Sec. 2606. Administrative requirements for conservation programs
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Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following: Veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))). ; in subsection (d), by inserting , H, and I before the period at the end; in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1)(B), by striking country and inserting county ; and in paragraph (3), by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) or (f)(4) and inserting subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) or (f)(2) ; by striking subsection
(i)and inserting the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a single, simplified application for eligible entities to use in initially requesting assistance under any conservation program administered by the Secretary (referred to in this subsection as the initial application ). To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that— a conservation program applicant is not required to provide information that is duplicative of information or resources already available to the Secretary for that applicant and the specific operation of the applicant; and the initial application process is streamlined to minimize complexity and redundancy. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall review the application process for each conservation program administered by the Secretary, including the forms and processes used to receive assistance requests from eligible program participants. In carrying out the review, the Secretary shall determine what information the participant is required to submit during the application process, including— identification information for the applicant; identification and location information for the land parcel or tract of concern; a general statement of the need or resource concern of the applicant for the land parcel or tract; and the minimum amount of other information the Secretary considers to be essential for the applicant to provide personally. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out a revision of the application forms and processes for each conservation program administered by the Secretary to enable use of information technology to incorporate appropriate data and information concerning the conservation needs and solutions appropriate for the land area identified by the applicant. The goal of the revision shall be to streamline the application process to minimize the burden placed on applicants. Once the needs of an applicant have been adequately assessed by the Secretary, or a third party provider under section 1242, based on the initial application, in order to determine the 1 or more programs under this title that best match the needs of the applicant, with the approval of the applicant, the Secretary may convert the initial application into the specific application for assistance for the relevant conservation program. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall— complete the specific application for conservation program assistance for each applicant; and request only that specific further information from the applicant that is not already available to the Secretary. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate written notification that the Secretary has fulfilled the requirements of this subsection. ; and by adding at the end the following: In administrating a conservation program under this title, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable— seek to reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining conservation planning and program resources; and take advantage of new technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Any payment received by an owner or operator under this title, including an easement payment or rental payment, shall be in addition to, and not affect, the total amount of payments that the owner or operator is otherwise eligible to receive under any of the following: This Act. The Agricultural Act of 1949 ( 7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq. ). The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 . Any law that succeeds a law specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). In carrying out the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D and the environmental quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D, the Secretary may enter into alternative funding arrangements with Indian tribes if the Secretary determines that the goals and objectives of the programs will be met by such arrangements, and that statutory limitations regarding contracts with individual producers will not be exceeded by any Tribal member. .
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