,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,ms4   
,brownley 7for herself and ,ms4         
,pingree7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to require   
the designation of composting as a      
conservation practice and activity1 and 
to provide grants and loan guarantees   
for composting facilities and programs1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,cultivating ,organic ,matter through   
the ,promotion ,of ,sustainable         
,techniques ,act or the ,,compost ,act4 
#b4 ,composting as conservation practice
  7a7 ,conservation standards and       
requirements ,section #abda7;j7 of the  
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chda7;j77 is amended--  7#a7 
by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as      
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#b7 ,composting as         

conservation practice and activity  7,a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall by   
regulation provide that composting is a 
conservation practice and a conservation
 activity for the purposes of this      
title4  7,b7 ,composting defined  7i7   
,in general ,for the purposes of this   
paragraph1 the term composting means--  
7,i7 an activity 7including an activity 
that does not require the use of a      
composting facility7 to produce compost 
from organic waste that is-- 7aa7       
generated on a farm2 or  7bb7 brought to
 a farm from a nearby community and used
 to produce compost on that farm2 and   
7,,ii7 the use and active management of 
compost on a farm1 in accordance with   
any applicable ,federal1 ,state1 or     
local law1 to improve water retention   
and soil health4  7ii7 ,determination of
 nearby communities ,the ,secretary1 in 
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
shall issue regulations for determining 
whether a community is nearby for       

purposes of clause 7i77,i71 which shall 
ensure that bringing organic waste from 
the community to the farm to produce    
compost results in a net reduction of   
greenhouse gas emissions4  4  7b7       
,conservation stewardship program       
,section #abdj;,i7#b77;,b77i7 of the    
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#ba7b77;,b77i77 is   
amended by inserting and composting     
practices after agriculture drainage    
management systems4  7c7 ,environmental 
quality incentives program ,section     
#abdj;,a7#f77;,a77ii7 of the ,food      
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chci;aa-#a7f77;,a77ii77 is amended by  
inserting 1 including composting        
practices before the semicolon at the   
end4  7d7 ,delivery of technical        
assistance ,section #abdb7;h7 of the    
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7;h77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,development of composting practice     
standard ,in addition to conducting a   

review under this subsection of any     
composting facility practice standard   
established before the date of enactment
 of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall
 establish a composting practice        
standard under the process developed    
under paragraph 7#c74  4