DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CONSERVATION TITLE OF FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985.

SEC. 2001. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CONSERVATION TITLE OF FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985.(a) Beginning Farmer or Rancher.—Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6), (7) through (11), (12), (13) through (15), (16), (17), and (18) as paragraphs (3) through (7), (9) through (13), (15), (20) through (22), (24), (26), and (27), respectively; and(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:“(2) Beginning farmer or rancher.—The term ‘beginning farmer or rancher’ has the meaning given the term in section 343(a)(8) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(8)).”.(b) Farm.—Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (7), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), the following new paragraph:“(8) Farm.—The term ‘farm’ means a farm that—“(A) is under the general control of one operator;“(B) has one or more owners;“(C) consists of one or more tracts of land, whether or not contiguous;“(D) is located within a county or region, as determined by the Secretary; and“(E) may contain lands that are incidental to the production of perennial crops, including conserving uses, forestry, and livestock, as determined by the Secretary.”.(c) Indian Tribe.—Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 122 STAT. 1026 (13), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), the following new paragraph:“(14) Indian tribe.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).”.(d) Integrated Pest Management; Livestock; Nonindustrial Private Forest Land; Person and Legal Entity.—Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), the following new paragraphs:“(16) Integrated pest management.—The term ‘integrated pest management’ means a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks.“(17) Livestock.—The term ‘livestock’ means all animals raised on farms, as determined by the Secretary.“(18) Nonindustrial private forest land.—The term ‘nonindustrial private forest land’ means rural land, as determined by the Secretary, that—“(A) has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing trees; and“(B) is owned by any nonindustrial private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity that has definitive decisionmaking authority over the land.“(19) Person and legal entity.—For purposes of applying payment limitations under subtitle D, the terms ‘person’ and ‘legal entity’ have the meanings given those terms in section 1001(a) of this Act (7 U.S.C. 1308(a)).”.(e) Socially Disadvantaged Farmer or Rancher.—Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (22), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), the following new paragraph:“(23) Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher.—The term ‘socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher’ has the meaning given the term in section 2501(e)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)(2)).”.(f) Technical Assistance.—Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (24), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), the following new paragraph:“(25) Technical assistance.—The term ‘technical assistance’ means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses. The term includes the following:“(A) Technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices.“(B) Technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, 122 STAT. 1027 resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.”.