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HR5971-118

In Committee

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to direct a study on soil health of Federal lands, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 17, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to direct a study on soil health of Federal lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9433E33BB0A84357A81B2A4B26CC9899: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Study on Improving Lands Act.
  • Section H1E952387812642D09A7D79AEE520C796: 2. Study The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall direct the National Academies of Science to study and report...
  • Section HDA964735F15B4E1DBB678719777FFC54: 3. Duties The National Academies of Science shall determine the parameters by which to measure soil health, including— soil organic matter and other...
  • Section HE14E200F5FB84C2FBDE63223F3F669E9: 4. Database Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior...
  • Section HF3C5E13FC4C843629BB6AB99DF00AF48: 5. Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the commencement of the study under section 4, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to direct a study on soil health of Federal lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Energy, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to direct a study on soil health of Federal lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Energy Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Sponsors

Joe Neguse

Joe Neguse

D-CO | Primary Sponsor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Oct 17, 2023

Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Energy Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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