118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2023
Mr. Kelly of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Guest, Mr. Ezell, and Ms. Letlow) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1241(a)(3)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
“(B) for the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of that chapter, $1,800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031.”.
$5,020,000,000 of the unobligated balances of amount appropriated or otherwise made available under section 21001 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to ask the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) is hereby transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21 et seq.).