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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4671 
To assist and incentivize organic agriculture by expanding its access to, 
and eligibility for, Federal rural development and agricultural loan programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2017 
Mr. DUFFY (for himself and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To assist and incentivize organic agriculture by expanding 
its access to, and eligibility for, Federal rural develop-
ment and agricultural loan programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Organic Farmers Ac-
cess Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ACCESS OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
TO, AND ELIGIBILITY OF ORGANIC AGRI-
CULTURE FOR, FEDERAL RURAL DEVELOP-
MENT AND AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAMS. 
(a) RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
Section 310B(c)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) expand access to capital, infra-
structure and technical expertise for, and 
expand market connections between cer-
tified organic farms (as defined in section 
2103(4) of the Organic Foods Production 
Act of 1990) and certified organic han-
dling operations (as defined in section 
2103(5) of such Act); and’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(v) expanded access to capital, infra-
structure and technical expertise for, and 
market connections between, certified or-
ganic farms (as defined in section 2103(4) 
of the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990) and certified organic handling oper-
ations (as defined in section 2103(5) of 
such Act).’’. 
(b) LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRI-
CULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS.—Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(iii) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or 
certified organic farms (as defined in section 2103(4) of 
the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990) or certified 
organic handling operations (as defined in section 2103(5) 
of such Act)’’ before the period. 
(c) VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MAR-
KET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—Section 231(b)(6)(A) of 
the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 
1632a(b)(6)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iv), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(v) certified organic farms (as de-
fined in section 2103(4) of the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990) or certified 
organic handling operations (as defined in 
section 2103(5) of such Act).’’. 
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