,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 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 provide for the       
enrollment of citrus land in the        
conservation reserve program1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,conservation  
,reserve ,program ,amendments ,act of   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,conservation reserve       
program amendments  7a7 ,in general     
,section #abca of the ,food ,security   
,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chca7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#e7--  
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking  
or at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph    
7,e71 by inserting or at the end2 and   
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,f7 the land has1 during the #aj-year
 period preceding the date of enactment 

of this subparagraph1 been used to plant
 a citrus crop2  2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7j7 ,citrus  
land  7#a7 ,in general ,in enrolling    
acres of citrus land described in       
subsection 7b77#e77;,f7 in the          
conservation reserve1 the ,secretary    
shall enroll the land using the         
continuous enrollment procedure         
described in subsection 7d77#f74  7#b7  
,priority ,in enrolling acres of citrus 
land described in subsection            
7b77#e77;,f7 in the conservation        
reserve1 the ,secretary may give        
priority to land that1 as determined by 
the ,secretary-- 7,a7 is at risk of     
conversion or development2  7,b7 is     
affected by huanglongbing2 or  7,c7 is  
of ecological significance1 including   
land that-- 7i7 may assist in the       
restoration of threatened or endangered 
species under the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et   
seq472  7ii7 may assist in preventing a 
species from being listed as a          

threatened or endangered species under  
that ,act2 or  7iii7 improves or creates
 wildlife habitat corridors4  7#c7      
,incidental land ,in enrolling land in  
the conservation reserve1 land owned by 
an owner of citrus land described in    
subsection 7b77#e77;,f7 that is         
incidental to agricultural production   
may be considered for enrollment if the 
,secretary determines that the          
incidental land is at risk of conversion
 or development and is of ecological    
significance as described in paragraph  
7#b77;,c74  7#d7 ,fallow groves ,not    
later than #ahj days after the later of 
the first day of the period of          
enrollment of citrus land described in  
subsection 7b77#e77;,f7 in the          
conservation reserve and the date on    
which ,secretary notifies an owner or   
operator of the decision of the         
,secretary to enroll citrus land        
described in subsection 7b77#e77;,f7 in 
the conservation reserve1 the owner or  
operator of the citrus land enrolled in 

the conservation reserve shall provide  
evidence to the ,secretary that any     
fallow groves that are affected by      
huanglongbing within the enrolled area  
have been removed4  7#e7 ,duration of   
contracts ,for the purpose of carrying  
out enrollment of citrus land described 
in subsection 7b77#e77;,f71 the         
,secretary shall enter into contracts of
 not less than #a1 and not more than #e1
 years4  7#f7 ,limitations ,for each of 
fiscal years #bjbd through #bjbh1 the   
total acreage of citrus land described  
in subsection 7b77#e77;,f7 enrolled in  
the conservation reserve shall not      
exceed #ajj1jjj acres4  4  7b7          
,exclusion of adjusted gross income     
limitation ,section #ajja;,d7b77#b77;,c7
 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh-c;a7b77#b77;,c77 is 
amended by striking the ,food ,security 
,act of #aihe4 and inserting this ,act  
7other than a payment or benefit under  
the conservation reserve program under  
subchapter ,b of chapter #a of subtitle 

,d of that title with respect to citrus 
land described in section               
#abca7;b77#e77;,f7744