,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,s*ri] 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,huffman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,competitive1     
,special1 & ,facilities ,grant ,act to  
include agricultural climate adaptation 
& mitigation z a priority area address$ 
by ! ,agriculture & ,food ,rese>*       
,initiative1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rese>* to ,r$uce ,agricultural ,me?ane 
,act 4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,gre5h\se gasses1    
includ+ c>bon dioxide1 me?ane1 nitr\s   
oxide1 & fluor9at$ gasses1 are gasses t 
trap heat 9 ! atmosph]e4  7#b7 ,global  
climate *ange is widely attribut$ to    
increas+ conc5trations ( gre5h\se gasses
 9 our atmosph]e4  7#c7 ,accord+ to !   
,global ,c>bon ,project1 me?ane 7,,*#d7 
is ! second highe/ gre5h\se gas         
contribut+ to human-induc$ climate      

*ange4 ,me?ane has a significantly l>g] 
global w>m+ pot5tial ?an c>bon dioxide4 
7#d7 ,accord+ to ,,epa's #bjah ,inv5tory
 ( ,u4,s4 ,gre5h\se ,gas ,emissions &   
,s9ks1 ent]ic f]m5tation 0 ! l>ge/      
an?ropog5ic s\rce ( me?ane 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates repres5t+ #bh p]c5t ( dome/ic    
me?ane emissions4  7#e7 ,rum9ants1      
hoov$1 f\r legg$ mammals t possess      
/oma*s ) f\r comp>tm5ts1 su* z cattle1  
buffaloes1 %eep & goats1 produce me?ane 
?r\gh ent]ic f]m5tation1 _! normal      
dige/ive process1 & manure managem5t & h
 ! highe/ me?ane emissions p] unit (    
body mass among all animal types4  7#f7 
,_m factors influ5ce me?ane emissions f 
live/ock includ+1 level ( fe$ intake1   
type ( c>bohydrate 9 ! diet1 fe$        
process+1 & *anges 9 ! animal's         
microbiome4  7#g7 ,multiple pe] review  
/udies h indicat$ enorm\s me?ane        
mitigation pot5tial ( fe$ additives1    
includ+ seawe$4  7#h7 ,f>m+ practices1  
includ+ me?ods to r$uce me?ane emissions
 f live/ock1 hold enorm\s pot5tial to   

address climate *ange4  7#i7 ,f>m]s &   
gr[]s are lead+ /ew>ds ( ! l& & are on !
 front l9es exp]i5c+ ! imm$iate impacts 
( climate *ange4  #c4 ,agricultural     
climate adaptation & mitigation ?r\gh ! 
,agriculture & ,food ,rese>* ,initiative
 ,subsection 7b77#b7 ( ! ,competitive1  
,special1 & ,facilities ,grant ,act 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7;b77#b77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,g7           
,agricultural emissions mitigation      
,agricultural climate adaptation &      
mitigation1 includ+-- 7i7 me?ods to     
r$uce me?ane emissions f live/ock       
production1 includ+-- 7,i7 fe$s1 fe$    
additives1 & fe$+ regimes1 su* z add+   
seawe$ to diet2  7,,ii7 *anges 9        
gra9-to-=age ratio2  7,,iii7 gr9d+ &    
pellet+ ( fe$2  7,,iv7 ! use ( enzymes2 
&  7,v7 o!r me?ods & products2 &  7ii7  
new te*nologies to measure & v]ify      
environm5tally b5eficial outcomes (     
emission mitigation ef=ts4  4