,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #i1 #bjbe
 ,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mr4      
,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,agricultural ,credit ,act of #aigh to 
authorize the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 to provide for floodplain easement     
restoration and management1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,restoring ,america's ,floodplains ,act4
  #b4  ,emergency watershed program     
floodplain easement restoration and     
management  ,section #djc of the        
,agricultural ,credit ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking the   
subsection designation and heading and  
all that follows through ,the ,secretary
 and inserting the following3  7a7      
,authorizations  7#a7  ,in general  ,the

 ,secretary  2 and  7,b7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#b7  ,easement 
restoration  ,the ,secretary may provide
 financial and technical assistance for 
restoring adapted vegetative cover and  
the hydrologic functions and values of  
wetlands on floodplain easements        
acquired under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7    
,easement management  ,the ,secretary   
shall have sole discretion for entering 
into compatible-use agreements with     
landowners and agreements with          
government agencies or nongovernmental  
organizations to address maintenance and
 management of the vegetative cover and 
wetlands restoration measures on        
floodplain easements acquired under     
paragraph 7#a74  2 and  7#b7 in         
subsection 7b71 by striking the         
subsection designation and heading and  
all that follows through the ,the       
,secretary in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#a7 and 
inserting the following3  7b7           
,modification and termination of        

floodplain easements  7#a7  ,in general 
,the ,secretary  4