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16 U.S.C. § 3839aa–25 — Grassland conservation initiative
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Eligible land** — Notwithstanding sections 3839aa–21(4) and 3839aa–22(b)(2) of this title, the term “eligible land” means cropland on a farm for which base acres have been maintained by the Secretary under [section 9012(d)(3) of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9012/d/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Initiative** — The term “initiative” means the grassland conservation initiative established under subsection (b).
**(b) Establishment and purpose** The Secretary shall establish within the program a grassland conservation initiative for the purpose of assisting producers in protecting grazing uses, conserving and improving soil, water, and wildlife resources, and achieving related conservation values by conserving eligible land through grassland conservation contracts under subsection (e).
**(c) Election** Beginning in fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall provide a 1-time election to enroll eligible land in the initiative under a contract described in subsection (e).
**(d) Method of enrollment** The Secretary shall—
(1) notwithstanding subsection (b) of [section 3839aa–23 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-23&num=0&edition=prelim), determine under subsection (c) of that section that eligible land ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria described in subsection (b) of that section; and
(2) enroll the eligible land in the initiative under a contract described in subsection (e).
**(e) Grassland conservation contract**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding [section 3839aa–23(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa–23/a/1&num=0&edition=preli
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Eligible land** — Notwithstanding sections 3839aa–21(4) and 3839aa–22(b)(2) of this title, the term “eligible land” means cropland on a farm for which base acres have been maintained by the Secretary under [section 9012(d)(3) of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9012/d/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Initiative** — The term “initiative” means the grassland conservation initiative established under subsection (b).
**(b) Establishment and purpose** The Secretary shall establish within the program a grassland conservation initiative for the purpose of assisting producers in protecting grazing uses, conserving and improving soil, water, and wildlife resources, and achieving related conservation values by conserving eligible land through grassland conservation contracts under subsection (e).
**(c) Election** Beginning in fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall provide a 1-time election to enroll eligible land in the initiative under a contract described in subsection (e).
**(d) Method of enrollment** The Secretary shall—
(1) notwithstanding subsection (b) of [section 3839aa–23 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-23&num=0&edition=prelim), determine under subsection (c) of that section that eligible land ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria described in subsection (b) of that section; and
(2) enroll the eligible land in the initiative under a contract described in subsection (e).
**(e) Grassland conservation contract**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding [section 3839aa–23(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa–23/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), to enroll eligible land in the initiative under a grassland conservation contract, a producer shall agree—
(A) to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for not less than 1 priority resource concern by the date on which the contract expires; and
(B) to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract.
(2) **Terms** — A grassland conservation contract entered into under this section shall—
(A)
(i) be for a single 5-year term; and
(ii) not be subject to renewal or reenrollment under [section 3839aa–23(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa–23/e&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) be subject to [section 3839aa–23(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa–23/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Early termination** — The Secretary shall allow a producer that enters into a grassland conservation contract under this section—
(A) to terminate the contract at any time; and
(B) to retain payments already received under the contract.
**(f) Grassland conservation plan** The grassland conservation plan developed for eligible land shall be limited to—
(1) eligible land; and
(2) resource concerns and activities relating to grassland.
**(g) Payments**
(1) **In general** — Beginning in fiscal year 2019, of the funds made available for this subpart under [section 3841(a)(3)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3841/a/3/B&num=0&edition=prelim), and notwithstanding any payment under title I of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, an amendment made by that title, or [section 3839aa–24(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa–24/c&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall make annual grassland conservation contract payments to the producer of any eligible land that is the subject of a grassland conservation contract under this section.
(2) **Payment noneligibility** — A grassland conservation contract under this section shall not be—
(A) eligible for payments under [section 3839aa–24(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa–24/d&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) subject to the payment limitations under this subpart.
(3) **Limitation** — The amount of an annual payment under this subsection shall be $18 per acre, not to exceed the number of base acres on a farm.
**(h) Considered planted** The Secretary shall consider land enrolled under a grassland conservation contract under this section during a crop year to be planted or considered planted to a covered commodity (as defined in [section 9011 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9011&num=0&edition=prelim)) during that crop year.
**(i) Other contracts** A producer with an agricultural operation that contains land eligible under this section and land eligible under [section 3839aa–23 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-23&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) may enroll the land eligible under this section through a contract under this section or under [section 3839aa–23 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-23&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) shall not be prohibited from enrolling the land eligible under [section 3839aa–23 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-23&num=0&edition=prelim) through a contract under [section 3839aa–23 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-23&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
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In this chapter—
(1) “administering office” means the lowest unit of an agency responsible for managing a domestic assistance program.
(2) “agency” has the same meaning given that term in [section 551(1) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) “assistance”—
(A) means the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States, including—
(i) financial assistance;
(ii) United States Government facilities, services, and property; and
(iii) expert and technical information; and
(B) does not include conventional public information services or procurement of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Government.
(4) “domestic assistance program”—
(A) means assistance from an agency for—
(i) a State;
(ii) the District of Columbia;
(iii) a territory or possession of the United States;
(iv) a county;
(v) a city;
(vi) a political subdivision or instrumentality of a governmental authority listed in subclauses (i)–(v) of this clause (A);
(vii) a domestic corporation;
(viii) a domestic institution; and
(ix) an individual of the United States; and
(B) does not include assistance from an agency for an agency.
(5) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(6) “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(7) “formula” means any prescribed method employing objective data or statistical estimates for making individual determinations among recipients of Federal funds, either in terms of eligibility or actual funding allocations, that can be written in the form of either—
(A) a closed mathematical statement; or
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to address administrative and enforcement issues involved in carrying out dairy margin coverage.
**(b) Reconstitution** The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to prohibit a dairy producer from reconstituting a dairy operation for the purpose of the dairy producer receiving dairy margin coverage payments.
**(c) Administrative appeals** Using authorities under [section 1308(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1308/h&num=0&edition=prelim) and subtitle H of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act ([7 U.S.C. 6991](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6991&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for administrative appeals of decisions of the Secretary that are adverse to participants of dairy margin coverage.
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**(a) Maintenance of base acres and payment yields** The Secretary shall maintain, for each covered commodity and upland cotton, base acres and payment yields on a farm established under sections 8702 and 8751 of this title, as adjusted pursuant to sections 8711, 8712, 8718, and 8752 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013, and as adjusted pursuant to sections 9012 and 9013 of this title.
**(b) Streamlining** In implementing this chapter and the amendments made by this title,11 See References in Text note below. the Secretary shall—
(1) continue to reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and other administrative requirements, to ensure that—
(A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) may report information, electronically (including geospatial data) or conventionally, to the Department of Agriculture, subject to the Secretary—
(i) establishing reasonable levels of tolerance that reflect the differences in accuracy between measures of common land units and geospatial data; and
(ii) ensuring that discrepancies that occur within the levels of tolerance established under clause (i) shall not be used to penalize a producer (or an agent of a producer) under any program administered by the Department of Agriculture;
(B) on the request of a producer (or an agent of a producer), the Department of Agriculture electronically shares with the producer (or agent) in real time and without cost to the producer (or agent) the common land unit data, related farm level data, conservation practices, and other information of the producer through a single Department of Agriculture-wide login;
(C) not later than September 30, 2020, the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency and the Administrator of
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