Conservation reserve
Title II — Conservation › Subtitle A — Conservation Reserve Program
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(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 2031. (b) Eligible land Section 1231(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and inserting the Agricultural Act of 2026; (2) in paragraph (5)(E), by adding or at the end; (3) in paragraph (6)(B)(ii), by striking; or and inserting a period; and (4) by striking paragraph (7). (c) Enrollment Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking during— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting during fiscal years 2027 through 2031 not more than 27,000,000 acres.; (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; and (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) in carrying out clause (i), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall maintain not fewer than 2,000,000 acres in the conservation reserve at any one time during fiscal years 2027 through 2031; and (iii) the Secretary shall not maintain in the conservation reserve more than 12,000,000 acres of land described in subsection (b)(3).; and (3) in paragraph (6)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— (i) in subclause (II), by striking and at the end; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (IV) land that will be enrolled under the State acres for wildlife enhancement practice established by the Secretary; and; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in clause (i), by striking 2023; and and inserting 2031.; (ii) by striking clause (ii); and (iii) by striking paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through the Secretary in clause (i) and inserting paragraph (1), the Secretary. (d) Eligibility for consideration Section 1231(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Land with grazing infrastructure On the expiration of a contract entered into under this subchapter that covers land that includes grazing infrastructure established with cost sharing assistance under section 1234(b)(1)(B)— (A) the Secretary shall consider that land to be planted for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B); and (B) that land shall be eligible for reenrollment in the conservation reserve, subject to the requirements of this subchapter..