1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program established by the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) (referred to in this Act as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program ) has been successfully used across the United States to protect and restore environmentally sensitive landscapes; (2) the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program targets regionally or nationally significant resource concerns identified by local, State, or Tribal governments, including wildlife habitat, water quality, water conservation and recharge, soil conservation and health, air quality, at-risk species habitat, rare and declining habitat, and drinking water and source water protection; (3) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreements provide meaningful partnership between the Department of Agriculture and non-Federal partners, such as State or Tribal governments, and nongovernmental organizations, such as farm, conservation, and environmental organizations; (4) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program agreements tailor conservation practices and incentives under the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) to specific geographic target areas to address regionally or nationally significant resource concerns; (5) the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and other voluntary conservation efforts have helped farmers and ranchers voluntarily implement conservation practices aimed at improving water quality, which may help avoid the need for regulatory requirements aimed at improving water quality