[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4443]
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  SA 3175. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 72__. STUDY ON NATIONAL BENEFITS OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION 
                   PRACTICES.

       The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     is amended by inserting after section 1668 (7 U.S.C. 5921) 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 1669. STUDY ON NATIONAL BENEFITS OF CARBON 
                   SEQUESTRATION PRACTICES.

       ``(a) Study.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall offer to enter into a contract 
     with the National Academy of Sciences to convene a committee 
     of experts in natural sciences (referred to in this section 
     as the `Committee') to conduct a study to quantify the 
     benefits of land-sector carbon sequestration practices 
     implemented in national forests, grasslands, parks, wetlands, 
     and private voluntary conservation land.
       ``(2) Deadline.--The Committee shall convene not later than 
     30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the National Academy of Sciences enter into a contract 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Report.--On completion of the study under subsection 
     (a)(1), the Committee shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate an expert consensus report that--
       ``(1) describes current scientific knowledge relating to 
     the benefits of implementing land-sector carbon sequestration 
     across the United States; and
       ``(2) quantifies, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     impact of land-sector carbon sequestration on carbon 
     sequestration, net primary productivity, biodiversity, water 
     quantity, and other ecosystem services.''.
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