,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjbe,ms4 ,leger ,fernandez 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 and ,ms4 ,pingree7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe to increase payments for drought-resilient or water-saving practices and to provide additional payments for perennial production systems1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,support ,water-,efficient ,strategies and ,technologies ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,support for drought-resilient and water-saving practices 7a7 ,increased payments for drought-,resilient or water-,saving practices ,section #abdj;,b7d7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;d77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 ,increased payments for drought-resilient or water-saving practices 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#b71 in the case of a practice described in subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary may increase the amount that would otherwise be provided for a practice under this subsection to not more than #he percent of the costs associated with planning1 design1 materials1 equipment1 installation1 labor1 management1 maintenance1 or training4 7,b7 ,practices ,the practices eligible for increased payment amounts under subparagraph 7,a7 are the following3 7i7 ,drought-resilient practices that have the capacity to develop and produce on water-deficient environments on eligible lands1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7ii7 ,conservation practices that-- 7,i7 conserve surface water or groundwater that result in a reduction of water use in the agricultural operation of an eligible land2 7,,ii7 offer support to reduce runoff and increase the absorption of rain on eligible land2 or 7,,iii7 work in concert to transition an operation from irrigated production to a non-irrigated1 dry land farming system4 4 #c4 ,supplemental payments for resource-conserving management 7a7 ,conservation stewardship payments ,section #abdj,l7c7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting on #a or more land uses covered by the contract after activities2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking improving1 maintaining1 and managing and inserting maintaining1 actively managing1 and improving2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read as follows3 7,b7 ,income forgone by the producer1 including amounts that reflect-- 7i7 increased economic risk2 and 7ii7 loss in revenue due to-- 7,i7 production changes2 7,,ii7 anticipated reductions in yield2 7,,iii7 transitions to a resource-conserving cropping or grazing1 or perennial production systems2 or 7,,iv7 acreage converted to conserving uses4 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by inserting 1 actively managed1 and1 where applicable1 improved after maintained4 7b7 ,supplemental payments for resource-,conserving crop rotations and advanced grazing management ,section #abdj,l7d7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by inserting 1 perennial production systems1 after rotations2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 and 7,b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3 7,c7 ,perennial production system ,the term perennial production system means-- 7i7 the use of cropland for agroforestry1 including alley cropping1 silvopasture1 and related perennial production systems1 as determined by the ,secretary2 7ii7 the use of woodland acres for agroforestry1 including forest farming1 multi-story cropping1 and related perennial production systems1 as determined by the ,secretary2 and 7iii7 the use of cropland for perennial forages or perennial grain crops4 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3 7,b7 perennial production systems2 or 2 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting 1 perennial production systems1 after rotations4 7c7 ,payment limitations ,section #abdj,l7f7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd7;f77 is amended to read as follows3 7f7 ,payment limitations ,a person or legal entity 7including a joint venture and general partnership7 may not receive1 directly or indirectly1 payments under the program that1 in the aggregate1 exceed #bjj1jjj under all contracts entered into during any consecutive #e-year period1 excluding funding arrangements with ,indian tribes1 regardless of the number of contracts entered into under the program by the person or legal entity4 4 7d7 ,soil health ,section #abdj,l7k7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd7k77 is amended to read as follows3 7k7 ,soil health ,to the maximum extent feasible1 the ,secretary shall manage the program to enhance soil health1 including by-- 7#a7 conducting outreach to encourage the use of contracts to improve soil health and sequester carbon in the soil2 and 7#b7 offering payments for soil health testing to provide participants and the ,secretary with information on the soil health and carbon sequestration impacts of conservation activities4 4