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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3077 
To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2025 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 
STRICKLAND, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, 
Mr. 
TONKO, 
Mr. 
MOULTON, 
Mr. 
FROST, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CONNOLLY, and 
Ms. HOYLE of Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on 
Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, 
and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions 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 of 2025’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL GOALS 
Sec. 101. National goals. 
Sec. 102. Action plan. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH 
Sec. 201. Research, extension, and education purpose. 
Sec. 202. Regional hubs for risk mitigation and adaptation to climate change. 
Sec. 203. Sustainable agriculture research and education resilience initiative. 
Sec. 204. Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network. 
Sec. 205. Public breed and cultivar research. 
Sec. 206. ARS climate scientist career development program. 
Sec. 207. Agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation through AFRI. 
Sec. 208. Specialty crop research initiative. 
Sec. 209. Integrated pest management. 
Sec. 210. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program. 
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. Conservation compliance. 
Sec. 307. National and regional agroforestry centers. 
TITLE IV—FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND FARM VIABILITY 
Sec. 401. Local agriculture market program. 
Sec. 402. National organic certification cost-share program. 
Sec. 403. Farmland Protection Policy Act. 
Sec. 404. Agricultural conservation easement program. 
TITLE V—PASTURE-BASED LIVESTOCK 
Sec. 501. Animal raising claims. 
Sec. 502. Processing resilience grant program. 
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. Agrivoltaic systems. 
Sec. 603. AgSTAR program. 
TITLE VII—FOOD LOSS AND WASTE 
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Subtitle A—Food Date Labeling 
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. 
Sec. 715. Support for national media campaigns to decrease incidence of food 
waste. 
Sec. 716. Food Waste Research Program. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL GOALS 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL GOALS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the national goals de-
scribed in subsection (b) is to prevent climate change from 
exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above 
preindustrial levels through a national greenhouse gas 
emission reduction effort. 
(b) NATIONAL GOALS.—The national goals for the 
agricultural sector shall be to achieve— 
(1) not less than a 50-percent reduction in net 
greenhouse gas emissions, as compared to those lev-
els during calendar year 2010, by not later than De-
cember 31, 2030; and 
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(2) 
SOIL
HEALTH.—The 
United 
States 
should— 
(A) immediately become a member of the 
Partners Forum and the Consortium of the 4 
per 1,000 Initiative, hosted by the Consultative 
Group for International Agricultural Research, 
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) sufficiently expand adoption of soil 
health systems and practices (including diverse 
crop rotations, cover cropping, and conservation 
tillage), perennial crop and grass-based live-
stock 
production 
systems, 
agroforestry, 
composting, advanced nutrient budgeting and 
biologically based nutrient management, ad-
vanced 
grazing 
management 
(including 
silvopasture and management-intensive rota-
tional grazing), and integrated crop-livestock 
systems— 
(i) to reduce nitrous oxide emissions 
from agricultural soils, as compared to 
those levels during calendar year 2023— 
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(I) by 25 percent by not later 
than December 31, 2030; and 
(II) by 75 percent by not later 
than December 31, 2040; 
(ii) to increase soil carbon stocks by 
0.4 percent annually on at least 50 percent 
of agricultural land by not later than De-
cember 31, 2030; and 
(iii) to meet or exceed the threshold 
described in clause (ii) on all agricultural 
land by not later than December 31, 2040; 
(C) expand implementation of regionally 
appropriate cover crops and other continual liv-
ing cover so that— 
(i) at least 50 percent of cropland 
acres include 1 or more cover crops or 
other continual living cover in the rotations 
of the cropland acres by not later than De-
cember 31, 2030; 
(ii) at least 75 percent of cropland 
acres include 1 or more cover crops or 
other continual living cover in the rotations 
of the cropland acres by not later than De-
cember 31, 2040; 
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(iii) cropland acres are covered by 
crops (including forages and hay crops), 
cover crops, or residue for an average of 
75 percent of each calendar year by not 
later than December 31, 2030; and 
(iv) cropland acres are covered by 
crops (including forages and hay crops), 
cover crops, or residue for an average of 
85 percent of each calendar year by not 
later than December 31, 2040; and 
(D) encourage conversion of at least— 
(i) 15 percent of annual grain crop 
acres, as in use on the date of enactment 
of this Act, to agroforestry, perennial graz-
ing, perennial grain crops, or other peren-
nial production systems by not later than 
December 31, 2030; and 
(ii) 30 percent of annual grain crop 
acres, as in use on the date of enactment 
of this Act, to agroforestry, perennial graz-
ing, perennial grain crops, or other peren-
nial production systems by not later than 
December 31, 2040. 
(3) FARMLAND PRESERVATION.— 
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(A) 2030 GOAL.—The rate of conversion of 
agricultural land to development, and the rate 
of conversion of grassland to cropping, should 
be reduced by at least 80 percent, as compared 
to those rates for calendar year 2023, by not 
later than December 31, 2030. 
(B) 2040 GOAL.—There should be no con-
version of agricultural land to development, or 
grassland to cropping, by not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2040. 
(4) PASTURE-BASED
LIVESTOCK.—The live-
stock sector should— 
(A) establish advanced grazing manage-
ment, including management-intensive rota-
tional grazing, on at least— 
(i) 50 percent of all grazing land by 
not later than December 31, 2030; and 
(ii) 100 percent of all grazing land by 
not later than December 31, 2040; 
(B)(i) reduce greenhouse gas emissions re-
lated to feeding of ruminants by at least— 
(I) 1⁄3 by not later than December 31, 
2030; and 
(II) 1⁄2 by not later than December 
31, 2040; and 
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(ii) accomplish the reductions described in 
clause (i) by— 
(I) reducing nongrazing feeding of 
ruminants; 
(II) growing feed grains and forages 
with soil health and nutrient management 
practices that minimize net greenhouse gas 
emissions from cropland; and 
(III) designing livestock feed mixtures 
and supplements to mitigate enteric meth-
ane emissions; 
(C) reintegrate 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— 
(i) 100 percent, as compared to cal-
endar year 2017 levels, by not later than 
December 31, 2030; and 
(ii) 300 percent, as compared to cal-
endar year 2017 levels, by not later than 
December 31, 2040; and 
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(D) reduce greenhouse gas emissions re-
sulting from manure management by— 
(i) immediately ceasing building any 
new or expanded waste lagoons for con-
fined animal feeding operations; and 
(ii) converting— 
(I) by not later than December 
31, 2030, at least 1⁄3 of wet manure 
handling and storage to nondigester 
dairy or livestock methane manage-
ment methods (within the meaning of 
section 1240T(a) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985); and 
(II) by not later than December 
31, 2040, at least 2⁄3 of wet manure 
handling and storage to such non-
digester dairy or livestock methane 
management methods. 
(5) ON-FARM RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The agri-
cultural sector should— 
(A) implement energy audits and energy 
efficiency improvements on at least— 
(i) 50 percent of farms by not later 
than December 31, 2030; and 
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(ii) 100 percent of farms by not later 
than December 31, 2040; 
(B) expand on-farm clean renewable en-
ergy production to a level that is at least— 
(i) double the calendar year 2017 level 
by not later than December 31, 2030; and 
(ii) triple the calendar year 2017 level 
by not later than December 31, 2040; and 
(C) install and manage on-farm renewable 
energy infrastructure in a manner that does 
not— 
(i) compromise the climate resilience 
and greenhouse gas mitigation goals of this 
Act; or 
(ii) adversely impact farmland, soil, 
and water resources, 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 and waste goal announced in September 2015, 
the food and agricultural sector should commit to— 
(A) at least a 50-percent reduction in food 
loss and waste by not later than December 31, 
2030; 
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(B) at least a 75-percent reduction in food 
loss and waste by not later than December 31, 
2040; and 
(C) in a manner consistent with the Food 
Recovery Hierarchy established by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, diverting from land-
fills through composting and other means at 
least— 
(i) 50 percent of unavoidable food 
waste and food processing byproducts by 
not later than December 31, 2030; and 
(ii) 90 percent of unavoidable food 
waste and food processing byproducts by 
not later than December 31, 2040. 
SEC. 102. ACTION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) develop a plan (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘plan’’), which may involve actions to be taken 
by other Federal agencies, to make significant and 
rapid progress to achieve the national goals de-
scribed in section 101; and 
(2) make the plan available for public comment 
for a period of not less than 90 days. 
(b) ACTIONS.—Actions under the plan shall— 
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(1) include issuing regulations, providing incen-
tives, carrying out research and development pro-
grams, and any other actions the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to achieve the national goals 
described in section 101; and 
(2) be designed— 
(A) to fully implement this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act; 
(B) to provide benefits for farmers and 
ranchers, rural communities, small businesses, 
and consumers; 
(C) to 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 
vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, air 
and water pollution, and other resource deg-
radation; and 
(D) to prioritize investments that reduce 
emissions of greenhouse gases and sequester 
carbon, while simultaneously helping to solve 
other pressing agroenvironmental resource con-
cerns, increase farming and ranching opportuni-
ties, create quality jobs, improve farmworker 
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working conditions and living standards, and 
make communities more resilient to the effects 
of climate change. 
(c) FINAL PLAN.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) finalize the plan, taking into account any 
public comments received on the plan; 
(2) submit the plan to Congress; and 
(3) begin implementation of the plan. 
(d) UPDATES.—Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan 
to Congress under subsection (c)(2), and not less fre-
quently than biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
(1) review and revise the plan to ensure that 
the plan is sufficient to achieve the national goals 
described in section 101; and 
(2) submit the revised plan to Congress. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary submits the plan to Con-
gress under subsection (c)(2), and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly 
available, an annual report that describes, for the period 
covered by the report— 
(1) actions taken pursuant to the plan and the 
effects of those actions; 
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(2) the conclusion of the most recent review of 
the plan conducted under subsection (d)(1); and 
(3) a summary of any revisions made to the 
plan under that subsection, if applicable. 
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) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
paragraphs (9) and (11), respectively; 
(3) 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 be carbon negative 
by removing additional carbon dioxide from the at-
mosphere;’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(10) develop food systems that are healthful, 
sustainable, equitable, and resilient to extreme 
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weather, other impacts of climate change, and other 
potential intersecting global and national disrup-
tions; and’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated), in 
subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and delivering to 
agricultural producers’’ after ‘‘improving’’. 
SEC. 202. REGIONAL HUBS FOR RISK MITIGATION AND AD-
APTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. 
Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended by inserting 
before section 404 (7 U.S.C. 7624) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 401. REGIONAL HUBS FOR RISK MITIGATION AND AD-
APTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a national network of regional hubs for risk mitigation 
and adaptation to climate change to provide to farmers, 
ranchers, forest landowners, and other agricultural and 
natural resource managers— 
‘‘(1) science-based, region-specific, cost-effec-
tive, and practical information and program support 
for science-informed decisionmaking in light of the 
increased 
costs, 
opportunities, 
risks, 
and 
vulnerabilities associated with a changing climate; 
and 
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‘‘(2) access to assistance to implement that de-
cisionmaking. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity shall be eligible to be 
selected as a regional hub under subsection (a) if the enti-
ty is an office of— 
‘‘(1) the Agricultural Research Service; 
‘‘(2) the Forest Service; or 
‘‘(3) any other agency of the Department that 
the Secretary determines to be 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: 
‘‘(A) Within the Department, the following 
agencies: 
‘‘(i) The Natural Resources 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 of Food 
and Agriculture. 
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‘‘(B) The Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(C) The Department of Energy. 
‘‘(D) The Environmental Protection Agen-
cy. 
‘‘(E) The United States Geological Survey. 
‘‘(F) The National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
‘‘(G) The National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
‘‘(H) Such other Federal agencies as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERS.—The regional hubs estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall work in close part-
nership with other stakeholders and partners, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) colleges and universities (as defined 
in section 1404 of the Food and Agriculture 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); 
‘‘(B) cooperative extension services (as de-
fined in that section); 
‘‘(C) State agricultural experiment stations 
(as defined in that section); 
‘‘(D) private entities; 
‘‘(E) State, local, and regional govern-
ments; 
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‘‘(F) Indian 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 subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) offer tools, strategic management options, 
and technical support to farmers, ranchers, and for-
est landowners to help those farmers, ranchers, and 
forest 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 those farmers, ranchers, and 
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— 
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‘‘(A) to help farmers, ranchers, and forest 
landowners better understand the potential di-
rect and indirect impacts of climate change; 
and 
‘‘(B) to inform the United States Global 
Change Research Program established under 
section 103 of the Global Change Research Act 
of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2933); 
‘‘(5) provide to farmers, ranchers, forest land-
owners, and rural communities outreach, education, 
and extension services relating to 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 (as de-
fined in that section), and other entities; 
‘‘(6) work with any cooperative extension serv-
ices (as defined in section 1404 of the Food and Ag-
riculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), conservation 
districts, and nongovernmental organizations in-
volved in farmer outreach in the region served by the 
hub to assist producers in developing business plans 
and conservation plans that take into account 
emerging climate risk science with respect to crop, 
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production, and conservation system changes that 
will help producers adapt to a changing climate; and 
‘‘(7) establish, in partnership with programs 
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.), addi-
tional partnerships with farmers and nonprofit and 
community-based organizations to conduct applied 
on-farm research on climate change. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITIES.—A regional hub established under 
subsection (a) shall prioritize synthesis and dissemination 
of research and data collection activities 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; 
‘‘(C) integrated cropping-livestock systems; 
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‘‘(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 relating to— 
‘‘(A) optimal soil health management sys-
tems and 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 crop varieties to 
help producers be profitable while implementing 
soil health management systems and 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. 
‘‘(4) Grazing-based livestock management sys-
tems to optimize the net greenhouse gas footprint, 
including— 
‘‘(A) grazing land carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(B) reduction of nitrous oxide emissions 
from manure deposited on grazing land; and 
‘‘(C) mitigation of enteric methane. 
‘‘(5) Perennial production systems that seques-
ter carbon, enhance soil health, and increase resil-
ience, including— 
‘‘(A) perennial forages; 
‘‘(B) perennial grains; and 
‘‘(C) agroforestry. 
‘‘(f) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—Each regional hub es-
tablished under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall solicit input from stakeholders relat-
ing to pressing needs, important issues, and out-
reach strategies through a variety of mechanisms, 
including regional stakeholder committees; and 
‘‘(2) may partner with stakeholders in con-
ducting research and developing tools. 
‘‘(g) RISK MANAGEMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint 
a team of individuals representing the regional hubs 
established under subsection (a), partners with those 
regional hubs, and the Risk Management Agency to 
develop recommendations to better account for— 
‘‘(A) climate risk in actuarial tables; and 
‘‘(B) soil health and other risk-reducing 
conservation activities under the Federal crop 
insurance program under the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 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 2 years, the rec-
ommendations developed by the team under that 
paragraph. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 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— 
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(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: 
‘‘(7) increase resilience in the context of a 
changing climate and related economic, social, and 
environmental shocks.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and inserting 
‘‘In’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall have the same mean-
ing given to that term by’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘has the meaning given that term 
in’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); 
(D) in each of paragraphs (1), (4), (5), 
(6), (7), (8), and (9), by inserting a paragraph 
heading, the text of which comprises the term 
defined in that paragraph; 
(E) in paragraph (2)— 
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determined by the Secretary, the activities 
of whom involve the provision of agricul-
tural production and conservation informa-
tion to agricultural producers’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The coordinators’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The coordina-
tors’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(C) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
National’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘of Agriculture’’ after ‘‘Department’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of Agriculture’’ after 
‘‘Department’’ each place it appears; 
(B) 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’’; 
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