,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjag,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new
 ,mexico introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security   
,act ( #aihe to make l& grants-m]c$es   
eligible = assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,l& ,grants-,m]c$es ,cons]vation      
,program ,eligibility ,act ( #bjag4  #b4
 ,eligibility = l& grants-m]c$es  7a7   
,def9itions ,section #abja7;a7 ( ! ,food
 ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chja7;a77 is am5d$ by r$esignat+       
p>agraphs 7#ag7 ?r\gh 7#bg7 z p>agraphs 
7#ah7 ?r\gh 7#bh71 respectively1 &      
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#af7 ! foll[+3    
7#ag7 ,l& grant-m]c$ ,! t]m l&          
grant-m]c$ means a community1 t[n1      
colony1 or pueblo-- 7,a7 ! l& ( :i* 0   
grant$ by ! gov]nm5t ( ,spa9 or by !    
gov]nm5t ( ,mexico to--  7i7 !          
community1 t[n1 colony1 or pueblo2 or   

7ii7 a p]son = ! purpose ( f\nd+ or     
e/abli%+ a community1 t[n1 colony1 or   
pueblo2 or  7,b7 t ass]t$ title pursuant
 to ! ,treaty ( ,guadalupe ,hidalgo1    
?r\gh-- 7i7 ! ,(fice ( ! ,surveyor      
,g5]al = ,new ,mexico e/abli%$ pursuant 
to ! ,act ( ,july #bb1 #ahed 7,*apt]    
#ajc2 #aj ,/at4 #cjh72 or  7ii7 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,private ,l& ,claims    
e/abli%$ by ! ,act ( ,m>* #c1 #ahia     
7,*apt] #eci2 #bf ,/at4 #hed7 7commonly 
kn[n z ! ,c\rt ( ,private ,l& ,claims   
,act74  4  7b7 ,alt]native fund+        
arrangem5ts = l& grants-,m]c$es ,section
 #abdd ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdd7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,alt]native     
fund+ arrangem5ts = l& grants-,m]c$es   
7#a7 ,alt]native fund+ arrangem5ts      
,not)/&+ section #ajja7;f77#f71 !       
,secret>y may ent] into an alt]native   
fund+ arrangem5t "u any cons]vation     
program adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ) a l&  
grant-m]c$ if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t--  
7,a7 ! goals & objectives ( ! applicable

 program w be met by ! arrangem5t2 &    
7,b7 /atutory limitations reg>d+        
contracts ) individual produc]s w n be  
exce$$ by any memb] ( ! l& grant-m]c$4  
7#b7 ,te*nical & adm9i/rative assi/ance 
,! ,secret>y may provide te*nical &     
adm9i/rative assi/ance1 z mutually agre$
 by ! p>ties1 "u an alt]native fund+    
arrangem5t ent]$ into "u p>agraph 7#a74 
4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7           
,def9itions ,section #abja7;a77#ah77;,b7
 ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #chja7;a77#ah77;,b77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ l& grant-m]c$1 aft] ,indian   
tribe14  7#b7 ,cons]vation /ew>d%ip     
program ,section #abch;,g7f7 ( ! ,food  
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chch;g7f77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ or l&    
grants-m]c$es aft] ,indian tribes4  7#c7
 ,adm9i/rative requirem5ts = cons]vation
 programs ,section #abdd7;a7 ( ! ,food  
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chdd7;a77 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 !         
subsection head]1 by ins]t+ & l&        
grants-,m]c$es aft] ,indian tribes2 &   

7,b7 by add+ at ! end ( p>agraph 7#b7 ! 
foll[+3  7,g7 ,l& grants-m]c$es4  4     
7#d7 ,agricultural cons]vation easem5t  
program ,subtitle ,h ( title ,,xii ( !  
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #chfe et seq47 is am5d$--     
7,a7 9 section #abfe;,a7#b77;,a71 by    
/rik+ or an ,indian tribe & ins]t+ 1 or 
an ,indian tribe or l& grant-m]c$12     
7,b7 9 section #abfe;,c--  7i7 9        
subsection 7b77#a77;,d71 by ins]t+ & l& 
grants-m]c$es aft] ,indian tribes2  7ii7
 9 subsection 7d77#b71 by /rik+ or      
,indian tribe & ins]t+ ,indian tribe1 or
 l& grant-m]c$2 &  7iii7 9 subsection   
7e71 by /rik+ or ,indian tribe & ins]t+ 
,indian tribe1 or l& grant-m]c$2 &  7,c7
 9 section #abfe;,d7a77#b71 by add+ 1   
o!r ?an l& ( a l& grant-m]c$ be=e !     
semicolon4  7#e7 ,regional cons]vation  
p>tn]%ip program ,section #abga;,a7#d7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #chga;a7#d77 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,i7 ,a l&          
grant-m]c$4  4