12 2 STA T . 1 786PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 4 6 —J U NE 18 , 2008 (2)bystrik i ngpa ragrap h s( 3 )an d ( 4 ) and ins e rting the fol lo w ing new paragraphs
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‘(3) pro v iding fle x ible assistan c e to prod u cers to install and m aintain conservation practices that sustain food and fiber production while — ‘‘( A ) enhancing soil , water, and related natural resources, including gra z ing land, forestland, wetland, and wildlife
and ‘‘( B ) conserving energy; ‘‘(4) assisting producers to make beneficial, cost effective changes to production systems (including conservation practices related to organic production), grazing management, fuels management, forest management, nutrient management associ - ated with livestock, pest or irrigation management, or other practices on agricultural and forested land; and ’ ’ . (b) TECHNI C ALCOR REC T ION.—The F ood S ecurity Act of 1985 is amended by inserting immediately before section 124 0 (1 6U .S.C. 3839aa) the following: ‘ ‘ CHAPTER4— E NVI R O N M ENTA LQU ALIT Y INCENTIVE S PRO G RAM ’ ’ .SEC.250 2. D E FIN I T I O NS. Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa – 1) is amended to read as follows: ‘ ‘SEC. 1 2 4 0 A . DEFINITIONS. ‘‘ I n this chapter: ‘‘(1) E LI G I B LE LAN D .— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible land’ means land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest- related products are produced. ‘‘(B) INCL US IONS.—The term ‘eligible land’ includes the following: ‘‘(i) Cropland. ‘‘(ii) G rassland. ‘‘(iii) R angeland. ‘‘(iv) P asture land. ‘‘(v) N onindustrial private forest land. ‘‘(vi) O ther agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed through a contract under the program, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) NATIONAL ORGANIC P ROGRA M .—The term ‘national organic program’ means the national organic program estab- lished under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et. se q .). ‘‘(3) ORGANIC S Y STEM PLAN.—The term ‘organic system plan’ means an organic plan approved under the national organic program. ‘‘(4) PAYMENT.—The term ‘payment’ means financial assist- ance provided to a producer for performing practices under this chapter, including compensation for—
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