,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself &   
,mr4 ,pet]son7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act ) respect to   
normal f>m+ activities & to require !   
,corps ( ,eng9e]s & ! ,environm5tal     
,protection ,ag5cy to apply c]ta9       
decisions ( ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  
:5 en=c+ su* ,act1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,bridg+ ,responsible ,agricultural    
,cons]vation ,ef=ts ,act4  #b4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,*ief (       
,eng9e]s ,! t]m ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s means !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief
 ( ,eng9e]s4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           

,agriculture4  #c4 ,normal f>m+         
activities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section       
#djd7;f77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7;f77#a77;,a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ or
 upl& soil & wat] cons]vation practices 
& ins]t+ upl& soil & wat] cons]vation   
practices 7includ+ *ang+ cons]vation    
sy/ems71 crop *anges = soil managem5t   
7includ+ ! use ( hay+ & pa/ur+ = !      
purpose ( h>ve/ or graz+71 or activities
 & practices employ$ = purposes ( exp&+ 
production 9 an op]ation4  7b7 ,deadl9e 
,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator & ! 
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 jo9tly ) ! ,secret>y1 
%all issue a rule to revise !           
regulations implem5t+ section #djd ( !  
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act to
 reflect ! am5dm5t made by subsection   
7a74 ,! rule %all also include          
activities & practices employ$ =        
purposes ( exp&+ production 9 an        
op]ation1 *ang+ crops produc$ 9 an      
op]ation1 & *ang+ cons]vation sy/ems 9  

an op]ation4  #d4 ,application ( ,food  
,security ,act ( #aihe to ,f$]al ,wat]  
,pollution ,control ,act en=cem5t  7a7  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture decisions  7#a7
 ,prior conv]t$ cropl&  7,a7 ,effect (  
det]m9ation ,= purposes ( section #djd (
 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control     
,act1 ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s & !            
,adm9i/rator %all consid] l& to be prior
 conv]t$ cropl& if ! l& has1 at any "t1 
be5 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be        
prior-conv]t$ cropl& or                 
comm5c$-conv]sion wetl& "u ! ,food      
,security ,act ( #aihe4  7,b7 ,no       
ab&onm5t ,9 c>ry+ out subp>agraph 7,a71 
! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s & ! ,adm9i/rator may 
n consid] any det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y
 "u ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe t l& 
previ\sly det]m9$ to be prior-conv]t$   
cropl& or comm5c$-conv]sion wetl& has   
rev]t$ to wetl& due to ab&onm5t4  7#b7  
,wetl&s ,= any l& ) respect to :i* !    
,secret>y has made a wetl& del9eation1  
det]m9ation1 or c]tification "u section 
#abbb ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe1 

! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s & ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 apply su* del9eation1 det]m9ation1 or  
c]tification :5 c>ry+ out section #djd (
 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control     
,act4  7b7 ,wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,=  
purposes ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution    
,control ,act1 prior conv]t$ cropl&s "u 
subsection 7a77#a71 & any p>cel ( l& t  
is contigu\s to1 & own$ by ! same own]  
z1 su* prior conv]t$ cropl&s1 are n     
wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,reliance 
,! fir/ s5t5ce ( section #abbb7;a77#f7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe %all    
apply to en=cem5t actions "u section    
#djd ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution        
,control ,act4  7d7 ,judicial review    
,not)/&+ section #gjf ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 a c\rt review+ any ag5cy 
action ( ! ,secret>y1 ! ,*ief (         
,eng9e]s1 or ! ,adm9i/rator t is affect$
 by ?is section %all decide de novo all 
relevant que/ions ( law1 includ+ !      
int]pretation ( con/itutional & /atutory
 provisions1 & rules made4 ,if ! review+
 c\rt det]m9es t a /atutory or          

regulatory provision relevant to its    
decision conta9s a gap or ambiguity1 !  
c\rt %all n int]pret t gap or ambiguity 
z an implicit delegation ( legislative  
rule mak+ au?ority & %all n rely on su* 
gap or ambiguity z a ju/ification ei!r =
 int]pret+ ag5cy au?ority expansively or
 = def]r+ to any int]pretation ( !      
,secret>y1 ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 or !     
,adm9i/rator on ! "q ( law4 ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 ?is subsection    
%all apply 9 any action = judicial      
review ( su* an ag5cy action au?oriz$ "u
 any provision ( law4 ,no law may exempt
 any civil action = review ( su* an     
ag5cy action f ! application ( ?is      
subsection except by specific ref]5ce to
 ?is subsection4