119-hr3991

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3991 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3991

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 include as a high-priority research and extension area research on 
 microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farmland.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 12, 2025

 Ms. Perez (for herself and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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 A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 include as a high-priority research and extension area research on 
 microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farmland.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Research for Healthy Soils Act''.

SEC. 2. MICROPLASTICS AND PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON 
 FARMLAND.

 

Section 1672
            (d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925
            (d) ) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``

    (21) Microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
 substances on farmland.--Research and extension grants may be 
 made under this section for the purposes of carrying out or 
 enhancing research on the agricultural impacts of microplastics 
 and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including structural 
 firefighting foam, in land-applied biosolids or compost on 
 farmland, including by--
 ``
        (A) conducting surveys and collecting data on 
 concentration, particle size, and chemical composition 
 of such substances in land-applied biosolids on 
 farmland;
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        (B) the development or analysis of techniques, 
 including wastewater treatment and composting, to 
 filter out or biodegrade such substances from biosolids 
 intended to be used for agricultural purposes;
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            (C) conducting an analysis of the impact on 
 agricultural crops and soil health of such substances 
 in land-applied biosolids on farmland, including the 
 uptake of such substances by various crops or 
 livestock;
 ``
            (D) conducting research to better understand how 
 wastewater processing impacts such substances;
 ``
        (E) conducting research to better understand the 
 fate, residence time, and transport of such substances 
 on farmland; and
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        (F) conducting research on how to remediate soil 
 and water systems contaminated with such substances.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
 INITIATIVES.

 

Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended by striking ``2023'' each place it 
appears in subsection

    (e)

    (5) , subsection

    (f)

    (5) , paragraphs

    (1)
        (B) ,

    (2)
        (B) , and

    (3) of subsection

    (g) , and subsection

    (h) and inserting 
``2031''.
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