,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,warren1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and
 ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
to provide for high-priority research   
and extension grants for natural climate
 solutions1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,natural ,climate ,solutions       
,research and ,extension ,act of #bjbf4 
#b4 ,high-priority research and         
extension for natural climate solutions 
,section #afgb7;d7 of the ,food1        
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#ba7 ,natural climate      
solutions ,research and extension grants

 may be made under this section for the 
purpose of advancing land management    
practices that store carbon or reduce   
greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural
 lands and soils1 grasslands1 wetlands1 
and forests1 including practices that-- 
7,a7 are based on traditional ecological
 knowledge2  7,b7 promote biodiversity  
and climate change resilience2 and  7,c7
 reduce runoff4  4