,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dacc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,neguse 7for himself and ,mr4 ,curtis7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture to direct a 
study on soil health of ,federal lands1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,study on ,improving ,lands ,act4  #b4  
,study ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
the ,interior1 shall direct the         
,national ,academies of ,science to     
study and report on the state of soil   
health on ,federal lands in the ,united 
,states4  #c4 ,duties ,the ,national    
,academies of ,science shall determine  
the parameters by which to measure soil 
health1 including--  7#a7 soil organic  
matter and other measurements2  7#b7    
soil qualities that lead to the         
sequester of carbon2 and  7#c7 soil     

qualities that support strong ecosystems
 and resilient environments4  #d4       
,database ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 in      
coordination with the ,secretary of the 
,interior and the ,national ,academies  
of ,science1 shall--  7#a7 commence a   
study on the state of soil health on    
,federal lands that determines impacts  
such as grazing1 wildfire1 recreation1  
invasive species1 and other relevant    
impacts on soil health on ,federal      
lands2 and  7#b7 create a database of   
the information collected during the    
study4  #e4 ,report to ,congress  7a7   
,annual reports ,not later than #ahj    
days after the commencement of the study
 under section #d1 and annually         
thereafter1 the ,secretary of           
,agriculture shall evaluate the progress
 of that study and report any short-term
 findings to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources and the ,committee on        
,agriculture of the ,house of           

,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources and the 
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate4  7b7      
,report and recommendations ,not later  
than #b years after the commencement of 
the study under this ,act1 the          
,secretary of ,agriculture shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
 and the ,committee on ,agriculture of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources and the ,committee on        
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate a report summarizing the 
results of the study together with any  
recommendations for legislative or      
regulatory action to improve soil       
health1 increase carbon sequestration1  
and improve community benefits of soil  
health programs on ,federal lands4