PURPOSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

SEC. 2501. PURPOSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.(a) Revised Purposes.—Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “, forest management,” after “agricultural production”; and122 STAT. 1058(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:“(3) providing flexible assistance to producers to install and maintain conservation practices that sustain food and fiber production while—“(A) enhancing soil, water, and related natural resources, including grazing land, forestland, wetland, and wildlife; and“(B) conserving energy;“(4) assisting producers to make beneficial, cost effective changes to production systems (including conservation practices related to organic production), grazing management, fuels management, forest management, nutrient management associated with livestock, pest or irrigation management, or other practices on agricultural and forested land; and”.(b) Technical Correction.—The Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting immediately before section 1240 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) the following:“CHAPTER 4—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM”.