ensure that persons with expertise in the technical aspects of conservation planning, watershed planning, and environmental engineering, including commercial entities, nonprofit entities, State or local governments or agencies, and other Federal agencies, are eligible to become approved providers of the technical assistance;

provide national criteria for the certification of third-party providers; and

approve any unique certification standards established at the State level.

a certification process administered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; or

a non-Federal entity approved by the Secretary to perform the certification.

at a minimum, is equal to the period beginning on the date on which the agreement is entered into and ending on the date that is 1 year after the date on which all activities performed pursuant to the agreement have been completed;

does not exceed 3 years; and

can be renewed, as determined by the Secretary.

review certification requirements for third-party providers; and

make any adjustments considered necessary by the Secretary to improve participation.

not later than 1 year after December 20, 2018, complete a review of each conservation practice standard, including engineering design specifications, in effect on the day before December 20, 2018;

ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the completeness and relevance of the standards to local agricultural, forestry, and natural resource needs, including specialty crops, native and managed pollinators, bioenergy crop production, forestry, and such other needs as are determined by the Secretary;

ensure that the standards provide for the optimal balance between meeting site-specific conservation needs and minimizing risks of design failure and associated costs of construction and installation; and

evaluate opportunities to increase flexibility in conservation practice standards in a manner that ensures equivalent natural resource benefits.

expediting the establishment and revision of conservation practice standards;

considering conservation innovations and scientific and technological advancements with respect to any establishment or revision under subparagraph (A);

soliciting regular input from State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title for recommendations that identify innovations or advancements described in subparagraph (B).

the administrative process developed under paragraph (3);

conservation practice standards that were established or revised under that process; and

conservation innovations that were considered under that process.

to the maximum extent practicable, fully incorporate specialty crop production, organic crop production, and precision agriculture into the conservation practice standards; and

provide for the appropriate range of conservation practices and resource mitigation measures available to producers involved with organic or specialty crop production or precision agriculture.