,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #e1 #bjah,mr4  
,"y ( ,i[a 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,noem7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act (     
#aihe ) respect to cons]vation          
innovation grants & paym5ts1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,wat] & ,t>get$            
,environm5tal ,rese>* ,act ( #bjah or ! 
,,wat] ,act4  #b4 ,cons]vation          
innovation grants & paym5ts  7a7        
,competitive grants = innovative        
cons]vation approa*es ,section          
#abdj;,h7a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,food ,security
 ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#chci;aa-#h7;a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ 7:i* may include 9-k9d           
contributions provid$ by a coop]ative   
ext5sion s]vice or a ,/ate agricultural 
exp]im5t /ation1 z def9$ 9 ! ,national  
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg7 be=e to    

promote environm5tal enhancem5t4  7b7   
,air quality conc]ns f agricultural     
op]ations ,section #abdj;,h7b77#b7 ( !  
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#h7;b77#b77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ #bjah & ins]t+ #bjbc4  7c7     
,report+ & database ,section #abdj;,h7c7
 ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#h7;c77 is am5d$ to  
read z foll[s3  7c7  ,report+ & database
  7#a7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjad1 & e two ye>s !reaft]1 !     
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! 
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on ! 
/atus ( projects fund$ "u ?is section1  
includ+--  7,a7 fund+ aw>d$2  7,b7      
project results2 &  7,c7 incorporation (
 project f9d+s1 su* z new te*nology &   
innovative approa*es1 into ! cons]vation
 ef=ts implem5t$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7  
,database ,! ,secret>y %all use ! data  
report$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to e/abli% &   
ma9ta9 a publically available database t

 provides--  7,a7 a compilation &       
analysis 7includ+ economic analysis7 (  
effective cons]vation practices = soil  
heal?1 nutri5t managem5t1 & s\rce wat]  
protection 9 v>y+ soil compositions1    
cropp+ sy/ems1 slopes1 & l&scapes1      
includ+ ! s\rces ( ! project data2 &    
7,b7 a li/ ( recomm5d$ new & effective  
cons]vation practices1 bas$ on !        
analysis "u subp>agraph 7,a74  4