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Feb 12, 2018 - A BILL. To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to eligibility to become a third-party provid
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..................................................................... (Original Signature of Member)
115TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION
H. R. ll
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to eligibility to become a third-party provider, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BOST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll
A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to eligibility to become a third-party provider, and for other purposes. 1
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nutrient Management
5 Technical Service Provider Certification Act of 2018’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985.
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Section 1242(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
3 U.S.C. 3842(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 5
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In
carrying out this
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subsection, the Secretary shall approve any
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qualified certification that the Secretary deter-
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mines to meet or exceed to the national criteria
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provided under paragraph (3)(B).
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‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
CERTIFICATION.—In
this
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paragraph, the term ‘qualified certification’
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means a professional certification that is estab-
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lished by the Secretary, an agriculture-related
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retailer, a farmer cooperative, the American So-
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ciety of Agronomy, or the National Alliance of
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Independent Crop Consultants, including cer-
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tification—
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‘‘(i) as a Certified Crop Advisor by
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the American Society for Agronomy;
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‘‘(ii)
as
a
Certified
Professional
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Agronomist by the American Society for
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Agronomy; and
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‘‘(iii) as a Comprehensive Nutrient
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Management Plan Specialist by the Sec-
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retary.’’.
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