I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1824 
To reform the safety net for farmers and ranchers, enhance soil, water, 
and habitat conservation, encourage beginning farmers and ranchers, 
strengthen nutrition for Americans, support agriculture research and 
innovation, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in 
regional food systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2023 
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To reform the safety net for farmers and ranchers, enhance 
soil, water, and habitat conservation, encourage begin-
ning farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition for 
Americans, support agriculture research and innovation, 
reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest 
in regional food systems, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Food and Farm Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—COMMODITIES AND CROP INSURANCE 
Subtitle A—Cutting, Capping, and Clarifying Agriculture Subsidies 
Sec. 101. Repealing excessive subsidy programs for commodity crops. 
Sec. 102. Comprehensive cap on total agricultural subsidies an eligible entity 
may receive. 
Sec. 103. Adjusted gross income limitation. 
Sec. 104. Elimination of separate payment limitation on peanut subsidies. 
Sec. 105. Strengthening prevented planting coverage. 
Sec. 106. Eliminating the yield transfer loophole. 
Sec. 107. Ensuring planting on suitable land. 
Sec. 108. Report on diversity in crop insurance. 
Subtitle B—Expansion of Whole Farm Crop Insurance 
Sec. 121. Expansion of whole farm crop insurance option for farms that grow 
multiple crops. 
TITLE II—CONSERVATION 
Subtitle A—Strengthening Conservation Compliance 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Covered cropland program ineligibility. 
Sec. 203. Exemptions. 
Sec. 204. Development and implementation of conservation plans and conserva-
tion systems. 
Sec. 205. Wetland program ineligibility. 
Sec. 206. Delineation of wetlands; exemptions. 
Subtitle B—Enhancing Environmental Quality Incentives 
Sec. 211. Purposes. 
Sec. 212. Definitions. 
Sec. 213. Establishment and administration. 
Sec. 214. Evaluation of applications. 
Sec. 215. Environmental quality incentives program plan. 
Sec. 216. Duties of the secretary. 
Sec. 217. Limitation on payments. 
Subtitle C—Reforming the Conservation Stewardship Program 
Sec. 221. Definitions. 
Sec. 222. Conservation stewardship program. 
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Sec. 223. Stewardship contracts. 
Sec. 224. Duties of the Secretary. 
Subtitle A—Building on the Regional Conservation Partnership 
Sec. 231. Improvements to the regional conservation partnership program. 
Subtitle B—Establishing Innovative Grants for Conservation and Loans for 
Structural Improvements 
Sec. 241. Repeal and reestablishment of EQIP conservation innovation grant 
program. 
Sec. 242. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program. 
Subtitle C—Ensuring Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Agriculture 
Sec. 251. Greenhouse gas reporting. 
Sec. 252. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Administration and Funding 
Sec. 261. Commodity credit corporation. 
TITLE III—FOOD ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 301. Elimination of domestic procurement restriction for emergency and 
private assistance programs under the Food for Peace Act. 
Sec. 302. Elimination of cap on support for eligible organizations for certain 
purposes. 
Sec. 303. Elimination of minimum level of local sales requirement under the 
Food for Peace Act. 
Sec. 304. Food for Peace Act extensions. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
Subtitle A—Increasing Access to Healthy Foods 
Sec. 401. Expanding healthy food financing initiative. 
Sec. 402. Helping schools serve healthier meals. 
Sec. 403. Strengthening the food and agriculture service learning program. 
Sec. 404. Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program. 
Subtitle B—Improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
Sec. 411. Continuing the farmers’ markets supplemental nutrition assistance 
program support grant program. 
Sec. 412. Expanding and increasing support for the food insecurity nutrition 
incentives program. 
Sec. 413. Closing the meal gap. 
Sec. 414. Food as medicine. 
TITLE V—FUTURE OF AMERICAN FARMERS 
Subtitle A—Defining Beginning Farmer or Rancher 
Sec. 501. Beginning farmer or rancher defined. 
Subtitle B—Providing Resources for Beginning, Retiring, and Socially 
Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers 
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