,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #beg #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ggfd
 ,report ,no4 #aag-cdc ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ac1 #bjbb,mr4 ,harder of ,california   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,june #c1                 
#bjbb;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,costa  
,june #c1 #bjbb,reported from the       
,committee on ,agriculture2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,agriculture to provide   
additional payments under the           
environmental quality incentives program
 for implementation of a nutrient       
management practice1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,additional nutrient     
management assistance  7a7 ,payments    
,during the period beginning on the date
 of enactment of this section and ending
 on ,september #cj1 #bjbc1 the          
,secretary of ,agriculture shall provide

 payments under this section to         
producers that have entered into        
contracts with the ,secretary under the 
environmental quality incentives program
 to implement the nutrient management   
practice4  7b7 ,amount ,a payment to a  
producer under this section shall be in 
an amount that1 in combination with the 
applicable payment under section        
#abdj;,b7d7 of the ,food ,security ,act 
of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4                 
#chci;aa-#b7;d771 does not exceed #ajj  
percent of the costs of implementing the
 nutrient management practice4  7c7     
,funding  7#a7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section #gej1jjj1jjj for 
the period of fiscal years #bjbb and    
#bjbc4  7#b7 ,technical assistance ,the 
,secretary may use up to #e percent of  
funds made available pursuant to        
paragraph 7#a7 to provide technical     
assistance under this section4  7d7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     

,environmental quality incentives       
program ,the term environmental quality 
incentives program means the            
environmental quality incentives program
 established under subchapter ,a of     
chapter #d of subtitle ,d of title ,,xii
 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa et seq474  7#b7 
,nutrient management practice ,the term 
nutrient management practice means the  
practice described in the conservation  
practice standard for nutrient          
management established by the ,natural  
,resources ,conservation ,service1 code 
#eij1 dated ,may1 #bjai1 or any         
successor conservation practice standard
 for nutrient management established by 
the ,natural ,resources ,conservation   
,service pursuant to title ,,xii of the 
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chja et seq474  ,june #c1    
#bjbb;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed