,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eace  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bh1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,braun7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 
to prohibit the ,securities and         
,exchange ,commission from requiring an 
issuer to disclose information relating 
to certain greenhouse gas emissions1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,farmers from the ,,sec ,act4  #b4      
,prohibition on requiring an issuer to  
disclose information relating to certain
 greenhouse gas emissions ,section #bc  
of the ,securities ,exchange ,act of    
#aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ghw7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7e7  
,prohibition on requiring an issuer ,to 
disclose information relating to certain
 greenhouse gas emissions  7#a7         

,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,agricultural product ,the term         
agricultural product has the meaning    
given the term in section #bjg of the   
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbf74  7,b7 ,downstream 
activities ,the term downstream         
activities includes activities that     
relate to processing materials into a   
finished product and delivering that    
product or providing a service to the   
end user4  7,c7 ,greenhouse gas ,the    
term greenhouse gas means-- 7i7 carbon  
dioxide2  7ii7 methane2  7iii7 nitrous  
oxide2  7iv7 nitrogen trifluoride2  7v7 
hydrofluorocarbons2  7vi7               
perfluorocarbons2 or  7vii7 sulfur      
hexafluoride4  7,d7 ,upstream activities
 ,the term upstream activities includes 
activities that relate to the initial   
stages of producing a good or service4  
7#b7 ,prohibition ,the ,commission may  
not require an issuer to disclose       
greenhouse gas emissions from upstream  
activities or downstream activities in  

the value chain of the issuer from the  
production1 manufacturing1 or harvesting
 of an agricultural product4  7#c7      
,nonapplicability of exemptive authority
 ,section #cf shall not apply to this   
subsection4  4