,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gccj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjbf,mrs4 ,hinson 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,sorensen7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,food ,security ,act of   
#aihe to reestablish the ,driftless     
,area ,landscape ,conservation          
,initiative1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,driftless ,area ,landscape     
,conservation ,initiative ,act or the   
,,dalci ,act4  #b4 ,driftless ,area     
,landscape ,conservation ,initiative    
,subchapter ,a of chapter #d of subtitle
 ,d of title ,,xii of the ,food         
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chci;aa et seq47 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  #abdj;,h-#a4 
,driftless ,area ,landscape             
,conservation ,initiative  7a7          
,establishment ,the ,secretary shall    
establish a ,driftless ,area ,landscape 

,conservation ,initiative to reduce     
erosion and restore cold water stream   
corridors in the ,driftless ,area of the
 ,midwestern ,united ,states1 with a    
focus on climate-smart agriculture1     
carbon sequestration1 soil health1 and  
ecological restoration4  7b7 ,initiative
 elements  7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying
 out the initiative established under   
this section1 the ,secretary shall      
provide assistance to producers to      
implement practices to-- 7,a7 manage    
working lands for year-round ground     
cover to rebuild soil1 sequester carbon1
 improve water quality1 increase water  
holding capacity of soil1 reduce soil   
erosion1 and mitigate flooding and other
 climate impacts2  7,b7 manage woodlands
 for increased biodiversity to improve  
the health of the woods to provide      
habitat and sequester carbon2  7,c7     
restore prairies and manage grasslands1 
oak savannas1 and barrens to expand     
habitat and sequester carbon2 and  7,d7 
restore cold water streams1 by reducing 

stream bank erosion and threats of      
flooding while improving trout habitat4 
7#b7 ,partnerships ,in carrying out the 
initiative established under this       
section1 the ,secretary shall provide   
assistance to grassroots partnerships to
 educate landowners and operators on the
 benefits of climate-smart agriculture1 
soil health1 and holistic grazing4  7#c7
 ,types of assistance ,the ,secretary   
may provide assistance under this       
section in the form of financial        
assistance1 technical assistance1 and   
payments for the conveyance of easements
 to the ,secretary1 under such terms as 
the ,secretary may establish4  7c7      
,funding ,of the funds made available to
 carry out this subchapter1 the         
,secretary shall carry out this section 
using #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal     
years #bjbg through #bjca4  4