H.R. 622

119 HR 622 IH: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 622  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 22, 2025   Mr. Kelly of Mississippi  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
1.
Annual funding
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 2025 through 2031.
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2.
Transfer of funds
$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. ).