; (5) consideration of regional variations; (6) examination of existing Federal incentives for adopting conservation practices, and the degree to which such incentives are currently utilized with respect to leased agricultural lands; (7) research on State and local incentive programs that are encouraging conservation practice adoption on leased agricultural lands; and (8) research on the benefits of transitioning from land leasing to land ownership on conservation practice adoption and Federal conservation program participation. (d) Consideration The study under this section shall be carried out with particular consideration of farmers and ranchers who are people of color, including Black and indigenous farmers and ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers. (e) Report Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the results of the study conducted under this section; and (2) recommendations, based on such study, for addressing the barriers unique to various agricultural land leasing relationships to adopting conservation practices on leased agricultural land, including— (A) recommendations that can be implemented under existing statutory authorities; (B) recommendations that would require congressional authorization in order to be implemented; and (C) recommendations for outreach. (f) Implementation The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a non-Federal entity (such as a nonprofit entity or university), selected through an application process, to carry out this section. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Leased agricultural land The term leased agricultural land means agricultural land that is operated, under a lease or other rental agreement, by a farmer or rancher who does not own the land. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the National Agricultural Statistics Service.