,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self
 & ,ms4 ,p+ree7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe to require 
! designation ( compo/+ z a cons]vation 
practice & cons]vation activity1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,cultivat+ ,organic     
,matt] ?r\gh ! ,promotion ,( ,su/a9able 
,te*niques ,act or ! ,,compo/ ,act 4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,compo/+ is "o ( ! mo/ environm5tally  
fri5dly means to dispose ( food wa/e &  
o!r organic wa/es4  7#b7 ,compo/+ n only
 causes less nutri5t pollution ( surface
 & gr\nd wat] & emits a small] quantity 
( gre5h\se gases comp>$ to alt]native   
disposal me?ods1 b also yields a        
valuable soil am5dm5t t enhances soil   
heal? & f]tility & agricultural         
resili5ce to ! impacts ( climate *ange4 

7#c7 ,x is critical = ! ,natural        
,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice to       
provide te*nical & f9ancial support to  
produc]s 9 ! on-f>m production ( compo/ 
f on-f>m & (f-f>m organic byproducts1 & 
! utilization ( compo/ 9 accordance )   
s\nd soil heal? & nutrition managem5t4  
#c4 ,compo/+ z cons]vation practice     
,section #abda7;j7 ( ! ,food ,security  
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chda7;j77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph  
7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+ new         
p>agraph3  7#b7 ,compo/+ z cons]vation  
practice & activity  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all by regulation provide t  
compo/+ is a cons]vation practice & a   
cons]vation activity = ! purposes ( ?is 
title4  7,b7 ,compo/+ def9$  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,= ! purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 !   
t]m compo/+ means-- 7,i7 an activity    
7includ+ an activity t does n require ! 
use ( a compo/+ facility7 to produce    
compo/ f organic wa/e t is-- 7aa7 g5]at$
 on a f>m2 or  7bb7 br\ght to a f>m f a 

ne>by community & us$ to produce compo/ 
on t f>m2 &  7,,ii7 ! use & active      
managem5t ( compo/ on a f>m1 9          
accordance ) any applicable ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 or local law1 to improve wat]    
ret5tion & soil heal?4  7ii7            
,det]m9ation ( ne>by communities ,!     
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 %all issue          
regulations = det]m9+ :e!r a community  
is ne>by = purposes ( clause 7i77,i7 :i*
 %all ensure t br++ organic wa/e f !    
community to ! f>m to produce compo/    
results 9 a net r$uction ( gre5h\se gas 
emissions4  4