,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dacc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4  
,neguse 7= himself & ,mr4 ,curtis7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 to direct a /udy on soil heal? ( ,f$]al
 l&s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/udy on     
,improv+ ,l&s ,act4  #b4 ,/udy ,!       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 9 consultation
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 %all direct
 ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ce to    
/udy & report on ! /ate ( soil heal? on 
,f$]al l&s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4      
,duties ,! ,national ,academies (       
,sci5ce %all det]m9e ! p>amet]s by :i*  
to measure soil heal?1 includ+--  7#a7  
soil organic matt] & o!r measurem5ts2   
7#b7 soil qualities t lead to ! seque/] 
( c>bon2 &  7#c7 soil qualities t       
support /rong ecosy/ems & resili5t      
environm5ts4  #d4 ,database ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   

,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 9     
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior &
 ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ce1      
%all--  7#a7 comm5ce a /udy on ! /ate ( 
soil heal? on ,f$]al l&s t det]m9es     
impacts su* z graz+1 wildfire1          
recreation1 invasive species1 & o!r     
relevant impacts on soil heal? on ,f$]al
 l&s2 &  7#b7 create a database ( !     
in=mation collect$ dur+ ! /udy4  #e4    
,report to ,congress  7a7 ,annual       
reports ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
comm5cem5t ( ! /udy "u section #d1 &    
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture %all evaluate ! progress ( 
t /udy & report any %ort-t]m f9d+s to ! 
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces & !    
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces & ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate4  7b7 ,report & recomm5dations ,n
 lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! comm5cem5t ( ! 
/udy "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture %all submit to ! ,committee

 on ,natural ,res\rces & ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces & ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report summ>iz+ ! results ( !  
/udy toge!r ) any recomm5dations =      
legislative or regulatory action to     
improve soil heal?1 increase c>bon      
seque/ration1 & improve community       
b5efits ( soil heal? programs on ,f$]al 
l&s4