Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8270 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8270 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to modernize the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2024 Mr. Finstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to modernize the conservation reserve 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 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Subchapter B of chapter 1 of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 1231 the following: ``SEC. 1230. DEFINITIONS. ``In this subchapter: ``(1) Conservation buffer.--The term `conservation buffer' means a practice that,…