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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2702 

To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to 

reauthorize the position of Farmworker Coordinator. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2023 

Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. 

GILLIBRAND, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 

Act of 1994 to reauthorize the position of Farmworker 

Coordinator. 

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 ‘‘Voice for Farm Work5 ers Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FARMWORKER COORDINATOR. 

7 Section 226B(f) of the Department of Agriculture 

8 Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934(f)) is amend9 ed— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or3 ganizations’’ and inserting ‘‘organizations, insti4 tutions of higher education, and local edu5 cational agencies’’; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘in7 stitutions on research, program improvements, 

8 or agricultural education opportunities’’ and in9 serting ‘‘institutions or community-based non10 profit organizations on research, program im11 provements, agricultural education opportuni12 ties, or technical skills and job training pro13 grams’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(G) Assessing the effectiveness with re16 spect to farmworkers of Department outreach 

17 programs. 

18 ‘‘(H) Developing and implementing a plan 

19 to coordinate outreach activities and services 

20 provided by the Department with respect to 

21 farmworkers. 

22 ‘‘(I) Collaborating with and providing 

23 input on programmatic and policy decisions re24 lating to farmworkers to the agencies and of25 fices of the Department, including— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the Farm Service Agency; 

2 ‘‘(ii) the Natural Resources Conserva3 tion Service; 

4 ‘‘(iii) the rural development mission 

5 area; 

6 ‘‘(iv) the National Institute of Food 

7 and Agriculture; 

8 ‘‘(v) the Food and Nutrition Service; 

9 ‘‘(vi) the Agricultural Marketing Serv10 ice; 

11 ‘‘(vii) the Forest Service; 

12 ‘‘(viii) the National Agricultural Sta13 tistics Service; and 

14 ‘‘(ix) any other agency or office that 

15 the Coordinator determines to be appro16 priate. 

17 ‘‘(J) Communicating to employers of farm18 workers, and publicizing on the website of the 

19 Department, information about Federal pro20 grams for which the employees of those employ21 ers may be eligible. 

22 ‘‘(K) Identifying research priorities to in23 form the research activities of the Department 

24 relating to farmworkers. 


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1 ‘‘(L) Measuring and analyzing outcomes of 

2 the programs and activities of the Department 

3 on farmworkers. 

4 ‘‘(M) Recommending new initiatives and 

5 programs to the Secretary. 

6 ‘‘(N) Carrying out any other related duties 

7 that the Secretary determines to be appro8 priate.’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para10 graph (4); 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(3) STAFF.—The Secretary, acting through 

14 the Coordinator, shall employ such staff as the Sec15 retary determines necessary to carry out the duties 

16 described in paragraph (2).’’; and 

17 (4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), in 

18 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘2029’’. 

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