,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfcg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #a1 #bjag ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe to better assist producers who are voluntarily making the transition to organic production systems1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,homegrown ,organic ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,programs for producers transitioning to organic production systems 7a7 ,conservation reserve program ,section #abce7;f7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chce7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking or a socially and inserting a farmer or rancher transitioning to organic farming or ranching1 or a socially2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,cap on enrollment ,the ,secretary may establish a cap on the number of acres subject to contract modifications described in paragraph 7#a7 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 premiums4 7#d7 ,definition ,in this section1 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 #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq47 while the land to be transferred pursuant to a contract modification described in paragraph 7#a7 is subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program4 4 7b7 ,conservation stewardship program ,section #abch;,g of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chch;g7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,establishment of organic transition bundles 7#a7 ,availability of organic transition bundles ,in entering into conservation stewardship contracts under section #abch;,f1 the ,secretary shall make organic transition bundles available to producers transitioning to organic production4 7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible for a contract that includes an organic transition bundle1 a producer shall agree to gain organic certification under the ,organic ,foods ,production ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq47 while participating in a contract under the conservation stewardship program4 7#c7 ,organic transition bundle ,in this subsection1 the term organic transition bundle means a grouping of conservation activities that the ,secretary determines are-- 7,a7 appropriate for producers transitioning into organic production1 including organic cropping1 livestock1 and grazing systems2 and 7,b7 based on existing groupings or bundles of conservation activities designed for organic producers4 7#d7 ,enrollment ,the ,secretary may cap enrollment of land to be covered by conservation stewardship contracts that include organic transition bundles per year1 on a commodity basis1 if the ,secretary determines that such a cap would be necessary to mitigate any significant erosion of organic commodity premiums4 7#e7 ,termination of contracts ,the ,secretary may terminate a conservation stewardship contract that includes payments for organic transition bundles1 or modify such a contract to terminate such payments1 if the ,secretary determines that the producer-- 7,a7 is not pursuing organic certification2 or 7,b7 is not in compliance with the ,organic ,foods ,production ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq74 4 7c7 ,removal of payment cap for certain payments within the environmental quality incentives program ,section #abdj;,b7i7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;i77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 and 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 respectively4