Sec. 2206. Duties of the Secretary
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Section 1233(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3833(b)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting subject to clause (i)(III), and subclauses
(I)and
(II)of clause (ii), of subparagraph (B), before are subject to ; and in subparagraph (B)(i)— by striking subclause (III); by redesignating subclauses
(I)and
(II)as subclauses
(II)and (III), respectively; by inserting before subclause
(II)(as so redesignated) the following: emergency haying in response to a localized or regional drought, flooding, wildfire, or other emergency, on certain practices, outside the primary nesting season on not more than 50 percent of contract acres, as identified in the site-specific plan, when— the county is designated as D2 (severe drought) or greater according to the United States Drought Monitor during the primary nesting season; there is at least a 40 percent loss in forage production in the county; or the Secretary, in coordination with the State technical committee, determines that the program can assist in the response to a natural disaster event without permanent damage to the established cover; ; in subclause
(II)(as so redesignated)— by striking the matter preceding item
(aa)and inserting the following: emergency grazing on all practices, outside the primary nesting season, on not more than 50 percent of contract acres or subject to a 50 percent reduction in the stocking rate, as identified in the site-specific plan, in response to a localized or regional drought, flooding, wildfire, or other emergency, when— ; and in item (aa), by striking Monitor; and inserting Monitor during the primary nesting season; ; and in subclause
(III)(as so redesignated), by striking payments are authorized for a county under the livestock forage disaster program under clause
(ii)of section 1501(c)(3)(D) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( and inserting 7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D) ) the county is designated as D3 (extreme drought) or greater according to the United States Drought Monitor during the primary nesting season . Section 1233(c)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3833(c)(3) ) is amended by inserting restoration of native plant species, prescribed burning (in consultation with the applicable State technical committee established under section 1261(a)), before and construction . Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3833 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish long-term monitoring of conservation outcomes of program enrollments, including pilot projects, to determine program results with respect to— soil conservation, soil health, and carbon sequestration; water quality and quantity; and biodiversity and wildlife habitat. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report that includes— a description of conservation outcomes achieved; a description of the approaches, tools, and methods used to measure or model the conservation outcomes reported; and recommendations and guidance to improve conservation outcomes. .
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