,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,ms4    
,br[nley 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,p+ree7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ! designation ( compo/+ z 
a cons]vation practice & activity1 & to 
provide grants & loan gu>antees =       
compo/+ facilities & programs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cultivat+ ,organic ,matt] 
?r\gh ! ,promotion ,( ,su/a9able        
,te*niques ,act or ! ,,compo/ ,act4  #b4
 ,compo/+ z cons]vation practice  7a7   
,cons]vation /&>ds & requirem5ts        
,section #abda7;j7 ( ! ,food ,security  
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chda7;j77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 
7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+ new         
p>agraph3  7#b7 ,compo/+ z cons]vation  
practice & activity  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all by regulation provide t  
compo/+ is a cons]vation practice & a   

cons]vation activity = ! purposes ( ?is 
title4  7,b7 ,compo/+ def9$  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,= ! purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 !   
t]m compo/+ means--  7,i7 an activity   
7includ+ an activity t does n require ! 
use ( a compo/+ facility7 to produce    
compo/ f organic wa/e t is-- 7aa7 g5]at$
 on a f>m2 or  7bb7 br\ght to a f>m f a 
ne>by community & us$ to produce compo/ 
on t f>m2 &  7,,ii7 ! use & active      
managem5t ( compo/ on a f>m1 9          
accordance ) any applicable ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 or local law1 to improve wat]    
ret5tion & soil heal?4  7ii7            
,det]m9ation ( ne>by communities ,!     
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 %all issue          
regulations = det]m9+ :e!r a community  
is ne>by = purposes ( clause 7i77,i71   
:i* %all ensure t br++ organic wa/e f ! 
community to ! f>m to produce compo/    
results 9 a net r$uction ( gre5h\se gas 
emissions4  4  7b7 ,cons]vation /ew>d%ip
 program ,section #abdj;,i7#b77;,b77i7 (

 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#ba7b77;,b77i77 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ & compo/+ practices aft]
 agriculture dra9age managem5t sy/ems4  
7c7 ,environm5tal quality inc5tives     
program ,section #abdj;,a7#f77;,a77ii7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#a7f77;,a77ii77 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 includ+ compo/+       
practices be=e ! semicolon at ! end4    
7d7 ,deliv]y ( te*nical assi/ance       
,section #abdb7;h7 ( ! ,food ,security  
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7;h77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#e7 ,developm5t ( compo/+ practice /&>d
 ,9 addition to conduct+ a review "u ?is
 subsection ( any compo/+ facility      
practice /&>d e/abli%$ be=e ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y    
%all e/abli% a compo/+ practice /&>d "u 
! process develop$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  4