Sec. 7. Predictive models
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The Secretary shall develop and maintain a modeling tool (or combination of tools) that shall predict the impacts of different land management practices, including implementing conservation activities, on greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon sequestration across the United States. In developing the modeling tool or tools under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— the Secretary of Energy; the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; agricultural producers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2003(e) )); soil carbon experts; nonprofit organizations; academic researchers; private companies with expertise in soil carbon sequestration or greenhouse gas monitoring for agricultural operations; and other stakeholders, including the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies or non-Federal entities, who reflect the operational, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity of United States agricultural operations.
The modeling tool or tools described in subsection
(a)shall— be anchored in direct measurements of land, including soil sampling, such as under the program established under section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 and the programs described in section 3(b)(3); account for differences that could impact land management outcomes, including— soil type; type of land use; type of crop; geography and local climate; geographic size of the land-use operation; ongoing or existing conservation activities; and such other items as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; allow a user of the tool to estimate the changes in greenhouse gas emissions or soil carbon sequestration, and the uncertainty of those estimated changes, that occur as a result of implementing 1 or more conservation activities; and be user friendly and accessible— to producers and researchers; and in multiple languages. Not less frequently than annually, the modeling tool or tools described in subsection
(a)shall be reviewed to determine if an update is required to reflect the best available data and science. If it is determined that an update is required under paragraph (1), the update shall be made not later than 1 year after the date of that determination. In analyzing data, conducting research, and developing and maintaining the modeling tool or tools under subsection (a), the Secretary may partner with— an Institution described in paragraph (2); an institution of higher education with expertise in predictive modeling, large-scale data collection, soil carbon research, or agricultural land management to mitigate climate change; or a Federal research center. An Institution referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is any of the following: An 1862 Institution (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7601 )). An 1890 Institution (as defined in that section). A 1994 Institution (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 )). Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— describes the progress of the Secretary in developing the modeling tool or tools under subsection (a); contains an assessment of the accuracy with which a user will be able to use the tool to determine the permanence and additionality of greenhouse gas emissions reduced or carbon sequestered; describes the models and data that the Secretary has developed or collected, or intends to develop or collect, as applicable, for purposes of developing or maintaining the tool; describes— whether it was determined that an update was required under subsection (d)(1); and if an update was required, the specifics of the update; includes any other information that, as determined by the Secretary, is relevant to— the efficacy of the tool; the intended applications of the tool; or the determination of— changes in greenhouse gas emissions or soil carbon sequestration associated with producer land-use practices; or estimates of the impacts of land use practices, including conservation activities, on greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon sequestration; and the measurement error of the tool. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each fiscal year.
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