Supplemental payments for resource-conserving management

(a) Conservation stewardship payments Section 1240L(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting on 1 or more land uses covered by the contract after activities; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking improving, maintaining, and managing and inserting maintaining, actively managing, and improving; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Income forgone by the producer, including amounts that reflect— (i) increased economic risk; and (ii) loss in revenue due to— (I) production changes; (II) anticipated reductions in yield; (III) transitions to a resource-conserving cropping or grazing, or perennial production systems; or (IV) acreage converted to conserving uses.; and (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting, actively managed, and, where applicable, improved after maintained. (b) Supplemental payments for resource-Conserving crop rotations and advanced grazing management Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting, perennial production systems, after rotations; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Perennial production system The term perennial production system means— (i) the use of cropland for agroforestry, including alley cropping, silvopasture, and related perennial production systems, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) the use of woodland acres for agroforestry, including forest farming, multi-story cropping, and related perennial production systems, as determined by the Secretary; and (iii) the use of cropland for perennial forages or perennial grain crops.; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) perennial production systems; or; and (4) in paragraph (3), by inserting, perennial production systems, after rotations. (c) Payment limitations Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)) is amended to read as follows: (f) Payment limitations A person or legal entity (including a joint venture and general partnership) may not receive, directly or indirectly, payments under the program that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 under all contracts entered into during any consecutive 5-year period, excluding funding arrangements with Indian tribes, regardless of the number of contracts entered into under the program by the person or legal entity.. (d) Soil health Section 1240L(k) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(k)) is amended to read as follows: (k) Soil health To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall manage the program to enhance soil health, including by— (1) conducting outreach to encourage the use of contracts to improve soil health and sequester carbon in the soil; and (2) offering payments for soil health testing to provide participants and the Secretary with information on the soil health and carbon sequestration impacts of conservation activities..