RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

SEC. 2805. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.(a) Locally Led Planning Process.—Section 1528 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “planning process” and inserting “locally led planning process”;(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (9) and (8), respectively, and moving those paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;(3) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)—(A) by striking “planning process” and inserting “Locally led planning process”; and(B) by striking “council” and inserting “locally led council”.(b) Authorized Technical Assistance.—Section 1528(13) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451(13)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:“(C) providing assistance for the implementation of area plans and projects; and“(D) providing services that involve the resources of Department of Agriculture programs in a local community, as defined in the locally led planning process.”.(c) Improved Provision of Technical Assistance.—Section 1531 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3454) is amended—(1) by inserting “(a) In General.—” before “In carrying”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(b) Coordinator.—“(1) In general.—To improve the provision of technical assistance to councils under this subtitle, the Secretary shall designate for each council an individual to be the coordinator for the council.122 STAT. 1089“(2) Responsibility.—A coordinator for a council shall be directly responsible for the provision of technical assistance to the council.”.(d) Program Evaluation.—Section 1534 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3457) is repealed.