,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjah,ms4
 ,fudge introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security   
,act ( #aihe ) respect to nutri5t & soil
 heal? managem5t & s\rce wat]           
protection1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,collaborative ,wat] & ,soil ,enhancem5t
 ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,nutri5t & soil     
heal? managem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#abdd ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdd7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,nutri5t & soil 
heal? managem5t ,9 c>ry+ out !          
cons]vation /ew>d%ip program & !        
environm5tal quality inc5tives program1 
! ,secret>y %all enroll n less ?an #e   
million acres annually1 9 wat]%$s :]e   
nutri5t deliv]y to hypoxic zones is     
highe/1 to provide paym5ts to produc]s =
 cons]vation activities or practices t  
promote nutri5t & soil heal? managem5t1 

z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  7b7       
,te*nical assi/ance ,section #abdb7;e7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7;e77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,c]tifi$ crop    
advisors ,! ,secret>y %all provide a    
/reaml9$ c]tification process "u ?is    
subsection = ?ird-p>ty provid]s t h a   
#d,r ,nutri5t ,managem5t ,specialty     
,c]tification or a ,su/a9ability        
,specialty ,c]tification f ! ,am]ican   
,society ( ,agronomy4  4  #c4 ,s\rce    
wat] protection ?r\gh t>get+ (          
agriculture practices ,section #abdd ( !
 ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chdd71 z am5d$ by section #b1
 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7n7 ,s\rce wat] protection     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! cons]vation
 /ew>d%ip program & ! environm5tal      
quality inc5tives program1 ! ,secret>y  
%all enc\rage practices t relate to wat]
 quality or wat] quantity t protect     
s\rce wat]s = dr9k+ wat] 7includ+       
protect+ aga9/ public heal? ?reats7 :ile

 also b5efitt+ agricultural produc]s4   
7#b7 ,collaboration ) dr9k+ wat]        
utilities & increas$ inc5tives ,9       
enc\rag+ practices "u p>agraph 7#a71 !  
,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 "w collaboratively
 ) community wat] sy/ems & ,/ate        
te*nical committees e/abli%$ "u section 
#abfa to id5tify1 9 ea* ,/ate1 local    
priority areas = ! protection ( s\rce   
wat]s = dr9k+ wat]2 &  7,b7 = practices 
t relate to wat] quality or wat]        
quantity t result 9 b5efits t prim>ily  
occur outside ( ! l& on :i* ! practices 
are implem5t$1 (f] increas$ inc5tives & 
high] co/-%>e rates to produc]s ?an are 
o!rwise /atutorily au?oriz$ ?r\gh !     
cons]vation /ew>d%ip program & !        
environm5tal quality inc5tives program4 
7#c7 ,res]vation ( funds & acres ,9 ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc1 !      
,secret>y %all use n less ?an #aj p]c5t 
( any funds or acres available ) respect
 to ! cons]vation /ew>d%ip program & !  
environm5tal quality inc5tives program1 
9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 to t>get !  

mo/ effective practices = improv+ !     
quality or quantity ( s\rce wat]4  7#d7 
,priority ,9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 !
 ,secret>y %all give priority-- 7,a7 to 
practices det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 us+ ! 
,cons]vation ,practices ,physical       
,effects matrix develop$ by ! ,secret>y1
 to be ! mo/ effective2 &  7,b7 to      
practices implem5t$ 9 local priority    
areas id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a74  4