,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #h1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,hartzler introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food ,security   
,act of #aihe to allow grazing as a     
mid-contract management practice in the 
conservation reserve program1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,crp ,grazing 
,flexibility ,act4  #b4 ,grazing as     
mid-contract management  7a7 ,specified 
activities permitted ,section #abcc7;b7 
of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chcc7;b77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking 2   
and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#f7 grazing pursuant to section      
#abcb7;a77#e7 without any reduction in  
the rental rate1 if the grazing is      

consistent with the conservation of     
soil1 water quality1 and wildlife       
habitat4  4  7b7 ,cost sharing payments 
,section #abcd7;b7 of the ,food         
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chcd7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#f7 ,mid-contract  
management grazing ,the ,secretary may  
not make any cost sharing payment to an 
owner or operator under this subchapter 
for any grazing undertaken pursuant to  
section #abcb7;a77#e74  4