,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,peterson introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food ,security   
,act of #aihe to increase the number of 
acres authorized for enrollment in the  
conservation reserve program1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,increase in       
authorized maximum enrollment in        
conservation reserve  7a7 ,general      
enrollment increase ,section            
#abca7;d77#a7 of the ,food ,security    
,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#chca7;d77#a77;,e77 is amended by       
striking subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,e7
 and inserting the following3  7,c7     
fiscal year #bjba1 to the maximum extent
 practicable1 not fewer than #bh1jjj1jjj
 acres2  7,d7 fiscal year #bjbb1 to the 
maximum extent practicable1 not fewer   
than #cb1jjj1jjj acres2  7,e7 fiscal    
year #bjbc1 to the maximum extent       

practicable1 not fewer than #cg1jjj1jjj 
acres2  7,f7 fiscal year #bjbd1 to the  
maximum extent practicable1 not fewer   
than #dc1jjj1jjj acres2 and  7,g7 fiscal
 year #bjbe1 to the maximum extent      
practicable1 not fewer than #ej1jjj1jjj 
acres4  4  7b7 ,limitation ,the         
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
have no effect on the number of acres   
enrolled and maintained in the          
conservation reserve program using the  
continuous enrollment procedure under   
section #abca7;d77#f7 of the ,food      
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chca7;d77#f774  7c7 ,priority ,in      
holding a signup for general enrollment 
contracts for #be1jjj1jjj acres of the  
total acres authorized to be enrolled in
 the conservation reserve program under 
subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,g7 of      
section #abca7;d77#a7 of the ,food      
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chca7;d77#a771 the ,secretary shall    
give priority to applications for the   
enrollment of land that would promote   

soil health and carbon sequestration1   
including applications for the          
enrollment of land on which deep-rooted 
perennials will be planted4