,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aj1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,hoeven introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food ,security ,act of   
#aihe to improve the wetland            
conservation program4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,wetland 
,delineation ,act of #bjah4  #b4        
,wetland conversion ,section #abba7;d7  
of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chba7;d77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking ,except as and         
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,except as  2 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
,duty of the ,secretary ,the ,secretary 
shall determine that a person is        
ineligible under paragraph 7#a7 only    
after the ,secretary determines that an 
exemption under section #abbb7;b7 does  
not apply to that person4  4  #c4       

,delineation of wetlands  7a7           
,identification of minimal effect       
exemptions ,section #abbb7;d7 of the    
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chbb7;d77 is amended in the  
first sentence by inserting and not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of the ,wetland ,delineation  
,act of #bjah1 before the ,secretary4   
7b7 ,mitigation banking ,section        
#abbb7k77#a77;,b7 of the ,food ,security
 ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4           
#chbb7k77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by 
striking ,of the funds and inserting the
 following3  7i7 ,mandatory funding ,of 
the funds  2  7#b7 in clause 7i7 7as so 
designated71 by striking #aj1jjj1jjj and
 all that follows through paragraph and 
inserting to carry out this paragraph   
#aj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai and   
each fiscal year thereafter1 to remain  
available until expended2 and  7#c7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7ii7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 

,secretary to carry out this paragraph  
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjai through #bjbc4  4