; ; and (vi) in subparagraph (E) (as designated by clause (ii)), by striking by not later than and all that follows through ownership or lease and inserting at any time during the period beginning on the date that is 1 year before the date of termination of the contract ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (4) Eligibility An eligible owner or operator who may qualify for the option under paragraph (2) shall include an eligible owner or operator who entered into a contract under this subchapter not later than 2 years before the date of enactment of this paragraph. . 3. Modifications to conservation easement programs Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after subtitle E the following: F Other Conservation Provisions 1251. Modifications to conservation easement programs (a) Definition of covered program In this section, the term covered program means— (1) the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D; (2) the farmable wetland program carried out under section 1231B; (3) the special conservation reserve enhancement program described in section 1234(g)(2); (4) the agricultural conservation easement program established under subtitle H; (5) the healthy forests reserve program established under section 501 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6571 ); or (6) any similar program, as determined by the Secretary, that is established on or after the date of enactment of the Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 . (b) Modifications Notwithstanding any other provision of law applicable to a covered program, subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall— (1) allow land enrolled in a covered program to be— (A) modified for water management, general maintenance, vegetative cover control, wildlife habitat management, or any other purpose, subject to the condition that the modification shall be approved jointly by— (i) the State department of natural resources (or equivalent State agency)