[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4015 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4015

  To repeal the conservation stewardship program of the Department of 
                              Agriculture.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2012

 Mr. Scott of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the conservation stewardship program of the Department of 
                              Agriculture.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Farming Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that repealing the conservation stewardship program 
of the Department of Agriculture while honoring all stewardship 
contracts in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act would 
reduce the deficit by $10,500,000,000 over a ten-year period.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal.--Subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1241(a)(3) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(A)''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (c) Effect on Existing Contracts.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the validity or the terms and conditions of any 
stewardship contract under section 1238F of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838f) as in effect on the date before the date of the 
enactment of this Act that was entered into on or before such date.
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