,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,mi*igan introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 
to require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to
 e/abli% a ,great ,lakes bas9 initiative
 = agricultural nonpo9t s\rce pollution 
prev5tion4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,great ,lakes ,assurance
 ,program ,v]ification ,act ( #bjac4    
#b4 ,great ,lakes bas9 initiative =     
agricultural nonpo9t s\rce pollution    
prev5tion  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,food        
,security ,act ( #aihe is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ aft] section #abdj;,i ! foll[+   
new section3  #abdj;,j4 ,great ,lakes   
bas9 initiative = agricultural nonpo9t  
s\rce pollution prev5tion  7a7          
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation
 ) ! ,great ,lakes ,/ates1 %all e/abli% 
a ,great ,lakes bas9 initiative =       
agricultural nonpo9t s\rce pollution    

prev5tion 9 accordance ) ?is section4   
7b7 ,initiative elem5ts  7#a7 ,grants to
 ,/ates ,9 implem5t+ ! initiative1 !    
,secret>y %all provide grants to ,great 
,lakes ,/ates to fund ! foll[+3  7,a7   
,education & outrea*1 = produc]s 9 !    
,great ,lakes bas91 reg>d+--  7i7       
nonpo9t pollution ( gr\nd & surface wat]
 f agricultural activities2  7ii7 ,/ate 
v]ification programs2 &  7iii7 !        
initiative4  7,b7 ,te*nical assi/ance1  
includ+ tra9+1 to produc]s 9 ! ,great   
,lakes bas9 = ! implem5tation (         
activities t r$uce or prev5t nonpo9t    
pollution ( gr\nd & surface wat] f      
agricultural activities4  7,c7          
,developm5t & implem5tation ( volunt>y  
,/ate v]ification programs1 ) a fund+   
priority = volunt>y ,/ate v]ification   
programs t incorporate ,dep>tm5t (      
,agriculture cons]vation plann+ &       
practice /&>ds4  7#b7 ,fund+ priority = 
c]ta9 produc]s ,9 implem5t+ !           
initiative1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a  
fund+ priority )9 ! ,great ,lakes bas9 =

 paym5ts to produc]s "u ?is *apt] =     
produc]s t p>ticipate 9 ! initiative ) !
 purpose ( a*iev+ v]ification ?r\gh a   
,/ate v]ification program4  7c7 ,use (  
exi/+ data ,9 e/abli%+ ! initiative1 !  
,secret>y %all1 :]e available1 use exi/+
 plans1 models1 & assessm5ts4  7d7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,great
 ,lakes ,/ate ,! t]m ,great ,lakes ,/ate
 means any "o ( ! ,/ates ( ,ill9ois1    
,indiana1 ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1 ,new     
,york1 ,ohio1 ,p5nsylvania1 or          
,wiscons94  7#b7 ,initiative ,! t]m     
initiative means ! ,great ,lakes bas9   
initiative = agricultural nonpo9t s\rce 
pollution prev5tion e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,nonpo9t s\rce    
pollution ,! t]m nonpo9t s\rce pollution
 is us$ )9 ! mean+ ( t t]m "u ! ,f$]al  
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq474  7#d7 ,/ate   
v]ification program ,! t]m ,/ate        
v]ification program means a program     
e/abli%$ by a ,great ,lakes ,/ate to    
v]ify produc] implem5tation ( practices 

approv$ by ! ,/ate to r$uce nonpo9t     
pollution ( gr\nd & surface wat] f      
agricultural activities1 :i* may include
 v]ification by a ?ird p>ty approv$ by !
 ,/ate or ! ,secret>y4  7e7 ,fund+ ,( ! 
funds made available to c>ry out ?is    
*apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is    
section us+--  7#a7 #e1jjj1jjj = fiscal 
ye> #bjad2  7#b7 #h1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjae2  7#c7 #aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjaf2 &  7#d7 #g1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjag4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section 
#abdj;,c ( ! ,food ,security ,act (     
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#c7 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7d7 ,special rule = ,great 
,lakes bas9 ,9 evaluat+ applications (  
produc]s 9 ! ,great ,lakes bas9 "u ?is  
*apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all prioritize      
applications 9 accordance ) section     
#abdj;,j7b77#b74  4