; (2) in subsection (d)(4), by adding at the end the following: (C) New acreage If, after entering into a contract, a producer adds new acreage to the agricultural operation, the producer may elect to add the acreage to the stewardship contract during the term of the current stewardship contract, if the Secretary determines the additional acreage and conservation treatment of those acres increases the natural resource and environmental benefits of the contract. ; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: (e) Contract renewal At the end of each 5-year contract period, the Secretary may allow the producer to renew the contract for additional 5-year periods if the producer— (1) demonstrates compliance with the terms of the previous contract; (2) agrees to adopt new or improved conservation activities across the entire agricultural operation, demonstrating continual improvement, as determined by the Secretary; and (3) agrees, by the end of the contract period— (A) to plan, install, maintain, and actively manage such conservation activities as will allow the producer to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold of not fewer than 2 additional priority resource concerns; or (B) to adopt or improve such conservation activities as the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve higher levels of performance with respect to not fewer than 2 existing priority resource concerns specified by the Secretary in the initial contract. . 6. Duties of the Secretary Section 1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3838g ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking not less than 5 ; (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking $18 and inserting $23 ; and (B) by inserting including supplemental payments under subsection (e), payments for cover crop activities under subsection (d), and payments for comprehensive conservation planning under subsection (f), after financial assistance,