,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4  
,br[nley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an advisory panel
 to /udy ! developm5t ( a               
climate-fri5dly c]tification =          
agricultural products1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$
 z ! ,climate-,fri5dly ,food ,label     
,task ,=ce ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 #aj p]c5t ( !       
gre5h\se gas emissions emitt$ by !      
,unit$ ,/ates come f ! agricultural     
sector4  7#b7 ,su/a9able agricultural   
practices t r$uce gre5h\se gas emissions
 & prev5t de=e/ation w be critical to   
prev5t+ ! ,e>? f rea*+ #a4e degrees     
,celsius w>m] ?an pre-indu/rial levels1 
! ?re%old t w\ld result 9 cata/rophic   
climate-relat$ effects4  7#c7 ,improv+ !
 agricultural sector's impact on !      
climate is a vital compon5t ( ef=ts by !
 ,u4,s4 to meet its contributions to !  

,p>is ,agreem5t4  7#d7 ,! ,,usda        
,organic label repres5ts a successful   
model = us+ a volunt>y1 m>ket-bas$      
approa*es to driv+ innovation 9 !       
agricultural sector & successfully      
creat$ a robu/ organic m>ket 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#e7 ,m>ket-bas$ approa*es l   
,,usda ,organic c sp>k significant      
economic b5efits includ+ jobs1 & new1   
high] rev5ues = f>m]s4  7#f7 ,9 #bjba1  
organic f>m+ total$ #aa1bjj1jjj1jjj 9   
sales1 creat$ opportunity = #ag1dde     
organic f>ms1 & #bh p]c5t ( organic     
f>m]s plann$ to cont9ue to gr[ _! level 
or organic production4 ,a simil>        
volunt>y1 m>ket-bas$ approa* to         
climate-fri5dly agricultural practices  
c\ld create comp>able economic b5efits =
 f>m]s & work]s4  #c4 ,/udy (           
climate-fri5dly c]tification =          
agricultural products  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,!re is e/abli%$ an advisory panel to   
c>ry out ! /udy describ$ 9 subsection   
7c74  7b7 ,memb]s ,! advisory panel     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be      

compos$ ( memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture & %all include-- 7#a7    
repres5tatives--  7,a7 t are sci5ti/s1  
includ+ exp]ts on climate sci5ce &      
nutrition sci5ce2  7,b7 ( environm5tal  
advocacy organizations2  7,c7 ( indu/ry1
 includ+ food manufactur+ & f>m+2 &     
7,d7 ( o!r /akehold]s1 z ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture det]m9es appropriate2 &    
7#b7 at lea/ "o repres5tative f ea* ( ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (             
,agriculture4  7,b7 ,! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy4  7,c7 ,! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4  7,d7 ,!
 ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration4  7,e7 ,!  
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces4  7,f7    
,any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 
,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! panel 
%all submit to ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture & ,congress a report t     
includes--  7#a7 recomm5dations reg>d+ !
 developm5t ( a climate-fri5dly         
c]tification = agricultural products t--

 7,a7 moves agricultural produc]s t[>d  
r$uc+ gre5h\se gas emissions on a       
lifecycle basis2 &  7,b7 uses m>ket-bas$
 approa*es t all[s = great] consum]     
*oice & education2 &  7#b7 h[ su* a     
c]tification w\ld measure-- 7,a7 !      
life-cycle gre5h\se gas emissions (     
agricultural products2  7,b7 ! wat]     
usage 9 production ( agricultural       
products2  7,c7 ! l& use effects (      
agricultural products2 &  7,d7 any      
additional crit]ia ! panel det]m9es     
appropriate4  7d7 ,publication ,!       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all make !    
report requir$ "u subsection 7c7        
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7e7          
,moratorium on use ( climate-,fri5dly   
c]tification dur+ /udy  ,! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture may n issue any regulations
 or guidance or o!rwise c]tify or       
adv]tise any agricultural product z     
climate-fri5dly be=e ! date on :i* !    
report requir$ "u subsection 7c7 is     
submitt$ to ,congress4