Sec. 1703. Implementation

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Section 1614 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9097 ) is amended— by striking subsection

(b)and inserting the following: In implementing this title, the Secretary shall— reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and other administrative requirements, including through the implementation of the Acreage Crop Reporting and Streamlining Initiative that, in part, shall ensure that— a producer (or an agent of a producer) may report information electronically (including geospatial data) or conventionally to the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Agriculture collects and collates producer information that allows cross-agency collation, including by— using farm numbers, common-land-unit identifiers, or other common identifiers to enable data across the farm production and conservation mission area to be collated by farm, field, and operator or owner; recording and making available data at the smallest possible unit, such as field-level; and harmonizing methods for determining yields and property descriptions; and on the request of the producer (or agent thereof), 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-wide login; improve coordination, information sharing, and administrative work with the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other agencies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, including by— streamlining processes and reducing paperwork for cross-agency interactions, such as acreage reports and conservation compliance determinations; and utilizing common acreage reporting processes to collect relevant field-level data such that a producer— has the option to report— to any of those agencies; and electronically; and does not need to report duplicative information; and take advantage of new technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery to producers, including by— providing an option, as practicable, for uploading other farm- or field-level data that is unrelated to program requirements, such as input costs or field characteristics, such as soil test results; maintaining historical information and allowing users to examine trends on a field- or farm-level; providing access to agency tools, such as farm- or field-level estimates of benefits of existing or prospective conservation practices; developing data standards and security procedures to allow optional precision agriculture or other third-party providers to develop applications to use or feed into the datasets and analysis; and developing methods to summarize the improved yield or reduced risk relating to conservation best practices through cooperative extension services or other similar means, while ensuring the privacy of individual producers. ; and by adding at the end the following: Subject to paragraph (3), any payment obligated or otherwise made available by the Secretary under this title on or after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 that is not disbursed to the recipient by the date that is 5 years after the date on which the payment is obligated or otherwise made available shall— be deobligated; and revert to the Treasury. Subject to paragraph (3), any payment obligated or otherwise made available by the Farm Service Agency (or any predecessor agency of the Department of Agriculture) under the laws described in subparagraph

(B)before the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 , that is not disbursed by the date that is 5 years after the date on which the payment is obligated or otherwise made available shall— be deobligated; and revert to the Treasury. The laws referred to in subparagraph

(A)are any of the following: This title. Title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.). Title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.). The Agricultural Market Transition Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.). Titles I through XI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–624 ; 104 Stat. 3374) and the amendments made by those titles. Titles I through X of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( Public Law 99–198 ; 99 Stat. 1362) and the amendments made by those titles. Titles I through XI of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 ( Public Law 97–98 ; 95 Stat. 1218) and the amendments made by those titles. Titles I through X of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–113 ; 91 Stat. 917) and the amendments made by those titles. The Secretary may delay the date of the deobligation and reversion under paragraph

(1)or

(2)of any payment— that is the subject of— ongoing administrative review or appeal; litigation; or the settlement of an estate; or for which the Secretary otherwise determines that the circumstances are such that the delay is equitable. .

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