,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,mr4   
,taylor 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,davidson1   
and ,ms4 ,hageman7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the head of a   
,federal agency from using ,federal     
funds for certain solar energy projects 
that would result in the conversion of  
farmland1 to exclude from certain tax   
credits relating to clean energy        
facilities placed in service on prime   
farmland1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,american ,farmland     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on agency       
funding for covered solar energy        

projects  7a7 ,in general ,the head of a
 ,federal agency may not use ,federal   
funds1 including by providing funds1 a  
loan1 or a loan guarantee to any person1
 to carry out a covered solar energy    
project that would result in the        
conversion of prime farmland4  7b7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,conversion ,the term conversion means1 
with respect to prime farmland1 any     
activity that results in the farmland   
failing to meet the requirements of a   
,state 7as such term is defined in      
section #cdc of the ,consolidated ,farm 
and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aiia77 for agricultural      
production1 activity1 or use4  7#b7     
,covered solar energy project ,the term 
covered solar energy project means a    
project for the installation1 operation1
 and maintenance of a ground-mounted    
facility for the generation of          
electricity from solar energy1 primarily
 for the purpose of sale of such        
electricity4  7#c7 ,federal agency ,the 

term ,federal agency has the meaning    
given the term agency in section #eea of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 
,prime farmland ,the term prime farmland
 means farmland described in section    
#aedj7;c77#a77;,a7 of the ,farmland     
,protection ,policy ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#dbja7;c77#a77;,a774  #c4 ,exclusion of 
property placed in service on prime     
farmland from residential clean energy  
credit  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#be;,d7e7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#i7 ,exclusion of solar property       
located on prime farmland  7,a7 ,in     
general ,qualified solar electric       
property expenditure which are properly 
allocable to property placed in service 
on prime farmland shall not be taken    
into account for purposes of this       
section4  7,b7 ,prime farmland defined  
,for purposes of this paragraph1 the    
term prime farmland means farmland      
described in section #aedj7;c77#a77;,a7 

of the ,farmland ,protection ,policy    
,act4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendment made by this section shall    
apply to property placed in service     
after the date of the enactment of this 
section4  #d4 ,exclusion of facilities  
located on prime farmland from renewable
 electricity production credit  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #de7;e7 of the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#ad7         
,exclusion of solar energy facilities   
located on prime farmland ,the term     
qualified facility shall not include any
 solar energy facility located on prime 
farmland 7as defined in section         
#be;,d7e77#i77;,b774  4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by this section
 shall apply to facilities placed in    
service after the date of the enactment 
of this section4  #e4 ,exclusion of     
facilities located on prime farmland    
from clean electricity production credit
  7a7 ,in general ,section #de,y7g7 of  

the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new paragraph3  7#ac7         
,exclusion of solar facilities located  
on prime farmland ,the term qualified   
facility shall not include any solar    
energy facility located on prime        
farmland 7as defined in section         
#be;,d7e77#i77;,b774  4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by this section
 shall apply to facilities placed in    
service after the date of the enactment 
of this section4  #f4 ,exclusion of     
property placed in service on prime     
farmland from energy credit  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #dh7;a77#c7 of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by inserting or any property    
located on prime farmland 7as defined in
 section #be;,d7e77#i77;,b77 after any  
prior taxable year4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by this section    
shall apply to property placed in       
service after the date of the enactment 
of this section4  #g4 ,exclusion of     

property placed in service on prime     
farmland from clean electricity         
investment credit  7a7 ,in general      
,section #dh;,e7d7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#f7 ,exclusion of solar    
facilities located on prime farmland    
,expenditures which are properly        
allocable to solar energy property      
placed in service on prime farmland 7as 
defined in section #be;,d7e77#i77;,b77  
shall not be taken into account for     
purposes of this section4  4  7b7       
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to qualified   
investments with respect to facilities  
placed in service after the date of the 
enactment of this section4