MONITORING AND EVALUATION.

SEC. 1444. MONITORING AND EVALUATION. Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.) is further amended by adding after section 1245 the following new section: 104 STAT. 3603 “SEC. 1246. MONITORING AND EVALUATION. “(a) In General.— Not later than June 30, 1993, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a comprehensive report that evaluates, in accordance with subsection (b), the programs and policies established and operated under this title. “(b) Requirements.— In conducting the evaluations required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— “(1) assess the progress made toward the national objective of nondegradation of the soil resources through the implementation of the relevant provisions of this title, identify obstacles to the attainment of such goal, and recommend ways in which to overcome such obstacles; “(2) perform on-site evaluations of 5 percent, or such reasonable amount as necessary to produce a statistically valid survey, of all affected acreage of— “(A) conservation practices on highly erodible lands; “(B) estimates of erosion reductions that may result from the implementation of conservation plans; and “(C) the technical adequacy and feasibility of such plans; “(3) collect data concerning the social and economic impacts, violations, appeals, and such other matters under this title as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assess the overall impact of this title, which data collection shall not impose an additional recordkeeping or reporting requirement on the producer; and “(4) assess the contribution toward the national objectives of wetlands preservation, wildlife and waterfowl habitat improvement, and water quality improvement through the implementation of the relevant provisions of this title, identify obstacles to furthering progress toward such objectives, and recommend ways in which to overcome such obstacles.”.