; Public Law 103–382 )), or Federal, State, or Tribal . (c) Agricultural and food system resilience initiative (1) In general Section 1627 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5821 ) is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking Integrated management systems and inserting Agricultural and food system resilience initiative ; (B) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Establishment (1) In general In close conjunction with programs and projects established under sections 1621 and 1623, the Secretary shall establish a research, education, extension, and outreach initiative to increase the resilience and climate change mitigation potential of agriculture and the food system in the context of a changing climate and related economic, social, and environmental shocks, which may include— (A) farmer and rancher research and demonstration grants; and (B) the use of an interdisciplinary approach wherever appropriate. (2) Purposes The purposes of the initiative established under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) to equip farmers to prepare, adapt, and transform the farming systems of the farmers when confronted by shocks and stresses to the agricultural production and livelihoods of the farmers; (B) to support local and regional food systems that support resilience and enhance local access to and control over productive resources; (C) to encourage producers to adopt practices and systems that provide living cover year-round throughout the farm, including through the use of cover crops and perennial plants in diversified combinations, and that are designed to support crop, livestock, and crop-livestock integrated systems that— (i) minimize or abate adverse climate and environmental impacts; (ii) increase soil carbon sequestration and storage; (iii) reduce soil erosion and loss of water and nutrients; (iv) enhance soil quality and the efficient use of on-farm and off-farm inputs; (v) reduce dependency on fossil fuels