(i) IN GENERAL.—The amounts pro-
vided under this paragraph are designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You- 
Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(ii) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the 
Senate, this subsection is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 
4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2018. 
(b) CFPB AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS OF 
DISCRIMINATION
BY FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSTITU-
TIONS.—Section 5.31 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2267) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Farm’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Farm’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTEC-
TION.—The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
shall have enforcement authority over institutions and in-
stitution-affiliated parties with respect to claims of dis-
crimination.’’. 
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(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDING GOALS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish goals for the funding of programs 
to address racial disparities in the recipients of assistance 
provided by the Department of Agriculture, including the 
programs under section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), 
to ensure that those programs directly support socially dis-
advantaged farmers and ranchers. 
(d) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct public awareness campaigns 
for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers 
relating to programs available for socially dis-
advantaged farmers and ranchers through the 
Department of Agriculture; and 
(B) use 50 percent of the amount made 
available under paragraph (2) to provide fund-
ing for community organizations with history of 
working with socially disadvantaged farmers 
and ranchers to conduct community-based out-
reach. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $50,000,000. 
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SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL CREDIT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REFINANCING OF DEBT WITH FARM LOANS.— 
(1) PURPOSES OF FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS.— 
Section 303(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1923(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(E) refinancing indebtedness.’’. 
(2) PURPOSES OF OPERATING LOANS.—Section 
312(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1942(a)) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (9) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(9) refinancing the indebtedness of a borrower; 
or’’. 
(b) REMOVAL OF ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTION BASED 
ON PREVIOUS DEBT WRITE-DOWN OR OTHER LOSS.— 
Section 373 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 
subsection (d)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by striking clause (i); 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘chap-
ters 11, 12, or 13 of Title 11 of the’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘chapter 11, 12, or 13 of title 
11,’’; and 
(iii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
(iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION
ON ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTION 
BASED ON DEBT WRITE-DOWN OR OTHER LOSS.—The 
Secretary shall not restrict the eligibility of a borrower for 
a farm ownership or operating loan under subtitle A or 
B based on a previous debt write-down or other loss to 
the Secretary.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION FOR LOANS.—Section 346(b)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘$10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 
2019 
through 
2023’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2025’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000,000 shall be for farm 
ownership loans under subtitle A; and 
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‘‘(B) $10,000,000,000 shall be for oper-
ating loans under subtitle B.’’. 
(d) LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR SETTLEMENTS APPLI-
CANTS IN PIGFORD I.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF COVERED BORROWER.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘covered borrower’’ means 
a Black farmer or rancher that— 
(A) submitted a claim under the settlement 
agreement and consent decree in Pigford v. 
Glickman, 185 F.R.D. 82 (D.D.C. 1999); and 
(B) as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, has indebtedness on a loan made or guar-
anteed by the Secretary. 
(2) 
LOAN
FORGIVENESS.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(A) forgive the indebtedness of a covered 
borrower on a loan made by the Secretary; and 
(B) require a lender of a loan guaranteed 
by the Secretary for a covered borrower to for-
give the indebtedness of that covered borrower 
on that loan. 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
PAYMENTS
AND 
OTHER FUNDS SEIZED.—The Secretary shall provide 
to a covered borrower a payment equal to the 
amount, if any, of payments of tax refunds, pay-
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ments under the old-age, survivors, and disability in-
surance benefits program established under title II 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), 
and any other funds of the covered borrower that 
were seized after the date of the settlement agree-
ment and consent decree described in paragraph 
(1)(A) in partial or full satisfaction of debt that, if 
the payments or other funds had not been seized, 
would have been forgiven under this subsection. 
(4) FARMER GRANTS.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to a covered borrower a grant equal to 30 per-
cent of the amount of the debt forgiven with respect 
to the covered borrower under this subsection. 
(e) FARM SERVICE AGENCY LOAN ELIGIBILITY FOR 
HEIRS WITH UNDIVIDED PROPERTY OWNERSHIP INTER-
ESTS.—Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act is amended by inserting after section 
331F (7 U.S.C. 1981f) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 331G. ELIGIBILITY OF TENANTS IN COMMON FOR 
LOANS. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a ten-
ant in common shall be eligible for a direct or guaranteed 
farm ownership loan under subtitle A, a direct or guaran-
teed operating loan under subtitle B, or a direct or guar-
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anteed emergency loan under subtitle C if the tenant in 
common submits to the Secretary an agreement— 
‘‘(1) entered into by each person that owns a 
property interest in or to the applicable property; 
and 
‘‘(2) that includes— 
‘‘(A) clear identification of— 
‘‘(i) the owners of the property, as of 
the date on which the agreement is sub-
mitted; and 
‘‘(ii) the percentages of ownership of 
each owner described in clause (i); 
‘‘(B) identification of the property and a 
description of the proposed use of the property; 
‘‘(C) a process for payment of expenses 
and application and disbursement of any pro-
ceeds or profits among the owners of the prop-
erty; 
‘‘(D) appointment of a lead responsible 
person for farm management; 
‘‘(E) a dispute resolution process; and 
‘‘(F) a buy-out provision that allows an 
heir of the property to sell the property interest 
of the heir in and to the property.’’. 
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SEC. 404. FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM. 
Effective during the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 1 
year after the date on which the public health emergency 
declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
COVID–19 (or any successor declaration) is lifted, there 
shall be a moratorium on the Department of Agriculture 
instituting or completing any foreclosure action on a loan 
secured by a first or subordinate lien on real property that 
includes a residence and farmland. 
TITLE V—AGRICULTURAL 
SYSTEM REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Amendments to 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 
SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
1921 (7 U.S.C. 182(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘for slaugh-
ter’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of such poultry’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under a poultry growing arrange-
ment, regardless of whether the poultry is owned by 
that person or another person’’; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and cares for 
live poultry for delivery, in accord with another’s in-
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structions, for slaughter’’ and inserting ‘‘or cares for 
live poultry in accordance with the instructions of 
another person’’; 
(3) in each of paragraphs (1) through (9), by 
striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a pe-
riod; 
(4) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of either 
slaughtering it or selling it for slaughter by an-
other’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and in-
serting a period; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) FORMULA PRICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘formula 
price’ means any price term that establishes a 
base from which a purchase price is calculated 
on the basis of a price that will not be deter-
mined or reported until a date that is after the 
date on which the forward price is established. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘formula 
price’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) any price term that establishes a 
base from which a purchase price is cal-
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culated on the basis of a futures market 
price; or 
‘‘(ii) any adjustment to the base for 
quality, grade, or other factors relating to 
the value of livestock or livestock products 
that are readily verifiable market factors 
and are outside the control of the packer. 
‘‘(16) FORWARD
CONTRACT.—The term ‘for-
ward contract’ means an oral or written contract for 
the purchase of livestock that provides for the deliv-
ery of the livestock to a packer at a date that is 
more than 7 days after the date on which the con-
tract is entered into, without regard to whether the 
contract is for— 
‘‘(A) a specified lot of livestock; or 
‘‘(B) a specified number of livestock over a 
certain period of time.’’. 
SEC. 502. UNLAWFUL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 192) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) 
and (g) as paragraphs (1) through (6) and (10), re-
spectively, and indenting appropriately; 
(2) by striking the section designation and all 
that follows through ‘‘It shall be’’ in the matter pre-
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ceding paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 202. UNLAWFUL ACTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘to:’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to do any of the following:’’; 
(B) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘; or’’ each 
place it appears and inserting a period; 
(C) in paragraph (6) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(B)’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(C)’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) Use, in effectuating any sale of livestock, 
a forward contract that— 
‘‘(A) does not contain a firm base price 
that may be equated to a fixed dollar amount 
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on the date on which the forward contract is 
entered into; 
‘‘(B) is not offered for bid in an open, pub-
lic manner under which— 
‘‘(i) buyers and sellers have the oppor-
tunity to participate in the bid; 
‘‘(ii) more than 1 blind bid is solic-
ited; and 
‘‘(iii) buyers and sellers may witness 
bids that are made and accepted; 
‘‘(C) is based on a formula price; or 
‘‘(D) provides for the sale of livestock in a 
quantity in excess of— 
‘‘(i) in the case of cattle, 40 cattle; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of swine, 30 swine; 
and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of another type of 
livestock, a comparable quantity of that 
type of livestock, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(8) Own or feed livestock directly, through a 
subsidiary, or through an arrangement that gives a 
packer operational, managerial, or supervisory con-
trol over the livestock, or over the farming operation 
that produces the livestock, to such an extent that 
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the producer of the livestock is not materially par-
ticipating in the management of the operation with 
respect to the production of the livestock, except 
that this paragraph shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) an arrangement entered into not 
more than 7 business days before slaughter of 
the livestock by a packer, a person acting 
through the packer, or a person that directly or 
indirectly controls, or is controlled by or under 
common control with, the packer; 
‘‘(B) a cooperative or entity owned by a co-
operative, if a majority of the ownership inter-
est in the cooperative is held by active coopera-
tive members that— 
‘‘(i) own, feed, or control the livestock; 
and 
‘‘(ii) provide the livestock to the coop-
erative for slaughter; 
‘‘(C) a packer that is not required to re-
port to the Secretary on each reporting day (as 
defined in section 212 of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635a)) informa-
tion on the price and quantity of livestock pur-
chased by the packer; or 
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‘‘(D) a packer that owns only 1 livestock 
processing plant. 
‘‘(9) Take any action that adversely affects or 
is likely to adversely affect competition, regardless of 
whether there is a business justification for the ac-
tion.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (10) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘subdivision (a), (b), (c), 
(d), or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (9)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) UNFAIR, DISCRIMINATORY, AND DECEPTIVE 
PRACTICES AND DEVICES.—Acts by a packer, swine con-
tractor, or live poultry dealer that violate subsection (a)(1) 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) Refusal to provide, on the request of a 
livestock producer, swine production contract grow-
er, or poultry grower with which the packer, swine 
contractor, or live poultry dealer has a marketing or 
delivery contract, the relevant statistical information 
and data used to determine the compensation paid 
to the livestock producer, swine production contract 
grower, or poultry grower, as applicable, under the 
contract, including— 
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‘‘(A) feed conversion rates by house, lot, or 
pen; 
‘‘(B) feed analysis; 
‘‘(C) breeder history; 
‘‘(D) quality grade; 
‘‘(E) yield grade; and 
‘‘(F) delivery volume for any certified 
branding program (such as programs for angus 
beef or certified grassfed or Berkshire pork). 
‘‘(2) Conduct or action that limits or attempts 
to limit by contract the legal rights and remedies of 
a livestock producer, swine production contract 
grower, or poultry grower, including the right— 
‘‘(A) to a trial by jury, unless the livestock 
producer, swine production contract grower, or 
poultry grower, as applicable, is voluntarily 
bound by an arbitration provision in a contract; 
‘‘(B) to pursue all damages available under 
applicable law; and 
‘‘(C) to seek an award of attorneys’ fees, 
if available under applicable law. 
‘‘(3) Termination of a poultry growing arrange-
ment or swine production contract with no basis 
other than an allegation that the poultry grower or 
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swine production contract grower failed to comply 
with an applicable law, rule, or regulation. 
‘‘(4) A representation, omission, or practice 
that is likely to mislead a livestock producer, swine 
production contract grower, or poultry grower re-
garding a material condition or term in a contract 
or business transaction. 
‘‘(c) UNDUE OR UNREASONABLE PREFERENCES, AD-
VANTAGES, PREJUDICES, AND DISADVANTAGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Acts by a packer, swine 
contractor, or live poultry dealer that violate sub-
section (a)(2) include the following: 
‘‘(A) A retaliatory action (including coer-
cion or intimidation) or the threat of retaliatory 
action— 
‘‘(i) in connection with the execution, 
termination, extension, or renewal of a 
contract or agreement with a livestock pro-
ducer, swine production contract grower, 
or poultry grower aimed to discourage the 
exercise of the rights of the livestock pro-
ducer, swine production contract grower, 
or poultry grower under this Act or any 
other law; and 
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‘‘(ii) in response to lawful communica-
tion (including as described in paragraph 
(2)), association, or assertion of rights by 
a livestock producer, swine production con-
tract grower, or poultry grower. 
‘‘(B) Use of the tournament system for 
poultry as described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) LAWFUL COMMUNICATION DESCRIBED.—A 
lawful communication referred to in paragraph 
(1)(A)(ii) includes— 
‘‘(A) a communication with officials of a 
Federal agency or Members of Congress; 
‘‘(B) any lawful disclosure that dem-
onstrates a reasonable belief of a violation of 
this Act or any other law; and 
‘‘(C) any other communication that assists 
in carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(3) USE OF TOURNAMENT SYSTEM FOR POUL-
TRY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), a live poultry dealer shall be in vio-
lation of subsection (a)(2) if the live poultry 
dealer determines the formula for calculating 
the pay of a poultry grower in a tournament 
group by comparing the performance of the 
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birds of other poultry growers in the group 
using factors outside the control of the poultry 
grower and within the control of the live poultry 
dealer. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Under subparagraph 
(A), a live poultry dealer shall not be found in 
violation of subsection (a)(2) if the live poultry 
dealer demonstrates through clear and con-
vincing evidence that the inputs and services 
described in subparagraph (C) that were used 
in the comparative evaluation were substantially 
the same in quality, quantity, and timing, as 
applicable, for all poultry growers in the tour-
nament group. 
‘‘(C) INPUTS AND SERVICES DESCRIBED.— 
The inputs and services referred to in subpara-
graph (B) include, with respect to poultry grow-
ers in the same tournament group— 
‘‘(i) the quantity, breed, sex, and age 
of chicks delivered to each poultry grower; 
‘‘(ii) the breed and age of the breeder 
flock from which chicks are drawn for each 
poultry grower; 
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‘‘(iii) the quality, type (such as starter 
feed), and quantity of feed delivered to 
each poultry grower; 
‘‘(iv) the quality of and access to 
medications for the birds of each poultry 
grower; 
‘‘(v) the number of birds in a flock de-
livered to each poultry grower; 
‘‘(vi) the timing of the pick-up of 
birds for processing (including the age of 
the birds and the number of days that the 
birds are in the care of the poultry grower) 
for each poultry grower; 
‘‘(vii) the death loss of birds during 
pick-up, transport, and time spent at the 
processing plant for each poultry grower; 
‘‘(viii) condemnations of parts of birds 
due to actions in processing for each poul-
try grower; 
‘‘(ix) condemnations of whole birds 
due to the fault of the poultry grower; 
‘‘(x) the death loss of birds due to the 
fault of the poultry grower; 
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‘‘(xi) the stated reasons for the cause 
of the death losses and condemnations de-
scribed in clauses (vii) through (x); 
‘‘(xii) the type and classification of 
each poultry grower; and 
‘‘(xiii) any other input or service that 
may have an impact on feed conversion to 
weight gain efficiency or the life span of 
the birds of each poultry grower. 
‘‘(d) HARM TO COMPETITION NOT REQUIRED.—In 
determining whether an act, device, or conduct is a viola-
tion under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), a find-
ing that the act, device, or conduct adversely affected or 
is likely to adversely affect competition is not required.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
paragraph (8) of section 202(a) of the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 192) (as designated 
by subsection (a)(2)) shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION RULES.—In the case of a pack-
er that, on the date of enactment of this Act, owns, 
feeds, or controls livestock intended for slaughter in 
violation of paragraph (8) of section 202(a) of the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 192) 
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(as designated by subsection (a)(2)), that paragraph 
shall take effect— 
(A) in the case of a packer of swine, begin-
ning on the date that is 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) in the case of a packer of any other 
type of livestock, beginning not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 503. SPOT MARKET PURCHASES OF LIVESTOCK BY 
PACKERS. 
The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, is amended 
by inserting after section 202 (7 U.S.C. 192) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 202A. SPOT MARKET PURCHASES OF LIVESTOCK BY 
PACKERS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED PACKER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 
packer’ means a packer that is required under 
subtitle B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635 et seq.) to report to the 
Secretary each reporting day information on the 
price and quantity of livestock purchased by the 
packer. 
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‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘covered 
packer’ does not include a packer that owns 
only 1 livestock processing plant. 
‘‘(2) NONAFFILIATED
PRODUCER.—The term 
‘nonaffiliated producer’ means a producer of live-
stock— 
‘‘(A) that sells livestock to a packer; 
‘‘(B) that has less than 1 percent equity 
interest in the packer; 
‘‘(C) that has no officers, directors, em-
ployees, or owners that are officers, directors, 
employees, or owners of the packer; 
‘‘(D) that has no fiduciary responsibility to 
the packer; and 
‘‘(E) in which the packer has no equity in-
terest. 
‘‘(3) SPOT MARKET SALE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘spot mar-
ket sale’ means a purchase and sale of livestock 
by a packer from a producer— 
‘‘(i) under an agreement that specifies 
a firm base price that may be equated with 
a fixed dollar amount on the date the 
agreement is entered into; 
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‘‘(ii) under which the livestock are 
slaughtered not more than 7 days after the 
date on which the agreement is entered 
into; and 
‘‘(iii) under circumstances in which a 
reasonable competitive bidding opportunity 
exists on the date on which the agreement 
is entered into. 
‘‘(B) REASONABLE COMPETITIVE BIDDING 
OPPORTUNITY.—For the purposes of subpara-
graph (A)(iii), a reasonable competitive bidding 
opportunity shall be considered to exist if— 
‘‘(i) no written or oral agreement pre-
cludes the producer from soliciting or re-
ceiving bids from other packers; and 
‘‘(ii) no circumstance, custom, or 
practice exists that— 
‘‘(I) establishes the existence of 
an implied contract (as determined in 
accordance with the Uniform Com-
mercial Code); and 
‘‘(II) precludes the producer from 
soliciting or receiving bids from other 
packers. 
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‘‘(d) NONPREEMPTION.—This section does not pre-
empt any requirement of a State or political subdivision 
of a State that requires a covered packer to purchase on 
the spot market a greater percentage of the livestock pur-
chased by the covered packer than is required under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 504. INVESTIGATION OF LIVE POULTRY DEALERS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE
ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY 
OVER LIVE POULTRY DEALERS.—Sections 203, 204, and 
205 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 
193, 194, 195) are amended by inserting ‘‘, live poultry 
dealer,’’ after ‘‘packer’’ each place it appears. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO REQUEST TEMPORARY INJUNC-
TION OR RESTRAINING ORDER.—Section 408(a) of the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 228a(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or poultry care’’ after ‘‘on account 
of poultry’’. 
(c) VIOLATIONS BY LIVE POULTRY DEALERS.—Sec-
tion 411 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
U.S.C. 228b–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘any provision of section 207 or section 410 
of’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘any provisions of section 207 or section 
410’’ and inserting ‘‘any provision’’. 
SEC. 505. AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES. 
Section 204 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 
(7 U.S.C. 194) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ATTORNEY’S FEE.—The court shall award a rea-
sonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs to a prevailing 
plaintiff in a civil action under this section.’’. 
SEC. 506. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 203 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
1921 (7 U.S.C. 193) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘he shall cause’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary shall cause’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘his charges’’ and inserting 
‘‘the charges’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘he shall make a report in writing in which 
he shall state his findings’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary shall make a report in writing in which the 
Secretary shall state the findings of the Secretary’’; 
and 
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(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary’’. 
(b) Section 204 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
1921 (7 U.S.C. 194) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘he has his’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the packer, live poultry dealer, or 
swine contractor has the’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his officers, 
directors, agents, and employees’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
officers, directors, agents, and employees of the 
packer, live poultry dealer, or swine packer’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘his findings’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the findings of the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Secretary’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘his officers, 
directors, agents, and employees’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
officers, directors, agents, and employees of the 
packer, live poultry dealer, or swine packer’’. 
Subtitle B—Local Agriculture 
Market Program 
SEC. 511. LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET PROGRAM. 
Section 210A(i)(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(i)(1)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and 
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year 
thereafter’’. 
Subtitle C—Conservation and 
Renewable Energy Programs 
SEC. 521. CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Al-
lotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590f) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘There is’’ in 
subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. FUNDING; CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE FUND. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall use to carry out this Act 
$2,100,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are’’; and 
(2) in the undesignated matter following para-
graph (2) (as so designated) of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘Appropriations’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
NURSERY STOCK.—Appropriations’’. 
SEC. 522. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR CLIMATE STEW-
ARDSHIP PRACTICES.—Section 1240L(d) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RO-
TATIONS AND ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ROTATIONS, ADVANCED GRAZING 
MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC-
TICES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.— 
The term ‘climate stewardship practice’ means 
any of the following practices: 
‘‘(i) Alley cropping. 
‘‘(ii) Biochar incorporation. 
‘‘(iii) Conservation cover. 
‘‘(iv) Conservation crop rotation. 
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‘‘(v) Contour buffer strips. 
‘‘(vi) Contour farming. 
‘‘(vii) Cover crops. 
‘‘(viii) Critical area planting. 
‘‘(ix) Cross wind trap strips. 
‘‘(x) Field borders. 
‘‘(xi) Filter strips. 
‘‘(xii) Forage and biomass planting, 
including the use of native prairie seed 
mixtures. 
‘‘(xiii) Forest stand improvements. 
‘‘(xiv) Grassed waterways. 
‘‘(xv) Hedgerow planting. 
‘‘(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers. 
‘‘(xvii) Multistory cropping. 
‘‘(xviii) Nutrient management, includ-
ing nitrogen stewardship activities. 
‘‘(xix) Prescribed grazing. 
‘‘(xx) Range planting. 
‘‘(xxi) Residue and tillage manage-
ment with no till. 
‘‘(xxii) Residue and tillage manage-
ment with reduced till. 
‘‘(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers. 
‘‘(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers. 
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‘‘(xxv) Silvopasture establishment. 
‘‘(xxvi) Stripcropping. 
‘‘(xxvii) Tree and shrub establish-
ment, including planting for a high rate of 
carbon sequestration. 
‘‘(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat. 
‘‘(xxix) Vegetative barriers. 
‘‘(xxx) Wetland restoration. 
‘‘(xxxi) Windbreak renovation. 
‘‘(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts. 
‘‘(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment. 
‘‘(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or man-
agement conservation activity that signifi-
cantly— 
‘‘(I) 
reduces 
greenhouse 
gas 
emissions; 
‘‘(II) increases carbon sequestra-
tion; or 
‘‘(III) enhances resilience to in-
creased weather volatility.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) conservation activities relating to cli-
mate stewardship practices.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘rotations or 
advanced grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘rota-
tions, advanced grazing management, or conserva-
tion activities relating to climate stewardship prac-
tices’’. 
(b) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1240L(f) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the period of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or 
the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Section 1241 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(v), by striking 
‘‘$1,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000,000’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC-
TICES.—Of the funds made available under subsection 
(a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside $2,000,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2031 to be used exclu-
sively to enroll in the conservation stewardship program 
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contracts comprised predominantly of conservation activi-
ties relating to climate stewardship practices (as defined 
in section 1240L(d)(1)) or bundles of practices comprised 
predominantly of conservation activities relating to climate 
stewardship practices (as so defined).’’. 
SEC. 523. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘25’’ 
and inserting ‘‘40’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘for 
fiscal’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2022; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 524. CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PRO-
GRAMS PRIORITY. 
Each socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, in-
cluding each eligible Black individual that receives a land 
grant under section 203(a)(2), shall be given priority— 
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(1) for conservation technical assistance under 
the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act 
(16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.); 
(2) under the conservation stewardship program 
under subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D of 
title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–21 et seq.); and 
(3) under the Rural Energy for America Pro-
gram established under section 9007 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8107). 
Æ 
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