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Union Calendar No. 257 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7764 
[Report No. 117–343] 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under 
the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a 
nutrient management practice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2022 
Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
JUNE 3, 2022 
Additional sponsor: Mr. COSTA 
JUNE 3, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Agriculture; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) PAYMENTS.—During the period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this section and ending on September 
30, 2023, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide pay-
ments under this section to producers that have entered 
into contracts with the Secretary under the environmental 
quality incentives program to implement the nutrient man-
agement practice. 
(b) AMOUNT.—A payment to a producer under this 
section shall be in an amount that, in combination with 
the applicable payment under section 1240B(d) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)), does 
not exceed 100 percent of the costs of implementing the 
nutrient management practice. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section $750,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may use up to 5 percent of funds made available 
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pursuant to paragraph (1) to provide technical as-
sistance under this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
INCENTIVES 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘environmental quality incen-
tives program’’ means the environmental quality in-
centives program established under subchapter A of 
chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.). 
(2) NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE.—The 
term ‘‘nutrient management practice’’ means the 
practice described in the conservation practice stand-
ard for nutrient management established by the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, code 590, 
dated May, 2019, or any successor conservation 
practice standard for nutrient management estab-
lished by the Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice pursuant to title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). 
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Union Calendar No. 257 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7764 
[Report No. 117–343] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
additional payments under the environmental 
quality incentives program for implementation of 
a nutrient management practice, and for other 
purposes. 
JUNE 3, 2022 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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