118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gasses and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts.
October 11, 2023
Mr. Lawler (for himself and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill
October 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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,
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”.