,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbb,mr4  
,khanna introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the 
,secretary of ,agriculture to support   
and incentivize domestic activities to  
address fertilizer shortages and        
deficiencies1 diversify fertilizer      
sources1 and reduce dependency on       
foreign sources for fertilizer1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,addressing        
fertilizer shortages  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall   
support and incentivize domestic        
activities through grants1 loans1 and   
other forms of assistance1 to address   
fertilizer shortages and deficiencies1  
diversify fertilizer sources1 and reduce
 dependency on foreign sources for      
fertilizer1 including by-- 7#a7         
increasing the availability of          
innovative fertilizer and fertilizer    
alternatives1 including nitrogen1       

phosphate1 potassium1 biological        
products and technologies1 and other    
nutrients that may assist in the        
production of agricultural commodities2 
7#b7 increasing materials or tools that 
reduce the need for fertilizer or       
support the more efficient use of       
fertilizer1 including nitrogen1         
phosphate1 potassium1 biological        
products and technologies1 and other    
nutrients that may assist in the        
production of agricultural commodities2 
7#c7 supporting materials and facilities
 and research and development1 that may 
support the activities carried out      
pursuant to this section2  7#d7         
supporting sustainable agriculture      
production through the use of-- 7,a7    
sustainable fertilizer produced in1 or  
used in a manner that1 reduces the      
greenhouse gas impact2 or  7,b7         
fertilizer produced through the use of  
renewable energy sources1 including     
incentivizing greater precision in      
fertilizer use2  7#e7 supporting        

activities or other measures that may   
otherwise address competition-related   
challenges in the ,united ,states       
fertilizer market and obstacles to      
producers in obtaining affordable1      
responsibly manufactured fertilizer as  
referred to in the notice entitled      
,access to ,fertilizer3 ,competition and
 ,supply ,chain ,concerns published by  
the ,department of ,agriculture in the  
,federal ,register on ,march #ag1 #bjbb 
7#hg ,fed ,reg4 #aeaia et seq472 and    
7#f7 using the facilities and           
authorities of the ,commodity ,credit   
,corporation and the authorities under  
section #adgc;,h of the ,national       
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #ccaik74  7b7 ,priority       
,applicants ,in selecting activities to 
support under this section1 the         
,secretary shall give priority to       
applications for such support containing
 proposals that the ,secretary          
determines will most quickly address    

fertilizer shortages in the near term   
and mid-term4  7c7 ,supplement1 not     
supplant ,funding made available to     
carry out this section shall be used to 
supplement and not supplant other       
,federal1 ,state1 and local public funds
 provided for activities described in   
this section4  7d7 ,authority ,the      
authority of the ,secretary to carry out
 this section is in addition to other   
authorities of the ,secretary4  7e7     
,streamlined process ,in providing      
assistance pursuant to this section1 the
 ,secretary shall ensure that such      
assistance be provided through a        
streamlined and expedient process 7as   
determined necessary by the ,secretary7 
to quickly address fertilizer shortages4
  7f7 ,administrative funding ,not more 
than #c percent of the funding provided 
under this section may be used by the   
,secretary for administrative purposes4 
7g7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out this section1             

#ajj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until 
expended4