,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bihi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjah ,mr4   
,b5net 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 enc\rage soil heal?1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,cons]vation = ,v       
,erodible ,r[ ,cropl& ,act ( #bjah or ! 
,,cov] ,act4  #b4 ,soil heal? initiative
 ,section #abdj;,b ( ! ,food ,security  
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7j7 ,soil heal? initiative  7#a7        
,def9ition ( cov] crop ,9 ?is           
subsection1 ! t]m cov] crop means a     
grass1 legume1 or =b t is plant$ =      
seasonal vegetative cov]4  7#b7 ,soil   
heal? initiative  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y %all provide paym5ts "u !     
program = practices t--  7i7 improve    
soil heal?2  7ii7 enhance ! ability ( a 
f>m] to absorb & recov] f %ocks &       

/resses to production2  7iii7 increase !
 /orage ( c>bon on agricultural l&2 &   
7iv7 a*ieve o!r cons]vation outcomes1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7,b7 ,div]sity 
,! ,secret>y %all ensure t produc]s     
receiv+ paym5ts = practices describ$ 9  
clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iv7 ( subp>agraph    
7,a7 are locat$ 9 areas t reflect div]se
 conditions ) respect to region1 wat]   
quantity1 & agricultural practice4  7#c7
 ,soil heal? practices  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,practices t improve soil heal? "u      
p>agraph 7#b77;,a77i7 %all-- 7i7 reflect
 regional soil & climate conditions2 &  
7ii7 include-- 7,i7 any practice t      
improves soil heal?1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y2 &  7,,ii7 n few] ?an two ( ! 
practices describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  
7,b7 ,practices describ$ ,! practices   
ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7  
are ! foll[+3  7i7 ,! plant+ ( a        
regionally appropriate cov] crop4  7ii7 
,no-till or r$uc$-till agriculture4     
7iii7 ,res\rce-cons]v+ crop rotation4   
7iv7 ,! use ( organic soil am5dm5ts1    

includ+ compo/1 bio*>1 & dige/ate4  7v7 
,! integration ( live/ock graz+4  4  #c4
 ,cov] crop pilot program ,section      
#abdj;,h ( ! ,food ,security ,act (     
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#h7 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection  
7c7 z subsection 7d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,cov]
 crop pilot program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all e/abli% a pilot program  
to provide paym5ts "u ?is subsection to 
produc]s to enc\rage--  7,a7 !          
measurem5t ( outcomes relat+ to ! plant+
 ( a regionally appropriate cov] crop2 &
  7,b7 opportunities to increase f>m    
income4  7#b7 ,?ird-p>ty p>tn]s ,9 c>ry+
 out ! pilot program "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y %all give priority to        
produc]s t p>tn] )--  7,a7 academic     
entities to /udy ! impact ( soil c>bon  
seque/ration on soil heal? & f>m        
productivity2  7,b7 c>bon (fset protocol
 develop]s to develop quantification    
me?odologies = c>bon (fset protocols2   
7,c7 live/ock produc]s to integrate     

graz+ :]e regionally appropriate2 or    
7,d7 food manufactur]s--  7i7 to ent]   
into supply agreem5ts = food produc$ "u 
! pilot program2 &  7ii7 to develop     
m>ket+ products relat+ to ! soil heal?  
b5efits ( t food4  7#c7 ,div]sity ,!    
,secret>y %all ensure t produc]s receiv+
 paym5ts "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 are    
locat$ 9 areas t reflect div]se         
conditions ) respect to region1 wat]    
quantity1 & agricultural practice2 &    
7,b7 plant regionally appropriate cov]  
crops t enhance nutri5t cycl+ & !       
capacity ( soil to hold wat]4  7#d7     
,fund+ ,( ! funds made available to c>ry
 out ?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all use to 
c>ry out ?is subsection #bj1jjj1jjj =   
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc4  4