ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.

SEC. 2701. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. Section 1271 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, including partnership agreements funded through alternative funding arrangements or grant agreements under section 1271C(d),” after “partnership agreements”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “contracts with producers” and inserting “program contracts with producers”; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “use covered programs” and inserting “carry out eligible activities”; (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) To further the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable use of soil, water (including sources of drinking water and groundwater), wildlife, agricultural land, and related natural resources on eligible land on a regional or watershed scale.” ; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “, including through alignment of partnership projects with other national, State, and local agencies and programs addressing similar natural resource or environmental concerns” after “eligible land”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “installation” and inserting “adoption, installation,”; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “(4) To encourage the flexible and streamlined delivery of conservation assistance to producers through partnership agreements. “(5) To engage producers and eligible partners in conservation projects to achieve greater conservation outcomes and benefits for producers than would otherwise be achieved.” .