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(Original Signature of Member)

H. R. ll
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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. LAWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on llllllllllllll

A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emis-
sions of certain greenhouse gasses and carbon storage
through conservation incentive contracts.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Conservation and Re-

5 generative Optimization Practices for Farming Act’’ or
6 the ‘‘CROP for Farming Act’’.

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1 SEC. 2. CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.

2 Section 1240B(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985

3 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)) is amended—
4 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘concerns’’
5 and inserting ‘‘concerns, which may include emis-
6 sions of nitrous oxide or methane (referred to in this
7 subsection as ‘greenhouse gas emissions’) or storage
8 of carbon in plants or soil (referred to in this sub-
9 section as ‘carbon storage’),’’; and
10 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by striking ‘‘con-
11 servation’’ and inserting ‘‘conservation, reductions of
12 greenhouse gas emissions, or increased levels of car-
13 bon storage’’.

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