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‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 per-
cent of amounts made available to carry out 
this section in a fiscal year may be used for 30- 
year easements under this section. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION AND RANKING OF OFFERS.— 
‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish evaluation and ranking criteria for of-
fers from landowners under this section. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give 
priority to the enrollment of eligible land under 
this section that provides the greatest conserva-
tion benefit to— 
‘‘(i) primarily, species listed as endan-
gered or threatened under section 4 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533); and 
‘‘(ii) secondarily, species that are— 
‘‘(I) not listed as endangered or 
threatened under that section; and 
‘‘(II)(aa) candidates for that list-
ing, State-listed species, or special 
concern species; or 
‘‘(bb) designated as species of 
greatest conservation need by a State 
wildlife action plan. 
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‘‘(C) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may give additional consideration to eli-
gible land the enrollment under this section of 
which will— 
‘‘(i) improve biological diversity; 
‘‘(ii) restore native forest ecosystems; 
‘‘(iii) conserve forest land that pro-
vides habitat for species described in sub-
paragraph (B); 
‘‘(iv) reduce fragmentation of forest 
land; and 
‘‘(v) increase carbon sequestration. 
‘‘(3) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS
OF
EASE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A forest reserve ease-
ment shall include terms and conditions that— 
‘‘(i) are consistent with the purposes 
of the program and the forestry activities 
to be conducted on the eligible land; 
‘‘(ii) are consistent with the manage-
ment objectives of the owner of the eligible 
land and the implementation of the forest 
reserve easement plan developed under 
subsection (c)(1)(A); 
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‘‘(iii) permit effective enforcement of 
the conservation purposes of the forest re-
serve easements; 
‘‘(iv) provide for the efficient and ef-
fective establishment or enhancement of 
forest ecosystem functions and values; and 
‘‘(v) include such additional provisions 
as the Secretary determines are desirable 
to carry out the program or facilitate the 
practical administration of the program. 
‘‘(B) REQUESTED
TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—An owner of eligible land may request 
that a term or condition be included in a forest 
reserve easement, and the Secretary may in-
clude such term or condition, if it— 
‘‘(i) is consistent with the manage-
ment objectives of the owner of the eligible 
land and the implementation of the forest 
reserve easement plan developed under 
subsection (c)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) does not conflict with any terms 
or conditions included under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.— 
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‘‘(A) PERMANENT
EASEMENTS.—In the 
case of eligible land enrolled in a permanent 
easement under this section, the Secretary shall 
pay the owner of the eligible land an amount 
equal to the difference between, as determined 
by the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) the fair market value of the eligi-
ble land before the enrollment in the per-
manent easement; and 
‘‘(ii) the fair market value of the eligi-
ble land as encumbered by the permanent 
easement. 
‘‘(B) OTHER.—The Secretary shall pay the 
owner of eligible land enrolled under this sec-
tion in a 30-year contract, a 30-year easement, 
or an easement for the maximum duration al-
lowed under applicable State laws, not less than 
50 percent, and not more than 75 percent, of 
the compensation that would be paid under sub-
paragraph (A) if the land were being enrolled in 
a permanent easement. 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION
OF
FAIR
MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair 
market value of eligible land for purposes of 
this paragraph using the Uniform Standards of 
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Professional Appraisal Practice or another in-
dustry-approved method. 
‘‘(c) 
EASEMENT
RESTORATION
AND
MANAGE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) FOREST RESERVE EASEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Land enrolled in a 
forest reserve easement shall be subject to a 
forest reserve easement plan, to be developed 
jointly by the landowner and the Secretary, that 
describes such activities to be carried out on the 
land as are necessary to restore, maintain, and 
enhance habitat for species described in sub-
section (b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) PRACTICES AND MEASURES.—A for-
est reserve easement plan developed under sub-
paragraph (A) shall require implementation of 
such practices and measures as are necessary to 
accomplish the activities described in the plan 
under such subparagraph, which may include— 
‘‘(i) 
vegetative 
management 
and 
silviculture practices; 
‘‘(ii) structural practices and meas-
ures; 
‘‘(iii) practices to increase carbon se-
questration; 
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‘‘(iv) practices to improve biological 
diversity; and 
‘‘(v) other practices and measures, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide financial assistance to owners of eligible 
land to carry out the activities, practices, and 
measures described in the forest reserve ease-
ment plan developed for the eligible land under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) PAYMENTS.—With respect to finan-
cial assistance provided under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall pay— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a forest reserve 
easement plan for eligible land enrolled in 
a permanent easement, an amount that is 
not more than 100 percent of the eligible 
costs described in subparagraph (C), as de-
termined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a forest reserve 
easement plan for eligible land enrolled in 
a 30-year contract, a 30-year easement, or 
an easement for the maximum duration al-
lowed under applicable State laws, an 
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amount that is not less than 50 percent, 
and not more than 75 percent, of the eligi-
ble costs described in subparagraph (C), as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE COSTS.—Costs eligible for 
payments under this paragraph are the costs of 
activities, practices, and measures referred to in 
subparagraph (A) that are associated with the 
restoration or enhancement of the habitat con-
ditions specified for the applicable species in the 
forest reserve easement plan. 
‘‘(D) TIMING
OF
PAYMENTS.—Payments 
under this paragraph shall be made— 
‘‘(i) only on a determination by the 
Secretary that an activity, practice, or 
measure described in subparagraph (C) 
has been established in compliance with 
appropriate standards and specifications, 
which determination shall be made as soon 
as practicable after establishment; and 
‘‘(ii) as soon as possible after such de-
termination is made. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATIONS.—Financial assistance 
provided by the Secretary under this paragraph 
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to an owner of eligible land may not exceed 
$500,000 per easement or contract. 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
to owners of eligible land technical assistance to as-
sist the owners in— 
‘‘(A) developing a forest reserve easement 
plan; and 
‘‘(B) complying with the terms and condi-
tions of a forest reserve easement, including the 
implementation of a forest reserve easement 
plan. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into 1 or more contracts with pri-
vate entities or agreements with a State, nongovern-
mental organization, or Indian Tribe to provide tech-
nical assistance described in paragraph (1), if the 
Secretary determines that the contract or agreement 
will advance the purposes of the program. 
‘‘(e) PROTECTIONS AND MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) PROTECTIONS.—In the case of a land-
owner who enrolls eligible land in a forest reserve 
easement, and whose conservation activities under 
the forest reserve easement plan developed for such 
land result in a net conservation benefit for a species 
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described in subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall 
make available to the landowner safe harbor or simi-
lar assurances and protection under— 
‘‘(A) section 7(b)(4) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(4)); or 
‘‘(B) section 10(a)(1) of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)). 
‘‘(2) MEASURES.—If protection under para-
graph (1) requires the taking of measures that are 
in addition to the measures covered by the forest re-
serve easement plan developed for the eligible land, 
the cost of the additional measures, and the cost of 
any permit, shall be considered costs eligible for pay-
ments under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DELEGATION OF EASEMENT ADMINISTRA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES.— 
The Secretary may delegate any of the manage-
ment, monitoring, and enforcement responsibil-
ities of the Secretary under this section to other 
Federal or State agencies that have the appro-
priate authority, expertise, and resources nec-
essary to carry out those delegated responsibil-
ities. 
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‘‘(B) CONSERVATION
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
The Secretary may delegate any of the manage-
ment responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
section to a nonprofit conservation organization 
if the Secretary determines the organization has 
the appropriate expertise and resources nec-
essary to carry out those delegated responsibil-
ities. 
‘‘(2) INVOLVEMENT BY OTHER AGENCIES AND 
ORGANIZATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may consult with— 
‘‘(A) private forest landowners; 
‘‘(B) other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(C) State forestry agencies; 
‘‘(D) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
‘‘(E) State environmental quality agencies; 
‘‘(F) other State conservation agencies; 
and 
‘‘(G) nonprofit conservation organizations. 
‘‘SEC. 1267D. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) INELIGIBLE LAND.—The Secretary shall not use 
amounts made available to carry out the program for the 
purposes of acquiring an easement on— 
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‘‘(1) land owned by a Federal agency, other 
than such land that is acreage owned by an Indian 
Tribe; 
‘‘(2) land owned in fee title by a State, includ-
ing an agency or a subdivision of a State, or a unit 
of local government; 
‘‘(3) land subject to an easement or deed re-
striction that, as determined by the Secretary, pro-
vides similar protection as would be provided by en-
rollment in the program; or 
‘‘(4) land the enrollment in the program of 
which would undermine the purposes of the program 
due to on-site or off-site conditions, such as risk of 
hazardous substances, permitted or existing rights of 
way, infrastructure development, or adjacent land 
uses. 
‘‘(b) SUBORDINATION, EXCHANGE, MODIFICATION, 
AND TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) SUBORDINATION.—The Secretary may 
subordinate any interest in eligible land, or portion 
of such an interest, administered by the Secretary 
(including for the purposes of utilities and energy 
transmission services) directly or on behalf of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation under the program if 
the Secretary determines that the subordination— 
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‘‘(A) increases conservation values or has a 
limited negative effect on conservation values; 
‘‘(B) minimally affects the acreage subject 
to the interest in eligible land; and 
‘‘(C) is in the public interest or furthers 
the practical administration of the program. 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION AND EXCHANGE.— 
‘‘(A) MODIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
approve a modification of any interest in 
land, or portion of such interest, adminis-
tered by the Secretary, either directly or 
on behalf of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration, under the program if the Sec-
retary determines that the modification— 
‘‘(I) will support the viability and 
sustainability of working forests and 
the conservation values of the applica-
ble easement; 
‘‘(II) will result in equal or in-
creased conservation values; 
‘‘(III) is consistent with the origi-
nal intent of the easement; 
‘‘(IV) is consistent with the pur-
poses of the program; and 
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‘‘(V) is in the public interest or 
furthers the practical administration 
of the program, including correcting 
errors and exercising reserved rights. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—In modifying an 
interest in land, or portion of such inter-
est, under this subparagraph, the Sec-
retary may not, except in the case of a 
modification that includes a change to an 
easement to add acreage, increase any pay-
ment to an eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) EXCHANGE.— 
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
approve an exchange of any interest in 
land, or portion of such interest, adminis-
tered by the Secretary, either directly or 
on behalf of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration, under the program if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
‘‘(I) no reasonable alternative ex-
ists and the effect on the interest in 
land is avoided or minimized to the 
extent practicable; and 
‘‘(II) the exchange— 
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‘‘(aa) results in equal or in-
creased conservation values; 
‘‘(bb) results in equal or 
greater economic value to the 
United States; 
‘‘(cc) is consistent with the 
original intent of the easement; 
‘‘(dd) is consistent with the 
purposes of the program; and 
‘‘(ee) is in the public inter-
est or furthers the practical ad-
ministration of the program. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—In exchanging an 
interest in land, or portion of such inter-
est, under this subparagraph, the Sec-
retary may not increase any payment to an 
eligible entity. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may ap-
prove a termination of any interest in eligible land, 
or portion of such an interest, administered by the 
Secretary, directly or on behalf of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation under the program if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
‘‘(A) termination is in the interest of the 
Federal Government; 
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‘‘(B) the United States will be fully com-
pensated for— 
‘‘(i) the value of the interest in the 
land, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) any costs relating to the termi-
nation; and 
‘‘(iii) any damages determined appro-
priate by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(C) the termination will— 
‘‘(i) address a compelling public need 
for which there is no practicable alter-
native even with avoidance and minimiza-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) further the practical administra-
tion of the program. 
‘‘(4) CONSENT.—The Secretary shall obtain 
consent from the landowner and eligible entity, if ap-
plicable, for any subordination, exchange, modifica-
tion, or termination of an interest in eligible land, or 
portion of such an interest, under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE.—Not fewer than 90 days before 
taking any termination action described in para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall provide written notice 
of that action to the Committee on Agriculture of 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
‘‘(c) LAND ENROLLED IN OTHER PROGRAMS.—In 
accordance with the provisions of section 2902 of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, land en-
rolled in the healthy forests reserve program established 
under title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.) on the day before the date 
of enactment of this section shall be considered enrolled 
in the program.’’. 
Subtitle I—Regional Conservation 
Partnership Program 
SEC. 2801. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 
Section 1271(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) To address natural resource concerns on 
eligible land on a regional or watershed scale, includ-
ing through— 
‘‘(A) the conservation, protection, restora-
tion, and sustainable use of soil; 
‘‘(B) the conservation and protection of 
water, including sources of drinking water and 
groundwater; 
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‘‘(C) the prevention and mitigation of the 
effects of flooding and drought, and the im-
provement or expansion of flood resiliency; and 
‘‘(D) the conservation of wildlife, agricul-
tural land, and related natural resources.’’. 
SEC. 2802. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 1271A(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871a(1)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (D) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) The forest conservation easement 
program established under subtitle I.’’. 
SEC. 2803. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENTS
AUTHORIZED.— 
Section 1271B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871b(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 
into a partnership agreement with an eligible part-
ner to implement a project that will assist producers 
with installing and maintaining an eligible activity 
on eligible land. 
‘‘(2) STREAMLINING
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that a partnership agreement 
under paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) is entered into not later than 180 
days after the date on which an application is 
selected under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(B) contains only— 
‘‘(i) the information, described under 
subsection (e)(3), necessary to fund and 
initiate the project to be implemented 
under the partnership agreement; and 
‘‘(ii) any adjustments to the require-
ments of a covered program determined 
necessary by the Secretary under para-
graph (2) of section 1271E(f), and any 
waiver provided under paragraph (3) of 
such section. 
‘‘(3) PROCESS FOR REQUESTING WAIVERS AND 
ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall make available 
information on the process for requesting a waiver 
or an adjustment to the requirements of a covered 
program pursuant to section 1271E(f).’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—Section 1271B(d) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘how the 
Secretary used amounts reserved by the Secretary 
for that year for technical assistance under section 
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1271D(f); and’’ and inserting ‘‘the use of funds for 
technical assistance under section 1271D(c);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ensure payments to eligible partners under 
a partnership agreement are made not later than 30 
days after the date on which the eligible partner 
submits to the Secretary a request for payment.’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 1271B(e)(3) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(e)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) any requests by an eligible partner 
for a waiver or an adjustment to the require-
ments of a covered program pursuant to section 
1271E(f); and’’. 
SEC. 2804. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS. 
Section 1271C(d)(3) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking the 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A)(iv) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) provide, under section 1271B(c)(2), 
not less than 50 percent of the overall costs of 
the scope of the project that is the subject of 
a partnership agreement funded pursuant to 
paragraph (1) in direct funding; and’’. 
SEC. 2805. FUNDING. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Section 1271D of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (3871d) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1241(a)(6)’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
Subsection (b) of section 1271D of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871d), as so redesignated, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made avail-
able to implement a project under a partnership 
agreement, the Secretary may use not more than ten 
percent to reimburse the eligible partner for admin-
istrative expenses relating to the project. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—Any amounts expended 
by an eligible partner for administrative expenses 
that are not reimbursed under paragraph (1) may be 
considered to be a part of the contribution of the eli-
gible partner under section 1271B(c)(2).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3871d), as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
shall, 
through a partnership agreement, identify— 
‘‘(A) the total amount of funds that will be 
used for technical assistance; and 
‘‘(B) the share of such funds that will be 
provided to eligible partners under paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) REIMBURSEMENT.—Under a partner-
ship agreement that is not funded through an 
alternative funding arrangement or grant agree-
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ment under section 1271C(d), the Secretary 
may reimburse eligible partners for the costs of 
technical assistance provided through such part-
nership agreement, including— 
‘‘(i) the costs of technical assistance 
needed to facilitate the maximum conserva-
tion benefit of the applicable project; 
‘‘(ii) the costs of providing outreach 
and education to producers for potential 
participation in the applicable project; 
‘‘(iii) the costs of establishing baseline 
metrics to support the development of the 
assessment 
required 
under 
section 
1271B(c)(1)(E); and 
‘‘(iv) other costs necessary to support 
the implementation of eligible activities, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ADVANCEMENT
OF
FUNDS.—The 
Secretary may advance to eligible partners rea-
sonable amounts of funds for costs that may be 
reimbursed under subparagraph (A), as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall limit 
costs of the Secretary for technical assistance to 
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costs necessary to carry out the objectives of the 
program. 
‘‘(4) REDUCTION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
BAR-
RIERS.—The Secretary shall provide a single, sim-
plified process for reimbursements or advancements 
to eligible partners for the costs of technical assist-
ance under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.—The Secretary 
shall develop and implement strategies to encourage 
third-party technical service providers to provide 
technical assistance to eligible partners pursuant to 
a partnership agreement.’’. 
SEC. 2806. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) REPORTING.—Section 1271E(b) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871e(b)) is amended in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘make 
publicly available and’’ after ‘‘the Secretary shall’’. 
(b) 
CONSISTENCY
WITH
COVERED
PROGRAM 
RULES.—Section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871e) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) CONSISTENCY WITH COVERED PROGRAM RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that the terms 
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and conditions of a program contract are consistent 
with the requirements of the applicable covered pro-
gram to be used as part of the applicable partner-
ship agreement. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, if 
the Secretary determines necessary, adjust a 
regulatory requirement of a covered program to 
be used as a part of a partnership agreement, 
or related guidance, as it applies to an eligible 
activity carried out under a program contract 
entered into pursuant to the partnership agree-
ment— 
‘‘(i) to provide a simplified process; or 
‘‘(ii) to better reflect unique local cir-
cumstances. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 
not adjust the application of statutory require-
ments for a covered program to be used as a 
part of a partnership agreement, including re-
quirements governing appeals, payment limits, 
and conservation compliance. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—With respect to a program con-
tract for an eligible activity under the agricultural 
conservation easement program, the Secretary may, 
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in the applicable partnership agreement, waive the 
application of clauses (ii) or (iii)(III) of section 
1265A(4)(A) for purposes of determining the eligi-
bility of land. 
‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION APPLICABILITY.—With re-
spect to a partnership agreement entered into for ac-
quisition of easements, the Secretary shall apply the 
authorities applicable to the eligible partner under 
section 1265B(b)(5)(A) if the eligible partner is an 
eligible entity certified under such section. 
‘‘(5) EXEMPTION.—With respect to a program 
contract that includes an eligible activity under the 
environmental quality incentives program to be in-
stalled and maintained in a State in which irrigation 
has not been used significantly for agricultural pur-
poses, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary 
may not consider prior irrigation history when deter-
mining the eligibility of land. 
‘‘(6) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to partnership agreements funded pursuant to 
section 1271C(d).’’. 
SEC. 2807. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1271F(a)(2)(C) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871f(a)(2)(C)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including restoration and en-
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hancement of wildlife habitat connectivity and wildlife mi-
gration corridors’’ before the semicolon at the end. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Section 1271F(b) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871f(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘funds under section 1271D(d)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘funds allocated under section 1271D(a)(2)’’. 
Subtitle J—Repeals and 
Transitional Provisions 
SEC. 2901. SUPERSEDED CONSERVATION RESERVE PRO-
GRAM AUTHORITIES. 
(a) REPEALS.— 
(1) FARMABLE
WETLAND
PROGRAM.—Section 
1231B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831b) is repealed. 
(2) PILOT PROGRAMS.—Section 1231C of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831c) is re-
pealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS
AND 
AGREEMENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), this title, 
and the amendments made by this title, shall not af-
fect the validity or terms of any contract or agree-
ment entered into by the Secretary under subchapter 
B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) be-
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fore the date of enactment of this Act, or any pay-
ments or technical assistance required to be made in 
connection with the contract or agreement. 
(2) MODIFICATION
OF
EXISTING
CONTRACTS 
AND AGREEMENTS.—The signatories to a contract 
or an agreement entered into under subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) before 
the date of enactment of this Act may mutually 
agree to a modification of the contract or agreement 
to implement this title, and the amendments made 
by this title. 
(3) EXTENSION PERMITTED.—Notwithstanding 
the repeal of sections 1231B and 1231C of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 made by subsection (a), the 
Secretary may extend for 1 year a contract or agree-
ment entered into under either such section before 
the date of enactment of this Act, if that contract 
or agreement expires on or before September 30, 
2025, under the terms and payment rate of the ex-
isting contract or agreement and in accordance with 
section 1231B or 1231C of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act), as applicable. 
(4) FUNDING.— 
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(A) USE
OF
PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding the amendments made by this 
title, any funds made available from the Com-
modity Credit Corporation to carry out sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) 
(as in effect on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act) for any of fiscal years 
2019 through 2024 shall be made available to 
carry out contracts and agreements that were 
entered into under such subchapter prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject to the 
condition that no such contract or agreement 
may be modified so as to increase the amount 
of land enrolled or the amount of the payment 
received. 
(B) OTHER.—The Secretary may use 
funds made available to carry out subchapter B 
of chapter 1 of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 to continue to carry out contracts 
or agreements that were entered into under 
such subchapter prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act using the provisions of law (includ-
ing regulations) applicable to those contracts or 
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agreements as in existence on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2902. HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Healthy For-
ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571 et 
seq.) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–148; 117 
Stat. 1887) is amended by striking the items relat-
ing to title V. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS, AGREE-
MENTS, AND EASEMENTS.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall not affect the validity or terms of 
any contract, agreement, or easement entered into 
by the Secretary under title V of the Healthy For-
ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571 et 
seq.) before the date of enactment of this Act, or 
any payments or technical assistance required to be 
made in connection with the contract, agreement, or 
easement. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
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(A) USE
OF
PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding the repeal made by subsection (a), 
any funds made available from the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to carry out the healthy for-
ests reserve program established under title V 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.) (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act) 
for any of fiscal years 2019 through 2024 shall 
be made available to carry out contracts, agree-
ments, or easements referred to in paragraph 
(1), subject to the condition that no such con-
tract, agreement, or easement may be modified 
so as to increase the amount of any payment 
received. 
(B) OTHER.—The Secretary may use 
funds made available to carry out the forest 
conservation easement program established 
under subtitle I of the Food Security Act of 
1985 to continue to carry out contracts, agree-
ments, or easements referred to in paragraph 
(1) using the provisions of law (including regu-
lations) applicable to those contracts, agree-
ments, and easements as in existence on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(3) a nongovernmental organization, as deter-
mined by the Administrator.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON DIVERSION OF FUNDS.— 
Of the funds made available in each fiscal year 
under this title to the Administrator, not more than 
50 percent may be made available for expenses other 
than the procurement of United States-grown agri-
cultural commodities and ocean transportation of 
such commodities.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (h)(3), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3102. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 
Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C.1724(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Committees 
on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Commit-
tees on Foreign Affairs’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3), as amend-
ed, as paragraph (2). 
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SEC. 3103. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 
Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
13 1725(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
SEC. 3104. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS; OVERSIGHT, MONI-
TORING, AND EVALUATION. 
Section 207 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1726a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the Agri-
culture Improvement Act of 2018’’and inserting ‘‘the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f)(4), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3105. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP. 
Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1726b(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise made available to carry out this 
section, of the funds made available in each fiscal year 
under this title to the Administrator, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available in each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2029 to carry out this section, to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
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SEC. 3106. USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. 
Subsection (b) of section 406 of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) INCLUDED EXPENSES.—With respect to com-
modities made available under titles II and III, the Com-
modity Credit Corporation may pay all associated and in-
cidental costs of such commodities.’’. 
SEC. 3107. PRE-POSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD-
ITIES AND ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING 
FOOD AID PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 407 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736a) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c)(1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The Administrator shall 
transfer, arrange for the transportation, and take 
other steps necessary to make available agricultural 
commodities to be provided under title II and title 
III.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (I); 
(B) by amending subparagraph (H) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(H) A statement of the amount of funds 
provided to each eligible organization that re-
ceived assistance under this Act and the man-
ner in which those funds were used, including 
whether such use was for commodity transpor-
tation or administrative costs.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
through (H) (as amended) as subparagraphs 
(F) through (I), respectively; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) An assessment of activities specifi-
cally targeting women and girls and the impact 
of those activities in addressing the unique 
needs of women and girls.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (f)(3). 
SEC. 3108. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE 
SALES OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736b) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3109. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE. 
Section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736f) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) MINIMUM LEVELS OF FUNDING TO ADDRESS 
CHILD WASTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2029, if the most recent Joint Child 
Malnutrition Estimates, published annually by the 
World Health Organization, the World Bank, and 
the United Nations Children’s Fund, report a rate 
of children under 5 years of age affected by child 
wasting above 5 percent for the year covered by such 
report, not less than the minimum level described in 
paragraph (2), to be derived from amounts otherwise 
made available to carry out food assistance pro-
grams for such fiscal year and in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available pursuant to this 
Act, shall be expended for the procurement of ready- 
to-use therapeutic foods. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM LEVEL DESCRIBED.—The min-
imum level described in this paragraph is— 
‘‘(A) $200,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a fiscal year for which 
the total amount made available to carry out 
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programs 
under 
title 
II 
is 
less 
than 
$1,925,000,000, the product of— 
‘‘(i) $200,000,000, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the quotient of the total amount 
made available to carry out programs 
under title II for that fiscal year divided by 
$1,925,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 3110. TERMINATION DATE FOR MICRONUTRIENT FOR-
TIFICATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C.1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3111. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 
Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1737) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 
SEC. 3201. AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROMOTION AND FA-
CILITATION. 
(a) MODIFICATION TO FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOP-
MENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM.—Section 203(c) of the 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(c)(3)) is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE IN-
FRASTRUCTURE IN FOREIGN MARKETS FOR UNITED 
STATES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the pro-
gram established under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall enter into contracts or other agree-
ments with eligible trade organizations to pro-
vide needs assessments, training, and other 
technical assistance to enhance the capabilities 
of infrastructure in new and developing foreign 
markets, including infrastructure relating to 
cold chain capacity, port improvements, and 
other developments, to ensure that United 
States agricultural commodities are not dam-
aged or lost due to deficiencies of such infra-
structure. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this 
paragraph $1,000,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 2025 through 2029. 
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‘‘(ii) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
au-
thorized to be appropriated under this sub-
paragraph that are not used to carry out 
this paragraph are authorized to be made 
available to carry out the program estab-
lished under this subsection.’’. 
(b) REPORT
ON
COMPETITIVENESS
OF
UNITED 
STATES SPECIALTY CROPS.—Section 203(e)(7) of the Ag-
ricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(e)(7)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) BIENNIAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, shall submit every two years to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
detailing the competitiveness of United States 
specialty crops. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) identify and analyze acts, policies, 
or practices of foreign countries that con-
stitute significant barriers to, or distor-
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tions of, United States exports of specialty 
crops, including the imposition of— 
‘‘(I) tariffs (including retaliatory 
tariffs) or quotas (including tariff-rate 
quotas); and 
‘‘(II) non-tariff barriers, includ-
ing technical barriers to trade, sani-
tary and phytosanitary measures, im-
port licensing procedures, and sub-
sidies; 
‘‘(ii) identify and analyze acts, poli-
cies, or practices of foreign countries that 
enhance the competitiveness of imported 
specialty crops with domestic specialty crop 
producers, including— 
‘‘(I) the subsidization of exports 
from the producing country; and 
‘‘(II) the impact of any lack or 
circumvention of labor and environ-
mental laws in the producing country; 
‘‘(iii) identify and analyze any dif-
ferences in applicable food safety regula-
tions of foreign countries that may result 
in imported specialty crops posing a risk to 
United States consumers; 
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‘‘(iv) make an estimate— 
‘‘(I) of the impacts on the com-
petitiveness of United States specialty 
crops of any act, policy, or practice 
identified under clauses (i) and (ii); 
‘‘(II) if feasible, of the value of 
additional specialty crops that would, 
during the year preceding submission 
of the report, have been exported from 
the United States to each foreign 
country an act, policy, or practice of 
which is identified under clause (i) if 
each such act, policy, or practice of 
that country did not exist; and 
‘‘(III) if feasible, of the injury 
caused to domestic specialty crop pro-
ducers for any acts, policies, or prac-
tices identified under clause (ii). 
‘‘(v) assess the extent to which each 
act, policy, or practice identified under 
clauses (i) and (ii) are subject to inter-
national agreements to which the United 
States is a party; 
‘‘(vi) include information with respect 
to any action taken by the executive or leg-
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islative branches during the two years pre-
ceding submission of the report, or ex-
pected to be taken after submission of the 
report, to eliminate any act, policy, or 
practice identified under clauses (i) and 
(ii), including— 
‘‘(I) any action under section 
301; 
‘‘(II) negotiations or consulta-
tions with foreign governments, which 
may include engagement through the 
standing committee on sanitary and 
phytosanitary 
matters 
established 
under a free trade agreement to which 
the United States is a party; and 
‘‘(III) action at the World Trade 
Organization, including dispute settle-
ment actions, consultations, or nego-
tiations; and 
‘‘(vii) a description of— 
‘‘(I) any funds provided under 
subsection (f)(3)(A)(iv) that were not 
obligated in the fiscal year preceding 
submission of the report; and 
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‘‘(II) the reason such funds were 
not obligated. 
‘‘(C) COMMENT PERIOD.—In preparing the 
report required by subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the United States 
Trade Representative, shall seek and consider 
comments from the public and from the Agri-
cultural Technical Advisory Committee for 
Trade in Fruits and Vegetables. 
‘‘(D) FORM OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall be made 
available to the public in machine-readable for-
mat.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF FUNDING.— 
Section 203(f) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 5623(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’; 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$255,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$489,500,000’’; 
(3) 
in 
paragraph 
(3)(A)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$400,000,000’’; 
(4) 
in 
paragraph 
(3)(A)(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$34,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$69,000,000’’; and 
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(5) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘during the 
period in which that memorandum is in effect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during the period in which the directives 
in such memorandum are in effect’’. 
(d) REPEAL.—Section 718 of title VII of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as 
enacted by section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 
105–277; 7 U.S.C. 5623 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 3202. PRESERVING FOREIGN MARKETS FOR GOODS 
USING COMMON NAMES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Agricultural 
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘As used in this Act—’’ and inserting ‘‘In 
this Act:’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(8) as paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and 
(4), respectively, and reordering such paragraphs in 
numerical sequence; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) COMMON NAME.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘common 
name’ means a name that, as determined by the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) is ordinarily or customarily used 
for an agricultural commodity or food 
product; 
‘‘(ii) is typically placed on the pack-
aging and product label of the agricultural 
commodity or food product; 
‘‘(iii) with respect to wine— 
‘‘(I) is— 
‘‘(aa) ordinarily or custom-
arily used for a wine grape vari-
etal name; or 
‘‘(bb) a traditional term or 
expression that is typically placed 
on the packaging and label of the 
wine; and 
‘‘(II) does not mean any appella-
tion of origin for wine listed in sub-
part C of part 9 of title 27, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor reg-
ulations); and 
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‘‘(iv) the use of which is consistent 
with standards of the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a de-
termination under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary may take into account— 
‘‘(i) competent sources, such as dic-
tionaries, newspapers, professional journals 
and literature, and information posted on 
websites that are determined by the Sec-
retary to be reliable in reporting market 
information; 
‘‘(ii) the use of the common name in 
a domestic, regional, or international prod-
uct standard, including a standard promul-
gated by the Codex Alimentarius Commis-
sion, for the agricultural commodity or 
food product; and 
‘‘(iii) the ordinary and customary use 
of the common name in the production or 
marketing of the agricultural commodity or 
food product in the United States or in 
other countries.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), in 
subparagraph (A)— 
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(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) prohibits or disallows the use of 
the common name of an agricultural com-
modity or food product of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) NEGOTIATIONS TO DEFEND USE OF COMMON 
NAMES.—Title III of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5652 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 303. NEGOTIATIONS TO DEFEND THE USE OF COM-
MON NAMES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
efforts with the United States Trade Representative to se-
cure the right of United States agricultural producers, 
processors, and exporters to use common names for agri-
cultural commodities or food products in foreign markets 
through the negotiation of bilateral, plurilateral, or multi-
lateral agreements, memoranda of understanding, or ex-
changes of letters that assure the current and future use 
of each common name identified by the Secretary in con-
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nection with United States agricultural commodities or 
food products. 
‘‘(b) BRIEFING.—The Secretary and the United 
States Trade Representative shall jointly provide to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate, a briefing, twice annually, on ef-
forts and successes in carrying out subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 3203. INTERAGENCY SEASONAL AND PERISHABLE 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLE WORKING GROUP. 
Subtitle B of title IV of the Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 418. INTERAGENCY SEASONAL AND PERISHABLE 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WORKING GROUP. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign 
Agricultural Affairs), the United States Trade Represent-
ative, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other 
Federal agencies or entities as determined to be appro-
priate by the Secretary, shall jointly establish an inter-
agency working group (referred to in this section as the 
‘working group’) composed of representatives from each 
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agency to monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, sea-
sonal and perishable fruits and vegetables trade data and 
related information. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The working group shall con-
sult with the Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee, rel-
evant seasonal or perishable agricultural producers, and 
other relevant trade associations to identify threats that 
imports pose to domestic producers of seasonal and perish-
able fruits and vegetables. 
‘‘(c) TRADE ACTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.—The 
working group shall coordinate as appropriate regarding 
potential additional trade actions and investigations with 
respect to any seasonal or perishable fruits and vegetables, 
as determined to be advisable by the working group. 
‘‘(d) RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SECRETARY.—The 
working group shall recommend programs or assistance 
that the Secretary could provide to producers of seasonal 
and perishable fruits and vegetables to address market im-
pacts.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Agricultural 
Trade Laws 
SEC. 3301. GROWING AMERICAN FOOD EXPORTS. 
Section 1543A of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5679) is amended 
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in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3302. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 
Section 1110 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Food for Progress Act of 1985’’; 
7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘enter into’’ and inserting 
‘‘annually enter into two or more’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘two or more’’ before ‘‘eli-
gible entities’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(4) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(5) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(B) in the heading of paragraph (4), by 
striking ‘‘HUMANITARIAN OR’’; 
(6) in subsection (m)(2), by striking ‘‘humani-
tarian and’’; and 
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(7) in subsection (n)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 3303. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT. 
Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(2) by amending the matter preceding subclause 
(I) of subsection (c)(1)(B)(i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Without undue 
delay, any funds or commodities held in 
the trust may be released by the Secretary, 
which shall be informed by information 
provided by the Administrator regarding 
the ongoing programs of the Adminis-
trator, to provide food, and cover any asso-
ciated costs, under title II of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.)—’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘by the 
Secretary’’ after ‘‘reimbursed’’; and 
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2023’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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SEC. 3304. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO 
EMERGING MARKETS. 
Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public 
Law 101–624) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3305. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 3307 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (7 U.S.C. 3295) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(1)), by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) PROGRAM
CONTINUITY.—To assist eligible 
countries in the long-term development of enduring, 
school-based agricultural education and youth extension 
programs, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(1) implement the fellowship program in each 
participating host country for not fewer than 3 con-
secutive years; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that contracts awarded to outside 
organizations are multi-year.’’. 
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SEC. 3306. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE CULTURAL IM-
MERSION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
Title III of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–334) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3313. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE CULTURAL IM-
MERSION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE.—The term ‘eligible 
candidate’ means an individual that— 
‘‘(A) is between the ages of 19 and 30 
years; 
‘‘(B) has demonstrated experience in agri-
cultural sciences, food systems, and food and 
nutrition education; 
‘‘(C) is prepared to live in 1 or more host 
countries for at least 2 months or up to 6 
months; and 
‘‘(D) is a resident of the United States. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.—The term ‘eligible 
country’ means a country that has agricultural trade 
relations with the United States, as recognized by 
the Foreign Agriculture Service. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 
the International Agriculture Cultural Immersion 
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and Exchange Program established under subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an international cultural immersion and exchange pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘International Agriculture Cul-
tural Immersion and Exchange Program’, under which the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) provide eligible candidates with inter-
national cultural exchange and immersion experi-
ences focused on agricultural sciences, food systems, 
and food and nutrition education through placement 
with host families in eligible countries; and 
‘‘(2) place in the United States with host fami-
lies individuals that meet the requirement of sub-
section (a)(1)(A) and are residents of eligible coun-
tries to experience United States agriculture, trade 
relations, and culture. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Program 
are— 
‘‘(1) to develop globally minded citizens of the 
United States; and 
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‘‘(2) to strengthen and enhance trade between 
eligible countries and the United States in agricul-
tural, food, nutrition, and environmental industries. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To administer the Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative 
agreement with a nonprofit organization that has ex-
perience in implementing international cultural ex-
change programs focused on agricultural sciences, 
food and nutrition education, and cultural under-
standing through placement with host families. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall give priority to a nonprofit orga-
nization with which the Secretary has a memo-
randum of understanding dated not earlier than 
January 1, 2019. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condition of en-
tering into a cooperative agreement under this sub-
section, a nonprofit organization shall provide equal 
matching funds from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry 
out this section for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029.’’. 
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SEC. 3307. INTERNATIONAL FOOD SECURITY TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
Section 1543B(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3308. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
lower-middle’’ before ‘‘income’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’; 
(3) in subsection (l)(2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(4) in subsection (l)(4), by striking ‘‘not more 
than 10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 8 per-
cent, but not more than 15 percent’’. 
SEC. 3309. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 
Section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2220a note; Public Law 110–246) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b)(1) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the period of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029, the aggregate contribu-
tions of funds of the Federal Government provided 
to the Trust under this section shall not exceed 33 
percent of the total amount of funds contributed to 
the Trust from all sources and for all purposes.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘under this section’’ after 
‘‘Trust’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3310. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AID PROCURE-
MENT PROJECTS. 
Section 3206(e)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c(e)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 3311. AGRICULTURAL TRADE ENFORCEMENT TASK 
FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
establish a joint task force, to be known as the ‘‘Agricul-
tural Trade Enforcement Task Force’’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
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(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall— 
(A) identify trade barriers to United States 
agricultural exports that are vulnerable to dis-
pute settlement under the World Trade Organi-
zation (‘‘WTO’’) or other trade agreements; 
(B) develop and implement a strategy for 
enforcing violations of trade agreements related 
to these trade barriers; 
(C) identify like-minded trading partners 
for specific trade barriers that could act as co- 
complainants or primary complainants on dis-
putes that are systemically or economically im-
portant to the United States; and 
(D) report quarterly to Congress on 
progress towards resolving cases or filing dis-
putes. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties 
under this subsection, the Task Force shall regularly 
consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, 
with the following: 
(A) Relevant stakeholders in the private 
sector, including the agricultural trade advisory 
committees. 
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(B) Federal departments and agencies that 
are not represented on the Task Force. 
(C) Like-minded trading partners that are 
similarly concerned with trade barriers and are 
potential participants in the dispute settlement 
process. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Task Force shall be 
comprised of the following members: 
(A) One or more employees of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, who shall be appointed by 
the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag-
ricultural Affairs. 
(B) One of more employees of the Office of 
the United States Trade Representative, who 
shall be appointed jointly by the General Coun-
sel for the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative and the Chief Agricultural Ne-
gotiator. 
(C) One or more employees of other Fed-
eral agencies as needed, who shall be appointed 
jointly by the officials specified in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B). 
(2) QUALIFICATION.—Employees of the Federal 
agencies specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
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(C) of paragraph (1) may be appointed as members 
of the Task Force only if such employees have ap-
propriate expertise in agricultural trade policy and 
trade enforcement. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and on a quar-
terly basis thereafter, the Task Force shall submit 
to Congress a report on its progress in identifying 
and addressing trade barriers to United States agri-
cultural exports. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of the systemic and eco-
nomically significant trade barriers that have 
been identified. 
(B) A justification for including the identi-
fied trade barriers. 
(C) A description of the progress that has 
been made in developing dispute settlement 
cases and further information that is required. 
(D) The current status of ongoing disputes 
at the WTO and implementation of panel, arbi-
tration, or Appellate Body decisions. 
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(3) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN 
INITIAL REPORT.—The initial report required by this 
subsection shall, in addition to the matters described 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of para-
graph (2), include a plan to file a request under the 
WTO dispute settlement process for consultations to 
address India’s minimum price supports. The plan 
shall include— 
(A) an identification of like-minded trading 
partners that could act as co-complainants or 
primary complainants with respect to the re-
quest; 
(B) a description of specific claims the 
United States intends to make with respect to 
the request; and 
(C) a timeline to— 
(i) request consultations; and 
(ii) request the establishment of a 
panel not later than 60 days after the date 
of the request for consultations if India 
does not provide assurances that it will ad-
dress its minimum price supports. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The United States 
Trade Representative and the Secretary of Agriculture 
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shall provide briefings on the Task Force to appropriate 
Members of Congress and congressional staff. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
Subtitle A—Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program 
SEC. 4101. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘It.’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Congress recognizes the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program allows low-income households to ob-
tain supplemental food for an active, healthy life that sup-
ports the prevention of— 
‘‘(1) diet-related chronic disease, including— 
‘‘(A) obesity; 
‘‘(B) diabetes; 
‘‘(C) hypertension; 
‘‘(D) heart disease; and 
‘‘(E) cancer; 
‘‘(2) disability; 
‘‘(3) premature death; 
‘‘(4) unsustainable health care costs; and 
‘‘(5) undermining of military readiness. 
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‘‘(c) Accordingly, it is also the policy of the Congress 
that the Secretary should administer the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program in a manner that will provide 
participants, especially children, access to a variety of 
foods essential to optimal health and well-being.’’. 
SEC. 4102. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RES-
ERVATIONS. 
(a) SELF-DETERMINATION FOR SNAP.—Title I of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 112. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR SNAP. 
‘‘(a) AGRICULTURE SELF-DETERMINATION AUTHOR-
IZED.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into self- 
determination contracts, in accordance with subsection 
(b), with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, on the 
request of any Indian Tribe by Tribal resolution, to plan, 
conduct, and administer any function, service, or activity 
of the supplemental nutrition assistance program estab-
lished under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for the Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(b) SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACT.—A self-de-
termination contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall have the same terms and conditions, and be subject 
to the same procedures, regulations, and requirements, as 
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a self-determination contract entered into under section 
102, except that the Secretary of Agriculture and the De-
partment of Agriculture shall be the appropriate Secretary 
and agency for purposes of a self-determination contract 
entered into under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Office of Self- 
Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall provide 
technical assistance regarding the self-determination con-
tracts authorized under this section to— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
‘‘(2) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations 
that request that assistance.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— Section 
4(b)(6)(E) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2013(b)(5)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 4103. EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME AND RESOURCES. 
(a) EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME.—Section 5(d) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a child who is’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘17’’ and inserting ‘‘21’’, 
and 
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(2) in paragraph (18) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(3) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at 
the end and by inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) Any payment, income, allowance, or earn-
ings made to household members derived from— 
‘‘(A) any program defined in section 
6(o)(1), except any earnings made to a house-
hold member derived from any program estab-
lished under the Post-9/11 Veterans Edu-
cational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 
or the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational 
Assistance Act of 2017; 
‘‘(B) any program established under sec-
tion 6(d)(4), any vocational rehabilitation pro-
gram established as defined in the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973; or 
‘‘(C) any refugee employment program es-
tablished under section 412(c) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EARNED INCOME INCLU-
SION.—Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by striking subsection (l). 
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(c) EXCLUSION
OF EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING 
PROGRAMS FROM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES.— 
Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) EXCLUSION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING PROGRAMS FROM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL RE-
SOURCES.—The Secretary shall exclude from finan-
cial resources under this subsection the value of any 
earnings made to household members derived 
from— 
‘‘(A) any program defined in section 
6(o)(1), except any earnings derived from any 
program established under the Post-9/11 Vet-
erans Educational Assistance Improvements Act 
of 2010 or the Harry W. Colmery Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2017; 
‘‘(B) any program established under sec-
tion 6(d)(4) and any vocational rehabilitation 
program established as defined in the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973; or 
‘‘(C) any refugee employment program es-
tablished under section 412(c) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act.’’. 
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SEC. 4104. EARNED INCOME DEDUCTION. 
Section 5(e)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘22’’. 
SEC. 4105. SNAP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROVIDER 
SERVICE REFERRALS. 
Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition act (7 
U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(P) SNAP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
PROVIDER SERVICE REFERRALS.—In the case 
of any individual who is a member of a house-
hold that received supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits and who is exempt from 
requirements by the State agency specified in 
(d)(1)(A)(ii) of this section, the State may use 
personnel exempt from Merit System require-
ments specified in section 11(e)(6)(B) to screen 
the recipient for appropriateness for participa-
tion in the service program, notwithstanding 
any determination otherwise by the State agen-
cy of eligibility of such individual for such serv-
ices.’’. 
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SEC. 4106. PROHIBITED FEES. 
Section 7(h)(13)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(13)(B)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) OTHER FEES.— 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—Neither a State, 
nor any agent, contractor, or subcontractor 
of a State who facilitates the provision of 
supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits in such State may impose a fee on 
a SNAP authorized retailer for EBT 
transactions including switching (as de-
fined in subsection (j)(1)(H)) or routing 
such benefits, for costs to implement sub-
sections (d) and (f)(5)(B). 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition 
against fees described in clause (i) shall 
not apply towards costs associated with 
equipment rentals.’’. 
SEC. 4107. PROHIBITION ON BENEFIT REDEMPTION BY 
OWNERS OF RETAIL FOOD STORES. 
Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) OWNERS OF RETAIL FOOD STORES.— 
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‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
PERSON.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered person’ means a 
person who— 
‘‘(A) is a member of a household that re-
ceives benefits under the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program; and 
‘‘(B) owns or is a member of a household 
in which another member owns a retail food 
store that is authorized to accept and redeem 
benefits under the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program under section 9. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—A covered person shall not 
redeem benefits under the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program at a retail food store owned by the 
covered person or a member of the household of the 
covered person.’’. 
SEC. 4108. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM 
BENEFIT 
TRANSFER 
TRANSACTION 
DATA REPORT. 
Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2018) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end, 
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(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) parameters for third party coopera-
tion with the Secretary sufficient to carry out 
subsection (k).’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) DATA
COLLECTION
FOR
SNAP TRANS-
ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF DATA.—To assist in mak-
ing improvements to supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program design, for each interval not greater 
than a 2-year period, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) collect a statistically significant sam-
ple of transaction data consisting of an aggre-
gation of costs and a description of items pur-
chased for all customers including those using 
supplemental nutrition assistance program ben-
efits, to the extent practicable and without af-
fecting retail food store confidential information 
or document retention practices; 
‘‘(B) prioritize consumer single sourced 
data as a component of the aggregate summary 
with verified purchases to capture consumers 
natural purchase behavior; and 
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‘‘(C) make a summarized report of aggre-
gated data collected under subparagraph (A) 
available to the public in a manner that pre-
vents identification of individual retail food 
stores, individual retail food store chains, and 
households that use such benefits. 
‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE.—Any data that contains 
information specific to a retail food store, a retail 
food store location, a person, or other entity shall be 
exempt from the disclosure requirements of Section 
552(a) of title 5 of the United States Code pursuant 
to section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5 of the United 
States Code. The Secretary shall limit the use or 
disclosure of information obtained under this sub-
section in a manner consistent with sections 9(c) 
and 11(e)(8).’’. 
SEC. 4109. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF STATE PLANS. 
Section 11(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act (7 
U.S.C. 2020(d)) is amended by inserting after the 1st sen-
tence the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall maintain a publicly available data-
base of the parts of each State agency approved plan of 
operation in accordance with criteria established by the 
Secretary not later than 180 days after the enactment of 
the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024.’’. 
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SEC. 4110. NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 11(x) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020(x)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘an 
interstate’’ and inserting ‘‘a centralized na-
tional’’, 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) DATA
MATCHING.—The Secretary 
shall require that State agencies make available 
to the National Accuracy Clearinghouse only 
such information as is necessary for the pur-
pose described in subparagraph (A), including 
the following for each member of a partici-
pating household— 
‘‘(i) the social security number or the 
social security number substitute; 
‘‘(ii) the current residence of such 
member; 
‘‘(iii) the employment status of such 
member; 
‘‘(iv) the amount of income and 
whether that income is earned or un-
earned; 
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‘‘(v) that member’s portion of the 
household monthly allotment; and 
‘‘(vi) the portion of the aggregate 
value of household assets attributed to that 
member.’’, 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking clauses (i), (ii), and 
(iii), and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (iv) and 
(v) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
(D) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 
shall enter into a contract with a single national 
contractor that may subcontract with other en-
tities as necessary to administer the National 
Accuracy Clearinghouse established in this 
paragraph.’’, 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘18 months’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘promulgate regulations’’, and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘ 6 months after the date of the enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, the 
Secretary shall withdraw regulations promulgated to 
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implement the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and 
promulgate new regulations’’, 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘from 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘since the implementation of 
the’’, 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘and 
subsection (e)(8)’’ before the semicolon at the 
end, and 
(D) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) require a State agency, as determined 
by the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) to conduct initial and ongoing 
matches of participant and applicant data; 
‘‘(ii) to identify and act on all appar-
ent instances of duplicative participation 
by participants or applicants in multiple 
States; and 
‘‘(iii) to disenroll an individual who 
has applied to participate in another State 
in a manner sufficient to allow the State in 
which the individual is currently applying 
to comply with paragraphs (3) and (9) of 
section 11(e); and’’, and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 
year’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm, Food, and 
National Security Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 4111. SNAP STAFFING FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act (7 U.S.C. 
2020) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(y) SNAP STAFFING FLEXIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
11(e)(6)(B), a State agency (as defined in section 3 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008) may, by 
contract with the State agency at a reasonable cost 
in accordance with the State agency’s standard con-
tracting rules, hire a contractor to undertake supple-
mental nutrition assistance program certification or 
carry out any other function of the State agency 
under such program so long as— 
‘‘(A) the contract does not provide incen-
tives for the agency or contractor to delay eligi-
bility determinations or to deny eligibility for 
individuals otherwise eligible for supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits; and 
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‘‘(B) the contractor has no direct or indi-
rect financial interest in an approved retail 
store. 
‘‘(2) USE.—A State agency may use the au-
thority provided in paragraph (1) when the State ex-
periences increases in supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program applications or an inability to timely 
process such applications from causes that include 
but are not limited to— 
‘‘(A) pandemics and other health emer-
gencies, 
‘‘(B) seasonal workforce cycles, 
‘‘(C) temporary staffing shortages, and 
‘‘(D) weather or other natural disasters. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A State agency that 
hires a contractor under paragraph (1) shall ensure 
such action— 
‘‘(A) is consistent with all principles under 
section 900.603 of title 5 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; and 
‘‘(B) is part of a blended workforce and 
does not supplant existing merit-based per-
sonnel in the State. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—A State agency shall no-
tify the Secretary of its intent to use the authority 
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provided in this section and shall provide any infor-
mation or data supporting State agency increases in 
supplemental nutrition assistance program applica-
tions or any inability to timely process such applica-
tions. 
‘‘(5) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 10 
days after the date of the receipt of a notification 
submitted by a State agency under paragraph (4), 
the Secretary shall make publicly available on the 
website of the Department of Agriculture the notifi-
cation submitted by such State agency and any ac-
companying information or data supporting such no-
tification so submitted. 
‘‘(6) PROGRAM DESIGN.—Any action taken by a 
State agency under paragraph (1) shall not be— 
‘‘(A) considered to be a major change in 
the operations of such State agency for pur-
poses of section 11(a)(4) of this Act, or 
‘‘(B) subject to any requirement specified 
in such section. 
‘‘(7) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, an 
annual report that contains— 
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‘‘(A) a description of measures taken to 
address increases in supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program applications and any inability 
to timely process such applications; 
‘‘(B) information or data supporting State 
agency notifications provided pursuant to para-
graph (4); and 
‘‘(C) recommendations for changes to the 
Secretary’s authority under this Act to assist 
the Secretary, States, and local governments of 
States in preparing for any future increases in 
supplemental nutrition assistance program ap-
plications or inability to timely process such ap-
plications. 
‘‘(8) TEMPORARY
STAFFING
SHORTAGES.—In 
cases of temporary staffing shortages, the authority 
provided to State agencies under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) expire when the backlog of supple-
mental nutrition assistance program applica-
tions has been eliminated; and 
‘‘(B) not override any collective bargaining 
agreement or memorandum of understanding in 
effect between the State and employees of the 
State or of a local government of such State.’’. 
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SEC. 4112. UPDATES TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES FOR 
SNAP RETAILERS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.—Section 14(a) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2023(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘by any’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to each of the firm’s owners, officers, and 
managers by email and via any other’’, 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘ten’’ and in-
serting ‘‘30’’, 
(3) by amending subparagraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) If such a request is not made by such store, con-
cern, or State agency or if such store, concern, or State 
agency otherwise fails to submit information in support 
of its position after filing a request, the administrative de-
termination shall be a final determination, subject to the 
provisions of judicial review.’’, and 
(4) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) If such request is made by such store, concern, 
or State agency, such information as may be submitted 
by such store, concern, or State agency, as well as such 
other information as may be available, shall be reviewed 
by the person or persons designated by the Secretary, who 
shall, subject to the right of judicial review hereinafter 
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provided, make a determination within 60 days after sub-
mission of such store’s response. The agency’s determina-
tion shall be final and shall take effect 30 days after the 
date of the delivery or service of such final notice of deter-
mination. In all administrative proceedings involving the 
denial, withdrawal, or disqualification of a retail food store 
from the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the 
agency shall bear the burden of proof of establishing that 
the denial, withdrawal, or disqualification is based on a 
preponderance of the evidence. The agency shall produce, 
within 10 days of any request by such store or its counsel, 
all records reviewed or relied upon by the agency in issuing 
the charge letter or other notice. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act or of any other Act, the agency 
shall produce information and records otherwise prohib-
ited from disclosure to counsel for such store subject to 
a nondisclosure agreement.’’. 
(b) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall conduct a study and submit the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate, a report that contains the results of such study, 
including— 
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(1) the number of times first-time trafficking 
offenders are given a penalty of permanent disquali-
fication in lieu of civil penalty, disaggregated by— 
(A) the number of employees and revenue; 
and 
(B) the race and ethnicity of owners. 
(2) an analysis of the Anti-Fraud Locator 
Using 
Electronic 
Benefits 
Transfer 
System 
(ALERT) including— 
(A) the metrics of detecting fraudulent ac-
tivity; 
(B) how the metrics of detecting fraudu-
lent activity were determined; 
(C) how often these metrics are updated to 
ensure they continue to be reliable; and 
(D) what metrics are reviewed in addition 
to ALERT findings to determine fraudulent ac-
tivity. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4113. ADJUSTMENT TO PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED 
FUNDS RETAINED BY STATES. 
Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in the 1st sentence by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’, and 
(2) by inserting after the 1st sentence the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘A State agency shall use such funds retained only to 
carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program, 
including investments in technology, improvements in ad-
ministration and distribution, and actions to prevent fraud 
(including skimming).’’. 
SEC. 4114. TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR PAYMENT ERRORS. 
Section 16(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in subclause (II)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year thereafter’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of the fiscal years 2015 through 
2024’’, and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) for each fiscal year there-
after, $0.’’. 
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SEC. 4115. PUBLIC COMMENT ON QUALITY CONTROL GUID-
ANCE. 
Section 16(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following— 
‘‘(10) PUBLIC COMMENT ON QUALITY CONTROL 
GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide notice, and make available for public 
comment for a period of not fewer than 60 
days, any new or updated guidance proposing 
substantive changes for conducting quality con-
trol reviews prior to any such guidance being fi-
nalized. 
‘‘(B) SCOPE.—The requirement in (A) 
shall be applicable to any proposed guidance 
reasonably expected to require State agencies to 
make changes to systems, procedures, or staff-
ing pertaining to quality control reviews or that 
impact verification requirements for supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits re-
cipients. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—In the case of an ur-
gent and immediate need, the Secretary may 
issue interim final guidance simultaneous with 
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the notice and comment requirements required 
in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 4116. OFFICE OF PROGRAM INTEGRITY. 
Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) OFFICE OF PROGRAM INTEGRITY.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 
months after enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2024, the Secretary shall es-
tablish within the Food and Nutrition Service an Of-
fice of Program Integrity. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the office of Inspector General, shall ap-
point a senior official to serve as the Director of the 
Office of Program Integrity (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(3) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of 
Program Integrity shall be to reduce fraud, waste, 
and abuse in nutrition programs administered by the 
Food and Nutrition Service, and improve the devel-
opment, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring 
of nutrition programs and policies administered by 
the Food and Nutrition Service. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director 
of the Office of Program Integrity shall— 
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‘‘(A) evaluate current program integrity 
policies, and where applicable develop and im-
plement, in coordination with the Food and Nu-
trition Service and State agencies, program in-
tegrity policies, including reporting require-
ments, for all nutrition programs administered 
by the agency, including but not limited to 
the— 
‘‘(i) supplemental nutrition assistance 
program; 
‘‘(ii) emergency food assistance pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(iii) commodity supplemental food 
program; 
‘‘(B) continuously track and evaluate pro-
gram spending, participation, and outcomes; 
‘‘(C) monitor, evaluate, and work to miti-
gate, instances of program fraud, waste, and 
abuse by the Food and Nutrition Service, State 
agencies, and program participants; 
‘‘(D) annually prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, reports 
on program trends, outcomes, recommenda-
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tions, and instances of fraud, waste, and abuse 
where enforcement action was not taken, which 
shall be made publicly available; and 
‘‘(E) at the Director’s discretion, and after 
informing the Secretary, refer instances of pro-
gram fraud by the Food and Nutrition Service, 
State agencies, and program participants, to 
appropriate law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(5) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the du-
ties required under paragraph (4), the Director shall 
collaborate with other Federal Departments and 
Agencies with offices or functions similar to the Of-
fice of Program Integrity to identify and incorporate 
best practices.’’. 
SEC. 4117. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The 1st sentence of section 18(a)(1) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘2029’’. 
SEC. 4118. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 
Section 25(b)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(2) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘year 2019 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’ and inserting 
‘‘years 2019 through 2024; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(E) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 4119. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) DIRECT PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.—Section 
202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 7502) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) 
the following: 
‘‘(b) DIRECT PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible 
State’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 4206(b) of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7518(b)). 
‘‘(B) ENTITLEMENT
FUNDS.—The term 
‘entitlement funds’, with respect to an eligible 
State, means the dollar amount used by the 
Secretary to purchase commodities pursuant to 
section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036) to distribute to the eligi-
ble State in accordance with section 214. 
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‘‘(2) DIRECT PURCHASE.—The Secretary shall 
allow an eligible State to elect to receive all of the 
entitlement funds of the eligible State as cash to 
make direct purchases of commodities through the 
private commercial marketplace.’’. 
(b) STATE AND LOCAL SUPPLEMENTATION OF COM-
MODITIES.—Section 203D(d)(5) of the Emergency Food 
Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)(5)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ subsection’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘ subsection— 
‘‘(A)’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(B) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2029, to remain available until 
the end of the subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 
(7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘year 2008’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘years 
2008 
through 
2024, 
and 
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025’’. 
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(d) EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS.—Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES FOR THE EMER-
GENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 27(a) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2023’’ the 1st place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
(ii) in clause (ix) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the fis-
cal years 2023 and 2024’’; and 
(iii) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(x) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2025, 
$40,000,000; and’’, and 
(C) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘(D)(ix)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(D)(x)’’. 
SEC. 4120. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) through agreements or partnerships 
with other State or local agencies, nonprofit or-
ganizations, schools, Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps, or community organizations.’’, 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing how the projects will reach a broad age 
range of individuals and how each local 
project will be evaluated by the local part-
ner’’ before the semicolon at the end, 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘of all ages’’ 
after ‘‘individuals’’, and 
(II) by striking ‘‘constrained’’, 
and 
(iii) in clause (iii)— 
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(I) in item (hh) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end, and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(JJ) cost of conducting re-
search to assess and evaluate the 
projects; and’’, 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i) by inserting 
‘‘culinary and’’ after ‘‘group-based’’, and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (iii) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end, 
(II) in clause (iv) by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a 
semicolon, and 
(III) by adding at end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) healthcare practitioners and com-
munity health workers; and 
‘‘(vi) educators.’’, 
(D) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘evi-
dence-based and’’ after ‘‘section are’’, 
(E) in paragraph (9)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘, based on external 
review by non-government experts with rec-
ognized expertise in quality of evidence 
evaluation’’ after ‘‘report that’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(iii) by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(C) includes comprehensive analysis of 
the impacts, outcomes, and efficacy of all 
projects described in subparagraph (8).’’, and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) PROJECT
EVALUATION.—Project recipi-
ents shall use not less than 5 percent of funds re-
ceived for process and impact evaluation and may 
contract with land-grant colleges and universities (as 
defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to carry out this evalua-
tion.’’, 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end, and 
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(B) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2016 and each subse-
quent fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2016 through 2024’’, and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) for fiscal year 2025, $521,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(H) for fiscal year 2026 and each subse-
quent fiscal year, the applicable amount during 
the preceding fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect 
any increases for the 12-month period ending 
the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor.″’’. 
(3) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(f) PROPOSED UNIFICATION OF NUTRITION EDU-
CATION PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and National 
Security Act of 2024, the Administrator of the Food 
and Nutrition Service, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Food and Agri-
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culture, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall issue recommendations to Congress 
on how to unify the nutrition education and obesity 
prevention grant program under this section with 
the expanded food and nutrition education program 
under section 1425 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3175). In developing these recommenda-
tions, the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition 
Service, the Director of the National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture, and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall consider the policy op-
tions described in the Comptroller General report de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of the Farm, 
Food, and National Security Act of 2024, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall finalize 
and submit to the United States House of Rep-
resentatives Committees on Agriculture, and Energy 
and Commerce, a report that examines policy op-
tions to unify the nutrition education and obesity 
prevention grant program under this section with 
the expanded food and nutrition education program 
under section 1425 of the National Agricultural Re-
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search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3175).″.’’. 
SEC. 4121. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAF-
FICKING. 
Section 29(c)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036b) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 4122. REPEAL OF DENIAL OF BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
DRUG-RELATED CONVICTIONS. 
(a) REPEALER.—Section 115 of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘AND BENE-
FITS’’, 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, or’’ at 
the end and inserting a period, 
(B) by striking ‘‘for—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(1)’’, and inserting ‘‘for’’, and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2), 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘AND BENEFITS FOR OTH-
ERS’’ and all that follows through ‘‘FAMILIES’’, 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2), 
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(4) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘or benefits’’, 
and 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
at the end and inserting a period, 
(B) by striking ‘‘it—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(1)’’, and inserting ‘‘it’’, and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 is amended in the table of contents by striking the 
item relating to section 115 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 115. Denial of assistance for certain drug-related convictions.’’.’’. 
(c) COMPARABLE TREATMENT FOR DISQUALIFICA-
TION.—Section 6(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(i) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) COMPARABLE TREATMENT FOR DISQUALIFICA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) DISQUALIFICATION.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B), if a disqualification 
is imposed on a household member for a failure 
of the member to perform an action required 
under a Federal, State, or local law relating to 
a means-tested public assistance program, the 
State agency may impose the same disqualifica-
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tion on the member of the household under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A State agency may 
not impose a disqualification under subpara-
graph (A) for a felony-drug conviction or for a 
failure to satisfy an action required under a 
Federal, State, or local law relating to a means- 
tested public assistance program that was re-
quired as a result of a felony drug conviction. 
‘‘(2) RULES AND PROCEDURES.—If a disquali-
fication is imposed under paragraph (1) for a failure 
of a household member to perform an action re-
quired under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency may 
use the rules and procedures that apply under part 
A of title IV of the Act to impose the same disquali-
fication under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program, provided that there may be no disqualifica-
tion under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program for a felony-drug conviction or for a failure 
to satisfy an action required under a Federal, State, 
or local law relating to a means-tested public assist-
ance program that was required as a result of a fel-
ony drug conviction. 
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‘‘(3) APPLICATION
AFTER
DISQUALIFICATION 
PERIOD.—A household member disqualified under 
paragraph (1) may, after the disqualification period 
has expires, apply for supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits and shall be treated as a new 
applicant, except that a prior disqualification under 
subsection (d) shall be considered in determining eli-
gibility. 
‘‘(4) FELONY DRUG CONVICTION.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘felony drug conviction’ means a 
criminal conviction under a Federal or State law 
that includes an element that is the possession, use, 
or distribution of a controlled substance as defined 
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802).’’. 
SEC. 4123. RESIDENTS OF INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 3(m)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(F) Incarcerated individuals who are 
scheduled to be released from an institution 
within 30 days.’’. 
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SEC. 4124. BLOCK GRANTS FOR PUERTO RICO AND AMER-
ICAN SAMOA. 
Section 19(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘2003, 
$1,401,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘2025, 
$1,451,000,000’’, and 
(B) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2024’’, 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2025’’, 
(3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2025’’, and 
(4) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 4125. ELDERLY SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION PROGRAM. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 31. ELDERLY SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a program, to be known as the ‘elderly simplified ap-
plication program’ (referred to in this section as ‘ESAP’), 
under which a State, in carrying out the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program, may elect to implement a 
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streamlined application and certification process for 
households in which all adult members— 
‘‘(1) are elderly or disabled members; and 
‘‘(2) have no earned income. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—The certification pe-
riod for participants in ESAP shall be 36 months. 
‘‘(c) INCOME AND OTHER DATA VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State agency deter-
mining the eligibility for an applicant household 
under 
ESAP 
shall, 
notwithstanding 
section 
11(e)(3)— 
‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 
use data matching for income verification and 
household size; and 
‘‘(B) allow self-declaration by the house-
hold of the information required under section 
273.2(f) of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations), subject to 
household certification after verification of the 
information provided that relates to eligibility 
factors and that the State agency determines is 
questionable. 
‘‘(2) ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
FRAUD
PREVEN-
TION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), a State agen-
cy shall establish accountability and fraud protection 
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measures to deter fraud and ensure the integrity of 
ESAP and the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program. 
‘‘(d) 
INTERVIEWS.—Notwithstanding 
section 
11(e)(6)(A), for recertification of a household under 
ESAP, the State agency shall not require an interview un-
less requested by the household, which may be conducted 
virtually. 
‘‘(e) GUIDANCE.—Before establishment of ESAP 
under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Food and 
Nutrition Service shall develop guidance for States, after 
consultation with States, to carry out ESAP, including— 
‘‘(1) general implementation guidelines; 
‘‘(2) reporting requirements; 
‘‘(3) quality control requirements; and 
‘‘(4) best practices.’’. 
SEC. 4126. AMENDMENT TO CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2023. 
Section 501 of title IV of division HH of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2023, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSIVELY OUT-OF-STATE PURCHASES.— 
The State agency shall review and, where appropriate, sus-
pend the accounts of households for which EBT card 
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transactions are made exclusively out-of-State for a period 
longer than 90 days, until— 
‘‘(1) the household affirmatively provides sub-
stantiating evidence that the members of the house-
hold who are program participants still reside in the 
State from which they receive benefits; or 
‘‘(2) an inquiry is conducted and conclusively 
determines that the members of the household who 
are program participants still reside in the State 
from which they receive benefits.’’. 
SEC. 4127. MODIFICATION OF STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT. 
Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (24); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (25) and (26) 
as paragraphs (24) and (25), respectively. 
SEC. 4128. FOOD SECURITY AND DIET QUALITY REPORT. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.), as amended by section 4125, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 32. FOOD SECURITY AND DIET QUALITY REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
effective date of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee 
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on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report 
on food security and diet quality in the United States. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report required to be sub-
mitted under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) an analysis of the food security and diet 
quality of participants and nonparticipants in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program; 
‘‘(2)(A) a summary of legislative and Executive 
branch changes made to the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program in the year covered by the report 
that are intended to improve food security and diet 
quality; and 
‘‘(B) an analysis of the impact and effec-
tiveness of those changes on food security and 
diet quality; and 
‘‘(3) recommendations to the Congress on how 
to improve food security and diet quality for partici-
pants and nonparticipants in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program.’’. 
SEC. 4129. NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEER-
ING, AND MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Secu-
rity Act of 2024, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition 
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Service, shall contract with the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to carry out a study 
to assess the efficacy of allowing hot foods or hot food 
products ready for immediate consumption to be pur-
chased with supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits issued under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), including the impact on diet qual-
ity, purchasing power, and access to food. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The study pursuant to the con-
tract under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of currently available data, 
including data of instances of temporary emergency 
standards which disrupt commercial channels of food 
distribution where the prohibition on hot foods or 
hot food products ready for immediate consumption 
was temporarily lifted; 
(2) an assessment of participating households’ 
diet quality, including whether diet quality would im-
prove or worsen upon the termination of the prohibi-
tion on hot foods or hot food products ready for im-
mediate consumption; 
(3) an assessment of food access, including 
changes in the types of foods accessed for eligible 
households participating in the Supplemental Nutri-
tion Assistance Program upon the termination of the 
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prohibition on hot foods or hot food products ready 
for immediate consumption; 
(4) an assessment of participating households’ 
purchasing power of current supplemental nutrition 
assistance program allotments compared with what 
the purchasing power would be upon the termination 
of the prohibition on hot foods or hot food products 
ready for immediate consumption; and 
(5) factors for the Congress to contemplate if 
considering the authorization of a pilot to test the 
termination of the prohibition on hot foods or hot 
food products ready for immediate consumption. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
a report on the study carried out under subsection (a) to 
determine whether a pilot program for the termination of 
the prohibition on hot foods or hot food products ready 
for immediate consumption is warranted. 
(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 
available to carry out this section $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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Subtitle B—Commodity 
Distribution Programs 
SEC. 4201. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. 
(a) SENIORS FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$20,600,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$22,600,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF THE SENIORS FARMERS’ MARKET 
NUTRITION PROGRAM.—Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
3007(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and herbs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘herbs, and maple syrup’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The 1st 
sentence of section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 4202. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 
Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93– 
86) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’, and 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2029’’, 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), in the 1st sentence, by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g)(1) to read as 
follows— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (m)— 
‘‘(A) the States shall only provide assist-
ance under the commodity supplemental food 
program to low-income persons aged 60 and 
older; and 
‘‘(B) any amount deducted from social se-
curity payments for premiums paid under part 
B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act shall 
not be considered income for the purposes of 
this section.’’, and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM 
DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to award grants for the operation of projects that 
increase the access of low-income elderly persons to 
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commodities through home delivery or other means 
and to evaluate such projects. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award, 
on a competitive basis, grants directly to State agen-
cies, or to State agencies on behalf of eligible enti-
ties, to carry out the activities described in para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(3) 
MAXIMUM
GRANT
AWARD.—A 
grant 
awarded to a State agency under this subsection 
shall not exceed— 
‘‘(A) the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the State’s commodity supple-
mental food program caseload at time of 
application multiplied by 60; or 
‘‘(ii) $10,000; or 
‘‘(B) $4,000,000; 
whichever is less. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—A State agency seeking a 
grant under this subsection shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application in such form, at such time, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(5) GRANT USES.—A State agency awarded a 
grant under this subsection shall distribute grant 
funds to eligible entities to operate projects that fa-
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cilitate delivery of commodities to participants in the 
commodity supplemental food program, including 
with respect to costs associated with— 
‘‘(A) transportation and distribution of 
commodities to participants in the commodity 
supplemental food program, including transpor-
tation and distribution services provided by a 
third party; 
‘‘(B) staffing required to operate delivery 
services; and 
‘‘(C) outreach to participants or potential 
participants in the commodity supplemental 
food program with respect to home delivery. 
‘‘(6) PRIORITY.—A State agency awarded a 
grant under this subsection must prioritize eligible 
entities that serve participants in the commodity 
supplemental food program who reside in a rural 
area. 
‘‘(7) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 180 days after the end of the fiscal year in 
which a State agency is awarded a grant under this 
subsection and has distributed grant funds to eligi-
ble entities, and in each succeeding fiscal year until 
grant funds are expended, a State agency shall sub-
mit a report to the Secretary that includes— 
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‘‘(A) a summary of the activities carried 
out under the project, including the quantity of 
commodities delivered, number of participants 
in the commodity supplemental food program 
served, and total number of deliveries; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the effectiveness of 
the project, including a calculation of the aver-
age cost per delivery, and an evaluation of any 
services provided by a third party; and 
‘‘(C) best practices regarding use of home 
delivery to improve the effectiveness of the com-
modity supplemental food program. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) TERMS IN REGULATIONS.—The term 
‘State agency’, ‘local agency’, and ‘subdistrib-
uting agency’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 247.1 of title 7 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
tions). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means— 
‘‘(i) a local agency; 
‘‘(ii) a subdistributing agency; 
‘‘(C) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
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343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)). 
‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2029 to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
SEC. 4203. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO 
SPECIAL NUTRITION PROJECTS. 
Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food 
Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e(a)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 4204. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM 
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR TRIBAL OR-
GANIZATIONS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR TRIBAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘demonstration project’ means the dem-
onstration project established under paragraph 
(2).’’. 
(A) FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘food distribution program’’ means the 
commodity supplemental food program identi-
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fied in section 4 of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c 
note; Public Law 93–86). 
(B) INDIAN RESERVATION.—The term ‘‘In-
dian reservation’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘reservation’’ in section 3 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012). 
(C) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian 
Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(D) SELF-DETERMINATION
CONTRACT.— 
The term ‘‘self-determination contract’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304) with modification as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(E) TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘Tribal organization’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012). 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a demonstration project under which 1 or more 
Tribal organizations may enter into self-determina-
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tion contracts to purchase agricultural commodities 
under the food distribution program for the Indian 
reservation of that Tribal organization. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with Indian Tribes to determine the 
process and criteria under which a Tribal orga-
nization may participate in the demonstration 
project. 
(B) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall select 
for participation in the demonstration project 
Tribal organizations that— 
(i) are successfully administering the 
food distribution program of the Tribal or-
ganization under section 4(b)(2)(B) of the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act 
of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); 
(ii) have the capacity to purchase ag-
ricultural commodities in accordance with 
paragraph (4) for the food distribution 
program of the Tribal organization; and 
(iii) meet any other criteria deter-
mined by the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior and In-
dian tribes. 
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(4) PROCUREMENT
OF
AGRICULTURAL
COM-
MODITIES.—Any agricultural commodities purchased 
by a Tribal organization under the demonstration 
project shall— 
(A) be domestically produced; 
(B) not result in a material increase in the 
amount of food in the food package of that 
Tribal organization compared to the amount of 
food that the Secretary authorized to be pro-
vided through the Commodity Supplemental 
Food Program Guide Rate; 
(C) be of similar or higher nutritional 
value as the type of agricultural commodities 
that would be supplanted in the existing food 
package for that Tribal organization or be an 
agricultural commodity with Tribal significance 
to that Indian Tribe; and 
(D) meet any other criteria determined by 
the Secretary. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which funds are appropriated under para-
graph (6) and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
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report describing the activities carried out under the 
demonstration project during the preceding year. 
(6) FUNDING.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subsection $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
(B) APPROPRIATIONS IN ADVANCE.—Only 
funds appropriated under subparagraph (A) in 
advance specifically to carry out this subsection 
shall be available to carry out this subsection. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF TRIBAL SELF-DETERMINA-
TION CONTRACTS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ap-
point an existing office of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture to administer Tribal self-deter-
mination contracts to include but not limited to: 
(A) awarding of Food and Nutrition Serv-
ice nutrition program self-determination con-
tracts to selected Tribal organizations; and 
(B) hiring contract officers and program 
staff in order to manage the selection of Tribal 
organizations and execution of self-determina-
tion contracts. 
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(2) STAFFING
MINIMUM
FUNDING.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there is author-
ized to be appropriated $1,200,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029 for the payment of De-
partment contract officers and program staff sala-
ries and benefits. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 4301. PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS AND SERV-
ICE INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 10603(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c-4(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 4302. FOOD BOX PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture, 
acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Service and in consultation with the Food and Nu-
trition Service, shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Se-
curity Act of 2024— 
(A) establish a pilot program for the pur-
pose of procuring and distributing foods from 
the categories of staple foods listed in section 
3(q) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
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U.S.C. 2012(q)) that align with dietary pat-
terns as defined in the most recent Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans; and 
(B) publish guidance for participation in 
such program; and 
(2) not later than 270 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Se-
curity Act of 2024, enter into contracts with eligible 
entities to carry out not more than 20 pilot projects 
under such program. 
(b) GOALS.—The pilot program established under 
subsection (a) shall be designed— 
(1) to supplement, not supplant, the nutrition 
of food insecure households in a manner complemen-
tary to other food nutrition programs administered 
by the Department; 
(2) to expand the capacity of nonprofit organi-
zations, including community-based and faith-based 
organizations; and 
(3) to support local and regional food systems 
to improve food access. 
(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In determining whether 
to award contracts under subsection (a), the Secretary 
may consider whether an eligible entity— 
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(1) demonstrates the capability to meet the pro-
gram goals in subsection (b); 
(2) offers a price inclusive of all inspection, 
transportation, and distribution costs, including last 
mile distribution; 
(3) proposes to deliver a variety of staple foods 
determined by the Secretary to be the best value 
using trade-offs among evaluation factors other than 
lowest price or highest technical rating; 
(4) demonstrates an established network of 
partners or affiliates with distribution and logistics 
capability to provide last mile delivery to individuals 
in need; 
(5) will engage small- and medium-sized farm-
ers or retailers, or distributors who source from such 
farmers; or 
(6) will source local and regional products rel-
ative to the proposed distribution area when com-
mercially and seasonally available at a fair and rea-
sonable price. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the entering into a contract to carry out this section, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
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ate, a report on the status of activities carried out under 
this section, including— 
(1) the amount and types of products pur-
chased and the proximity to relevant distribution 
points; 
(2) the distribution data for each project suffi-
cient to identify all partners involved and their re-
spective roles in the distribution process, the means 
of distribution and the ultimate destination of prod-
ucts; 
(3) the number of farms sourced from; 
(4) the number of boxes delivered to households 
and number of households receiving boxes; and 
(5) the associated economic impact of each 
project. 
(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section the term 
‘‘eligible entity’’ includes— 
(1) small- and medium-sized farmers, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
(2) distributors with demonstrated capacity to 
source from small- and medium-sized farmers; and 
(3) recipient and nonprofit organizations with 
expertise in management or administration of food 
distribution, including— 
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(A) faith-based organizations that distrib-
utes food or meals; 
(B) Tribal organizations that distribute 
food or meals; 
(C) child or adult care centers; and 
(D) any other similar feeding entity, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(f) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry 
out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
and 2026, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 4303. NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOOD DISTRIBU-
TION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall promulgate regulations with respect to 
nutrition guidelines for food distributed under the pro-
grams established under— 
(1) section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); 
(2) the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 
1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501); and 
(3) section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)). 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In promulgating regulations 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that the food products distributed 
under the programs described in such subsection are 
consistent with the goals of the most recent Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans published under section 
301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Re-
lated Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341) and de-
signed to meet the quantitative recommendations of 
such Guidelines; and 
(2) Ensure that the nutrition standards reflect 
the different cultural and religious dietary needs of 
the populations being served food products under the 
programs described in such subsection. 
SEC. 4304. GUIDANCE REGARDING NOTIFYING CERTAIN 
STUDENTS REGARDING SNAP BENEFITS. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.), as amended by sections 4125 and 4128, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 33. GUIDANCE REGARDING NOTIFYING CERTAIN STU-
DENTS REGARDING SNAP BENEFITS. 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
issue guidance to States on how to identify and notify eli-
gible students who are likely to qualify for the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program. 
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‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In issuing the guidance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may consult 
with the Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE STUDENT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible student’ means a student receiving work- 
study assistance under part C of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965.’’. 
SEC. 4305. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
SCHOOL MEALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12(n)(2)(A) of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1760(n)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) PURCHASE
EXPENDITURES
BY 
CATEGORY.—Subject to clause (ii) and 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall re-
quire that a school food authority pur-
chase, with respect to each food purchase 
category designated by the Agricultural 
Marketing Service, at least 95 percent do-
mestic products and commodities in each 
such category for each school year. 
‘‘(ii) DOMESTICALLY
UNAVAILABLE 
FOOD ARTICLES.—Domestically unavailable 
products and commodities included on a 
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list issued pursuant to clause (iii) with re-
spect to a school year and purchased by a 
school food authority during such school 
year shall not be used to calculate whether 
such school food authority meets the re-
quirements under clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) UPDATED
LIST.— Not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this subparagraph, and every 2 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall make 
available to school food authorities a list of 
domestically unavailable products.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to school food authorities beginning 
on the first day of the first school year that begins after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4306. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE GUS SCHUMACHER 
NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by amending sub-
paragraph (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii) and subparagraph 
(D)(iii), the Federal share of the cost of 
carrying out an activity under this sub-
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
total cost of the activity. 
‘‘(ii) WAIVER FOR PERSISTENT POV-
ERTY
COUNTIES.—The 
Secretary 
may 
waive the application of clause (i) in the 
case of an activity carried out in a county 
that, during the preceding 30-year period 
has had a population of which greater than 
or equal to 20 percent of such population 
are living in poverty (as measured by the 
most recent decennial censuses).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (ix) and 
(x) as clauses (x) and (xi); and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (viii) the 
following: 
‘‘(ix) increase year-round availability 
of incentives by offering all forms of fruits 
or vegetables;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles’’ and inserting ‘‘all forms of fruits, vegeta-
bles, and legumes’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TRANSITION
TO
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN 
SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, 
and National Security Act of 2024, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall issue rec-
ommendations to Congress on how to transition 
the produce prescription program established 
under this subsection to the Department of 
Health and Human Services to be administered 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. In developing these recommendations, the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall consider the policy op-
tion described in the Comptroller General re-
port described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2024, the Comptroller General of the United 
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States shall finalize and submit to the United 
States House of Representatives Committees on 
Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, a re-
port that examines policy options relating to the 
transition of the produce prescription program 
established under this subsection to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(7) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority to carry out this subsection shall terminate 
on September 30, 2029.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking 
‘‘$56,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘8 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘7 percent’’; 
and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik-
ing 
‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$4,000,000’’. 
SEC. 4307. FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION LIAISON AN-
NUAL REPORT. 
Section 224(e)(2) of the Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924(e)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’ be-
fore ‘‘REPORT’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter,’’ before ‘‘the 
Secretary shall’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(4) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) a general description of each project 
and activity implemented pursuant to this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(D) a summary of the cooperative agree-
ments entered into pursuant to subsection (c); 
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‘‘(E) a detailed account of how the Sec-
retary avoided, managed, or will manage mar-
ket disruption; and 
‘‘(F) a summary of coordinated activities 
with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Commissioner of the 
Food and Drug Administration, including inter-
agency communication and coordination related 
to the promotion or exclusion of practices and 
technologies to limit food waste.’’. 
SEC. 4308. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 
Section 243(d) of the Department of Agriculture Re-
organization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953(d)) is amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$125,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$135,000,000’’. 
SEC. 4309. MICRO-GRANTS FOR FOOD SECURITY. 
Section 4206(g)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7518(g)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 4310. HEALTHY FLUID MILK INCENTIVES PROJECTS. 
Section 4208 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (7 U.S.C. 2026a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fla-
voring or’’ and inserting ‘‘artificial’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘ 
$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
made available under paragraph (3)’’ before 
‘‘shall be’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029, to remain available until expended.’’. 
TITLE V—CREDIT 
Subtitle A—Farm Ownership Loans 
SEC. 5101. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR REAL ESTATE LOANS. 
Section 302(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the 2nd sentence of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘a majority’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘at least a 50 percent’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED OPERA-
TORS.—Qualified operators, as defined by the 
Secretary, shall be considered to meet the oper-
ator requirement of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN
OPER-
ATING-ONLY ENTITIES.— An applicant that is 
or will become only the operator of farm real 
estate acquired, improved, or supported with 
funds under this subtitle shall be considered to 
meet the owner-operator requirements of para-
graph (1) if 1 or more of the individuals who 
is an owner of the farm real estate owns at 
least 50 percent (or such other percentage as 
the Secretary determines is appropriate) of the 
applicant. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN EMBEDDED 
ENTITIES.—An entity that is an owner-operator 
described in paragraph (1), or an operator de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph 
that is owned, in whole or in part, by 1 or more 
other entities, shall be considered to meet the 
direct ownership requirement imposed under 
paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the total 
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ownership interests of the embedded entity, or 
of the other entities, is owned, directly or indi-
rectly, by qualified operators of the farm ac-
quired, improved, or supported with funds 
under this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 5102. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 302(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘3-year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2-year’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘1 or 2 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1 year’’; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or 
operational’’ before ‘‘responsibilities’’; 
(iii) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(ix) met any other criteria estab-
lished by the Secretary; or’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘3- 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘2- year’’. 
SEC. 5103. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1924) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘1985.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1985 (16 U.S.C. 3812); and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) producers who use the loans to adopt pre-
cision agriculture practices or acquire precision agri-
culture technologies, including adoption or acquisi-
tion for the purpose of participating in the environ-
mental quality incentives program under subchapter 
A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.).’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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SEC. 5104. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF FARM OWNERSHIP 
LOANS. 
Section 305(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925(a)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$600,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed 
by the Secretary, $1,750,000 (increased, beginning with 
fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘$850,000, or, in the case 
of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $3,500,000 (in-
creased, beginning with fiscal year 2025’’. 
SEC. 5105. INFLATION PERCENTAGE. 
Section 305(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Prices 
Paid By Farmers Index (as compiled by the Na-
tional Agricultural Statistics Service of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture) for the 12-month period ending 
on July 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of the per acre average United States 
farm real estate value, the per acre average United 
States cropland value, and the per acre average 
United States pasture value for the preceding year 
(as published in the applicable Agricultural Land 
Values report of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service of the Department of Agriculture), weighted 
equally’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘of such index 
(as so defined) for the 12-month period that imme-
diately precedes the 12-month period described in 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘of the per acre aver-
age United States farm real estate value, the per 
acre average United States cropland value, and the 
per acre average United States pasture value for the 
year immediately preceding the year described in 
paragraph (1) (as so published), weighted equally’’. 
SEC. 5106. AUTHORITY OF FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSTITU-
TIONS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR 
ESSENTIAL RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Farm Credit Act of 1971 is 
amended by inserting after section 4.18A (12 U.S.C. 
2206a) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4.18B. ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Farm Credit Bank, direct 
lender association, or bank for cooperatives chartered 
under this Act may, for the purpose of making available 
capital to develop, build, maintain, improve, or provide re-
lated equipment or other support for essential community 
facilities in rural areas, make and participate in loans and 
commitments, and extend other technical and financial as-
sistance for projects for essential community facilities eli-
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gible for financing under section 306(a) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Only an entity eligible for financ-
ing under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may receive financing or any other 
assistance under subsection (a) of this section. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) FINANCING.—A Farm Credit System insti-
tution described in subsection (a) shall not provide 
financing or assistance under this section in an ag-
gregate amount that exceeds 15 percent of the total 
of all outstanding loans of the institution. 
‘‘(2) OFFER REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Farm Credit Sys-
tem institution shall not provide financing or 
assistance under this section unless the institu-
tion— 
‘‘(i) has offered, under reasonable 
terms and conditions acceptable to the bor-
rower involved, an interest in the financing 
to at least 1 domestic lending institution 
not referred to in subsection (a) other than 
the Department of Agriculture; and 
‘‘(ii) has reported the offer to the 
Farm Credit Administration. 
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‘‘(B) 
RURAL
COMMUNITY
BANK
PRI-
ORITY.—In offering an interest in a financing 
to a domestic lending institution described in 
subparagraph (A)(i), the Farm Credit System 
institution shall give priority to community 
banks located in the service area of the essen-
tial community facility being financed. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Within 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter, the Farm Credit Administration shall 
provide a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the ac-
tivities undertaken pursuant to this section by Farm Cred-
it System institutions during the period covered by the re-
port, including through partnerships between such an in-
stitution and other lending institutions, which shall also 
be posted on the website of the Farm Credit Administra-
tion.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2024. 
SEC. 5107. DOWN PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM. 
Section 310E(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1935(b)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘exceed 45 percent of the least’’ and in-
serting ‘‘exceed, subject to section 305(a), 45 per-
cent of the lesser’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(4) by striking subparagraph (C). 
SEC. 5108. HEIRS PROPERTY. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HEIRS PROPERTY 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM.—Section 310I(g) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1936c(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2029’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR HEIRS PROP-
ERTY RESOLUTION THROUGH DIRECT PUBLIC INTEREST 
LEGAL SERVICES.—Section 310I of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1936c) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR HEIRS PROP-
ERTY RESOLUTION THROUGH DIRECT PUBLIC INTEREST 
LEGAL SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter 
into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to 
provide legal or accounting services to underserved 
heirs, at no cost to the underserved heirs, to assist 
in resolving undivided ownership interests on farm-
land or forest land, or land transitioning to farmland 
or forest land, that has multiple owners. Such a co-
operative agreement must be for any of the following 
purposes: 
‘‘(A) To assist with transitioning land to 
agricultural production. 
‘‘(B) To maintain land in agricultural pro-
duction. 
‘‘(C) To increase access to programs ad-
ministered by the Secretary through the resolu-
tion of real property claims in order to allow 
real property owners to meet land ownership 
eligibility requirements for participation in a 
program administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) 
ADMINISTRATION
OF
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DURATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A cooperative 
agreement under paragraph (1) shall be in 
effect for not more than 4 years, subject to 
clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary 
may extend a cooperative agreement or re- 
enter into a cooperative agreement with 
the same or a different eligible entity to 
provide continued services for heirs if— 
‘‘(I) property ownership is not re-
solved within the initial term of the 
original cooperative agreement; and 
‘‘(II) the entity certifies that the 
entity understands that the coopera-
tive agreement is not guaranteed to be 
funded for more than 4 years after 
the commencement of the original co-
operative agreement. 
‘‘(B) MANAGEMENT OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—An eligible 
entity must provide annual reports to the 
Secretary summarizing the progress made 
during each fiscal year towards achieving 
the goals of the cooperative agreement for 
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the heirs for whom services are provided 
under the cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(ii) INFORMATION AND DATA.—The 
Secretary may require an eligible entity to 
provide the Secretary with such informa-
tion or data as the Secretary deems nec-
essary to determine that the eligible entity 
is making acceptable progress. The data 
may not include personally identifiable in-
formation. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO DEM-
ONSTRATE SUCCESS.—If an eligible entity 
providing services under such a cooperative 
agreement does not demonstrate success, 
as determined by the Secretary, in resolv-
ing or reasonably attempting to resolve the 
property claims of an heir, the Secretary 
may terminate the agreement 
‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
may utilize requests for public input or the for-
mal rulemaking process to effectuate this sub-
section. At a minimum, the Secretary shall 
make publicly available the criteria for selecting 
an eligible entity to enter into an agreement to 
provide services, the administrative and per-
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formance requirements for cooperative agree-
ments under this subsection, as well as codify 
within its internal policy its implementation 
process. 
‘‘(D) HEIRS
PROPERTY
NOT
IN
FARM-
ING.—On a limited basis, and when determined 
by the Secretary to meet the purposes of a pro-
gram administered by the Secretary and to ex-
pand access to such a program, the Secretary 
may allow an eligible entity to provide services 
at no cost to an heir who is not an underserved 
heir if— 
‘‘(i) the land with respect to which the 
services are to be provided is not farmland 
or in agricultural production, but could be 
viably productive for agricultural, con-
servation, or forestry purposes; 
‘‘(ii) the heir satisfies all other re-
quirements of the definition of ‘under-
served heir’; 
‘‘(iii) the heir can provide proof to 
substantiate that the heir is in control of 
the real property; and 
‘‘(iv) the heir certifies to the Secretary 
that the heir intends to apply for, and 
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make a good faith effort to enroll the land 
in, a program administered by the Sec-
retary once property claims to the land are 
resolved through services provided under a 
cooperative agreement entered into under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means a nonprofit organization 
that— 
‘‘(i) provides legal or accounting serv-
ices to an underserved heir at no cost to 
the underserved heir to resolve property 
ownership issues; and 
‘‘(ii) has demonstrated experience in 
resolving issues related to ownership and 
succession on farmland or forest land that 
has multiple owners. 
‘‘(B) LIMITED RESOURCE HEIR.—An heir 
shall be considered a limited resource heir for 
purposes of this subsection if— 
‘‘(i) the total household income of the 
heir is at or below the national poverty 
level for a family of 4, or less than 50 per-
cent of the county median household in-
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come for the 2 immediately preceding cal-
endar years, as determined annually using 
data of the Department of Commerce; or 
‘‘(ii) the property of the heir for which 
legal services are provided pursuant to a 
cooperative agreement entered into under 
this subsection is in a persistent poverty 
community, as determined annually on the 
basis of data from the Department of 
Commerce, or a socially vulnerable area, as 
designated by the Centers on Disease Con-
trol and Prevention. 
‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED HEIR.—The term ‘un-
derserved heir’ means an heir with an undivided 
ownership interest in farmland or forest land 
that has multiple owners, who is— 
‘‘(i) a limited resource heir; 
‘‘(ii) a member of a socially disadvan-
taged group (as defined in section 2501(a) 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990); or 
‘‘(iii) a veteran (as defined in section 
101(2) of title 38, United States Code). 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Within 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this sub-
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section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
prepare, make public, and submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a written report on the activities 
carried out under this subsection in the year covered 
by the report. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this subsection, there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATIONS AND OUT-
COMES UNDER THE RELENDING PROGRAM TO RESOLVE 
OWNERSHIP AND SUCCESSION ON FARMLAND.—Section 
310I(g) of such Act, as so redesignated by subsection (b) 
of this section, is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall annu-
ally’’. 
SEC. 5109. PROMPT APPROVAL OF LOANS AND LOAN GUAR-
ANTEES. 
Section 333A of the of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) REAL ESTATE AND OPERATING GUARAN-
TEED LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide to lenders a short, simplified application 
form for real estate and operating guaranteed 
loans under this title, for loans of not more 
than $1,000,000. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Within 5 business days 
after receipt of an application to guarantee a 
farm ownership or operating loan that meets 
the requirements under subparagraph (A) origi-
nated by a USDA preferred lender, the Sec-
retary shall notify the lender as to whether the 
application is approved or disapproved. 
‘‘(C) MAXIMUM
GUARANTEE.—The per-
centage of the principal amount of a loan which 
may be guaranteed pursuant to this paragraph 
shall not exceed— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent, in the case of a loan 
not exceeding $125,000; 
‘‘(ii) 75 percent, in the case of a loan 
of more than $125,000 and not more than 
$500,000; or 
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‘‘(iii) 50 percent, in the case of a loan 
of more than $500,000 and not more than 
$1,000,000.’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and 
inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) BUSINESS
AND
INDUSTRY
GUARANTEED 
LOANS TO ASSIST RURAL ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop an application process that accelerates, 
to the maximum extent practicable, the proc-
essing of applications for business and industry 
guaranteed loans to assist rural entities, as de-
scribed under section 310B(a)(2)(A), for loans 
not exceeding $400,000. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The accelerated appli-
cation process, as provided under subparagraph 
(A), shall apply to loans not exceeding 
$600,000 if there is not a significant increased 
risk of a default on the loan, as determined by 
the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (h). 
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SEC. 5110. FARMER LOAN PILOT PROJECTS. 
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act is amended by inserting after section 333D 
(7 U.S.C. 1983d) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 333E. PRIOR APPROVAL AUTHORIZATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry 
out a pilot program to establish a pre-approval process 
for direct farm ownership loans made under subtitle A in 
order to streamline the application process and provide 
greater certainty to borrowers. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, the Secretary may establish eli-
gibility requirements for direct farm ownership loans 
under subtitle A. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—This section shall not be in-
terpreted to repeal any borrowing requirement im-
posed under subtitle A. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
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port examining the actions undertaken under, and the re-
sults of, the pilot program. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The au-
thority provided by this section shall terminate effective 
September 30, 2029.’’. 
SEC. 5111. REFINANCING OF GUARANTEED LOANS INTO DI-
RECT LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall pro-
mulgate regulations allowing certain loans guaranteed by 
the Farm Service Agency to be refinanced into direct loans 
issued by the Farm Service Agency, in accordance with 
this section. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The regulations promulgated 
under subsection (a) shall provide that a guaranteed 
loan described in that subsection may be refinanced 
into a direct loan described in that subsection only 
if the Secretary determines that— 
(A) the guaranteed loan is distressed; 
(B) the borrower on that guaranteed loan 
has attempted to work with the lender and has 
been unsuccessful; 
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(C) a reasonable chance for the success of 
the operation financed by the guaranteed loan 
exists; and 
(D) all other criteria established by the 
Secretary for purposes of this section to protect 
taxpayer funds and the loan programs of the 
Farm Service Agency have been satisfied. 
(2) REASONABLE CHANCE OF SUCCESS.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary may de-
termine that a reasonable chance for the success of 
an operation exists if the Secretary determines 
that— 
(A) all relevant problems with the oper-
ation financed by the guaranteed loan— 
(i) have been identified; and 
(ii) can be corrected; and 
(B) on correction of those problems, the 
operation can achieve, or be returned to, a 
sound financial basis. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON SUBSIDIES.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall ensure that the refinancing of 
guaranteed loans into direct loans has no impact on the 
subsidy rate of— 
(1) loans guaranteed by the Farm Service 
Agency; or 
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(2) direct loans issued by the Farm Service 
Agency. 
(d) LOAN PROGRAMS.—In making direct loans pur-
suant to the regulations promulgated under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may refinance a loan guaranteed under 
1 program of the Farm Service Agency into a direct loan 
issued under another program of the Farm Service Agen-
cy, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate and in 
accordance with the laws applicable to the program under 
which the new direct loan is issued. 
(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DIRECT REFINANCING 
LOANS.—A direct loan issued by the Farm Service Agency 
pursuant to the regulations promulgated under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to any otherwise applicable limitation 
on the maximum amount of a direct loan issued by the 
Farm Service Agency, including, if applicable, the limita-
tions described in— 
(1) section 305 of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925); and 
(2) section 313 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1943). 
Subtitle B—Operating Loans 
SEC. 5201. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR OPERATING LOANS. 
Section 311(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941) is amended— 
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(1) in the 2nd sentence of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘a majority’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘at least a 50 percent’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—An entity’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED OPERA-
TORS.—Qualified operators, as defined by the 
Secretary, shall be considered to meet the oper-
ator requirement of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN
OPER-
ATING-ONLY ENTITIES.—An entity’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘ownership interests of 
each embedded entity of the entity is owned di-
rectly or indirectly by the individuals that own 
the family farm’’ and inserting ‘‘total ownership 
interests of the embedded entity, or of the other 
entities, is owned, directly or indirectly, by 
qualified operators of the farm improved or 
supported with funds under this subtitle’’. 
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SEC. 5202. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING 
LOANS. 
Section 313(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943(a)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$400,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed 
by the Secretary, $1,750,000 (increased, beginning with 
fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000, or, in the case 
of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $3,000,000 (in-
creased, beginning with fiscal year 2025’’. 
SEC. 5203. LIMITATION ON MICROLOAN AMOUNTS. 
Section 313(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943(c)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
SEC. 5204. COOPERATIVE LENDING PILOT PROJECTS. 
Section 313(c)(4)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943(c)(4)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
Subtitle C—Emergency Loans 
SEC. 5301. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR EMERGENCY LOANS. 
Section 321 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1961) is amended— 
(1) by striking all that precedes ‘‘shall make 
and insure’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 321. ELIGIBILITY FOR LOANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary’’; 
(2) in the 1st sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ the 1st place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ the 1st place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘a majority’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘at least a 50 percent’’; 
(3) by striking the 5th sentence; and 
(4) by adding after and below the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED OPERA-
TORS.—Qualified operators, as defined by the 
Secretary, shall be considered to meet the oper-
ator requirement of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN
OPER-
ATING-ONLY ENTITIES.— An applicant that is 
or will become only the operator of farm real 
estate acquired, improved, or supported with 
funds under this subtitle shall be considered to 
meet the owner-operator requirements of para-
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graph (1) if 1 or more of the individuals who 
is an owner of the real estate owns at least 50 
percent (or such other percentage as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate) of the appli-
cant. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN EMBEDDED 
ENTITIES.—An entity that is an owner-operator 
described in paragraph (1), or an operator de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph 
that is owned, in whole or in part, by 1 or more 
other entities, shall be considered to meet the 
direct ownership requirement imposed under 
paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the total 
ownership interests of the embedded entity, or 
of the other entities, is owned, directly or indi-
rectly, by qualified operators of the farm ac-
quired, improved, or supported with funds 
under this subtitle.’’. 
Subtitle D—Administrative 
Provisions 
SEC. 5401. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL 
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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SEC. 5402. LOAN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS. 
Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 5403. LOAN FUND SET-ASIDES. 
Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 5404. USE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR DIRECT OPER-
ATING MICROLOANS UNDER CERTAIN CONDI-
TIONS. 
Section 346(b)(5)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(5)(C)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 5501. EXPORT FINANCE AUTHORITY. 
Section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘50 percent of the bank’s cap-
ital’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent of the total assets of 
the bank’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘an amount equal to 50 percent 
of the bank’s capital’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent of 
the total assets of the bank’’. 
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SEC. 5502. SUPPORT FOR RURAL WATER AND WASTE SYS-
TEMS. 
Section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2128(f)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or in the case 
of such loans, commitments, and assistance that are guar-
anteed, the term ‘rural area’ means an area described in 
section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A))’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
SEC. 5503. FARMER LOAN DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
4.20 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4.21. SMALL FARMER LOAN DATA COLLECTION. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to af-
firm that the Farm Credit Administration is the sole and 
independent regulator of the Farm Credit System. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘small 
farmer’ means a ‘small farmer, rancher, or producer or 
harvester of aquatic products’ as defined pursuant to sec-
tion 4.19. 
‘‘(c) COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA BY FARM 
CREDIT SYSTEM LENDERS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, Farm Credit System institutions, pursu-
ant to regulations promulgated by the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, shall— 
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‘‘(1) request that loan applicants and borrowers 
that are small farmers disclose information identi-
fying their race, sex, and ethnicity; 
‘‘(2) collect and maintain the information re-
sulting from the requests; and 
‘‘(3) report to the Farm Credit Administration 
on an annual basis the information collected pursu-
ant to the requests. 
‘‘(d) DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM CREDIT ADMINIS-
TRATION.—The Farm Credit Administration— 
‘‘(1) shall collect the information gathered by 
Farm Credit System institutions under this section 
and make the information available to the public on 
an annual basis; and 
‘‘(2) shall not require, in prescribing regulations 
to implement this section, that any Farm Credit 
System institution contradict the wishes of a cus-
tomer who does not wish to voluntarily report race, 
sex, or ethnicity by requiring the Farm Credit Sys-
tem institution to report the race, sex, or ethnicity 
of the customer based on visual observation, sur-
name, or any other method. 
‘‘(e) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE 
INFORMATION.—In reporting the information collected 
under this section, the Farm Credit Administration shall 
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not include any information that would reveal the identity 
of any loan applicant or borrower. 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
only to applications received and loans made 1 year or 
more after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
704B(h)(1) of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
U.S.C. 1691c–2(h)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, other 
than any entity that is supervised by the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration’’ before the period at the end. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A Farm Credit System 
institution shall not be required to comply with any 
regulation promulgated pursuant to this section until 
January 1, 2026. 
(2) CESSATION.—If a financial institution sub-
ject to subpart B of part 1002 of title 12, Code of 
Federal Regulations, is not required to comply with 
the rule, whether because a court invalidates the rule 
or the rule is otherwise repealed, the Farm Credit 
System institutions shall not be required to comply 
with any regulation promulgated pursuant to this 
section or an amendment made by this section. 
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SEC. 5504. LOAN GUARANTEES. 
Section 8.0(7)(B) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 
(12 U.S.C. 2279aa(7)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘ or 
section 9007(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)(1))’’ before the 1st 
comma. 
SEC. 5505. STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED LOANS. 
Section 8.8 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2279aa–8) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘mortgage 
investors’’ and inserting ‘‘investors in those types of 
loans’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘LIMITATION’’ and inserting ‘‘LIMITATIONS’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FURTHER LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Farm Credit Adminis-
tration may establish such other loan amount limita-
tions to reflect the treatment as a qualified loan of 
a moderately sized agricultural mortgage loan, as 
determined by the Farm Credit Administration, with 
appropriate periodic adjustments for geographic dif-
ferences and valuations, consistent with maintaining 
the safety and soundness of the Corporation.’’. 
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SEC. 5506. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 501 of the Agri-
cultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this title, the term 
‘State’ has the meaning given the term in section 1404 
of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, and includes 
any Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act).’’. 
(b) MATCHING GRANTS TO STATES.—Section 502 of 
the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5102) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$700,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CARRYOVER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall permit a State that receives financial as-
sistance under subsection (a) for a fiscal year to carry over 
not more than 25 percent of the financial assistance that 
is not expended by the end of the fiscal year, for use dur-
ing the next fiscal year without deducting the amount 
from any assistance provided under this Act in subsequent 
fiscal years.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
506 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 5106) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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SEC. 5507. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO 
COUNTY COMMITTEES.— 
(1) Section 333A(a)(2)(B)(vi) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1983a(a)(2)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking ‘‘by the 
county committee’’ and inserting ‘‘of the applica-
tion’’. 
(2) Section 336 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1986) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the last sentence of sub-
section (b); and 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and redesig-
nating subsection (d) as subsection (c). 
(3) Section 339 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1989) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking 
‘‘county committee certification that the bor-
rower of the loan meets the eligibility require-
ments and’’ and inserting ‘‘the borrower meet-
ing’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(4)(A), by striking 
‘‘county committee certification that the bor-
rower meets the eligibility requirements or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the borrower meeting’’. 
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(4) Section 359(c)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2006a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(as determined 
by the appropriate county committee during the de-
termination of eligibility for the loan)’’. 
(b) REVISION
OF LOAN ASSESSMENT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 360(d)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2006b(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘annual review of di-
rect loans, and periodic review (as determined necessary 
by the Secretary) of guaranteed loans’’ and inserting 
‘‘periodic review (as determined by the Secretary) of direct 
and guaranteed loans’’. 
(c) UPDATING OF OUTDATED REFERENCES TO THE 
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION AND THE RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT AGENCY.— 
(1) Section 309(e) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1928(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home 
Administration and the Rural Development Adminis-
tration’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service Agency and 
Rural Development’’. 
(2) Section 331(a)(5) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home 
Administration’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Farm Service Agency and Rural Development’’. 
(3) Section 331(a)(7) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981(a)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home 
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Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service Agen-
cy and Rural Development’’. 
(4) Section 331(a)(8) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981(a)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment Administration or by the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration’’ ‘‘Farm Service Agency and Rural De-
velopment’’. 
(5) Section 331(b)(4) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘Consolidated’’. 
(6) Section 331(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981(b)) is amended in each of paragraphs (5) and 
(7) by striking ‘‘Farmers Home Administration’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency and Rural Development’’. 
(7) Section 331(b)(8) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment Administration or by the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service Agency 
and Rural Development’’. 
(8) Section 331A(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home 
Administration or by the Rural Development Admin-
istration’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service Agency or by 
Rural Development’’. 
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(9) Section 335(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1985(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home 
Administration or the Rural Development Adminis-
tration’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service Agency or 
Rural Development’’. 
(10) Section 335(f)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1985(f)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Agricultural Stabilization 
and Conservation Service payments’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Farm Service Agency farm program’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Farmers Home Adminis-
tration liens’’ and inserting ‘‘liens for a farmer 
program loan’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Farmers Home Adminis-
tration farmer’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency farmer’’. 
(11) Section 338(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1988(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home 
Administration or the Rural Development Adminis-
tration’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service Agency and 
Rural Development’’. 
(12) Section 347 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1995) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home Administra-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service Agency and 
Rural Development’’. 
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(13) Section 356 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2004) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Farmers Home Adminis-
tration may’’ and inserting ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency and Rural Development may’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the inventory of the 
Farmers Home Administration’’ and inserting 
‘‘inventory’’. 
(14) Section 370(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2008e(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Rural Devel-
opment Administration, the Farmers Home Admin-
istration, the Rural Electrification Administration’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Rural Development, the Farm Serv-
ice Agency, the Rural Utilities Service’’. 
(15) Each of the following provisions of such 
Act is amended by striking ‘‘Farmers Home Admin-
istration’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Farm 
Service Agency’’: 
(A) 
Section 
309(g)(1) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1929(g)(1)). 
(B) Section 331A(a) (7 U.S.C. 1981a(a)). 
(C) Section 333A(a)(2)(B) (7 U.S.C. 
1983a(a)(2)(B)). 
(D) 
Section 
333A(e)(1) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1983a(e)(1)). 
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(1) Section 331(b)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1981(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and until Jan-
uary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fit)’’. 
(2) Section 335(f) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1985(f)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5) 
and redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
(3); and 
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall issue regulations consistent 
with this section that ensures the release of funds to each 
borrower.’’. 
(f) REPLACEMENT OF REFERENCES TO DISTRICT 
OFFICE WITH REFERENCES TO DISTRICT DIRECTOR.— 
Section 
333A(a)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1983a(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘district office’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘District Director’’. 
(g) CORRECTION
OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE
TO 
FORMER TRUST TERRITORIES.—Section 343(a)(6) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(6)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 
Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands’’. 
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(h) REVISION OF FARMER PROGRAM LOAN DEFINI-
TION.—Section 343(a)(10) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1991(a)(10)) is amended by inserting ‘‘before June 18, 
2008, conservation loan (CL) under section 304 on or 
after June 18, 2008,’’ before ‘‘emergency loan (EM)’’. 
(i) ELIMINATION
OF
INCONSISTENCY
BETWEEN 
RULES APPLICABLE TO BEGINNING FARMERS.—Section 
343(a)(11)(C) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)(C)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘related to one another by blood or 
marriage’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified beginning farmers’’. 
(j) 
UPDATING
OF
PROVISIONS
TO
REFLECT 
REPURPOSING OF CONSERVATION LOAN PROVISIONS.— 
(1) Section 303(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1923(a)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1)(D) 
and (2)(D) by striking ‘‘described in section 304’’. 
(2) Section 310D of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1934) 
is amended by striking ‘‘, or paragraphs (1) through 
(5) of section 304(a),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
304(a)’’. 
(k) UPDATING OF NOTICE PROVISION REQUIREMENT 
AND LIFETIME DEBT FORGIVENESS LIMIT.—Section 353 
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘registered 
or certified mail’’ and inserting ‘‘any method that 
provides documentation of delivery’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘$300,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$600,000’’. 
(l) UPDATING OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO THE 
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE.—Section 306(a)(13) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(13)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Soil Conservation Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service’’. 
(m) CLARIFICATION OF INTEREST RATE REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) Section 307(a)(3)(B) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1927(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘not be—’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘be equal to the 
interest rate for direct farm ownership loans under 
this subtitle, not to exceed 5 percent per year.’’. 
(2) Section 316(a)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1946(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘not be—’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘be equal to the inter-
est rate for direct farm ownership loans under this 
subtitle, not to exceed 5 percent per year.’’. 
(n) CORRECTION OF HEADING.—Section 309(h)(6) 
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1929(h)(6)) is amended in the para-
graph heading by striking ‘‘BEGINNING FARMER LOANS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DOWN PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM PARTICI-
PANT’’. 
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(o) ELIMINATION
OF
SUPERFLUOUS
RESTRIC-
TIONS.—Section 312 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1942) is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and redesignating sub-
section (e) as subsection (d). 
(p) ELIMINATION OF CONFUSING REFERENCES TO 
LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 319 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1949) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘or loan 
guarantees’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘or with respect to whom there 
is an outstanding guarantee under this subtitle’’. 
(q) ELIMINATION
OF OBSOLETE REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 346 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1994) 
is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d). 
(r) CORRECTION
OF OBSOLETE APPEALS PROVI-
SIONS.— 
(1) Section 352(c)(3) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2000(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 333B’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subtitle H of title II of Federal Crop 
Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994’’. 
(2) Section 353 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2001) is 
amended— 
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(A) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘under 
section 333B’’; and 
(B) in subsection (j)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘filed with the appeals 
division under section 333B’’ and inserting 
‘‘to the National Appeals Division’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘appeals division 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary shall’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘county supervisor’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(s) ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY CONSTRAINT ON 
PILOT PROJECTS.—Section 333D(a) of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 1983d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘that are con-
sistent with subtitle A through this subtitle’’. 
(t) CORRECTION
OF
HEADING.—The paragraph 
heading in section 8.8(a)(3) of the Farm Credit Act of 
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2279aa–8(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘MORTGAGE LOANS’’ and inserting ‘‘LOAN QUALITY’’. 
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