,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4 
,brownley introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish 
an advisory panel to study the          
development of a climate-friendly       
certification for agricultural products1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,climate-,friendly ,food ,label ,task   
,force ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3 7#a7 #aj percent of
 the greenhouse gas emissions emitted by
 the ,united ,states come from the      
agricultural sector4  7#b7 ,sustainable 
agricultural practices that reduce      
greenhouse gas emissions and prevent    
deforestation will be critical to       
preventing the ,earth from reaching #a4e
 degrees ,celsius warmer than           
pre-industrial levels1 the threshold    
that would result in catastrophic       
climate-related effects4  7#c7          

,improving the agricultural sector's    
impact on the climate is a vital        
component of efforts by the ,u4,s4 to   
meet its contributions to the ,paris    
,agreement4  7#d7 ,the ,,usda ,organic  
label represents a successful model for 
using a voluntary1 market-based         
approaches to driving innovation in the 
agricultural sector and successfully    
created a robust organic market in the  
,united ,states4  7#e7 ,market-based    
approaches like ,,usda ,organic can     
spark significant economic benefits     
including jobs1 and new1 higher revenues
 for farmers4  7#f7 ,in #bjba1 organic  
farming totaled #aa1bjj1jjj1jjj in      
sales1 created opportunity for #ag1dde  
organic farms1 and #bh percent of       
organic farmers planned to continue to  
grow their level or organic production4 
,a similar voluntary1 market-based      
approach to climate-friendly            
agricultural practices could create     
comparable economic benefits for farmers
 and workers4  #c4 ,study of            

climate-friendly certification for      
agricultural products  7a7              
,establishment ,there is established an 
advisory panel to carry out the study   
described in subsection 7c74  7b7       
,members ,the advisory panel established
 under subsection 7a7 shall be composed 
of members appointed by the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture and shall include-- 7#a7
 representatives--  7,a7 that are       
scientists1 including experts on climate
 science and nutrition science2  7,b7 of
 environmental advocacy organizations2  
7,c7 of industry1 including food        
manufacturing and farming2 and  7,d7 of 
other stakeholders1 as the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture determines appropriate2   
and  7#b7 at least one representative   
from each of the following3 7,a7 ,the   
,department of ,agriculture4  7,b7 ,the 
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7,c7 ,the ,centers for ,disease ,control
 and ,prevention4  7,d7 ,the ,food and  
,drug ,administration4  7,e7 ,the       
,national ,academy of ,sciences4  7,f7  

,any other ,federal agency the          
,secretary of ,agriculture determines   
appropriate4  7c7 ,report required ,not 
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the panel shall
 submit to the ,secretary of            
,agriculture and ,congress a report that
 includes--  7#a7 recommendations       
regarding the development of a          
climate-friendly certification for      
agricultural products that-- 7,a7 moves 
agricultural producers toward reducing  
greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle 
basis2 and  7,b7 uses market-based      
approaches that allows for greater      
consumer choice and education2 and  7#b7
 how such a certification would         
measure-- 7,a7 the life-cycle greenhouse
 gas emissions of agricultural products2
  7,b7 the water usage in production of 
agricultural products2  7,c7 the land   
use effects of agricultural products2   
and  7,d7 any additional criteria the   
panel determines appropriate4  7d7      
,publication ,the ,secretary of         

,agriculture shall make the report      
required under subsection 7c7 publicly  
available on the website of the         
,department of ,agriculture4  7e7       
,moratorium on use of climate-,friendly 
certification during study  ,the        
,secretary of ,agriculture may not issue
 any regulations or guidance or         
otherwise certify or advertise any      
agricultural product as climate-friendly
 before the date on which the report    
required under subsection 7c7 is        
submitted to ,congress4