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Senate Bill 3500
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2023
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Introduced in Senate on Dec 13, 2023
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S. 3500 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3500


To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 13, 2023

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions, and for other purposes.

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 “Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. High-priority research and extension for natural climate solutions.

Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(21) NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of advancing land management practices that store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural lands and soils, grasslands, wetlands, and forests, including practices that—

“(A) are based on traditional ecological knowledge;

“(B) promote biodiversity and climate change resilience; and

“(C) reduce runoff.”.