,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,mc,clellan 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1    
,mr4 ,sor5s51 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 & ,ms4    
,s*olt57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! 
,committees on ,agriculture1 & ,natural 
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an int]ag5cy       
committee on soil c>bon seque/ration    
rese>*1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,coord9ation = ,soil ,c>bon ,rese>* &   
,monitor+ ,act4  #b4 ,soil c>bon rese>* 
& monitor+  7a7 ,int]ag5cy committee    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is e/abli%$ an       
int]ag5cy committee to be kn[n z !      
,int]ag5cy ,committee on ,soil ,c>bon   
,rese>* 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
,int]ag5cy ,committee71 to be l$ by !   

,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy & 
compos$ ( repres5tatives f ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7,b7 
,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7,c7 ,!         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  7,d7 ,!        
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7,e7 
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey4   
7,f7 ,! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic
 ,adm9i/ration4  7,g7 ,! ,national      
,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7,h7 ,! ,national  
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration4     
7,i7 ,! ,:ite ,h\se ,environm5tal       
,ju/ice ,advisory ,c\ncil4  7,j7 ,!     
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology4  7,k7 ,su* o!r ,f$]al       
ag5cies z ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy det]m9es   
appropriate4  7#b7 ,duties ,! ,int]ag5cy
 ,committee %all--  7,a7 develop a      
cross-ag5cy /rategic plan = ,f$]al      
rese>*1 developm5t1 & deploym5t reg>d+  
soil c>bon seque/ration sampl+ &        
measurem5t me?odologies1 measurem5t &   
monitor+ te*nologies1 & community ne$s2 
7,b7 propose roles & responsibilities to

 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy to advance soil c>bon 
seque/ration rese>* & monitor+2  7,c7   
ov]see work+ gr\ps e/abli%$ "u ?is      
section2  7,d7 z appropriate1 seek to   
consult ) ,f$]al ag5cies & ) ! ,(fice ( 
,managem5t & ,budget reg>d+ plann+ &    
budget review1 respectively1 conc]n+    
matt]s relat+ to ,f$]al soil c>bon      
seque/ration rese>* & monitor+2  7,e7 n 
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 submit to ,congress a      
basel9e report on exi/+ soil c>bon      
seque/ration rese>* & monitor+          
activities2  7,f7 submit to ,congress   
progress reports on soil c>bon          
seque/ration rese>* & monitor+          
activities at "o-1 ?ree-1 & five-ye>    
int]vals aft] ! submission ( ! basel9e  
report "u subp>agraph 7,e72  7,g7       
enc\rage coord9ation betwe5 ,f$]al      
ag5cies & evaluate soil c>bon           
seque/ration monitor+ activities1 data  
collection on soil c>bon & gre5h\se gas 
7,,ghg7 fluxes1 & long-t]m /orage       
protocols = soil c>bon2  7,h7 support   

compreh5sive report+ on soil c>bon      
seque/ration relat$ activities bas$ on a
 /&>diz$ integration ( exi/+ & new      
relevant data collection ef=ts across   
,f$]al ag5cies2  7,i7 %>e recomm5dations
 = review & input ) soil sci5ce exp]ts f
 academia1 private indu/ry1 & nonpr(it  
organizations t repres5t ! geographic1  
op]ational1 & demographic div]sity (    
,unit$ ,/ates agriculture2 &  7,j7      
designate a memb] ( ! ,int]ag5cy        
,committee to collaborate ) ,f$]al ag5cy
 heads on soil c>bon seque/ration rese>*
 & monitor+ activities4  7#c7 ,work+    
gr\ps  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,int]ag5cy      
,committee may1 z appropriate &         
necess>y1 e/abli% work+ gr\ps to        
coord9ate on cross-cutt+ priorities on  
soil c>bon rese>* z det]m9$ by !        
,int]ag5cy ,committee1 includ+ relat+ to
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,monitor+1 ,report+1 &   
,v]ification 7,,mrv74  7ii7 ,data       
collection & managem5t1 ) a focus on    
measurem5t /&>ds1 /&>ds = use ( new     
te*nologies1 & data ar*itecture =       

accessibility across ag5cies4  7iii7    
,fundam5tal rese>*1 includ+ reg>d+ soil 
c>bon dynamics1 plant bre$+1 & soil     
am5dm5ts4  7iv7 ,community engagem5t 9  
rese>* developm5t & dissem9ation (      
results1 p>ticul>ly ) hi/orically       
und]s]v$ & disadvantag$ gr\ps4  7,b7    
,duties ,work+ gr\ps e/abli%$ pursuant  
to subp>agraph 7,a7 %all--  7i7 id5tify 
ongo+ rese>* & monitor+ ef=ts on soil   
c>bon at ea* ,f$]al ag5cy repres5t$ 9   
ea* su* work+ gr\p2  7ii7 id5tify gaps 9
 curr5t ef=ts on soil c>bon seque/ration
 rese>* & monitor+2  7iii7 outl9e curr5t
 collaboration across ag5cies on soil   
c>bon seque/ration rese>* & monitor+2   
7iv7 propose coord9at$ projects & budget
 reque/s to advance ! field ( soil c>bon
 seque/ration rese>* & monitor+2  7v7   
engage ) & conduct outrea* to           
agricultural communities & produc]s1    
p>ticul>ly ^? hi/orically und]s]v$1 to  
ensure soil c>bon seque/ration rese>* & 
monitor+ is root$ 9 /akehold] engagem5t 
& on-!-gr\nd p]spectives2  7vi7 engage )

 rese>* & ext5sion soil sci5ti/s1       
private indu/ry1 nonpr(it organizations1
 & o!r int]discipl9>y soil sci5ce exp]t 
gr\ps to ensure t recomm5dations are    
in=m$ by ! be/ available sci5ce2 &      
7vii7 collaborate on ! developm5t (     
/&>diz$ monitor+ ( ! long-t]m c>bon &   
environm5tal impacts ( soil c>bon       
seque/ration rese>*4  7b7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is 
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