Sec. 251. Greenhouse gas reporting
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Not later than January 1, 2020, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish and implement a program to identify all major source categories of associated emissions and collect data on associated emissions from the production of agricultural commodities and their food products in the United States, including— emissions of greenhouse gases from the livestock industry, including from concentrated animal feeding operations, as defined by the Secretary; and emissions of greenhouse gases from the production of commodity and specialty crops, including the tilling of soil, and the use of synthetic fertilizer.
Not later than 12 months after the date that the Secretary implements the program described in paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall issue a report, to be made available to the public and the appropriate committees of Congress, on associated emissions, including— identification of all major source categories of associated emissions; the total amount, expressed in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, of— carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted through transportation of agriculture products to market within the United States during the preceding calendar year; carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted through the rearing, raising, slaughter, and processing of poultry and livestock products in the United States, including those carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted by manure management systems; carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted by the use of fertilizer in the production of commodity and specialty crops; and carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emitted by the tillage of soil in the production of commodity and specialty crops; and identification of all major agricultural practices that can reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases, including— the use of cover crops; the reduction and elimination of soil tillage, the successive planting of different crops on the same land, and other soil management practices; the use of rotational grazing on pasture for livestock; the use of anaerobic digesters to process organic material; the use of buffer crops to reduce soil erosion; and other practices that can yield significant reductions in the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases by producers of agricultural commodities and their food products.
For purposes of this section: The term greenhouse gas has the meaning given such term under section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Food and Farm Act . The term United States has the meaning given such term under section 5911(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Food and Farm Act .