Sec. 106. Funding for climate stewardship agriculture research

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(b)of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: Climate change mitigation through— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. ; and in paragraph (11)— by striking the paragraph heading and inserting ; Funding .— in subparagraph (A)— 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 in clause (i), by striking and at the end; in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: not less than 50 percent for each fiscal year shall be used to address the priority area described in paragraph (2)(G). ; and by adding at the end the following: 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. . Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 5939 ) is amended— in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting after environment the following: , including— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels ; and in subsection (g)(1)(A), by adding at the end the following: 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. . Section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5811 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)(C), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2)(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: facilitate— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. ; and by adding at the end the following: 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. 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. 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). . Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925b ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. ; and in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (D), by adding and at the end after the semicolon; by striking subparagraphs

(E)through (G); and by adding at the end the following: 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. ; and by adding at the end the following: 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). . Section 310B(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932(i) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience in the agricultural sector; increase carbon sequestration; improve soil health; and increase soil carbon levels. ; and by striking paragraph

(4)and inserting the following: 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. 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. 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). . The Hatch Act of 1887 is amended by inserting after section 3 ( 7 U.S.C. 361c ) the following: 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. 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. Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for research relating to— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. . The Smith-Lever Act is amended by inserting after section 3 ( 7 U.S.C. 343 ) the following: 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. 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). 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. 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— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. . Section 1444 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3221 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 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. 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. Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less than 50 percent shall be used for programs and activities relating to— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. . Section 1445 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 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. 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. Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less than 50 percent shall be used for research relating to— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. . Section 1473F of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3319i ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting after agriculture the following: , including— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels; ; and by striking subsection

(b)and inserting the following: 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. 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). . 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: 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. 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. Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for activities relating to— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. . 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: 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. 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. Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for activities relating to— reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; increasing carbon sequestration; improving soil health; and increasing soil carbon levels. .

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