119-HR1854

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1854

1. Short title
2. Consideration of climate benefits in conservation practice standards

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act".

2. Consideration of climate benefits in conservation practice standards

Section 1242(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(h)) is amended—

(1) - in paragraph (1)—

(A) - in subparagraph (A), by striking "1 year after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018" and inserting "5 years after the date of enactment of the Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act";

(B) - in subparagraph (C), by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon;

(C) - in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

(D) - by adding at the end the following:

(E) - evaluate the climate benefits of the standards.

(2) - in paragraph (3)(B), by striking "conservation innovations and" and inserting "climate benefits, conservation innovations, and"; and

(3) Climate benefit defined - by adding at the end the following:

(5) Climate benefit defined - In this subsection, the term climate benefit means—

(A) - a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions;

(B) - an increase in carbon sequestration; or

(C) - mitigation against, or adaptation to, increased weather volatility.