Sec. 5. Assistance to eligible producers
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Section 1271C of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3871c ) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting before eligible ; producers by striking subsections
(a)and
(b)and inserting the following: An eligible producer may receive financial or technical assistance to conduct eligible activities on eligible land through a program contract entered into with the Secretary. The Secretary shall establish a program contract to be entered into with an eligible producer to conduct eligible activities on eligible land, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish. An eligible partner may submit to the Secretary, on behalf of eligible producers, a bundle of applications for assistance under the program through program contracts to address a substantial portion of a natural resource concern defined in the partnership agreement. The Secretary shall give priority to applications described in subparagraph (A). ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking In accordance with statutory requirements of the covered programs involved, the Secretary may make payments to a producer and inserting Subject to section 1271D, the Secretary may make payments to an eligible producer ; in paragraph (2), by inserting eligible before producers each place it appears; and in paragraph (3), by striking participating and inserting eligible ; and by adding at the end the following: A partnership agreement may be a grant agreement entered into with an eligible partner in accordance with this subsection. Under a grant agreement under paragraph (1)— using amounts made available to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary shall provide to the eligible partner a grant; the eligible partner shall carry out eligible activities on eligible land (including by contracting with one or more producers, if the eligible partner determines the contracting to be appropriate), on the condition that the eligible activities directly or indirectly benefit agricultural producers (including forestry producers), to address natural resource concerns on a regional or watershed scale; such as— infrastructure investments relating to agricultural or nonindustrial private forest production that would benefit multiple producers, such as a multiproducer irrigation water delivery system; projects addressing water quality or quantity concerns in coordination with producers, including the development and implementation of watershed plans; projects that use innovative approaches to leveraging the Federal investment in conservation with private financial mechanisms, in conjunction with agricultural production or forest resource management; such as— the provision of performance-based payments to eligible producers; and support for an environmental market; projects that facilitate pilot testing of new conservation practices, technologies, or activities; projects that promote the long-term viability and sustainability of agricultural land through innovative agricultural land protection strategies and mechanisms, including projects that support the transfer of land to beginning farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers and ranchers (as determined by the Secretary), socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and limited resource farmers and ranchers (as determined by the Secretary); and other projects for which the Secretary determines that the goals and objectives of the program would be easier to achieve through the grant agreement; and the Secretary may provide technical and administrative assistance, as mutually agreed by the parties. The adjusted gross income limitation described in section 1001D(b)(1) shall not apply to the receipt by an eligible partner of a grant under this subsection. The Secretary may not use more than 30 percent of funding made available to carry out the program for grant agreements. An eligible partner that enters into a grant agreement under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary— any information that the Secretary requires to prepare the report under section 1271E(b); and an annual report that describes the status of the project carried out by the eligible partner, including a description of— the use of the grant funds; any subcontracts awarded using grant funds; the eligible producers receiving funding using the grant funds; the progress made by the project in addressing each natural resource concern defined in the grant agreement, including in a quantified form; and as appropriate, other environmental, economic, or social outcomes of the project; and any other reporting data the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure compliance with the program rules. . Section 1271E(b)(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3871e(b)(4) ) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)by striking 1271C(b)(2) and inserting 1271C(d) .
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