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Title I — Agriculture

S. 2452 · 116th Congress · Sep 10, 2019 · Lineage

I Agriculture

Sec. 101 Conservation reserve program

(a)
Conservation reserve— Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “24,500,000” and inserting “26,000,000”;
(ii)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “25,000,000” and inserting “28,000,000”;
(iii)
in subparagraph (D), by striking “25,500,000 acres; and” and inserting “30,500,000 acres;”;
(iv)
in subparagraph (E), by striking “27,000,000 acres.” and inserting “33,000,000 acres;”; and
(v)
by adding at the end the following:

“(F) fiscal year 2024, not more than 34,000,000 acres;

“(G) fiscal year 2025, not more than 35,000,000 acres;

“(H) fiscal year 2026, not more than 36,000,000 acres;

“(I) fiscal year 2027, not more than 37,000,000 acres;

“(J) fiscal year 2028, not more than 38,000,000 acres;

“(K) fiscal year 2029, not more than 39,000,000 acres; and

“(L) fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than 40,000,000 acres.”

(B)
in paragraph (2)(A)—
(i)
in clause (i)—
(I)
by striking “2,000,000” and inserting “4,600,000”; and
(II)
by striking “2023” and inserting “2030”; and
(ii)
in clause (ii)—
(I)
in subclause (II), by striking “and” at the end;
(II)
in subclause (III), by striking “through 2023, 2,000,000 acres.” and inserting “and 2022, 2,000,000 acres;”; and
(III)
by adding at the end the following:

“(IV) fiscal year 2023, 2,500,000 acres;

“(V) fiscal year 2024, 2,800,000 acres;

“(VI) fiscal year 2025, 3,100,000 acres;

“(VII) fiscal year 2026, 3,400,000 acres;

“(VIII) fiscal year 2027, 3,700,000 acres;

“(IX) fiscal year 2028, 4,000,000 acres;

“(X) fiscal year 2029, 4,300,000 acres; and

“(XI) fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than 4,600,000 acres.”

(C)
in paragraph (6)(B)—
(i)
in clause (i)—
(I)
by striking “8,600,000” and inserting “17,700,000”; and
(II)
by striking “2023” and inserting “2030”; and
(ii)
in clause (ii)—
(I)
in subclause (II), by striking “8,250,000” and inserting “9,000,000”;
(II)
in subclause (III), by striking “8,500,000 acres; and” and inserting “10,000,000 acres;”; and
(III)
by striking subclause (IV) and inserting the following:

“(IV) fiscal year 2022, 12,000,000 acres;

“(V) fiscal year 2023, 13,500,000 acres;

“(VI) fiscal year 2024, 14,100,000 acres;

“(VII) fiscal year 2025, 14,700,000 acres;

“(VIII) fiscal year 2026, 15,300,000 acres;

“(IX) fiscal year 2027, 15,900,000 acres;

“(X) fiscal year 2028, 16,500,000 acres;

“(XI) fiscal year 2029, 17,100,000 acres; and

“(XII) fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than 17,700,000 acres.”

(2)
in subsection (e)(1), by striking “, nor more than 15,”; and
(3)
in subsection (h)—
(A)
by striking paragraph (2); and
(B)
by striking “consideration.—” in the subsection heading and all that follows through “On the” in paragraph (1) and inserting “consideration.—On the”.
(b)
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program— Section 1231A(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting “, including reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions or increasing carbon sequestration,” after “concerns”.

Sec. 102 Environmental Quality Incentives Program

(a)
Purposes— Section 1240(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa(3)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(D) reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions;

“(E) increasing carbon sequestration; and

“(F) adapting to, or mitigating against, increasing weather volatility; and”

(b)
Definitions— Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:

“(1) Climate stewardship practice—The term climate stewardship practice means any of the following practices:

“(A) Alley cropping.

“(B) Biochar incorporation.

“(C) Conservation cover.

“(D) Conservation crop rotation.

“(E) Contour buffer strips.

“(F) Contour farming.

“(G) Cover crops.

“(H) Critical area planting.

“(I) Cross wind trap strips.

“(J) Field borders.

“(K) Filter strips.

“(L) Forage and biomass planting, including the use of native prairie and seed mixtures.

“(M) Forest stand improvements.

“(N) Grassed waterways.

“(O) Hedgerow planting.

“(P) Herbaceous wind barriers.

“(Q) Multistory cropping.

“(R) Nutrient management.

“(S) Prescribed grazing.

“(T) Range planting.

“(U) Residue and tillage management with no till.

“(V) Residue and tillage management with reduced till.

“(W) Riparian forest buffers.

“(X) Riparian herbaceous buffers.

“(Y) Silvopasture establishment.

“(Z) Stripcropping.

“(AA) Tree and shrub establishment.

“(BB) Upland wildlife habitat.

“(CC) Vegetative barriers.

“(DD) Wetland restoration.

“(EE) Windbreak renovation.

“(FF) Windbreaks and shelterbelts.

“(GG) Woody residue treatment.

“(HH) Any other highly effective vegetative or management practice that significantly reduces agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, increases carbon sequestration, or assists producers in adapting to, or mitigating against, increasing weather volatility, as determined by the Secretary.”

(c)
Establishment and administration— Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)(3)—
(A)
in subparagraph (F), by striking “or” at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(H) reductions in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; or

“(I) long-term carbon sequestration.”

(2)
in subsection (j)—
(A)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A)—
(I)
in clause (i)—
(aa)
by striking “maintenance of incentive practices” and inserting the following: “maintenance of—

“(I) incentive practices”

(bb)
in subclause (I) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; or

“(II) one or more climate stewardship practices.”

(II)
in clause (ii)—
(aa)
in subclause (I), by inserting “, or climate stewardship practices to attain increased levels of carbon sequestration and reduced agricultural greenhouse gas emissions,” after “conservation”; and
(bb)
in subclause (II), by inserting “or a climate stewardship practice” after “incentive practice”; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (C)—
(I)
by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(II)
in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking “Notwithstanding section 1240C” and inserting the following:

“(i) Incentive practices—Notwithstanding section 1240C, in the case of applications for contracts under subparagraph (A)(i)(I)”

(III)
by adding at the end the following:

“(ii) Climate stewardship practices—Notwithstanding section 1240C, in the case of applications for contracts under subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the Secretary shall give priority to applications that contain the greatest number of climate stewardship practices.”

(B)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
in the paragraph heading, by inserting “and climate stewardship practice” after “Incentive practice”;
(ii)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or climate stewardship practices” after “incentive practices” each place it appears;
(iii)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or climate stewardship practice” after “incentive practice” each place it appears; and
(iv)
in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting “or a climate stewardship practice” after “incentive practice”.
(d)
Limitation on payments— Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is amended—
(1)
by striking “2018, or” and inserting “2018,”; and
(2)
by inserting “the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033,” before “regardless”.
(e)
Conservation innovation grants and payments— Section 1240H(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(B)(i)—
(A)
in subclause (VI), by striking “and” at the end; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:

“(VIII) practices that significantly increase carbon sequestration, reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, or assist producers to adapt to, or mitigate against, increasing weather volatility; and”

(2)
in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “fiscal year 2019, and $200,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030”; and
(3)
in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
(A)
by inserting “not less than $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030 of the” after “Using”; and
(B)
by striking “a soil” and inserting “an ongoing soil”.

Sec. 103 Conservation Stewardship Program

(a)
Supplemental payments for climate stewardship practices— Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amended—
(1)
in the subsection heading, by striking “Rotations and Advanced Grazing Management” and inserting “Rotations, Advanced Grazing Management, and Climate Stewardship Practices”;
(2)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B)
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

“(B) Climate stewardship practice—The term climate stewardship practice means any of the following practices:

“(i) Alley cropping.

“(ii) Biochar incorporation.

“(iii) Conservation cover.

“(iv) Conservation crop rotation.

“(v) Contour buffer strips.

“(vi) Contour farming.

“(vii) Cover crops.

“(viii) Critical area planting.

“(ix) Cross wind trap strips.

“(x) Field borders.

“(xi) Filter strips.

“(xii) Forage and biomass planting, including the use of native prairie seed mixtures.

“(xiii) Forest stand improvements.

“(xiv) Grassed waterways.

“(xv) Hedgerow planting.

“(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers.

“(xvii) Multistory cropping.

“(xviii) Nutrient management, including nitrogen stewardship activities.

“(xix) Prescribed grazing.

“(xx) Range planting.

“(xxi) Residue and tillage management with no till.

“(xxii) Residue and tillage management with reduced till.

“(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers.

“(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers.

“(xxv) Silvopasture establishment.

“(xxvi) Stripcropping.

“(xxvii) Tree and shrub establishment, including planting for a high rate of carbon sequestration.

“(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat.

“(xxix) Vegetative barriers.

“(xxx) Wetland restoration.

“(xxxi) Windbreak renovation.

“(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts.

“(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment.

“(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or management conservation activity that significantly—

“(I) reduces greenhouse gas emissions;

“(II) increases carbon sequestration; or

“(III) enhances resilience to increased weather volatility.”

(3)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “or” at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(C) conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices.”

(4)
in paragraph (3), by striking “rotations or advanced grazing management” and inserting “rotations, advanced grazing management, or conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices”.
(b)
Payment limitations— Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033”.

Sec. 104 Funding

(a)
Annual funding— Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended—
(1)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2023” and inserting “2030”;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (F), by striking “through 2023.” and inserting “and 2020; and”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(G) $900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.”

(3)
in paragraph (3)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A)—
(i)
in clause (ii), by striking “$1,750,000,000” and inserting “$2,750,000,000”;
(ii)
in clause (iii), by striking “$1,800,000,000” and inserting “$3,800,000,000”;
(iii)
in clause (iv)—
(I)
by striking “$1,850,000,000” and inserting “$4,850,000,000”; and
(II)
by striking “and” at the end;
(iv)
in clause (v), by striking “$2,025,000,000” and inserting “$6,025,000,000”; and
(v)
by adding at the end the following:

“(vi) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030; and”

(B)
in subparagraph (B)—
(i)
in clause (ii), by striking “$725,000,000” and inserting “$1,725,000,000”;
(ii)
in clause (iii), by striking “$750,000,000” and inserting “$2,750,000,000”;
(iii)
in clause (iv)—
(I)
by striking “$800,000,000” and inserting “$3,800,000,000”; and
(II)
by striking “and” at the end;
(iv)
in clause (v)—
(I)
by striking “$1,000,000,000” and inserting “$5,000,000,000”; and
(II)
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(v)
by adding at the end the following:

“(vi) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and

“(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030.”

(b)
Availability of funds— Section 1241(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2030”.
(c)
Funding for climate stewardship practices— Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(k) Funding for climate stewardship practices

“(1) Environmental quality incentives program

“(A) In general—Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(3)(A), the Secretary shall set aside the following amounts to be used exclusively for climate stewardship practices (as defined in section 1240A) under contracts under section 1240B(j)(2)(A)(i)(II):

“(i) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.

“(ii) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.

“(iii) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

“(iv) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.

“(v) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030.

“(B) Nonapplicability of allocation of funding—Section 1240B(f) shall not apply to amounts set aside under subparagraph (A).

“(2) Conservation stewardship program—Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside the following amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in the conservation stewardship program contracts comprised predominantly of conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as defined in section 1240L(d)(1)) or bundles of practices comprised predominantly of conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as so defined):

“(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.

“(B) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.

“(C) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

“(D) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.

“(E) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030.”

Sec. 105 Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Section 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871d) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

“(a) Availability of funds—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the program—

“(1) $300,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023;

“(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2025;

“(3) $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2027; and

“(4) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2030.”

Sec. 106 Funding for climate stewardship agriculture research

(a)
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative— Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:

“(G) Climate stewardship—Climate change mitigation through—

“(i) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(ii) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(iii) improving soil health; and

“(iv) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(2)
in paragraph (11)—
(A)
by striking the paragraph heading and inserting “Funding.—”;
(B)
in subparagraph (A)—
(i)
in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “There is” and all that follows through “2023” and inserting “On the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $830,000,000, to remain available until expended”;
(ii)
in clause (i), by striking “and” at the end;
(iii)
in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(iv)
by adding at the end the following:

“(iii) not less than 50 percent for each fiscal year shall be used to address the priority area described in paragraph (2)(G).”

(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(C) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this subsection the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.”

(b)
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research— Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting after “environment” the following:

“(i) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(ii) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(iii) improving soil health; and

“(iv) increasing soil carbon levels”

(2)
in subsection (g)(1)(A), by adding at the end the following:

“(iii) Climate stewardship funding—On the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and each year thereafter, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the Foundation $40,000,000 to advance the research mission of the Department with respect to the issues described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (c)(1)(D), to remain available until expended.”

(c)
Sustainable agriculture research and extension projects— Section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5811) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)(C), by striking “and” at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (2)(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(3) facilitate—

“(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(B) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(C) improving soil health; and

“(D) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(j) Funds

“(1) In general—In addition to amounts appropriated under section 1624, on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section $74,000,000, to remain available until expended.

“(2) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation.

“(3) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent to conduct projects described in subsection (a)(3).”

(d)
Organic agriculture research and extension initiative— Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (7), by striking “and” at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(9)

“(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(B) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(C) improving soil health; and

“(D) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(2)
in subsection (f)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end;
(ii)
in subparagraph (D), by adding “and” at the end after the semicolon;
(iii)
by striking subparagraphs (E) through (G); and
(iv)
by adding at the end the following:

“(E) on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, $100,000,000.”

(B)
by adding at the end the following:

“(4) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)(E), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent to support activities under this section for the purposes described in subsection (a)(9).”

(e)
Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program— Section 310B(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(i)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(E) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(F) increase carbon sequestration;

“(G) improve soil health; and

“(H) increase soil carbon levels.”

(2)
by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

“(4) Funding

“(A) In general—On the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $5,600,000, to remain available until expended.

“(B) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this subsection the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.

“(C) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent to provide assistance described in subparagraphs (E) through (H) of paragraph (2).”

(f)
Research under Hatch Act— The Hatch Act of 1887 is amended by inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 361c) the following:

“3A. Mandatory funding

“(a) Funding

“(1) In general—In addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this Act $518,000,000, to remain available until expended.

“(2) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation.

“(b) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for research relating to—

“(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(2) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(3) improving soil health; and

“(4) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(g)
Activities under Smith-Lever Act— The Smith-Lever Act is amended by inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 343) the following:

“3A. Mandatory funding

“(a) Funding

“(1) In general—In addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this Act $649,400,000, to remain available until expended.

“(2) 1994 Institutions—Of the funds transferred under paragraph (1), $19,400,000 shall be for payment on behalf of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)) for the purposes described in section 2, to be distributed in accordance with the process described in section 3(b)(3).

“(3) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation.

“(b) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(1), and of the funds designated for 1994 Institutions under subsection (a)(2), not less than 50 percent shall be used for activities relating to—

“(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(2) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(3) improving soil health; and

“(4) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(h)
Extension at 1890 Land-Grant colleges, including Tuskegee University and the University of the District of Columbia— Section 1444 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(g) Mandatory funding

“(1) Funding

“(A) In general—In addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section $97,200,000, to remain available until expended.

“(B) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.

“(2) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less than 50 percent shall be used for programs and activities relating to—

“(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(B) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(C) improving soil health; and

“(D) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(i)
Agricultural research at 1890 land-Grant colleges, including Tuskegee University and the University of the District of Columbia— Section 1445 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(i) Mandatory funding

“(1) Funding

“(A) In general—In addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section $116,000,000, to remain available until expended.

“(B) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.

“(2) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less than 50 percent shall be used for research relating to—

“(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(B) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(C) improving soil health; and

“(D) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(j)
Nonland-Grant colleges of agriculture program— Section 1473F of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319i) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting after “agriculture” the following:

“(i) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(ii) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(iii) improving soil health; and

“(iv) increasing soil carbon levels;”

(2)
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

“(b) Funds

“(1) In general—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until expended.

“(2) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent to conduct the activities described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (a)(1)(A).”

(k)
McIntire-Stennis—
(1)
Funds— Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as the “McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act”) is amended by inserting after section 3 (16 U.S.C. 582a–2) the following:

“3A. Mandatory funding

“(a) Funding

“(1) In general—In addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this Act $72,000,000, to remain available until expended.

“(2) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation.

“(b) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for activities relating to—

“(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(2) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(3) improving soil health; and

“(4) increasing soil carbon levels.”

(l)
1994 Institutions research— Section 536 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Mandatory funding

“(1) In general—In addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (c), on the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section $11,400,000, to remain available until expended.

“(2) Receipt and acceptance—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation.

“(3) Climate stewardship—Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for activities relating to—

“(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;

“(B) increasing carbon sequestration;

“(C) improving soil health; and

“(D) increasing soil carbon levels.”

Sec. 107 Conservation technical assistance

Section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590f) is amended—
(1)
by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through “There is” in subsection (a) and inserting the following:

“6. Funding; Conservation Technical Assistance Fund

“(a) Funding

“(1) Mandatory funding—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to carry out this Act $2,100,000,000 for each fiscal year.

“(2) Authorization of appropriations—There are”

(2)
in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2) (as so designated) of subsection (a), by striking “Appropriations” and inserting the following:

“(3) Availability of appropriations for nursery stock—Appropriations”

Sec. 108 Rural Energy for America Program

Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking “25” and inserting “40”; and
(2)
in subsection (f)(1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (E), by striking “for fiscal” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019;”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(F) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;

“(G) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;

“(H) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;

“(I) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and

“(J) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

Sec. 109 Local Agriculture Market Program

Section 201A(i)(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(i)(1)) is amended by striking “2019 and” and inserting “2019, and $500,000,000 for”.

Sec. 110 Farm and ranch stress assistance network

Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:

“(d) Mandatory funding—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

Sec. 111 Assistance for community food projects

Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by inserting “including amounts made available under subsection (i) to carry out this section,” after “Act,”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(D), by striking “$5,000,000” and inserting “$25,000,000”;
(2)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in paragraph (4), by striking “or” at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(6) address food security in urban low-income communities by making those communities more climate resilient through the creation or expansion of urban farms, community gardens, and rooftop gardens that grow produce for personal use or for local sale through farm stands, farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture subscriptions, and other delivery methods.”

(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(i) Funding—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.”