I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5861 
To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2020 
Ms. PINGREE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Re-
form, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Agriculture Resilience Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this bill is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL GOAL 
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Sec. 101. Goals. 
Sec. 102. Action plan. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH 
Sec. 201. Research, extension, and education purpose. 
Sec. 202. Regional hubs for risk adaptation and mitigation to climate change. 
Sec. 203. Sustainable agriculture research and education resilience initiative. 
Sec. 204. Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer pro-
gram. 
Sec. 205. Long-Term Agroecological Network. 
Sec. 206. Public breed and cultivar research. 
Sec. 207. ARS Climate Scientist Career Development Program. 
Sec. 208. Agricultural Climate Adaptation and Mitigation through AFRI. 
Sec. 209. Specialty crop research initiative. 
Sec. 210. Integrated pest management. 
Sec. 211. National Academy of Sciences Study. 
Sec. 212. Appropriate technology transfer to rural areas. 
TITLE III—SOIL HEALTH 
Sec. 301. Crop insurance. 
Sec. 302. Environmental Quality Incentives Program. 
Sec. 303. Conservation Stewardship Program. 
Sec. 304. State assistance for soil health. 
Sec. 305. Funding and administration. 
Sec. 306. Carbon tax credit feasibility study. 
Sec. 307. Conservation compliance. 
Sec. 308. Agroforestry centers. 
TITLE IV—FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND FARM VIABILITY 
Sec. 401. Local Agriculture Market Program. 
Sec. 402. Organic certification cost-share program. 
Sec. 403. Exclusion of gain from sale of certain farm property and agricultural 
easements. 
Sec. 404. Farmland Protection Policy Act. 
Sec. 405. Agriculture conservation easement program. 
TITLE V—PASTURE-BASED LIVESTOCK 
Sec. 501. Animal raising claims. 
Sec. 502. Grants for reimbursement of compliance costs for very small proc-
essors of meat food products and poultry products. 
Sec. 503. Conservation of private grazing land. 
Sec. 504. Conservation reserve program. 
Sec. 505. Alternative Manure Management Program. 
TITLE VI—ON-FARM RENEWABLE ENERGY 
Sec. 601. Rural Energy For America Program. 
Sec. 602. Study on dual-use renewable energy systems. 
Sec. 603. AgSTAR program. 
TITLE VII—FOOD LOSS AND WASTE 
Subtitle A—Food Date Labeling 
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Sec. 701. Definitions. 
Sec. 702. Quality dates and discard dates. 
Sec. 703. Misbranding. 
Sec. 704. Regulations. 
Sec. 705. Delayed applicability. 
Subtitle B—Other Provisions 
Sec. 711. Composting as conservation practice. 
Sec. 712. Amendments to Federal Food Donation Act. 
Sec. 713. Grants for composting and anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy 
projects. 
Sec. 714. School food waste reduction grant program. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL GOAL 
SEC. 101. GOALS. 
(a) UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE GOAL.—As part 
of a national greenhouse gas emission reduction effort to 
prevent climate change from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius 
of warming above preindustrial levels, the goal for the ag-
ricultural sector in the United States shall be to achieve 
at least a 50 percent reduction in net greenhouse gases 
from 2010 levels by not later than 2030 and to achieve 
net zero emissions by not later than 2040. 
(b) SUBGOALS.— 
(1) RESEARCH.—To help achieve the goal speci-
fied in subsection (a), the total Federal investment 
in public food and agriculture research and exten-
sion should, at a minimum, triple by not later than 
2030 and quadruple by not later than 2040, with a 
heightened emphasis on climate change adaptation 
and mitigation, soil health, agro-forestry, advanced 
grazing management and crop-livestock integration, 
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other agro-ecological systems, on-farm and food sys-
tem energy efficiency and renewable energy produc-
tion, farmland preservation and viability, food waste 
reduction, and related topics to accelerate progress 
toward net zero emissions by not later than 2040. 
(2) SOIL HEALTH.—To help achieve the goal 
specified in subsection (a)— 
(A) the United States should immediately 
become a member of the 4 per 1000 Initiative’s 
forum and consortium, hosted by the Consult-
ative Group for International Agricultural Re-
search (commonly referred to as the ‘‘CGIAR’’), 
with the aim of increasing total soil carbon 
stocks by 0.4 percent annually to reduce carbon 
in the atmosphere, restore soil health and pro-
ductivity, and thereby improve food security; 
(B) the agricultural sector should expand 
adoption of soil health practices (including di-
verse crop rotations, cover cropping, conserva-
tion tillage, perennialization of highly erodible 
land, 
agroforestry, 
composting, 
biologically 
based nutrient management, and advanced 
grazing management including silvopasture) 
sufficiently to restore at least a quarter of the 
soil carbon that has been lost in the last 300 
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years by not later than 2030 and at least half 
of lost soil carbon by not later than 2040; and 
(C) cover crop acres in the United States 
should increase to at least 25 percent of crop 
acres by not later than 2030 and at least 50 
percent by not later than 2040, with at least 50 
percent of cropland acres covered by crops, 
cover crops, or residue year-round by not later 
than 2030 rising to at least 75 percent by not 
later than 2040. 
(3) 
FARMLAND
PRESERVATION.—To 
help 
achieve the goal specified in subsection (a), the rate 
of conversion in the United States of agricultural 
land to development, as well as the rate of grassland 
conversion to cropping, should be reduced by at least 
80 percent by not later than 2030 and eliminated by 
not later than 2040. 
(4) 
PASTURE-BASED
LIVESTOCK.—To 
help 
achieve the goal specified in subsection (a), the live-
stock sector in the United States should— 
(A) establish advanced grazing manage-
ment, including management-intensive rota-
tional grazing, on at least 50 percent of all 
grazing lands by not later than 2030 and 100 
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percent of all grazing land by not later than 
2040; 
(B) reduce greenhouse gas emissions re-
lated to feeding of ruminants by at least a third 
by not later than 2030 and by at least 50 per-
cent by not later than 2040 by reducing non- 
grazing feeding of ruminants, growing feed 
grains and forages with soil health and nutrient 
management practices that minimize net green-
house gas emissions from cropland, and design-
ing livestock feed mixtures and supplements to 
mitigate enteric methane emissions; 
(C) re-integrate livestock and crop produc-
tion systems at farm, local and regional levels 
to facilitate environmentally sound management 
and field application of manure and reduce the 
need for long-term manure storage by increas-
ing acreage on individual farms under crop-live-
stock integrated management by at least 50 
percent over 2017 levels by not later than 2030 
and by 100 percent over 2017 levels by not 
later than 2040; and 
(D) immediately cease building any new or 
expanded waste lagoons for confined animal 
feeding operations and convert at least one 
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third of wet manure handling and storage to al-
ternative manure management (as described in 
section 1240T of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (as added by this Act)) by not later than 
2030 and at least two thirds by not later than 
2040. 
(5) ON-FARM RENEWABLE ENERGY.—To help 
achieve the goal specified in subsection (a), the agri-
culture sector in the United States should— 
(A) implement energy audits and energy 
efficiency improvements on at least 50 percent 
of farms by not later than 2030 and 100 per-
cent of farms by not later than 2040; 
(B) expand on-farm clean renewable en-
ergy production to at least double 2017 levels 
by not later than 2030 and at least triple by 
not later than 2040; and 
(C) install and manage on-farm renewable 
energy infrastructure in a way that does not 
adversely impact farmland, soil, and water re-
sources, or food production. 
(6) FOOD LOSS AND WASTE.—Consistent with 
the Food Waste Challenge launched by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency in June 2013 and the national food loss 
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and waste goal announced in September 2015, the 
food and agriculture sector in the United States 
should commit to— 
(A) at least a 50 percent reduction in food 
loss and waste by not later than 2030; and 
(B) at least a 75 percent reduction in food 
loss and waste by not later than 2040. 
SEC. 102. ACTION PLAN. 
(a) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop a plan for actions to achieve, in combination with 
the other Federal agencies, the national goals declared by 
section 101. The plan shall include actions that will make 
significant and rapid progress toward meeting such goals. 
(b) ACTIONS TO MEET GOALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Actions selected by the Sec-
retary to include in a plan developed under sub-
section (a) may include issuing regulations, pro-
viding incentives, carrying out research and develop-
ment programs, and any other action the Secretary 
determines appropriate to achieve the goals declared 
by section 101. 
(2) SELECTION.—In selecting actions to include 
in a plan developed under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall select actions designed to— 
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(A) fully implement the provisions of this 
Act (and the amendments made by this Act); 
(B) provide benefits for farmers and 
ranchers, rural communities, small businesses, 
and consumers; 
(C) improve public health, resilience, and 
environmental outcomes, especially for rural 
and low-income households, communities of 
color, Tribal and indigenous communities, and 
communities that are disproportionately vulner-
able to the impacts of climate change, air and 
water pollution, and other resource degradation; 
and 
(D) prioritize investments that reduce 
emissions of greenhouse gases and sequester 
carbon while simultaneously helping to solve 
other pressing agro-environmental resource con-
cerns, increase farming and ranching opportuni-
ties, create quality jobs, improve farmworker 
working conditions and living standards, and 
make communities more resilient to the effects 
of climate change. 
(c) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
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Secretary shall make the proposed plan developed 
under subsection (a) available for public comment. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall make public and submit to Congress a 
plan developed under subsection (a) that incor-
porates revisions to the proposed plan, as appro-
priate, to address the recommendations provided by 
the public pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Beginning not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall implement the plan devel-
oped under subsection (a) and submitted to Con-
gress under paragraph (2). 
(4) REVISIONS.—Beginning 24 months after 
the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress 
the plan under paragraph (2) and not less frequently 
than once every 24 months thereafter, the Secretary 
shall review and revise the plan to ensure it is suffi-
cient to achieve the national goals declared by sec-
tion 101. The Secretary shall include the conclusion 
of each such review and any revised plan resulting 
from such review in the next annual report required 
under paragraph (5). 
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(5) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
issue an annual public report on the plan (including 
any revisions to such plan), actions taken pursuant 
to such plan, and the effects of such actions, during 
the preceding calendar year. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH 
SEC. 201. RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION PUR-
POSE. 
Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) accelerate the ability of agriculture and the 
food system of the United States to first achieve net 
zero carbon emissions and then go further to be car-
bon positive by removing additional carbon dioxide 
from the atmosphere;’’. 
SEC. 202. REGIONAL HUBS FOR RISK ADAPTATION AND 
MITIGATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. 
Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended by inserting 
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before section 404 (7 U.S.C. 7624) the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 401. REGIONAL HUBS FOR RISK ADAPTATION AND 
MITIGATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a national network of regional hubs for risk adapta-
tion and mitigation to climate change to deliver science- 
based, region-specific, cost-effective, and practical infor-
mation and program support to farmers, ranchers, forest 
landowners, and other agricultural and natural resource 
managers to support science-informed decision-making in 
light of the increased costs, opportunities, risks, and 
vulnerabilities associated with a changing climate, and to 
provide access to assistance to implement those decisions. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity is eligible to be selected 
as a regional hub under subsection (a) if such entity is 
any office of the Agricultural Research Service, the Forest 
Service, or any other agency of the Department of Agri-
culture that the Secretary determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The network established 
under subsection (a) shall be designated and admin-
istered jointly by the Agricultural Research Service 
and the Forest Service, in partnership with other 
Federal agencies, including the following: 
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‘‘(A) Within the Department of Agri-
culture, the following agencies: 
‘‘(i) The Natural Resource Conserva-
tion Service. 
‘‘(ii) The Farm Service Agency. 
‘‘(iii) The Risk Management Agency. 
‘‘(iv) The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service. 
‘‘(v) The National Institute for Food 
and Agriculture. 
‘‘(B) The Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(C) The Department of Energy. 
‘‘(D) The Environmental Protection Agen-
cy. 
‘‘(E) The United States Geological Survey. 
‘‘(F) National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
‘‘(G) National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(H) Other Federal agencies as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERS.—The regional hubs estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall work in close part-
nership with other stakeholders and partners, includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(A) colleges and universities; 
‘‘(B) cooperative extension services (as de-
fined in section 1404 of the Food and Agri-
culture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); 
‘‘(C) State agricultural experiment stations 
(as defined in such section); 
‘‘(D) private entities; 
‘‘(E) State, local and regional govern-
ments; 
‘‘(F) Tribes; 
‘‘(G) agriculture and commodity organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(H) nonprofit and community-based orga-
nizations; and 
‘‘(I) other partners, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—A regional hub established 
under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) offer tools, strategies management options, 
and technical support to farmers, ranchers, and for-
est landowners to help such farmers, ranchers, and 
landowners mitigate and adapt to climate change; 
‘‘(2) direct farmers, ranchers, and forest land-
owners to Federal agencies that can provide pro-
gram support to enable such farmers, ranchers, and 
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forest landowners to implement science-informed 
management practices that address climate change; 
‘‘(3) determine how climate and weather projec-
tions will impact the agricultural and forestry sec-
tors; 
‘‘(4) provide periodic regional assessments of 
risk and vulnerability in the agricultural and for-
estry sectors to help farmers, ranchers, and forest 
landowners better understand the potential direct 
and indirect impacts of climate change and to in-
form the United States Global Change Research 
Program; 
‘‘(5) provide to farmers, ranchers, forest land-
owners, and rural communities outreach, education, 
and extension on science-based risk management 
through partnerships with the land-grant colleges 
and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the 
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), 
cooperative extension services, and other entities; 
‘‘(6) work with any cooperative extension serv-
ices (as defined in section 1404 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), conservation districts, 
and non-governmental organizations involved in 
farmer outreach in the region served by such hub to 
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assist producers in developing business plans and 
conservation plans that take into account emerging 
climate risk science with respect to crop, production, 
and conservation system changes that will help pro-
ducers adapt to a changing climate; and 
‘‘(7) establish, working in partnership with pro-
grams and projects carried out under subtitle B of 
title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.), ad-
ditional partnerships with farmers and non-profit 
and community-based organizations to conduct ap-
plied on-farm research on climate change. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITIES.—A regional hub established under 
this section shall prioritize research and data collection ac-
tivities in the following areas: 
‘‘(1) Improved measurement and monitoring 
of— 
‘‘(A) soil organic carbon sequestration; and 
‘‘(B) total net greenhouse gas impacts of 
different farming systems and practices. 
‘‘(2) Lifecycle analysis for total net greenhouse 
gas emissions related to— 
‘‘(A) alternative cropping systems; 
‘‘(B) alternative livestock production sys-
tems; 
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‘‘(C) integrated cropping-livestock systems; 
‘‘(D) alternative biofuel crop production 
systems and biofuel end uses; 
‘‘(E) alternative agroforestry practices and 
systems; and 
‘‘(F) alternative forestry management sys-
tems. 
‘‘(3) Research and education on— 
‘‘(A) optimal soil health practices; 
‘‘(B) advanced biological nutrient manage-
ment based on optimal soil health practices; 
‘‘(C) enhanced synergies between crop 
roots and soil biota; 
‘‘(D) linkages between soil, plant, animal, 
and human health; 
‘‘(E) adaption and mitigation needs of 
stakeholders; 
‘‘(F) new crops or new varieties to help 
producers be profitable while adapting to a 
changing climate; 
‘‘(G) social and economic barriers to stake-
holder adoption of new practices that improve 
adaptation, mitigation, and soil sequestration; 
and 
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‘‘(H) evaluation and assessment of climate- 
related decision tools of the Department of Ag-
riculture. 
‘‘(4) Grazing-based livestock management sys-
tems to optimize net greenhouse gas footprint in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) grazing land carbon sequestration; 
and 
‘‘(B) mitigation of enteric methane. 
‘‘(f) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—Each regional hub es-
tablished under this section shall solicit input from stake-
holders on pressing needs, important issues, and outreach 
strategies through a variety of mechanisms including re-
gional stakeholder committees and may partner with 
stakeholders in conducting research and developing tools. 
‘‘(g) RISK MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint 
a team of individuals representing the regional hubs, 
regional hub partners, and the Risk Management 
Agency to develop recommendations to better ac-
count for— 
‘‘(A) climate risk in actuarial tables; and 
‘‘(B) soil health and other risk-reducing 
conservation activities in the Federal crop in-
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surance program under the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The team appointed under paragraph (1) shall sub-
mit to the Secretary on an iterative basis, but not 
less frequently than once every two years, the team’s 
recommendations developed pursuant to such para-
graph. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each fiscal years 2021 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATION RESILIENCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH
AND 
EDUCATION.—Section 1619 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) increase resilience in the context of a 
changing climate and related economic, social, and 
environmental shocks.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘management’’ and in-
serting ‘‘systems and practices’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘resilience,’’ after 
‘‘profitability,’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘resilience’ means, with respect 
to an agricultural management system, the ability of 
such system to absorb and recover from climate and 
other disturbances, such that the system thrives in 
the face of severe shocks.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBAL COLLEGES TO ENTER 
INTO RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION PROJECT AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 1621(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5811(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or Federal or State’’ inserting 
‘‘1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Eq-
uity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)), or Federal, 
State, or Tribal’’. 
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(c) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEM RESILIENCE 
INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1627 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5821) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(I) by striking the first sentence 
and inserting the following: ‘‘In close 
conjunction 
with 
programs 
and 
projects established under sections 
1621 and 1623, the Secretary shall 
establish a research, education, exten-
sion, and outreach initiative, which 
may include farmer and rancher re-
search and demonstration grants, and 
use 
an 
interdisciplinary 
approach 
wherever appropriate, to increase the 
resilience of agriculture and the food 
system in the context of a changing 
climate and related economic, social, 
and environmental shocks.’’; and 
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(II) in the second sentence, by 
striking 
‘‘program’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘initiative’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3); 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (1), 
(2), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), 
(5), and (6), respectively; 
(iv) by inserting before paragraph (3) 
(as so redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(1) to equip farmers to prepare for, adapt, and 
transform their farming systems when confronted by 
shocks and stresses to their agricultural production 
and livelihoods; 
‘‘(2) to support local and regional food systems 
that support resilience and enhance local access and 
control over productive resources;’’; 
(v) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated 
by clause (iii))— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘climate and’’ 
after ‘‘adverse’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘soil quality 
and’’ after ‘‘enhance’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘reduce de-
pendency on fossil fuels,’’ after ‘‘in-
puts,’’; 
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(vi) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated 
by clause (iii)), by inserting ‘‘increase resil-
ience’’ after ‘‘practices to’’; and 
(vii) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated 
by clause (iii)), by striking ‘‘integrated’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘programs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘policies and programs to 
improve food and agricultural system resil-
ience’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (b), (c), and 
(d); and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following: 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
through the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2023.’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The chapter 
heading of chapter 2 of subtitle B of title XVI of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEM 
RESILIENCE INITIATIVE’’. 
SEC. 204. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM. 
(a) TECHNICAL GUIDES AND BOOKS.—Section 1628 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) adapting to and mitigating the effects of 
climate change;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Soil Con-
servation’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Resources Con-
servation’’. 
(b) NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.—Section 1629 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Soil 
Conservation Service and the Agricultural Sta-
bilization and Conservation Service’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation Service 
and the Farm Service Agency’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following; 
‘‘(10) develop and provide information con-
cerning climate change adaptation and mitigation 
developed under this subtitle and other research and 
education programs of the Department;’’; 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘Soil Con-
servation Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Resources 
Conservation Service’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘2020, and $30,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030’’. 
SEC. 205. LONG-TERM AGROECOLOGICAL NETWORK. 
Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended by inserting 
after section 401 (as added by section 201), the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 402. LONG-TERM AGROECOLOGICAL NETWORK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, 
shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a 
network of research sites operated by the Agricultural Re-
search Service for research on the sustainability of agricul-
tural systems in the United States, to be known as the 
‘Long-Term Agroecological Research Network’ (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Network’) with the following 
goals: 
‘‘(1) To understand and enhance the sustain-
ability of agriculture. 
‘‘(2) To integrate research projects with com-
mon measurements on multiple agroecosystems 
(such as croplands, rangelands, and pasturelands). 
‘‘(3) To develop new farming systems, practices, 
and technologies to address agricultural challenges 
and opportunities, including challenges and opportu-
nities posed by climate change. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities of the 
Network shall include— 
‘‘(1) research conducted for a minimum of 30 
years to develop novel scientific insights at regional 
and national scales and evaluate the applicability 
and adaptation to local conditions; 
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‘‘(2) the establishment and maintenance of mul-
tiple sites or research centers that capture the diver-
sity of agricultural production systems that function 
as a network; and 
‘‘(3) the coordination of large-scale data collec-
tion related to the sustainability of agricultural sys-
tems and the provision of infrastructure to research 
sites to allow for analyzing and disseminating such 
data. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF RESEARCH.—The Secretary, 
shall, in carrying out subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) coordinate long-term agroecological re-
search to improve understanding within the Depart-
ment of Agriculture of how agroecosystems function 
at the field, regional, and national scales; 
‘‘(2) designate research sites for inclusion in 
the Network that are representative of major agri-
cultural regions; 
‘‘(3) ensure that every research site so included 
conducts experiments with common goals and meth-
ods— 
‘‘(A) to increase agricultural productivity 
and profitability; 
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‘‘(B) to enhance agricultural resilience and 
the capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate 
change; 
‘‘(C) boost the provision of ecosystem serv-
ices from agricultural landscapes; and 
‘‘(D) improve opportunities for rural com-
munities; 
‘‘(4) make data collected at research sites in-
cluded in the Network open to researchers and the 
public whenever practicable, and integrate data 
across the network and partner sites; and 
‘‘(5) provide infrastructure to research sites in-
cluded in the Network for data collection, common 
measurements, and data streams that complement 
other national networks, such as the National Eco-
logical Observatory Network (NEON) and the Long- 
Term Ecological Research (LTER) network. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 206. PUBLIC BREED AND CULTIVAR RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Competitive, Special, and Fa-
cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(A) CONVENTIONAL
BREEDING.—The term 
‘conventional breeding’ means the development of 
new varieties of an organism through controlled 
mating and selection without the use of transgenic 
methods, provided that information gained through 
gene sequencing, genomic, and metabolomics anal-
yses can be used to inform mating and selection 
choices. 
‘‘(B) CULTIVAR.—The term ‘cultivar’ means a 
variety of a species of plant that has been inten-
tionally selected for use in cultivation because of the 
improved characteristics of that variety of the spe-
cies. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC
BREED
AND
CULTIVAR.—The 
term ‘public breed and cultivar’ means an animal 
breed or crop cultivar that is the commercially avail-
able end product of a publicly funded breeding pro-
gram that has been sufficiently tested to dem-
onstrate improved characteristics and stable per-
formance, and for which the farmers’ rights to save 
and use, and breeders’ rights to share and improve 
are protected.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(l) PUBLIC BREED AND CULTIVAR DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount of grants 
made under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary 
shall ensure that not less than the following amounts 
are used for competitive research grants that sup-
port the development of public breeds and cultivars: 
‘‘(A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(B) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(D) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(E) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(F) $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2026 through 2030. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In making grants under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to high- 
potential research projects that lead to the release of 
public breeds and cultivars that assist producers in 
mitigating and adapting to climate change. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(A) the terms for any competitive grants 
made under subsection (b) are not less than 5 
years; 
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‘‘(B) any such term or associated renewal 
process facilitates the development and commer-
cialization of public breeds and cultivars 
through long-term grants; and 
‘‘(C) when necessary, Tribal consultation 
occurs to ensure public breed and cultivar de-
velopment does not infringe on Tribes’ abilities 
to maintain culturally sensitive breeds and 
cultivars.’’. 
(b) PUBLIC BREED AND CULTIVAR RESEARCH AC-
TIVITIES COORDINATOR.—Section 251 of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6971) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC BREED AND CULTIVAR RESEARCH 
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary 
shall appoint a coordinator within the Office of 
the Chief Scientist that reports to the Under 
Secretary to coordinate research activities at 
the Department relating to the breeding of pub-
lic breeds and cultivars (as defined in para-
graph (3) of subsection (a) of the Competitive, 
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Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 3157(a))). 
‘‘(B) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The co-
ordinator appointed under subparagraph (A) 
shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate animal and plant 
breeding research activities funded by the 
Department relating to the development 
and delivery to producers of climate resil-
ient and regionally adapted public breeds 
and crop cultivars; 
‘‘(ii)(I) carry out ongoing analysis and 
track activities for any Federal research 
funding supporting animal and plant 
breeding (including any public breeds and 
cultivars developed with Federal funds); 
and 
‘‘(II) ensure that the analysis and ac-
tivities are made available to the public not 
later than 60 days after the last day of 
each fiscal year; 
‘‘(iii) develop a strategic plan that es-
tablishes targets for public breed and 
cultivar research investments across the 
Department to ensure that a diverse range 
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of animal and crop needs are being met in 
a timely and transparent manner, with a 
strong focus on delivery of resource-effi-
cient, stress-tolerant, regionally adapted 
animal breeds and crop cultivars that help 
build agricultural resilience to climate 
change and support on-farm carbon se-
questration and greenhouse gas mitigation, 
nutritional quality, and other farmer-iden-
tified priority agronomic and market traits; 
‘‘(iv) convene a working group in 
order to carry out the coordination func-
tions described in this subparagraph com-
prised of individuals who are responsible 
for the management, administration, or 
analysis of public breeding programs with-
in the Department from— 
‘‘(I) the National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture; 
‘‘(II) the Agricultural Research 
Service; and 
‘‘(III) the Economic Research 
Service; 
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‘‘(v) in order to maximize delivery of 
public breeds and cultivars, promote col-
laboration among— 
‘‘(I) the coordinator; 
‘‘(II) the working group convened 
under clause (iv); 
‘‘(III) the advisory council estab-
lished under section 1634 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5843); 
‘‘(IV) genetic resource conserva-
tion centers; 
‘‘(V) land-grant colleges and uni-
versities (as defined in section 1404 of 
the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); 
‘‘(VI) Hispanic-serving institu-
tions (as defined in section 502(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1101a(a)); 
‘‘(VII) Native American-serving 
nontribal institutions (as defined in 
section 371(c) of the Higher Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(c))); 
‘‘(VIII) Tribal organizations (as 
defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
‘‘(IX) nongovernmental organiza-
tions with interest or expertise in pub-
lic breeding; and 
‘‘(X) public and private plant 
breeders; 
‘‘(vi) convene regular stakeholder lis-
tening sessions to provide input on na-
tional and regional priorities for public 
breed and cultivar research activities 
across the Department; and 
‘‘(vii) 
evaluate 
and 
make 
rec-
ommendations to the Under Secretary on 
training and resource needs to meet future 
breeding challenges, including the chal-
lenges stemming from climate change.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1)(D)(i), by striking ‘‘(7 
U.S.C. 
450i(b))’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(7 
U.S.C. 
3157(b))’’. 
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(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
296(b)(6)(B) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)(6)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Office; and’’ and inserting ‘‘Office (including 
the public breed and cultivar research activities coordi-
nator under subsection (e)(7) of that section); and’’. 
(d) PUBLIC
BREED
AND
CULTIVAR
DEVELOP-
MENT.—Subtitle H of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1681. PUBLIC BREED AND CULTIVAR DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
conjunction with the Director of the National Genetic Re-
sources Program appointed under section 1633 and acting 
through the Agricultural Research Service, shall support 
the development of public breeds and cultivars (as defined 
in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 
3157(a))) by Federal researchers. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In supporting research under sub-
section (a) using funds made available pursuant to sub-
section (d), the Secretary shall give priority to high-poten-
tial research projects that lead to the release of public 
breeds and cultivars that assist producers in mitigating 
and adapting to climate change. 
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‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 
provides information on all public breed and cultivar re-
search funded by the Agricultural Research Service and 
the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) a list of public breeds and cultivars devel-
oped and released in a commercially available form; 
‘‘(2) areas of high priority research; 
‘‘(3) identified research gaps relating to public 
breed and cultivar development, including newly 
emerging needs stemming from climate change; and 
‘‘(4) an assessment of the state of commer-
cialization for breeds and cultivars that have been 
developed. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available to the 
Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service for a 
fiscal year, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 207. ARS CLIMATE SCIENTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall, in accordance with section 922 of the Federal Agri-
culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
2279c), carry out an internship program within the Agri-
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cultural Research Service for graduate students pursuing 
a degree or conducting research related to climate change 
and agriculture. 
(b) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary may use not more than 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 
to carry out the program referred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 208. AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITI-
GATION THROUGH AFRI. 
Subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and 
Facilities Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) AGRICULTURAL
CLIMATE
ADAPTA-
TION
AND
MITIGATION.—Agricultural climate 
adaptation and mitigation, including— 
‘‘(i) strategies for agricultural adapta-
tion to climate change, including adapta-
tion strategies for small and medium-sized 
dairy, livestock, crop and other commodity 
operations; 
‘‘(ii) on-farm mitigation strategies and 
solutions, including infrastructure, equip-
ment, and agricultural ecosystems-based 
strategies; 
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‘‘(iii) the economic costs, benefits, ef-
fectiveness, and viability of producers 
adopting conservation practices and tech-
nologies designed to improve soil health, 
including carbon sequestration in soil; 
‘‘(iv) the effectiveness of existing con-
servation practices and enhancements to 
improve soil health, including the effective-
ness to sequester carbon in soil; 
‘‘(v) new technologies to measure and 
verify environmentally beneficial outcomes 
of healthy soils practices, including carbon 
sequestration in soil; and 
‘‘(vi) links between human health and 
soil health.’’. 
SEC. 209. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, multi-crop production systems,’’ 
after ‘‘specific crops’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
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(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate 
change, including— 
‘‘(A) on-farm mitigation strategies and so-
lutions, including agricultural ecosystems-based 
strategies; 
‘‘(B) conservation practices and tech-
nologies designed to improve soil health, includ-
ing those that sequester carbon in soil; and 
‘‘(C) breeding research and cultivar devel-
opment to help adapt to climate change.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘equal 
to not less than the amount of the grant’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in an amount that is equal to not less than 
25 percent of the funds provided through the 
grant’’. 
SEC. 210. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. 
Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
(f) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) EMPHASIS ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that grants made under this section 
are, where appropriate, consistent with the development 
of food and agricultural systems that improve climate re-
silience. 
‘‘(e) ECOLOGICALLY BASED PEST MANAGEMENT.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that grants made under this 
section to support pest management prioritize ecologically 
based approaches that are effective, affordable, and envi-
ronmentally sound, maintain agricultural productivity and 
healthy communities, and improve climate resilience.’’. 
SEC. 211. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, shall enter into an agreement with the National 
Academy of Sciences, under which the National Academy 
agrees to produce an analysis of current scientific findings 
to determine the links between human health and soil 
health by— 
(1) reviewing existing research on the connec-
tions between the human microbiome and soil 
microbiome; 
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(2) identifying linkages between soil manage-
ment practices and the nutrient density of foods for 
human consumption; 
(3) exploring potential impact of increasing soil 
organic matter across the agricultural and food 
value chain; 
(4) determining how to best leverage healthy 
soil management practices to maximize benefits and 
minimize adverse impacts on human health; and 
(5) highlighting areas for future research. 
(b) REPORT.—The agreement under subsection (a) 
shall include a requirement that the National Academy of 
Sciences, not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port on the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 212. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO 
RURAL AREAS. 
Section 310B(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(i)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) increase resilience by adapting to and 
mitigating the effects of climate change; and’’. 
TITLE III—SOIL HEALTH 
SEC. 301. CROP INSURANCE. 
(a) VOLUNTARY GOOD FARMING PRACTICES.—Sec-
tion 508(a)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ‘‘prac-
tices’’ the first place it appears and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘prac-
tices.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) GOOD
FARMING
PRACTICES.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), good farming 
practices include the following: 
‘‘(i) Scientifically sound, sustainable, 
and organic farming practices, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(ii) Conservation farming practices 
that are approved by— 
‘‘(I) the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service; or 
‘‘(II) an agricultural expert, as 
determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) RISK-REDUCTION-BASED DISCOUNTS.—Section 
508(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(d)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) RISK-REDUCTION-BASED DISCOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Effective beginning 
with the 2021 reinsurance year, the Corpora-
tion may provide a risk-reduction-based pre-
mium discount for a producer of an agricultural 
commodity who uses risk-reduction farming 
practices, as determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(B) RISK-REDUCTION
FARMING
PRAC-
TICES.— For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
risk-reduction farming practices may include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The use of cover crops. 
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‘‘(ii) Resource-conserving crop rota-
tions. 
‘‘(iii) Management-intensive rotational 
grazing. 
‘‘(iv) Composting. 
‘‘(v) Other risk-reducing and soil 
health promoting farming practices as de-
termined by the Corporation.’’. 
(c) CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD APPLICA-
BILITY.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 508(o) of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the first day 
of the first reinsurance year beginning at least 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 1240 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘and environmental quality’’ and inserting 
‘‘environmental quality, and climate change adapta-
tion and mitigation’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) greenhouse gas emissions reduction 
and carbon sequestration;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘reducing 
greenhouse gas emissions and’’ before ‘‘conserving 
energy’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘climate 
change and’’ before ‘‘increasing weather volatility’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1240A(6)(B) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1(6)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) greenhouse gas emissions reduc-
tion planning; and’’. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF EN-
VIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1240B(a) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2030’’. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—Section 1240B(d)(7)(A) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
2(d)(7)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) increases carbon sequestration or 
reduces greenhouse gas emissions.’’. 
(3) 
ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDING.—Section 
1240B(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place is ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘includ-
ing grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
which not less than two thirds shall be targeted 
at practices relating to grazing management’’. 
(4) PAYMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PRACTICES 
RELATED
TO
ORGANIC
PRODUCTION.—Section 
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1240B(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) 
as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(5) CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.— 
Section 1240B(j)(1) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND 
MITIGATION.—For the purposes of this sub-
section, priority resource concerns include cli-
mate change adaptation and mitigation.’’. 
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PLAN.— 
Section 1240E(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–5(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and 
a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan’’ after ‘‘if appli-
cable’’. 
(e) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Section 1240G of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Not including payments made under 
section 1240B(j), a person or legal entity may not receive, 
directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments 
under this subchapter that, in aggregate, exceed $450,000 
for all contracts entered into under this subchapter by the 
person or legal entity during the period of fiscal years 
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2014 through 2018, or the period of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘A person or legal entity (in-
cluding a joint venture and a general partnership) may 
not receive, directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive 
payments under this subchapter that, in aggregate, exceed 
$450,000 for all contracts entered into under this sub-
chapter by the person or legal entity during any 5-fiscal- 
year period’’. 
(f) CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS.— 
(1) AIR
QUALITY
CONCERNS
FROM
AGRICUL-
TURAL
OPERATIONS.—Section 1240H(b) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and to 
meet Federal, State, and local goals with re-
spect to greenhouse gas emissions reductions’’ 
after ‘‘local regulatory requirements’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 and 2020, 
and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2030’’. 
(2) 
ON-FARM
CONSERVATION
INNOVATION 
TRIALS.—Section 1240H(c)(2) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
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‘‘2019 and 2020, $50,000,000 of the funds made 
available to carry out this subchapter for each of fis-
cal years 2021 through 2023, and $100,000,000 of 
the funds made available to carry out this sub-
chapter for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030’’. 
SEC. 303. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1240I(2) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘enhance-
ments,’’ after ‘‘practices,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(v), by inserting ‘‘and 
climate change’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 1240J(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–22(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) by maintaining, actively managing, and, 
where possible, improving upon existing conservation 
activities; and 
‘‘(2) by undertaking additional conservation ac-
tivities.’’. 
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(c) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF CONTRACT OFFERS.—Sec-
tion 1240K(a)(2)(B) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–23(a)(2)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘improving, maintaining, and managing’’ 
and inserting ‘‘maintaining, actively managing, and, 
where possible, improving’’. 
(2) EVALUATION OF CONTRACT OFFERS.—Sec-
tion 1240K(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–23(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘that national, State, and local priority resource 
concerns are effectively addressed’’ and inserting 
‘‘that the program effectively targets improvements 
to soil health, increases in carbon sequestration, and 
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions’’. 
(3) 
CONTRACT
RENEWAL.—Section 
1240K(e)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–23(e)(3)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) agrees, by the end of the contract period, 
to meet the stewardship threshold of at least 2 addi-
tional priority resource concerns on the agricultural 
operation, if applicable.’’. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
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(1) CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITI-
GATION.—Section 1240L(a)(2) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(a)(2)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘(which may include climate change 
adaptation and mitigation)’’ after ‘‘priority resource 
concerns’’. 
(2) 
CONSERVATION
STEWARDSHIP
PAY-
MENTS.—Section 1240L(c) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘im-
proving, maintaining, and managing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘maintaining, actively managing, and 
improving’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ‘‘, 
actively managed, and, where applicable, im-
proved’’ after ‘‘maintained’’. 
(3) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1240L(f) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–24(f)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘any consecutive 5-year 
period’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(including joint ventures 
and general partnerships)’’ before the period at 
the end. 
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(e) ON-FARM CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP INNO-
VATION GRANTS.—Subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle 
D of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1240L–2. ON-FARM CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP IN-
NOVATION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘agricul-
tural professional’ means university researchers and edu-
cators, including extension agents and specialists, Federal 
agency field staff, agricultural consultants, State and local 
agency staff, tribal agency staff, Federally-Recognized 
Tribes Extension Program agents, and nonprofit organiza-
tion staff assisting farmers and ranchers at the local level. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—Out of the funds made available to 
carry out this chapter, the Secretary may pay the cost of 
competitive grants that are intended to stimulate innova-
tive approaches on farms and ranches to leverage Federal 
investment in conservation stewardship, in conjunction 
with agricultural production or forest resource manage-
ment, through the program. 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
on-farm conservation innovation projects on eligible land 
of program participants— 
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‘‘(1) directly with producers participating in the 
program; or 
‘‘(2) through partnerships between agricultural 
professionals and small groups of program partici-
pants. 
‘‘(d) USE.—The Secretary may provide grants di-
rectly or through partnerships under this section to agri-
cultural operations enrolled in the program, or groups of 
such operations, on a competitive basis, to carry out 
projects that— 
‘‘(1) facilitate on-farm research and demonstra-
tion or pilot testing of new technologies or innovative 
conservation systems and practices that aim to re-
duce greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize agri-
culture; 
‘‘(2) facilitate on-farm research and demonstra-
tion or pilot testing of practices and systems with 
proven high impact for greenhouse gas emissions re-
duction and decarbonization with low national or re-
gional adoption rates; or 
‘‘(3) help prepare program participants for par-
ticipation in environmental services markets that 
have as a primary goal greenhouse gas emissions re-
duction or decarbonization of agriculture. 
‘‘(e) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall enter into agreements with 
producers (either directly or through governmental 
or non-governmental organizations involved in a 
partnership) on whose land an on-farm conservation 
innovation trial is being carried out to provide pay-
ments to the producers to assist with adopting and 
evaluating new or innovative conservation ap-
proaches to achieve conservation benefits. Payments 
shall reflect the direct costs of the research and 
demonstration and compensation for foregone in-
come, as appropriate to address the increased eco-
nomic risk or lower economic return potentially asso-
ciated with the innovative conservation approach. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Adjusted gross income 
requirements 
under 
section 
1001D(b)(1) 
shall— 
‘‘(i) apply to producers receiving pay-
ments under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) be enforced by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING.—A governmental or 
non-governmental organization participating in 
an on-farm conservation stewardship innovation 
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partnership project under this subsection shall 
report annually to the Secretary on the amount 
of payments made to individual farm operations 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Secretary may 
provide partnerships under this section with up to 
$50,000 per project for research, technical assist-
ance, and administrative expenses. 
‘‘(4) LENGTH OF AGREEMENTS.—An agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1) shall be for a pe-
riod determined by the Secretary that is— 
‘‘(A) not less than 2 years; and 
‘‘(B) if appropriate, more than 2 years, in-
cluding if such a period is appropriate to sup-
port— 
‘‘(i) adaptive management over mul-
tiple crop years; and 
‘‘(ii) adequate data collection and 
analysis by a producer or partnership to 
report the natural resource and agricul-
tural production benefits of the new or in-
novative conservation approaches to the 
Secretary.’’. 
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SEC. 304. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SOIL HEALTH. 
Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1240S. STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SOIL HEALTH. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY
AND PURPOSE
OF GRANTS.— 
Using funds made available under subsection (l), the Sec-
retary shall make grants to States or tribal governments 
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 to be used by 
State departments of agriculture or appropriate tribal au-
thorities to improve soil health on agricultural lands. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a State legislature or tribal 
government shall have enacted and be currently 
funding a State or tribal soil health program for ag-
ricultural land. A State department of agriculture or 
tribal government may then prepare and submit, for 
approval by the Secretary, an application at such 
time, and in such a manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary shall require, including 
an assurance that grant funds received under this 
section shall supplement the expenditure of State or 
tribal funds in support of soil health in that State, 
rather than replace State or tribal funds. 
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‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—A State or tribal soil 
health program may include— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance; 
‘‘(B) financial assistance; 
‘‘(C) on-farm research and demonstration; 
‘‘(D) education, outreach, and training; 
‘‘(E) monitoring and evaluation; or 
‘‘(F) such other components as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate. 
‘‘(c) TRIBAL OPTION.—At the sole discretion of a 
tribal government, an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
shall have the option of being incorporated into a State 
application rather than submitting its own application. 
‘‘(d) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM.—The maximum grant any one 
State or tribe may receive under this section for a 
fiscal year shall be $5,000,000. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The grant amount to a 
State or tribe shall not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the State expenditure 
for its soil health program; or 
‘‘(B) 75 percent of the tribal expenditure 
for its soil health program. 
‘‘(e) GRANT TERM.—A grant under this section shall 
be for one year and may be renewed annually. 
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‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 
States or tribes with a climate action plan that includes 
soil health, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Each applica-
tion under subsection (b) shall include performance 
measures to be used to evaluate the State or tribal 
program and the results of the assistance received 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—The State department of agri-
culture or the tribal authority shall submit a review 
and evaluation of its program to the Secretary at 
such intervals as the Secretary shall establish. 
‘‘(h) REVIEW OF APPLICATION.—In reviewing an ap-
plication submitted under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall ensure the State or tribal program is properly fo-
cused on soil health improvement, is broadly consistent 
with the soil health principles of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, and is meeting or exceeding its per-
formance measures. 
‘‘(i) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary, 
after reasonable notice to a State or tribe, finds that there 
has been a failure by the State or tribe to comply with 
the terms of a grant made under this section, the Sec-
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retary may disqualify, for one or more years, the State 
or tribe from receipt of future grants under this section. 
‘‘(j) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—For each year that a 
State or tribe receives a grant under this section, the State 
or tribe shall conduct an audit of the expenditures of grant 
funds by the State or tribe and shall submit a copy of 
the audit to the Secretary within 30 days of its completion. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary may not 
use more than 3 percent of the funds made available 
to carry out this section for a fiscal year for admin-
istrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) STATES OR TRIBES.—A State or tribe re-
ceiving a grant under this section may not use more 
than 7 percent of the funds received under the grant 
for a fiscal year for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(l) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make grants under 
this section using— 
‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 
2023; 
‘‘(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 
2026; and 
‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
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SEC. 305. FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.— 
(1) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Section 1241(a) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2023, the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘, and $17,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2030,’’ after ‘‘2023’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and $70,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2030, including not 
more than $5,000,000 to provide outreach 
and technical assistance,’’ after ‘‘technical 
assistance,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘2023.’’ and inserting ‘‘2021; and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2030.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal years 
2024 through 2030; and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘$750,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000,000’’; 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘$800,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000,000 
for fiscal year 2022;’’; 
(III) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘$1,000,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2023.’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000,000 
for fiscal year 2023; and’’; and 
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(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal years 
2024 through 2030.’’. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1241(b) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3841(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2030’’. 
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1241(c) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3841(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2021 and every year thereafter through 
fiscal year 2030, the Secretary shall use for a 
special technical assistance initiative to assist 
producers in mitigating and adapting to climate 
change, from the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion, an amount equal to not less than 1 per-
cent of Commodity Credit Corporation funds 
made available for a fiscal year for each of the 
programs specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) PROVISION
OF
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall provide technical 
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assistance under this special initiative to pro-
ducers— 
‘‘(i) directly; 
‘‘(ii) through an agreement with a 
third-party provider (as defined in section 
1242), or, at the option of the producer, 
through a payment, as determined by the 
Secretary, to the producer for a third-party 
provider approved under section 1242, if 
available; or 
‘‘(iii) through a cooperative agreement 
or contract with— 
‘‘(I) a cooperative extension; 
‘‘(II) a non-governmental organi-
zation; or 
‘‘(III) a State, tribal, or Federal 
agency.’’. 
(4) ASSISTANCE
TO
CERTAIN
FARMERS
OR 
RANCHERS
FOR
CONSERVATION
ACCESS.—Section 
1241(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3841(h)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘to 
the maximum extent practicable’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘to the maximum extent practicable, 30 
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percent to assist beginning farmers or ranchers 
and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranch-
ers.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) INCENTIVES FOR CERTAIN FARMERS AND 
RANCHERS
AND
INDIAN
TRIBES.—Section 
1244(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3844(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) to establish a new generation of pro-
ducers who use the full array of climate-friendly 
conservation activities that reduce greenhouse 
gas emissions, increase soil carbon, and improve 
resilience to weather extremes; and 
‘‘(C) to enhance other long-term environ-
mental goals.’’. 
(2) REVIEW
AND
GUIDANCE
FOR
PRACTICE 
COSTS
AND
PAYMENT
RATES.—Section 
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1244(j)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3844(j)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) accelerates progress in meeting 
the goals established under title I of the 
Agriculture Resilience Act.’’. 
(3) ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT.—Sec-
tion 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3844) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out any con-
servation program administered by the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall encourage advanced grazing 
management, including management-intensive rota-
tional grazing, as such terms are defined in section 
1240L(d). 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—In each of fis-
cal years 2021 through 2030, the Secretary shall use 
to carry out this subsection not less than two thirds 
of any funds available for activities related to live-
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stock production under conservation programs ad-
ministered by the Secretary under this title (other 
than the conservation reserve program established 
under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, ex-
cept for acres enrolled under section 1231(d)(2)).’’. 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES MARKETS.—Section 
1245 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3845) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SOIL HEALTH AND GREENHOUSE GAS FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall establish an advisory 
committee, to be known as the Soil Health and 
Greenhouse Gas Federal Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall appoint members to the ad-
visory committee that reflect diversity in gender, 
age, race, and geography and include— 
‘‘(A) farmers and ranchers, including those 
operating small and mid-sized farms; 
‘‘(B) organizations representing farmers 
and ranchers, including those representing 
small and mid-sized farms; 
‘‘(C) scientists; 
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‘‘(D) environmental nonprofit organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(E) existing private sector carbon and 
ecosystem services market development initia-
tives; 
‘‘(F) businesses working to reduce green-
house gas emissions from agriculture in their 
supply chains; 
‘‘(G) relevant Federal agencies; 
‘‘(H) youth engaged in the agriculture or 
food sector; 
‘‘(I) tribal communities; and 
‘‘(J) State agriculture agencies. 
‘‘(3) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) TERM
LENGTH.—The term of a 
member of the advisory committee shall be 2 
years. 
‘‘(B) 
REAPPOINTMENT.—The 
Secretary 
may reappoint a member for not more than 2 
consecutive terms. 
‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The advisory committee shall 
meet at least 4 times in the first year after it is es-
tablished, and at least twice annually thereafter. 
‘‘(5) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date on which the advisory com-
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mittee is established, and periodically thereafter, the 
advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary 
recommendations on— 
‘‘(A) the feasibility of establishing reliable 
outcomes-based measurement systems, as de-
scribed in subsection (g); 
‘‘(B) existing technology that provides reli-
able measurement data; 
‘‘(C) for those parameters for which exist-
ing technology does not provide reliable meas-
urement data, research and technical needs 
and, as appropriate, goals and plans for such 
research; 
‘‘(D) standards for data collection and dis-
semination; 
‘‘(E) farmer data management and pri-
vacy; 
‘‘(F) greenhouse gas emissions and soil 
health inventories and databases, as described 
in subsection (h); and 
‘‘(G) criteria for soil health and green-
house gas emissions reductions payments and 
environmental markets, as described in sub-
section (i). 
‘‘(g) MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.— 
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‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall evaluate 
existing outcomes-based measurement systems for 
recordkeeping, modeling, and measurement of farm- 
level greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon se-
questration, including measures of soil disturbance, 
plant diversity, continual living cover, residue man-
agement, advanced grazing management, and crop- 
livestock integration, to determine which such sys-
tems can be implemented quickly, improve in accu-
racy and ease over time, use the best available 
science and technology, and are cost-effective. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall issue guidance on the outcomes- 
based measurement system evaluated under para-
graph (1), based on recommendations from the advi-
sory committee under subsection (f), and informa-
tion from agroecosystem models (including COMET 
Farm and COMET Farm Planner), remote sensing 
data and analysis (including the Operational Tillage 
Information System), soil health demonstration 
trials carried out under section 1240H(c)(7), exist-
ing and emerging public and private environmental 
services protocols, measurement systems, and bench-
marks, and field-level measurement. 
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‘‘(3) REVIEW.—The Secretary, based on rec-
ommendations from the advisory committee estab-
lished under subsection (f), shall— 
‘‘(A) establish and maintain such an out-
comes-based measurement system when fea-
sible; 
‘‘(B) conduct periodic review of such sys-
tem, and any necessary updates; and 
‘‘(C) establish research and development 
goals and plans as needed. 
‘‘(h) INVENTORY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the advisory committee established under 
subsection (f) and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, shall conduct a nation-
wide soil health and agricultural greenhouse gas 
emissions inventory that uses the best available 
science and data to establish expected average per-
formance for soil carbon drawdown and storage and 
greenhouse gas emissions reduction by primary pro-
duction type and production region. 
‘‘(2) DATABASE.—The Secretary shall create an 
accessible and interoperable database for the infor-
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mation collected through the inventory conducted 
under paragraph (1), and shall improve and update 
such database at least once every two years as new 
data is collected. 
‘‘(i) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the advisory committee established under subsection (f), 
shall establish criteria for payments, credits, or other 
forms of incentives to inform policy and markets estab-
lished to promote soil carbon sequestration or greenhouse 
gas emissions reductions. The criteria shall— 
‘‘(1) have a documented likelihood to lead to 
long-term net increases in soil carbon sequestration 
and net reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, ac-
cording to the best available science; 
‘‘(2) be based in part on environmental impact 
modeling of the changes of shifting from baseline ag-
ricultural practices to new or improved agricultural 
practices; and 
‘‘(3) be designed to prevent the degradation of 
other natural resource or environmental conditions. 
‘‘(j) DEMONSTRATION TRIALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall peri-
odically review the results from soil health dem-
onstration 
trials 
carried 
out 
under 
section 
1240H(c)(7), and other similar public and private 
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demonstration trials the Secretary determines appro-
priate, to inform the activities under subsections (g), 
(h), and (i). 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In submitting re-
ports pursuant to section 1240H(c)(7)(C), the Sec-
retary shall include any recommendations to Con-
gress for changes or additions to the conservation 
programs under this Act the Secretary determines 
appropriate to accelerate net increases in soil carbon 
sequestration and other improvements in soil 
health.’’. 
SEC. 306. CARBON TAX CREDIT FEASIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Treasury (‘‘the 
Secretary’’), in coordination with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of devel-
oping a credit against tax to incentivize carbon capture 
on farms and ranches. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that describes the results of the 
study in subsection (a), including whether or not to pro-
ceed with a tax credit and, if so, detailed recommendations 
for— 
(1) which taxpayers should be eligible for the 
credit; 
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(2) methods for measuring (if feasible) or esti-
mating baseline soil carbon conditions on a farm or 
ranch; 
(3) methods for measuring (if feasible) or esti-
mating the amount of soil carbon sequestered or 
abated on a farm or ranch; 
(4) incentivizing early adoption of carbon cap-
ture practices; 
(5) the number of years a taxpayer should be 
eligible for the credit; 
(6) establishing rules for recapture in instances 
in which carbon capture ceases or carbon is not re-
tained in soil; 
(7) establishing rules for recapture if ownership 
of land is transferred; 
(8) setting the dollar value of the tax credit; 
(9) setting phase outs for tax credit eligibility; 
(10) establishing certification requirements for 
carbon capture; 
(11) establishing rules for attributing the credit 
to a taxpayer; 
(12) establishing rules for carrying over unused 
credits; and 
(13) such other provisions as the Secretary de-
termines necessary. 
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SEC. 307. CONSERVATION COMPLIANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) CONSERVATION PLAN.—Section 1201(a)(3) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3801(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘highly erodible’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
conservation treatment measures’’ and inserting 
‘‘crop rotation and cover crop systems, and 
other relevant conservation treatment meas-
ures’’. 
(2) 
CONSERVATION
SYSTEM.—Section 
1201(a)(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3801(a)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or a substantial im-
provement in soil conditions on a field or 
group of fields containing highly erodible 
cropland’’ and inserting ‘‘and a substantial 
improvement in soil health conditions (in-
cluding soil carbon levels) on a field or 
group of fields containing cropland’’; and 
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) are designed to achieve, within five 
years of actively applying a conservation plan, 
a level of erosion not to exceed twice the soil 
loss tolerance level; and 
‘‘(D) are designed to effectively prevent the 
formation of new, or treat all existing, ephem-
eral gullies.’’. 
(3) 
HIGHLY
ERODIBLE
LAND.—Section 
1201(a)(11)(A)(ii) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3801(a)(11)(A)(ii)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘excessive average annual rate of erosion in rela-
tion to’’ and inserting ‘‘average annual rate of ero-
sion exceeding twice’’. 
(b) CROPLAND CONSERVATION.— 
(1) PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY.—Section 1211 of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘produces an agricultural 
commodity on a field on which highly erod-
ible land is predominant, or designates 
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‘‘(3) the production of an agricultural com-
modity without having in place a conservation plan. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY
OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall have, and shall not delegate to any private person 
or entity, authority to determine whether a person has 
complied with this subtitle.’’. 
(2) EXEMPTIONS.—Section 1212 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3812) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘only 
be required to apply a conservation plan estab-
lished under this subtitle. The person shall not 
be required to meet a higher conservation 
standard than’’ and inserting ‘‘be required to 
apply a conservation plan established under this 
subtitle consistent with’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(4)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘highly 
erodible’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘and soil health’’ after ‘‘erosion control’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subtitle B of 
title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3810 et seq.) is amended in the subtitle 
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heading by striking ‘‘Highly Erodible Land’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Cropland’’. 
SEC. 308. AGROFORESTRY CENTERS. 
Section 1243 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 
101–624) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘NATIONAL
AND
REGIONAL
AGRO-
FORESTRY CENTERS’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL
AND
REGIONAL
AGROFORESTRY 
CENTERS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish 
at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory of the United States 
Forest Service, in Lincoln, Nebraska, a Semiarid Agro-
forestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Cen-
ter, and acting through the Chief of the Forest Service 
and in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service, shall establish three additional regional agro-
forestry centers at other locations to be determined by the 
Secretary (referred to in this section as the ‘Centers’). The 
Secretary shall appoint a National Director and three Re-
gional Directors to manage and coordinate the program 
established under subsection (b).’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Centers’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘on 
semiarid lands that’’ and inserting ‘‘that build 
soil health and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in semiarid regions’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Great Plains re-
gion’’ and inserting ‘‘particular regions’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘on 
semiarid lands’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘on 
semiarid 
lands 
worldwide’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘worldwide, including on semiarid lands’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and climate change’’ 
after ‘‘pollution’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘Centers’’; and 
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(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2020 and $25,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2030’’. 
TITLE IV—FARMLAND PRESER-
VATION AND FARM VIABILITY 
SEC. 401. LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET PROGRAM. 
Section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(12)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) is produced and marketed in a 
manner that significantly improves soil 
health and carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(v) when added to the crop rotation 
on a farm, will significantly improve soil 
health and carbon sequestration;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, in-
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cluding value-added agricultural products 
from crops that when added into crop rota-
tions on a farm will significantly improve 
soil health and carbon sequestration; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) markets for agricultural commodities 
and products produced in a manner that signifi-
cantly improve soil health and carbon seques-
tration.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and local’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, local’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, and production 
and marketing approaches to significantly 
improve soil health and carbon sequestra-
tion’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
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‘‘(6) enhances the economic viability of pro-
ducers and related agricultural enterprises; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (ii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) agricultural commodities and 
products that are produced and marketed 
in a manner that significantly improve soil 
health and carbon sequestration, or that 
when added to a crop rotation on a farm 
will significantly improve soil health and 
carbon sequestration;’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and value-added agricultural products in 
new and existing markets’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, value-added agricultural 
products in new and existing markets, and 
agricultural commodities and products that 
are produced in a manner that enhances 
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soil health and carbon sequestration, or 
that when added to a crop rotation on a 
farm will significantly improve soil health 
and carbon sequestration’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 
the Chief of the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), 
and (i) as subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j), respec-
tively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) FARM VIABILITY AND LOCAL CLIMATE RESIL-
IENCY CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Service and in coordination with Adminis-
trator of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service and 
the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, shall provide grants to eligible entities de-
scribed in paragraph (2) to serve as farm viability 
and local climate resiliency centers (referred to in 
this section as ‘centers’) to support efforts to en-
hance farm viability, and the development, coordina-
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tion, and expansion of markets for commodities and 
farm products that significantly improve soil health 
and carbon sequestration. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity is eligible 
to receive a grant under this subsection if the entity 
is— 
‘‘(A) an agricultural cooperative or other 
agricultural business entity or a producer net-
work or association; 
‘‘(B) a local, State or Tribal government; 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit corporation; 
‘‘(D) a public benefit corporation; 
‘‘(E) an economic development corporation; 
‘‘(F) an institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(G) such other entity as the Secretary 
may designate. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection may use grant 
funds to provide to entities described in (d)(5)(B)— 
‘‘(A) assistance for the development of 
business plans and feasibility studies; 
‘‘(B) assistance in developing marketing 
strategies for— 
‘‘(i) local products; and 
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‘‘(ii) value-added agriculture products 
in new and existing markets; 
‘‘(C) assistance in enterprise development 
for the processing, aggregation, distribution, 
and storage of— 
‘‘(i) local and regional food products 
that are marketed locally or regionally; and 
‘‘(ii) value-added agricultural prod-
ucts; 
‘‘(D) assistance related to financial and 
recordkeeping; 
‘‘(E) assistance related to enterprise and 
business management; 
‘‘(F) assistance related to ownership suc-
cession planning; 
‘‘(G) outreach and assistance in the adop-
tion of farming practices that enhance soil 
health and carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(H) outreach regarding assistance avail-
able under subsection (d); 
‘‘(I) outreach regarding assistance avail-
able through other programs administers by 
any other Federal Agency that supports the 
adoption of farming practices that enhance soil 
health and carbon sequestration; or 
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‘‘(J) at the request of such an eligible enti-
ty, provide assistance in applying for a grant 
under subsection (d), including acting on behalf 
of such a producer in applying for a grant 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(4) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 
geographic diversity in selecting entities to receive a 
grant under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—An entity receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection shall provide fund-
ing in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent 
of the total amount of the Federal portion of the 
grant. 
‘‘(6) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection an eligible 
entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to evaluate and select applica-
tions. 
‘‘(B) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary— 
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‘‘(i) shall conduct a competitive proc-
ess to select applications submitted under 
subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) may assess and rank applications 
with similar proposals as a group; and 
‘‘(iii) shall, prior to accepting applica-
tions under such subparagraph, make pub-
lic the criteria to be used in evaluating 
such applications. 
‘‘(7) PRIORITY.—The Secretary may give pri-
ority to applications submitted under paragraph (1) 
that include— 
‘‘(A) plans to use funds for 3 or more of 
purposes specified in paragraph (3); or 
‘‘(B) activities related to improving the uti-
lization and expanded adoption of farming prac-
tices that enhance soil health and carbon se-
questration while simultaneously improving 
farm viability. 
‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—An entity 
receiving a grant under paragraph (1) may use not 
more than 4 percent of funds received through the 
grant for administrative expenses.’’; 
(6) in subsection (i)(1) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (4)), in the matter preceding subpara-
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graph (A), by striking ‘‘subsection (i)(3)(E)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (j)(3)(E)’’; and 
(7) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2019 and 2020 and $150,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2021’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘35’’ and inserting ‘‘36’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FARMERS’ MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD 
PROMOTION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the funds 
made available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year, 47 percent shall be used for 
grants under subsection (d)(6). 
‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION
AMONG
SUBPRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds reserved under 
clause (i) for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(I) 40 percent shall be made 
available for farmers market pro-
motion program grants; and 
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‘‘(II) 60 percent shall be made 
available for local food promotion pro-
gram grants.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) FARM
VIABILITY
AND
LOCAL
CLI-
MATE RESILIENCY.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 
10 percent shall be used to provide grants 
under subsection (f).’’. 
SEC. 402. ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 10606(b)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(b)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$750’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000’’. 
SEC. 403. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF CERTAIN 
FARM PROPERTY AND AGRICULTURAL EASE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by adding after section 121 the following new sections: 
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‘‘SEC. 121A. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF QUALIFIED 
FARM PROPERTY. 
‘‘(a) EXCLUSION.—Gross income shall not include 
gain from the sale or exchange of qualified farm property 
if such property is sold to or exchanged with a transferee 
who— 
‘‘(1) is a qualified farmer, and 
‘‘(2) meets the certification requirement of sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of gain ex-
cluded from gross income under subsection (a) with 
respect to any taxable year shall not exceed the ex-
cess, if any of— 
‘‘(A) $500,000 ($1,000,000 in the case of 
a joint return), over 
‘‘(B) the amount excluded from the gross 
income of the taxpayer for all prior taxable 
years. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR JOINT RETURNS.—The 
amount of the exclusion under subsection (a) on a 
joint return for any taxable year shall be allocated 
equally between the spouses for purposes of applying 
the limitation under paragraph (1) for any suc-
ceeding taxable year. 
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‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—A qualified 
farmer meets the certification requirement of this sub-
section if such person signs a written certification stating 
the following: 
‘‘(1) USE CERTIFICATION AS FARM FOR FARM-
ING PURPOSES.—The use of such property will be as 
a farm for farming purposes at all times during the 
recapture period. 
‘‘(2) RECAPTURE AGREEMENT.—The transferee 
has been notified of the recapture liability arising 
from a disposition or change in the use of such prop-
erty at any time during the recapture period. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF DISPOSITION OR CHANGE IN 
USE OF PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If there is a recapture 
event during the recapture period with respect to 
any qualified farm property, then the tax imposed 
under this chapter on the transferee referred to in 
subsection (a) for the taxable year which includes 
the first such recapture event shall be increased by 
the amount excluded from the product of— 
‘‘(A) the transferor’s gross income under 
subsection (a) with respect to such qualified 
farm property, multiplied by 
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‘‘(B) the rate of tax in effect under section 
(1)(h)(1)(D). 
‘‘(2) RECAPTURE EVENT DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘recapture event’ 
means, with respect to any qualified farm prop-
erty— 
‘‘(A) CESSATION
OF
OPERATION.—The 
cessation of the operation of such property as 
a farm for farming purposes at any time in the 
recapture period. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO MATERIALLY PARTICI-
PATE.—The failure of a qualified farmer to ma-
terially participate in the operation of the farm 
at any time during the recapture period. 
‘‘(C) CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the disposition of any 
interest in such property by the transferee 
referred to in subsection (a) during the re-
capture period. 
‘‘(ii) AGREEMENT TO ASSUME RECAP-
TURE
LIABILITY.—Clause (i) shall not 
apply to any farm property if the person 
acquiring the interest referred to in such 
clause agrees in writing to assume the re-
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capture liability of the person disposing of 
such interest. In the event of such an as-
sumption, this subsection shall apply to the 
person acquiring such interest as though 
such person were the transferee referred to 
therein (and this subsection shall be ap-
plied as if there had been no change in 
ownership). 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) NO CREDITS AGAINST TAX.—Any in-
crease in tax under this subsection shall not be 
treated as a tax imposed by this chapter for 
purposes of determining the amount of any 
credit under subpart A, B, or D of this part. 
‘‘(B) NO
RECAPTURE
BY
REASON
OF 
HARDSHIP.—The increase in tax under this 
subsection shall not apply to any disposition of 
property or cessation of the operation of any 
property as a farm for farming purposes if such 
disposition or cessation occurs by reason of any 
hardship. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section, 
rules similar to the rules of subsections (e) and (f) of sec-
tion 121 shall apply. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
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‘‘(1) QUALIFIED FARMER.—The term ‘qualified 
farmer’ means— 
‘‘(A) a beginning farmer, socially disadvan-
taged farmer, qualified veteran farmer, young 
farmer, or 
‘‘(B) any entity if 50 percent or more of 
the capital and profits of such entity are owned 
by one or more individuals described in para-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) BEGINNING
FARMER.—The term ‘begin-
ning farmer’ means an individual that— 
‘‘(A) has not operated a farm, or 
‘‘(B) has operated a farm for not more 
than 10 years. 
‘‘(3) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMER.—The 
term ‘socially disadvantaged farmer’ means an indi-
vidual who is a member of one or more of the fol-
lowing groups: 
‘‘(A) American Indians. 
‘‘(B) Alaska Natives. 
‘‘(C) Asians. 
‘‘(D) Blacks or African Americans. 
‘‘(E) Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Is-
landers. 
‘‘(F) Hispanics. 
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‘‘(G) Women. 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED VETERAN FARMER.—The term 
‘qualified veteran farmer’ means an individual 
who— 
‘‘(A) first obtained status as a veteran (as 
defined in section 101(2) of title 38 United 
States Code) in the most recent 10-year period, 
and 
‘‘(B) has not operated a farm for more 
than 10 years. 
‘‘(5) YOUNG FARMER.—The term ‘young farm-
er’ means an individual who has not attained age 46 
as of the date of the sale or transfer referred to in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED FARM PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
farm property’ means real property located in 
the United States if— 
‘‘(i) during the 5-year period ending 
on the date of the sale or exchange re-
ferred to in subsection (a), such property 
has been used by the taxpayer or a mem-
ber of the family of the taxpayer as a farm 
for farming purposes for periods aggre-
gating 3 years or more, and 
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‘‘(ii) there was material participation 
by the taxpayer or a member of the family 
of the taxpayer in the operation of the 
farm during such 3 years. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR QUALIFIED FARM 
PROPERTY HELD BY AN ENTITY.—For purposes 
of this section, if the taxpayer referred to in 
paragraph (A) is other than an individual and 
all of the capital and profits interests of such 
entity are held by members of a single family, 
then such members shall be treated as members 
of the family of such taxpayer. 
‘‘(7) RECAPTURE
PERIOD.—The term ‘recap-
ture period’ means the 10-year period following the 
sale or exchange of qualified farm property described 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(8) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘mem-
ber of the family’, ‘farm’, ‘farming purposes’, and 
‘material participation’ have the respective meanings 
given such terms in section 2032A(e). 
‘‘SEC. 121B. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF AGRICUL-
TURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT. 
‘‘(a) EXCLUSION.—Gross income shall not include 
gain from the sale or exchange of an agricultural conserva-
tion easement. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of gain ex-
cluded from gross income under subsection (a) with 
respect to any taxable year shall not exceed the ex-
cess, if any of— 
‘‘(A) $500,000 ($1,000,000 in the case of 
a joint return), over 
‘‘(B) the amount excluded from the gross 
income of the taxpayer for all prior taxable 
years. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR JOINT RETURNS.—The 
amount of the exclusion under subsection (a) on a 
joint return for any taxable year shall be allocated 
equally between the spouses for purposes of applying 
the limitation under paragraph (1) for any suc-
ceeding taxable year. 
‘‘(c) AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT DE-
FINED.—The term ‘agricultural conservation easement’ 
means an easement or conservation-related restriction on 
agricultural land (granted in perpetuity) that— 
‘‘(1) is conveyed for the purpose of protecting 
natural resources and the agricultural nature of the 
land, and 
‘‘(2) permits the landowner the right to con-
tinue agricultural production and related uses. 
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‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section, 
rules similar to the rules of subsections (e) and (f) of sec-
tion 121 shall apply.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 121 the following new items: 
‘‘121A. Exclusion of gain from sale of qualified farm property. 
‘‘121B. Exclusion of gain from sale of agricultural conservation easement.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any sale or exchange in taxable 
years ending after December 31, 2020. 
SEC. 404. FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY ACT. 
(a) FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS.—Sec-
tion 1540 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 
U.S.C. 4201) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) the Nation’s farmland is a vital source of 
environmental services, such as carbon sequestra-
tion;’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘that is used for’’ and inserting ‘‘that is 
suitable for’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘and is suitable’’ after ‘‘local importance’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘conversion’ means— 
‘‘(A) the physical conversion of farmland 
to a nonagricultural use; 
‘‘(B) the effective conversion of farmland 
as a consequence of physical conversion of adja-
cent farmland, which threatens the continued 
viability of the land for agricultural use; or 
‘‘(C) a change in management of federally 
owned land historically used for agriculture to 
a non-agricultural use; 
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‘‘(7) the term ‘farmland of national signifi-
cance’ is farmland that is the most suitable for in-
tensive crop and food production, as determined by 
the Secretary, taking into consideration, among 
other factors, its physical and chemical characteris-
tics; and 
‘‘(8) the term ‘permanently protected farmland’ 
means farmland encumbered by a conservation ease-
ment held by the Federal government, by a State, 
tribal, or local unit of government, or by a land con-
servation organization, that is perpetual or the max-
imum number of years allowed by State law.’’. 
(b) FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY.—Section 1541 
of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4202) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1541. FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States that Federal programs— 
‘‘(1) shall minimize the conversion of farmland 
to nonagricultural uses; and 
‘‘(2) shall not convert to nonagricultural uses 
farmland— 
‘‘(A) that is permanently protected farm-
land; 
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‘‘(B) that has been defined and delineated 
by the Secretary under subsection (b) as farm-
land of national significance; or 
‘‘(C) that has been defined and delineated 
by a State as significant to the State or a pri-
ority for inclusion in a State farmland protec-
tion program and for which the State has sub-
mitted a description under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION AND DELINEATION OF LAND.— 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—The Secretary 
shall define and delineate farmland of national sig-
nificance, and shall convene a group of experts, in-
cluding agronomists and soil scientists, to assist in 
such definition and delineation. 
‘‘(2) STATE SIGNIFICANCE.—Any State wishing 
to have land recognized under subsection (a)(2)(C) 
shall provide a definition and delineation of such 
lands to the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PROCESS AND CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(1) PROCESS AND CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall develop a process, including criteria— 
‘‘(A) to— 
‘‘(i) determine the potential conver-
sion of farmland as a consequence of any 
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action or activity conducted through a 
Federal program; 
‘‘(ii) minimize the conversion of farm-
land or, for land identified under sub-
section (a)(2), avoid conversion; and 
‘‘(iii) provide notice regarding such 
actions to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) that the Secretary shall use to make 
determinations under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) USE REQUIRED.—Each department, agen-
cy, independent commission, and other unit of the 
Federal Government shall use the process and cri-
teria developed under paragraph (1) in carrying out 
a Federal program. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply 
if the Secretary determines, based on the process and cri-
teria developed under subsection (c), that converting farm-
land to nonagricultural uses cannot be avoided. In in-
stances where the Secretary makes such a determination, 
the Federal program shall minimize the conversion of land 
described in subsection (a)(2) to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION.—The Secretary may make avail-
able to States, units of local government, individuals, orga-
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nizations, and other units of the Federal Government in-
formation— 
‘‘(1) useful in restoring, maintaining, and im-
proving the quantity and quality of farmland; and 
‘‘(2) concerning the location of permanently 
protected farmland. 
‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide as-
sistance to departments, agencies, independent commis-
sions, and other units of the Federal Government, upon 
request, in using the process and criteria developed under 
subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 405. AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1265B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(C)(iv), by striking 
‘‘only’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) CONDITION OF ASSISTANCE.—As a condi-
tion of receiving cost-share assistance under this sec-
tion, the owner of eligible land must agree to have 
in place a conservation plan that addresses applica-
ble resource concerns for the land subject to the 
easement, including soil health and greenhouse gas 
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emissions reduction, not later than three years fol-
lowing the grant of the easement. The requirement 
of this subparagraph may be satisfied by having in 
place a conservation plan developed or recognized by 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in— 
‘‘(1) compliance with the terms and conditions 
of easements; and 
‘‘(2) development and implementation of a con-
servation plan required under subsection (b)(6), in-
cluding, as applicable, a conservation plan for highly 
erodible land required under subsection (b)(4)(C)(iv) 
or a comprehensive conservation plan developed pur-
suant to subsection (e)(1). 
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ENROLLMENT IN CSP.—At the sole 
option of the owner of the land subject to the 
easement, the Secretary shall provide for the 
automatic enrollment of the land subject to the 
easement in the conservation stewardship pro-
gram established by subchapter B of chapter 4 
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of subtitle D, including financial assistance for 
the development of a comprehensive conserva-
tion plan as provided by 1240L(e), if the person 
or entity farming the land is otherwise eligible 
for the program, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE.— 
Determining compliance with the terms of the 
conservation stewardship program contract is 
the sole responsibility of the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—Funding received by an 
eligible entity pursuant to this paragraph shall 
not be considered in the calculation of costs 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The owner of the land subject to 
the easement shall have up to three years after the 
grant of the easement to exercise the option to enroll 
in the conservation stewardship program as provided 
under subparagraph (A).’’. 
TITLE V—PASTURE-BASED 
LIVESTOCK 
SEC. 501. ANIMAL RAISING CLAIMS. 
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘Subtitle H—Animal Raising 
Claims 
‘‘SEC. 298. REQUIRED VERIFICATION PROCESS FOR ANIMAL 
RAISING CLAIMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to facilitate marketing, 
truth in labeling, and new economic opportunities for pro-
ducers and businesses using animal raising claims, the 
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
shall establish, not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this subtitle and in a manner consistent 
with United States obligations under international agree-
ments— 
‘‘(1) mandatory standards with respect to ani-
mal raising claims that may be made on the labeling 
of any meat food products or poultry product; 
‘‘(2) procedures to verify any such claims prior 
to the use in commerce of any meat food product or 
poultry product bearing labeling with such a claim; 
‘‘(3) procedures whereby any such verification 
is subsequently incorporated seamlessly with labeling 
requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.); and 
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‘‘(4) on-farm and supply chain auditing and 
verification procedures for ensuring the truthfulness 
of such claims. 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS.—In developing and approving ani-
mal raising claim standards under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall include standards relating to— 
‘‘(1) diet claims, including grass-fed, vege-
tarian-fed, and fed no animal byproducts; 
‘‘(2) living and raising condition claims, includ-
ing but not limited to cage free, free range, and pas-
ture raised; 
‘‘(3) antibiotic and hormone claims, including 
but not limited to raised without antibiotics, no hor-
mones added (beef cattle, sheep), and raised without 
growth promotants; 
‘‘(4) source claims demonstrating the animal 
can be traced back to its farm of origin from birth 
to slaughter; 
‘‘(5) age claims; 
‘‘(6) animal welfare claims; 
‘‘(7) environmental stewardship claims, includ-
ing greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestra-
tion claims; 
‘‘(8) breed claims; and 
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‘‘(9) any other such claim as the Secretary de-
termines is appropriate. 
‘‘(c) THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION.—A producer of 
a meat food product or a poultry product may use an ani-
mal raising claim that is verified by a third party so long 
as— 
‘‘(1) the claim is made consistent with stand-
ards established by the Secretary pursuant to sub-
section (a); and 
‘‘(2) the procedures used by such third party 
for purposes of that verification and any subsequent 
auditing are equivalent (as determined by the Sec-
retary) to the procedures used by the Secretary for 
that verification and auditing. 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL PROCESS.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall require that a producer 
seeking to make an animal raising claim, submit to the 
Secretary prior to using the product that is the subject 
of such animal raising claim the following documentation 
to support such claim— 
‘‘(1) detailed written descriptions explaining the 
controls used for ensuring that the raising claim is 
valid from birth to harvest or the period of raising 
being referenced by the claim; 
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‘‘(2) a signed and dated document describing 
how the animals are raised to support that specific 
claim made is truthful and not misleading; 
‘‘(3) a written description of the product trac-
ing and segregation mechanism from time of slaugh-
ter or further processing through packaging and dis-
tribution; 
‘‘(4) a written description for the identification, 
control, and segregation of non-conforming animals 
or products; and 
‘‘(5) if a third party certifies a claim, a current 
copy of the certificate. 
‘‘(e) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to alter the authority of the Sec-
retary under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 451 et. seq.). 
‘‘(f) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAWS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure consistency between the animal raising 
claims standards established pursuant to subsection (a) 
and the Organic Food Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
6501 et seq.) and any rules or regulations implementing 
that Act. 
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‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.—Beginning on 
the date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a domestic meat food prod-
uct or poultry product— 
‘‘(A) a person may sell or label a meat 
food product or poultry product with an animal 
raising label claim only if such products is pro-
duced and handled in accordance with the 
standards established pursuant to subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(B) no person may sell or label a meat 
food product or poultry product with an animal 
raising label claim that is not in compliance 
with such standards; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an imported meat food prod-
uct or poultry product, such a product may be sold 
or labeled with animal raising label claims if the 
Secretary determines such product has been pro-
duced and handled under a verification program that 
provides safeguards and guidelines that are at least 
equivalent to the requirements of the standards es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(h) VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE.— 
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‘‘(1) MISUSE
OF
LABEL.—Any person who, 
after notice and an opportunity to be heard, is found 
by the Secretary to have knowingly sold or labeled 
any meat food product or poultry product with an 
animal raising claim, except in accordance with this 
subtitle, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more 
than $10,000. 
‘‘(2) FALSE
STATEMENT.—Any person who 
after notice and an opportunity to be heard, has 
been found by the Secretary to makes a false, fraud-
ulent, or fictitious statement to the Secretary, a gov-
erning Federal or State official, or a third-party cer-
tifier, or conceals, covers up, falsifies, or deceives a 
material fact to the Secretary, a governing Federal 
or State official, or a third-party certifier with re-
spect to an animal raising claim subject to the re-
quirements of this subtitle shall be subject to a pen-
alty specified in section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
such sums as may be necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 299. APPLICABILITY. 
‘‘This subtitle shall only apply to meat food products 
and poultry products that are subject to labeling require-
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ments under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 300. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘animal raising claim’ means a 
statement on the labeling of meat food products or 
poultry products used in interstate commerce that 
reference the way that the source animal for a meat 
food product or poultry product was raised, includ-
ing production practices that were used, such as liv-
ing or raising conditions, the breed, or the location 
or source of where the product is born, raised, and 
processed. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘meat food product’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1(j) of the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(j)). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘poultry product’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 4(f) of the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 453(f)).’’. 
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SEC. 502. GRANTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 
COSTS FOR VERY SMALL PROCESSORS OF 
MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS AND POULTRY PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.—Title V of the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 683 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 502. GRANTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 
COSTS FOR VERY SMALL PROCESSORS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a grant program to provide competitive grants to eligi-
ble establishments to assist such establishments in making 
adjustments to the facilities, equipment, processes, and 
operations of such establishments to meet the require-
ments of this Act. The Secretary may carry out such pro-
gram with any agency within the Department of Agri-
culture that the Secretary determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ESTABLISHMENTS.—An establish-
ment is eligible to receive a grant under this section if 
such establishment is— 
‘‘(1) subject to Federal or State inspection 
under this Act; and 
‘‘(2)(A) has fewer than 10 employees; or 
‘‘(B) has annual gross sales of less than 
$2,500,000. 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An establishment receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the funds made available 
through such grant to cover— 
‘‘(1) the cost of developing and issuing (other 
than the cost of labor), directly incurred or incurred 
by a consultant, a Hazard Analysis and Critical 
Control Points plan for the establishment; and 
‘‘(2) the actual costs of any adjustments to fa-
cilities, equipment, processes, and operations nec-
essary for the establishment to comply with this Act. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT
OF GRANT.—The total amount of 
funds provided to a recipient of a grant under this section 
shall not exceed $50,000. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—Funds provided under a 
grant under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of 
the costs referred to in subsection (c), as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2030. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2030.’’. 
(b) POULTRY PRODUCTS.—The Poultry Products In-
spection Act (7 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 25 (7 U.S.C. 468) the following: 
‘‘GRANTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COMPLIANCE COSTS 
FOR VERY SMALL PROCESSORS 
‘‘SEC. 25A. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a grant program to provide competitive grants to eligi-
ble establishments to assist such establishments in making 
adjustments to the facilities, equipment, processes, and 
operations of such establishments to meet the require-
ments of this Act. The Secretary may carry out such pro-
gram with any agency within the Department of Agri-
culture that the Secretary determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ESTABLISHMENTS.—An establish-
ment is eligible to receive a grant under this section if 
such establishment is— 
‘‘(1) subject to Federal or State inspection 
under this Act; and 
‘‘(2)(A) has fewer than 10 employees; or 
‘‘(B) has annual gross sales of less than 
$2,500,000. 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An establishment receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the funds made available 
through such grant to cover— 
‘‘(1) the cost of developing and issuing (other 
than the cost of labor), directly incurred or incurred 
by a consultant, a Hazard Analysis and Critical 
Control Points plan for the establishment; and 
‘‘(2) the actual costs of any adjustments to fa-
cilities, equipment, processes, and operations nec-
essary for the establishment to comply with this Act. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT
OF GRANT.—The total amount of 
funds provided to a recipient of a grant under this section 
shall not exceed $50,000. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—Funds provided under a 
grant under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of 
the costs referred to in subsection (c), as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2030. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 503. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 1240M(a) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘conserving 
water and’’ before ‘‘improving’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) conserving and improving soil health and 
improving grazing system resilience in the face of 
climate change through advanced grazing manage-
ment practices; and 
‘‘(10) 
providing 
support 
for 
producers 
transitioning from confinement and feedlot systems 
or continuous grazing to managed grazing-based sys-
tems, including support for pasture development and 
management.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1240M(b)(2) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘hay land’’ and inserting ‘‘perennial hay 
land, including silvopasture’’. 
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