National Food Security Through Biodiversity Act
Whereas, our nation’s food security is dependent on our biodiversity.
Whereas, it is a matter of national security to coordinate an effort to increase biodiversity for the safety of the nation.
Whereas, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, 12 plants and 5 animal species make up 75% of what the world eats.
Whereas, our systems of food supply are vulnerable to disease or weather/disaster events due to our lack of biodiversity.
Whereas, biodiversity combats the ability for a single disease to wipe out a large portion of our food supply.
Whereas, small farms (as defined below) introduce a variety of heirloom products that are unique in comparison to commercial varieties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section I: Title
(1) This piece of legislation should be referred to as the “National Food Security Through Biodiversity Act”, the “NFSTB Act” or the “NFSTB”.
Section II: Findings
(1) Studies from the National Center for Biotechnology Information show that yields rise when there is diversity of produce on a farm, while saving in costs for fertilizer and pesticides.
(2) From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation: “...growing heirloom and non-commercial varieties… bolster biodiversity and food security.”
Section III: Definitions
(1) “Variation” refers to a variety of produce that differs from the most common one.
(2) “Small farm” refers to a farm with 25 acres of land or less gross annual receipts, excluding federal or state subsidies, of $250,000 or less.
(3) “Unique produce” refers to produce of a unique variation.
Section IV: Provisions
(1) The Department of Agriculture shall provide subsidies to small farms to be used for the increased growing of their heirloom varieties, as these help increase biodiversity.
(2) The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules relating to the apportionment of said funding. These rules shall scale funding to the amount of variations to be grown and the scale of the undertaking of this task. This increased funding shall return to normal once the task of implementing this has been completed.
(3) $30,000,000 shall be appropriated for the funding of this program.
(4) Farmers may apply for increased subsidies for this project through the Department of Agriculture. Determinations of qualifications
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Julian Assange is currently sitting in Belmarsh Prison in the UK, awaiting a decision on the US government's appeal of the lower court's decision not to extradite him to the US to face one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and 17 counts under the Espionage Act of 1917. If convicted on all counts, he faces 175 years in prison.
These charges all stem from his participation in the acquisition and publication of the Iraq War Logs and other documents from whistleblower Chelsea Manning in 2010 and 2011. That is, none of his alleged crimes have anything to do with the DNC or Podesta email leaks, nor with the 2016 US Presidential election or Russian collusion.
My CMV is about groups of US voters themselves, not politicians, parties, or political factions, each of which may have good reasons (from their perspective) to support Assange's prosecution, or at least to not stand in the way. I'm going to lay out some of the major US voting blocs and explain why I think they should oppose the prosecution. None of this is to say they should like Assange or think he's a good person, only that he should not be prosecuted.
Marxists/socialists/leftists: This seems the most obvious: the US government, particularly the foreign policy and national security state, is the largest pro-capitalist and anti-communist force on earth. Leftists are among the most persecuted by FBI and CIA; the ability to publish documents that embarrass them must be defended.
Progressives/Liberals: WaPo describes in 2013 the Obama DoJ's decision not to prosecute Assange:
> Justice officials said they looked hard at Assange but realized that they have what they described as a “New York Times problem.” If the Justice Department indicted Assange, it would also have to prosecute the New York Times and other news organizations and writers who published classified material....
The charges that Trump's DoJ eventually brought against Assange are over the same alleged offenses that Obama's declined to prosecute. If you are a liberal or progressive that holds Assange partially responsible for Trump's victory in 2016, that's a fair positi
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American service members will likely be in a worse financial situation next year because of soaring inflation, despite President Joe Biden authorizing a Pentagon-wide press increase earlier this week, a former Army Major General said on Wednesday.
John G. Ferrari, now a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told Foxthat 'for Troops at the lowest part of the pay scale, the cost of gas and food may drive some deeper into debt, or they may rely more on food banks.'
Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Patrick “Pat” Toomey [R-PA]
This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.
National Food Security Through Biodiversity Act
Whereas, our nation’s food security is dependent on our biodiversity.
Whereas, it is a matter of national security to coordinate an effort to increase biodiversity for the safety of the nation.
Whereas, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, 12 plants and 5 animal species make up 75% of what the world eats.
Whereas, our systems of food supply are vulnerable to disease or weather/disaster events due to our lack of biodiversity.
Whereas, biodiversity combats the ability for a single disease to wipe out a large portion of our food supply.
Whereas, small farms (as defined below) introduce a variety of heirloom products that are unique in comparison to commercial varieties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section I: Title
(1) This piece of legislation should be referred to as the “National Food Security Through Biodiversity Act”, the “NFSTB Act” or the “NFSTB”.
Section II: Findings
(1) Studies from the National Center for Biotechnology Information show that yields rise when there is diversity of produce on a farm, while saving in costs for fertilizer and pesticides.
(2) From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation: “...growing heirloom and non-commercial varieties… bolster biodiversity and food security.”
Section III: Definitions
(1) “Variation” refers to a variety of produce that differs from the most common one.
(2) “Small farm” refers to a farm with 25 acres of land or less.
(3) “Unique produce” refers to produce of a unique variation.
Section IV: Provisions
(1) The Department of Agriculture shall provide subsidies to small farms to be used for the increased growing of their heirloom varieties, as these help increase biodiversity.
(2) The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules relating to the apportionment of said funding. These rules shall scale funding to the amount of variations to be grown and the scale of the undertaking of this task. This increased funding shall return to normal once the task of implementing this has been completed.
(3) $50,000,000 shall be appropriated for the funding of this program.
(4) Farmers may apply for increased subsidies for this project through the Department of Agriculture. Determinations of qualifications for increased subsidies shall be based on the amount of unique produce to be grown and th
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Whereas, our nation’s food security is dependent on our biodiversity.
Whereas, it is a matter of national security to coordinate an effort to increase biodiversity for the safety of the nation.
Whereas, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, 12 plants and 5 animal species make up 75% of what the world eats.
Whereas, our systems of food supply are vulnerable to disease or weather/disaster events due to our lack of biodiversity.
Whereas, biodiversity combats the ability for a single disease to wipe out a large portion of our food supply.
Whereas, small farms (as defined below) introduce a variety of heirloom products that are unique in comparison to commercial varieties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section I: Title
(1) This piece of legislation should be referred to as the “National Food Security Through Biodiversity Act”, the “NFSTB Act” or the “NFSTB”.
Section II: Findings
(1) Studies from the National Center for Biotechnology Information show that yields rise when there is diversity of produce on a farm, while saving in costs for fertilizer and pesticides.
(2) From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation: “...growing heirloom and non-commercial varieties… bolster biodiversity and food security.”
Section III: Definitions
(1) “Variation” refers to a variety of produce that differs from the most common one.
(2) “Small farm” refers to a farm with 25 acres of land or less.
(3) “Unique produce” refers to produce of a unique variation.
Section IV: Provisions
(1) The Department of Agriculture shall provide subsidies to small farms to be used for the increased growing of their heirloom varieties, as these help increase biodiversity.
(2) The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules relating to the apportionment of said funding. These rules shall scale funding to the amount of variations to be grown and the scale of the undertaking of this task. This increased funding shall return to normal once the task of implementing this has been completed.
(3) $30,000,000 shall be appropriated for the funding of this program.
(4) Farmers may apply for increased subsidies for this project through the Department of Agriculture. Determinations of qualifications for increased subsidies shall be based on the amount of unique produce to be grown and th
... keep reading on reddit ➡National Food Security Through Biodiversity Act
Whereas, our nation’s food security is dependent on our biodiversity.
Whereas, it is a matter of national security to coordinate an effort to increase biodiversity for the safety of the nation.
Whereas, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, 12 plants and 5 animal species make up 75% of what the world eats.
Whereas, our systems of food supply are vulnerable to disease or weather/disaster events due to our lack of biodiversity.
Whereas, biodiversity combats the ability for a single disease to wipe out a large portion of our food supply.
Whereas, small farms (as defined below) introduce a variety of heirloom products that are unique in comparison to commercial varieties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section I: Title
(1) This piece of legislation should be referred to as the “National Food Security Through Biodiversity Act”, the “NFSTB Act” or the “NFSTB”.
Section II: Findings
(1) Studies from the National Center for Biotechnology Information show that yields rise when there is diversity of produce on a farm, while saving in costs for fertilizer and pesticides.
(2) From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation: “...growing heirloom and non-commercial varieties… bolster biodiversity and food security.”
Section III: Definitions
(1) “Variation” refers to a variety of produce that differs from the most common one.
(2) “Small farm” refers to a farm with 25 acres of land or less.
(3) “Unique produce” refers to produce of a unique variation.
Section IV: Provisions
(1) The Department of Agriculture shall provide subsidies to small farms to be used for the increased growing of their heirloom varieties, as these help increase biodiversity.
(2) The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules relating to the apportionment of said funding. These rules shall scale funding to the amount of variations to be grown and the scale of the undertaking of this task. This increased funding shall return to normal once the task of implementing this has been completed.
(3) $50,000,000 shall be appropriated for the funding of this program.
(4) Farmers may apply for increased subsidies for this project through the Department of Agriculture. Determinations of qualifications for increased subsidies shall be based on the amount of unique produce to be grown and th
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