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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 5861 (Introduced in House) — To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes. · Sec. 302

Sec. 302. Environmental Quality Incentives Program

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Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking and environmental quality and inserting environmental quality, and climate change adaptation and mitigation ; in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (C), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: greenhouse gas emissions reduction and carbon sequestration; ; in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting reducing greenhouse gas emissions and before conserving energy ; and in paragraph (4), by inserting climate change and before increasing weather volatility .
Section 1240A(6)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1(6)(B) ) is amended— in clause (v), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; by redesignating clause
(vi)as clause (vii); and by inserting after clause
(v)the following: greenhouse gas emissions reduction planning; and . Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 . Section 1240B(d)(7)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(7)(A) ) is amended— in clause (iii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: increases carbon sequestration or reduces greenhouse gas emissions. . Section 1240B(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f) ) is amended— by striking 2023 each place is appears and inserting 2030 ; and in paragraph (1), by striking including grazing management and inserting of which not less than two thirds shall be targeted at practices relating to grazing management . Section 1240B(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i) ) is amended by striking paragraph
(3)and redesignating paragraphs
(4)and
(5)as paragraphs
(3)and (4), respectively. Section 1240B(j)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: For the purposes of this subsection, priority resource concerns include climate change adaptation and mitigation. . Section 1240E(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–5(a)(3) ) is amended by inserting , and a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan after if applicable . Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7 ) is amended by striking Not including payments made under section 1240B(j), a person or legal entity may not receive, directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under this subchapter that, in aggregate, exceed $450,000 for all contracts entered into under this subchapter by the person or legal entity during the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, or the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting A person or legal entity (including a joint venture and a general partnership) may not receive, directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under this subchapter that, in aggregate, exceed $450,000 for all contracts entered into under this subchapter by the person or legal entity during any 5-fiscal-year period . Section 1240H(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by inserting and to meet Federal, State, and local goals with respect to greenhouse gas emissions reductions after local regulatory requirements ; and in paragraph (2), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2019 and 2020, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 . Section 1240H(c)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)(2) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2019 and 2020, $50,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this subchapter for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023, and $100,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this subchapter for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030 .
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  • 16 USC 3839aa–1(6)(B)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–2(a)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–2(d)(7)(A)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–2(f)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–2(i)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–2(j)(1)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–5(a)(3)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–7
  • 16 USC 3839aa–8(b)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–8(c)(2)
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Sec. 302
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
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Cite16 USC 3839aa–2(d)(7)(A)
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