; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3)(C) the following: (D) Pooling of applications The Secretary may evaluate and rank offers from landowners who are socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers separately from offers from other landowners. . (b) Easement restoration Section 1265C(c)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3865c(c)(1) ) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting subsection (g) . (c) Easement stewardship Section 1265C of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3865c ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (e) through (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c), the following: (d) Easement stewardship (1) In general The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to owners of eligible land enrolled under this section for the repair, necessary maintenance, and enhancement activities described in the wetland reserve easement plan developed for the eligible land under subsection (g)(1). (2) Evaluation of stewardship need The Secretary shall— (A) regularly assess land enrolled under this section to identify maintenance and management needs, including any needed repair or enhancement of existing structural practices, in accordance with the applicable wetland reserve easement plan; (B) consistent with the purposes of the program, create, execute, and update as necessary based on the assessments carried out under subparagraph (A), a stewardship strategy for— (i) prioritizing and addressing the needs identified under subparagraph (A); and (ii) projecting the amount of annual funding needed for financial and technical assistance to address such needs