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 ,spanb]g]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to create an  
,(fice ( ,cons]vation ,innovation )9 !  
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,cons]vation ,innovation ,act (     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,(fice ( ,cons]vation       
,innovation ,section #abdb7;h7 ( ! ,food
 ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chdb7;h77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#e7 ,(fice ( ,cons]vation     
,innovation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief ( !  
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice 
an ,(fice ( ,cons]vation ,innovation    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is p>agraph z ! ,(fice7   
:i* %all be "u ! direct sup]vision ( !  
,*ief4  7,b7 ,duties ,! ,(fice %all--   
7i7 provide support to ! ,*ief 9 meet+ !
 requirem5ts ( ?is subsection2 &  7ii7  

enc\rage innovation 9 cons]vation       
practices ?r\gh--  7,i7 revisions (     
exi/+ cons]vation practice /&>ds2       
7,,ii7 recomm5dations ( int]im          
cons]vation practice /&>ds2 &  7,,iii7  
recomm5dations ( new cons]vation        
practice /&>ds4  7,c7 ,/aff ,! ,*ief    
%all detail to ! ,(fice n m ?an #f      
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture  
:o are te*nical speciali/s t possess an 
und]/&+ ( conv5tional1 organic1 & o!r   
production te*niques repres5t+--  7i7   
agronomy & agroecology2  7ii7 graz+ l&s 
ecology 7includ+ rangel&1 pa/urel&1 &   
graz$ =e/ l&72  7iii7 animal husb&ry    
7includ+ animal nutrition & fe$         
managem5t72  7iv7 wat] cons]vation1     
dra9age wat] managem5t1 & irrigation    
eng9e]+ te*nology2  7v7 agricultural    
eng9e]+ 7includ+ animal wa/e managem5t1 
en]gy1 & /ructural measures72 &  7vi7   
=e/ ecology4  7#f7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y  
%all use fund+ f ! annual appropriations
 = cons]vation op]ations ( ! ,natural   
,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice to c>ry  

out ?is subsection4  4