,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eijb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,bey] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 & ,ms4  
,p+ree7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to promote innovative       
practices = soil heal? ?r\gh ,,usda     
cons]vation programs1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,innovative ,practices = ,soil ,heal? 
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,environm5tal quality
 inc5tives program  7a7 ,def9itions     
,section #abdj;,a ( ! ,food ,security   
,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#a7
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,b7--
 7,a7 9 clause 7v71 by /rik+ & at ! end2
  7,b7 by r$esignat+ clause 7vi7 z      
clause 7vii72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]    
clause 7v7 ! foll[+3  7vi7 gre5h\se gas 
emissions r$uction plann+2 &  2  7#b7 9 
p>agraph 7#g71 9 ! matt] prec$+         
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ natural      
res\rce conc]n or problem & ins]t+      
res\rce conc]n2  7#c7 by r$esignat+     

p>agraphs 7#i7 & 7#aj7 z p>agraphs 7#aj7
 & 7#aa71 respectively2 &  7#d7 by      
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#h7 ! foll[+3     
7#i7 ,res\rce conc]n ,! t]m res\rce     
conc]n means a natural res\rce condition
 ( ! soil1 wat]1 air1 plant1 animal1 or 
en]gy res\rce base t impairs !          
su/a9ability or int5d$ uses ( ! res\rce4
  4  7b7 ,on-,f>m cons]vation innovation
 trials ,section #abdj;,h7c77#a77;,b77i7
 ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#h7;c77#a77;,b77i77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by 
ins]t+ on-f>m nutri5t recycl+1 aft]     
plans12  7#b7 9 subclause 7,,vi71 by    
/rik+ & at ! end2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7,,viii7 p]5nial         
production sy/ems1 includ+ agr(ore/ry & 
p]5nial =ages & gra9 crops2 &  4  #c4   
,cons]vation /ew>d%ip program  7a7      
,def9itions ,section #abdj;,i ( ! ,food 
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#ba7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#b7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by    
ins]t+ enhancem5ts1 aft] practices12 &  

7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b77v71 by ins]t+ & 
climate *ange be=e ! p]iod at ! end2    
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,c71 by ins]t+    
ma9ta9$1 actively aft] implem5t$12  7#c7
 9 p>agraph 7#e71 9 ! matt] prec$+      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ natural      
res\rce conc]n or problem & ins]t+      
res\rce conc]n2  7#d7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraph 7#g7 z p>agraph 7#h72 &  7#e7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+3  
7#g7 ,res\rce conc]n ,! t]m res\rce     
conc]n means a natural res\rce condition
 ( ! soil1 wat]1 air1 plant1 animal1 or 
en]gy res\rce base t impairs !          
su/a9ability or int5d$ uses ( ! res\rce4
  4  7b7 ,cons]vation ,/ew>d%ip ,program
 ,section #abdj;,j7a7 ( ! ,food         
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#bb7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+     
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7#a7 by ma9ta9+1 actively manag+1 &1  
:]e practicable1 improv+ exi/+          
cons]vation activities2 &  7#b7 by      
und]tak+ additional cons]vation         
activities4  4  7c7 ,/ew>d%ip contracts 

7#a7 ,submission ( contract (f]s        
,section #abdj,k7a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,food  
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#bc7;a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ improv+1 ma9ta9+1 & manag+ &      
ins]t+ ma9ta9+1 actively manag+1 &1 :]e 
practicable1 improv+4  7#b7 ,evaluation 
( contract (f]s ,section #abdj,k7b7 ( ! 
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bc7;b77 is am5d$--  
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 by /rik+     
clause 7iii7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7iii7  
o!r crit]ia consi/5t ) an equal weight+ 
( ! factors describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 &    
7ii71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 includ+ 
crit]ia ! ,secret>y det]m9es are        
necess>y to ensure t--  7,i7 ! program  
effectively t>gets improvem5ts to soil  
heal?1 increases 9 c>bon seque/ration1 &
 r$uctions 9 gre5h\se gas emissions2 &  
7,,ii7 o!r national1 ,/ate1 & local     
priority res\rce conc]ns are effectively
 address$4  2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 
7#c74  7#c7 ,contract r5ewal ,section   
#abdj,k7e7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (   

#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bc7;e77  
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7e7         
,contract ,r5ewal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y may provide ! produc] an      
opportunity to r5ew an exi/+ contract 9 
! fir/ half ( ! fif? ye> ( ! contract   
p]iod if ! produc]-- 7,a7 demon/rates   
compliance ) ! t]ms ( ! exi/+ contract2 
7,b7 agrees to adopt & cont9ue to       
integrate new or improv$ cons]vation    
activities across ! entire agricultural 
op]ation1 demon/rat+ cont9u$ improvem5t 
dur+ ! additional #e-ye> p]iod1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,c7 agrees1 
by ! end ( ! contract p]iod1 to meet !  
/ew>d%ip ?re%old ( at lea/ #b additional
 priority res\rce conc]ns on !          
agricultural op]ation1 if applicable4   
7#b7 ,rank+ & paym5ts ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to
 accept an application = contract r5ewal
 "u ?is subsection1 & :5 calculat+      
paym5ts = ^? r5ew$ contracts1 !         
,secret>y %all consid] ! full           
cons]vation b5efits across ! entire     
applicable agricultural op]ation1       

includ+-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( priority       
res\rce conc]ns ) respect to :i* !      
produc] is expect$ to meet or exce$ !   
/ew>d%ip ?re%old by ! end ( ! contract  
p]iod2 &  7,b7 ! active managem5t &     
ma9t5ance ( ongo+ cons]vation           
activities1 includ+-- 7i7 ! cons]vation 
activities adopt$ dur+ a prior contract 
p]iod2 &  7ii7 ! new or improv$         
cons]vation activities to be adopt$ if a
 contract is r5ew$4  4  7d7 ,duties ( ! 
,secret>y  7#a7 ,cons]vation /ew>d%ip   
paym5ts ,section #abdj,l7c7 ( ! ,food   
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#bd7;c77 is am5d$--  7,a7 9    
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
by ins]t+ on #a or m types ( eligible l&
 cov]$ by ! contract aft] activities2 & 
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+       
improv+1 ma9ta9+1 & manag+ & ins]t+     
ma9ta9+1 actively manag+1 & improv+2 &  
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  7i7 by /rik+    
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,b7 ,income =gone by ! produc]1 includ+
 am\nts t reflect--  7i7 increas$       

economic risk2 &  7ii7 loss 9 rev5ue due
 to--  7,i7 production *anges2  7,,ii7  
anticipat$ r$uctions 9 yield2  7,,iii7  
transition+ to an organic1              
res\rce-cons]v+ cropp+ or graz+1 or     
p]5nial production sy/em2 or  7,,iv7    
acreage conv]t$ to cons]vation uses4  2 
&  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by ins]t+ 1 
actively manag$1 &1 :]e applicable1     
improv$ aft] ma9ta9$4  7#b7 ,supplem5tal
 paym5ts ,section #abdj,l7d7 ( ! ,food  
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chci;aa-#bd7;d77 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 !  
subsection head+1 by ins]t+ 1 p]5nial   
production sy/ems1 aft] rotations2  7,b7
 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 by r$esignat+   
subp>agraph 7,c7 z subp>agraph 7,d72 &  
7ii7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,b7 !  
foll[+3  7,c7 ,p]5nial production sy/em 
,! t]m p]5nial production sy/em means-- 
7i7 ! use ( cropl& = agr(ore/ry1 includ+
 alley cropp+1 silvopa/ure1 & relat$    
production practices1 z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y2  7ii7 ! use ( woodl& =       
agr(ore/ry1 includ+ =e/ f>m+1 multi/ory 

cropp+1 & relat$ production practices1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7iii7 ! use 
( cropl& = p]5nial =ages or p]5nial gra9
 crops4  2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9
 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ or at ! end2
  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ !   
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7iii7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 a      
p]5nial production sy/em4  2 &  7,d7 9  
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ or advanc$ graz+
 managem5t & ins]t+ 1 advanc$ graz+     
managem5t1 or a p]5nial production      
sy/em4  7#c7 ,soil heal? ,section       
#abdj,l7k7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (   
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd7k77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 1 includ+ by--  7#a7   
conduct+ outrea* to enc\rage ! use (    
contracts to improve soil heal? &       
seque/] c>bon 9 ! soil2 &  7#b7 (f]+    
paym5ts = soil te/+ to provide produc]s 
& ! ,secret>y ) in=mation on ! soil     
heal? & c>bon seque/ration impacts (    
cons]vation activities4  4  #d4 ,fund+ &
 adm9i/ration ,section #abdb ( ! ,food  

,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chdb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7a77#b7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ an individual1
 be=e a comm]cial entity2  7,b7 by /rik+
 ,/ate or local & ins]t+ ,/ate1 local1  
or ,tribal2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ nutri5t    
managem5t plann+1 & ins]t+ soil heal?   
plann+1 gre5h\se gas emissions r$uction 
plann+1 nutri5t managem5t plann+1       
integrat$ pe/ managem5t plann+1         
agr(ore/ry plann+1 organic transition   
plann+12  7#b7 9 subsection 7e7--  7,a7 
9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7i7 by ins]t+    
individuals1 be=e comm]cial entities12 &
  7ii7 by /rik+ ,/ate or local & ins]t+ 
,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal2 &  7,b7 9     
p>agraph 7#e71 by ins]t+ or organic aft]
 su/a9ability2 &  7#c7 9 subsection     
7i7-- 7,a7 9 ! subsection head+1 by     
ins]t+ p]5nial agriculture sy/em1 aft]  
organic12 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by   
ins]t+ a p]5nial agriculture sy/em1 aft]
 production1 ea* place x appe>s4  #e4   
,national & regional agr(ore/ry c5t]s   
,section #abdc ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 

,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #afdb note2 ,public ,law     
#aja-fbd7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ !   
section head+ & ins]t+ ,national &      
regional agr(ore/ry c5t]s2  7#b7 by     
r$esignat+ subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 z
 subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e71           
respectively2  7#c7 by /rik+ subsection 
7a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,def9ition (
 agr(ore/ry ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m       
agr(ore/ry means a managem5t sy/em t    
int5tionally integrates trees & %rubs   
into crop & animal f>m+ sy/ems to build 
m pr(itable & wea!r-resili5t f>ms1      
ran*es1 & communities1 address natural  
res\rce conc]ns & cons]vation ne$s1 &   
e/abli% productive & su/a9able l& use   
practices1 includ+--  7#a7 rip>ian =e/  
buff]s2  7#b7 alley cropp+2  7#c7       
silvopa/ure2  7#d7 =e/ f>m+ & multi/ory 
cropp+2 &  7#e7 w9dbreaks1 %elt]belts1  
h$g][s1 field bord]s1 & liv+ sn[ f5ces4 
7b7 ,national & ,regional ,agr(ore/ry   
,c5t]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z 

! ,secret>y7--  7,a7 %all e/abli% at !  
,=e/ry ,sci5ces ,laboratory ( ! ,=e/    
,s]vice1 9 ,l9coln1 ,nebraska1 a        
,national ,agr(ore/ry ,rese>*1          
,developm5t1 & ,demon/ration ,c5t]2 &   
7,b7 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice
 & 9 coop]ation ) ! ,natural ,res\rces  
,cons]vation ,s]vice1 %all e/abli% n    
few] ?an #c additional regional         
agr(ore/ry c5t]s at o!r locations1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,national 
& ,regional ,directors ,! ,secret>y1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 9  
coord9ation ) ! ,natural ,res\rces      
,cons]vation ,s]vice1 %all appo9t a     
,national ,director & ,regional         
,directors to manage & coord9ate !      
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c74  2  
7#d7 9 subsection 7c7 7z s r$esignat$7--
  7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7-- 
7i7 by /rik+ ,c5t] & ins]t+ ,c5t]s      
e/abli%$ "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 (  
subsection 7b77#a7 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ! ,c5t]s72 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ &
 organizations aft] nonpr(it f\ndations2

  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 by /rik+  
on semi>id l&s t & ins]t+ t build soil  
heal? &2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ 1 includ+    
agr(ore/ry sy/ems on semi>id l& & o!r   
fragile agroecosy/ems :]e woody p]5nial 
plant communities c enhance c>bon       
seque/ration & r$uce gre5h\se gas       
emissions be=e ! semicolon2  7,c7 9     
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ =e/ry products =
 comm]cial sale f semi>id l& & ins]t+   
agr(ore/ry products = comm]cial sale2   
7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#d7--  7i7 by /rik+ 9  
semi>id regions2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ !     
,great ,pla9s region & ins]t+ p>ticul>  
regions2  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by      
ins]t+ te*nical assi/ance & be=e        
te*nology2  7,f7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#f7 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#f7 develop improv$
 silvopa/ure1 alley cropp+1 =e/ f>m+1   
multi/ory cropp+1 rip>ian buff]1        
w9dbreak & %elt]belt1 & o!r p]5nial     
production & cons]vation sy/ems &       
te*nologies to improve soil heal?1 c>bon
 seque/ration1 dr\ght prep>$ness1 soil &
 wat] cons]vation1 environm5tal quality1

 & biological div]sity2  2  7,g7 9      
p>agraph 7#g71 by /rik+ on semi>id l&s2 
7,h7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by /rik+ on       
semi>id l&s worldwide & ins]t+          
worldwide1 includ+ on semi>id l&2 &     
7,i7 9 p>agraph 7#i7--  7i7 by /rik+ on 
semi>id l&s2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ & climate
 *ange aft] pollution2  7#e7 9          
subsection 7d7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 7,a7 9
 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 
,c5t] & ins]t+ ,c5t]s2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,c7 9      
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#c7 facilitate agr(ore/ry   
adoption by dissem9at+ compreh5sive     
in=mation on ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 &    
,tribal programs t provide support =    
agr(ore/ry4  2 &  7#f7 by am5d+         
subsection 7e7 7z s r$esignat$7 to read 
z foll[s3  7e7 ,grants ,! ,secret>y may 
e/abli% regional grant programs at ea* (
 ! ,c5t]s to support agr(ore/ry         
projects1 includ+ demon/ration f>ms4  4