,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjbb,mr4  
,espaillat 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 &  
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife to include     
indoor agricultural te*nology z an      
activity t supports well-r\nd$          
education1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>ve/+ 
,k ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,/ud5t support &  
academic enri*m5t grants  7a7 ,programm+
 & activities ,section                  
#dajg7;a77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #gaag7;a77#c77;,c77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7v71 by /rik+ & at !    
end2  7#b7 9 clause 7vi71 by add+ & aft]
 ! semicolon2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7vii7 provid+ h&s-on le>n+ &  
exposure to hydroponic or aquaponic     
agricultural sy/ems by integrat+        

exp]i5tial1 h&s-on le>n+ to enhance !   
/ud5ts' und]/&+ ( ! ,,/em subjects z !y 
relate to--  7,i7 agriculture2  7,,ii7  
su/a9ability topics 7includ+ climate    
*ange1 wat] res\rce managem5t1 effici5t 
l& use1 biodiv]sity1 cons]vation1 &     
su/a9able developm5t72 &  7,,iii7       
biology-relat$ topics 7includ+ plant    
life cycles1 function+ ( ecosy/ems1 &   
adaptation72  4  7b7 ,def9itions        
,section #dajb ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gaab7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#i7 ,a]oponic t[] sy/em ,! 
t]m a]oponic t[] sy/em means a          
hydroponic gr[+ sy/em 9 :i* plants are  
gr[n v]tically 9 an air-bas$ environm5t 
:]e !y receive regul> mi/+ ) wat] &     
dissolv$ nutri5ts on _! /ems & roots    
dur+ ! production cycle4  7#aj7         
,agricultural te*nology & eng9e]+ sy/em 
,! t]m agricultural te*nology & eng9e]+ 
sy/em means a sy/em t includes at lea/  
"o ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,nutri5t te*nique   
film sy/em4  7,b7 ,v9e crop sy/em4  7,c7

 ,a]oponic t[] sy/em4  7,d7 ,o!r sy/ems 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 9 consultation 
) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#aa7    
,aquaponic agriculture sy/em ,! t]m     
aquaponic agriculture sy/em means a     
plant production sy/em 9 :i* ! wa/e     
produc$ f f>m$ fi% or o!r aquatic       
animals supplies nutri5ts = plants gr[n 
hydroponically1 :i* 9 turn purifies !   
wat]4  7#ab7 ,hydroponic agriculture    
sy/em ,! t]m hydroponic agriculture     
sy/em means a plant production sy/em 9  
:i* plants are gr[n 9 a soil-less       
environm5t :]e nutri5ts are provid$ by !
 application ( nutri5t solutions4  7#ac7
 ,nutri5t te*nique film sy/em ,! t]m    
nutri5t te*nique film sy/em means a     
hydroponic gr[+ sy/em 9 :i* a %all[     
/ream ( wat] conta9+ dissolv$ nutri5ts  
is re-circulat$ pa/ ! b>e roots ( plants
 9 *annels dur+ ! production cycle4     
7#ad7 ,v9e crop sy/em ,! t]m v9e crop   
sy/em means a hydroponic gr[+ sy/em 9   
:i* v9e crops & o!r tall fruit+ crops   
7includ+ tomatoes7 are gr[n v]tically to

 maximize ! gr[+ space us+ recirculat+  
wat] & dissolv$ nutri5ts4  2 &  7#b7 by 
reord]+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#h7 & !   
p>agraphs add$ by p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is   
subsection 9 alphabetical ord]1 bas$ on 
! head+s ( su* p>agraphs1 & r5umb]+ su* 
p>agraphs z s reord]$4