S.Amdt. 3175

SA 3175. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 72__. STUDY ON NATIONAL BENEFITS OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION
PRACTICES.

The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
is amended by inserting after section 1668 (7 U.S.C. 5921)
the following:

``SEC. 1669. STUDY ON NATIONAL BENEFITS OF CARBON
SEQUESTRATION PRACTICES.

``(a) Study.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall offer to enter into a contract
with the National Academy of Sciences to convene a committee
of experts in natural sciences (referred to in this section
as the `Committee') to conduct a study to quantify the
benefits of land-sector carbon sequestration practices
implemented in national forests, grasslands, parks, wetlands,
and private voluntary conservation land.
``(2) Deadline.--The Committee shall convene not later than
30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture
and the National Academy of Sciences enter into a contract
under paragraph (1).
``(b) Report.--On completion of the study under subsection
(a)(1), the Committee shall submit to the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate an expert consensus report that--
``(1) describes current scientific knowledge relating to
the benefits of implementing land-sector carbon sequestration
across the United States; and
``(2) quantifies, to the maximum extent practicable, the
impact of land-sector carbon sequestration on carbon
sequestration, net primary productivity, biodiversity, water
quantity, and other ecosystem services.''.
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