Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

The "Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act" requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to conduct a comprehensive review of its national conservation practice standards. This review, mandated to occur five years after the Act's enactment, will now specifically include an evaluation of the climate benefits associated with these standards. The bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to incorporate climate benefits as a key consideration alongside conservation innovations. It explicitly defines "climate benefit" to encompass three critical areas: the reduction of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions , an increase in carbon sequestration , and measures for mitigation against or adaptation to increased weather volatility .