,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,huffman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
c>bon seque/ration pilot program "u :i* 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior may make grants
 = projects to evaluate me?ods to       
increase ! am\nt ( c>bon captur$ on     
qualifi$ public l&s 9 ord] to a*ieve a  
wide range ( b5efits1 includ+ r$uctions 
9 gre5h\se gases1 increas$ wat] ret5tion
 & wat] quality 9 wat]%$s1 nutri5t      
cycl+1 r$uc$ erosion1 & =age quality4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,heal?y ,soils & ,rangel&s ,solutions 
,act4  #b4 ,c>bon ,seque/ration ,pilot  
,program  7a7 ,program requir$ ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l&    
,managem5t1 %all e/abli% a ,c>bon       
,seque/ration ,pilot ,program to make   
grants to eligible entities = projects  

to c>ry out eligible activities4  7b7   
,sci5ce advisory bo>d ,z "p ( ! program1
 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a sci5ce      
advisory bo>d to provide analysis &     
recomm5dations reg>d+-- 7#a7 ! selection
 ( eligible entities & eligible         
activities to receive grants "u !       
program1 bas$ on ! be/ available sci5ce2
 &  7#b7 appropriate monitor+           
requirem5ts to be requir$ "u subsection 
7c74  7c7 ,monitor+ & report+ ,z a      
condition ( a grant "u ! program1 !     
grant recipi5t %all comply ) monitor+ & 
report+ requirem5ts to quantify project 
p]=mance & communicate results4  7d7    
,innovation competition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all make grants1 ?r\gh a  
*all5ge competition1 to eligible        
entities = projects to c>ry out         
innovative approa*es to eligible        
activities4  7#b7 ,li/+ ,! ,secret>y    
%all li/ ! *all5ge competition "u ?is   
subsection on www4*all5ge4gov 7or any   
successor website ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t
 li/s *all5ge competitions run by ,f$]al

 ag5cies74  7e7 ,outrea*1 education1 &  
te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y-- 7#a7  
may provide te*nical assi/ance =        
eligible activities2 &  7#b7 %all exp&  
outrea* & education ) respect to c>bon  
seque/ration & be/ practices relat$ to  
eligible activities4  7f7 ,acceptance ( 
,outside funds ,! ,secret>y may accept  
nonappropriat$ funds1 includ+ funds f   
o!r public s\rces1 private companies1   
nonpr(it organizations1 or f\ndations1  
to c>ry out ! program4  7g7 ,reports to 
,congress ,) respect to ea* project     
adm9i/]$ "u ! program1 n lat] ?an ?ree  
ye>s aft] ! aw>d+ ( ! grant1 at lea/ e  
two ye>s !reaft] = ! duration ( !       
project1 & n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
completion ( ! project1 ! ,secret>y1    
work+ ) grantees & any o!r ag5cies (    
jurisdiction %all submit a report to    
,congress detail+-- 7#a7 ! progress &   
accompli%m5ts ( ! project 9 g5]al2  7#b7
 a detail$ summ>y & e/imate ( ! volume (
 c>bon seque/]$ due to project          
activities2  7#c7 a summ>y ( education &

 outrea* ef=ts relat$ to ! project2 &   
7#d7 a set ( recomm5dations = l&        
managem5t be/ practices bas$ on !       
outcome ( ! project4  7h7 ,def9itions ,=
 ! purposes ( ?is section3  7#a7 ,bio*> 
,! t]m bio*> means c>boniz$ biomass     
produc$ by conv]t+ fe$/ock ?r\gh        
r$uctive !rmal process+4  7#b7 ,compo/  
,! t]m compo/ means a biologically /able
 organic mat]ial suitable = use z a     
am5dm5t t is produc$ by ! controll$     
a]obic decomposition ( manure or o!r    
organic mat]ial1 n includ+ sewage sludge
 or biosolids1 by microorganisms4  7#c7 
,eligible activity ,! t]m eligible      
activity means a project = seque/]+     
c>bon ?r\gh-- 7,a7 graz+ practices2     
7,b7 re/or+ degrad$ qualifi$ public l&s2
  7,c7 application ( compo/ on qualifi$ 
public l&s2 or  7,d7 us+ bio*> z an     
am5dm5t on qualifi$ public l&s4  7#d7   
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means an own] or op]ator ( qualifi$     
public l&s1 a univ]sity1 a nongov]nm5tal
 organization1 or an ,indian tribe4     

7#e7 ,program ,! t]m program means !    
,c>bon ,seque/ration ,pilot ,program    
e/abli%$ by ?is section4  7#f7 ,qualifi$
 public l&s ,! t]m qualifi$ public l&s  
means any l& & int]e/ 9 l& own$ by !    
,unit$ ,/ates )9 ! sev]al ,/ates &      
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior    
?r\gh ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 !     
,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 or ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 )\t    
reg>d to h[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates acquir$     
own]%ip1 except l&s locat$ on ! ,out]   
,cont95tal ,%elf4  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t4