Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act
Congress proposes a White House-led committee to standardize soil carbon research and monitoring
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Key Points
- Creates a White House-led committee to coordinate federal research on storing carbon in soil and tracking the results.
- Tells agencies to agree on shared ways to sample and measure soil carbon, so data is consistent and comparable.
- Requires a baseline report to Congress within 1 year of the law taking effect, plus follow-up reports at 1, 3, and 5 years after that.
- Allows working groups to focus on data standards, new measurement technology, basic soil research, and community engagement with farmers and producers.
- Authorizes $10 million to support the coordination, research planning, and monitoring work.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act
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