3.0.0 6182 2022-02-08T23:17:33Z 2022-02-08T23:17:33Z House HR 2020-03-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FUDGE:H.R. 6182.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among theseveral States, and with Indian tribes.[Page H1588]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-10T14:01:50Z Farmer Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020 116 3429 S 2020-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2020-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 N T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2020-03-10 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2020-03-10 True D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 2020-03-10 True S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2020-03-10 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Agriculture and Food 00 2020-03-10 Introduced in House 2021-09-07T14:43:38Z Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020

The bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a conservation effects assessment project to

  • quantify the environmental and economic effects of conservation practices,
  • develop the science base for managing the agricultural landscape for environmental quality and sustainable productive capacity, and
  • improve the efficacy of conservation practices and programs by evaluating conservation effects.

USDA must establish a goals and assessment process for conservation programs that includes

  • the identification of natural resource and environmental objectives, outcomes, and results for the programs;
  • assessments of the resulting changes in the status and conditions of natural resources and the environment; and
  • a monitoring and evaluation process for the programs and initiatives.

In implementing the monitoring and evaluation process, USDA must use certain funds provided for conservation programs and establish a National Technical Committee. USDA may enter into cooperative agreements with government agencies, universities and colleges, and nongovernmental organizations to assist in implementing the monitoring and evaluation process.

The bill also sets forth reporting requirements regarding the progress conservation programs have made in achieving the objectives and outcomes.

]]> Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020 Display Title Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of conservation programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6182ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6182ih.xml 2020-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.