1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 . 2. Greenhouse gas technical assistance provider and third-party verifier certification program Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1240M ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb ) the following: 1240N. Greenhouse gas technical assistance provider and third-party verifier certification program (a) Purposes The purposes of this section are— (1) to encourage sustainable, climate-friendly farming and forestry practices by providing to farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners access to private-sector capital; (2) to facilitate the participation of farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in greenhouse gas credit markets, including through the Program; (3) to provide technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in overcoming barriers to entry into greenhouse gas credit markets; (4) to assist covered entities in registering under the Program; and (5) to establish the Advisory Council to advise the Secretary regarding the Program and other related matters. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Advisory Council The term Advisory Council means the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Certification Program Advisory Council established under subsection (g)(1). (2) Covered entity The term covered entity means a person or State that— (A) is a provider of a technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in carrying out sustainable land use management practices that, as compared to traditional practices— (i) prevent or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions; or (ii) sequester carbon; or (B) is a third-party entity that conducts the verification of the processes described in protocols for greenhouse gas credit markets. (3) Greenhouse gas The term greenhouse gas means— (A) carbon dioxide; (B) methane; (C) nitrous oxide