[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4298 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4298

   To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow grazing as a mid-
 contract management practice in the conservation reserve program, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 2017

Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow grazing as a mid-
 contract management practice in the conservation reserve program, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``CRP Grazing Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. GRAZING AS MID-CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Specified Activities Permitted.--Section 1233(b) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) grazing pursuant to section 1232(a)(5) without any 
        reduction in the rental rate, if the grazing is consistent with 
        the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife 
        habitat.''.
    (b) Cost Sharing Payments.--Section 1234(b) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(6) Mid-contract management grazing.--The Secretary may 
        not make any cost sharing payment to an owner or operator under 
        this subchapter for any grazing undertaken pursuant to section 
        1232(a)(5).''.
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