,,ii #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bdhg ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,m>* #a1 #bjah ,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,?une7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to provide c]ta9 data on cons]vation practices1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,agriculture ,data ,act ( #bjah4 #b4 ,data on cons]vation practices ,subtitle ,e ( title ,,xii ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chda et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #abdg4 ,data on cons]vation practices 7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is section is to increase ! k ( h[ cov]$ cons]vation practices or suites ( cov]$ cons]vation practices impact f>m & ran* pr(itability 7su* z crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!r risk-r$uc+ factors7 by us+ an appropriate collection1 review1 & analysis ( data4 7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ cons]vation practice ,! t]m cov]$ cons]vation practice means a specific cons]vation practice or enhancem5t t is design$ to protect soil heal?1 f>m & ran* productivity1 or bo? 7includ+ ! protection ( wildlife habitat7 :ile ma9ta9+ or enhanc+ crop yields 9 an economically su/a9able mann] 7includ+ su* a cons]vation practice or enhancem5t t is support$ by ! ,dep>tm5t or us$ indep5d5tly by a produc]71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4 7c7 ,data collection1 review1 analysis1 & te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! "o or m applicable ,"u ,secret>ies t head mission areas relat+ to f>m & ran* productivity & cons]vation1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,*ief ,economi/ & ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,rese>*1 ,education1 & ,economics1 %all c>ry out ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,n less frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye>1 review1 & publi% a summ>y (1 exi/+ rese>* ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 in/itutions ( high] education1 & o!r organizations relat+ to ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise r$uc+ risk & improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability4 7#b7 ,id5tify curr5tly collect$ data relat+ to ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise r$uc+ risk & improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability g5]at$ or collect$ by ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy1 ! ,risk ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 ! ,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice1 ! ,national ,agricultural ,/ati/ics ,s]vice1 ! ,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice1 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 & any o!r relevant ag5cy1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7#c7 ,collect any additional produc] data1 basel9e data1 or o!r data relat+ to ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise r$uc+ risk & improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability necess>y to a*ieve ! purpose describ$ 9 subsection 7a74 7#d7 ,ensure t produc] data id5tifi$ or collect$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 respectively1 are collect$ 9 a compatible =mat at ! field- & f>m-level & 9 a mann] t places ! l[e/ practicable burd5 on produc]s & improves ! int]op]ability ( ! data collect$ by ! ,dep>tm5t = ! purposes ( ?is section & optimizes ! int]op]ability to ! ext5t practicable ) cons]vation practice-relat$ data g5]at$ by o!r organizations & o!r activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4 7#e7 ,e/abli% proc$ures = produc]s to volunt>ily elect to be contact$ to p>ticipate 9 or submit additional rese>* & to provide supplem5tal data t may be useful 9 analyz+ ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise r$uc+ risk & improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability4 7#f7 ,integrate & analyze ! data id5tifi$ or collect$ "u ?is subsection to consid] ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability4 7#g7 ,to ! ext5t practicable1 integrate1 collate1 & l9k data id5tifi$ 9 ?is subsection ) o!r ext]nal data s\rces t include crop yields1 soil heal?1 & cons]vation practices4 7#h7 ,e/abli% a cons]vation & f>m productivity data w>eh\se 9 ord] to make ! results ( ! data collection & analysis "u ?is subsection available to academic in/itutions & rese>*]s det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7d77#a74 7#i7 ,widely dissem9ate ! rese>*1 analyz$ data1 & o!r in=mation obta9$ ?r\gh c>ry+ out ?is section t demon/rates ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise r$uc+ risk & improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability 9 a mann] t makes x easily us$ & implem5t$ by produc]s & o!r /akehold]s4 7d7 ,collaboration ) rese>* academic in/itutions or rese>*]s 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to c>ry out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may ent] into "o or m agreem5ts ) "o or m academic in/itutions or rese>*]s det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y-- 7,a7 to provide te*nical assi/ance1 exp]tise1 & te*nology infra/ructure1 z ne$$1 to develop ! data w>eh\se e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c77#h72 7,b7 to provide to ^? academic in/itutions & rese>*]s access to data collect$ 9 c>ry+ out ?is section2 & 7,c7 to e/abli% proc$ures = produc]s to volunt>ily elect to be contact$ to p>ticipate 9 or submit additional rese>* & to provide supplem5tal data t may be useful 9 analyz+ ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise r$uc+ risk & improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability4 7#b7 ,proc$ures to protect integrity & confid5tiality 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,be=e provid+ access to any data "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% proc$ures to protect ! integrity & confid5tiality ( propriet>y produc] data4 7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,proc$ures "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all provide appropriate private protections to ! produc] data1 includ+-- 7i7 prohibit+ ! sale ( any individual produc] data2 & 7ii7 requir+ any publi%$ rese>* to release only aggregat$ data4 7e7 ,produc] tools 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all provide te*nical assi/ance1 includ+ ?r\gh int]net-bas$ tools1 bas$ on ! analysis conduct$ 9 c>ry+ out ?is section & o!r s\rces ( relevant data1 to assi/ produc]s 9 improv+ su/a9able production practices t increase yields & enhance environm5tal outcomes4 7#b7 ,int]net-bas$ tools ,int]net-bas$ tools describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all provide to produc]s1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable-- 7,a7 confid5tial data specific to ea* f>m or ran* ( ! produc]2 & 7,b7 g5]al data relat+ to ! impacts ( cov]$ cons]vation practices on enhanc+ crop yields1 soil heal?1 & o!rwise r$uc+ risk & improv+ f>m & ran* pr(itability4 7f7 ,effect on privacy protection laws ,no?+ 9 ?is section affects ! applicability to ?is section (-- 7#a7 section #aggj2 7#b7 section #afai ( ! ,food1 ,cons]vation1 & ,en]gy ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgia72 7#c7 section #ejb7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aejb7;c772 7#d7 section #eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or 7#e7 any o!r applicable privacy law t protects p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ( produc]s4 7g7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 & ea* ye> !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a report t includes-- 7#a7 a summ>y ( ! analysis conduct$ "u ?is section2 7#b7 ! numb] & regions ( produc]s t volunt>ily submitt$ in=mation "u subsections 7c77#e7 & 7d77#a77;,c72 7#c7 a description ( any additional or new activities plann$ to be conduct$ "u ?is section 9 ! next fiscal ye>1 includ+-- 7,a7 rese>* relat+ to any additional cons]vation practices2 7,b7 any new types ( data to be collect$2 7,c7 any improv$ or /reaml9$ data collection ef=ts associat$ ) ?is section2 & 7,d7 any new rese>* projects2 & 7#d7 9 ! case ( ! fir/ two reports submitt$ "u ?is subsection1 a description ( ! curr5t /atus ( ! implem5tation ( activities "u subsection 7c74 4