,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,m>%all 7= himself & ,mr4 ,padilla7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1 
,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide ,act to       
provide = a consi/5t def9ition = plant  
bio/imulants4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,plant ,bio/imulant
 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,def9+ plant       
bio/imulants  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,section #b
 ( ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 & 
,rod5ticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf7 is 
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7v7 & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7v7 ,plant regulator  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m plant regulator    
means any sub/ance or mixture (         
sub/ances int5d$1 ?r\gh physiological   
action1 = accel]at+ or ret>d+ ! rate (  
gr[? or rate ( maturation1 or = o!rwise 
alt]+ ! behavior1 ( plants or ! produce 
!re(4  7#b7  ,exclusions  ,! t]m plant  

regulator does n include--  7,a7        
sub/ances to ! ext5t t !y are int5d$ z  
plant nutri5ts1 trace elem5ts1          
nutritional *emicals1 plant inoculants1 
soil am5dm5ts1 or vitam9 hormone        
products2 or  7,b7 plant bio/imulants   
t-- 7i7 are ( biological orig92 or  7ii7
 include *emical comp\nds t are         
syn!tically d]iv$1 b are /ructurally    
simil> & functionally id5tical to       
sub/ances ( biological orig94  2  7#b7 9
 subsection 7hh7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 
7#c7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 
7,a71 by /rik+ sub/ances4 & ins]t+      
sub/ances2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 
7,i7 by ins]t+ 1 or aft] volatilization2
 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &  
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+   
be=e ! undesignat$ matt] foll[+ p>agraph
 7#c7 ! foll[+3  7#d7 a plant           
bio/imulant2 or  7#e7 a nutritional     
*emical4  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7pp7 ,plant bio/imulant ,! t]m 
plant bio/imulant means a sub/ance1     

microorganism1 or mixture !re(1 t1 :5   
appli$ to se$s1 plants1 ! rhizosph]e1   
soil1 or o!r gr[? m$ia1 acts to support 
a plant's natural processes indep5d5tly 
( ! nutri5t cont5t ( t sub/ance1        
microorganism1 or mixture !re(1 & t     
!reby improves--  7#a7 nutri5t          
availability1 uptake1 or use effici5cy2 
7#b7 tol]ance to abiotic /ress2 &  7#c7 
consequ5t gr[?1 developm5t1 quality1 or 
yield4  7qq7 ,nutritional *emical ,! t]m
 nutritional *emical--  7#a7 means any  
sub/ance or mixture ( sub/ances t       
int]acts ) plant nutri5ts 9 a mann] t   
improves nutri5t availability or aids ! 
plant 9 acquir+ or utiliz+ plant        
nutri5ts2 &  7#b7 includes "s plant     
bio/imulants4  7rr7 ,vitam9 hormone     
product ,! t]m vitam9 hormone product   
means a product consi/+ ( a mixture (   
plant hormones1 plant nutri5ts1         
inoculants1 or soil am5dm5ts4  4  7b7   
,regulations  ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,adm9i/rator ( ,environm5tal ,protection

 ,ag5cy %all revise ! regulations "u    
sub*apt] ,e ( *apt] ,i ( title #dj1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act71 to    
c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made by subsection  
7a74  #c4  ,soil heal? /udy  7a7  ,/udy 
,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all conduct
 a /udy to assess ! types (1 & practices
 us+1 plant bio/imulants 7z def9$ 9     
section #b ( ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1     
,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #acf77 t be/ a*ieve ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,increas+ organic matt] cont5t4    
7#b7 ,r$uc+ atmosph]ic volatilization4  
7#c7 ,promotion ( nutri5t managem5t     
practices4  7#d7 ,limit+ or elim9at+    
run(f or lea*+ ( soil or nutri5ts1 su* z
 phosphorus & nitrog51 into gr\ndwat] or
 o!r wat] s\rces4  7#e7 ,re/or+         
b5eficial bioactivity or heal?y nutri5ts
 to ! soil4  7#f7 ,aid+ 9 c>bon         
seque/ration1 nutri5t use effici5cy1 &  
o!r climate-relat$ b5efits4  7#g7       
,support+ innovative approa*es to       

improv+ agricultural su/a9ability1      
includ+ ! adoption ( p]=mance-bas$      
outcome /&>ds & crit]ia4  7b7  ,report  
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i*  
funds are fir/ made available to conduct
 ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all make publicly available1 & submit  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( 
! ,s5ate1 a report t describes ! results
 ( ! /udy4