,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eabh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ag1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,m>%all introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to designate phosphate & pota% 
z critical m9]als1 to approve ! use (   
phosphogypsum 9 gov]nm5t road projects1 
to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  
to provide = ! c]tification ( c]tifi$   
crop advisors = cons]vation te*nical    
assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,f]tiliz] ,/ew>d%ip1 ,utilization1      
,su/a9ability1 ,te*nology1 ,access1     
,innovation1 & ,n\ri%m5t ,act or !      
,f]tiliz] ,,su/a9 ,act4  #b4            
,designation ( phosphate & pota% z      
critical m9]als  7a7 ,designation ,n    
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior   
%all-- 7#a7 designate pota% & phosphates
 z critical m9]als "u section           
#gjjb7;c77#d7 ( ! ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj   

7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;c77#d772 &  7#b7  
conduct an evaluation ( o!r m9]als      
necess>y = ! production ( f]tiliz] & o!r
 agricultural products us$ to promote   
crop developm5t = designation z critical
 m9]als "u t section4  7b7              
,recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all-- 7#a7      
evaluate any policies relat+ to p]mitt+ 
& leas+ ( projects to develop ! m9]als  
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (      
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 submit to !     
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives recomm5dations to       
support dome/ic production ( ! m9]als   
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (      
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,f$]al ,regi/] &   
,,nepa process = phosphate & pota%      
exploration or m9e p]mits  7a7 ,f$]al   
,regi/] process  7#a7 ,dep>tm5tal review
 ,abs5t any extraord9>y circum/ance1 &  
except z o!rwise requir$ by law1 !      

,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture %all ensure t ea* ,f$]al   
,regi/] notice describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 
%all be-- 7,a7 subject to any requir$   
reviews )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior or !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 &  7,b7      
publi%$ 9 f9al =m 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] n  
lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date ( initial 
prep>ation ( ! notice4  7#b7 ,prep>ation
 ,! prep>ation ( ,f$]al ,regi/] notices 
requir$ by law associat$ ) ! issuance ( 
a pota% or phosphate exploration or m9e 
p]mit %all be delegat$ to !             
organizational level )9 ! ,f$]al ag5cy  
responsible = issu+ ! pota% or phosphate
 exploration or m9e p]mit4  7#c7        
,transmission ,all ,f$]al ,regi/]       
notices relat+ to (ficial docum5t       
availability1 ann\ncem5ts ( meet+s1 or  
notices ( int5t to und]take an activity 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %all be        
orig9at$ 91 & transmitt$ to ! ,f$]al    
,regi/] f1 ! (fice 9 :i*1 z applicable--
 7,a7 ! docum5ts or meet+s are held2 or 
7,b7 ! activity is initiat$4  7b7       

,environm5tal docum5ts2 record (        
decision  7#a7 ,def9ition ( cov]$       
project ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m cov]$  
project means a project = ! exploration 
or m9+ ( pota% or phosphate = :i* a     
,f$]al p]mit is requir$4  7#b7          
,prep>ation ( environm5tal docum5t by   
project sponsors & qualifi$ #crd p>ties 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ! head
 ( a ,f$]al ag5cy may1 on reque/ ( a    
project sponsor = a cov]$ project1      
au?orize a qualifi$ ?ird p>ty or !      
project sponsor = ! cov]$ project to    
prep>e an environm5tal docum5t int5d$ to
 be adopt$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy z !        
environm5tal impact /atem5t1            
environm5tal assessm5t1 or o!r          
environm5tal docum5t = a cov]$ project4 
7#c7 ,deadl9e = record ( decision       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
record ( decision = a cov]$ project %all
 be complet$ by n lat] ?an #cj mon?s    
aft] ! date on :i* ! proposal = ! cov]$ 
project 0 submitt$4  #d4 ,approval ( use
 ( phosphogypsum 9 gov]nm5t road        

projects ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !            
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
issue an approval ( ! use (             
phosphogypsum 9 gov]nm5t road projects t
 is id5tical to ! approval describ$ 9 ! 
notice ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection    
,ag5cy entitl$ ,approval ( ! ,reque/ =  
,o!r ,use ( ,phosphogypsum by !         
,f]tiliz] ,in/itute 7#he ,f$4 ,reg4     
#ffeej 7,octob] #bj1 #bjbj774  #e4      
,c]tification ( c]tifi$ crop advisors = 
cons]vation te*nical assi/ance ,section 
#abdb ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a77#b71 by ins]t+ an        
individual c]tifi$ crop advisor describ$
 9 subsection 7e77#f71 aft] nonpr(it    
entity12 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7e71 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,c]tifi$  
crop advisors ,an individual possess+ a 
curr5t regi/ration & cr$5tials z a      
c]tifi$ crop advisor-- 7,a7 %all be     
exempt f obta9+ a c]tification "u       
p>agraph 7#d72 &  7,b7 may provide      
assi/ance to an eligible p>ticipant )   

respect to cons]vation practices )9 !   
scope ( ! regi/ration ( ! individual4  4
  #f4 ,increas$ co/-%>e paym5ts =       
precision agriculture & nutri5t         
managem5t "u environm5tal quality       
inc5tives program ,section #abdj;,b7d7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;d77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,increas$ 
paym5ts = precision agriculture &       
nutri5t managem5t ,not)/&+ p>agraph     
7#b71 ! ,secret>y may increase ! am\nt t
 w\ld o!rwise be provid$ = a practice "u
 ?is subsection to n m ?an #ij p]c5t ( !
 co/s associat$ )-- 7,a7 adopt+         
precision agriculture or nutri5t        
managem5t practices2 &  7,b7 acquir+    
precision agriculture or nutri5t        
managem5t equipm5t & te*nology4  4  #g4 
,eligibility ( agriculture retail]s z   
regional cons]vation p>tn]%ip program   
p>tn]s ,section #abga;,a7#d7 ( ! ,food  
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chga;a7#d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,k7 ,an agriculture retail]4 

4  #h4 ,review ( cons]vation practice   
/&>ds relat+ to plant bio/imulants      
,section #abdb7;h7 ( ! ,food ,security  
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7;h77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#e7 ,review relat+ to plant            
bio/imulants  7,a7 ,def9ition ( plant   
bio/imulant ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m plant
 bio/imulant means a sub/ance1          
micro-organism1 or mixture ( a sub/ance 
& a micro-organism1 t1 :5 appli$ to     
se$s1 plants1 ! rhizosph]e1 soil1 or o!r
 gr[? m$ia1 acts to support ! natural   
processes ( a plant indep5d5tly ( !     
nutri5t cont5t ( t sub/ance1            
micro-organism1 or mixture1 includ+ by  
improv+-- 7i7 nutri5t availability2     
7ii7 uptake or use effici5cy2  7iii7    
tol]ance to abiotic /ress2 &  7iv7      
consequ5t gr[?1 developm5t1 quality1 or 
yield4  7,b7 ,review requir$ ,!         
,secret>y %all conduct a review (       
nutri5t managem5t practice /&>ds to     
det]m9e if plant bio/imulants %\ld be   
approv$ = use 9 appropriate cons]vation 

practice /&>ds4  4