[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5257 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5257

 To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term 
           protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 22, 2023

  Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. 
Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                    to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term 
           protection of watersheds, 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.

    Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Level of Restoration.--The Secretary may allow restoration 
above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best 
interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.''.
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