,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjag    
,mr4 ,casey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security   
,act ( #aihe to bett] assi/ produc]s    
desir+ to volunt>ily transition into    
organic production sy/ems4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,homegr[n ,organic ,act ( #bjag4  #b4   
,programs = produc]s transition+ to     
organic production sy/ems  7a7 ,paym5ts 
"u ! cons]vation res]ve program ,section
 #abcd7;c7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (   
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chcd7;c77 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs    
7#a7 & 7#b7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71 
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] 7c7 ,inc5tive       
,paym5ts4-- ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,?9n+ & o!r 
practices promot+ =e/ managem5t &       
wildlife habitat  2  7#c7 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,b7 7z r$esignat$71 by /rik+      

p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ subp>agraph 7,a72
 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#b7 ,organic f>m+ & ran*+  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all (f] an inc5tive 
paym5t to an own] or op]ator ( eligible 
l& 9 an am\nt t ! ,secret>y det]m9es is 
suffici5t to enc\rage ! volunt>y        
transition ( ! eligible l& to organic   
f>m+ or ran*+ imm$iately foll[+ !       
t]m9ation ( ! contract "u ?is sub*apt] t
 cov]s ! eligible l&4  7,b7 ,organic    
c]tification process ,9 c>ry+ out       
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all all[ 
! own] or op]ator to beg9 ! organic     
c]tification process "u ! ,organic      
,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq47 beg9n+ on !    
date t is #a ye> be=e ! date ( t]m9ation
 ( ! contract "u ?is sub*apt]4  7,c7    
,t]ms ( paym5t ,! ,secret>y-- 7i7 %all  
make paym5ts "u subp>agraph 7,a7 = a    
p]iod ( n less ?an #b ye>s beg9n+ on !  
date ( t]m9ation ( ! contract "u ?is    
sub*apt]2 &  7ii7 may e/abli% an annual 
limitation on ! numb] ( acres ( eligible

 l& = :i* an inc5tive paym5t is made "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 t ! limitation is necess>y to mitigate 
significant erosion ( organic commodity 
premiums4  4  7b7 ,coord9ation ) organic
 c]tification "u ! cons]vation /ew>d%ip 
program ,section #abch;,g7h7 ( ! ,food  
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chch;g7h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7h7
 ,coord9ation ) ,organic                
,c]tification4--,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7h7 ,organic ,c]tification     
7#a7 ,coord9ation ,! ,secret>y  2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7   
,transition ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%   
suites ( organic transition cons]vation 
activities to be available ?r\gh !      
program = cropp+ sy/ems & graz+ sy/ems4 
4  7c7 ,removal ( paym5t limitations "u 
! environm5tal quality inc5tives program
 ,section #abdj;,b7i7 ( ! ,food         
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#b7;i77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#b7 by         
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e7 z      

p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d71 respectively4    
#c4 ,fund+ & ,adm9i/ration ,section     
#abda7;a7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (    
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chda7;a77 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 
7#a71 by /rik+ #bjah & ins]t+ #bjbc2 &  
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ section 
#abcd7;c7 & ins]t+ section              
#abcd7;c77#a72 &  7ii7 by /rik+ & at !  
end2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph    
7,b7 z subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,c7 by     
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+3  
7,b7 #ej1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc to provide paym5ts "u
 section #abcd7;c77#b72 &  4