3.0.0 3429 2022-02-08T23:23:01Z 2022-02-08T23:23:01Z Senate S 2020-03-10 116 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-10T19:26:58Z Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020 116 6182 HR 2020-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2020-03-10 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2020-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2020-03-10 True Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 00 2020-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-07T14:32:13Z Farmer Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020

This bill modifies the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) with respect to strategic assessment and planning for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil, water, and related natural resources.

USDA may 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 (1) the identification of natural resource and environmental objectives, outcomes, and results for the programs; (2) assessments of the resulting changes in the status and conditions of natural resources and the environment; and (3) 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.

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 Short Title(s) as Introduced Farmer Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of conservation programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3429is/xml/BILLS-116s3429is.xml 2020-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.