,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjah,ms4 ,fudge introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food ,security   
,act of #aihe with respect to nutrient  
and soil health management and source   
water protection1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,collaborative      
,water and ,soil ,enhancement ,act of   
#bjah4  #b4 ,nutrient and soil health   
management  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#abdd of the ,food ,security ,act of    
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdd7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7m7
 ,nutrient and soil health management   
,in carrying out the conservation       
stewardship program and the             
environmental quality incentives        
program1 the ,secretary shall enroll not
 less than #e million acres annually1 in
 watersheds where nutrient delivery to  

hypoxic zones is highest1 to provide    
payments to producers for conservation  
activities or practices that promote    
nutrient and soil health management1 as 
determined by the ,secretary4  4  7b7   
,technical assistance ,section #abdb7;e7
 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7;e77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,certified crop advisors ,the ,secretary
 shall provide a streamlined            
certification process under this        
subsection for third-party providers    
that have a #d,r ,nutrient ,management  
,specialty ,certification or a          
,sustainability ,specialty              
,certification from the ,american       
,society of ,agronomy4  4  #c4 ,source  
water protection through targeting of   
agriculture practices ,section #abdd of 
the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #chdd71 as amended by section 
#b1 is further amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7n7 ,source water   
protection  7#a7 ,in general ,in        

carrying out the conservation           
stewardship program and the             
environmental quality incentives        
program1 the ,secretary shall encourage 
practices that relate to water quality  
or water quantity that protect source   
waters for drinking water 7including    
protecting against public health        
threats7 while also benefitting         
agricultural producers4  7#b7           
,collaboration with drinking water      
utilities and increased incentives ,in  
encouraging practices under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 work  
collaboratively with community water    
systems and ,state technical committees 
established under section #abfa to      
identify1 in each ,state1 local priority
 areas for the protection of source     
waters for drinking water2 and  7,b7 for
 practices that relate to water quality 
or water quantity that result in        
benefits that primarily occur outside of
 the land on which the practices are    
implemented1 offer increased incentives 

and higher cost-share rates to producers
 than are otherwise statutorily         
authorized through the conservation     
stewardship program and the             
environmental quality incentives        
program4  7#c7 ,reservation of funds and
 acres ,in each of fiscal years #bjai   
through #bjbc1 the ,secretary shall use 
not less than #aj percent of any funds  
or acres available with respect to the  
conservation stewardship program and the
 environmental quality incentives       
program1 in carrying out this           
subsection1 to target the most effective
 practices for improving the quality or 
quantity of source water4  7#d7         
,priority ,in carrying out this         
subsection1 the ,secretary shall give   
priority-- 7,a7 to practices determined 
by the ,secretary1 using the            
,conservation ,practices ,physical      
,effects matrix developed by the        
,secretary1 to be the most effective2   
and  7,b7 to practices implemented in   
local priority areas identified under   

paragraph 7#b77;,a74  4