; and (II) by striking on the agricultural operation ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking to exceed the stewardship threshold of and inserting to adopt or improve conservation activities, as determined by the Secretary, to achieve higher levels of performance with respect to not less than . (d) Duties of the Secretary Section 1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3838g ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking all financial and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: all— (A) financial assistance, including payments made under subsections (d)(2)(B), (e), and (f); (B) technical assistance; and (C) any other expenses associated with enrollment or participation in the program. ; (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (5) Payment for cover crop activities The amount of a payment under this subsection for cover crop activities shall be not less than 125 percent of the annual payment amount determined by the Secretary under paragraph (2). ; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting and management-Intensive rotation grazing after rotations ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (1), respectively; (D) by moving paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) so as to appear before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated); (E) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) and (E) as clauses (i) through (iv) and (vi), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (ii) by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through the term in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following: (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Management-intensive rotational grazing The term management-intensive rotational grazing means a grazing system in which animals are regularly and systematically moved to fresh pasture in a manner that— (i) maximizes the quantity and quality of forage growth