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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 2564 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2564
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain
greenhouse gasses and carbon storage through conservation incentive
contracts.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 27, 2023
Mr. Carper (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain
greenhouse gasses and carbon storage through conservation incentive
contracts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation and Regenerative
Optimization Practices for Farming Act'' or the ``CROP for Farming
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.
Section 1240B(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa-2(j)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``concerns'' and
inserting ``concerns, which may include emissions of nitrous
oxide or methane (referred to in this subsection as `greenhouse
gas emissions') or storage of carbon in plants or soil
(referred to in this subsection as `carbon storage'),''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by striking
``conservation'' and inserting ``conservation, reductions of
greenhouse gas emissions, or increased levels of carbon
storage''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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