Action plan

(a) In general The Secretary shall— (1) develop a plan (referred to in this section as the plan), which may involve actions to be taken by other Federal agencies, to make significant and rapid progress to achieve the national goals described in section 101; and (2) make the plan available for public comment for a period of not less than 90 days. (b) Actions Actions under the plan shall— (1) include issuing regulations, providing incentives, carrying out research and development programs, and any other actions the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the national goals described in section 101; and (2) be designed— (A) to fully implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act; (B) to provide benefits for farmers and ranchers, rural communities, small businesses, and consumers; (C) to improve public health, resilience, and environmental outcomes, especially for rural and low-income households, communities of color, Tribal and Indigenous communities, and communities that are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, air and water pollution, and other resource degradation; and (D) to prioritize investments that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and sequester carbon, while simultaneously helping to solve other pressing agroenvironmental resource concerns, increase farming and ranching opportunities, create quality jobs, improve farmworker working conditions and living standards, and make communities more resilient to the effects of climate change. (c) Final plan Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) finalize the plan, taking into account any public comments received on the plan; (2) submit the plan to Congress; and (3) begin implementation of the plan. (d) Updates Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan to Congress under subsection (c)(2), and not less frequently than biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall— (1) review and revise the plan to ensure that the plan is sufficient to achieve the national goals described in section 101; and (2) submit the revised plan to Congress. (e) Annual report Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan to Congress under subsection (c)(2), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, an annual report that describes, for the period covered by the report— (1) actions taken pursuant to the plan and the effects of those actions; (2) the conclusion of the most recent review of the plan conducted under subsection (d)(1); and (3) a summary of any revisions made to the plan under that subsection, if applicable.