Sec. 2. Programs for producers transitioning to organic production systems
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Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3835(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking or a socially and inserting a farmer or rancher transitioning to organic farming or ranching, or a socially ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may establish a cap on the number of acres subject to contract modifications described in paragraph
(1)with regard to farmers or ranchers transitioning to organic farming or ranching if the Secretary determines that such a cap would be necessary to mitigate any significant erosion of organic commodity premiums. In this section, a farmer or rancher transitioning to organic farming or ranching means a farmer or rancher who agrees to gain organic certification under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) while the land to be transferred pursuant to a contract modification described in paragraph
(1)is subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program. . Section 1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3838g ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In entering into conservation stewardship contracts under section 1238F, the Secretary shall make organic transition bundles available to producers transitioning to organic production. To be eligible for a contract that includes an organic transition bundle, a producer shall agree to gain organic certification under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) while participating in a contract under the conservation stewardship program. In this subsection, the term organic transition bundle means a grouping of conservation activities that the Secretary determines are— appropriate for producers transitioning into organic production, including organic cropping, livestock, and grazing systems; and based on existing groupings or bundles of conservation activities designed for organic producers. The Secretary may cap enrollment of land to be covered by conservation stewardship contracts that include organic transition bundles per year, on a commodity basis, if the Secretary determines that such a cap would be necessary to mitigate any significant erosion of organic commodity premiums. The Secretary may terminate a conservation stewardship contract that includes payments for organic transition bundles, or modify such a contract to terminate such payments, if the Secretary determines that the producer— is not pursuing organic certification; or is not in compliance with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq). . Section 1240B(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i) ) is amended— by striking paragraph (3); and by redesignating paragraphs
(4)and
(5)as paragraphs
(3)and (4), respectively.
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- 16 USC 3838g
- 16 USC 3839aa–2(i)
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Programs for producers transitioning to organic production systems
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