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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4443 (Introduced in House) — To require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity, and to provide grants and loan guar... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Composting as conservation practice

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Section 1241(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841(j) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph: The Secretary shall by regulation provide that composting is a conservation practice and a conservation activity for the purposes of this title. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term composting means— an activity (including an activity that does not require the use of a composting facility) to produce compost from organic waste that is— generated on a farm; or brought to a farm from a nearby community and used to produce compost on that farm; and the use and active management of compost on a farm, in accordance with any applicable Federal, State, or local law, to improve water retention and soil health. The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue regulations for determining whether a community is nearby for purposes of clause (i)(I), which shall ensure that bringing organic waste from the community to the farm to produce compost results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. . Section 1240I(2)(B)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21(2)(B)(i) ) is amended by inserting and composting practices after agriculture drainage management systems . Section 1240A(6)(A)(ii) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1(6)(A)(ii) ) is amended by inserting , including composting practices before the semicolon at the end. Section 1242(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3842(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In addition to conducting a review under this subsection of any composting facility practice standard established before the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a composting practice standard under the process developed under paragraph (3). .
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  • 16 USC 3839aa–21(2)(B)(i)
  • 16 USC 3839aa–1(6)(A)(ii)
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Composting as conservation practice
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