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16 U.S.C. § 3831 — Conservation reserve
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**(a) In general** Through the 2023 fiscal year, the Secretary shall formulate and carry out a conservation reserve program under which land is enrolled through the use of contracts to assist owners and operators of land specified in subsection (b) to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of such land and to address issues raised by State, regional, and national conservation initiatives.
**(b) Eligible land** The Secretary may include in the program established under this subpart—
(1) highly erodible cropland that—
(A)
(i) if permitted to remain untreated could substantially reduce the agricultural production capability for future generations; or
(ii) cannot be farmed in accordance with a plan that complies with the requirements of subchapter II; and
(B) the Secretary determines had a cropping history or was considered to be planted for 4 of the 6 years preceding December 20, 2018, on the condition that the Secretary shall consider to be planted cropland enrolled in the conservation reserve program;
(2) marginal pasture land to be devoted to appropriate vegetation, including trees, in or near riparian areas, or devoted to similar water quality purposes (including marginal pastureland converted to wetland or established as wildlife habitat);
(3) grasslands that—
(A) contain forbs or shrubland (including improved rangeland and pastureland) for which grazing is the predominant use;
(B) are located in an area historically dominated by grasslands; and
(C) could provide habitat for animal and plant populations of significant ecological value if the land is retained in its current use or restored to a natural condition;
(4) cropland, marginal pasture land, and grasslands that will have a positive impact on water quality and
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**(a) In general** Through the 2023 fiscal year, the Secretary shall formulate and carry out a conservation reserve program under which land is enrolled through the use of contracts to assist owners and operators of land specified in subsection (b) to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of such land and to address issues raised by State, regional, and national conservation initiatives.
**(b) Eligible land** The Secretary may include in the program established under this subpart—
(1) highly erodible cropland that—
(A)
(i) if permitted to remain untreated could substantially reduce the agricultural production capability for future generations; or
(ii) cannot be farmed in accordance with a plan that complies with the requirements of subchapter II; and
(B) the Secretary determines had a cropping history or was considered to be planted for 4 of the 6 years preceding December 20, 2018, on the condition that the Secretary shall consider to be planted cropland enrolled in the conservation reserve program;
(2) marginal pasture land to be devoted to appropriate vegetation, including trees, in or near riparian areas, or devoted to similar water quality purposes (including marginal pastureland converted to wetland or established as wildlife habitat);
(3) grasslands that—
(A) contain forbs or shrubland (including improved rangeland and pastureland) for which grazing is the predominant use;
(B) are located in an area historically dominated by grasslands; and
(C) could provide habitat for animal and plant populations of significant ecological value if the land is retained in its current use or restored to a natural condition;
(4) cropland, marginal pasture land, and grasslands that will have a positive impact on water quality and will be devoted to—
(A) a grass sod waterway;
(B) a contour grass sod strip;
(C) a prairie strip;
(D) a filterstrip;
(E) a riparian buffer;
(F) a wetland or a wetland buffer;
(G) a saturated buffer;
(H) a bioreactor; or
(I) another similar water quality practice, as determined by the Secretary;
(5) cropland that is otherwise ineligible if the Secretary determines that—
(A) if permitted to remain in agricultural production, the land would—
(i) contribute to the degradation of soil, water, or air quality; or
(ii) pose an on-site or off-site environmental threat to soil, water, or air quality;
(B) the land is a—
(i) newly-created, permanent grass sod waterway; or
(ii) a contour grass sod strip established and maintained as part of an approved conservation plan;
(C) the land will be devoted to newly established living snow fences, permanent wildlife habitat, windbreaks, shelterbelts, salt tolerant vegetation, field borders, or practices to benefit State or federally identified wellhead protection areas;
(D) the land poses an off-farm environmental threat, or a threat of continued degradation of productivity due to soil salinity, if permitted to remain in production; or
(E) enrollment of the land would facilitate a net savings in groundwater or surface water resources of the agricultural operation of the producer;
(6) the portion of land in a field not enrolled in the conservation reserve in a case in which—
(A) more than 50 percent of the land in the field is enrolled as a buffer or filterstrip, or more than 75 percent of the land in the field is enrolled as a conservation practice other than as a buffer or filterstrip; and
(B) the remainder of the field is—
(i) infeasible to farm; and
(ii) enrolled at regular rental rates; or
(7) as determined by the Secretary, land—
(A) that was enrolled in the conservation reserve program under a 15-year contract that expired on September 30, 2017, or September 30, 2018;
(B) for which there was no opportunity for additional enrollment in that program; and
(C) on which the conservation practice under the expired contract under subparagraph (A) is maintained.
**(c) Planting status of certain land** For purposes of determining the eligibility of land to be placed in the conservation reserve established under this subpart, land shall be considered to be planted to an agricultural commodity during a crop year if, during the crop year, the land was devoted to a conserving use.
**(d) Enrollment**
(1) **Maximum acreage enrolled** — The Secretary may maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time during—
(A) fiscal year 2019, not more than 24,000,000 acres;
(B) fiscal year 2020, not more than 24,500,000 acres;
(C) fiscal year 2021, not more than 25,000,000 acres;
(D) fiscal year 2022, not more than 25,500,000 acres; and
(E) fiscal year 2023, not more than 27,000,000 acres.
(2) **Grasslands**
(A) *Limitation* — For purposes of applying the limitations in paragraph (1)—
(i) the Secretary shall enroll and maintain in the conservation reserve not fewer than 2,000,000 acres of the land described in subsection (b)(3) by September 30, 2023; and
(ii) in carrying out clause (i), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time during—
(I) fiscal year 2019, 1,000,000 acres;
(II) fiscal year 2020, 1,500,000 acres; and
(III) fiscal years 2021 through 2023, 2,000,000 acres.
(B) *Priority* — In enrolling acres under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may give priority to land, as determined by the Secretary—
(i) with expiring conservation reserve contracts;
(ii) at risk of conversion or development; or
(iii) of ecological significance, including land that—
(I) may assist in the restoration of threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(II) may assist in preventing a species from being listed as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); or
(III) improves or creates wildlife habitat corridors.
(C) *Method of enrollment*
(i) *In general* — In enrolling acres under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make the program available to owners or operators of eligible land on an annual enrollment basis with one or more ranking periods.
(ii) *Timing of grassland ranking period* — For purposes of grasslands described in subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall announce at least 1 ranking period subsequent to the announcement of general enrollment offers.
(D) *Reservation of unenrolled acres* — If the Secretary is unable in a fiscal year to enroll enough acres of land described in subsection (b)(3) to meet the number of acres described in clause (ii) or (iii) 11 So in original. There is no cl. (iii) of subpar. (A). of subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year—
(i) the Secretary shall reserve the remaining number of acres for that fiscal year for the enrollment of land described in subsection (b)(3); and
(ii) that number of acres shall not be available for the enrollment of any other type of eligible land.
(3) **Water quality practices to foster clean lakes, estuaries, and rivers (clear initiative)**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall give priority within continuous enrollment under paragraph (6) to the enrollment of land described in subsection (b)(4).
(B) *Sediment and nutrient loadings* — In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to the implementation of practices on land that, if enrolled, will help reduce sediment loadings, nutrient loadings, and harmful algal blooms, as determined by the Secretary.
(C) *Acreage*
(i) *In general* — Of the acres maintained in the conservation reserve in accordance with paragraph (1), to the maximum extent practicable, not less than 40 percent of acres enrolled in the conservation reserve using continuous enrollment under paragraph (6) shall be of land described in subsection (b)(4).
(ii) *Limitation* — The acres described in clause (i) shall not include grasslands described in subsection (b)(3).
(D) *Report* — The Secretary shall—
(i) in the monthly publication of the Secretary describing conservation reserve program statistics, include a description of enrollments through the priority under this paragraph; and
(ii) publish on the website of the Farm Service Agency an annual report describing a summary of, with respect to the enrollment priority under this paragraph—
(I) new enrollments;
(II) expirations;
(III) geographic distribution; and
(IV) estimated water quality benefits.
(4) **State enrollment rates** — At the beginning of each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall allocate to the States proportionately 60 percent of the available number of acres each year for enrollment in the conservation reserve, in accordance with historical State enrollment rates, taking into consideration—
(A) the average number of acres of all land enrolled in the conservation reserve in each State during each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016;
(B) the average number of acres of all land enrolled in the conservation reserve nationally during each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016; and
(C) the acres available for enrollment during each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, excluding acres described in paragraph (2).
(5) **Frequency** — In carrying out this subpart, for contracts that are not available on a continuous enrollment basis, the Secretary shall hold a signup and enrollment not less often than once each year.
(6) **Continuous enrollment procedure**
(A) *In general* — To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall allow producers to submit applications on a continuous basis for enrollment in—
(i) the conservation reserve of—
(I) marginal pasture land described in subsection (b)(2);
(II) land described in subsection (b)(4); and
(III) cropland described in subsection (b)(5); and
(ii) the conservation reserve enhancement program under [section 3831a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3831a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Limitation* — For purposes of applying the limitations in paragraph (1)—
(i) the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, enroll and maintain not fewer than 8,600,000 acres of land under subparagraph (A) by September 30, 2023; and
(ii) in carrying out clause (i), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time during—
(I) fiscal year 2019, 8,000,000 acres;
(II) fiscal year 2020, 8,250,000 acres;
(III) fiscal year 2021, 8,500,000 acres; and
(IV) fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 8,600,000 acres.
**(e) Duration of contract**
(1) **In general** — For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, the Secretary shall enter into contracts of not less than 10, nor more than 15, years.
(2) **Special rule for certain land** — In the case of land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, windbreaks, or wildlife corridors under a contract entered into under this subpart, the owner or operator of the land may, within the limitations prescribed under paragraph (1), specify the duration of the contract.
**(f) Conservation priority areas**
(1) **Designation** — On application by the appropriate State agency, the Secretary shall designate areas of special environmental sensitivity as conservation priority areas.
(2) **Eligible areas** — Areas eligible for designation under this subsection shall include areas with actual and significant adverse water quality or habitat impacts related to agricultural production activities.
(3) **Expiration** — Conservation priority area designation under this subsection shall expire after 5 years, subject to redesignation, except that the Secretary may withdraw an area’s designation if the Secretary finds that the area no longer contains actual and significant adverse water quality or habitat impacts related to agricultural production activities.
(4) **Duty of Secretary** — In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall attempt to maximize water quality and habitat benefits in the watersheds described in paragraph (1) by promoting a significant level of enrollment of land within the watersheds in the program under this subpart by whatever means the Secretary determines are appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this subpart.
**(g) Multi-year grasses and legumes**
(1) **In general** — For purposes of this subpart, alfalfa and other multi-year grasses and legumes in a rotation practice, approved by the Secretary, shall be considered agricultural commodities.
(2) **Cropping history** — Alfalfa, when grown as part of a rotation practice, as determined by the Secretary, is an agricultural commodity subject to the cropping history criteria under subsection (b)(1)(B) for the purpose of determining whether highly erodible cropland has been planted or considered planted for 4 of the 6 years referred to in such subsection.
**(h) Eligibility for consideration**
(1) **In general** — On the expiration of a contract entered into under this subpart, the land subject to the contract shall be eligible to be considered for reenrollment in the conservation reserve.
(2) **Reenrollment limitation for certain land**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), land subject to a contract entered into under this subpart shall be eligible for only one reenrollment in the conservation reserve under paragraph (1) if the land is devoted to hardwood trees.
(B) *Exclusions* — Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to—
(i) riparian forested buffers;
(ii) forested wetlands enrolled under subsection (d)(3) or the conservation reserve enhancement program under [section 3831a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3831a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(iii) shelterbelts.
**(i) Balance of natural resource purposes** In determining the acceptability of contract offers under this subpart, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, an equitable balance among the conservation purposes of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) various species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the United States have been rendered extinct as a consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation;
(2) other species of fish, wildlife, and plants have been so depleted in numbers that they are in danger of or threatened with extinction;
(3) these species of fish, wildlife, and plants are of esthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to the Nation and its people;
(4) the United States has pledged itself as a sovereign state in the international community to conserve to the extent practicable the various species of fish or wildlife and plants facing extinction, pursuant to—
(A) migratory bird treaties with Canada and Mexico;
(B) the Migratory and Endangered Bird Treaty with Japan;
(C) the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere;
(D) the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;
(E) the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean;
(F) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and
(G) other international agreements; and
(5) encouraging the States and other interested parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs which meet national and international standards is a key to meeting the Nation’s international commitments and to better safeguarding, for the benefit of all citizens, the Nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **CREP** — The term “CREP” means a conservation reserve enhancement program carried out under subsection (b)(1).
(2) **Eligible land** — The term “eligible land” means land that is eligible to be included in the program established under this subpart.
(3) **Eligible partner** — The term “eligible partner” means—
(A) a State;
(B) a political subdivision of a State;
(C) an Indian tribe (as defined in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(D) a nongovernmental organization.
(4) **Management** — The term “management” means an activity conducted by an owner or operator under a contract entered into under this subpart after the establishment of a conservation practice on eligible land, to regularly maintain or enhance the vegetative cover established by the conservation practice—
(A) throughout the term of the contract; and
(B) consistent with the conservation plan that covers the eligible land.
**(b) Agreements**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may enter into an agreement with an eligible partner to carry out a conservation reserve enhancement program—
(A) to assist in enrolling eligible land in the program established under this subpart; and
(B) that the Secretary determines will advance the purposes of this subpart.
(2) **Contents** — An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) describe—
(i) 1 or more specific State or nationally significant conservation concerns to be addressed by the agreement;
(ii) quantifiable environmental goals for addressing the concerns under clause (i);
(iii) a suitable acreage goal for enrollment of eligible land under the agreement, as determined
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1235A, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2101(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 251, related to conversion of land subject to contract to other conserving uses.
Prior sections 3835a and 3836 were omitted in the general amendment of this subpart by Pub. L. 107–171.
Section 3835a, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1235A, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1435, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3582; amended Pub. L. 102–324, § 1(b), July 22, 1992, 106 Stat. 447, related to conversion of land subject to contract to other conserving uses.
Section 3836, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1236, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1514; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, §§ 1436, 1447(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3583, 3605; Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 759(b)(1), Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 741, related to cropland base and allotment history.
A prior section 3836a, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 387, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1020, related to Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2502(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 267.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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**(a)** For purposes of subchapters I through VIII:
(1) The term “agricultural commodity” means—
(A) any agricultural commodity planted and produced in a State by annual tilling of the soil, including tilling by one-trip planters; or
(B) sugarcane planted and produced in a State.
(2) **Beginning farmer or rancher.—** — The term “beginning farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in [section 1991(a)(8) of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1991/a/8&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Conservation plan.—** — The term “conservation plan” means the document that—
(A) applies to highly erodible cropland;
(B) describes the conservation system applicable to the highly erodible cropland and describes the decisions of the person with respect to location, land use, tillage systems, and conservation treatment measures and schedule; and
(C) is approved by the local soil conservation district, in consultation with the local committees established under [section 590h(b)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim) and the Secretary, or by the Secretary.
(4) **Conservation system.—** — The term “conservation system” means a combination of 1 or more conservation measures or management practices that—
(A) are based on local resource conditions, available conservation technology, and the standards and guidelines contained in the Natural Resources Conservation Service field office technical guides; and
(B) are designed to achieve, in a cost effective and technically practicable manner, a substantial reduction in soil erosion or a substantial improvement in soil conditions on a field or group of fields containing highly erodible croplan
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in [section 3812 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3812&num=0&edition=prelim), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who in any crop year produces an agricultural commodity on a field on which highly erodible land is predominant, or designates land on which highly erodible land is predominant to be set aside, diverted, devoted to conservation uses, or otherwise not cultivated under a program administered by the Secretary to reduce production of an agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary shall be ineligible for—
(1) as to any commodity produced during that crop year by such person—
(A) contract payments under a production flexibility contract, marketing assistance loans, and any type of price support or payment made available under the Agricultural Market Transition Act [[7 U.S.C. 7201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or any other Act;
(B) a farm storage facility loan made under section 4(h) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714b(h)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714b/h&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) a disaster payment;
(D) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other provision of law administered by the Consolidated Farm Service
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Chiefs** — The term “Chiefs” means the Chief of the Forest Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(2) **Eligible activity** — The term “eligible activity” means an activity—
(A) to reduce the risk of wildfire;
(B) to protect water quality and supply; or
(C) to improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species.
(3) **Program** — The term “Program” means the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program established under subsection (b)(1).
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(5) **Wildland-urban interface** — The term “wildland-urban interface” has the meaning given the term in [section 6511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6511&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall establish a Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program to improve the health and resilience of forest landscapes across National Forest System land and State, Tribal, and private land.
(2) **Administration** — The Secretary shall administer the Program by coordinating eligible activities conducted on National Forest System land and State, Tribal, or private land across a forest landscape to improve the health and resilience of the forest landscape by—
(A) assisting producers and landowners in implementing eligible activities on eligible private or Tribal land using the applicable programs and authorities administered by the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), not inc
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Actual production history yield** — The term “actual production history yield” means the weighted average of the actual production history for each insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity, as calculated under the Federal Crop Insurance Act ([7 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program, respectively.
(2) **Actual production on the farm** — The term “actual production on the farm” means the sum of the value of all crops produced on the farm, as determined under subsection (b)(6)(B).
(3) **Adjusted actual production history yield** — The term “adjusted actual production history yield” means—
(A) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has at least 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity that are established other than pursuant to section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ([7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim)), the actual production history for the eligible producer without regard to any yields established under that section;
(B) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has less than 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity, of which 1 or more were established pursuant to section 508(g)(4)(B) of that Act [[7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim)], the actual production history for the eligible producer as calculated without including the lowest of the yields established pursuant to section 508(g)(4)(B) of tha
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
**(a) In general** Any person who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) shall be ineligible to receive any type of loans or payments made available under title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [[7 U.S.C. 8701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [[7 U.S.C. 9001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Agricultural Market Transition Act [[7 U.S.C. 7201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3831](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3831&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.),11 See References in Text note below. or under any contract entered into under title XII [[16 U.S.C. 3801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], with respect to any commodity produced, or land set aside from production, on a farm that is owned or operated by such person, unless such person is an individual who is providing land, capital, and a substantial amount of personal labor in the p
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Actual production history yield** — The term “actual production history yield” means the weighted average of the actual production history for each insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity, as calculated under subchapter I or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program, respectively.
(2) **Actual production on the farm** — The term “actual production on the farm” means the sum of the value of all crops produced on the farm, as determined under subsection (b)(6)(B).
(3) **Adjusted actual production history yield** — The term “adjusted actual production history yield” means—
(A) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has at least 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity that are established other than pursuant to [section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim), the actual production history for the eligible producer without regard to any yields established under that section;
(B) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has less than 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity, of which 1 or more were established pursuant to [section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim), the actual production history for the eligible producer as calculated without including the lowest of the yields established pursuant to [section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) in all other cases, the actual production history of the eligible producer on a f
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