[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1509 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1509
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend and reform the
conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 10, 2023
Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend and reform 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 ``Conservation Reserve Program Reform
Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. CONSERVATION RESERVE.
(a) In General.--Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting
``2028''.
(b) Eligible Land.--Section 1231(b)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018'' and inserting ``the Conservation
Reserve Program Reform Act of 2023''.
(c) Enrollment.--Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) fiscal years 2024 through 2028, not more than
24,000,000 acres.'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) in clause (i)--
(i) by striking ``2,000,000'' and inserting
``8,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``2023'' and inserting
``2028''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking subclauses (I)
through (III) and inserting the following:
``(I) fiscal year 2024, 4,000,000
acres;
``(II) fiscal year 2025, 6,000,000
acres; and
``(III) fiscal years 2025 through
2028, 8,000,000 acres.''; and
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in clause (i)(III), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) the farmable wetland program under
section 1231B; and
``(iv) the CLEAR 30 and soil health and
income protection programs under subsections
(a) and (b), respectively, of section 1231C.'';
and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i)--
(I) by striking ``8,600,000'' and
inserting ``11,000,000''; and
(II) by striking ``2023'' and
inserting ``2028''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking subclauses
(I) through (IV) and inserting the following:
``(I) fiscal year 2024, 8,000,000
acres;
``(II) fiscal year 2025, 9,000,000
acres;
``(III) fiscal year 2026,
10,000,000 acres; and
``(IV) fiscal years 2027 and 2028,
11,000,000 acres.''.
(d) Duration of Contract.--Section 1231(e) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``For the purpose'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (3), for the
purpose'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1),'' and
inserting ``paragraph (1) or (3), as applicable,''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Land enrolled after october 1, 2023.--With respect to
a contract under this subchapter that is entered into on or
after October 1, 2023, that enrolls land under paragraph (2) or
(6) of subsection (d), the term of the contract shall be not
less than 15, and not more than 30, years.''.
SEC. 3. FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM.
Section 1231B(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831b(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2028''.
SEC. 4. CLEAR 30 AND SHIPP.
(a) CLEAR 30.--Section 1231C(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831c(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``pilot''; and
(2) in paragraph (7)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``30 annual'';
and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``annual''.
(b) SHIPP.--Section 1231C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3831c(b)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Pilot'';
(2) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears;
(3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)--
(A) by striking subclause (I); and
(B) by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as
subclauses (I) and (II), respectively; and
(4) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking the paragraph designation and
heading and all that follows through ``The Secretary''
in subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B).
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1231C of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831c) is amended by striking the section heading
and inserting ``clear 30 and shipp.''.
SEC. 5. RESOURCE CONSERVING USE.
Section 1233(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3833(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
SEC. 6. PAYMENTS.
(a) Timing.--Section 1234(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3834(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Allocation of payments for 30-year contracts.--Of the
total amount of the payments under a contract enrolled under
this subchapter for a term of 30 years, the Secretary shall
provide--
``(A) not later than the end of the first year of
the contract, \5/30\ of that total amount; and
``(B) with respect to each of the sixth through
thirtieth years of the contract, \1/30\ of that total
amount.''.
(b) Cost-Sharing Payments.--Section 1234(b) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is amended by striking ``50'' each
place it appears and inserting ``75''.
(c) Annual Rental Payments.--Section 1234(d) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
(A) by striking ``85'' and inserting ``75''; and
(B) by striking ``90'' and inserting ``110''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)(E)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``85'' and inserting
``75''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``90'' and
inserting ``110''.
SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF RENTAL RATE.
Section 1235(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3835(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Modification of rental rate.--With respect to a
contract entered into under this subchapter for a term of 30
years pursuant to section 1231(e)(3)--
``(A) on or after the date that is 10 years after
the date on which the contract is entered into, the
owner or operator may submit to the Secretary a request
for a modification of the rental rate under
subparagraph (B); and
``(B) on receipt of a request under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall--
``(i) recalculate the annual rental payment
amount for the contract based on the applicable
rental rate published from the most recent
annual survey conducted under section
1234(d)(4)(A); and
``(ii) modify the contract by applying the
amount recalculated under clause (i) to each
year remaining in the term of the contract.''.
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