,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbf,mr4    
,he9ri* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,%eehy7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act 
( #aihe to improve wildlife habitat     
connectivity & wildlife migration       
corridors1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,habitat
 ,connectivity on ,work+ ,l&s ,act (    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,cons]vation programs  7a7  
,def9ition ( native big game species    
,section #abja7;a7 ( ! ,food ,security  
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chja7;a77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 
7#ah7 ?r\gh 7#bg7 z p>agraphs 7#ai7     
?r\gh 7#bh71 respectively2 &  7#b7 by   
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ag7 ! foll[+3    
7#ah7 ,native big game species ,! t]m   
native big game species means a native  
species ( a l>ge mammal1 includ+ a wild 
de]1 an elk1 a pronghorn1 a wild %eep1 &

 a moose4  4  7b7 ,regional ,cons]vation
 ,p>tn]%ip ,program critical cons]vation
 areas ,section #abga;,f7a77#b77;,c7 ( !
 ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chga;f7a77#b77;,c77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ 1 includ+ re/oration &        
enhancem5t ( wildlife habitat           
connectivity & wildlife migration       
corridors1 ) a focus on native big game 
species be=e 2 &4  7c7 ,enrollm5t 9 !   
environm5tal quality inc5tives program &
 ! cons]vation /ew>d%ip program (       
grassl& enroll$ 9 ! cons]vation res]ve  
program  7#a7 ,environm5tal quality     
inc5tives program ,section #abdj;,b7d7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;d77 is am5d$--   
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ ,a       
produc] & ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9    
p>agraph 7#h71 a produc]2 &  7,b7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,co/-%>e  
paym5ts = grassl& enroll$ 9 !           
cons]vation res]ve program  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may provide paym5ts  
"u ! program = co/s associat$ ) plann+1 

design1 mat]ials1 equipm5t1 in/allation1
 labor1 managem5t1 ma9t5ance1 or tra9+ )
 respect to eligible l& t is-- 7i7      
enroll$ 9 ! cons]vation res]ve program  
"u section #abca7;d77#b77;,a72 &  7ii7 (
 ecological significance1 z describ$ 9  
section #abca7;d77#b77;,b77iii74  7,b7  
,limitations  7i7 ,o!r ,f$]al programs  
,a produc] %all n be eligible = paym5ts 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 = practices if !    
produc] receives paym5ts or o!r b5efits 
= ! same practice on ! same l& "u ano!r 
,f$]al program 7o!r ?an ! cons]vation   
res]ve program "u sub*apt] ,b ( *apt]   
#a74  7ii7 ,protection ( em]g5cy graz+ &
 hay+ ,an activity to re/ore or enhance 
wildlife habitat connectivity or        
wildlife migration corridors c>ri$ out  
us+ a paym5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n 
prev5t or alt] em]g5cy hay+ or em]g5cy  
graz+ c>ri$ out 9 accordance ) !        
requirem5ts ( ! cons]vation res]ve      
program "u sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #a4  4   
7#b7 ,cons]vation /ew>d%ip program      
,section #abdj;,j7b7 ( ! ,food ,security

 ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#chci;aa-#bb7;b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9     
p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! matt] prec$+         
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ & except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 aft] p>agraph  
7#b712 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#c7 ,co/-%>e paym5ts = grassl&
 enroll$ 9 ! cons]vation res]ve program 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may provide  
paym5ts "u ! program = co/s associat$ ) 
plann+1 design1 mat]ials1 equipm5t1     
in/allation1 labor1 managem5t1          
ma9t5ance1 or tra9+ ) respect to        
eligible l& t is-- 7i7 enroll$ 9 !      
cons]vation res]ve program "u section   
#abca7;d77#b77;,a72 &  7ii7 ( ecological
 significance1 z describ$ 9 section     
#abca7;d77#b77;,b77iii74  7,b7          
,limitations  7i7 ,o!r ,f$]al programs  
,a produc] %all n be eligible = paym5ts 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 = cons]vation       
activities if ! produc] receives paym5ts
 or o!r b5efits = ! same cons]vation    
activities on ! same l& "u ano!r ,f$]al 
program 7o!r ?an ! cons]vation res]ve   

program "u sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #a74     
7ii7 ,protection ( em]g5cy graz+ & hay+ 
,an activity to re/ore or enhance       
wildlife habitat connectivity or        
wildlife migration corridors c>ri$ out  
us+ a paym5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n 
prev5t or alt] em]g5cy hay+ or em]g5cy  
graz+ c>ri$ out 9 accordance ) !        
requirem5ts ( ! cons]vation res]ve      
program "u sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #a4  4   
7#c7 ,paym5t limitation = r5tal paym5ts 
"u ! cons]vation res]ve program ,section
 #abcd7;g77#a7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act 
( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chcd7;g77#a77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ #ej1jjj & ins]t+        
#abe1jjj4  7d7 ,increas$ paym5ts "u !   
environm5tal quality inc5tives program  
,section #abdj;,b7d7 ( ! ,food ,security
 ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#chci;aa-#b7;d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
p>agraph 7#c77;,f71 by ins]t+ & wildlife
 habitat connectivity be=e 2 or2 &  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#g77;,a7-- 7,a7 9 clause   
7iii71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9    
clause 7iv71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &

 ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7v7 addresses ! cons]vation & 
re/oration ( wildlife habitat1 includ+  
wildlife habitat connectivity & wildlife
 migration corridors4  4  7e7           
,cons]vation practice /&>ds ,section    
#abdb ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7j7 ,address+ b>ri]s
 to habitat connectivity  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 to ! maximum   
ext5t practicable1 fully incorporate    
non/ructural me?ods to manage live/ock  
di/ribution1 su* z virtual f5c+1 into ! 
cons]vation practice /&>ds2 &  7,b7     
provide = ! appropriate range (         
cons]vation practices & res\rce         
mitigation measures available to l&[n]s 
us+ non/ructural me?ods describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,availability ( 
adequate te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y
 %all ensure t adequate te*nical        
assi/ance is available = ! implem5tation
 (-- 7,a7 non/ructural me?ods describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 &  7,b7 o!r        

practices t support habitat connectivity
 ?r\gh ,f$]al cons]vation programs4  4  
7f7 ,adm9i/rative requirem5ts =         
cons]vation programs ,section #abdd ( ! 
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #chdd7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7q7 ,enc\ragem5t (       
habitat connectivity & native big game  
migration corridors ,9 c>ry+ out any    
cons]vation program adm9i/]$ by !       
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y may1 z           
appropriate1 enc\rage-- 7#a7 !          
cons]vation ( l&scape corridors &       
hydrologic connectivity1 :]e native big 
game species & ecological processes c   
transition f "o habitat to ano!r1 9 ord]
 to cons]ve native biodiv]sity & ensure 
resili5cy aga9/ impacts f a range (     
/ressors2 &  7#b7 ! use ( cons]vation   
practices t support ! developm5t1       
re/oration1 & ma9t5ance ( l&scape       
corridors & hydrologic connectivity4  4 
#c4 ,high-priority rese>* & ext5sion    
areas ,section #afgb7;d7 ( ! ,food1     
,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 & ,trade    

,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ba7
 ,virtual f5c+ ,rese>* & ext5sion grants
 may be made "u ?is section = ! purposes
 (-- 7,a7 und]/&+ & address+ ! b>ri]s to
 ! adoption ( virtual f5c+ te*nology2 or
  7,b7 /udy+ ! effects ( virtual f5c+   
te*nology on-- 7i7 natural & cultural   
res\rces1 su* z-- 7,i7 s5sitive rip>ian 
areas2 &  7,,ii7 crucial w9t] range &   
/opov] habitats = native big game       
species 7z def9$ 9 section #abja7;a7 ( !
 ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chja7;a7772 or  7ii7 ov]all  
range heal?4  4