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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9363 

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

to expand outreach and assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers 

and ranchers who are women, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 16, 2024 

Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. BROWNLEY, and Ms. MCCLELLAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

Act of 1990 to expand outreach and assistance to socially 

disadvantaged farmers and ranchers who are women, 

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 ‘‘Empowering Women 

5 in Agriculture Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FARMING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING AND OUT2 REACH. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2501(a) of the Food, Ag4 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

5 2279(a)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘racial or eth7 nic prejudice’’ and inserting ‘‘racial, gender, or eth8 nic prejudice’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(8) WOMEN’S NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 

11 The term ‘women’s nonprofit organization’ means an 

12 organization that— 

13 ‘‘(A) was founded by, and for the purpose 

14 of serving, women; 

15 ‘‘(B) is an organization described in sec16 tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

17 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 

18 501(a) of such Code; and 

19 ‘‘(C) has been in continuous existence for 

20 at least 10 years.’’. 

21 (b) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS22 ADVANTAGED AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCH23 ERS.—Section 2501(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Con24 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(c)) is 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(H) A women’s nonprofit organization.’’; 

4 and 

5 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

6 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

7 2019 through 2029’’. 

8 (c) BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP9 MENT GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 2501(d)(1) of the 

10 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

11 (7 U.S.C. 2279(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

12 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2019 

13 through 2029’’. 

14 (d) FUNDING.—Section 2501(l) of the Food, Agri15 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

16 2279(l)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

18 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

19 2019 through 2029’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(C) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN

23 FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—Not less that 10 

24 percent of the amounts made available to carry 

25 out subsection (c) for a fiscal year shall be used 


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1 to support programs and services that address 

2 the needs of women who are socially disadvan3 taged farmers or ranchers.’’. 

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