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>such assistance</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H690B92561CF44265956C5DBCDF392EF5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>assistance</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H1042C8806F06406F983AB15125C03B1A"><enum>302.</enum><header>Elimination of cap on support for eligible organizations for certain purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1722">7 U.S.C. 1722</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>not more than 20 percent</quote>.</text> </section><section id="H79447903DAE64AB9AB9B5D89317D829F"><enum>303.</enum><header>Elimination of minimum level of local sales requirement under the Food for Peace Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1723">7 U.S.C. 1723</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H24337F7219CF4B6ABDA7B2EE0E0C41C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>to generate proceeds to be used as provided in this section</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H35D025D9239D441EAA5D8223FC66850E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9FC1E0A21B004309970C586ADA64FEEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H45A54A26657242A7B03E94FA7D1BCEEF"><enum>304.</enum><header>Food for Peace Act extensions</header> <subsection id="HE95A236424B64A30A0B887D060084193"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Food aid quality assurance</header><text>Section 202(h)(3) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1722">7 U.S.C. 1722(h)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HBAB0A1B6368D485A8503A3679FA9046D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum levels of assistance</header><text>Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1724">7 U.S.C. 1724(a)</external-xref>) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking <quote>2018</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H0C9EEE4C51674CF9BB6BFEB2FCDD1D2B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Food Aid Consultative Group termination</header> <text>Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1725">7 U.S.C. 1725(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7CB36F2A99A748D497ECE6EFCDCF2CD2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deadline for issuance of regulations</header><text>Section 207(c)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the Agricultural Act of 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Food and Farm Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE05578A4CA864B4AA0D1BA3D14F73848"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program oversight, monitoring, and evaluation</header><text>Section 207(f)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3E4E8B2101D749F5B48A28A3A2B81B90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2018</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>2023</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H38494108CE7A46EC85A799C118BE1448"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D7F6A41635C4C44A010C9D0E034B8D1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-Stable prepackaged foods</header><text>Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726b">7 U.S.C. 1726b(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3CEF3EB85A21496A94F9C60C2445573D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prepositioning of agricultural commodities</header><text>Section 407(c)(4)(A) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736a">7 U.S.C. 1736a(c)(4)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> the both places it appears and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H272E3640E6694BFD82E178287CB66A2F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Agreements To finance sales or To provide other assistance</header><text>Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736b">7 U.S.C. 1736b</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H609C4CCA0F6E4DCB8854F6DD27D9C800"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance</header><text>Section 412(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H880FC1199BC348C3B8A6AB8A7C48675D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Micronutrient fortification programs</header><text>Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736g-2">7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB2EB532FE92E45328F58040DF58EBEC5"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Farmer-to-Farmer Program</header> <text>Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1737">7 U.S.C. 1737</external-xref>) is amended in subsections (d) and (e)(1) by striking <quote>2018</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Nutrition</header> <subtitle id="H2EA917C9D38C412AA13419E95C39350C"><enum>A</enum><header>Increasing Access to Healthy Foods</header> <section id="H0DA3681108794C18A5B18EB03B51353D"><enum>401.</enum><header>Expanding Healthy Food Financing Initiative</header> <subsection id="HD9A8A2EAF8CC4F58BD980D8CEE169591"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of investments in mid-Tier value chain coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 243 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6953">7 U.S.C. 6953</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD538A288A4024AA8A22B60313DA8780F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB30D73E157214EBEA2CFC155E1BAD856"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, to build and sustain mid-tier value chain coordination</quote> after <quote>quality jobs</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A1DEACE669746648D11AA757851776E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and local and regional food supply networks</quote> after <quote>healthy food retailers</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A5D9DF90CBB4435936B28B9263A320D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H68C2460C6AFE4E6D961334BE20294591"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H6592462796FE464BBABA9694E84C39D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (i);</text> </clause><clause id="H5DE48D2155394550996D1E6E707EA204"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text> </clause><clause id="H80BDB6E51DB24E918E65BAA4BC2F726C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E2144906D3849C3BCC7A25907DD1971" style="OLC"> <clause id="H61BD06D532CD4AF08DEF7DA2A381D60E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to link farmers, ranchers, and fisheries with local and regional food supply networks moving agricultural products of mid-tier value chains to consumers in underserved areas with moderate- and low-income populations; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10F25D15306342E3B49AF996FDA1ECC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii)—</text> <clause id="H71D5F7AEFE78453680C18C8044587B84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VII); and</text> </clause><clause id="H206D6386C0584CFFA9796B085B8EC944"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subclause (V) the following new subclause:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5143598A2E014BE5975136D3CFF3A611" style="OLC"> <subclause id="HDDAC25B7B16C4D1BBC52938B5B245D65"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project creates or strengthens a mid-tier value chain.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H342F3165AEC5418DAE2358228A0B831A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 243(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6953">7 U.S.C. 6953(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC3F0FAEC11D445F0869C38385D297C1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F7223D5F2A7488DACF2888DD0586452"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9441020531A3470D96E2D7701C2AE19B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6BDD38734CAC4922B520A18489B191C3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mid-tier value chain</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>mid-tier value chain</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">7 U.S.C. 1632a</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE5C9442689448C18E8453A839395D89"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 243 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6953">7 U.S.C. 6953</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A63D52A92454C8DA0A91288603AA67A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H93DCE79412FA4B13B542F652FECB275B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the Initiative $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H33AE26B7D478454EA387932094C7C4BA"><enum>402.</enum><header>Helping schools serve healthier meals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1755">42 U.S.C. 1755(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2C75086CC0EE4EFB98846A28E1026B4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">pilot project for procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Program for procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD4DEA02440274C5CA084590D90F6512B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>pilot project</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>program</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDC148873DA044EB391C2D58B425BFEF1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23101D710BDA4F24BD157D3C7001BBEC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HA84F2BA3F7C94E4788BD134364EC80DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall facilitate the procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables in not fewer than 15 States receiving funds under this Act.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H83FD4E6C51B64B52B39C76BEC76AB9D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16028160727A4E5A9FBD59C6BDA8535C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HFF8AA15F906F4194A6B4404FB9CCA79D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Funding</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HFC522EB6982542C4B043DB3C85BE91C8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is appropriated to carry out this section, including through the provision of technical assistance, outreach, and other implementation assistance, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40F2BA97E6EC43F99FC1C5176F37693E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Of the funds appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, $6,000,000 shall be used to carry out technical assistance to eligible vendors to become certified to participate in the program under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HB12A99EE05FE4E3698B4228500ABD5F8"><enum>403.</enum><header>Strengthening the food and agriculture service learning program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7633">7 U.S.C. 7633</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5A9665564ABD4672877C9F65F3744516"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subsection (b)(4), by inserting <quote>, to promote agricultural education, and raise awareness about the consequences of wasted food and encourage the implementation of food recovery initiatives to reduce the quantity of wasted food</quote> before the semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H29F1033D950C45E3B17135E465A92064"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HCFFC8F1CF7D54AC9AA5F6FD85AFE5F80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HB91535C581344A41A8E2BBCA1C13DEB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and where food comes from; and</quote> and inserting <quote>where food comes from, the consequences of food waste, and food recovery initiatives;</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H9EEFF7733CE14ED68A65BC4A367906AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H5B2D3AC931E3403DACE200C7B22AC19B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block id="HB94C3B04CF6C449289BD027B39E940C0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HCAF63ACDC33C4A5BACF0AAA1CC176A13"><enum>(E)</enum><text>have the capacity to execute regional or national projects that include 2 or more States.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C22AF9D7B384F63A674BDF4FA346258"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H5A2A0A203E8A47A3B15D42CDEA2BC996" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H23E7CDF258FC4196BC3DE49933B2F5AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The majority of the funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be reserved for projects that—</text> <subparagraph id="HBE2A2D9AF62D44D98AF73E8390C66D9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are larger in scale as compared to other proposed projects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CE5DA0A50C04234B9A99FBB57E23970"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are national or regional in scope; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC88B2014E2B4409915A6E917F957BF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include 2 or more States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H942512154FEC4592B54BDBC9803EFBF2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking the paragraph and inserting in its place the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="HFDAAE307CB1B454C9E41F8E056071DCC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3F0D98CFD56A4F24B6FC23EF2D51F259"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out the Initiative. Amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HF40724C49DD24CF9AEF5D2BF97CDE6D8"><enum>404.</enum><header>Harvesting health program</header> <subsection id="H76228B9DFCED418BB2A3DFCB4B9F16BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary Agriculture shall, in coordination with other Federal agencies, award grants to eligible entities to conduct pilot projects to demonstrate and evaluate the impact of produce prescription programs for low-income individuals and households.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H561C10D10D4E48829406DBBE27AEB6B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the pilot projects required under this section is to demonstrate and evaluate the impact of produce prescription programs in areas with poverty and households with diet-related health issues with respect to the following:</text> <paragraph id="H16118697F38249AA93AF82A5B7E6E7C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The reduction of individual and household food insecurity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6730C93B65CB47B08B295EC7B4E9F2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The support for local and regional agriculture and economic development.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEF034E85BB4E455CB29A185FD96E415F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The increased domestic consumption of produce.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H662D3BDD3E16412C987FC0F70E87F370"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The reduction in health care use and associated costs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7728AC0F8944530B47A2EB79F254089"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>eligible entity</quote> means—</text> <paragraph id="H8946282FEAAB45548703647231D5069D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an emergency feeding organization (as defined in section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7501">7 U.S.C. 7501</external-xref>)), in partnership with—</text> <subparagraph id="H8CB6B51E652C4CA4B72DBFD86D881C89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a hospital;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1DBD048BA0D49B994479C3F1C92540D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Federally-qualified health center (as such term is defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396d">42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)</external-xref>));</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA66AAE8355DC4CD9B5D8C0BE176D76A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a hospital or clinic operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAC02A195C8B431A851515EF72D93108"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a provider group;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4312F3A11D2944BCA3E679B6519EB2AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a farmer’s market, community supported agriculture entity, cooperative, local public benefit corporation, nonprofit organization, retail food store authorized under the supplemental nutrition assistance program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFD898917CC1247E785D363FC3B34AD87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a local or State government agency, in partnership with any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF7D57B87E34B43DC872F8A7F46AB7EED"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), in partnership with an—</text> <subparagraph id="HDF18831D701C49CA9BACCFE9E8C166AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>emergency feeding organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49F7946DDA5B40839202C27D0E77D2DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>entity described in paragraph (2); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DEAA8DC424E4AC599D08F8A814C0723"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a local or State government agency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12FECF18C2E14EA7B4515FF75598B961"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Demonstration project</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text> <paragraph id="H5A534EAF91C545A18F551C0607901631"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of methods for how the produce prescription program would be targeted to low-income individuals and households with existing diet-related health issues;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4EF5680F81614BFE8AD088887451366B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description and plan for the screening and recruitment of low-income individuals and households with existing diet-related health issues;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0EFE8A43AB724C9D93C54D6B960A9577"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of plans for the evaluation of program participants and partners focused on purposes described under subsection (b);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6AB79B19A20A4BC6A07085B08F9A2B5F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of plans for the inclusion of nutrition education opportunities for program participants;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H969498720D1D4527A58E80557AB8147B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of the program partnerships and the role of each partner in implementing and evaluating an effective program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAB0DBF6DADB74E3588D4A895FBE812AC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>documentation of the necessary partnership agreements with the relevant State Medicaid agency or other appropriate entity for the purpose of evaluating the programs effectiveness in reducing health care use and associated costs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H21A3157DCADB4AF28C78CECD871AA3C6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>data as requested by the Secretary for purposes of analyzing the impact of the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12D4BE0A4CD04B9FAE460C8D518A73F8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may enter into memorandums of understanding with Federal and States agencies and private partners to ensure the effective implementation and evaluation of the program.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H25C39541492F4C718E2BE3660BCFF841"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Produce prescription program defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>produce prescription program</quote> means a program—</text> <paragraph id="HD34ACB064C4F408587A186E71108FDFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>under which fresh fruits and vegetables are prescribed to individuals or households who are at-risk due to health status or income; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC0139D36479E496C891D5AC8A4302804"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that may provide—</text> <subparagraph id="HA29F0934C7A6403FBFA76099B659FE25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial incentives for individuals described in paragraph (1) to purchase fruits and vegetables;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27D8B17610114413B8CF301C25D1FE36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>education resources on nutrition to such individuals; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB6DE0C49B674CF8974E5FA9C22411C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>accessible locations for participants to procure fresh fruits and vegetables.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C7C550F39854E00AECC899D127D2675"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="HF1D6C600D0BF4B0E96BA75BA3DA39235"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6CEAD583936649FB8A08BDA172028E6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discretionary funding</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2A7238639C0F4B8BA59E30D5857480E1"><enum>B</enum><header>Improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program</header> <section id="HF9F4C2EC6D71421B8BF6648AEC53C4F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.</enum><header>Continuing the Farmers’ Markets Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grant Program</header> <subsection id="HB5EA00E3B3BF4F6488125CA550953463"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section are—</text> <paragraph id="H9530B912EAC04CC6AE5F64D837B1E167"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support the participation of farmers’ markets in the supplemental nutrition assistance program by providing equipment and support grants to new markets and those currently participating in the program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCDD6BA1A56E44927B4383038500C6DCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase access to the supplemental nutrition assistance program and participation at farmers’ markets by households that receive program benefits; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB1BB93558B7A4695980DC2872ED1BC4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support the establishment, expansion, and promotion of electronic benefits transfer services at farmers’ markets for the acceptance of program benefits.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B659FA7E42840939DAD46291D649EA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out the purposes of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to make grants each fiscal year to eligible entities to conduct tasks that are necessary for the supplemental nutrition assistance program to operate at farmers’ markets, and to increase the frequency and effectiveness of farmers’ market participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text> <paragraph id="H153D9E90A2424E1FBE2ACD907D941F62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text> <subparagraph id="H256CA03A874643E2BA25418D313155BA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>the term <quote>eligible entity</quote> means—</text> <clause id="H5CBF47AB23FB424C86F3EAECA90BB820"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Native American tribal organization nonprofit organization;</text> </clause><clause id="H71EDB31AFF6D4AFAB1689B72A535B6EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a Native American tribal government;</text> </clause><clause id="HE8824280726B42F3A0C378DF49832DF1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a State or unit of general purpose local government of a State;</text> </clause><clause id="H5F274C8334CA4A29AC36BBC9A256B111"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a farmers’ market association;</text> </clause><clause id="H0D5476BCEA4D4DF7A3B6366BE16A367A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a public benefit corporation;</text> </clause><clause id="HE75C24BA0A1E4B4C809437F9EC7D8EF2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>an economic development corporation;</text> </clause><clause id="H68C30DC2843C46E8A89EA0A17CC8AC13"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a regional farmers’ market authority; or</text> </clause><clause id="H39F6C7609BFE4F6DACE494CD0E928B2C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit organization engaged in farmers’ market management.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7E8CCAC143D4681B2E208DDDC87DCC9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <clause id="H8D8BB208CD3C4ADB97C710B3AF306E46"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>supplemental nutrition assistance program</quote> means the supplemental nutrition assistance program as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>).</text> </clause><clause id="H21ABEA6BC31442459FA6793B9CBB23C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <quote>State</quote> means any of the several States or the District of Columbia.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3CCE7B46AA5045ABABCDA2CDE7D36CB7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HE2B82EE61F8D4BE9A40E3D8ABB836339" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>412.</enum><header>Expanding and increasing support for the food insecurity nutrition incentives program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7517">7 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H90AA3EA72F2B4E07843FB3D9ABA7F56E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subsection (b)(2)(B)—</text> <subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H251A32E1BB524BAA8E914624EA9A48C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (v) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3D8C24354E14B1F8D7C84A23FEF3934"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C4D20EFBCCB4085B3A3F4402D063C0C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting the following after clause (v):</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E67CC11FE794E3086AD7D96B114135B" style="traditional"> <clause id="H8646A84244324EB8B3B94586478AE512"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>facilitate the provision of supplemental nutrition assistance program matching incentive programs, particularly for locally sourced produce, at approved retail stores, particularly those located in underserved areas; and</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3665C9CC40DA48818D70C508CF7DDEDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AA6AC6AC1254D8A9FEDB21C416C7451" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H41477DA0BA984ECAABD6F425B3E643AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="HBB04F9054C604CA0ADC240A546425CD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC531EDC8BBB7497C9661C8B960590EC2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out subsection (b) $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H980BF49052474245945FDA1E1C1CF460"><enum>413.</enum><header>Closing the Meal Gap</header> <subsection id="H7F168E2C00344EDF9BFB97AA62E51D65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Calculation of program benefits</header><text>The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H48F49CEFC3CB40BEAA5951173957F8D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5A6944D30D584C89BBA49AF751186C74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsection (u);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDD12ADE2EBA447AB5C43B41C6779368"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (n) through (t) as subsections (o) through (u), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00C7A265391E406992E0328E539F2090"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (m) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H866053404F154308B0DA25B28A26E4BB" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6D0254283591440998AD9C678B9ABDB1"><enum>(n)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Low-cost food plan</quote> means the diet required to feed a family of four persons, consisting of a man and a woman nineteen through fifty, a child six through eight, and a child nine through eleven years of age, determined in accordance with the Secretary’s calculations. The cost of such diet shall be the basis for uniform allotments for all households regardless of their actual composition, except that the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H818F5BD2678144658AD537483ED45285"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make household-size adjustments (based on the unrounded cost of such diet) taking into account economies of scale;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC261772958CE4216B9A5872477CD9B9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make cost adjustments in the low-cost food plan for Hawaii and the urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect the cost of food in Hawaii and urban and rural Alaska;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC7BE80364D79409FA11EB03BBFD76A24"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make cost adjustments in the separate low-cost food plans for Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, to reflect the cost of food in those States, but not to exceed the cost of food in the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H49CFFFBC0D5E4F72B357B439960E2E8F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>on October 1, 2018, and each October 1 thereafter, adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the cost of the diet in the preceding June, and round the result to the nearest lower dollar increment for each household size.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD00FFDCAAE1342C9BBE437FB7BB4D1BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2017">7 U.S.C. 2017(a)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC613616727044A538E2A827316AA748C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>thrifty food plan</quote> each place it appears, and inserting <quote>low-cost food plan</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA80E91E354794F6FB0E5A9A6AA349F0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>8 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>10 percent</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D2EEEC19B934495943B992401B93C2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 16(c)(1)(A)(ii) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(A)(ii)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6D72C319150F423FB54D1F5A8B7D92D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (I) by striking <quote>for fiscal year 2014, at an amount not greater than $37</quote> and inserting <quote>for fiscal year 2018, at an amount not greater than $50</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1AC35069E8040A0900B99EFC18C2624"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (II)—</text> <clause id="H8BCA4498581F4371AD2E0AD8244D2DD1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>June 30, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>June 30, 2018</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HFBEDFB5C3C2C43A2877C7D3D3C8AA676"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>thrifty food plan</quote> and inserting <quote>low-cost food plan</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H917C997E2E9D468CAC24011F483B08C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 19(a)(2)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2028">7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="H66501DE4764049B794D193983FA470BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H913D5C1A451E4B419A2684A1256E78CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text> <clause id="H2DECBDF6EC6443059ECFFA70837BBD17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>each fiscal year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2018</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H8EC7A4D86A2C47BAB2F5DEA1AAE387AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4B00329171E43DBAAD2F00BF1A4EA41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE2D193A90AE6437BBE8FD066800BB4A4" style="OLC"> <clause id="H3C3359B492704AB4A9BCAE76C7F65175"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2019, $2,650,000,000; and</text> </clause><clause id="HDB79E3BF47E040318FDD3A5C36AF6C25"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>subject to the availability of appropriations under section 18(a), for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount determined under clause (iii), as adjusted by the percentage by which the low-cost food plan has been adjusted under section 3(n)(4) between June 30, 2019, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8947DEB31FF343509836C34FEEF5E31E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standard medical expense deduction</header><text>Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7F08A583B7434940811CB619062E4D74"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>an excess medical</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting <quote>a standard medical deduction or to a medical expense deduction of actual costs for the allowable medical expenses incurred by the elderly or disabled member, exclusive of special diets.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H05BBD282EC2245BFBBD971DE55C14601"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H18969B583E3C45548D6CDFA85B6CB5DF" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HD3F24A8BD366442383A2F2516BE34268"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The standard medical expense deduction shall be equal to $140 for fiscal year 2019, and for each subsequent fiscal year shall be equal to the applicable amount for the preceding fiscal year as adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Medical Care published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, except that for any such fiscal year the State agency may establish a greater standard medical expense deduction that satisfies cost neutrality standards established by the Secretary for such fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8730C74D3F414BCD863CCB60992C287A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elimination of cap of excess shelter expenses</header><text>Section 5(e)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5564BD1E31C94AD9A42F90D7544A1380"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H76D50E629A664ADCA6FCA4AEE914B188"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDFB7E09CB2964D27B71B91ABBF4965A2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Work requirement</header><text>Section 6(o)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H151B639AD1594C18BBB9E864C8017788"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H274D7A6EB4C74B1FAA1146D48DCBB6C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEBBB3BD58EC849F09FFAF94E2E0DF74E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7695606134194D039E1DBEB325B65881" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HFBBE63E3250F4D018AC6494132CDBC49"><enum>(F)</enum><text>not offered a position in a program described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EC1CF14B72F4F01B6D21CFBA83649D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding of employment and training programs</header><text>Section 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(II) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii)(II)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) through (E) of</quote> after <quote>under</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8171A2AD159A46E3A61C857CBE4927EC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="HFEDE5F4BE46E45089EE19337CF513F76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</header><text>The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HADFFFC753C5347CDB650232618B5D4B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 10 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2019">7 U.S.C. 2019</external-xref>) by striking <quote>3(p)</quote> and inserting <quote>3(q)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DADF772E11A445DB8FB76AE16BCB1BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 11 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)—</text> <clause id="H8A7E606033E44DD8BB6C4F7EABBA0D01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by striking <quote>3(t)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>3(u)(1)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HADB38875B821455992C6DFBE8B6F6762"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subclause id="HF57C151F28B54593AA630B6F321BBB74"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>3(t)(1)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>3(u)(1)</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HA8278283D6314243AF847DFCEFC0D0C0"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>3(t)(2)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>3(u)(2)</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC17A5B68B8F341DDB8EA6A6EDDB9CA05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 19(a)(2)(A)(ii) (7 U.S.C. (a)(2)(A)(ii)) by striking <quote>3(u)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>3(n)(4)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DBF8AA299C64AB68B77101B09A94F65"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section 27(a)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036">7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)</external-xref>)—</text> <clause id="HF23B51C14B5741FE9900107B42970CED"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>3(u)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>3(n)(4)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HB104308F758A482DBB82671EE75B6FA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>3(u)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>3(n)(4)</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87F0283EF49A4E798F609CB6D7DAE967"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8624">42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H0D64A5A6719C4F7290C9BE5F19B0EABF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)</quote> and inserting <quote>5(e)(6)(B)(iv)(1)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F2DE45417E147B3BA6D3B7EFEC57C98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(B)(iv)(I)</external-xref>)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE064B72A29BC4C1596D5B71EDEC8E934"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE923705136394C4CB29D019D9C0DBF36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 5(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(a)</external-xref>) by striking <quote>3(n)(4)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>3(m)(4)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H47CE2928678049DFB529934E3CE1826C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8(f)(1)(A)(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2017">7 U.S.C. 2017(f)(1)(A)(i)</external-xref>) by striking <quote>3(n)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>3(m)(5)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H061E590AB99F4072894759822C4ED7FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(aa) (7 U.S.C. 2016(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(aa)) by striking <quote>3(n)</quote> and inserting <quote>3(m)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Future of American Farmers </header> <subtitle id="H0DE65C3622A546ABB55EBB767037F342"><enum>A</enum><header>Defining beginning farmer or rancher</header> <section id="HA6F6954514704E9C85CA8C90BBA047B5"><enum>501.</enum><header>Beginning farmer or rancher defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>beginning farmer or rancher</term> means an individual or entity who—</text> <paragraph id="H93E6D18AA4A34A248CF79BD1AFF985DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has not operated a farm or ranch, or who has operated a farm or ranch for not more than 10 consecutive years; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1498784E8E4A4288923CFAC70D5BFA1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>will materially and substantially participate in the operation of the farm or ranch.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC26FB5C0C3AA40EE892E71A144BFBDF4"><enum>B</enum><header>Providing Resources for Beginning, Retiring, and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers</header> <section id="HFB0330F24E1B44339C075F375B0AFBE6"><enum>511.</enum><header>Reauthorization and increased funding for outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers</header> <subsection id="HEF49ACBC06A34E589DB0F7ED6C378753"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of section 2501(a)(4) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD81EEF92390449DAA7E36779C45EE510" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HC2BBAF6E9C7E4576938B7F55E3F7121C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section—</text> <clause id="HAC79F41B28AD4D9BA23567F6DC9194E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and</text> </clause><clause id="H976F98B530684501A23B7205DBF7DDA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H687DDC9BB94F4788ABE960A194350C7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2501(a)(4)(E) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(4)(E)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H150B217D061644988D48DE36604515CD"><enum>512.</enum><header>Ensuring permanent funding for beginning farmer and rancher development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7405(h)(1)(C) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319f">7 U.S.C. 3319f(h)(1)(C)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCBE0D26784E64745AE5746791551EC36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H77D2DB5AF97D4A82AE2E58504DC63E4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>through 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HB5CAE78B4DA9460A9537D4F5FDF8F181"><enum>513.</enum><header>Supporting beginning farmer participation in certain conservation programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1241(h)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(h)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H9CB4C3ECEE264550ABA9DC6E9F6C72AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>20 percent</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB3EB0EFD4BC942368B59116240D93789"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>15 percent</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H9DF1DBD2D36C4CCAAF03784D2640792E"><enum>514.</enum><header>Creating a priority for participation of beginning farmers and ranchers in Farmers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (e) of section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC26BA9455401468EBE60F0E938760E29" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA091FA3B85A64D56994E69BD18A15EE8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants under the Program, priority shall be given to applications that include—</text> <paragraph id="H6E6B304A8FA94BEFB12B6276800E70F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>projects that will benefit underserved communities, including communities that are located in areas of concentrated poverty with limited access to fresh locally or regionally grown food; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD1CB75274C924B4F920F2FCCFB4EEC79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to beginning farmers and ranchers, socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and veteran farmers, projects in which such farmers and ranchers are participants.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HFBA7BF30F95240A19864906BAFA530D9"><enum>515.</enum><header>Supporting beginning farmers and ranchers through Farm Service Agency liaisons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 226 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6932">7 U.S.C. 6932</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B70B8B7D01D4FFEB25374F0F0DFEAEE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA3A4BBDB2912406B9B267F4A0F573700"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Beginning farmers and ranchers liaison</header> <paragraph id="HB72E4AD63EC94E93889CA6E4D020683A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Position established</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within each State office of the Consolidated Farm Service Agency the position of Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Liaison to carry out the duties described in paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA573FC3183F444539A6AC469D18E8140"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Liaison shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HC02E42953CCB4105B48F50A3B9D66EC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers to direct such farmers and ranchers toward appropriate Federal resources and opportunities, including available Federal grant programs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9FE46EF72354B718241DEA35A73BC92"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote coordination among Federal programs available to beginning farmers and ranchers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H89FD7C55C60C4409B4A1C30FE0DA7CA4"><enum>516.</enum><header>Facilitating succession planning through the creation of Farm Service Agency regional planners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319f">7 U.S.C. 3319f</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H377AFAFC0C4B477AB29D9E6BE13F7A5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAC5D67588D3A48C3BEDE6919A03F638D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48014621F13F4A539FF38E68312F2DA3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H43A8E71EBA014D49B23EA78B2BCFFC53"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regional planners</header> <paragraph id="HA80B7ECA079940CEA412ACCA2F88C20F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a regional planner for each of the 12 regions identified by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H869CAEEABB8A4155B1881DA1798F5323"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regional planners established under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB56A5EEBEF9B49C986BFECAAFC479530"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and maintain one accurate, current, and unbiased database of resources to help farmers undertaking succession planning; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD9FBFA1839443758F3F0473E731B1AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with Federal, State, and private stakeholders, including land-grant colleges and universities and extension service, to understand farmer and rancher needs in each state within the respective regions, and to work with these stakeholders to provide farmers and ranchers information regarding relevant succession planning resources and opportunities based on those needs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HF54CA3891217403C8C701E26F95C20E7"><enum>517.</enum><header>Ensuring a vibrant agricultural sector through the creation of a land tenure commission</header> <subsection id="HE27E9360CFBA4B07B7B389E71C938BDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a commission to be known as the Land Tenure Commission (in this section referred to as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9678454787D247A298AC9D144A0A333D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="HEC9B39084279451EA93729D7553FEE4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Total membership</header><text>The Commission shall be comprised of 10 members who shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term of 3 years in accordance with paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEF1C1DF1B75548EEAB8EC71D16F2660C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The Commission members shall include one representative from each the following categories:</text> <subparagraph id="H6941E59397DF476CBC20098576E961DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Farm Service Agency.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8A393F534E447448E6B74DF1F8444DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Natural Resources Conservation Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7508B9C5C069470398FFEEA6E3EBD91F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State programs focused on land tenure.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA21F4E3117EF4B319F467D95D9AFD704"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Private nonprofit organizations with active land tenure programs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8ECA318B1114A67941754DD6401606B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82C647297A8A441FB66239A85287D004"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Community colleges or other institutions of higher education with demonstrated experience in land tenure issues.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51FFE33F287D468197F6B8CF00BA7968"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Other entities or persons providing lending for, or technical assistance regarding, land tenure.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD8B23FD73324852A2EFB6B0116444D3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Beginning farmers and ranchers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H394F2B7F723F49A7BE6185259A900235"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC973E5781FC496CAF6FF11F834D69E7"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Veteran farmers and ranchers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA496DBF11D04936B5F34673053774DC"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Retiring or retired farmers and ranchers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8223E2238CE149CAB460588C20E7C6C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may reappoint members of the Commission to a subsequent 3-year term.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAF826BD326A644A3B71F9B5D44A35699"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members of the Commission may not receive any compensation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAC1B2B7B833F4237B9ACA96D53066909"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall make appointments to fill vacancies on the Commission as soon as practicable after the vacancy has occurred.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H36881129DCA0491EBF8F9B48C64C8AA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="HA9AA2AECD5D1417E823A0A4753D55945"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise the Secretary of Agriculture on issues involving access to land, farm business transition, and land tenure, including trends in ownership and the status of farmland ownership;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H24626B6A892140E7BF5AEF0FA55175D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to the Commission’s activities, coordinate and consult with entities involved with farmland ownership and operation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7A59FFE2306E483789EDA88905335D38"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint technical advisors, comprised of representatives from the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the Department of Agriculture, not-for-profit organizations that assist farmers and ranchers transitioning in and out of agricultural business, and farm succession planners with expertise in the field; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1907AFE54D704849B2A491A3391026E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>focus efforts of Federal agency staff and programs toward ensuring the long-term sustainability of the agriculture sector.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3DD9DB921A9E48BB8D9C270A1657E1F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Commission shall submit an annual report to Congress that includes—</text> <paragraph id="H1052D15CB0724FC59CDDB0263305FFCC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of the activities of the Commission; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAE3EB87B281C4ABD8C0EEAE8FA2BC4FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations with respect to access to land, farm business transition, and land tenure, including recommendations for Federal policy changes.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H467C1B0C45864861A0AC536C40E364EB"><enum>C</enum><header>Creating financial incentives To benefit beginning farmers and ranchers</header> <section commented="no" id="HCB1A8E817BCB446A809055A155F95246" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>521.</enum><header>Removing barriers to farming through an eligible farmer tax credit</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HCB8765856E274EF4BB2221164DDA6C11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D912AC707A945B5A78F075D3E7952F2" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" id="HFC76D0CF8734429E89A35AF073AC3DE9"><enum>30E.</enum><header>Eligible farmer credits</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H3FE1687C263D4CCEAB765DF4DEFFF687"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible farmer property sale credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a taxpayer who sells qualified farming property to an eligible farmer during the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of the sales price of such property.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1B3E0EC74D8D4844992FAF4F1EB8FF58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible farmer property purchase credit</header><text>In the case of a taxpayer who is an eligible farmer and purchases qualified farming property during the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal 10 percent of the purchase price of such property.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9F2CD7DAA7374C32A4624AAD94CB9203"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2B01F1FBDF4F4EB19F79E7EDAAED3CF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible farmer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H15C25F31F16847FF805C5ABF4AAD72A7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible farmer</term> means—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H32B97C62E87C41658FFC8477C8D9E833"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, as defined in section 2501(e)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)(2)</external-xref>),</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HA05EC51D49AD44179D90B675C4718794"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(e)(7) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)(7)</external-xref>)), or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H13145A0BAD0D4F53B9E7061C14B5071D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any beginning farmer or rancher.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF56C6DFE4224BCC88B8FE6EA42A49D5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Beginning farmer or rancher</header> <clause commented="no" id="H4BF6C18B12C7471EB0CED9AFBFA383A3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>beginning farmer or rancher</term> means an individual or entity who—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="H0C6D512228474B5393046061FBA4CD95"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has not operated a farm or ranch, or who has operated a farm or ranch for not more than 10 consecutive years, and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HD2B74FD710A44EEBBB4368849A89DC8D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will materially and substantially participate in the operation of the farm or ranch.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HE843177EE7504337BB733D9135DDEDA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Material and substantial participation</header><text>For purposes of clause (i), the term <term>material and substantial participation</term> means—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="H81B2A526CE874621A28268BAB3288478"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of an individual, that the individual provides substantial day-to-day labor and management of the farm or ranch, consistent with the practices in the county or State where the farm is located, and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H684B32F249CE41D182E84DBD9D231F22"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of an entity, that all shareholders, holders of a capital or profits interest in the case of a partnership, or holders of a beneficial interest in the case of a trust or cooperative provide some amount of the management or labor necessary for day-to-day activities such that if each of the members did not provide these inputs, operation of the farm or ranch would be seriously impaired.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H900F5265A3994ECD9CB87589BB14E118"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Predecessor</header><text>Any predecessor of any entity shall be treated as such entity for purposes of clause (i)(I).</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H069E5802829C4691967EBB284ED30130"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Aggregation rules</header><text>All persons which are treated as a single employer under subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 shall be treated as a single employer for purposes of this subparagraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H785846C786644172B3D989043A7587DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified farming property</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF0CC3954F9024FDFA0E574FF5814ACDF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>qualified farming property</term> means any property—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H3CF824E63B9F4E2084F44A94F0E6A4C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>which is used in the trade or business of farming or ranching in the United States, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H49C12BAA73804A7594C050295BC24577"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which is—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="H820FB120F2554781B5A9BCF29D01442B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation, or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H5ECBB96A21C54563BA953F2355164362"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land used for the production of crops, fruits, or other agricultural products or for the sustenance of livestock.</text> </subclause></clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">In the case of any tree, vine, or livestock which is not subject to an allowance for depreciation solely by reason of not having reached the income-producing stage or age of maturity, as the case may be, such tree, vine, or livestock shall be treated as property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation for purposes of this section.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H35996A2B0CF34135A99EFC2C9DEE459A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Land use must be restricted agricultural use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such term shall not include any land which is not subject to a State agricultural land preservation program, permanent agricultural conservation easement, is not valued as agricultural land using special use valuation requirements, or is not under another long-term or permanent protection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE813F6E34B0143AD8E2A4E81942BA2E9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special rules</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HEDDA9F5214BD4D959300FD4A81BF77AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No credit shall be allowed to a taxpayer under this section unless, at such time and in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA40B4106F264434D9DE94CAEE80FBE9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there is submitted to the Secretary a description of the qualified farming property with respect to which the credit under this section is determined,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7DB5462C0A694DBC8C1283AEB94341F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the eligible farmer submits to the Secretary an attestation of intent to treat such property as qualified farming property during the 8-year period beginning on the date of the sale or purchase to which this section applies, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0FF4EC53432E49EFAE1BEAFB9E80E85F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the taxpayer who sells such property in the case of any credit determined under subsection (a), and the eligible farmer who purchases such property in the case of any credit determined under subsection (b), submits to the Secretary an agreement consenting to the application of paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF8D18446062E4B2E82FD3B2CB6374257"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recapture</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB6B470F56F84A37BCD06C13B899E387"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If any property with respect to which a credit is allowed under this section ceases to be qualified farming property during the 8-year period beginning on the date of the sale or purchase to which this section applies, the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year during which such property so ceases shall be increased by the applicable percentage of the amount of credit allowed under this section with respect to such property.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEC292AE40AD04A27B62577CDEAEFDE8A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicable percentage</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of property which ceases to be qualified farming property during the 8-year period, the applicable percentage shall be determined under the following table:</text> <pagebreak></pagebreak><table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" subformat="S6211" table-template-name="Flush/hang, 1 text, 1 num, bold hds" table-type="Leaderwork"><tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="253pts" min-data-value="250"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column2" colwidth="246pts" min-data-value="13"></colspec><thead><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"><bold>For property which so <linebreak></linebreak> ceases during:</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>The applicable <linebreak></linebreak>percentage is:</bold></entry></row></thead><tbody><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">The first or second year</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">100 percent</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">The third or fourth year</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">75 percent</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">The fifth or sixth year</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">50 percent</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">The seventh or eighth year</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">25 percent.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H110481823AD94131BCE28C7CC2C3034A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Property beyond actual useful life</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, property which, during such 8-year period, is no longer capable of being used in the trade or business of farming shall be treated as ceasing to be qualified farming property.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB86D2AB5DDF54B7A9263661AC500EB2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Related party rules</header> <subparagraph id="H059BCCE7487D466F8A2BDA840C847775"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sale or purchase shall only be taken into account under this section if the property is not acquired from a person related to the person acquiring such property (or, if married, such individual’s spouse).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H137F1B8323DE46DC96BA761B5F30C43B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Related persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person shall be treated as related to another person if the relationship between such persons would result in the disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF4805B14A7AE4698BFFD65D1428B0E5D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application with other credits</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA0A6F771A5264083A65C1628C1320C13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Business credit treated as part of general business credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">So much of the credit which would be allowed under this section for any taxable year (determined without regard to this paragraph) that is attributable to property that is land used in a trade or business of the taxpayer, or that in the hands of the taxpayer is of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation, shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under this section).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA16A20D3224246899FA148068C739204"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Personal credit</header><text>The credit allowed under subsection (a) (after the application of paragraph (1)) for any taxable year shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable year.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H98C5AEA5ACE8438981AEB809A4E1922A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reduction in basis</header><text>For purposes of this subtitle, the basis of any property for which a credit is allowable under this section shall be reduced by the amount of such credit so allowed.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7BCE84C28E794A2B8102BCC286885040"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>plus</quote> at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting <quote>, plus</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H476A052195164834AE325ADFA41E5567" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H847DD23013624E3A9CE527CA8CCC2F31"><enum>(37)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the portion of the eligible farmer credit to which section 30E(d)(3)(A) applies.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H14710ACCD1E449A3B26D12856334B4A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2ECB5A4D0FE4294A946D86C32855458" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 30E. Eligible farmer credits.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC0CE1C2BC5B9415CA33E50B8022D1B89"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H1D359C4A196E4D29994956ACF3614F98"><enum>522.</enum><header>Ensuring Farm Service Facility loans can serve agricultural cooperatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1614(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8789">7 U.S.C. 8789(a)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>(including agricultural cooperatives)</quote> after <quote>for producers</quote>.</text> </section><section id="H997C768E512C4C0F928526339A1F004B"><enum>523.</enum><header>Loans to cooperatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 316(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1946">7 U.S.C. 1946(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65929BB882F249FAA54CDFE318A0381F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAB2A9F276AE04774B9B8DA93E565E850"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loans to cooperatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subtitle A or this subtitle, the liability for a farm ownership loan or farm operating loan under such subtitles to a cooperative of family farm farmers shall be required to attach to the individual members of the cooperative, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Food Waste</header> <section id="H90DE9940CF92404B99C46C1AD7AFDD3E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding reducing food waste</header> <subsection id="HC13A6BE94B3E4784B98E76C388789EEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following findings:</text> <paragraph id="H3DCA1A3FD6C94676B7EE558BEED0D4BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Up to 40 percent of food in the United States is wasted, the equivalent of 1,250 calories per person, per day, and more than 400 pounds of food per person, per year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H08D7BF38DA7149FEB7DE142F51E632F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Growing, processing, transporting, and disposing of uneaten food is a significant burden on the United States economy, costing approximately $218,000,000,000 annually.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBD646C79C1EB4D5983C185552ED79C83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Considerable resources in the United States are invested in the production of food that is eventually wasted, including an estimated 18 percent of fertilizer used in agricultural production, 19 percent of crop land, and 21 percent of agricultural water usage.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9FF22B66BEBE417FA0F9CE721EF9E0B5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Growing, processing, transporting, and disposing of food that is eventually wasted contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8CD8D0A2456B4CAAB8161CD5C95046CC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Disposing of uneaten food costs the average household of four in the United States an estimated $1,800 annually.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H78B2400D86824B4092832E71A7BF5612"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In light of the findings made in subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should invest in programs, methodologies, and actions to reduce food waste across the United States at the Federal, State, and local levels, including by—</text> <paragraph id="HC38F1280DC7A4C7B9921036370DE75F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing targeted funding for food waste solutions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8EFD013054374138B53DB50AFEED6A23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving and standardizing the measurement and reporting of food waste data;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H79EB09394E0C45C0B23FFBF9EAD3A3D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>standardizing food date labels;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF57F01AD5A924814849ED139AA490B7E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>removing barriers to food donation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0230025F1DA74614874CC8900E9BEF23"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting and encouraging local and regional efforts to reduce food waste; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDF63F4FA9F7F4688B52DD8D88CD354AB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaging and educating the American public on how to reduce food waste.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6FD951E5BCC04827BC2A80FBDB7A15C0"><enum>602.</enum><header>Establishment of Office of Food Waste</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6951">7 U.S.C. 6951</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42482C10F8514242B2642BC60C4FE45A" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" id="H9CF2FCC31A354A40AAAB23AEC8EEAF45"><enum>244.</enum><header>Office of Food Waste</header> <subsection id="H6F58E71D7EF749AB91B9CE38F2EDDB4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish within the executive operations of the Department an office to be known as the <quote>Office of Food Waste</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3DF06857C4CC4CBE84224415487F6ECB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Food Waste shall be responsible—</text> <paragraph id="H73E3C1674C264711984368516E59BD14"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for coordinating Federal programs to measure and reduce the incidence of food waste in the United States by serving as the central office within the Department for food waste reduction efforts, including food waste prevention, food donation, recovery of surplus food for commercial purposes, and food scrap recycling;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7E7B81A38C1749DB8592A85E81980832"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for providing information about and raising awareness of food waste issues across sectors of the United States economy and across Federal agencies; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE790B1C090F14F33BAA1EB4ED7D92050"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for serving as the primary point of contact for food waste reduction and food recovery issues within the Department and across Federal agencies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9AFA167DEB75416EA8501364B4E5EC06"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H9097D82EC46844109E15CA79CABC8D9F"><enum>603.</enum><header>Establishment of food loss and waste reduction task force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6951">7 U.S.C. 6951</external-xref> et seq.) is further amended by inserting after section 244, as added by section 602, the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19CF6AEAEA3B4EF294AC71BD6524004C" style="OLC"> <section id="HAECF26A9EEF8412A99C07F036160B9CB"><enum>245.</enum><header>Food loss and waste reduction task force</header> <subsection id="H36D8D812DBBD4EDBA10F45DF8EB28EE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish, in the office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, a task force—</text> <paragraph id="H91011274D1454A659D83D03B2F00AD33"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to advise and support the Secretary and the Administrator in meeting the national food waste reduction goal of 50 percent by 2030, as specified in the announcement made on September 16, 2015, by the Secretary and the Administrator;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4E1B3EC252B24102A04EBA680173018A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide strategic direction for efforts to meet the national food waste reduction goal;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDAA99DE655A246A9BE194338B74AE854"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to monitor progress toward meeting the national food waste reduction goal;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H101FCCD3ECB4413396B347276548A6D1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support effective public reporting in the United States regarding progress toward meeting the national food waste reduction goal and any relevant benchmarks in meeting such goal;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB528EF2AF21E4204ABD65D3848F8A74A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to raise public awareness and visibility of the national food waste reduction goal in the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2EA8EA7D342D4490B858E48A90C708BD"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to recommend improvements to Federal efforts to meet the national food waste reduction goal.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06B7FB10F0B2497B99D91430AF3A8C95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The task force shall be composed of 15 members, appointed jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator. The task force shall include a representative from each of the following industries and interest groups:</text> <paragraph id="H02DEFAA388344C7EBD4474A88C3B5331"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agriculture industry.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE80DC265C0442C2B3B532D993CFB630"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The food processing and manufacturing industry.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4308CADDECC34B39A558A988B43EB54D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The food distribution industry.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H311FABE93994456B822855CDC8D91A86"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The retail and grocery industry.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0053A53B6743446B9D63449E0DAF13AE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The restaurant industry.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF3275CE937C84D6BA339784B13FA5EB5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The institutional food service industry.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H639E0F0F38A445E6ABB79185404C296F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government, private, and nonprofit entities focused on nutrition.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7137C83F17784078A73ECE965AB01AEE"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government, private, and nonprofit entities focused on consumer education.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB0A772BB53074775B29BBBCBCDA1C31F"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government, private, and nonprofit entities focused on food waste entrepreneurship.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE3888CA3A32B43CCADF4FB51FB6F4F83"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonprofit entities focused on food waste prevention.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC96E23235274490F94D8D67AA3CF9FDF"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Government, private, and nonprofit entities focused on food donation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H00F5E726A1274F7D9929714E964B896B"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Government, private, and nonprofit entities focused on food scrap recycling.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H27EC1BC184D34C57B3A9888598E1B5DC"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Educational institutions focused on food systems and food waste.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF0E9361F1027483C8FBFF355B6E4B200"><enum>(14)</enum><text>A State or local government with a food waste reduction program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE52C3F41FE0D4A0AB08A541708180343"><enum>(15)</enum><text>A scientist who specializes in the science of food scrap recycling and other relevant scientific processes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H547B4D7377B7436C890366D6082C1F3E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A member of the task force shall serve on the task force for a single term of 3 years. A member may not be reappointed. Any vacancy shall be filled within 60 days in the same manner as the original appointment.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H407706E242074559947D941D1B34ACA9"><enum>604.</enum><header>Standardizing, aggregating, and publishing food waste data</header> <subsection id="H6FF7F85D0CB648348D9C72A648B15097"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Methodology for measuring food waste</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish, through a rule made in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a standardized methodology for consistently measuring food waste in the United States economy, such as—</text> <paragraph id="H3176513EEF1D44B79EA96CAD962B7925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on-farm losses during agricultural production and harvesting;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3D546074642D4B6BAFB880CB036CD5AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>losses during processing and distribution;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9BB7955A77874DF09BF99449E63D901C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>kitchen waste and post-consumer waste from the restaurant and hospitality industries;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H20E082B09D724850B90E1AA5C19EDFE1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>food waste occurring in schools and other institutions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H71867812A4044375AACFF0B3B6628FB3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>food waste occurring in other industries.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B126C7AF18D48DFBAF635E9FE3746CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methodology for aggregating and disseminating data </header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The methodology established under subsection (a) shall include aggregating and disseminating any data or information collected with respect to food waste. The methodology shall incorporate tools for describing why food waste occurs and the type of food wasted and take into account existing protocols and tools that may serve as resources.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8674A72194C4475FA228B81EEDA90CD7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information collected with respect to food waste shall be made available through a publicly accessible internet website of the Department of Agriculture, which may be disaggregated by private sector and State or local government data.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HDBC041D77254448C8DC4A657461AB7F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out this section in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Research, Extension, and Related Matters</header> <subtitle id="H9144E2679A0047DFA2DE2E8B2CBA520C"><enum>A</enum><header>Investing in Sustainable Agriculture</header> <section id="HFF562E3246074F9680BA55FB3BEEB70D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Sustainable agriculture research, extension, and education programs</header> <subsection id="H473CE5906A6B4C17BC0E15A957DD0028"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal-State grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1623 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5813">7 U.S.C. 5813</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HAC1043C43C0C47AE887481BAFD4BFB9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">matching</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE38E73DC0D47402F839ECE3A26C3C84E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H017B49825A8144ECA58E81525501FF52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>matching</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H368E5D2270F3440E8523F5BA2889A238"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and centers</quote> after <quote>education programs</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66E9667C4A624B099A3F057BA8DBA547"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>, and shall identify the sources of matching State funds for the same fiscal year</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H12EEF3C1341E46E89BF2A112572F99A5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7BB020A99B1438ABD19F9F2592A220C" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD135BAAD302D4333B1BD4D5DFB977ADC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible States for a period not to exceed 5 years.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1E4A49E639B433B9BF02C8A403833D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5814">7 U.S.C. 5814</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEACD270A945F43288442C5856A321C8C" style="OLC"> <section id="H3F3A279AEFA24EAE99D0251784FF93CB"><enum>1624.</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this chapter $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H602D9E16E9684AE8A95AE1FE8756B839"><enum>702.</enum><header>National training program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5832">7 U.S.C. 5832(i)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EFB7FC7D01747969A165E136F8C1B77" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA0FFCA1B22304AE8B6FFBB08ED98E432"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB82EDF7BFA19498EA6BB115AB4543024"><enum>B</enum><header>Supporting research To help farmers adapt to a disrupted climate</header> <section id="H20165D7AF69247519BC628BDC8F2D704"><enum>711.</enum><header>Competitive, special, and facilities grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3157">7 U.S.C. 3157</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3C2422137CAB4CFB847477414DB395A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7869B52297C24B79AC103B55F3F77A4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBD58297A4CB49E8A6D3FC31B508E779" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H3E104470012140A3ABD653B8906F31EA"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Plant and animal breeding</header> <clause id="H3B814D2532C54340A1ED30B8D4CD2FB0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Classical animal and plant breeding—</text> <subclause id="H690DB76B193E486583AB45C0DF369DC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>intended to deliver public plant cultivars and animal breeds;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H2D4D289BA1E0474E9DB0B27280AC7556"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to achieve germplasm conservation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HC0AAD8F763824FC18AA6C00E86042080"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to improve public access and use of such cultivars and breeds.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H11CC0C8499B84506A49EB811CA0DC019"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>With respect to the breeding described in clause (i), the Secretary shall give priority to—</text> <subclause id="H4D0914E310F546738ABE29F295AB3D21"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regionally-adapted cultivars and breeds; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H12A5286733F24CB6B2FBCFA914AB314E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">breeds that perform well in organic and sustainable production systems.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD36FE9C938D34B438D16A8BCAC37E55C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by inserting <quote>, including nonprofit organizations, private laboratories, Federal research entities, and other research entities not affiliated with a university</quote> after <quote>organizations</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5576C522565403F87018EDF3CAF4ADF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (9); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H194A7E64880D409CADAD90055BBD11E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)(A)—</text> <clause id="HA81A791C1A154B1A8DA7FB7C8D95997F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$700,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$900,000,000</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HE14D9F03F0484E22A865469D9A9212D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DB45126263C49A7AB7F0C58CBE4E0E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0EFB4C77DDBA444988BB129189341E49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and climate change mitigation and adaptation</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">agriculture</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7257C511D474C6CB99DDF990EB707E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and climate change mitigation and adaptation</quote> after <quote>systems of sustainable agriculture</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HE328E89A6D9F4D7BA5F298F535430A3A"><enum>712.</enum><header>Specialty crop research initiative</header> <subsection id="H20CC3E86A5834EF0B0C8FD0158921A4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elements of initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 412(b) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H39904BE43FC24FF6A6F977F2D916CDFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF9B507441D284B3294BC7057AB5B7AC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and improve the resiliency of such crops towards global climate change</quote> after <quote>crop characteristics</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55019BB3BDFE4420A3675BC53B426418"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, with priority given to responses and tolerances to global climate change</quote> after <quote>tolerances</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EC753D75E54461DB88878C7611ABCB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and threats due to global climate change</quote> after <quote>pollinators</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D36F864A8544CA887E99A8339ED6694"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Section 412(k)(1)(B) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632(k)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>$80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VIII</enum><header>Animal Welfare</header> <subtitle id="H0E9809057C464A7F90A8DEF621CF4AFB"><enum>A</enum><header>Ensuring Animal Welfare in Farming</header> <section id="H9F8A69FD610A49409C179280AE9E25BB"><enum>801.</enum><header>Definitions for humanely raised livestock and poultry certification programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="H30B90E1A301D41559D858E6E7A8CCF99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Independent animal welfare certification program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>independent animal welfare certification program</quote> means an entity approved by the Secretary of Agriculture that uses qualified third-party on-farm auditors to routinely assess a producer’s 100 percent compliance with specific animal welfare standards exceeding industry standards (based on industry guidelines), subject to the following conditions:</text> <subparagraph id="HD7A39DFB8DC84F5B94B55BFFCD81BB50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The standards’ protocols are made public.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3F6AE90A5CC4F0185BC29B479DE0A5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The standards include, at a minimum, provisions for space allowance, environmental enrichment and ability to engage in natural behaviors, pain control and physical alternations, handling, and responsible antibiotic use.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFC1F9CCCE7B48A796076412C800D642"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Routine caging, crating or tethering of animals is prohibited.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12B530B01E2246AB83787F3484B8E490"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Auditors have no vested or financial interest in audit outcomes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAF1D501D6504D96AFB5A23F1B9110E9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Auditors possess a background in animal welfare science or have received equivalent training, and are able to recognize, review, and apply established farm animal welfare standards and protocols.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F68AA28A44E47E8BA0D696AECB7EFAD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible costs</header><text>The term <quote>eligible costs</quote> means costs associated with application fees, inspections, labeling, shipment and marketing.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HA870161AD52549859ED83A4FA5CFED2F"><enum>802.</enum><header>Requiring the issuance of the final rule for setting production standards for organic livestock and poultry without amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement, without amendment, the final rule entitled <quote>National Organic Program (NOP); Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices</quote> and published in the Federal Register by the Department of Agriculture on January 19, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 7042).</text> </section><section id="HE8F9A2E9ABCD48D4BC833F2D8E35C9C3"><enum>803.</enum><header>Increasing market access for humanely raised livestock and poultry certification programs</header> <subsection id="H9D188C0931DF478C90AA9170BAE6AFC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a cost-share program to assist producers and handlers of livestock and poultry products in obtaining and maintaining animal welfare certifications through an independent animal welfare certification program.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H10B91E95A72B49118DD0069DE5F9231F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may cover not more than 75 percent of the eligible costs, but not to exceed $750, incurred by a producer or handler in obtaining and maintaining an animal welfare certification through an independent animal welfare certification program.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H68645D98D82B4DB29636A2CC15DAA352"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text>Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the requests by, disbursements to, and expenditures for each State under the program during the current and previous fiscal year, including the number of producers and handlers served by the program in the previous fiscal year.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8FA44AF7C1AC4D668D6FA2C5F2035C43"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="H580CA1761A584D47897659D20F808B4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $1,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4A7330A131924635A3FA6C6522D4210E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $22,000,000 for fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HDD60700B4D3B4E449E895F27027EEEFC"><enum>B</enum><header>Reforming Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors</header> <section id="HFF264C724FD44A2BBDAB428F4EF08867"><enum>811.</enum><header>Animal welfare</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2144">7 U.S.C. 2144</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3D295E3899CE4DF989443E94B66E4E82"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Any</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F08712B50B447E9ABF5E6F832EEA769" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HDB336AD1BAF44BA58185A9DB5055A6F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), any Federal research facility or any other</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H98D4F7A6EBC34FBCB547BF25491CD1EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Any</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H516E279D6F6449B79B83CA14905BF737" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H857BA676F7BA469BAD217868CCD17CC4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Animal exhibition</header><text>Any</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCB0084908169445CA6EC1637E6996EA9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA21B81E1C69F4441B6350A4315993540" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H302E9CE9D4724CA98843558321790DB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions not applicable</header><text>For purposes of the application of standards and other requirements described in paragraph (1) to a Federal research facility or any other department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States having laboratory animal facilities, the exclusions contained in section 2(g)(3) shall not apply.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H412A8D023C2340C7B5BBFC8AA48C85B1"><enum>812.</enum><header>Establishing a research and extension program for humanely raised livestock and poultry certifications</header> <subsection id="H0AA3FE075E684ED9B84C65FD67923B02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consumer demand for animal welfare and environmentally sustainable products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1402(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3101">7 U.S.C. 3101(6)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, and meet growing consumer demand for animal welfare, environmental sustainability, pasture-based rearing, and compliance with independent animal welfare certifications</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9CE05550467042F1886F03247B3D84CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Independent animal welfare certification program defined</header><text>Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CA4A20029774BCD88F0E97E3AA8786C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCE7AA8F604C94F9EB70D35E309FEF9CC"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Independent animal welfare certification program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Independent animal welfare certification program</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 801(1) of the <short-title>Food and Farm Act</short-title>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H7B78CE6974B54198B0CEC63D47E8DA01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal-State partnership and coordination</header><text>Section 1409A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3124a">7 U.S.C. 3124a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBD477DCC09624E288BCAE87B8288EC80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking <quote>and environmental </quote> and inserting <quote>environmental, animal welfare, and marketplace demand</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3DC872533EB2430FADFEA79F8F0E858A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by inserting <quote>pasture-based rearing systems,</quote> after <quote>cooperatives,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9DDD9CDD101340A1B80D5D4DFF785F8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>improving animal well-being, facilitating enrollment in independent animal welfare certification programs,</quote> after <quote>marketing systems,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H090EAF2599F14A76B142DE30F37E8339"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Animal well-Being research</header><text>The heading of subtitle E of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (title XIV of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/113">Public Law 93–113</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BC4CBD22F9F400BA88960A12F456FF0" style="OLC"> <subtitle id="H9B136D68C3E14183A47B013BC11955FB"><enum>E</enum><header>Animal Health, Well-Being, and Disease Research</header></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H4CDF4FDB16624BF492C3BE2CDB3BFB98"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorizing the Secretary To Act</header><text>Section 1431(b)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3193">7 U.S.C. 3193(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCEDF2099FF6C42E2BBA00B65C8FB5727"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H66B19B7A6CD240198D1C8075B4623BA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C), and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H59888F4D7CD74D37B88A44744F9963C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H341BBB4C2C2440F5B8E3EB77A15924CA" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H420BA5D82E5F4BE58678E74AE383445C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the flow of information to producers regarding enrollment in, compliance with, and marketing benefits of independent animal welfare certification programs.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61FB399F76EE43C6ABDBA084763C600F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Small Farm Research and Extension</header> <paragraph id="H1325E610D42D4A1ABE47AFE56195F920"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Small farm extension program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2662">7 U.S.C. 2662</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HFA5B195C646C435891BAE738E8C5B0BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>, improved animal husbandry techniques including enrollment in independent animal welfare certification programs,</quote> after <quote>marketing techniques</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA6F0C213CA24CF7A612BCDA9FF3681E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)—</text> <clause id="H067C29C6DA3C4066AA0FB816723AC975"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E);</text> </clause><clause id="H775B0FD6048043119FB31284648B0D2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (H); and</text> </clause><clause id="HEBA24FE0A6F24B83B63311E77677C864"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D5CD813954743BFA51E36AB8974C037" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H6160A180CC924BFFACBDE6B8A63237C4"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities for enrollment in independent animal welfare certification programs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB187EE6F474F4A148C48EFCBC2C8B59B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>animal husbandry; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B5CC44428324ABD84C6DB9A4BA9675F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 506 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2666">7 U.S.C. 2666</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H484DC1DB1879478AB4A3D11EDF308AEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a), (b), and (c) as subsections (b), (c), and (d) respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D1F96ACAD6B40D08404BF56BF782A4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6639B68171BF49C682C957B680D435EC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idB6A44DA7F3924C45880ADE75A4424232" indent="down1"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>independent animal welfare certification program</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 801(1) of the <short-title>Food and Farm Act</short-title>.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H0F33C9CEB10C4F5BA2F03EE843E4A338"><enum>C</enum><header>Protecting Companion Animals</header> <section id="HA3128496C3E346AA8B2CD6C6BD628480"><enum>821.</enum><header>Maintenance and public availability of regulatory records</header> <subsection id="H69A54BFC90C048FF8E8F37580E0B4A66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall maintain information relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2131">7 U.S.C. 2131</external-xref> et seq.) and the Horse Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1821">15 U.S.C. 1821</external-xref> et seq.), including the following:</text> <paragraph id="H23AF1FF19DDB49BF950B39C9DB1AFBD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The entirety of each report of any inspection conducted, and record of any enforcement action taken, under—</text> <subparagraph id="HA86F1E47810A4713AFEFB8ACF7E49D93"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Animal Welfare Act or the Horse Protection Act; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46F727264490451BA41656F123A454DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any regulation issued under those Acts.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B2EADC65A1545E0A7EAF2394834A0A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>With respect to the Animal Welfare Act—</text> <subparagraph id="H5DA7B55AF5E94433B282E19660820841"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the entirety of each annual report submitted by a research facility under section 13 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2143">7 U.S.C. 2143</external-xref>); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2655C1CB7C9B4C90AC490940E340B9AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name, address, and license or registration number of each research facility, exhibitor, dealer, and other person or establishment—</text> <clause id="H77CCEA54BA9244E0922D88DF8597EDF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>licensed by the Secretary under section 3 or 12 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2133">7 U.S.C. 2133</external-xref>, 2142); or</text> </clause><clause id="HFDB54F5CC570481B8D6D7E8B02E9A31B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>registered with the Secretary under section 6 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2136">7 U.S.C. 2136</external-xref>).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H56A92AD89B7F474CA172DE4A2D2791A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>With respect to the Horse Protection Act, the name and address of—</text> <subparagraph id="H6E897756D3A448FCB8F9CA33A027D504"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any person that is licensed to conduct any inspection under section 4(c) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1823">15 U.S.C. 1823(c)</external-xref>); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ACB68F6865B4A4FB95D385D64141884"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any organization or association that is licensed by the Department of Agriculture to promote horses through—</text> <clause id="HAD1E619E05194031A2F927356B6A3C92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the showing, exhibiting, sale, auction, or registry of horses; or</text> </clause><clause id="HA4294ED59C7F41E98C08FB85B643282B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the conduct of any activity that contributes to the advancement of horses.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09E3468BCE36415C8D8872D2E9FD6772"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public availability of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information required to be maintained under subsection (a) shall promptly be made available to the public in an online searchable database in a machine-readable format on the website of the Department of Agriculture.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HC183CA3B6D064435A0A1F66E4AB07119"><enum>822.</enum><header>Prohibiting the trade of dog and cat meat</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2131">7 U.S.C. 2131</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81713485B9914D399971C614F428FE30" style="OLC"> <section id="HABFEE2B992524BD5911BAA8470EE2104"><enum>30.</enum><header>Prohibition of slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption</header> <subsection id="HF5069FCBB9B744328FAD782FE6A83ED0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person may—</text> <paragraph id="HE89716FA0F8E4284A161170F5911DE9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>knowingly slaughter a dog or cat for human consumption; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCF9CAC44677E4E4B9D10BDC9D55A31F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>knowingly ship, transport, move, deliver, receive, possess, purchase, sell, or donate—</text> <subparagraph id="H5B0696F681B04C2A8098BB45431FC5FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44482FAC55144201A77F867CE89A20F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dog or cat parts for human consumption.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H608C1CDA04BF4250836412879C2AAFAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who violates this section shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $2,500, or both.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H076779251BBB4ADE816F5D11816BD8EB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HBB9BF5DA69D14535AC80CF3FAEC3319D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conflict with State law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not be construed to limit any State or local law or regulations protecting the welfare of animals or to prevent a State or local governing body from adopting and enforcing animal welfare laws and regulations that are more stringent than this section.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><enum>IX</enum><header>Regional Food Systems</header> <subtitle id="H064D2FF62DE840658A8D0FB11F794AD1"><enum>A</enum><header>Expanding Support for Local and Regional Food Systems</header> <section id="HF31A8E9D698D4086AA9545BD688E827F"><enum>901.</enum><header>Sense of the Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Congress that:</text> <paragraph id="HA1A31F9E1F63473CAB9EE9AA878AC34D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Local and regional food systems provide jobs and economic opportunity for farmers and ranchers, businesses, entrepreneurs, and employees across the United States who cultivate, harvest, store, process, market, and distribute food, particularly in rural areas.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7353549D1A754439A75DD387F055BF37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Local and regional food systems provide meaningful access to healthy, fresh, and affordable foods that are grown and processed closer to markets, especially in food deserts and other underserved areas.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2B98245AC3B04CDDBCE8B5AAD2147398"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Local and regional food systems lower the carbon footprint of America’s food system by growing, processing, distributing, and consuming products locally and reducing the use of fossil fuels.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB797E0AD54EB4B7C8B0D9809C9016F01"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Local and regional food systems foster American resiliency and independence by helping communities become less dependent on external food sources.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1993043AFEFC48DBB8D14941B93EDFEF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Local and regional food systems increase accountability for farmers, ranchers, and others employed in the field to engage in sustainable and ethical practices.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9C08B95AFE764554A724DE7453E292D9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>By supporting the growth and advancement of local and regional food systems, the people of the United States are investing in an environmentally and economically resilient food and agriculture system that provides opportunity and livelihoods for farmers, ranchers, businesses, and employees throughout the economy.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H46B62F3B317D4FD187AF7F8BD4EA593B"><enum>902.</enum><header>Expanding the Food Leveraging Investment for Network Coordination (LINC) Program</header> <subsection id="H969ACE48740E4CA992E9AAD9DEA86760"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in number of value chain coordinators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall expand Rural Development Agency participation in the Food Leveraging Investment for Network Coordination (LINC) program, a public-private partnership to enhance regional food-value chains, to deploy during each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 at least 25 full-time value chain coordinators to provide local food sector coordination services.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H30A974BB6FAB418C88DA8AAE12675F46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Location of value chain coordinators</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that at least 5 value chain coordinators deployed under subsection (a) are located in each of the following:</text> <paragraph id="H942B2C48950A4163BA3EA2F230041B0A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Pacific Northwest region of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0194F7DA64AE48A5BC2734D2631D84DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Northeast region of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H876B0D7E109447EF9B31D388F1BDD36A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Western region of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H06C928BE8D144F10BA66A6D604802DF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Midwest region of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF96068A6ADCD4BEFB599ECEA17218DDD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Southern region of the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H677156EBA949457AB92176F5BE1D92A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination services described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The duties of a value chain coordinator include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H66CF0E565D8A4FAAA455200B1D1E4877"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifying and connecting interested persons through short-term engagement, helping to build relationships across the food value chain by engaging interested persons, maintaining communication channels, and fostering a trusting environment among interested persons.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD139410631CC4D8CA821E4BBAD7F5171"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Identifying and pursuing resources, such as grants, loans, and services to support value-chain collaborators as they develop their enterprises.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5984C8B3E78646939EFD93CB3F380587"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Raising policy issues and partnering with interested persons to address policies and procurement requirements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1C5E4A62AD424703A83AF7C88F29D641"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Working with food chain members to build capacity through education and training programs in such areas as organics and other sustainable production practices, food safety, marketing, and branding.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H83077711ECC342D69E9F7939F71BAFC0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Utilizing grants and other external resources to test new business models to help lower the financial risk of businesses engaged in the value chain.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89702C10E4154D948391E5FEA1012CB4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of the Agriculture shall use to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H7777D8F7A8D548498BE8E59A199B3410"><enum>903.</enum><header>Ensuring success of regional food projects under the business and industry guaranteed loan program</header> <subsection id="H423026A491184EB5864DBC5DA7A3AFF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310B(g)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6A74733181C475AA9E0183DF1E0286B" style="OLC"> <clause id="HC3CD2561BAE04776B996F62273C78D72"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Outreach and technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 5 percent of the amounts reserved under clause (iv) for each fiscal year shall be used for outreach, and to provide marketing and technical assistance through Federal entities, and through State and private universities and nonprofit entities (including by contract), to potential recipients of a loan or loan guarantee under this subparagraph, to ensure the full utilization of any such loan or loan guarantee.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HAF4A16265F5E4019B6748E267FD402C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(iv)(I) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)(iv)(I)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>5</quote> and inserting <quote>10</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HA4294646E78F404C9312F63F517CFD70"><enum>904.</enum><header>Increasing support for the specialty crop block grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H45CAD08D631046109740CA597B13F1E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2023</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H57F05E2CB40146F591761CBA045D54D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3F74211D7FCF4B22B03E145D3F89423C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3415AD0FD104FE2BEF430EC396F8AE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and each fiscal year thereafter.</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAECD52C0F9334EB4868276B39ED7C417"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE113C3766564561B4347E4A875A8C8A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H04BB650F0DBF46C8B9EA49DC125D0510"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FF9047494654DCF84AE355DE828E5E2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>$110,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HAF74B8A08A204A5BA9AA60A1D8885995"><enum>B</enum><header>Enhancing Regional Food Infrastructure</header> <section id="HB6EE7BEA23014DA28737FF931D1B38C0"><enum>911.</enum><header>Supporting regional food infrastructure assessment and collaborative planning</header> <subsection id="H6A6B61D2AE9E4E71A676504F8764C565"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Support for region-Wide assessment and collaborative planning projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(b) of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3905FCE5272D4778A0777A308DECA48A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H84ED03F7C0D54E16BBB4352ABB021DFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H28B4C12C478046CAB2E2AA52C2E65395"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8CD7F03BE9144418466E34E6397C053" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3F235583DA554A71B703AEB785366143"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">full value chain assessments at the local and regional levels, as well as projects by entities described in subsection (c) that maximize efficient use of existing food related infrastructure, identify gaps in that infrastructure, and address such gaps.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H546CE7F27B4D4E3E96EBB452386792E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 6(g) of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005(g)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA77D4971577347C78CD4D8C4A56BF539" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HFF51C21E75A04F388B7BEA508DA4E8B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HC50EA1AA25C4417DA27B856DF8BCE7DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 6(g) of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005(g)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51EA5981936C496ABD4388A99407CD12" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H266219DB3FE84356894AE221969B8649"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018—</text> <subparagraph id="H9D61259A017E4644BD1F09EF0A46D0D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 40 percent of the funds shall be used for the purposes described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD52EF3ADA1434291A93AE25DAE3BAC0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least 40 percent of the funds shall be used for the purposes described in paragraph (2) of such subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H376C575CFA7741A396033E67E7648CD5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 20 percent of the funds may be used for the purposes described in paragraph (3) of such subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H9880554483584A428EAEDABB945BE88B"><enum>912.</enum><header>Livestock, dairy, and poultry supply chain infrastructure grants and loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title III of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD668571FE98B46CE9497E866A77225B5" style="OLC"> <section id="H3F444DDBDF934F93BE42D242E70414AD"><enum>379I.</enum><header>Livestock, dairy, and poultry supply chain infrastructure</header> <subsection id="H11C7DEC6AF0D4C7D801962AA6B862C59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to provide grants or make or insure loans under any of the programs authorized by this Act, the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> et seq.), or the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/901">7 U.S.C. 901</external-xref> et seq.), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to assist farmers and rural businesses and cooperatives to maintain or increase the production, aggregation, processing, distribution, and marketing of value-added, niche, or regionally-marketed meat, dairy, and poultry products.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC96AEE5AB3364F138575C8C16004FF93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In implementing subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to grants or loans that will help increase or enhance the availability and geographic distribution of State- and Department of Agriculture-inspected small processing facilities.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HBDBF304AB06D410CB3719FE2AF5D775A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Small processing facility defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>small processing facility</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="HD69913F6C16E4F6EB5E99F4DBDE1C88F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to an establishment that is subject to the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/601">21 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> et seq.), a certain small establishment that is eligible to be selected under section 501(b) of such Act; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE38C6C3B7CC34CC29D41AB9F9EDF0FC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a selected establishment (as defined in section 31(a) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/472">21 U.S.C. 472(a)</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="H44B2BF0B465B41C3BE16FEA4E0942453"><enum>C</enum><header>Expanding Accessibility of Federal Grant Programs</header> <section id="HDD4092C243CE4709A4EE98D5F4D644D2"><enum>921.</enum><header>Publishing information about funded Farmers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC143D176105540EE9C1E1C731D7B7BE4" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA568D981F9774C65A7FE6DDF867AB64B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Project database</header> <paragraph id="H652D4EF78215461F996EF1DF8DF52B4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, shall publish, and update on an annual basis, on the Internet website of the Department of Agriculture a database, in a machine-readable format, that contains information with respect to any project with respect to which a grant was awarded under this section in the previous fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H86FE744D38274CED81C63A3965B56473"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The database under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each project for which a grant was awarded under this section in the previous fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="H5D83973A7FB54D2EAE6F8BEF51969766"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a general overview of such project, including a summary of, the timeline, goals, and objectives for, and key partners and other stakeholders involved in, such project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0132E1663A840ED83F92242CB67D951"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the steps taken to carry out such project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACDEB4219F8F4F238FDD89E1FC249A07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any materials used to carry out such project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBA8ECCA7A1846D98B1F5B2D7C1B68D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the delivery area of the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4260D973209747558BB13C6063D8251B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the total project cost and any non-Federal funding sources for such project costs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC62C0B7A043F4AC4B12BB0BD18B1BA20"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a general description of project beneficiaries; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBD31651320E4F24918D1610253F30A3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the results of such project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HDA1E25625CDB4DA8A3F679F410C070E1"><enum>922.</enum><header>Streamlining of local and regional food program application procedures</header> <subsection id="H7F144B8FE1654922A61C3238177FEE76"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, identify procedures that coordinate and streamline the application process for local and regional food programs without compromising program or application quality. The Secretary shall identify such procedures with respect to each of the following:</text> <paragraph id="HCB2D0EAACD874112B60745B54B9CEAE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Streamlining application forms.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9155BC4E461B48058D07355027B48643"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removing repetition from forms and the online toolkit used to complete such applications.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H114BF7A3FE1943C99BC3A829145C825A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To the extent possible, accepting applications electronically (including through email).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H23FE6C9E3ABC47FDAFCCCD0A6128B24C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.<italic></italic></text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4F49E84490214F05866A25BA376E65E3"><enum>D</enum><header>Leveling the Playing Field for Small Farmers</header> <section id="H94221BA0647A439D960EA50FDBFD8D2C"><enum>931.</enum><header>Ensuring fair practices in agriculture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement, without amendment, the final rule entitled <quote>Unfair Practices and Undue Preferences in Violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act</quote> and published in the Federal Register by the Department of Agriculture on December 20, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 92703).</text> </section></subtitle>