Sec. 2206. Contracts
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Section 1235(e)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3835(e)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2019 . Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3835(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— by amending subparagraph
(A)to read as follows: beginning on the date that is 1 year before the date of termination of the contract, allow the covered farmer or rancher, in conjunction with the retired or retiring owner or operator, to make conservation and land improvements, including preparing to plant an agricultural crop; ; by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)through
(E)as subparagraphs
(C)through (F), respectively, and inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: beginning on the date that is 3 years before the date of termination of the contract, allow the covered farmer or rancher to begin the certification process under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.); ; in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by inserting , and provide to such farmer or rancher technical and financial assistance to carry out the requirements of the plan, if any before the semicolon at the end; and in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking the conservation stewardship program or ; and in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The Secretary and inserting To the extent the maximum number of acres permitted to be enrolled under the program has not been met, the Secretary ; and in subparagraph (A), by striking eligible for enrollment under the continuous signup option pursuant to section 1234(d)(2)(A)(ii) and inserting is carried out on land described in paragraph
(4)or
(5)of section 1231(b) . Section 1235(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3835(g) ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall not consider an owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition of the conservation reserve contract if— during the year prior to expiration of the contract, the owner or operator— enters into an environmental quality incentives program contract; and begins the establishment of an environmental quality incentives practice; or during the three years prior to the expiration of the contract, the owner or operator begins the certification process under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. .
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