,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,ms4  
,klobuchar7 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 conservation       
reserve program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,conservation ,reserve     
,program ,improvement ,act of #bjbc4    
#b4 ,conservation reserve program       
improvements  7a7 ,state acres for      
wildlife enhancement continuous         
enrollment ,section                     
#abca7;d77#f77;,a77i7 of the ,food      
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chca7;d77#f77;,a77i77 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking and at
 the end2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7,,iv7 land that will  
be enrolled under the ,state acres for  

wildlife enhancement practice           
established by the ,secretary2 and  4   
7b7 ,cost sharing payments for          
establishment of grazing infrastructure 
7#a7 ,in general ,section #abcd7;b77#a7 
of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chcd7;b77#a77 is        
amended-- 7,a7 by striking establishing 
water and inserting the following3      
8establishing--  7,a7 water  2  7,b7 in 
subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated71 by
 striking the period at the end and     
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,b7 grazing    
infrastructure1 including interior cross
 fencing1 perimeter fencing1 and water  
infrastructure 7such as rural water     
connections1 water wells1 pipelines1 and
 water tanks71 under each contract1 for 
all practices1 if grazing is included in
 the conservation plan and addresses a  
resource concern4  4  7#b7 ,reenrollment
 of land with grazing infrastructure    
,section #abca7;h7 of the ,food         
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  

#chca7;h77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,land with     
grazing infrastructure ,on the          
expiration of a contract entered into   
under this subchapter that covers land  
that includes grazing infrastructure    
established with cost sharing assistance
 under section #abcd7;b77#a77;,b7-- 7,a7
 the ,secretary shall consider that land
 to be planted for purposes of          
subsection 7b77#a77;,b72 and  7,b7 that 
land shall be eligible for reenrollment 
in the conservation reserve1 subject to 
the requirements of this subchapter4  4 
7c7 ,mid-,contract management for       
activities not relating to haying or    
grazing  7#a7 ,definition of management 
,section #abcb7;a77#e7 of the ,food     
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chcb7;a77#e77 is amended by inserting  
7as defined in section #abca;,a7a77     
after management4  7#b7 ,management     
payments ,section #abcd7;b77#b7 of the  
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chcd7;b77#b77 is amended by  

striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting
 the following3  7,b7 ,management       
payments ,the ,secretary shall make cost
 sharing payments to an owner or        
operator under this subchapter for any  
management activity described in section
 #abcb7;a77#e71 except for those        
management activities relating to haying
 or grazing4  4  7d7 ,payment limitation
 for rental payments ,section           
#abcd7;g77#a7 of the ,food ,security    
,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#chcd7;g77#a77 is amended by striking   
#ej1jjj and inserting #abe1jjj4