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House Bill 1163
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017
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H. R. 1163 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1163


To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture conservation assistance from certain reporting requirements, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 16, 2017

Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Abraham) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture conservation assistance from certain reporting requirements, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Exemption for certain recipients of Department of Agriculture conservation assistance from certain reporting requirements.

Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(m) Exemption from certain reporting requirements.—

“(1) DEFINITION OF EXEMPTED PRODUCER.—In this subsection, the term ‘exempted producer’ means a producer or landowner eligible to participate in any conservation program administered by the Secretary.

“(2) EXEMPTION.—Notwithstanding the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), the requirements of parts 25 and 170 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (and any successor regulations), shall not apply with respect to assistance received by an exempted producer from the Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.”.