,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbe ,mr4    
,r\nds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to e/abli% ov]sight        
m$iation committees to help resolve     
prop]ty b\nd>y disputes reg>d+ ,national
 ,=e/ ,sy/em l&1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,f5ce ,l9e ,fairness ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em ov]sight m$iation 
committees  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section 
z ! ,secret>y71 9 consultation ) ,/ate  
dep>tm5ts ( agriculture & ,/ate         
dep>tm5ts ( natural res\rces1 %all      
e/abli% 9 ea* ,/ate 9 :i* ,national ,=e/
 ,sy/em l& is locat$ an ov]sight        
m$iation committee 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z a m$iation committee7 to help 
resolve disputes betwe5 private l&[n]s &
 ! ,secret>y reg>d+ ! location (        

b\nd>ies betwe5 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&
 & private l&4  7b7  ,composition  7#a7 
,9 g5]al  ,a m$iation committee %all be 
compos$ (--  7,a7 #b individuals :o are 
private1 active f>m]s or ran*]s f !     
,/ate 9 :i* ! m$iation committee is     
e/abli%$1 to be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y2 
&  7,b7 #c individuals :o are private1  
active f>m]s or ran*]s f ! ,/ate 9 :i* !
 m$iation committee is e/abli%$1 to be  
appo9t$ by ! applicable ,/ate dep>tm5t (
 agriculture or ,/ate dep>tm5t ( natural
 res\rces4  7#b7  ,t]ms  ,a memb] ( a   
m$iation committee-- 7,a7 %all be       
appo9t$ = a t]m ( #e ye>s2 &  7,b7 may  
s]ve = n m ?an #b t]ms4  7c7            
,notification ,if !re is a dispute      
reg>d+ ! location ( a b\nd>y betwe5     
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& & private l&1 !
 ,secret>y %all--  7#a7 notify ! private
 l&[n] ( ! dispute n lat] ?an #cj days  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y becomes  
aw>e ( ! dispute2 &  7#b7 provide to !  
private l&[n] ! option to use ! m$iation
 committee process describ$ 9 subsection

 7d7 to help resolve ! dispute4  7d7    
,dispute resolution process  7#a7       
,ref]ral  ,if a private l&[n] notifies !
 ,secret>y t ! l&[n] *ooses to use !    
m$iation committee process ref]r$ to 9  
subsection 7c77#b71 ! ,secret>y %all    
ref] ! dispute to ! applicable m$iation 
committee n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! private l&[n] notifies !  
,secret>y4  7#b7  ,process  ,) respect  
to a dispute ref]r$ to a m$iation       
committee "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! m$iation  
committee %all--  7,a7 hold private     
he>+s reg>d+ ! dispute to analyze       
in=mation & te/imony f ! private l&[n] &
 appropriate (ficials ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2 
7,b7 provide to ! p>ties to ! dispute   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7             
recomm5dations = actions t c be tak5 by 
! p>ties to resolve ! dispute2 &  7,c7  
submit a report describ+ f9d+s ( fact   
reg>d+ ! dispute & recomm5dations       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 to--  7i7 ! 
,secret>y2  7ii7 ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/       
,s]vice2  7iii7 ! head ( ! applicable   

,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture2  7iv7 !   
head ( ! applicable ,/ate dep>tm5t (    
natural res\rces2  7v7 ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate2 &  7vi7 ! ,committee on         
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4  7#c7  ,timel9e  ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* a 
dispute is ref]r$ to a m$iation         
committee "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! m$iation  
committee %all comm5ce hold+ he>+s "u   
p>agraph 7#b77;,a74