,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,mr4 
,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture to e/abli% & ma9ta9 a tra9+
 program = ,natural ,res\rces           
,cons]vation ,s]vice p]sonnel &         
?ird-p>ty provid]s on ! rapidly evolv+  
me?odologies1 sci5ce1 & practices ( soil
 heal? managem5t sy/ems on agricultural 
l&1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,soil         
,cons]vation ,& ,reg5]ation ,education  
,act ( #bjbf or ! ,soil ,,c>e ,act (    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,tra9+ = soil heal? 9 ,,nrcs
 programs = agricultural produc]s       
,section #abdb ( ! ,food ,security ,act 
( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 subsection 7d71 by ins]t+ (     
,agriculture aft] ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7j7 ,tra9+ =   

soil heal? managem5t  7#a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,s]vice ,! t]m  
,s]vice means ! ,natural ,res\rces      
,cons]vation ,s]vice4  7,b7 ,soil       
biology ,! t]m soil biology includes !  
collective biomass & activities (       
soil-dwell+ organisms f an array (      
trophic levels4  7,c7 ,soil heal?       
managem5t ,! t]m soil heal? managem5t   
means l& managem5t me?ods t are employ$ 
to increase & balance soil heal?1 su* z 
microbial biomass & macr(auna1 = !      
purpose ( improv+ biological functions1 
includ+ =m+ & /abiliz+ soil /ructure1   
cycl+ nutri5ts1 controll+ pe/s &        
disease1 & degrad+ or detoxify+         
contam9ants4  7,d7 ,tra9+ program ,! t]m
 tra9+ program means ! tra9+ program    
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7        
,e/abli%m5t ( tra9+ program ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a  
tra9+ program-- 7,a7 to provide         
education1 res\rces1 & te*nical support 
to ,s]vice p]sonnel & ?ird-p>ty provid]s

 on ! rapidly evolv+ me?odologies1      
sci5ce1 & practices = improv+ soil      
heal?2 &  7,b7 to assi/ ,s]vice p]sonnel
 & ?ird-p>ty provid]s 9 support+        
agricultural produc]s 9 und]/&+ &       
implem5t+ soil heal? managem5t sy/ems t 
reg5]ate f>ml&4  7#c7 ,program          
developm5t & deliv]y  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
tra9+ program %all-- 7i7 be made        
available 9 ea* ,s]vice region twice e  
#b ye>s2 &  7ii7 include-- 7,i7 a       
nationally available onl9e curriculum on
 soil heal? managem5t sy/ems t is-- 7aa7
 develop$ ?r\gh coop]ative agreem5ts )  
entities describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 & 
7bb7 deliv]$ by ! ,s]vice2 &  7,,ii7    
9-p]son tra9+ work%ops on soil heal?    
managem5t sy/ems t reg5]ate f>ml&1 t--  
7aa7 include cov]age across regions &   
geography types2  7bb7 are develop$     
?r\gh coop]ative agreem5ts ) entities   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7cc7 are
 deliv]$ by ! ,s]vice4  7,b7 ,coop]ative
 agreem5ts  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! tra9+       
program %all be develop$ & deliv]$ ?r\gh

 coop]ative agreem5ts ) entities ) soil 
heal? managem5t sy/ems exp]tise &       
exp]i5ce work+ ) & tra9+ produc]s1      
includ+-- 7,i7 f>m+ consultants1 includ+
 produc]s & produc] coop]atives2  7,,ii7
 nonpr(it organizations s]v+ organic1   
agroecological1 & o!r reg5]ative        
produc]s2  7,,iii7 cons]vation di/ricts2
  7,,iv7 l&-grant colleges & univ]sities
 7z def9$ 9 section #adjd ( ! ,national 
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772  7,v7 ,long-,t]m     
,agroecosy/em ,rese>* sites2 &  7,,vi7  
o!r entities ) adequate exp]tise 9 soil 
heal? managem5t sy/ems1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y4  7ii7 ,initial agreem5ts ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all ent]  
into coop]ative agreem5ts "u clause 7i7 
= ! initial developm5t & deliv]y ( !    
tra9+ program4  7,c7 ,p>ticipation  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all enc\rage     
relevant ,s]vice p]sonnel & ?ird-p>ty   
provid]s-- 7,i7 to complete ! onl9e     

curriculum describ$ 9 subp>agraph       
7,a77ii77,i72 &  7,,ii7 to ! ext5t      
practicable1 to att5d at lea/ #a 9-p]son
 tra9+ work%op describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a77ii77,,ii74  7ii7 ,relevant ,s]vice 
p]sonnel ,= purposes ( clause 7i71      
relevant ,s]vice p]sonnel %all include1 
at a m9imum1 ,s]vice p]sonnel involv$ 9 
cons]vation plann+ activities )1 & !    
deliv]y ( te*nical assi/ance to1        
produc]s1 includ+ field (fice /aff ( !  
,s]vice4  7iii7 ,completion s*$ules =   
?ird-p>ty provid]s  7,i7 ,e/abli%m5t (  
s*$ules ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%-- 7aa7
 a s*$ule = ! completion by ?ird-p>ty   
provid]s ( ! onl9e curriculum describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,i72 &  7bb7 a    
s*$ule ( 9-p]son tra9+ work%ops t w be  
provid$ 9 accordance ) subp>agraph      
7,a77ii77,,ii74  7,,ii7 ,use ( s*$ules  
,! ,secret>y %all enc\rage ea* ?ird-p>ty
 provid]-- 7aa7 to complete ! onl9e     
curriculum 9 accordance ) ! s*$ule      
e/abli%$ "u subclause 7,i77aa72 &  7bb7 
to ! ext5t practicable1 to att5d at lea/

 #a tra9+ work%op id5tifi$ on ! s*$ule  
e/abli%$ "u subclause 7,i77bb74  7,d7   
,cont9u+ education ,! ,secret>y %all    
provide cont9u+ education = relevant    
,s]vice p]sonnel & ?ird-p>ty provid]s1 )
 a focus on ! use ( new cons]vation     
practice /&>ds relat$ to soil heal?4    
7,e7 ,mat]ials = produc]s ,! ,secret>y  
%all require relevant ,s]vice p]sonnel &
 ?ird-p>ty provid]s to provide soil     
heal? education mat]ials to produc]s    
?r\gh ! programs & cons]vation          
activities ( ! ,s]vice1 includ+ mat]ials
 relat+ to ! topics cov]$ by !          
curriculum describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d74    
7#d7 ,curriculum  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! tra9+
 program %all include ! foll[+ m9imum   
curriculum compon5ts3 7i7 ,a unit on !  
pr9ciples ( soil heal? publi%$ by !     
,s]vice1 ) a focus on biological        
function & regional context4  7ii7 ,a   
unit on-- 7,i7 ! transition to          
agriculture managem5t sy/ems t build    
soil heal?1 includ+ op]ations1          
infra/ructure1 regulations1 f9ance1 &   

m>ket+ ne$s2 &  7,,ii7 associat$ risks &
 opportunities1 includ+ r$uc+ input co/s
 by build+ on-f>m & ran* f]tility4      
7iii7 ,a unit on organic production &   
soil heal? managem5t4  7iv7 ,a unit on  
div]sifi$ production sy/ems1 includ+--  
7,i7 p]5nial cropp+ sy/ems2  7,,ii7     
agr(ore/ry or silvopa/ure sy/ems2       
7,,iii7 live/ock integration into cropp+
 sy/ems2 &  7,,iv7 prescrib$ graz+4  7v7
 ,a unit on ! body ( rese>* on soil     
biology & agriculture t reg5]ates f>ml&1
 includ+ pot5tial impacts on soil heal?1
 wat] quality & security1 biodiv]sity1  
ecosy/em function1 resili5ce to extreme 
wea!r1 c>bon seque/ration1 &            
agricultural pr(itability4  7vi7 ,a unit
 on key cons]vation practices t maximize
 soil heal? & mitigate climate impacts  
by implem5t+ soil heal? pr9ciples4      
7vii7 ,a unit on-- 7,i7 issues specific 
to ,indian ,tribes2 &  7,,ii7           
traditional ecological k4  7viii7 ,a    
unit on-- 7,i7 ! special ne$s ( new1    
small scale1 & und]s]v$ produc]s2 &     

7,,ii7 h[ be/ to meet ^? ne$s4  7ix7 ,a 
unit on approa*es1 tools1 & skills to   
support f>m]s 9 p]=m+ soil heal? te/s4  
7x7 ,a unit on all cons]vation programs 
available to produc]s t improve soil    
heal?1 r$uce production inputs1 &       
reg5]ate soil1 f>ml&1 & ne>by ecosy/ems4
  7,b7 ,updates ,! ,secret>y %all review
 & update ! curriculum & all mat]ials ( 
! tra9+ program e #b ye>s bas$ on !     
late/-- 7i7 soil heal? managem5t        
innovations2 &  7ii7 sci5tific &        
te*nological advancem5ts4  7#e7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is subsection    
#aj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbg ?r\gh #bjcb4  4