,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #behh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,wyd5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act 
( #aihe to create p]man5t paym5ts )9 !  
environm5tal quality inc5tives program =
 soil heal? practices & c>bon           
seque/ration monitor+1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,heal?y ,soils ,heal?y ,climate ,act
 ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,food     
,security ,act ( #aihe  7a7 ,increas$   
paym5ts = high-,priority practices      
,section #abdj;,b7d77#g77;,a7 ( ! ,food 
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#b7;d77#g77;,a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ or at !   
end2  7#b7 9 clause 7iv71 by /rik+ !    
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7v7 increases 
soil organic c>bon levels4  4  7b7      
,inc5tive paym5ts = soil heal? practices

 & c>bon seque/ration monitor+  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #abdj;,b ( ! ,food       
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#b7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7k7 ,inc5tive paym5ts = soil  
heal? practices & c>bon seque/ration    
monitor+  7#a7 ,provision ( paym5ts ,!  
,secret>y %all provide inc5tive paym5ts 
"u ?is subsection to produc]s to adopt  
practices design$ to increase soil      
organic c>bon levels4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts
 ,9 provid+ ! inc5tive paym5ts "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all         
e/abli%-- 7,a7 paym5ts to provide an    
inc5tive = ! use ( practices across a   
v>iety ( geographic regions2  7,b7      
regionally appropriate protocols =      
measur+ soil organic c>bon levels & soil
 microbiology levels be=e & aft]        
treatm5t "u ?is subsection to measure   
ga9s 9 soil heal? z a result ( !        
practices2 &  7,c7 protocols & record   
keep+ /&>ds = 9-field sampl+ to ensure  
consi/5cy & ! developm5t ( new c>bon &  
ecosy/em s]vices m>kets4  7#c7 ,priority

 ,9 provid+ inc5tive paym5ts "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to
 provid+ ! paym5ts to-- 7,a7 small      
produc]s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2     
7,b7 produc]s 9 rural areas1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,c7 socially        
disadvantag$ f>m]s1 z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y4  7#d7 ,/udy2 report to       
,congress  7,a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #b    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
subsection1 & e #b ye>s !reaft]1 !      
,secret>y %all conduct a /udy reg>d+    
*anges 9 soil heal? & soil organic c>bon
 levels z a result ( ! practices us$ "u 
?is subsection4  7,b7 ,report to        
,congress ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 & e #b
 ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ,congress a report describ+ & analyz+
 ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u         
subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,inclusion ,!   
report "u subp>agraph 7,b7 %all include 
an analysis (-- 7i7 ! effect ( v>i\s    
practices on soil organic c>bon levels2 
7ii7 ! ext5t to :i* ! lessons le>n$ 9   

c>ry+ out ?is subsection c be transf]r$ 
to o!r geographic regions2  7iii7 fur!r 
data requir$ to sub/antiate ! connection
 betwe5 soil organic c>bon levels & crop
 yield & resili5cy1 if applicable2  7iv7
 ! effect ( multiple practices on soil  
organic c>bon levels2  7v7 pot5tial     
b>ri]s to data collection across a      
v>iety ( geographic regions2 &  7vi7    
c>bon p]man5ce & loss ( any seque/]$    
c>bon1 bas$ on wea!r1 managem5t1 & o!r  
relevant factors1 & ! dep? ( seque/]$   
c>bon4  4  7#b7 ,fund+ ,section         
#abdj;,b7f7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (  
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;f77 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 
,inc5tive paym5ts = soil heal? practices
 & c>bon seque/ration monitor+ ,= ea*   
fiscal ye> = :i* funds are made         
available "u section #abda7;a77#c77;,a71
 ( ! funds made available = paym5ts "u !
 program1 #ajj1jjj1jjj %all be us$ to   
provide inc5tive paym5ts "u subsection  
7k74  4  7c7 ,priority = soil heal? &   
c>bon seque/ration ,section #abdj;,b ( !

 ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7 7z am5d$ by      
subsection 7b77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7l7 ,priority = soil   
heal? & c>bon seque/ration  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,to ! maximum ext5t feasible1 !   
,secret>y %all manage ! program to      
promote practices t enhance soil heal? &
 increase soil organic c>bon levels4    
7#b7 ,soil heal? & c>bon seque/ration on
 eligible l& ,! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7  
develop rank+ & scor+ crit]ia "u !      
program t prioritize soil heal?         
practices t score highe/ 9 soil c>bon   
seque/ration on eligible l&2 &  7,b7    
develop a soil organic c>bon cons]vation
 activity plan "u ! program to measure &
 monitor seque/ration & mitigation      
improvem5t levels f ! practices describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 su* z cov] crops1  
crop rotation1 & improv$ soil managem5t4
  4  7d7 ,/reaml9+ & coord9ation        
,section #abdj;,b ( ! ,food ,security   
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7
 7z am5d$ by subsection 7c77 is am5d$ by

 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,/reaml9+ 
& coord9ation ,to ! maximum ext5t       
feasible1 ! ,secret>y %all provide =    
/reaml9$ & coord9at$ proc$ures = !      
program & ! cons]vation /ew>d%ip program
 "u sub*apt] ,b1 includ+ applications1  
contract+1 cons]vation plann+1          
cons]vation practices1 & relat$         
adm9i/rative proc$ures4  4  7e7 ,on-,f>m
 cons]vation innovation trials ,section 
#abdj;,h7c7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (  
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#h7;c77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 9 ! matt]
 prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ #bjca
 & ins]t+ #bjbc1 & #ajj1jjj1jjj ( !     
funds made available to c>ry out ?is    
sub*apt] = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh
 #bjca2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#g71 9 !    
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+
 includ+ n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! funds 
made available to c>ry out ?is          
subsection = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd    
?r\gh #bjca1 aft] subsection14  7f7     
,soil heal? & c>bon sci5ce rese>*       
program at agriculture rese>* /ations ,!

 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all e/abli% a
 program--  7#a7 to provide grants to   
l&-grant colleges & univ]sities to      
conduct rese>* relat+ to soil heal? &   
c>bon sci5ce1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! effect ( 
v>i\s practices on soil organic c>bon   
levels2  7,b7 ! ext5t to :i* ! lessons  
le>n$ f ! effects describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a7 c be transf]r$ to o!r geographic  
regions2  7,c7 ! connection betwe5 soil 
organic c>bon levels & crop yield &     
resili5cy2  7,d7 ! effect ( multiple    
practices on soil organic c>bon levels2 
7,e7 pot5tial b>ri]s to soil heal? &    
c>bon data collection across a v>iety ( 
geographic regions2 &  7,f7 c>bon       
p]man5ce & loss ( soil-seque/]$ c>bon1  
bas$ on wea!r1 managem5t1 & o!r relevant
 factors1 & ! dep? ( seque/]$ c>bon by  
diff]5t practices2 &  7#b7 to conduct   
rese>* relat+ to soil heal? & c>bon     
sci5ce at agriculture rese>* /ations ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4