HR1854-119

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— in paragraph (1)— 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; in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and by adding at the end the following: evaluate the climate benefits of the standards. in paragraph (3)(B), by striking conservation innovations and and inserting climate benefits, conservation innovations, and; and by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the term climate benefit means— a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; an increase in carbon sequestration; or mitigation against, or adaptation to, increased weather volatility. (E)evaluate the climate benefits of the standards.; (5)Climate benefit definedIn 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..