,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bc            
7legislative day1 ,octob] #ai71         
#bjbj,mr4 ,wyd5 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 create p]man5t
 paym5ts )9 ! environm5tal quality      
inc5tives program = soil heal? practices
 & c>bon seque/ration monitor+1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,heal?y ,soils ,heal?y  
,climate ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  7a7    
,increas$ paym5ts = high-,priority      
practices ,section #abdj;,b7d77#g77;,a7 
( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;d77#g77;,a77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ or
 at ! end2  7#b7 9 clause 7iv71 by /rik+
 ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7v7        
increases soil organic c>bon levels4  4 

7b7 ,inc5tive paym5ts = soil heal?      
practices & c>bon seque/ration monitor+ 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #abdj;,b ( !     
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7 ,inc5tive       
paym5ts = soil heal? practices & c>bon  
seque/ration monitor+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y %all provide inc5tive paym5ts 
to produc]s to adopt practices design$  
to improve soil heal? ?r\gh increas+    
c>bon levels 9 soil 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
section z soil organic c>bon levels74   
7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 provid+ ! inc5tive 
paym5ts "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7,a7 e/abli% paym5ts to provide  
an inc5tive = ! use ( practices across a
 v>iety ( geographic regions t-- 7i7    
improve soil heal?2  7ii7 seque/] c>bon 
9 ! soil2 or  7iii7 meet ! goals        
describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii72 &  7,b7  
e/abli% protocols = measur+ soil organic
 c>bon levels be=e & aft] treatm5t "u   
?is subsection to measure ga9s 9 soil   
heal? z a result ( ! practices4  7#c7   

,/udy2 report to congress  7,a7 ,/udy ,n
 lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is subsection1 & e #b ye>s !reaft]1 
! ,secret>y %all conduct a /udy reg>d+  
*anges 9 soil heal? & soil organic c>bon
 levels z a result ( ! practices us$ "u 
?is subsection4  7,b7 ,report to        
congress ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 & e #b    
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ,congress a report describ+ & analyz+ !
 results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u           
subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,inclusion ,!   
report "u subp>agraph 7,b7 %all include 
an analysis (-- 7i7 ! effect ( v>i\s    
practices on soil organic c>bon levels2 
7ii7 ! ext5t to :i* ! lessons le>n$ 9   
c>ry+ out ?is subsection c be transf]r$ 
to o!r geographic regions2  7iii7 fur!r 
data requir$ to sub/antiate ! connection
 betwe5 soil organic c>bon levels & crop
 yield & resili5cy1 if applicable2  7iv7
 ! effect ( multiple practices on soil  
organic c>bon levels2 &  7v7 pot5tial   
b>ri]s to data collection across a      

v>iety ( geographic regions4  4  7#b7   
,fund+ ,section #abdj;,b7f7 ( ! ,food   
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#b7;f77 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,inc5tive paym5ts = 
soil heal? practices & c>bon            
seque/ration monitor+ ,= ea* fiscal ye> 
= :i* funds are made available "u       
section #abda7;a77#c77;,a71 ( ! funds   
made available = paym5ts "u ! program1  
#ajj1jjj1jjj %all be us$ to provide     
inc5tive paym5ts "u subsection 7k74  4  
7#c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #abdj;,h 
( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#h7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9
 subsection 7c71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#g72
 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7d77#a7-- 7i7 9   
subp>agraph 7,b71 by add+ & at ! end2   
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ 2 & & 
ins]t+ a p]iod2 &  7iii7 by /rik+       
subp>agraph 7,d74  7c7 ,priority = soil 
heal? & c>bon seque/ration ,section     
#abdj;,b ( ! ,food ,security ,act (     
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7 7z    
am5d$ by subsection 7b77#a77 is am5d$ by

 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7 ,priority 
= soil heal? & c>bon seque/ration  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,to ! maximum ext5t feasible1 !
 ,secret>y %all manage ! program to     
promote practices at lea/ #a ( ! b5efits
 ( :i* is enhancem5t ( soil heal? or    
increas+ soil organic c>bon levels4     
7#b7 ,soil heal? & c>bon seque/ration on
 eligible l& ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7   
develop rank+ & scor+ crit]ia "u !      
program t prioritize practices t score  
highe/ 9 soil c>bon seque/ration on     
eligible l&2 &  7,b7 develop a soil     
organic c>bon cons]vation activity plan 
"u ! program to measure & monitor       
seque/ration & mitigation improvem5t    
levels f ! practices describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a71 su* z cov] crops1 crop
 rotation1 & improv$ soil managem5t4  4 
7d7 ,/reaml9+ & coord9ation ,section    
#abdj;,b ( ! ,food ,security ,act (     
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7 7z    
am5d$ by subsection 7c77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,/reaml9+ &
 coord9ation ,to ! maximum ext5t        

feasible1 ! ,secret>y %all provide =    
/reaml9$ & coord9at$ proc$ures = !      
program & ! cons]vation /ew>d%ip program
 "u sub*apt] ,b1 includ+ applications1  
contract+1 cons]vation plann+1          
cons]vation practices1 & relat$         
adm9i/rative proc$ures4  4  7e7 ,soil   
heal? & c>bon sci5ce rese>* program at  
agriculture rese>* /ations ,! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture %all e/abli% a program-- 
7#a7 to provide grants to l&-grant      
colleges & univ]sities to conduct rese>*
 relat+ to soil heal? & c>bon sci5ce2 & 
7#b7 to conduct rese>* relat+ to soil   
heal? & c>bon sci5ce at agriculture     
rese>* /ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t (          
,agriculture4