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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a voluntary program to certify technical assistance providers and third-party verifiers that assist farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in preventing or mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, sequestering carbon, or verifying processes described in protocols for greenhouse gas credit markets. </p>]]></text>
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