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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4018 

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the 

Commission on Farm Transitions–Needs for 2050, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2024 

Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. BRAUN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the Commission on Farm Transitions–Needs for 

2050, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farm Transitions Act 

5 of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS—NEEDS FOR 

2 2050. 

3 Section 12609 of the Agriculture Improvement Act 

4 of 2018 (Public Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 5009) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘There is es7 tablished’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 60 days 

8 after the date of enactment of the Farm Transitions 

9 Act of 2024, the Secretary shall establish’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

12 ‘‘AND RECOMMENDATIONS’’ after ‘‘STUDY’’; 

13 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

14 by inserting ‘‘, and make recommendations re15 lating to,’’ after ‘‘study on’’; 

16 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

18 ‘‘and timely’’ after ‘‘affordable’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(D) apprenticeships, mentoring programs, 

22 business training, and technical assistance pro23 grams;’’; 

24 (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this 

25 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Farm Transitions Act 

26 of 2024’’; 


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1 (E) in paragraph (3)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A), by striking ‘‘existing and new 

4 Federal tax policies’’ and inserting ‘‘exist5 ing and new State and Federal policies, in6 cluding tax policies’’; and 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

8 ‘‘or impede’’ after ‘‘facilitate’’; 

9 (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

10 the end; 

11 (G) in paragraph (5)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘the Farm Transitions Act of 2024’’; 

14 and 

15 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

16 and inserting a semicolon; and 

17 (H) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(6) heirs’ property and succession of agricul19 tural land; 

20 ‘‘(7) any unique barriers faced by farmers and 

21 ranchers in the ability to transfer, inherit, or pur22 chase agricultural assets, including land; and 

23 ‘‘(8) leasing and ownership trends, including 

24 leasing and ownership trends by foreign persons or 

25 entities.’’; 


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1 (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘the Farm Transitions Act of 2024’’; 

3 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘1 year after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘2 

5 years after the date of enactment of the Farm Tran6 sitions Act of 2024’’; 

7 (5) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘Sections 9 

8 and 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

9 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sections 1008 and 

10 1013 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and 

11 (6) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

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