,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,ms4 
,brownley introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,food ,security ,act of #aihe to        
encourage practices that benefit both   
soil and wildlife habitat by increasing 
payments to producers for such practices
 under the environmental quality        
incentives program and the conservation 
stewardship program1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,saving ,our        
,interconnected ,lives ,act or the      
,,soil ,act4  #b4 ,environmental        
,quality ,incentives ,program  7a7      
,increased payments for certain         
practices relating to soil and wildlife 
habitat ,section #abdj;,b7d7 of the     
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;d77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7#h7 
,increased payments for practices that  

benefit both soil and wildlife habitat  
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#b71 the    
,secretary shall provide payment to     
producers at #ij percent of the cost    
associated with planning1 design1       
materials1 equipment1 installation1     
labor1 management1 maintenance1 or      
training for performing a practice that 
simultaneously benefits both soil and   
wildlife habitat for projects identified
 by the ,secretary as addressing both   
soil and wildlife habitat resource      
concerns1 including practices that--    
7,a7 achieve alley cropping2  7,b7 apply
 conservation cover2  7,c7 apply contour
 buffer strips2  7,d7 enhance or restore
 wetlands2  7,e7 establish filter       
strips2  7,f7 establish permanent       
vegetation to stabilize critical areas2 
7,g7 establish riparian herbaceous      
cover2  7,h7 establish trees and shrubs2
  7,i7 establish wildlife habitat       
plantings2  7,j7 establish windbreaks2  
7,k7 implement field borders2  7,l7     
implement hedgerow planting2  7,m7      

implement riparian forest buffers2  7,n7
 improve forest stands2  7,o7 manage    
forage harvest2  7,p7 manage harvest of 
vegetation with grazing2  7,q7 manage or
 establish stands of trees or shrubs in 
coordination with the management of     
understory plants or nontimber forest   
products2  7,r7 manage pest and         
environmental impacts2  7,s7 manage     
residue and tillage management through  
no-till or reduced till2  7,t7 manage   
seasonal water for wildlife2  7,u7      
manage upland and wetland habitat2  7,v7
 plant cover crops2  7,w7 plant grassed 
waterways2  7,x7 plant stripcrops2  7,y7
 restore rare or declining natural      
communities2 and  7,z7 rotate crops4  4 
7b7 ,establishment and administration   
,section #abdj;,b7f77#b77;,b7 of the    
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#b7;f77#b77;,b77 is  
amended by striking practices           
benefitting wildlife habitat under      
subsection 7g7 and inserting practices  
within projects that address a habitat  

resource concern4  7c7 ,evaluation and  
prioritization of applications ,section 
#abdj;,c7b7 of the ,food ,security ,act 
of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#c7;b77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by
 striking and at the end2  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#e7 that are developed for the       
purpose of addressing both a soil and   
wildlife habitat resource concern4  4   
#c4 ,conservation stewardship program   
7a7 ,evaluation and ranking of          
stewardship contract offers ,section    
#abdj,k7b77#a77;,a7 of the ,food        
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chci;aa-#bc7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at 
the end2  7#b7 by redesignating clause  
7iii7 as clause 7iv72 and  7#c7 by      
inserting after clause 7ii7 the         
following3  7iii7 the degree to which   
the project addresses both soil and     
wildlife habitat resource concerns2 and 

4  7b7 ,supplemental payments for       
resource-,conserving crop rotations1    
advanced grazing management1 and        
co-,benefit activities for soil and     
wildlife ,section #abdj,l7d7 of the     
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd7;d77 is amended--
 7#a7 in the section heading1 by        
striking and advanced grazing management
 and inserting 1 advanced grazing       
management1 and co-benefit activities   
for soil and wildlife2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7,d7 ,co-benefit activity  
,the term co-benefit activity means a   
conservation activity that--  7i7       
addresses both soil and wildlife habitat
 resource concerns2 and  7ii7 if        
implemented--  7,i7 improves habitat for
 wildlife2 and  7,,ii7 increases carbon 
sequestration in the soil and reduces   
greenhouse gas emissions4  2  7#c7 in   
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking or at the end2  7,b7  
in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the   

period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 co-benefit activities4 
2 and  7#d7 in paragraph 7#c71 by       
striking or advanced grazing management 
and inserting 1 advanced grazing        
management1 or co-benefit activities4