,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfjh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 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 ,,crp ,improvement and ,flexibility ,act of #bjbe4 #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 ,emergency haying during the primary nesting season2 conditions on haying and grazing ,section #abcc7;b7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chcc7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i7-- 7,a7 by redesignating subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,vi7 as subclauses 7,,ii7 through 7,,vii71 respectively2 7,b7 by inserting before subclause 7,,ii7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7,i7 emergency haying in response to a localized or regional drought1 flooding1 wildfire1 or other emergency1 on all practices1 during the final #b weeks of1 and outside of1 the primary nesting season1 on not more than #ej percent of contract acres1 as identified in the site-specific plan1 when-- 7aa7 the county is designated as ,d#b 7severe drought7 or greater according to the ,united ,states ,drought ,monitor2 7bb7 there is at least a #dj percent loss in forage production in the county2 or 7cc7 the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,state technical committee1 determines that the program can assist in the response to a natural disaster event without permanent damage to the established cover2 2 7,c7 in subclause 7,,ii7 7as so redesignated71 in the matter preceding item 7aa71 by striking emergency haying1 emergency grazing1 or other emergency use and inserting emergency grazing or other emergency use2 and 7,d7 in subclause 7,,iii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking payments and inserting the conditions described in item 7aa71 7bb71 or 7cc7 of subclause 7,i7 are met or payments2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause 7iii72 and 7,b7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the following3 7ii7 ,damage to cover for wildlife populations ,haying or grazing described in paragraph 7#a7 shall not be permitted on land subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program1 or under a particular practice1 if haying or grazing during the final #b weeks of the primary nesting season under that practice1 as applicable1 would cause long-term damage to vegetative cover for wildlife populations supported by the applicable practice on that land4 4 7c7 ,cost sharing payments for establishment of grazing infrastructure 7#a7 ,cost sharing payments2 other ,federal cost share assistance ,section #abcd7;b7 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chcd7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking establishing water and inserting the following3 8establishing-- 7,a7 water 2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 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 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking land and inserting activities required by the contract entered into under this subchapter4 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 7d7 ,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 7e7 ,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