,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1 #bjbe
 ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4  
,thune7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,food ,security ,act of #aihe to       
authorize the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 to improve agricultural productivity1  
profitability1 resilience1 and          
ecological outcomes through modernized  
data infrastructure and analysis1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,agriculture ,innovation ,act of #bjbe4 
#b4  ,data on conservation and other    
production practices  ,subtitle ,e of   
title ,,xii of the ,food ,security ,act 
of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chda et seq47  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #abdh4  ,data on            
conservation and other production       
practices  7a7  ,purpose  ,the purpose  

of this section is to improve           
conservation outcomes1 increase         
agricultural productivity and           
resilience1 and accelerate the          
development of ecosystem service markets
 by collecting1 analyzing1 and providing
 data--  7#a7 to better understand how  
covered conservation practices and      
suites of covered conservation practices
 and other production practices impact  
farm1 ranch1 and other working land     
productivity and profitability 7such as 
crop yields1 soil health1 and other     
risk-reducing factors72  7#b7 to support
 the measurement and quantification of  
ecosystem services provided by working  
land1 such as soil health1 water        
filtration1 and habitat1 that result    
from covered conservation practices and 
other production practices2 and  7#c7 to
 improve the implementation of          
,department programs to optimize        
productivity1 profitability1 and        
ecological benefits4  7b7  ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered         

conservation practice ,the term covered 
conservation practice means a specific  
conservation practice or enhancement    
that is designed to protect soil health1
 farm and ranch productivity1 or both   
7including the protection of wildlife   
habitat7 while maintaining or enhancing 
crop yields in an economically          
sustainable manner 7including such a    
conservation practice or enhancement    
that is supported by the ,department or 
used independently by a producer71 as   
determined by the ,secretary4  7#b7     
,department  ,the term ,department means
 the ,department of ,agriculture4  7#c7 
,other production practice  ,the term   
other production practice means a       
practice used to produce a crop or      
livestock1 including pest control1      
nutrient management1 manure management1 
water and irrigation management1 seed1  
feed and nutrition1 and crop residue    
management4  7c7  ,data collection1     
review1 analysis1 and technical         
assistance  ,the ,secretary1 acting     

through the #a or more applicable ,under
 ,secretaries that head mission areas   
relating to farm and ranch productivity 
and conservation1 in coordination with  
the ,chief ,data ,officer of the        
,department1 the ,chief ,economist1 and 
the ,under ,secretary for ,research1    
,education1 and ,economics1 shall carry 
out the following activities3  7#a7     
,identify in the data inventory         
maintained by the ,secretary under      
section #ceaa of title #dd1 ,united     
,states ,code1 data relating to the     
impacts of covered conservation         
practices and other production practices
 on enhancing crop yields1 soil health1 
and ecosystem services1 reducing risk1  
and improving farm1 ranch1 and other    
working land profitability generated or 
collected by the ,department1 including 
the ,farm ,service ,agency1 the ,risk   
,management ,agency1 the ,natural       
,resources ,conservation ,service1 the  
,national ,agricultural ,statistics     
,service1 the ,economic ,research       

,service1 the ,forest ,service1 and any 
other relevant agency1 as determined by 
the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,collect or       
acquire1 using other authorities of the 
,secretary1 and using technology and a  
modernized survey system1 to the        
greatest extent practicable1 or another 
appropriate method1 any additional      
producer data1 baseline data1 or other  
data relating to the impacts of covered 
conservation practices and other        
production practices on enhancing crop  
yields1 soil health1 and ecosystem      
services1 reducing risk1 and improving  
farm1 ranch1 and other working land     
profitability necessary to achieve the  
purpose described in subsection 7a71    
ensuring that data is collected from all
 types and sizes of operations4  7#c7   
,ensure that producer data identified or
 collected under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 
are collected in a compatible format    
that is machine-readable 7as defined in 
section #cejb of title #dd1 ,united     
,states ,code7 at the field- and        

farm-level and in a manner that places  
the lowest practicable burden on        
producers and improves the              
interoperability of the data collected  
by the ,department for the purposes of  
this section and optimizes the          
interoperability1 to the extent         
practicable1 with data relating to      
conservation practices generated by     
other organizations and other activities
 of the ,department4  7#d7 ,establish   
procedures for producers to voluntarily 
provide supplemental data that may be   
useful in statistical activities 7as    
defined in section #caa of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code7 and activities to
 build evidence 7as defined in that     
section7 of the impacts of covered      
conservation practices on--  7,a7       
enhancing crop yields1 soil health1 and 
ecosystem services2  7,b7 reducing risk2
 and  7,c7 improving farm1 ranch1 and   
other working land profitability4  7#e7 
,integrate1 collate1 and link1 to the   
greatest extent practicable1 data       

identified or collected under this      
subsection with other government or     
nongovernmental data sources that       
include crop yields1 soil health1       
covered conservation practices1 and     
other production practices4  7#f7       
,establish a conservation and farm      
productivity secure data center designed
 to carry out the purposes of this      
section that ensures the security1      
privacy1 and integrity of data4  7#g7   
,make available data through the secure 
data center established under paragraph 
7#f7 to academic institutions and       
researchers that meet the user          
permission requirements described in    
subsection 7d77#b77;,a7 for the         
provision of technical assistance4  7#h7
 ,analyze1 consistent with the          
scientific integrity policy of the      
,department1 the data identified or     
collected under this subsection to      
consider the impacts of covered         
conservation practices and other        
production practices on enhancing crop  

yields1 soil health1 and ecosystem      
services and improving farm1 ranch1 and 
other working land profitability4  7#i7 
,use the results of the analyses under  
paragraph 7#h7 to improve the           
implementation and efficiency of        
,department programs to increase        
productivity1 profitability1 and        
ecological benefits of farm1 ranch1 and 
other working land1 including relating  
to issues identified in the             
evidence-building plan of the           
,department required under section #cab 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#aj7 ,promptly make available on the   
public-facing component of the secure   
data center established under paragraph 
7#f7 the research1 analysis1 evaluation 
products1 and other information         
generated in carrying out this section  
7including open ,government data assets 
7as defined in section #cejb of title   
#dd1 ,united ,states ,code71 to the     
extent permissible by law7--  7,a7 that 
demonstrates the impacts of covered     

conservation practices and other        
production practices on enhancing crop  
yields1 soil health1 and ecosystem      
services1 reducing risk1 and improving  
farm1 ranch1 and other working land     
profitability2 and  7,b7 in a manner    
that is easily accessed by producers1   
researchers1 and other stakeholders4    
7d7  ,secure agricultural data center   
establishment  7#a7  ,in general  ,the  
,secretary may enter into #a or more    
agreements with #a or more academic     
institutions1 organizations1 government 
agencies1 or other experts determined   
necessary by the ,secretary to provide  
technical assistance1 expertise1 and    
technology infrastructure1 as needed1 to
 develop the secure data center under   
subsection 7c77#f74  7#b7  ,requirement 
to modernize data security1 storage1 and
 access  7,a7  ,in general  ,in         
establishing the secure data center     
described in paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary shall use industry-standard  
data security protocols and user        

permissions to protect the security and 
confidentiality of proprietary producer 
data while automating and standardizing 
data collection1 storage1 and sharing1  
to the greatest extent practicable1 for 
the purpose of carrying out this section
 and encouraging agriculture innovation4
  7,b7  ,requirements  ,in carrying out 
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
establish procedures for the operation  
and use of the secure data center that  
include--  7i7 prohibiting the sale of  
any individual or identifiable producer 
data2  7ii7 a method to provide         
disclosure review of research resulting 
from data for which access is provided  
prior to public release to ensure that  
no information that is otherwise        
protected from disclosure by law is     
disclosed2  7iii7 requiring any         
published research to release only      
aggregated and anonymized data1         
consistent with best practices for      
disclosure avoidance and reducing the   
risk of re-identification2 and  7iv7    

periodically consulting with experts and
 stakeholders to consider necessary     
modifications to security protocols or  
confidentiality protections for         
identifiable data accessed or maintained
 by the secure data center and          
improvements to access for approved     
users4  7,c7  ,additional requirements  
,in carrying out subparagraphs 7,a7 and 
7,b71 the ,secretary shall establish    
measures to ensure proposals to use data
 made available through the secure data 
center to academic institutions and     
researchers--  7i7 would have           
statistical results that pose no risk of
 unauthorized disclosure of protected   
data2  7ii7 are feasible given the      
features of the data2 and  7iii7 would  
be consistent with the purposes for     
which the data were collected1 including
 for developing evidence that can be    
used for technical assistance and       
assessment of program outcomes4  7e7    
,producer tools  7#a7  ,in general  ,not
 later than #c years after the date of  

enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary shall provide technical      
assistance1 including through           
internet-based tools1 based on the      
analysis conducted in carrying out this 
section and other sources of relevant   
data1 to assist producers in improving  
sustainable production practices that   
increase yields and enhance             
environmental outcomes4  7#b7           
,internet-based tools  ,internet-based  
tools described in paragraph 7#a7 shall 
provide to producers1 to the greatest   
extent practicable--  7,a7 confidential 
data specific to each farm or ranch of  
the producer2 and  7,b7 general data    
relating to the impacts of covered      
conservation practices on enhancing crop
 yields1 soil health1 and otherwise     
reducing risk and improving farm and    
ranch profitability4  7f7  ,effect on   
privacy protection laws  ,nothing in    
this section affects the applicability  
to this section of--  7#a7 section      
#aggj2  7#b7 section #afai of the ,food1

 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of     
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgia72  7#c7       
section #ejb7;c7 of the ,federal ,crop  
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4           
#aejb7;c772  7#d7 section #eeb;a of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 or     
7#e7 any other applicable privacy law   
that protects personally identifiable   
information of producers4  7g7          
,reporting  ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 and each year thereafter1 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate and the    
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives a report that      
includes--  7#a7 a summary of the       
analysis conducted under this section2  
7#b7 the number and regions of producers
 that voluntarily provided data under   
subsection 7c77#d72  7#c7 a description 
of any additional or new activities     
planned to be conducted under this      
section in the next fiscal year1        

including--  7,a7 research relating to  
any additional conservation practices2  
7,b7 any new types of data to be        
collected2  7,c7 any improved or        
streamlined data collection efforts     
associated with this section2 and  7,d7 
any new research projects2  7#d7 a      
summary of the procedures for the       
operation and use of the secure data    
center under subsection 7c77#f71        
including procedures for protecting the 
security and confidentiality of         
proprietary producer data2 and  7#e7 in 
the case of the first #b reports        
submitted under this subsection1 a      
description of the current status of the
 implementation of activities under     
subsection 7c74  7h7  ,funding and      
administration  ,the ,secretary shall   
use the existing funds and authorities  
of the ,department to carry out this    
section4  7i7  ,effect  ,nothing in this
 section authorizes the ,secretary to   
compel a producer--  7#a7 to provide    
data to the ,department2 or  7#b7 to    

receive technical assistance4  4