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establish a streamlined process for electronic submission 
and retention of disclosures made pursuant to the Agricul-
tural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
(c) DATABASE.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
database of agricultural land owned by foreign persons, 
using data that are collected— 
(1) pursuant to the Agricultural Foreign In-
vestment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.); and 
(2) from— 
(A) FSA–153 forms submitted to the 
Farm Service Agency; or 
(B) the electronic system established pur-
suant to subsection (b). 
(d) CONTENTS.—Each entry in the database for each 
registration or updated registration of agricultural land 
owned or leased by a foreign person shall include pertinent 
information, as determined by the Secretary, in the appli-
cable filing, except it shall not include the name of the 
filer and the purchase or lease price of such transaction. 
(e) AUDIT.—Not later than 180 days after the data-
base is made publicly available, and annually thereafter, 
the Chief of Operations for Investigative Actions ap-
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pointed under section 4 of the Agricultural Foreign Invest-
ment Disclosure Act of 1978 (as amended by section 
12303(a)) shall— 
(1) conduct an audit of the database; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report— 
(A) evaluating the accuracy of the data-
base; and 
(B) describing recommendations for im-
proving compliance with the reporting required 
under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Dis-
closure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
(f) FUNDING.—Out of the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use $10,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to carry out the re-
quirements of this section. 
(g) REPEAL.—Section 773 of division A of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) 
is repealed. 
Subtitle D—Other Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 12401. THRIFTY FOOD PLAN. 
Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(u)(1) ‘Thrifty food plan’ means the diet required 
to feed a family of 4 persons consisting of a man and a 
woman 20 through 50, a child 6 through 8, and a child 
9 through 11 years of age, based on relevant market bas-
kets that shall only be changed pursuant to paragraph (3). 
The cost of such diet shall be the basis for uniform allot-
ments for all households regardless of their actual com-
position. The Secretary shall only adjust the cost of the 
diet as specified in paragraphs (2) and (4). 
‘‘(2) HOUSEHOLD ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall make household-size adjustments based on the fol-
lowing ratios of household size as a percentage of the max-
imum 4-person allotment: 
‘‘(A) For a 1-person household, 30 percent. 
‘‘(B) For a 2-person household, 55 percent. 
‘‘(C) For a 3-person household, 79 percent. 
‘‘(D) For a 4-person household, 100 percent. 
‘‘(E) For a 5-person household. 119 percent. 
‘‘(F) For a 6-person household, 143 percent. 
‘‘(G) For a 7-person household, 158 percent. 
‘‘(H) For an 8-person household, 180 percent. 
‘‘(I) For a 9-person household, 203 percent. 
‘‘(J) For a 10-person household, 224 percent. 
‘‘(K) For households with more than 10 per-
sons, such adjustment for each additional person 
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shall be 224 percent plus the product of 21 percent 
and the difference in the number of persons in the 
household and 10. 
‘‘(3) REEVALUATION OF MARKET BASKETS.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATION.—Not earlier than Oc-
tober 1, 2027, and at not more frequently than 
5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary may 
reevaluate the market baskets of the thrifty 
food plan taking into consideration current food 
prices, food composition data, consumption pat-
terns, and dietary guidance. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Prior to any update of the 
market baskets of the thrifty food plan based 
on a reevaluation pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), the methodology and results of any such 
revelation shall be published in the Federal 
Register with an opportunity for comment of 
not less than 60 days. 
‘‘(C) COST
NEUTRALITY.—The Secretary 
shall not increase the cost of the thrifty food 
plan based on a reevaluation or update under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) ALLOWABLE
COST
ADJUSTMENTS.—On 
October 1 immediately following enactment of the 
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Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 and 
on each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) adjust the cost of the thrifty food 
plan to reflect changes in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers, published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor, for the most recent 12-month 
period ending in June; 
‘‘(B) make cost adjustments in the thrifty 
food plan for urban and rural parts of Hawaii 
and urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect 
the cost of food in urban and rural Hawaii and 
urban and rural Alaska provided such cost ad-
justment shall not exceed the rate of increase 
described in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, 
for the most recent 12-month period ending in 
June; and 
‘‘(C) make cost adjustments in the sepa-
rate thrifty food plans for Guam and the Virgin 
Islands of the United States to reflect the cost 
of food in those States, but not to exceed the 
cost of food in the 50 States and the District 
of Columbia, provided that such cost adjust-
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ment shall not exceed the rate of increase de-
scribed in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, 
for the most recent 12-month period ending in 
June.’’. 
SEC. 12402. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIETARY GUIDELINES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DIETARY GUIDELINES.— 
Section 301(a) of the National Nutrition Monitoring and 
Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘At least every five years 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘jointly’’ after ‘‘Secre-
taries shall’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘be based on 
the preponderance of the scientific and medical 
knowledge which is current at the time the report is 
prepared.’’ and inserting ‘‘be— 
‘‘(A) based on significant scientific agree-
ment that is determined by evidence-based re-
view; 
‘‘(B) current at the time the report is pre-
pared; 
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‘‘(C) derived from questions— 
‘‘(i) generated from the Independent 
Advisory Board described in paragraph 
(4); and 
‘‘(ii) based on high priority areas of 
concern to advance scientific outcomes; 
‘‘(D) designed to achieve nutritional ade-
quacy and promote health, as specified by the 
Food and Nutrition Board of the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medi-
cine, from the consumption of food, including 
nutrients and bioactive food components occur-
ring naturally and in fortified foods; 
‘‘(E) include nutritional and dietary infor-
mation relevant to individuals with nutrition-re-
lated common chronic diseases, as defined by 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 
and 
‘‘(F) include recommendations that are af-
fordable, available, and accessible for the gen-
eral population.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (7); 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) FREQUENCY.—The Secretaries shall pub-
lish the report required under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) as necessary to promote health based 
on updated Dietary Reference Intake values 
specified by— 
‘‘(i) the Food and Nutrition Board of 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine; and 
‘‘(ii) other relevant scientific advance-
ments based on continuous review of the 
totality of publicly available scientific evi-
dence; and 
‘‘(B) not less than once every 10 years. 
‘‘(4) INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(A) When the Secretaries jointly deter-
mine it is appropriate to begin the process of 
updating the Dietary Guidelines, the Secretaries 
shall notify, in writing, the Committees on— 
‘‘(i) Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
‘‘(ii) Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(iii) Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate; and 
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‘‘(iv) Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) The notification under subparagraph 
(A) shall include a justification for why the Sec-
retaries have determined it is appropriate to 
begin the process of updating the Dietary 
Guidelines. 
‘‘(C) Not later than 3 months after send-
ing such notification, the Secretaries shall es-
tablish an Independent Advisory Board (herein-
after referred to as the ‘Board’) and jointly ap-
point 4 members to the Board, no more than 2 
of whom may be Federal employees. 
‘‘(D) Not later than 3 months after receiv-
ing such notification, the highest-ranking Mem-
ber on each Committee described in subpara-
graph (A) of the opposite political party of the 
President of the United States shall appoint 1 
member to the Board. 
‘‘(E) The Board shall consist of no more 
than 8 members, and a working quorum shall 
be 4 members present. No meeting of the 
Board may take place until after 3 months 
from the date on which the Secretaries send the 
notification under subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(F) The members appointed to the Board 
shall have expertise in nutrition science or food 
science, including academic and applied experi-
ence. 
‘‘(G) Not later than 12 months after the 
date on which the Secretaries send the notifica-
tion under subparagraph (A), the Board shall 
generate and send to the Secretaries and the 
Committees described in subparagraph (A) the 
questions described in paragraph (2)(C)(i). 
‘‘(H) The authority of the Board shall ter-
minate, and the Board shall disband, imme-
diately after satisfying subparagraph (G). 
‘‘(5) DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE UPDATES.— 
The Secretaries shall coordinate with the Joint 
United States-Canada Dietary Reference Intake 
Working Group to ensure that the Food and Nutri-
tion Board of the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine update the Dietary Ref-
erence Intake values to represent the most up-to- 
date understanding of nutritional science. The Joint 
United States-Canada Dietary Reference Intake 
Working Group should initiate at least one Dietary 
Reference Intake update per year and identify up-
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dates which are of highest priority which necessitate 
review. 
‘‘(6) EXCLUSION.—The information and guide-
lines contained in each report required under para-
graph (1) shall not be based on or include topics 
which are not relevant to dietary guidance, including 
taxation, social welfare policies, purchases under 
Federal feeding programs, food and agricultural pro-
duction practices, food labeling, socioeconomic sta-
tus, race, ethnicity, culture, or regulations relating 
to nutrition.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) EVIDENCE BASED REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘evidence-based review’ means 
a process under which— 
‘‘(i) the totality of the scientific evi-
dence relevant to a question of interest is 
collected, analyzed, and evaluated; 
‘‘(ii) scientific studies, conclusions, 
and recommendations are rated, adhering 
strictly to standardized, generally accepted 
evidence-based review methods; and 
‘‘(iii) external peer review is con-
ducted by non-government experts with 
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recognized expertise in quality of evidence 
evaluation. 
‘‘(B) STRENGTH
OF
EVIDENCE.—Each 
guideline contained in a report published pursu-
ant to this subsection shall be assigned a rating 
by the Secretaries for the strength of evidence 
used, including to the extent by which the 
guideline will improve the Healthy Eating 
Index. 
‘‘(C) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE.—Any individual ap-
pointed to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee to review the science for the 
guidelines, or appointed to the Independent 
Advisory Board under paragraph (4), must 
provide full disclosure of all financial and 
nonfinancial conflicts of interest relevant 
to such review, using the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics Form 450 (or successor 
form). 
‘‘(ii) PUBLICATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, not later than 
30 days after the date on which a Dietary 
Guidelines Advisory Committee is estab-
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lished, the Secretaries shall make publicly 
available— 
‘‘(I) 
the 
disclosures 
required 
under clause (i), categorized by the 
name of the individual; and 
‘‘(II) a detailed plan for man-
aging any disclosed conflicts of inter-
est, including financial or ethical con-
flicts of interest, along with pref-
erences, values, and beliefs. 
‘‘(9) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall make available to carry out this sub-
section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONTROLLING
REPORT.—The 2020 Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans published by the Secretaries 
under subsection (a)(1) of section 301 of the National Nu-
trition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5341(a)(1)) shall be controlling and considered to 
be the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans until 
the publication of the first report under such subsection 
in accordance with the amendments made to such section 
by this Act. 
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SEC. 12403. ORGANIC OR NON-ORGANIC WHOLE MILK PER-
MISSIBLE. 
Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Lunches served by 
schools participating in the school lunch pro-
gram under this Act— 
‘‘(i) shall offer students a variety of 
fluid milk; 
‘‘(ii) may offer students flavored and 
unflavored organic or non-organic whole, 
reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-free fluid milk 
and lactose-free fluid milk; and 
‘‘(iii) shall provide a substitute for 
fluid milk for students whose disability re-
stricts their diet, on receipt of a written 
statement from a licensed physician that 
identifies the disability that restricts the 
student’s diet and that specifies the sub-
stitute for fluid milk.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) SATURATED FAT.—Milk fat included 
in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph 
(A) shall not be considered saturated fat for 
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purposes of measuring compliance with the al-
lowable average saturated fat content of a meal 
under section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(E) PROHIBITION
ON
CERTAIN
PUR-
CHASES.—The Secretary shall prohibit schools 
participating in the school lunch program under 
this Act from purchasing or offering milk pro-
duced by China state-owned enterprises. 
‘‘(F) LIMITATION
ON
AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary may not prohibit any school partici-
pating in the school lunch program under this 
Act from offering students the milk described in 
subparagraph (A)(ii).’’. 
SEC. 12404. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS—NEEDS 
FOR 2050. 
Section 12609 of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 5009) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘There is es-
tablished’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Farm, Food, 
and National Security Act of 2024, the Secretary 
shall establish’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND RECOMMENDATIONS’’ after ‘‘STUDY’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, and make recommendations re-
lating to,’’ after ‘‘study on’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and timely’’ after ‘‘affordable’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) apprenticeships, mentoring programs, 
business training, and technical assistance pro-
grams;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘existing and new 
Federal tax policies’’ and inserting ‘‘exist-
ing and new State and Federal policies, in-
cluding tax policies’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or impede’’ after ‘‘facilitate’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) heirs’ property and succession of agricul-
tural land; 
‘‘(7) any unique barriers faced by historically 
underserved and women farmers and ranchers in the 
ability to transfer, inherit, or purchase agricultural 
assets, including land; and 
‘‘(8) leasing and ownership trends, including 
leasing and ownership trends by foreign persons or 
entities.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘2 
years after the date of enactment of the Farm, 
Food, and National Security Act of 2024’’; and 
(4) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 12405. REPORT ON PERSONNEL. 
Section 12506 of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 12406. IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES DROUGHT 
MONITOR. 
Section 12512(d)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 5856(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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SEC. 12407. AGRICULTURAL FIBER PRODUCTS TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 
to be known as the ‘‘Agricultural Fiber Products Trust 
Fund’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), 
consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to the 
Trust Fund pursuant to subsection (c)(1), and to be used 
for the following purposes: 
(1) Reducing the injury to domestic manufac-
turers resulting from tariffs on wool fabric that are 
higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made 
of wool fabric. 
(2) Reducing the injury to domestic manufac-
turers resulting from tariffs on cotton fabric that 
are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles 
made of cotton fabric. 
(3) Providing grants described in section 506(d) 
of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (7 
U.S.C. 7101 note). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS.—From 
the amount made available in subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall make payments annually beginning 
in calendar year 2025 for the purposes described in 
subsection (a)(1). 
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(A) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall make payments under paragraph 
(1) as follows: 
(i) To each eligible manufacturer 
under paragraph (3) of section 4002(c) of 
the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–429; 118 
Stat. 2600), as amended by section 
1633(c) of the Miscellaneous Trade and 
Technical Corrections Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–280; 120 Stat. 1166) and section 
325(b) of the Tax Extenders and Alter-
native Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 
(division C of Public Law 110–343; 122 
Stat. 3875), and any successor-in-interest 
to such a manufacturer as provided for 
under paragraph (4) of such section 
4002(c), that submits an affidavit in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2) for the year 
of the payment, payments in amounts au-
thorized under that paragraph. 
(ii) To each eligible manufacturer 
under paragraph (6) of such section 
4002(c), payments in amounts authorized 
under that paragraph. 
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(B) SUBMISSION OF AFFIDAVITS.—An affi-
davit required by subparagraph (A)(i) shall be 
submitted to the Secretary, or as directed by 
the Secretary, and not later than March 15. 
(C) PAYMENT
OF
AMOUNTS.—The Sec-
retary shall make payments to eligible manufac-
turers and successors-in-interest described in 
clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) not 
later than April 15 of the year of the payment. 
(D) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, negotiate 
memoranda of understanding with the Commis-
sioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and the Secretary of Commerce to 
establish procedures pursuant to which the 
Commissioner and the Secretary of Commerce 
will assist in carrying out the provisions of this 
section. 
(E) INCREASE
IN
PAYMENTS
IN
THE 
EVENT
OF
EXPIRATION
OF
DUTY
SUSPEN-
SIONS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In any calendar 
year in which the suspension of duty on 
wool fabrics provided for under headings 
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9902.51.11, 
9902.51.13, 
9902.51.14, 
9902.51.15, and 9902.51.16 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States are not in effect, the amount of any 
payment described in paragraph (1) to a 
manufacturer or successor-in-interest shall 
be increased by an amount the Secretary, 
after consultation with the Secretary of 
Commerce, determines is equal to the 
amount the manufacturer or successor-in- 
interest would have saved during the cal-
endar year of the payment if the suspen-
sion of duty on wool fabrics were in effect. 
(ii) NO
APPEAL
OF
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—A determination of the Secretary 
under this subsection shall be final and not 
subject to appeal or protest. 
(2) PIMA
AGRICULTURE
COTTON.—From the 
amount made available in subsection (c) the Sec-
retary shall make payments annually beginning in 
calendar year 2025 for the purpose described in sub-
section (a)(2). 
(A) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall make payments under paragraph 
(2) as follows: 
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(i) 
Twenty-five 
percent 
of 
the 
amounts made available in subsection 
(c)(2)(A) shall be paid to one or more na-
tionally recognized associations established 
for the promotion of pima cotton for use in 
textile and apparel goods. 
(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclause 
(II), 25 percent of the amounts made 
available in subsection (c)(2)(A) shall be 
paid to yarn spinners of pima cotton that 
produce ring spun cotton yarns in the 
United States, to be allocated to each spin-
ner in an amount that bears the same 
ratio as— 
(aa) the spinner’s produc-
tion of ring spun cotton yarns, 
measuring 
less 
than 
83.33 
decitex (exceeding 120 metric 
number) from pima cotton in sin-
gle and plied form during the 
prior calendar year (as evidenced 
by an affidavit provided by the 
spinner that meets the require-
ments of subparagraph (B)), 
bears to— 
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(bb) the production of the 
yarns described in item (aa) dur-
ing the prior calendar year for all 
spinners who qualify under this 
paragraph. 
(II)(aa) A yarn spinner shall not 
receive an amount under clause (ii) 
that exceeds the cost of pima cotton 
that— 
(bb) was purchased during 
the prior calendar year; and 
(cc) was used in spinning 
any cotton yarns. 
(III) The Secretary shall reallo-
cate any amounts reduced by reason 
of the limitation under item (aa) to 
spinners using the ratio described in 
subclause (I), disregarding production 
of any spinner subject to that limita-
tion. 
(iii) Fifty percent of the amounts 
made available in subsection (c)(2)(A) 
shall be paid to manufacturers who cut 
and sew cotton shirts in the United States 
who certify that they used imported cotton 
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fabric during the prior calendar year, to be 
allocated to each such manufacturer in an 
amount that bears the same ratio as— 
(I) the dollar value (excluding 
duty, shipping, and related costs) of 
imported woven cotton shirting fabric 
of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in 
warp purchased by the manufacturer 
during the prior calendar year (as evi-
denced by an affidavit provided by the 
manufacturer that meets the require-
ments of subparagraph (C)) used in 
the manufacturing of men’s and boys’ 
cotton shirts; bears to 
(II) the dollar value (excluding 
duty, shipping, and related costs) of 
the fabric described in subclause (I) 
purchased during the prior calendar 
year by all manufacturers who qualify 
under this clause. 
(B) AFFIDAVIT OF YARN SPINNERS.—The 
affidavit 
required 
by 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii)(I)(aa) is a notarized affidavit provided 
annually by an officer of a producer of ring 
spun yarns that affirms— 
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(II) for which the producer main-
tains supporting documentation. 
(C) AFFIDAVIT
OF
SHIRTING
MANUFAC-
TURERS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The affidavit re-
quired by subparagraph (A)(iii)(I) is a no-
tarized affidavit provided annually by an 
officer of a manufacturer of men’s and 
boys’ shirts that affirms— 
(I) that the manufacturer used 
imported cotton fabric during the year 
in which the affidavit is filed and dur-
ing the prior calendar year, to cut and 
sew men’s and boys’ woven cotton 
shirts in the United States; 
(II) the dollar value of imported 
woven cotton shirting fabric of 80s or 
higher count and 2-ply in warp pur-
chased by the manufacturer during 
the prior calendar year; 
(III) 
that 
the 
manufacturer 
maintains invoices along with other 
supporting documentation (such as 
price lists and other technical descrip-
tions of the fabric qualities) showing 
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the dollar value of such fabric pur-
chased, the date of purchase, and evi-
dencing the fabric as woven cotton 
fabric of 80s or higher count and 2- 
ply in warp; and 
(IV) that the fabric was suitable 
for use in the manufacturing of men’s 
and boys’ cotton shirts. 
(ii) DATE OF PURCHASE.—For pur-
poses of the affidavit under clause (i), the 
date of purchase shall be the invoice date, 
and the dollar value shall be determined 
excluding duty, shipping, and related costs. 
(D) FILING DEADLINE FOR AFFIDAVITS.— 
Any person required to provide an affidavit 
under this paragraph shall file the affidavit 
with the Secretary or as directed by the Sec-
retary not later than March 15 of the applicable 
calendar year. 
(E) TIMING OF DISTRIBUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall make a payment under clause (ii) 
or (iii) of subparagraph (A) not later than the 
date that is 30 days after the filing of the affi-
davit required with respect to that payment. 
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(3) WOOL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION.—From 
the amount made available in subsection (c) the Sec-
retary shall make payments annually beginning in 
calendar year 2025 for the purpose described in sub-
section (a)(3). 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
transfer to the Trust Fund $50,000,000 for each of 
the calendar years 2025 through 2029. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDS.—The funds 
made available under paragraph (1), shall be distrib-
uted to the purposes of this section in the following 
manner: 
(A) Not less than $30,000,000 for each of 
the calendar years 2025 through 2029 for the 
purposes described in (a)(1). 
(B) Not less than $17,750,000 for each of 
the calendar years 2025 through 2029 for the 
purposes described in (a)(2). 
(C) Not less than $2,250,000 for each of 
the calendar years 2025 through 2029 for the 
purposes described in (a)(3). 
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(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts trans-
ferred to the Trust Fund under paragraph (1) shall 
remain available until expended. 
(d) SUNSET OF PREVIOUS FUNDS.—The Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) is amended— 
(1) in section 12314 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) SUNSET.—Effective January 1, 2025, the Trust 
Fund shall be abolished and all unobligated amounts in 
the Trust Fund on such date shall be transferred to the 
general fund of the Treasury of the United States.’’; 
(2) in section 12315 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) SUNSET.—Effective January 1, 2025, the Trust 
Fund shall be abolished and all unobligated amounts in 
the Trust Fund on such date shall be transferred to the 
general fund of the Treasury of the United States.’’; and 
(3) in section 12316 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Effective January 1, 2025, the 
Secretary may not make grants under the pre-
ceding sentence and, any unobligated amounts 
of the amounts made available under such pre-
ceding sentence, are rescinded.’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Effective January 1, 2025, the 
authority to use unexpended unobligated bal-
ances remaining in the Wool Research, Develop-
ment, and Promotion Trust Fund for the pur-
poses described in the preceding sentence shall 
cease to be effective.’’. 
SEC. 12408. REPORTS ON LAND ACCESS AND FARMLAND 
OWNERSHIP DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 12607 of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 2204i) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘and not less frequently than once 
every 2 years thereafter,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary 
of Agriculture’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a catalog of existing Federal, State, or pri-
vate programs that facilitate access to land, capital, 
and markets, including programs providing assist-
ance relating to— 
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‘‘(A) acquiring of real property (including 
air rights, water rights, and other interests 
therein), including closing costs; 
‘‘(B) subsidizing interest rates and mort-
gage principal amounts for intended bene-
ficiaries; 
‘‘(C) providing down payment assistance to 
decrease farm mortgages; 
‘‘(D) securing clear title on heirs’ property 
farmland; 
‘‘(E) conducting surveys and assessments 
of agricultural land; 
‘‘(F) improving or remediating land, water, 
and soil; 
‘‘(G) constructing or repairing infrastruc-
ture; 
‘‘(H) supporting land use planning; 
‘‘(I) acquiring legal or financial planning 
assistance; 
‘‘(J) carrying out Tribal consultation; 
‘‘(K) supporting acquisition of a Depart-
ment of Agriculture farm number; and 
‘‘(L) any other activities as determined by 
the Secretary.’’; and 
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