EXTENDED BASE PROTECTION.

SEC. 1436. EXTENDED BASE PROTECTION. Section 1236 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(c) The Secretary shall offer the owner or operator of a farm or ranch an opportunity to extend the preservation of cropland base and allotment history pursuant to subsection (b) for such time as the Secretary determines to be appropriate after the expiration date of a contract under this subchapter at the request of such owner or operator. In return for such extension, the owner or operator shall agree to continue to abide by the terms and conditions of the original contract, except that— “(1) such owner or operator shall receive no additional cost share, annual rental, or bonus payment; and “(2) the Secretary may permit, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may impose, haying and grazing of acreage subject to such agreement, except during any consecutive 5 month period that is established by the State committee. Each 5 month period shall be established during the period beginning April 1 and ending October 31 of a year. In the case of a natural disaster, the Secretary may permit unlimited haying and grazing on such acreage. “(d) In addition to any other remedy prescribed by law, the Secretary may reduce or terminate the amount of cropland base and allotment history preserved pursuant to subsection (c) for acreage with respect to which a violation of a term or condition occurs.”.