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Union Calendar No. 78 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1 
[Report No. 119–106] 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2025 
Mr. ARRINGTON, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. 
Res. 14. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘One Big Beautiful Bill 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 
Subtitle A—Nutrition 
Sec. 10001. Thrifty food plan. 
Sec. 10002. Able bodied adults without dependents work requirements. 
Sec. 10003. Able bodied adults without dependents waivers. 
Sec. 10004. Availability of standard utility allowances based on receipt of en-
ergy assistance. 
Sec. 10005. Restrictions on internet expenses. 
Sec. 10006. Matching funds requirements. 
Sec. 10007.
Administrative cost sharing. 
Sec. 10008. General work requirement age. 
Sec. 10009. National Accuracy Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 10010. Quality control zero tolerance. 
Sec. 10011. National education and obesity prevention grant program repealer. 
Sec. 10012. Alien SNAP eligibility. 
Sec. 10012. Emergency food assistance. 
Subtitle B—Investment in Rural America 
Sec. 10101. Safety net. 
Sec. 10102. Conservation. 
Sec. 10103. Trade. 
Sec. 10104. Research. 
Sec. 10105. Secure rural schools; forestry. 
Sec. 10106. Energy. 
Sec. 10107. Horticulture. 
Sec. 10108. Miscellaneous. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 
Sec. 20001. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for improving 
the quality of life for military personnel. 
Sec. 20002. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for shipbuilding. 
Sec. 20003. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for integrated 
air and missile defense. 
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Sec. 20004. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for munitions 
and defense supply chain resiliency. 
Sec. 20005. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for scaling low- 
cost weapons into production. 
Sec. 20006. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for improving 
the efficiency and cybersecurity of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 20007. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for air superi-
ority. 
Sec. 20008. Enhancement of resources for nuclear forces. 
Sec. 20009. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources to improve ca-
pabilities of United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
Sec. 20010. Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for improving 
the readiness of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 20011. Improving Department of Defense border support and counter- 
drug missions. 
Sec. 20012. Enhancement of military intelligence programs. 
Sec. 20013. Department of Defense oversight. 
Sec. 20014. Military construction projects authorized. 
Sec. 20015. Plan required. 
Sec. 20016. Limitation on availability of funds. 
TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Student Eligibility 
Sec. 30001. Student eligibility. 
Sec. 30002. Amount of need; cost of attendance; median cost of college. 
Subtitle B—Loan Limits 
Sec. 30011. Loan Limits. 
Subtitle C—Loan Repayment 
Sec. 30021. Loan repayment. 
Sec. 30022. Deferment; forbearance. 
Sec. 30023. Loan rehabilitation. 
Sec. 30024. Public Service Loan Forgiveness. 
Sec. 30025. Student loan servicing. 
Subtitle D—Pell Grants 
Sec. 30031. Eligibility. 
Sec. 30032. Workforce pell grants. 
Sec. 30033. Pell shortfall. 
Subtitle E—Accountability 
Sec. 30041. Agreements with institutions. 
Sec. 30042. Campus-based aid programs. 
Subtitle F—Regulatory Relief 
Sec. 30051. Regulatory relief. 
Subtitle G—Limitation on Authority 
Sec. 30061. Limitation on authority of the Secretary to propose or issue regula-
tions and executive actions. 
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TITLE IV—ENERGY AND COMMERCE 
Subtitle A—Energy 
Sec. 41001. Rescissions relating to certain Inflation Reduction Act programs. 
Sec. 41002. FERC certificates and fees for certain energy infrastructure at 
international boundaries of the United States. 
Sec. 41003. Natural gas exports and imports. 
Sec. 41004. Funding for Department of Energy loan guarantee expenses. 
Sec. 41005. Expedited permitting. 
Sec. 41006. Carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and petroleum pipeline permitting. 
Sec. 41007. De-risking Compensation Program. 
Sec. 41008. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
Sec. 41009. Rescissions of previously appropriated unobligated funds. 
Subtitle B—Environment 
PART 1—REPEALS AND RESCISSIONS 
Sec. 42101. Repeal and rescission relating to clean heavy-duty vehicles. 
Sec. 42102. Repeal and rescission relating to grants to reduce air pollution at 
ports. 
Sec. 42103. Repeal and rescission relating to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. 
Sec. 42104. Repeal and rescission relating to diesel emissions reductions. 
Sec. 42105. Repeal and rescission relating to funding to address air pollution. 
Sec. 42106. Repeal and rescission relating to funding to address air pollution 
at schools. 
Sec. 42107. Repeal and rescission relating to low emissions electricity program. 
Sec. 42108. Repeal and rescission relating to funding for section 211(o) of the 
Clean Air Act. 
Sec. 42109. Repeal and rescission relating to funding for implementation of the 
American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. 
Sec. 42110. Repeal and rescission relating to funding for enforcement tech-
nology and public information. 
Sec. 42111. Repeal and rescission relating to greenhouse gas corporate report-
ing. 
Sec. 42112. Repeal and rescission relating to environmental product declaration 
assistance. 
Sec. 42113. Repeal of funding for methane emissions and waste reduction in-
centive program for petroleum and natural gas systems. 
Sec. 42114. Repeal and rescission relating to greenhouse gas air pollution plans 
and implementation grants. 
Sec. 42115. Repeal and rescission relating to Environmental Protection Agency 
efficient, accurate, and timely reviews. 
Sec. 42116. Repeal and rescission relating to low-embodied carbon labeling for 
construction materials. 
Sec. 42117. Repeal and rescission relating to environmental and climate justice 
block grants. 
PART 2—REPEAL OF EPA RULE RELATING TO MULTI-POLLUTANT 
EMISSIONS STANDARDS 
Sec. 42201. Repeal of EPA rule relating to multi-pollutant emissions standards 
for light- and medium-duty vehicles. 
PART 3—REPEAL OF NHTSA RULE RELATING TO CAFE STANDARDS 
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Sec. 42301. Repeal of NHTSA rule relating to CAFE standards for passenger 
cars and light trucks. 
Subtitle C—Communications 
PART 1—SPECTRUM AUCTIONS 
Sec. 43101. Identification and auction of spectrum. 
PART 2—ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
MODERNIZATION 
Sec. 43201. Artificial intelligence and information technology modernization ini-
tiative. 
Subtitle D—Health 
PART 1—MEDICAID 
SUBPART A—REDUCING FRAUD AND IMPROVING ENROLLMENT PROCESSES 
Sec. 44101. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and 
enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs. 
Sec. 44102. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and 
enrollment for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 44103. Ensuring appropriate address verification under the Medicaid and 
CHIP programs. 
Sec. 44104. Modifying certain State requirements for ensuring deceased indi-
viduals do not remain enrolled. 
Sec. 44105. Medicaid provider screening requirements. 
Sec. 44106. Additional Medicaid provider screening requirements. 
Sec. 44107. Removing good faith waiver for payment reduction related to cer-
tain erroneous excess payments under Medicaid. 
Sec. 44108. Increasing frequency of eligibility redeterminations for certain indi-
viduals. 
Sec. 44109. Revising home equity limit for determining eligibility for long-term 
care services under the Medicaid program. 
Sec. 44110. Prohibiting Federal financial participation under Medicaid and 
CHIP for individuals without verified citizenship, nationality, 
or satisfactory immigration status. 
Sec. 44111. Reducing expansion FMAP for certain States providing payments 
for health care furnished to certain individuals. 
SUBPART B—PREVENTING WASTEFUL SPENDING 
Sec. 44121. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to staffing stand-
ards for long-term care facilities under the Medicare and Med-
icaid programs. 
Sec. 44122. Modifying retroactive coverage under the Medicaid and CHIP pro-
grams. 
Sec. 44123. Ensuring accurate payments to pharmacies under Medicaid. 
Sec. 44124. Preventing the use of abusive spread pricing in Medicaid. 
Sec. 44125. Prohibiting Federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender transi-
tion procedures for minors. 
Sec. 44126. Federal payments to prohibited entities. 
SUBPART C—STOPPING ABUSIVE FINANCING PRACTICES 
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Sec. 44131. Sunsetting eligibility for increased FMAP for new expansion 
States. 
Sec. 44132. Moratorium on new or increased provider taxes. 
Sec. 44133. Revising the payment limit for certain State directed payments. 
Sec. 44134. Requirements regarding waiver of uniform tax requirement for 
Medicaid provider tax. 
Sec. 44135. Requiring budget neutrality for Medicaid demonstration projects 
under section 1115. 
SUBPART D—INCREASING PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 
Sec. 44141. Requirement for States to establish Medicaid community engage-
ment requirements for certain individuals. 
Sec. 44142. Modifying cost sharing requirements for certain expansion individ-
uals under the Medicaid program. 
PART 2—AFFORDABLE CARE ACT 
Sec. 44201. Addressing waste, fraud, and abuse in the ACA Exchanges. 
PART 3—IMPROVING AMERICANS’ ACCESS TO CARE 
Sec. 44301. Expanding and clarifying the exclusion for orphan drugs under the 
Drug Price Negotiation Program. 
Sec. 44302. Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of-state providers 
under Medicaid and CHIP. 
Sec. 44303. Delaying DSH reductions. 
Sec. 44304. Modifying update to the conversion factor under the physician fee 
schedule under the Medicare program. 
Sec. 44305. Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Sec. 50001. Green and resilient retrofit program for multifamily family hous-
ing. 
Sec. 50002. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. 
Sec. 50003. Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 
Sec. 50004. Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund. 
Sec. 50005. Financial Research Fund. 
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 
Sec. 60001. Border barrier system construction, invasive species, and border se-
curity facilities improvements. 
Sec. 60002. U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel and fleet vehicles. 
Sec. 60003. U.S. Customs and Border Protection technology, National Vetting 
Center, and other efforts to enhance border security. 
Sec. 60004. State and local law enforcement presidential residence protection. 
Sec. 60005. State homeland security grant program. 
TITLE VII—COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 
Subtitle A—Immigration Matters 
PART 1—IMMIGRATION FEES 
Sec. 70001. Applicability of the immigration laws. 
Sec. 70002. Asylum fee. 
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Sec. 70003. Employment authorization document fees. 
Sec. 70004. Parole fee. 
Sec. 70005. Special immigrant juvenile fee. 
Sec. 70006. Temporary protected status fee. 
Sec. 70007. Unaccompanied alien child sponsor fee. 
Sec. 70008. Visa integrity fee. 
Sec. 70009. Form I–94 fee. 
Sec. 70010. Yearly asylum fee. 
Sec. 70011. Fee for continuances granted in immigration court proceedings. 
Sec. 70012. Fee relating to renewal and extension of employment authorization 
for parolees. 
Sec. 70013. Fee relating to termination, renewal, and extension of employment 
authorization for asylum applicants. 
Sec. 70014. Fee relating to renewal and extension of employment authorization 
for aliens granted temporary protected status. 
Sec. 70015. Diversity immigrant visa fees. 
Sec. 70016. EOIR fees. 
Sec. 70017. ESTA fee. 
Sec. 70018. Immigration user fees. 
Sec. 70019. EVUS fee. 
Sec. 70020. Fee for sponsor of unaccompanied alien child who fails to appear 
in immigration court. 
Sec. 70021. Fee for aliens ordered removed in absentia. 
Sec. 70022. Customs and Border Protection inadmissible alien apprehension 
fee. 
Sec. 70023. Amendment to authority to apply for asylum. 
PART 2—USE OF FUNDS 
Sec. 70100. Executive Office for Immigration Review. 
Sec. 70101. Adult alien detention capacity and family residential centers. 
Sec. 70102. Retention and signing bonuses for U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement personnel. 
Sec. 70103. Hiring of additional U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
personnel. 
Sec. 70104. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hiring capability. 
Sec. 70105. Transportation and removal operations. 
Sec. 70106. Information technology investments. 
Sec. 70107. Facilities upgrades. 
Sec. 70108. Fleet modernization. 
Sec. 70109. Promoting family unity. 
Sec. 70110. Funding section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Sec. 70111. Compensation for incarceration of criminal aliens. 
Sec. 70112. Office of the Principal Legal Advisor. 
Sec. 70113. Return of aliens arriving from contiguous territory. 
Sec. 70114. State and local participation in homeland security efforts. 
Sec. 70115. Unaccompanied alien children capacity. 
Sec. 70116. Department of Homeland Security criminal and gang checks for 
unaccompanied alien children. 
Sec. 70117. Department of Health and Human Services criminal and gang 
checks for unaccompanied alien children. 
Sec. 70118. Information about sponsors and adult residents of sponsor house-
holds. 
Sec. 70119. Repatriation of unaccompanied alien children. 
Sec. 70120. United States Secret Service. 
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Sec. 70121. Combating drug trafficking and illegal drug use. 
Sec. 70122. Investigating and prosecuting immigration related matters. 
Sec. 70123. Expedited removal for criminal aliens. 
Sec. 70124. Removal of certain criminal aliens without further hearing. 
Subtitle B—Regulatory Matters 
Sec. 70200. Review of agency rulemaking. 
Sec. 70201. Congressional review act compliance. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 70300. Limitation on donations made pursuant to settlement agreements 
to which the United States is a party. 
Sec. 70301. Solicitation of orders defined. 
Sec. 70302. Restriction of funds. 
TITLE VIII—COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 
Subtitle A—Energy and Mineral Resources 
PART I—OIL AND GAS 
Sec. 80101. Onshore oil and gas lease sales. 
Sec. 80102. Noncompetitive leasing. 
Sec. 80103. Permit fees. 
Sec. 80104. Permitting fee for non-Federal land. 
Sec. 80105. Reinstate reasonable royalty rates. 
PART II—GEOTHERMAL 
Sec. 80111. Geothermal leasing. 
Sec. 80112. Geothermal royalties. 
PART III—ALASKA 
Sec. 80121. Coastal plain oil and gas leasing. 
Sec. 80122. National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska. 
PART IV—MINING 
Sec. 80131. Superior National Forest lands in Minnesota. 
Sec. 80132. Ambler Road in Alaska. 
PART V—COAL 
Sec. 80141. Coal leasing. 
Sec. 80142. Future coal leasing. 
Sec. 80143. Coal royalty. 
Sec. 80144. Authorization to mine Federal minerals. 
PART VI—NEPA 
Sec. 80151. Project sponsor opt-in fees for environmental reviews. 
Sec. 80152. Rescission relating to environmental and climate data collection. 
PART VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 80161. Protest fees. 
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PART VIII—OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING 
Sec. 80171. Mandatory offshore oil and gas lease sales. 
Sec. 80172. Offshore commingling. 
Sec. 80173. Limitations on amount of distributed qualified outer Continental 
Shelf revenues. 
PART IX—RENEWABLE ENERGY 
Sec. 80181. Renewable energy fees on Federal lands. 
Sec. 80182. Renewable energy revenue sharing. 
Subtitle B—Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries 
Sec. 80201. Rescission of funds for investing in coastal communities and cli-
mate resilience. 
Sec. 80202. Rescission of funds for facilities of National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration and national marine sanctuaries. 
Sec. 80203. Surface water storage enhancement. 
Sec. 80204. Water conveyance enhancement. 
Subtitle C—Federal Lands 
Sec. 80301. Prohibition on the Implementation of the Rock Springs Field Of-
fice, Wyoming, Resource Management Plan. 
Sec. 80302. Prohibition on the Implementation of the Buffalo Field Office, Wy-
oming, Resource Management Plan. 
Sec. 80303. Prohibition on the Implementation of the Miles City Field Office, 
Montana, Resource Management Plan. 
Sec. 80304. Prohibition on the Implementation of the North Dakota Resource 
Management Plan. 
Sec. 80305. Prohibition on the Implementation of the Colorado River Valley 
Field Office and Grand Junction Field Office Resource Man-
agement Plans. 
Sec. 80306. Rescission of Forest Service Funds. 
Sec. 80307. Rescission of National Park Service and Bureau of Land Manage-
ment Funds. 
Sec. 80308. Rescission of Bureau of Land Management and National Park 
Service Funds. 
Sec. 80309. Rescission of National Park Service Funds. 
Sec. 80310. Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary. 
Sec. 80311. Long-Term Contracts for the Forest Service. 
Sec. 80312. Long-Term Contracts for the Bureau of Land Management. 
Sec. 80313. Timber production for the Forest Service. 
Sec. 80314. Timber Production for the Bureau of Land Management. 
Sec. 80315. Bureau of Land Management Land in Nevada. 
Sec. 80316. Forest Service Land in Nevada. 
Sec. 80317. Federal land in Utah. 
TITLE IX—COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT 
REFORM 
Sec. 90001. Increase in FERS employee contribution requirements. 
Sec. 90002. Elimination of FERS annuity supplement. 
Sec. 90003. High-5 average pay for calculating CSRS and FERS pension. 
Sec. 90004. Election for at-will employment and lower FERS contributions for 
new Federal civil service hires. 
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Sec. 90005. Filing fee for Merit Systems Protection Board claims and appeals. 
Sec. 90006. FEHB protection. 
TITLE X—COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 100001. Coast Guard assets necessary to secure the maritime border and 
interdict migrants and drugs. 
Sec. 100002. Changes to mandatory benefits programs to allow selected reserve 
orders for preplanned missions to secure maritime borders and 
interdict persons and drugs. 
Sec. 100003. Vessel tonnage duties. 
Sec. 100004. Registration fee on motor vehicles. 
Sec. 100005. Deposit of registration fee on motor vehicles. 
Sec. 100006. Motor carrier data. 
Sec. 100007. IRA rescissions. 
Sec. 100008. Air traffic control staffing and modernization. 
Sec. 100009. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts appropriations. 
TITLE XI—COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, ‘‘THE ONE, BIG, 
BEAUTIFUL BILL’’ 
Sec. 110000. References to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, etc. 
Subtitle A—Make American Families and Workers Thrive Again 
PART 1—PERMANENTLY PREVENTING TAX HIKES ON AMERICAN FAMILIES 
AND WORKERS 
Sec. 110001. Extension of modification of rates. 
Sec. 110002. Extension of increased standard deduction and temporary en-
hancement. 
Sec. 110003. Termination of deduction for personal exemptions. 
Sec. 110004. Extension of increased child tax credit and temporary enhance-
ment. 
Sec. 110005. Extension of deduction for qualified business income and perma-
nent enhancement. 
Sec. 110006. Extension of increased estate and gift tax exemption amounts and 
permanent enhancement. 
Sec. 110007. Extension of increased alternative minimum tax exemption and 
phase-out thresholds. 
Sec. 110008. Extension of limitation on deduction for qualified residence inter-
est. 
Sec. 110009. Extension of limitation on casualty loss deduction. 
Sec. 110010. Termination of miscellaneous itemized deduction. 
Sec. 110011. Limitation on tax benefit of itemized deductions. 
Sec. 110012. Termination of qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement exclu-
sion. 
Sec. 110013. Extension of limitation on exclusion and deduction for moving ex-
penses. 
Sec. 110014. Extension of limitation on wagering losses. 
Sec. 110015. Extension of increased limitation on contributions to ABLE ac-
counts and permanent enhancement. 
Sec. 110016. Extension of savers credit allowed for ABLE contributions. 
Sec. 110017. Extension of rollovers from qualified tuition programs to ABLE 
accounts permitted. 
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Sec. 110018. Extension of treatment of certain individuals performing services 
in the Sinai Peninsula and enhancement to include additional 
areas. 
Sec. 110019. Extension of exclusion from gross income of student loans dis-
charged on account of death or disability. 
PART 2—ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WORKERS 
Sec. 110101. No tax on tips. 
Sec. 110102. No tax on overtime. 
Sec. 110103. Enhanced deduction for seniors. 
Sec. 110104. No tax on car loan interest. 
Sec. 110105. Enhancement of employer-provided child care credit. 
Sec. 110106. Extension and enhancement of paid family and medical leave 
credit. 
Sec. 110107. Enhancement of adoption credit. 
Sec. 110108. Recognizing Indian tribal governments for purposes of deter-
mining whether a child has special needs for purposes of the 
adoption credit. 
Sec. 110109. Tax credit for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting 
organizations. 
Sec. 110110. Additional elementary, secondary, and home school expenses 
treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 
529 accounts. 
Sec. 110111. Certain postsecondary credentialing expenses treated as qualified 
higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts. 
Sec. 110112. Reinstatement of partial deduction for charitable contributions of 
individuals who do not elect to itemize. 
Sec. 110113. Exclusion for certain employer payments of student loans under 
educational assistance programs made permanent and adjusted 
for inflation. 
Sec. 110114. Extension of rules for treatment of certain disaster-related per-
sonal casualty losses. 
Sec. 110115. MAGA accounts. 
Sec. 110116. MAGA accounts contribution pilot program. 
PART 3—INVESTING IN HEALTH OF AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WORKERS 
Sec. 110201. Treatment of health reimbursement arrangements integrated with 
individual market coverage. 
Sec. 110202. Participants in CHOICE arrangement eligible for purchase of Ex-
change insurance under cafeteria plan. 
Sec. 110203. Employer credit for CHOICE arrangement. 
Sec. 110204. Individuals entitled to part A of Medicare by reason of age al-
lowed to contribute to health savings accounts. 
Sec. 110205. Treatment of direct primary care service arrangements. 
Sec. 110206. Allowance of bronze and catastrophic plans in connection with 
health savings accounts. 
Sec. 110207. On-site employee clinics. 
Sec. 110208. Certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise 
treated as amounts paid for medical care. 
Sec. 110209. Allow both spouses to make catch-up contributions to the same 
health savings account. 
Sec. 110210. FSA and HRA terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. 
Sec. 110211. Special rule for certain medical expenses incurred before estab-
lishment of health savings account. 
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Sec. 110212. Contributions permitted if spouse has health flexible spending ar-
rangement. 
Sec. 110213. Increase in health savings account contribution limitation for cer-
tain individuals. 
Sec. 110214. Regulations. 
Subtitle B—Make Rural America and Main Street Grow Again 
PART 1—EXTENSION OF TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT REFORMS FOR RURAL 
AMERICA AND MAIN STREET 
Sec. 111001. Extension of special depreciation allowance for certain property. 
Sec. 111002. Deduction of domestic research and experimental expenditures. 
Sec. 111003. Modified calculation of adjusted taxable income for purposes of 
business interest deduction. 
Sec. 111004. Extension of deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and 
global intangible low-taxed income. 
Sec. 111005. Extension of base erosion minimum tax amount. 
PART 2—ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF FOR RURAL AMERICA AND MAIN STREET 
Sec. 111101. Special depreciation allowance for qualified production property. 
Sec. 111102. Renewal and enhancement of opportunity zones. 
Sec. 111103. Increased dollar limitations for expensing of certain depreciable 
business assets. 
Sec. 111104. Repeal of revision to de minimis rules for third party network 
transactions. 
Sec. 111105. Increase in threshold for requiring information reporting with re-
spect to certain payees. 
Sec. 111106. Repeal of excise tax on indoor tanning services. 
Sec. 111107. Exclusion of interest on loans secured by rural or agricultural real 
property. 
Sec. 111108. Treatment of certain qualified sound recording productions. 
Sec. 111109. Modifications to low-income housing credit. 
Sec. 111110. Increased gross receipts threshold for small manufacturing busi-
nesses. 
Sec. 111111. Global intangible low-taxed income determined without regard to 
certain income derived from services performed in the Virgin 
Islands. 
Sec. 111112. Extension and modification of clean fuel production credit. 
PART 3—INVESTING IN THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICA AND MAIN 
STREET 
Sec. 111201. Expanding the definition of rural emergency hospital under the 
Medicare program. 
Subtitle C—Make America Win Again 
PART 1—WORKING FAMILIES OVER ELITES 
Sec. 112001. Termination of previously-owned clean vehicle credit. 
Sec. 112002. Termination of clean vehicle credit. 
Sec. 112003. Termination of qualified commercial clean vehicles credit. 
Sec. 112004. Termination of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. 
Sec. 112005. Termination of energy efficient home improvement credit. 
Sec. 112006. Termination of residential clean energy credit. 
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Sec. 112007. Termination of new energy efficient home credit. 
Sec. 112008. Phase-out and restrictions on clean electricity production credit. 
Sec. 112009. Phase-out and restrictions on clean electricity investment credit. 
Sec. 112010. Repeal of transferability of clean fuel production credit. 
Sec. 112011. Restrictions on carbon oxide sequestration credit. 
Sec. 112012. Phase-out and restrictions on zero-emission nuclear power produc-
tion credit. 
Sec. 112013. Termination of clean hydrogen production credit. 
Sec. 112014. Phase-out and restrictions on advanced manufacturing production 
credit. 
Sec. 112015. Phase-out of credit for certain energy property. 
Sec. 112016. Income from hydrogen storage, carbon capture added to quali-
fying income of certain publicly traded partnerships treated as 
corporations. 
Sec. 112017. Limitation on amortization of certain sports franchises. 
Sec. 112018. Limitation on individual deductions for certain State and local 
taxes, etc. 
Sec. 112019. Excessive employee remuneration from controlled group members 
and allocation of deduction. 
Sec. 112020. Expanding application of tax on excess compensation within tax- 
exempt organizations. 
Sec. 112021. Modification of excise tax on investment income of certain private 
colleges and universities. 
Sec. 112022. Increase in rate of tax on net investment income of certain pri-
vate foundations. 
Sec. 112023. Certain purchases of employee-owned stock disregarded for pur-
poses of foundation tax on excess business holdings. 
Sec. 112024. Unrelated business taxable income increased by amount of certain 
fringe benefit expenses for which deduction is disallowed. 
Sec. 112025. Name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable in-
come. 
Sec. 112026. Exclusion of research income limited to publicly available re-
search. 
Sec. 112027. Limitation on excess business losses of noncorporate taxpayers. 
Sec. 112028. 1-percent floor on deduction of charitable contributions made by 
corporations. 
Sec. 112029. Enforcement of remedies against unfair foreign taxes. 
Sec. 112030. Reduction of excise tax on firearms silencers. 
Sec. 112031. Modifications to de minimis entry privilege for commercial ship-
ments. 
Sec. 112032. Limitation on drawback of taxes paid with respect to substituted 
merchandise. 
PART 2—REMOVING TAXPAYER BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 
Sec. 112101. Permitting premium tax credit only for certain individuals. 
Sec. 112102. Certain aliens treated as ineligible for premium tax credit. 
Sec. 112103. Disallowing premium tax credit during periods of Medicaid ineli-
gibility due to alien status. 
Sec. 112104. Limiting Medicare coverage of certain individuals. 
Sec. 112105. Excise tax on remittance transfers. 
Sec. 112106. Social security number requirement for American opportunity and 
lifetime learning credits. 
PART 3—PREVENTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE 
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Sec. 112201. Requiring Exchange verification of eligibility for health plan. 
Sec. 112202. Disallowing premium tax credit in case of certain coverage en-
rolled in during special enrollment period. 
Sec. 112203. Eliminating limitation on recapture of advance payment of pre-
mium tax credit. 
Sec. 112204. Implementing artificial intelligence tools for purposes of reducing 
and recouping improper payments under Medicare. 
Sec. 112205. Enforcement provisions with respect to COVID-related employee 
retention credits. 
Sec. 112206. Earned income tax credit reforms. 
Sec. 112207. Task force on the termination of Direct File. 
Sec. 112208. Postponement of tax deadlines for hostages and individuals 
wrongfully detained abroad. 
Sec. 112209. Termination of tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organi-
zations. 
Sec. 112210. Increase in penalties for unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer in-
formation. 
Sec. 112211. Restriction on regulation of contingency fees with respect to tax 
returns, etc. 
Subtitle D—Increase in Debt Limit 
Sec. 113001. Modification of limitation on the public debt. 
TITLE I—COMMITTEE ON 
AGRICULTURE 
Subtitle A—Nutrition 
SEC. 10001. THRIFTY FOOD PLAN. 
Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(u)(1) ‘Thrifty food plan’ means the diet required 
to feed a family of 4 persons consisting of a man and a 
woman 20 through 50, a child 6 through 8, and a child 
9 through 11 years of age, based on relevant market bas-
kets that shall only be changed pursuant to paragraph (3). 
The cost of such diet shall be the basis for uniform allot-
ments for all households regardless of their actual com-
position. The Secretary shall only adjust the cost of the 
diet as specified in paragraphs (2) and (4). 
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‘‘(2) HOUSEHOLD ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall make household-size adjustments based on the fol-
lowing ratios of household size as a percentage of the max-
imum 4-person allotment: 
‘‘(A) For a 1-person household, 30 percent. 
‘‘(B) For a 2-person household, 55 percent. 
‘‘(C) For a 3-person household, 79 percent. 
‘‘(D) For a 4-person household, 100 percent. 
‘‘(E) For a 5-person household, 119 percent. 
‘‘(F) For a 6-person household, 143 percent. 
‘‘(G) For a 7-person household, 158 percent. 
‘‘(H) For an 8-person household, 180 percent. 
‘‘(I) For a 9-person household, 203 percent. 
‘‘(J) For a 10-person household, 224 percent. 
‘‘(K) For households with more than 10 per-
sons, such adjustment for each additional person 
shall be 224 percent plus the product of 21 percent 
and the difference in the number of persons in the 
household and 10. 
‘‘(3) REEVALUATION OF MARKET BASKETS.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATION.—Not earlier than Oc-
tober 1, 2028, and at not more frequently than 
5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary may 
reevaluate the market baskets of the thrifty 
food plan taking into consideration current food 
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prices, food composition data, consumption pat-
terns, and dietary guidance. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Prior to any update of the 
market baskets of the thrifty food plan based 
on a reevaluation pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), the methodology and results of any such 
revelation shall be published in the Federal 
Register with an opportunity for comment of 
not less than 60 days. 
‘‘(C) COST
NEUTRALITY.—The Secretary 
shall not increase the cost of the thrifty food 
plan based on a reevaluation or update under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) ALLOWABLE
COST
ADJUSTMENTS.—On 
October 1 immediately following the effective date of 
this paragraph and on each October 1 thereafter, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) adjust the cost of the thrifty food 
plan to reflect changes in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers, published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor, for the most recent 12-month 
period ending in June; 
‘‘(B) make cost adjustments in the thrifty 
food plan for urban and rural parts of Hawaii 
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and urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect 
the cost of food in urban and rural Hawaii and 
urban and rural Alaska provided such cost ad-
justment shall not exceed the rate of increase 
described in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, 
for the most recent 12-month period ending in 
June; and 
‘‘(C) make cost adjustments in the sepa-
rate thrifty food plans for Guam and the Virgin 
Islands of the United States to reflect the cost 
of food in those States, but not to exceed the 
cost of food in the 50 States and the District 
of Columbia, provided that such cost adjust-
ment shall not exceed the rate of increase de-
scribed in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, 
for the most recent 12-month period ending in 
June.’’. 
SEC. 10002. ABLE BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS 
WORK REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) Section 6(o)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (2) shall not 
apply to an individual if the individual is— 
‘‘(A) under 18 or over 65 years of age; 
‘‘(B) medically certified as physically or 
mentally unfit for employment; 
‘‘(C) a parent or other member of a house-
hold with responsibility for a dependent child 
under 7 years of age; 
‘‘(D) otherwise exempt under subsection 
(d)(2); 
‘‘(E) a pregnant woman; 
‘‘(F) currently homeless; 
‘‘(G) a veteran; 
‘‘(H) 24 years of age or younger and was 
in foster care under the responsibility of a State 
on the date of attaining 18 years of age or such 
higher age as the State has elected under sec-
tion 475(8)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 675(8)(B)(iii)); or 
‘‘(I) responsible for a dependent child 7 
years of age or older and is married to, and re-
sides with, an individual who is in compliance 
with the requirements of paragraph (2).’’. 
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(b) SUNSET PROVISION.—The exceptions in subpara-
graphs (F) through (H) shall cease to have effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2030. 
SEC. 10003. ABLE BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS 
WAIVERS. 
Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (4)(A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of a 
State agency and with the support of the chief 
executive officer of the State, the Secretary may 
waive the applicability of paragraph (2) for not 
more than 12 consecutive months to any group 
of individuals in the State if the Secretary 
makes a determination that the county, or 
county-equivalent (as recognized by the Census 
Bureau) in which the individuals reside has an 
unemployment rate of over 10 percent.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(F) by striking ‘‘8 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1 percent’’. 
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SEC. 10004. AVAILABILITY OF STANDARD UTILITY ALLOW-
ANCES BASED ON RECEIPT OF ENERGY AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) ALLOWANCE TO RECIPIENTS OF ENERGY ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCE.—Section 
5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of the of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘with an elderly or disabled 
member’’ after ‘‘households’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy As-
sistance Act is amended by inserting ‘‘received by a 
household with an elderly or disabled member’’ be-
fore ‘‘, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)’’. 
(b) 
THIRD-PARTY
ENERGY
ASSISTANCE
PAY-
MENTS.—Section 5(k)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘without 
an elderly or disabled member’’ after ‘‘household’’ 
the 1st place it appears; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘with an 
elderly or disabled member’’ after ‘‘household’’ the 
1st place it appears. 
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SEC. 10005. RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNET EXPENSES. 
Section 5(e)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(E) RESTRICTIONS
ON
INTERNET
EX-
PENSES.—Service fees associated with internet 
connection, including, but not limited to, 
monthly subscriber fees (i.e., the base rate paid 
by the household each month in order to receive 
service, which may include high-speed internet), 
taxes and fees charged to the household by the 
provider that recur on regular bills, the cost of 
modem rentals, and fees charged by the pro-
vider for initial installation, shall not be used in 
computing the excess shelter expense deduc-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 10006. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) Subject to’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(i) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of 
allotments described in paragraph (1) in a fis-
cal year shall be— 
‘‘(I) for each of fiscal years 2026 and 
2027, 100 percent; and 
‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2028 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, 95 percent. 
‘‘(ii) STATE SHARE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the State share of the cost of allot-
ments described in paragraph (1) in a fiscal 
year shall be— 
‘‘(I) for each of fiscal years 2026 and 
2027, 0 percent; and 
‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2028 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, 5 percent. 
‘‘(B) STATE QUALITY CONTROL INCENTIVE.— 
Beginning in fiscal year 2028, any State that has a 
payment error rate, as defined in section 16, for the 
most recent complete fiscal year for which data is 
available, of— 
‘‘(i) equal to or greater than 6 percent but 
less than 8 percent, shall have its Federal share 
of the cost of allotments described in paragraph 
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(1) for the current fiscal year equal 85 percent, 
and its State share equal 15 percent; 
‘‘(ii) equal to or greater than 8 percent but 
less than 10 percent, shall have its Federal 
share of the cost of allotments described in 
paragraph (1) for the current fiscal year equal 
80 percent, and its State share equal 20 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(iii) equal to or greater than 10 percent, 
shall have its Federal share of the cost of allot-
ments described in paragraph (1) for the cur-
rent fiscal year equal 75 percent, and its State 
share equal 25 percent.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may not pay towards the cost of allotments de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of section 4(a) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)), as designated 
by subsection (a), an amount greater than the applicable 
Federal share described in paragraph (2) of such section 
4(a), as added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 10007. ADMINISTRATIVE COST SHARING. 
Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 per cen-
tum’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’. 
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SEC. 10008. GENERAL WORK REQUIREMENT AGE. 
Section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘over the age of 15 and 
under the age of 60’’ and inserting ‘‘over the age of 
17 and under the age of 65’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘child under age six’’ and 
inserting ‘‘child under age seven’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘between 1 and 6 years of 
age’’ and inserting ‘‘between 1 and 7 years of 
age’’. 
SEC. 10009. NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 11(x)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(x)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(D) DATA SHARING TO PREVENT OTHER 
MULTIPLE
ISSUANCES.—A State agency shall 
use each indication of multiple issuance, or each 
indication that an individual receiving supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits in 
1 State has applied to receive supplemental nu-
trition assistance program benefits in another 
State, to prevent multiple issuances of other 
Federal and State assistance program benefits 
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that a State agency administers through the in-
tegrated eligibility system that the State uses to 
administer the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program in the State.’’. 
SEC. 10010. QUALITY CONTROL ZERO TOLERANCE. 
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 fiscal years 2015 through 2025’’; 
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.’’. 
SEC. 10011. NATIONAL EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVEN-
TION GRANT PROGRAM REPEALER. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) is amended by striking section 28 (7 U.S.C. 
2036a). 
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SEC. 10012. ALIEN SNAP ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 6(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the 1st sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting ‘‘In ad-
dition to the limitations on eligibility in the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996, no’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; or (C) an alien who en-
tered the United States prior to June 30, 1948, 
or such subsequent date as is enacted by law, 
has continuously maintained his or her resi-
dence in the United States since then, and is 
not ineligible for citizenship, but who is deemed 
to be lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
as a result of an exercise of discretion by the 
Attorney General pursuant to section 249 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1259); or (D) an alien who has qualified for 
conditional entry pursuant to sections 207 and 
208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1157 and 1158); or (E) an alien who is 
lawfully present in the United States as a result 
of an exercise of discretion by the Attorney 
General for emergent reasons or reasons 
deemed strictly in the public interest pursuant 
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to section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); or (F) 
an alien within the United States as to whom 
the Attorney General has withheld deportation 
pursuant to section 243 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(h))’’; and 
(2) in the 2d sentence by striking ‘‘clauses (B) 
through (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’. 
SEC. 10012. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
Section 203D(d)(5) of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)(5)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
Subtitle B—Investment in Rural 
America 
SEC. 10101. SAFETY NET. 
(a) REFERENCE PRICE.—Section 1111(19) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011(19)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(19) REFERENCE PRICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the term ‘reference price’, 
with respect to a covered commodity for a crop 
year, means the following: 
‘‘(i) For wheat, $6.35 per bushel. 
‘‘(ii) For corn, $4.10 per bushel. 
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‘‘(iii) For grain sorghum, $4.40 per 
bushel. 
‘‘(iv) For barley, $5.45 per bushel. 
‘‘(v) For oats, $2.65 per bushel. 
‘‘(vi) For long grain rice, $16.90 per 
hundredweight. 
‘‘(vii) For medium grain rice, $16.90 
per hundredweight. 
‘‘(viii) For soybeans, $10.00 per bush-
el. 
‘‘(ix) For other oilseeds, $23.75 per 
hundredweight. 
‘‘(x) For peanuts, $630.00 per ton. 
‘‘(xi) For dry peas, $13.10 per hun-
dredweight. 
‘‘(xii) For lentils, $23.75 per hundred-
weight. 
‘‘(xiii) For small chickpeas, $22.65 
per hundredweight. 
‘‘(xiv) For large chickpeas, $25.65 per 
hundredweight. 
‘‘(xv) For seed cotton, $0.42 per 
pound. 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVENESS.—Effective begin-
ning with the 2031 crop year, the reference 
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prices defined in subparagraph (A) with respect 
to a covered commodity shall equal the ref-
erence price in the previous crop year multiplied 
by 1.005. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—In no case shall a ref-
erence price for a covered commodity exceed 
115 percent of the reference price for such cov-
ered commodity listed in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) BASE ACRES.—Section 1112 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9012) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL BASE ACRES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
provide notice to owners of eligible farms pursuant 
to paragraph (4) and allocate to those eligible farms 
a total of not more than an additional 30,000,000 
base acres in the manner provided in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT OF NOTICE.—The notice under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Information that the allocation is oc-
curring. 
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‘‘(B) Information regarding the eligibility 
of the farm for an allocation of base acres 
under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(C) Information regarding how an owner 
may appeal a determination of ineligibility for 
an allocation of base acres under paragraph (4) 
through an appeals process established by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) OPT-OUT.—An owner of a farm that is eli-
gible to receive an allocation of base acres may elect 
to not receive that allocation by notifying the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (D), effective beginning with the 2026 
crop year, a farm is eligible to receive an alloca-
tion of base acres if, with respect to the farm, 
the amount described in subparagraph (B) ex-
ceeds the amount described in subparagraph 
(C). 
‘‘(B) 5-YEAR AVERAGE SUM.—The amount 
described in this subparagraph, with respect to 
a farm, is the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the 5-year average of— 
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‘‘(I) the acreage planted on the 
farm to all covered commodities for 
harvest, grazing, haying, silage or 
other similar purposes for the 2019 
through 2023 crop years; and 
‘‘(II) any acreage on the farm 
that the producers were prevented 
from 
planting 
during 
the 
2019 
through 2023 crop years to covered 
commodities 
because 
of 
drought, 
flood, or other natural disaster, or 
other condition beyond the control of 
the producers, as determined by the 
Secretary; plus 
‘‘(ii) the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) 15 percent of the total acres 
on the farm; and 
‘‘(II) the 5-year average of— 
‘‘(aa) the acreage planted on 
the farm to eligible noncovered 
commodities for harvest, grazing, 
haying, silage, or other similar 
purposes for the 2019 through 
2023 crop years; and 
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‘‘(bb) any acreage on the 
farm that the producers were 
prevented from planting during 
the 2019 through 2023 crop 
years to eligible noncovered com-
modities because of drought, 
flood, or other natural disaster, 
or other condition beyond the 
control of the producers, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) TOTAL NUMBER OF BASE ACRES FOR 
COVERED
COMMODITIES.—The 
amount 
de-
scribed in this subparagraph, with respect to a 
farm, is the total number of base acres for cov-
ered commodities on the farm (excluding unas-
signed crop base), as in effect on September 30, 
2024. 
‘‘(D) EFFECT OF NO RECENT PLANTINGS 
OF COVERED COMMODITIES.—In the case of a 
farm for which the amount determined under 
clause (i) of subparagraph (B) is equal to zero, 
that farm shall be ineligible to receive an alloca-
tion of base acres under this subsection. 
‘‘(E) ACREAGE PLANTED ON THE FARM TO 
ELIGIBLE
NONCOVERED
COMMODITIES
DE-
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FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘acreage 
planted on the farm to eligible noncovered com-
modities’ means acreage planted on a farm to 
commodities other than covered commodities, 
trees, bushes, vines, grass, or pasture (including 
cropland that was idle or fallow), as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) NUMBER
OF
BASE
ACRES.—Subject to 
paragraphs (4) and (7), the number of base acres al-
located to an eligible farm shall— 
‘‘(A) be equal to the difference obtained by 
subtracting the amount determined under sub-
paragraph (C) of paragraph (4) from the 
amount determined under subparagraph (B) of 
that paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) include unassigned crop base. 
‘‘(6) ALLOCATION OF ACRES.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall 
allocate the number of base acres under para-
graph (5) among those covered commodities 
planted on the farm at any time during the 
2019 through 2023 crop years. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—The alloca-
tion of additional base acres for covered com-
modities shall be in proportion to the ratio of— 
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‘‘(i) the 5-year average of— 
‘‘(I) the acreage planted on the 
farm to each covered commodity for 
harvest, grazing, haying, silage, or 
other similar purposes for the 2019 
through 2023 crop years; and 
‘‘(II) any acreage on the farm 
that the producers were prevented 
from 
planting 
during 
the 
2019 
through 2023 crop years to that cov-
ered commodity because of drought, 
flood, or other natural disaster, or 
other condition beyond the control of 
the producers, as determined by the 
Secretary; to 
‘‘(ii) the 5-year average determined 
under paragraph (4)(B)(i). 
‘‘(C) INCLUSION OF ALL 5 YEARS IN AVER-
AGE.—For the purpose of determining a 5-year 
acreage average under subparagraph (B) for a 
farm, the Secretary shall not exclude any crop 
year in which a covered commodity was not 
planted. 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE PLANTING 
OR PREVENTED PLANTING.—For the purpose of 
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determining under subparagraph (B) the acre-
age on a farm that producers planted or were 
prevented from planting during the 2019 
through 2023 crop years to covered commod-
ities, if the acreage that was planted or pre-
vented from being planted was devoted to an-
other covered commodity in the same crop year 
(other than a covered commodity produced 
under an established practice of double crop-
ping), the owner may elect the covered com-
modity to be used for that crop year in deter-
mining the 5-year average, but may not include 
both the initial covered commodity and the sub-
sequent covered commodity. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATION.—The allocation of addi-
tional base acres among covered commodities on 
a farm under this paragraph may not result in 
a total number of base acres for the farm in ex-
cess of the total number of acres on the farm. 
‘‘(7) REDUCTION BY THE SECRETARY.—In car-
rying out this subsection, if the total number of eli-
gible acres allocated to base acres across all farms 
in the United States under this subsection would ex-
ceed 30,000,000 acres, the Secretary shall apply an 
across-the-board, pro-rata reduction to the number 
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of eligible acres to ensure the number of allocated 
base acres under this subsection is equal to 
30,000,000 acres. 
‘‘(8) PAYMENT
YIELD.—Beginning with crop 
year 2026, for the purpose of making price loss cov-
erage payments under section 1116, the Secretary 
shall establish payment yields to base acres allocated 
under this subsection equal to— 
‘‘(A) the payment yield established on the 
farm for the applicable covered commodity; and 
‘‘(B) if no such payment yield for the ap-
plicable covered commodity exists, a payment 
yield— 
‘‘(i) equal to the average payment 
yield for the covered commodity for the 
county in which the farm is situated; or 
‘‘(ii) determined pursuant to section 
1113(c). 
‘‘(9) TREATMENT
OF
NEW
OWNERS.—In the 
case of a farm for which the owner on the date of 
enactment of this subsection was not the owner for 
the 2019 through 2023 crop years, the Secretary 
shall use the planting history of the prior owner or 
owners of that farm for purposes of determining— 
‘‘(A) eligibility under paragraph (4); 
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‘‘(B) eligible acres under paragraph (5); 
and 
‘‘(C) the allocation of acres under para-
graph (6).’’. 
(c) PRODUCER ELECTION.—Section 1115 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9015) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2014 crop year or the 2019 crop 
year, as applicable’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 crop 
year, 2019 crop year, or 2026 crop year, as ap-
plicable’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 
crop year or the 2019 crop year, as applicable,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014 crop year, 2019 crop year, 
or 2026 crop year, as applicable,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the same coverage for each covered 
commodity on the farm for the 2026 through 
2031 crop years as was applicable for the 2024 
crop year.’’. 
(d) PRICE LOSS COVERAGE.—Section 1116 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012 through 
2016’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2017 
through 2021’’. 
(e) AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE.—Section 1117 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9017) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘for 
each of the 2014 through 2024 crop years and 
90 percent of the benchmark revenue for each 
of the 2025 through 2031 crop years’’ before 
the period at the end; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)(B), in the subpara-
graph heading, by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (d)(1)(B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B)(i) for each of the crop years 2014 
through 2024, 10 percent of the benchmark 
revenue for the crop year applicable under sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(ii) for each of the crop years 2025 
through 2031, 12.5 percent of the benchmark 
revenue for the crop year applicable under sub-
section (c).’’; and 
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(4) in subsections (e), (g)(5), and (i)(5), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
(f) EQUITABLE TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN ENTI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED PASS-THROUGH ENTITY.—The 
term ‘qualified pass-through entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a partnership (within the meaning of 
subchapter K of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986); 
‘‘(B) an S corporation (as defined in sec-
tion 1361 of that Code); 
‘‘(C) a limited liability company that does 
not affirmatively elect to be treated as a cor-
poration; and 
‘‘(D) a joint venture or general partner-
ship.’’; 
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(B) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking 
‘‘except a joint venture or general partnership’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘except a 
qualified pass-through entity’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subtitle 
B’’ and all that follows through the end and in-
serting ‘‘title I of the Agricultural Act of 
2014.’’. 
(2) 
ATTRIBUTION
OF
PAYMENTS.—Section 
1001(e)(3)(B)(ii) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1308(e)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended— 
(A) in the clause heading, by striking 
‘‘JOINT
VENTURES
AND
GENERAL
PARTNER-
SHIPS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘QUALIFIED
PASS- 
THROUGH ENTITIES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘a joint venture or a gen-
eral partnership’’ and inserting ‘‘a qualified 
pass-through entity’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘joint ventures and general 
partnerships’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified pass- 
through entities’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘the joint venture or gen-
eral partnership’’ and inserting ‘‘the qualified 
pass-through entity’’. 
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(3) PERSONS
ACTIVELY
ENGAGED
IN
FARM-
ING.—Section 1001A(b)(2) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–1(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) subparagraphs (A) and (B), by strik-
ing ‘‘in a general partnership, a participant in 
a joint venture’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘a qualified pass-through entity’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘a 
general partnership, joint venture, or similar 
entity’’ and inserting ‘‘a qualified pass-through 
entity or a similar entity’’. 
(4) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—Section 
1001B(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 1308–2(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘partner-
ships and joint ventures’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified 
pass-through entities’’. 
(5) EXCLUSION FROM AGI CALCULATION.—Sec-
tion 1001D(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 1308–3a(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘, gen-
eral partnership, or joint venture’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
(g) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1001 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
ject to subsection (i), the’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$125,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$155,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
ject to subsection (i), the’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$125,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$155,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) ADJUSTMENT.—For the 2025 crop year and 
each crop year thereafter, the Secretary shall annually ad-
just the amounts described in subsections (b) and (c) for 
inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor.’’. 
(h) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308–3a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
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‘‘(i) EXCEPTED
PAYMENT
OR
BEN-
EFIT.—The term ‘excepted payment or 
benefit’ means— 
‘‘(I) a payment or benefit under 
subtitle E of title I of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq.); 
‘‘(II) a payment or benefit under 
section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
(7 U.S.C. 7333); and 
‘‘(III) a payment or benefit de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C) received 
on or after October 1, 2024. 
‘‘(ii) 
FARMING, 
RANCHING, 
OR 
SILVICULTURE
ACTIVITIES.—The 
term 
‘farming, ranching, or silviculture activi-
ties’ includes agritourism, direct-to-con-
sumer marketing of agricultural products, 
the sale of agricultural equipment by a 
person or legal entity that owns such 
equipment, and other agriculture-related 
activities, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the case of an ex-
cepted payment or benefit, the limitation estab-
lished by paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
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person or legal entity during a crop, fiscal, or 
program year, as appropriate, if greater than or 
equal to 75 percent of the average gross income 
of the person or legal entity derives from farm-
ing, ranching, or silviculture activities.’’. 
(i) MARKETING LOANS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
NONRECOURSE
MAR-
KETING
ASSISTANCE
LOANS
FOR
LOAN
COMMOD-
ITIES.—Section 1201(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9031(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(2) LOAN
RATES
FOR
NONRECOURSE
MAR-
KETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.—Section 1202 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9032) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) 
as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following: 
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‘‘(c) 2026 THROUGH 2031 CROP YEARS.—For pur-
poses of each of the 2026 through 2031 crop years, the 
loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 
1201 for a loan commodity shall be equal to the following: 
‘‘(1) In the case of wheat, $3.72 per bushel. 
‘‘(2) In the case of corn, $2.42 per bushel. 
‘‘(3) In the case of grain sorghum, $2.42 per 
bushel. 
‘‘(4) In the case of barley, $2.75 per bushel. 
‘‘(5) In the case of oats, $2.20 per bushel. 
‘‘(6) In the case of upland cotton, $0.55 per 
pound. 
‘‘(7) In the case of extra long staple cotton, 
$1.00 per pound. 
‘‘(8) In the case of long grain rice, $7.70 per 
hundredweight. 
‘‘(9) In the case of medium grain rice, $7.70 
per hundredweight. 
‘‘(10) In the case of soybeans, $6.82 per bushel. 
‘‘(11) In the case of other oilseeds, $11.10 per 
hundredweight for each of the following kinds of oil-
seeds: 
‘‘(A) Sunflower seed. 
‘‘(B) Rapeseed. 
‘‘(C) Canola. 
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‘‘(D) Safflower. 
‘‘(E) Flaxseed. 
‘‘(F) Mustard seed. 
‘‘(G) Crambe. 
‘‘(H) Sesame seed. 
‘‘(I) Other oilseeds designated by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(12) In the case of dry peas, $6.87 per hun-
dredweight. 
‘‘(13) In the case of lentils, $14.30 per hun-
dredweight. 
‘‘(14) In the case of small chickpeas, $11.00 
per hundredweight. 
‘‘(15) In the case of large chickpeas, $15.40 per 
hundredweight. 
‘‘(16) In the case of graded wool, $1.60 per 
pound. 
‘‘(17) In the case of nongraded wool, $0.55 per 
pound. 
‘‘(18) In the case of mohair, $5.00 per pound. 
‘‘(19) In the case of honey, $1.50 per pound. 
‘‘(20) In the case of peanuts, $390 per ton.’’; 
(D) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘(a)(11) and (b)(11)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a)(11), (b)(11), and (c)(11)’’; and 
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(E) by amending subsection (e) (as so re-
designated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SEED
COTTON
AND 
CORN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section 
1116(b)(2) 
and 
paragraphs 
(1)(B)(ii) 
and 
(2)(A)(ii)(II) of section 1117(b), the loan rate shall 
be deemed to equal— 
‘‘(A) for seed cotton, $0.30 per pound; and 
‘‘(B) for corn, $3.30 per bushel. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection au-
thorizes any nonrecourse marketing assistance loan 
under this subtitle for seed cotton.’’. 
(3) PAYMENT OF COTTON STORAGE COSTS.— 
Section 1204(g) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9034(g)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Effective’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) CROP YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2025.—Effec-
tive’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT OF COTTON STORAGE COSTS.— 
Effective for each of the 2026 through 2031 crop 
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years, the Secretary shall make cotton storage pay-
ments for upland cotton and extra long staple cotton 
available in the same manner as the Secretary pro-
vided storage payments for the 2006 crop of upland 
cotton, except that the payment rate shall be equal 
to the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the submitted tariff rate for the cur-
rent marketing year; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of storage in— 
‘‘(i) California or Arizona, a payment 
rate of $4.90; and 
‘‘(ii) any other State, a payment rate 
of $3.00.’’. 
(4) LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.— 
(A) 
CONTINUATION.—Section 
1205(a)(2)(B) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9035(a)(2)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(B) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF LDPS.—Section 
1206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9036) is amended, in subsections (a) and (d), 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(5) SPECIAL
COMPETITIVE
PROVISIONS
FOR 
EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.—Section 1208(a) of 
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the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9038(a)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2032’’. 
(6) AVAILABILITY OF RECOURSE LOANS.—Sec-
tion 1209 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9039) is amended, in subsections (a)(2), (b), and 
(c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘2031’’. 
(j) REPAYMENT
OF MARKETING LOANS.—Section 
1204 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9034) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (1) as sub-
paragraph (A) and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) in the case of long grain rice and 
medium grain rice, the prevailing world market 
price for the commodity, as determined and ad-
justed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
section; or 
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‘‘(ii) in the case of upland cotton, the low-
est prevailing world market price for the com-
modity, as determined and adjusted by the Sec-
retary in accordance with this section, during 
the 30-day period following the day on which 
the producer repays the marketing assistance 
loan. 
‘‘(2) REFUND FOR UPLAND COTTON.—In the 
case of a repayment for a marketing assistance loan 
for upland cotton at a rate described in paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall provide to the pro-
ducer a refund (if any) in an amount equal to the 
difference between the lowest prevailing world mar-
ket price described in that paragraph and the repay-
ment amount.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘at the loan rate’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘at a rate that is the less-
er of— 
‘‘(1) the loan rate’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) the prevailing world market price for the 
commodity, as determined and adjusted by the Sec-
retary in accordance with this section.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and me-
dium grain rice’’ and inserting ‘‘medium grain 
rice, and extra long staple cotton’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 
and indenting appropriately; 
(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘For pur-
poses’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) UPLAND COTTON.—In the case of upland 
cotton, for any period when price quotations for 
Middling (M) 13⁄32-inch cotton are available, the for-
mula under paragraph (1)(A) shall be based on the 
average of the 3 lowest-priced growths that are 
quoted.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON,’’ after ‘‘UP-
LAND COTTON,’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘UPLAND’’ before ‘‘COTTON’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2032’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.—The pre-
vailing world market price for extra long staple cot-
ton determined under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(A) shall be adjusted to United States 
quality and location, with the adjustment to in-
clude the average costs to market the com-
modity, including average transportation costs, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) may be further adjusted, during the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this paragraph and ending on July 31, 2032, if 
the Secretary determines the adjustment is nec-
essary— 
‘‘(i) to minimize potential loan forfeit-
ures; 
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‘‘(ii) to minimize the accumulation of 
stocks of extra long staple cotton by the 
Federal Government; 
‘‘(iii) to ensure that extra long staple 
cotton produced in the United States can 
be marketed freely and competitively, both 
domestically and internationally; and 
‘‘(iv) to ensure an appropriate transi-
tion between current-crop and forward- 
crop price quotations, except that the Sec-
retary 
may 
use 
forward-crop 
price 
quotations prior to July 31 of a marketing 
year only if— 
‘‘(I) there are insufficient cur-
rent-crop price quotations; and 
‘‘(II) 
the 
forward-crop 
price 
quotation is the lowest such quotation 
available.’’. 
(k) ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR TEX-
TILE MILLS.—Section 1207(c) of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9037(c)) is amended by striking para-
graph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) VALUE OF ASSISTANCE.—The value of the 
assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be— 
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‘‘(A) for the period beginning on August 1, 
2013, and ending on July 31, 2025, 3 cents per 
pound; and 
‘‘(B) beginning on August 1, 2025, 5 cents 
per pound.’’. 
(l) SUGAR PROGRAM UPDATES.— 
(1) LOAN RATE MODIFICATIONS.—Section 156 
of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘2023 crop years.’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 
crop years; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) 24.00 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 
for each of the 2025 through 2031 crop years.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘2023 crop years.’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 
crop years; and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) a rate that is equal to 136.55 percent of 
the loan rate per pound of raw cane sugar under 
subsection (a)(6) for each of the 2025 through 2031 
crop years.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS TO COMMODITY CREDIT COR-
PORATION
STORAGE
RATES.—Section 167 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7287) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, for the 2025 crop year and each subsequent 
crop year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall estab-
lish rates for the storage of forfeited sugar in an amount 
that is not less than— 
‘‘(1) in the case of refined sugar, 34 cents per 
hundredweight per month; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of raw cane sugar, 27 cents per 
hundredweight per month.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
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(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing 
‘‘SUBSEQUENT’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘PRIOR’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and subsequent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 
(3) 
MODERNIZING
BEET
SUGAR
ALLOT-
MENTS.— 
(A) 
SUGAR
ESTIMATES.—Section 
359b(a)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(B) ALLOCATION
TO
PROCESSORS.—Sec-
tion 359c(g)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359cc(g)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), in the case’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary makes 
an upward adjustment under paragraph (1)(A), 
in adjusting allocations among beet sugar proc-
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essors, the Secretary shall give priority to beet 
sugar processors with available sugar.’’. 
(C) TIMING OF REASSIGNMENT.—Section 
359e(b)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b)(2)) is amended— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) as clauses (i) through 
(iii), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘If the 
Secretary determines that a sugar beet 
processor who has been allocated a share 
of the beet sugar allotment will be unable 
to market that allocation’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a sugar beet processor who has been 
allocated a share of the beet sugar allotment for 
the crop year will be unable to market that allo-
cation’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—In carrying out subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(i) make an initial determination fol-
lowing the publication of the World Agri-
cultural Supply and Demand Estimates (in 
this 
subparagraph 
referred 
to 
as 
‘WASDE’) approved by the World Agricul-
tural Outlook Board for the month of Jan-
uary that is applicable to the crop year for 
which a determination under subparagraph 
(A) is made; and 
‘‘(ii) provide for an initial reassign-
ment under subparagraph (A)(i) not later 
than 30 days after the date of the an-
nouncement of such WASDE.’’. 
(4) REALLOCATIONS
OF
TARIFF-RATE
QUOTA 
SHORTFALL.—Section 359k of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) REALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REALLOCATION.—Subject to para-
graph (3), following the establishment of the tariff- 
rate quotas under subsection (a) for a quota year, 
the United States Trade Representative, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary, shall— 
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‘‘(A) determine which countries do not in-
tend to fulfill their allocation for the quota 
year; and 
‘‘(B) reallocate any forecasted shortfall in 
the fulfillment of the tariff-rate quotas as soon 
as practicable. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REALLOCATION.—Subject to 
paragraph (3), not later than March 1 of a quota 
year, the United States Trade Representative, in 
consultation with the Secretary, shall reallocate any 
additional forecasted shortfall in the fulfillment of 
the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar established 
under subsection (a)(1) for that quota year. 
‘‘(3) CESSATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.—Para-
graphs (1) and (2) shall cease to be in effect if— 
‘‘(A) the Agreement Suspending the Coun-
tervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from 
Mexico, signed December 19, 2014, is termi-
nated; and 
‘‘(B) no countervailing duty order under 
subtitle A of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is in effect with re-
spect to sugar from Mexico. 
‘‘(d) REFINED SUGAR.— 
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‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC SUGAR INDUS-
TRY.—In this subsection, the term ‘domestic sugar 
industry’ means domestic— 
‘‘(A) sugar beet producers and processors; 
‘‘(B) producers and processors of sugar 
cane; and 
‘‘(C) refiners of raw cane sugar. 
‘‘(2) STUDY REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall conduct a study on 
whether the establishment of additional terms 
and conditions with respect to refined sugar im-
ports is necessary and appropriate. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ex-
amine the following: 
‘‘(i) The need for— 
‘‘(I) defining ‘refined sugar’ as 
having a minimum polarization of 
99.8 degrees or higher; 
‘‘(II) establishing a standard for 
color- or reflectance-based units for 
refined sugar such as those utilized by 
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the International Commission of Uni-
form Methods of Sugar Analysis; 
‘‘(III) prescribing specifications 
for packaging type for refined sugar; 
‘‘(IV) prescribing specifications 
for transportation modes for refined 
sugar; 
‘‘(V) requiring affidavits or other 
evidence that sugar imported as re-
fined sugar will not undergo further 
refining in the United States; 
‘‘(VI) 
prescribing 
appropriate 
terms and conditions to avoid the cir-
cumvention of Federal laws relating to 
any sugar imports; and 
‘‘(VII) establishing other defini-
tions, terms and conditions, or other 
requirements. 
‘‘(ii) The potential impact of modifica-
tions described in each of subclauses (I) 
through (VII) of clause (i) on the domestic 
sugar industry. 
‘‘(iii) Whether, based on the needs de-
scribed in clause (i) and the impact de-
scribed in clause (ii), the establishment of 
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additional terms and conditions is appro-
priate. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the 
study under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall consult with representatives of the domes-
tic sugar industry, users of refined sugar, and 
relevant State and Federal agencies. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
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 report that de-
scribes the findings of the study conducted 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL TERMS 
AND CONDITIONS PERMITTED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the findings 
in the report submitted under paragraph 
(2)(D), and after providing notice to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Sec-
retary may issue regulations in accordance with 
subparagraph (B) to establish additional terms 
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and conditions with respect to refined sugar im-
ports that are necessary and appropriate. 
‘‘(B) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.— 
The Secretary may issue regulations under sub-
paragraph (A) if the regulations— 
‘‘(i) do not have an adverse impact on 
the domestic sugar industry; and 
‘‘(ii) are consistent with the require-
ments of this part, section 156 of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272), and obliga-
tions under international trade agreements 
that have been approved by Congress.’’. 
(5) CLARIFICATION
OF
TARIFF-RATE
QUOTA 
ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 359k(b)(1) of the Agricul-
tural 
Adjustment 
Act 
of 
1938 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1359kk(b)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Before’’ and inserting 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
before’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘if there is an’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for the sole purpose of responding directly 
to an’’. 
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(6) 
PERIOD
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 
359l(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
(7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(m) DAIRY POLICY UPDATES.— 
(1) DAIRY
MARGIN
COVERAGE
PRODUCTION 
HISTORY.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 1401(8) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051(8)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘when the participating 
dairy operation first registers to participate in 
dairy margin coverage’’. 
(B) PRODUCTION
HISTORY
OF
PARTICI-
PATING DAIRY OPERATIONS.—Section 1405 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) 
is amended— 
(i) by amending subsection (a) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) PRODUCTION HISTORY.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), the production history of a dairy operation 
for dairy margin coverage is equal to the highest annual 
milk marketings of the participating dairy operation dur-
ing any one of the 2021, 2022, or 2023 calendar years.’’; 
and 
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(ii) by amending subsection (b) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ELECTION BY NEW DAIRY OPERATIONS.—In 
the case of a participating dairy operation that has been 
in operation for less than a year, the participating dairy 
operation shall elect 1 of the following methods for the 
Secretary to determine the production history of the par-
ticipating dairy operation: 
‘‘(1) The volume of the actual milk marketings 
for the months the participating dairy operation has 
been in operation extrapolated to a yearly amount. 
‘‘(2) An estimate of the actual milk marketings 
of the participating dairy operation based on the 
herd size of the participating dairy operation relative 
to the national rolling herd average data published 
by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) DAIRY
MARGIN
COVERAGE
PAYMENTS.— 
Section 1406(a)(1)(C) of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056(a)(1)(C)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’ each 
place it appears. 
(3) PREMIUMS FOR DAIRY MARGINS.— 
(A) TIER I.—Section 1407(b) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(b)) is 
amended— 
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(i) 
in 
the 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’. 
(B) TIER II.—Section 1407(c) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(c)) is 
amended— 
(i) 
in 
the 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000,000’’. 
(C) 
PREMIUM
DISCOUNTS.—Section 
1407(g) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9057(g)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2026 through 
2031’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘January 2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 2026’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
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(4) DURATION.—Section 1409 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9059) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(n) SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT 
AUTHORITY.—Section 1602 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9092) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(o) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 1614(c) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) FISCAL YEAR 2025 RECONCILIATION.—The 
Secretary shall make available to the Farm Service 
Agency to carry out section 10101 of the Act titled 
‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
title II of H. Con. Res. 14’, and the amendments 
made by that section, $50,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which— 
‘‘(A) not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
used to carry out paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
subsection (b); 
‘‘(B) $3,000,000 shall be used for activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(A) of this sub-
section; 
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‘‘(C) $3,000,000 shall be used for activities 
described in paragraph (3)(B) of this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(D) $10,000,000 shall be used to— 
‘‘(i) carry out mandatory surveys of 
dairy production cost and product yield in-
formation to be reported by manufacturers 
required to report under section 273 of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1637b), for all products processed 
in the same facility or facilities; and 
‘‘(ii) publish the results of such sur-
veys biennially.’’. 
(p) LIVESTOCK SAFETY NET UPDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1501(b) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT RATES.— 
‘‘(A) LOSSES
DUE
TO
PREDATION.—In-
demnity payments to an eligible producer on a 
farm under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made at 
a rate of 100 percent of the market value of the 
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affected livestock on the applicable date, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) LOSSES DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER 
OR DISEASE.—Indemnity payments to an eligi-
ble producer on a farm under subparagraph (B) 
or (C) of paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate 
of 75 percent of the market value of the af-
fected livestock on the applicable date, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) 
DETERMINATION
OF
MARKET 
VALUE.—In determining the market value de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Sec-
retary may consider the ability of eligible pro-
ducers to document regional price premiums for 
affected livestock that exceed the national aver-
age market price for those livestock. 
‘‘(D) APPLICABLE
DATE
DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘applicable date’ 
means, with respect to livestock, as applicable— 
‘‘(i) the day before the date of death 
of the livestock; or 
‘‘(ii) the day before the date of the 
event that caused the harm to the livestock 
that resulted in a reduced sale price.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR UNBORN LIVE-
STOCK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of unborn 
livestock death losses incurred on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2024, the Secretary shall make an addi-
tional payment to eligible producers on farms 
that have incurred such losses in excess of the 
normal mortality due to a condition specified in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT
RATE.—Additional pay-
ments under subparagraph (A) shall be made at 
a rate— 
‘‘(i) determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) less than or equal to 85 percent 
of the payment rate established with re-
spect to the lowest weight class of the live-
stock, as determined by the Secretary, act-
ing through the Administrator of the Farm 
Service Agency. 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of 
a payment to an eligible producer that has in-
curred unborn livestock death losses shall be 
equal to the payment rate determined under 
subparagraph (B) multiplied, in the case of live-
stock described in— 
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‘‘(i) subparagraph (A), (B), or (F) of 
subsection (a)(4), by 1; 
‘‘(ii) subparagraph (D) of such sub-
section, by 2; 
‘‘(iii) subparagraph (E) of such sub-
section, by 12; and 
‘‘(iv) subparagraph (G) of such sub-
section, by the average number of birthed 
animals (for one gestation cycle) for the 
species of each such livestock, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(D) UNBORN LIVESTOCK DEATH LOSSES 
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘unborn 
livestock death losses’ means losses of any live-
stock described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), 
(E), (F), or (G) of subsection (a)(4) that was 
gestating on the date of the death of the live-
stock.’’. 
(2) LIVESTOCK FORAGE DISASTER PROGRAM.— 
Section 1501(c)(3)(D)(ii)(I) of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(ii)(I)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1 monthly payment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2 monthly payments’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘county for at least 8 con-
secutive’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘county 
for not less than— 
‘‘(aa) 4 consecutive weeks 
during the normal grazing period 
for the county, as determined by 
the Secretary, shall be eligible to 
receive 
assistance 
under 
this 
paragraph in an amount equal to 
1 monthly payment using the 
monthly payment rate deter-
mined under subparagraph (B); 
or 
‘‘(bb) any of the 7 of the 
previous 8 consecutive’’. 
(3) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR LIVESTOCK, 
HONEY
BEES, AND
FARM-RAISED
FISH.—Section 
1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9081(d)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO BIRD 
DEPREDATION.— 
‘‘(A) PAYMENTS.—Eligible producers on a 
farm of farm-raised fish, including fish grown 
as food for human consumption, shall be eligi-
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ble to receive payments under this subsection to 
aid in the reduction of losses due to piscivorous 
birds. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT RATE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The payment rate 
for payments under subparagraph (B) 
shall be determined by the Secretary, tak-
ing into account— 
‘‘(I) costs associated with the de-
terrence of piscivorous birds; 
‘‘(II) the value of lost fish and 
revenue due to bird depredation; and 
‘‘(III) costs associated with dis-
ease loss from bird depredation. 
‘‘(ii) MINIMUM RATE.—The payment 
rate for payments under subparagraph (B) 
shall be not less than $600 per acre of 
farm-raised fish. 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of 
a payment under subparagraph (B) shall be the 
product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(i) the applicable payment rate under 
subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(ii) 85 percent of the total number of 
acres of farm-raised fish farms that the eli-
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gible producer has in production for the 
calendar year.’’. 
(4) 
TREE
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—Section 
1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9081(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘15 
percent (adjusted for normal mortality)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘normal mortality’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal 
mortality)’’ and inserting ‘‘normal mor-
tality’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘50’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘65’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘15 percent dam-
age or mortality (adjusted for normal 
tree damage and mortality)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘normal tree damage or mor-
tality’’. 
(q) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR HONEYBEES.—In 
determining honeybee colony losses eligible for assistance 
under section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
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U.S.C. 9081(d)), the Secretary shall utilize a normal mor-
tality rate of 15 percent. 
(r) BEGINNING AND VETERAN FARMER AND RANCH-
ER BENEFIT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(b) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) 
is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘5’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (14)(B)— 
(I) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end after the semicolon; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘5 
years; or’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years.’’; 
and 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘5-year’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)(7)) is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (F). 
(2) 
INCREASE
IN
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
508(e)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(e)(8)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated), by striking ‘‘is 10 percentage points 
greater than’’ and inserting ‘‘is the number of 
percentage points specified in subparagraph (B) 
greater than’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 
PERCENTAGE
POINTS
ADJUST-
MENTS.—The percentage points referred to in 
subparagraph (A) are the following: 
‘‘(i) For each of the first and second 
reinsurance years that a beginning farmer 
or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher 
participates as a beginning farmer or 
rancher or veteran farmer or rancher, re-
spectively, in the applicable policy or plan 
of insurance, 15 percentage points. 
‘‘(ii) For the third reinsurance year 
that a beginning farmer or rancher or vet-
eran farmer or rancher participates as a 
beginning farmer or rancher or veteran 
farmer or rancher, respectively, in the ap-
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plicable policy or plan of insurance, 13 per-
centage points. 
‘‘(iii) For the fourth reinsurance year 
that a beginning farmer or rancher or vet-
eran farmer or rancher participates as a 
beginning farmer or rancher or veteran 
farmer or rancher, respectively, in the ap-
plicable policy or plan of insurance, 11 per-
centage points. 
‘‘(iv) For each of the fifth through 
tenth reinsurance years that a beginning 
farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or 
rancher participates as a beginning farmer 
or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher, 
respectively, in the applicable policy or 
plan of insurance, 10 percentage points.’’. 
(s) AREA-BASED CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE AND 
AFFORDABILITY.— 
(1) COVERAGE
LEVEL.—Section 508(c)(4) of 
the 
Federal 
Crop 
Insurance 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1508(c)(4)) is amended— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) may be purchased at any level 
not to exceed— 
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‘‘(I) in the case of the individual 
yield or revenue coverage, 85 percent; 
‘‘(II) in the case of individual 
yield or revenue coverage aggregated 
across multiple commodities, 90 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(III) in the case of area yield or 
revenue coverage (as determined by 
the Corporation), 95 percent.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘14’’ and 
inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ‘‘86’’ 
and inserting ‘‘90’’. 
(2) 
PREMIUM
COST
SHARE.—Section 
508(e)(2)(H)(i) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)(H)(i)) is amended by striking 
‘‘65’’ and inserting ‘‘80’’. 
(t) PREMIUM SUPPORT.—Section 508(e)(2) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘64’’ 
and inserting ‘‘69’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ‘‘59’’ 
and inserting ‘‘64’’; 
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(3) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking ‘‘55’’ 
and inserting ‘‘60’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (F)(i), by striking ‘‘48’’ 
and inserting ‘‘51’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (G)(i), by striking ‘‘38’’ 
and inserting ‘‘41’’. 
(u) ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSE AD-
JUSTMENTS.—Section 508(k) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(10) ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning with the 
2026 reinsurance year and for each reinsurance 
year thereafter, in addition to the terms and 
conditions of the Standard Reinsurance Agree-
ment, to cover additional expenses for loss ad-
justment procedures, the Corporation shall pay 
an additional administrative and operating ex-
pense subsidy to approved insurance providers 
for eligible contracts. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—In the case of 
an eligible contract, the payment to an ap-
proved insurance provider required under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be the amount equal to 6 
percent of the net book premium. 
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‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eli-
gible State’ means a State— 
‘‘(I) identified in State Group 2 
or State Group 3 (as defined in the 
Standard Reinsurance Agreement for 
reinsurance year 2026); and 
‘‘(II) in which, with respect to an 
insurance year, the loss ratio for eligi-
ble contracts is greater than 120 per-
cent of the total net book premium 
written by all approved insurance pro-
viders. 
‘‘(ii) 
ELIGIBLE
CONTRACTS.—The 
term ‘eligible contract’— 
‘‘(I) means a crop insurance con-
tract entered into by an approved in-
surance provider in an eligible State; 
and 
‘‘(II) does not include a contract 
for— 
‘‘(aa) catastrophic risk pro-
tection under subsection (b); 
‘‘(bb) an area-based plan of 
insurance or similar plan of in-
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surance, as determined by the 
Corporation; or 
‘‘(cc) a policy under which 
an approved insurance provider 
does not incur loss adjustment 
expenses, as determined by the 
Corporation. 
‘‘(11) SPECIALTY CROPS.— 
‘‘(A) MINIMUM REIMBURSEMENT.—Begin-
ning with the 2026 reinsurance year and for 
each reinsurance year thereafter, the rate of re-
imbursement to approved insurance providers 
and agents for administrative and operating ex-
penses with respect to crop insurance contracts 
covering agricultural commodities described in 
section 101 of title I of the Specialty Crops 
Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 
note) shall be equal to or greater than the per-
cent that is the greater of the following: 
‘‘(i) 17 percent of the premium used 
to define loss ratio. 
‘‘(ii) The percent of the premium used 
to define loss ratio that is otherwise appli-
cable for the reinsurance year under the 
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terms of the Standard Reinsurance Agree-
ment in effect for the reinsurance year. 
‘‘(B) OTHER CONTRACTS.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall not re-
duce, with respect to any reinsurance year, the 
amount or the rate of reimbursement to ap-
proved insurance providers and agents under 
the Standard Reinsurance Agreement described 
in clause (ii) of such subparagraph for adminis-
trative and operating expenses with respect to 
contracts covering agricultural commodities 
that are not subject to such subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The requirements 
of this paragraph and the adjustments made 
pursuant to this paragraph shall not be consid-
ered a renegotiation under paragraph (8)(A). 
‘‘(12) A&O INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), for the 2026 reinsurance year, and 
each reinsurance year thereafter, the Corpora-
tion shall increase the total administrative and 
operating expense reimbursements otherwise re-
quired under the Standard Reinsurance Agree-
ment in effect for the reinsurance year in order 
to account for inflation, in a manner consistent 
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with the increases provided with respect to the 
2011 through 2015 reinsurance years under the 
enclosure included in Risk Management Agency 
Bulletin numbered MGR–10–007 and dated 
June 30, 2010. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR 2026 REINSUR-
ANCE YEAR.—The increase under subparagraph 
(A) for the 2026 reinsurance year shall not ex-
ceed the percentage change for the preceding 
reinsurance year included in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the De-
partment of Labor. 
‘‘(C) 
ADMINISTRATION.—An 
increase 
under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) shall apply with respect to all 
contracts covering agricultural commodities 
that were subject to an increase during the 
period of the 2011 through 2015 reinsur-
ance years under the enclosure referred to 
in that subparagraph; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be considered to be a 
renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement for purposes of paragraph 
(8)(A).’’. 
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(v) PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY.—Sec-
tion 515(l)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515(l)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘than’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘than— 
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2025; and 
‘‘(B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and 
each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
(w) REVIEWS, COMPLIANCE, AND INTEGRITY.—Sec-
tion 516(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘each 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2025 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and 
each fiscal year thereafter’’. 
(x) POULTRY INSURANCE PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 
523 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) POULTRY INSURANCE PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(2), the Corporation shall establish a pilot pro-
gram under which contract poultry growers, includ-
ing growers of broilers and laying hens, may elect to 
receive index-based insurance from extreme weather- 
related risk resulting in increased utility costs (in-
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cluding costs of natural gas, propane, electricity, 
water, and other appropriate costs, as determined by 
the Corporation) associated with poultry production. 
‘‘(2) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—The Cor-
poration shall engage with poultry industry stake-
holders in establishing the pilot program under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) LOCATION.—The pilot program established 
under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a suffi-
cient number of counties to provide a comprehensive 
evaluation of the feasibility, effectiveness, and de-
mand among producers in the top poultry producing 
States, including Alabama, Arkansas, and Mis-
sissippi, as determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(4) APPROVAL OF POLICY OR PLAN.—Notwith-
standing section 508(l), the Board shall approve a 
policy or plan of insurance based on the pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with section 508(h); 
and 
‘‘(B) not later than 24 months after the 
date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 10102. CONSERVATION. 
(a) GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) $1,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 
2026, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘2023,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and $10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2025 through 2031’’ before the period at 
the end. 
(c) FERAL SWINE ERADICATION
AND CONTROL 
PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 2408(g)(1) of the Agriculture 
Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note; Public 
Law 115–334) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ and inserting a comma; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and $15,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2025 through 2031’’ before the period at 
the end. 
(d) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(B) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(C) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
‘‘(D) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; 
‘‘(E) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; 
and 
‘‘(F) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(i) $2,655,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(ii) $2,855,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027; 
‘‘(iii) $3,255,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028; 
‘‘(iv) $3,255,000,000 for fiscal year 
2029; 
‘‘(v) $3,255,000,000 for fiscal year 
2030; and 
‘‘(vi) $3,255,000,000 for fiscal year 
2031; and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
‘‘(ii) $1,325,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027; 
‘‘(iii) $1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028; 
‘‘(iv) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2029; 
‘‘(v) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2030; and 
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‘‘(vi) $1,375,000,000 for fiscal year 
2031.’’. 
(2) REGIONAL
CONSERVATION
PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM.—Section 1271D of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871d) is amended by striking 
subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
use to carry out the program, to the maximum extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(1) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(2) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(3) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; 
‘‘(4) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; 
‘‘(5) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and 
‘‘(6) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.’’. 
(3) WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PRE-
VENTION.—Section 15 of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012a) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2026’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, to remain available 
until expended’’ before the period at the end. 
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(4) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balances of 
amounts appropriated by section 21001(a) of Public 
Law 117–169 (136 Stat. 2015) are rescinded. 
SEC. 10103. TRADE. 
Section 203(f) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5623(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For each of fiscal years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of 
fiscal years’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2031.— 
For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, of 
the funds of, or an equal value of commodities 
owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
the Secretary shall use to carry out this section 
$489,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATIONS
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2026 
THROUGH 2031.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2031, the Secretary shall 
allocate funds to carry out this section in ac-
cordance with the following: 
‘‘(i) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM.—For 
market access activities authorized under 
subsection (b), of the funds of, or an equal 
value of commodities owned by, the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, not less than 
$400,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) FOREIGN
MARKET
DEVELOP-
MENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM.—To carry 
out subsection (c), of the funds of, or an 
equal value of commodities owned by, the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, not less 
than $69,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) E (KIKA) DE LA GARZA EMERG-
ING MARKETS PROGRAM.—To provide as-
sistance under subsection (d), of the funds 
of, or an equal value of commodities owned 
by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, not 
more than $8,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(iv) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
SPECIALTY
CROPS.—To carry out sub-
section (e), of the funds of, or an equal 
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value of the commodities owned by, the 
Commodity 
Credit 
Corporation, 
$9,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(v) PRIORITY TRADE FUND.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—In addition 
to 
the 
amounts 
allocated 
under 
clauses (i) through (iv), and notwith-
standing any limitations in those 
clauses, as determined by the Sec-
retary, for 1 or more programs under 
this section for authorized activities to 
access, develop, maintain, and expand 
markets for United States agricultural 
commodities, $3,500,000 for each fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(II) CONSIDERATIONS.—In allo-
cating funds made available under 
subclause (I), the Secretary may con-
sider providing a greater allocation to 
1 or more programs under this section 
for which the amounts requested 
under applications exceed available 
funding for the 1 or more programs. 
‘‘(B) REALLOCATION.—Any funds allo-
cated under clauses (i) through (iv) of subpara-
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graph (A) that remain unobligated one year 
after the end of the fiscal year in which they 
are first made available shall be reallocated to 
the priority trade fund under subparagraph 
(A)(v). To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall allocate such reallocated funds 
to support exports of those types of United 
States agricultural commodities eligible for as-
sistance under the program for which the funds 
were originally allocated under subparagraph 
(A).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘, paragraph (4)(A)(v),’’ after ‘‘paragraph 
(3)(A)(v)’’. 
SEC. 10104. RESEARCH. 
(a) URBAN, INDOOR, AND OTHER EMERGING AGRI-
CULTURAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND 
EXTENSION INITIATIVE.—Section 1672E(d)(1)(B) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5925g(d)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2024, to remain available until expended’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031’’. 
(b) FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RE-
SEARCH.—Section 7601(g)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act 
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of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939(g)(1)(A)) is amended adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) FURTHER
FUNDING.—Of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
Foundation to carry out this section, to re-
main available until expended, not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this clause, $37,000,000.’’. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTI-
TUTIONS.—Section 1446 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out this section 
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
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(d) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM-
ERS WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 1680(c) of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5933(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AU-
THORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and inserting 
‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $8,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION 
OF APPROPRIATIONS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3)’’. 
(e) SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—Sec-
tion 412(k)(1)(B) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7632(k)(1)(B)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
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$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(i) $80,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2025; and 
‘‘(ii) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026’’. 
(f) RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT.—Section 6 of the 
Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390d) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘AU-
THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘FUNDING’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Sub-
ject to’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Subject to’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out the competitive 
grant program under section 4, $125,000,000 for 
each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026.’’. 
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SEC. 10105. SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS; FORESTRY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECURE 
RURAL SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINA-
TION ACT OF 2000.— 
(1) SECURE PAYMENTS FOR STATES AND COUN-
TIES CONTAINING FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) SECURE PAYMENTS.—Section 101 of 
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- 
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) is 
amended— 
(i) in subsections (a) and (b), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 PAY-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE PAYMENT.—If an eligible county in 
a State that will receive a share of the State pay-
ment for fiscal year 2024 has already received, or 
will receive, a share of the 25-percent payment for 
fiscal year 2024 distributed to the State before the 
date of enactment of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) if the amount of the State payment 
exceeds the amount of the 25-percent payment, 
the amount of the State payment shall be re-
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duced by the amount of the share of the eligible 
county of the 25-percent payment; or 
‘‘(B) if the amount of the State payment 
is less than or equal to the amount of the 25- 
percent payment, the eligible county— 
‘‘(i) may retain the amount of the 
share of the eligible county of the 25-per-
cent payment; and 
‘‘(ii) if so retained, such amount shall 
be treated as if it were received by the 
county as a State payment for purposes of 
this Act. 
‘‘(2) COUNTY PAYMENT.—If an eligible county 
that will receive a county payment for fiscal year 
2024 has already received a 50-percent payment for 
fiscal year 2024— 
‘‘(A) if the amount of the county payment 
exceeds the amount of the 50-percent payment, 
the amount of the county payment shall be re-
duced by the amount of the 50-percent pay-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) if the amount of the county payment 
is less than or equal to the amount of the 50- 
percent payment, the eligible county— 
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‘‘(i) may retain the amount of the 50- 
percent payment; and 
‘‘(ii) if so retained, such amount shall 
be treated as if it were received as a coun-
ty payment for purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(3) TIMELY
PAYMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall make all pay-
ments under this title for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
(B) DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS TO ELI-
GIBLE COUNTIES.—Section 103(d)(2) of the Se-
cure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES.— 
Section 102 of the Secure Rural Schools and Com-
munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7112) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(E) PAYMENTS
FOR
EACH
OF
FISCAL 
YEARS 2024 AND 2025.—The election otherwise 
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required by subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) FISCAL YEARS 2024 AND 2025.—The 
election described in paragraph (1)(A) applica-
ble to a county in fiscal year 2023 shall be ef-
fective for each of fiscal years 2024 and 
2025.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(G) PAYMENTS
FOR
EACH
OF
FISCAL 
YEARS 2024 AND 2025.—The election made by 
an eligible county under subparagraph (B), (C), 
or (D) for fiscal year 2023, or deemed to be 
made by the county under paragraph (3)(B) for 
that fiscal year, shall be effective for each of 
fiscal years 2024 and 2025.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(E) PAYMENTS
FOR
EACH
OF
FISCAL 
YEARS
2024
AND
2025.—This paragraph does 
not apply for each of fiscal years 2024 and 
2025.’’. 
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(3) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT 
SPECIAL PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) COMMITTEE ON COMPOSITION WAIVER 
AUTHORITY.—Section 205(d)(6)(C) of the Se-
cure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
mination 
Act 
of 
2000 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7125(d)(6)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(B) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 
208 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7128) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(4) EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
EXPEND 
COUNTY FUNDS.—Section 305 of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2026’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
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(b) RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PILOT PRO-
GRAM EXTENSION.—Section 205(g) of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7125(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (6). 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEES.—Sec-
tion 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7125) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘con-
cerned,’’ and inserting ‘‘concerned’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
date of the enactment of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 3, 2008’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘to 
extent’’ and inserting ‘‘to the extent’’. 
(2) 
USE
OF
PROJECT
FUNDS.—Section 
206(b)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7126(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘concerned,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘concerned’’. 
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(d) RESCISSIONS.— 
(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR NON-FEDERAL 
FOREST LANDOWNERS.—All of the unobligated bal-
ances of the funds made available under each of 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 23002(a) of 
subtitle D of Public Law 117–169 are rescinded. 
(2) STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVA-
TION PROGRAMS.—Of the unobligated balances avail-
able under section 23003(a)(1) of subtitle D of Pub-
lic Law 117–169, $100,719,676 are rescinded. 
SEC. 10106. ENERGY. 
(a) 
BIOBASED
MARKETS
PROGRAM.—Section 
9002(k)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(b) 
BIOENERGY
PROGRAM
FOR
ADVANCED 
BIOFUELS.—Section 9005(g)(1)(F) of the Farm Security 
and 
Rural 
Investment 
Act 
of 
2002 
(7 
U.S.C. 
8105(g)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 10107. HORTICULTURE. 
(a) PLANT PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND 
DISASTER PREVENTION.—Section 420(f) of the Plant 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2025; and’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2026’’. 
(b) SPECIALTY
CROP
BLOCK
GRANTS.—Section 
101(l)(1) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 
2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2025; and’’; and 
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(4) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘$85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026’’.’’. 
(c) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INI-
TIATIVE.—Section 7407(d)(1) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2031.’’. 
(d) MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF INTER-
NATIONAL TRADE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
AND DATA 
COLLECTION FUNDING.—Section 2123(c)(4) of the Or-
ganic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
6522(c)(4)) is amended, in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘, $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 
and 2025, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026’’. 
(e) NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE 
PROGRAM.—Section 10606(d)(1)(C) of the Farm Security 
and 
Rural 
Investment 
Act 
of 
2002 
(7 
U.S.C. 
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6523(d)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2031’’. 
(f) MULTIPLE CROP AND PESTICIDE USE SURVEY.— 
Section 10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4906) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $500,000 for fiscal year 2019, to re-
main available until expended; 
‘‘(B) $100,000 for fiscal year 2024, to re-
main available until expended; and 
‘‘(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to 
remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 10108. MISCELLANEOUS. 
(a) ANIMAL DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGE-
MENT.—Section 10409A(d)(1) of the Animal Health Pro-
tection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(d)(1)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) 
FISCAL
YEARS
2023 
THROUGH 
2025.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall make available 
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to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 through 2025, of which not 
less than $18,000,000 shall be made available 
for each of those fiscal years to carry out sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(B) 
FISCAL
YEARS
2026 
THROUGH 
2030.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall make available 
to carry out this section $233,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, of which— 
‘‘(i) not less than $10,000,000 shall 
be made available for each such fiscal year 
to carry out subsection (a); 
‘‘(ii) not less than $70,000,000 shall 
be made available for each such fiscal year 
to carry out subsection (b); and 
‘‘(iii) not less than $153,000,000 shall 
be made available for each such fiscal year 
to carry out subsection (c). 
‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
Secretary shall make available to carry out this 
section $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2031 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, of which not less 
than $45,000,000 shall be made available for 
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each of those fiscal years to carry out sub-
section (b).’’. 
(b) SHEEP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING GRANT 
PROGRAM.—Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000 for fiscal year 
2019, and’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’. 
(c) MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS.— 
(1) 
PIMA
AGRICULTURE
COTTON
TRUST 
FUND.—Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113–79) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(2) AGRICULTURE
WOOL
APPAREL
MANUFAC-
TURERS TRUST FUND.—Section 12315 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public 
Law 113–79) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
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(3) WOOL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION.—Sec-
tion 12316(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113–79) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(4) EMERGENCY
CITRUS
DISEASE
RESEARCH 
AND
DEVELOPMENT
TRUST
FUND.—Section 
12605(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (7 U.S.C. 7632 note; Public Law 115–334) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON 
ARMED SERVICES 
SEC. 20001. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY 
OF LIFE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of 
Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available 
until September 30, 2029— 
(1) $230,480,000 for restoration and mod-
ernization costs under the Marine Corps Barracks 
2030 initiative; 
(2) $119,000,000 for base operating support 
costs under the Marine Corps Barracks 2030 initia-
tive; 
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(3) $1,000,000,000 for Army, Navy, Air Force, 
and Space Force sustainment, restoration, and mod-
ernizations of military unaccompanied housing; 
(4) $2,000,000,000 for the Defense Health 
Program; 
(5) $2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic al-
lowance for housing payable to members of the 
Armed Forces, notwithstanding section 403 of title 
37, United States Code; 
(6) $50,000,000 for bonuses, special pays, and 
incentive pays for members of the Armed Forces 
pursuant to titles 10 and 37, United States Code; 
(7) $10,000,000 for the Defense Activity for 
Non-Traditional Education Support’s Online Aca-
demic Skills Course program for members of the 
Armed Forces; 
(8) $100,000,000 for tuition assistance for 
members of the Armed Forces pursuant to title 10, 
United States Code; 
(9) $100,000,000 for child care fee assistance 
for members of the Armed Forces under part II of 
chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code; 
(10) $590,000,000 to increase the Temporary 
Lodging Expense Allowance under chapter 8 of title 
37, United States Code, to 21 days; 
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(11) $100,000,000 for Department of Defense 
Impact Aid payments to local educational agencies 
under section 2008 of title 10, United States Code; 
(12) $10,000,000 for military spouse profes-
sional licensure under section 1784 of title 10, 
United States Code; 
(13) $6,000,000 for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home facilities; and 
(14) $100,000,000 for the Defense Community 
Infrastructure Program. 
(b) TEMPORARY INCREASE
IN PERCENTAGE
OF 
VALUE
OF
AUTHORIZED
INVESTMENT
IN
CERTAIN 
PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this section and 
ending on September 30, 2029, the Secretary con-
cerned shall apply— 
(A) paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of sec-
tion 2875 of title 10, United States Code, by 
substituting ‘‘60 percent’’ for ‘‘33 1⁄3 per-
cent’’; and 
(B) paragraph (2) of such subsection by 
substituting ‘‘60 percent’’ for ‘‘45 percent’’. 
(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
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meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(c) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OR 
CONSTRUCTION
OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY UNACCOM-
PANIED HOUSING.—Section 2881a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading and inserting 
‘‘Temporary authority for acquisition or 
construction of privatized military unac-
companied housing’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Navy’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘under the pilot projects’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘pursuant to this sec-
tion’’; 
(4) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the heading and inserting 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘carry out not more than 
three pilot projects under the authority of this 
section or another provision of this subchapter 
to use the private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘use 
the authority under this subchapter to enter 
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into contracts with appropriate private sector 
entities’’; 
(5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘privatized 
housing’’ and inserting ‘‘privatized housing units’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e); and 
(7) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘under the pilot programs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’. 
SEC. 20002. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES FOR SHIPBUILDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029— 
(1) $250,000,000 for the expansion of acceler-
ated Training in Defense Manufacturing program; 
(2) $250,000,000 for United States production 
of turbine generators for shipbuilding industrial 
base; 
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(3) $450,000,000 for United States additive 
manufacturing for wire production and machining 
capacity for shipbuilding industrial base; 
(4) $492,000,000 for next-generation ship-
building techniques; 
(5) $85,000,000 for United States-made steel 
plate for shipbuilding industrial base; 
(6) $50,000,000 for machining capacity for 
naval propellers for shipbuilding industrial base; 
(7) $110,000,000 for rolled steel and fabrica-
tion facility for shipbuilding industrial base; 
(8) $400,000,000 for expansion of collaborative 
campus for naval shipbuilding; 
(9) $450,000,000 for application of autonomy 
and artificial intelligence to naval shipbuilding; 
(10) $500,000,000 for the adoption of advanced 
manufacturing techniques in the maritime industrial 
base; 
(11) $500,000,000 for additional dry-dock ca-
pability; 
(12) $50,000,000 for the expansion of cold 
spray repair technologies; 
(13) $450,000,000 for additional maritime in-
dustrial workforce development programs; 
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(14) $750,000,000 for additional supplier devel-
opment across the naval shipbuilding industrial base; 
(15) $250,000,000 for additional advanced 
manufacturing processes across the naval ship-
building industrial base; 
(16) $4,600,000,000 for a second Virginia-class 
submarine in fiscal year 2027; 
(17) $5,400,000,000 for two additional Guided 
Missile Destroyer (DDG) ships; 
(18) $160,000,000 for advanced procurement 
for Landing Ship Medium; 
(19) $1,803,941,000 for procurement of Land-
ing Ship Medium; 
(20) $295,000,000 for development of a second 
Landing Craft Utility shipyard and production of 
additional Landing Craft Utility; 
(21) $100,000,000 for the procurement of com-
mercial logistics ships; 
(22) $600,000,000 for the lease or purchase of 
new ships through the National Defense Sealift 
Fund; 
(23) $2,725,000,000 for the procurement of T- 
AO oilers; 
(24) $500,000,000 for cost-to-complete for res-
cue and salvage ships; 
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(25) $300,000,000 for production of ship-to- 
shore connectors; 
(26) $695,000,000 for the implementation of a 
multi-ship amphibious warship contract; 
(27) $80,000,000 for accelerated development 
of vertical launch system reloading at sea; 
(28) $250,000,000 for expansion of Navy corro-
sion control programs; 
(29) $159,000,000 for leasing of ships for Ma-
rine Corps operations; 
(30) $1,534,000,000 for expansion of small un-
manned surface vessel production; 
(31) $1,800,000,000 for expansion of medium 
unmanned surface vessel production; 
(32) $1,300,000,000 for expansion of un-
manned underwater vehicle production; 
(33) $188,360,000 for the development and 
testing of maritime robotic autonomous systems and 
enabling technologies; 
(34) $174,000,000 for the development of a 
Test Resource Management Center robotic autono-
mous systems proving ground; 
(35) $250,000,000 for the development, produc-
tion, and integration of wave-powered unmanned un-
derwater vehicles; 
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(36) $2,100,000,000 for San Antonio-class Am-
phibious Transport Dock (LPD); and 
(37) $3,700,000,000 for America-class Amphib-
ious Assault Ship (LHA). 
SEC. 20003. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES FOR INTEGRATED AIR AND MIS-
SILE DEFENSE. 
(a) NEXT GENERATION MISSILE DEFENSE TECH-
NOLOGIES.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there are appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fis-
cal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029— 
(1) $183,000,000 for Missile Defense Agency 
special programs; 
(2) $250,000,000 for development and testing 
of directed energy capabilities by the Under Sec-
retary for Research and Engineering; 
(3) $300,000,000 for classified military space 
superiority programs run by the Strategic Capabili-
ties Office; 
(4) $500,000,000 for national security space 
launch infrastructure; 
(5) $2,000,000,000 for air moving target indi-
cator military satellites; 
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(6) $400,000,000 for expansion of Multi-Serv-
ice Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed pro-
gram; 
(7) $5,600,000,000 for development of space- 
based and boost phase intercept capabilities; 
(8) $2,400,000,000 for the development of mili-
tary non-kinetic missile defense effects; and 
(9) $7,200,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of military space-based 
sensors. 
(b) LAYERED HOMELAND DEFENSE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the 
Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to re-
main available until September 30, 2029— 
(1) 
$2,200,000,000 
for 
acceleration 
of 
hypersonic defense systems; 
(2) $800,000,000 for accelerated development 
and deployment of next-generation intercontinental 
ballistic missile defense systems; 
(3) $408,000,000 for Army space and strategic 
missile test range infrastructure restoration and 
modernization in the United States Indo-Pacific 
Command area of operations west of the inter-
national dateline; 
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(4) $1,975,000,000 for improved ground-based 
missile defense radars; and 
(5) $530,000,000 for the design and construc-
tion of Missile Defense Agency missile instrumenta-
tion range safety ship. 
SEC. 20004. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES FOR MUNITIONS AND DEFENSE 
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of 
Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available 
until September 30, 2029— 
(1) $400,000,000 for the development, produc-
tion, and integration of Navy and Air Force long- 
range anti-ship missiles; 
(2) $380,000,000 for production capacity ex-
pansion for Navy and Air Force long-range anti-ship 
missiles; 
(3) $490,000,000 for the development, produc-
tion, and integration of Navy and Air Force long- 
range air-to-surface missiles; 
(4) $94,000,000 for the development, produc-
tion, and integration of alternative Navy and Air 
Force long-range air-to-surface missiles; 
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(5) $630,000,000 for the development, produc-
tion, and integration of long-range Navy air defense 
and anti-ship missiles; 
(6) $688,000,000 for the development, produc-
tion, and integration of long-range multi-service 
cruise missiles; 
(7) $250,000,000 for production capacity ex-
pansion and supplier base strengthening of long- 
range multi-service cruise missiles; 
(8) $70,000,000 for the development, produc-
tion, and integration of short-range Navy and Ma-
rine Corps anti-ship missiles; 
(9) $100,000,000 for the development of an 
anti-ship seeker for short-range Army ballistic mis-
siles; 
(10) $175,000,000 for production capacity ex-
pansion for next-generation Army medium-range 
ballistic missiles; 
(11) $50,000,000 for the mitigation of dimin-
ishing manufacturing sources for medium-range air- 
to-air missiles; 
(12) $250,000,000 for the procurement of me-
dium-range air-to-air missiles; 
(13) $225,000,000 for the expansion of produc-
tion capacity for medium-range air-to-air missiles; 
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(14) $50,000,000 for the development of second 
sources for components of short-range air-to-air mis-
siles; 
(15) $325,000,000 for production capacity im-
provements for air-launched anti-radiation missiles; 
(16) $50,000,000 for the accelerated develop-
ment of Army next-generation medium-range anti- 
ship ballistic missiles; 
(17) $114,000,000 for the production of Army 
next-generation medium-range ballistic missiles; 
(18) $300,000,000 for the production of Army 
medium-range ballistic missiles; 
(19) $85,000,000 for the accelerated develop-
ment of Army long-range ballistic missiles; 
(20) $400,000,000 for the production of heavy-
weight torpedoes; 
(21) $200,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of commercial heavy-
weight torpedoes; 
(22) $70,000,000 for the improvement of 
heavyweight torpedo maintenance activities; 
(23) $200,000,000 for the production of light-
weight torpedoes; 
(24) $500,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of maritime mines; 
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(25) $50,000,000 for the development, procure-
ment, and integration of new underwater explosives; 
(26) $55,000,000 for the development, procure-
ment, and integration of lightweight multi-mission 
torpedoes; 
(27) 
$80,000,000 
for 
the 
production 
of 
sonobuoys; 
(28) $150,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of air-delivered long-range 
maritime mines; 
(29) $61,000,000 for the acceleration of Navy 
expeditionary loitering munitions deployment; 
(30) $50,000,000 for the acceleration of one- 
way attack unmanned aerial systems with advanced 
autonomy; 
(31) $1,000,000,000 for the expansion of the 
one-way attack unmanned aerial systems industrial 
base; 
(32) $3,500,000,000 for grants made pursuant 
to the Industrial Base Fund established under sec-
tion 4817 of title 10, United States Code; 
(33) $1,000,000,000 for grants and purchase 
commitments made pursuant to the Industrial Base 
Fund established under section 4817 of title 10, 
United States Code; 
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(34) $200,000,000 for investments in solid 
rocket motor industrial base through the Industrial 
Base Fund established under section 4817 of title 
10, United States Code; 
(35) $400,000,000 for investments in the 
emerging solid rocket motor industrial base through 
the Industrial Base Fund established under section 
4817 of title 10, United States Code; 
(36) $42,000,000 for investments in second 
sources for large-diameter solid rocket motors for 
hypersonic missiles; 
(37) $1,000,000,000 for the creation of next- 
generation automated munitions production fac-
tories; 
(38) $170,000,000 for the development of ad-
vanced radar depot for repair, testing, and produc-
tion of radar and electronic warfare systems; 
(39) $25,000,000 for the expansion of the De-
partment of Defense industrial base policy analysis 
workforce; 
(40) $30,300,000 for the repair of Army mis-
siles; 
(41) $100,000,000 for the production of small 
and medium ammunition; 
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(42) $2,500,000,000 for additional activities to 
improve the United States production of critical 
minerals through the National Defense Stockpile, 
authorized by subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 50, 
United States Code; 
(43) $10,000,000 for the expansion of the De-
partment of Defense armaments cooperation work-
force; 
(44) $250,000,000 for the expansion of the De-
fense Exportability Features program; 
(45) $250,000,000 for the development of new 
armaments cooperation programs; 
(46) $350,000,000 for production of Navy long- 
range air and missile defense interceptors; 
(47) $93,000,000 for replacement of Navy long- 
range air and missile defense interceptors; 
(48) $100,000,000 for development of a second 
solid rocket motor source for Navy air defense and 
anti ship missiles; 
(49) $65,000,000 for expansion of production 
capacity of Missile Defense Agency long-range anti- 
ballistic missiles; 
(50) $225,000,000 for expansion of production 
capacity for Navy air defense and anti-ship missiles; 
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(51) $103,300,000 for expansion of depot level 
maintenance facility for Navy long-range air and 
missile defense interceptors; 
(52) $18,000,000 for creation of domestic 
source for guidance section of Navy short-range air 
defense missiles; 
(53) $65,000,000 for integration of Army me-
dium-range air and missile defense interceptor with 
Navy ships; 
(54) $176,100,000 for production of Army 
long-range movable missile defense radar; 
(55) $100,000,000 for accelerated fielding of 
Army short-range gun-based air and missile defense 
system; 
(56) $40,000,000 for development of low-cost 
alternatives to air and missile defense interceptors; 
(57) $50,000,000 for acceleration of Army 
next-generation shoulder-fired air defense system; 
(58) $91,000,000 for production of Army next- 
generation shoulder-fired air defense system; 
(59) $500,000,000 for development, production, 
and integration of counter-unmanned aerial systems 
programs; 
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(60) $350,000,000 for development, production, 
and integration of non-kinetic counter-unmanned 
aerial systems programs; 
(61) $250,000,000 for development, production, 
and integration of land-based counter-unmanned 
aerial systems programs; 
(62) $200,000,000 for development, production, 
and integration of ship-based counter-unmanned aer-
ial systems programs; and 
(63) 
$400,000,000 
for 
acceleration 
of 
hypersonic strike programs. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Defense, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029, $500,000,000 to the ‘‘Department of Defense Cred-
it Program Account’’ to carry out the capital assistance 
program, including loans, loan guarantees, and technical 
assistance, established under section 149(e) of title 10, 
United States Code, for the development of reliable 
sources of critical minerals: Provided, That— 
(1) such amounts are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, and total loan principal, any part of which is 
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to be guaranteed, not to exceed $100,000,000,000; 
and 
(2) such amounts are available to cover all costs 
and 
expenditures 
as 
provided 
under 
section 
149(e)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 20005. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES FOR SCALING LOW-COST WEAP-
ONS INTO PRODUCTION. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of 
Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available 
until September 30, 2029— 
(1) $25,000,000 for the Office of Strategic 
Capital Global Technology Scout program; 
(2) $1,100,000,000 for the expansion of the 
small unmanned aerial system industrial base; 
(3) $400,000,000 for the development and de-
ployment of the Joint Fires Network and associated 
joint battle management capabilities; 
(4) $400,000,000 for the expansion of advanced 
command-and-control tools to combatant commands 
and military departments; 
(5) $100,000,000 for the development of shared 
secure facilities for the defense industrial base; 
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(6) $50,000,000 for the creation of additional 
Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hubs; 
(7) $250,000,000 for the acceleration of Stra-
tegic Capabilities Office programs; 
(8) $650,000,000 for the expansion of Mission 
Capabilities office joint prototyping and experimen-
tation activities for military innovation; 
(9) $500,000,000 for the accelerated develop-
ment and integration of advanced 5G/6G tech-
nologies for military use; 
(10) $25,000,000 for testing of simultaneous 
transmit and receive technology for military spec-
trum agility; 
(11) $50,000,000 for the development, procure-
ment, and integration of high-altitude stratospheric 
balloons for military use; 
(12) $120,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of long-endurance un-
manned aerial systems for surveillance; 
(13) $40,000,000 for the development, procure-
ment, and integration of alternative positioning and 
navigation technology to enable military operations 
in contested electromagnetic environments; 
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(14) $750,000,000 for the acceleration of inno-
vative military logistics and energy capability devel-
opment and deployment; 
(15) $120,000,000 for the acceleration of devel-
opment of small modular nuclear reactors for mili-
tary use; 
(16) $1,000,000,000 for the expansion of pro-
grams to accelerate the procurement and fielding of 
innovative technologies; 
(17) $90,000,000 for the development of reus-
able hypersonic technology for military strikes and 
intelligence; 
(18) $2,000,000,000 for the expansion of De-
fense Innovation Unit scaling of commercial tech-
nology for military use; 
(19) $500,000,000 to prevent delays in delivery 
of attritable autonomous military capabilities; 
(20) $1,000,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of low-cost cruise missiles; 
(21) $500,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of exportable low-cost 
cruise missiles; 
(22) $124,000,000 for improvements to Test 
Resource Management Center artificial intelligence 
capabilities; 
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(23) $145,000,000 for the development of arti-
ficial intelligence to enable one-way attack un-
manned aerial systems and naval systems; 
(24) $250,000,000 for the development of the 
Test Resource Management Center digital test envi-
ronment; 
(25) $250,000,000 for the advancement of the 
artificial intelligence ecosystem; 
(26) $250,000,000 for the expansion of Cyber 
Command artificial intelligence lines of effort; 
(27) $250,000,000 for the acceleration of the 
Quantum Benchmarking Initiative; 
(28) $500,000,000 for the expansion and accel-
eration of qualification activities and technical data 
management to enhance competition in defense in-
dustrial base; 
(29) $400,000,000 for the expansion of the de-
fense manufacturing technology program; and 
(30) $685,000,000 for military cryptographic 
modernization activities. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of 
Defense, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029, $1,000,000,000 to the ‘‘Department of Defense 
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Credit Program Account’’ to carry out the capital assist-
ance program, including loans, loan guarantees, and tech-
nical assistance, established under section 149(e) of title 
10, United States Code: Provided, That— 
(1) such amounts are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, and total loan principal, any part of which is 
to be guaranteed, not to exceed $100,000,000,000; 
and 
(2) such amounts are available to cover all costs 
and 
expenditures 
as 
provided 
under 
section 
149(e)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 20006. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES 
FOR 
IMPROVING 
THE 
EFFI-
CIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029— 
(1) $150,000,000 for business systems replace-
ment to accelerate the audits of the financial state-
ments of the Department of Defense pursuant to 
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chapter 9A and section 2222 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(2) $200,000,000 for the deployment of auto-
mation and artificial intelligence to accelerate the 
audits of the financial statements of the Department 
of Defense pursuant to chapter 9A and section 2222 
of title 10, United States Code; 
(3) $10,000,000 for the improvement of the 
budgetary and programmatic infrastructure of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense; and 
(4) $20,000,000 for defense cybersecurity pro-
grams of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency. 
SEC. 20007. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES FOR AIR SUPERIORITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029— 
(1) $3,150,000,000 to increase F–15EX air-
craft production; 
(2) $361,220,000 to prevent the retirement of 
F–22 aircraft; 
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(3) $127,460,000 to prevent the retirement of 
F–15E aircraft; 
(4) $50,000,000 to accelerate installation of F– 
16 electronic warfare capability; 
(5) $116,000,000 for C–17A Mobility Aircraft 
Connectivity; 
(6) $84,000,000 for KC–135 Mobility Aircraft 
Connectivity; 
(7) $440,000,000 to increase C–130J produc-
tion; 
(8) $474,000,000 to increase EA–37B produc-
tion; 
(9) $300,000,000 for Air Force classified pro-
grams; 
(10) $678,000,000 to accelerate the Collabo-
rative Combat Aircraft program; 
(11) $400,000,000 to accelerate production of 
the F–47 aircraft; 
(12) $230,000,000 for Navy classified pro-
grams; 
(13) $500,000,000 accelerate the FA/XX air-
craft; 
(14) $100,000,000 for production of Advanced 
Aerial Sensors; 
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(15) $160,000,000 to accelerate V–22 nacelle 
improvement; and 
(16) $100,000,000 to accelerate production of 
MQ–25 aircraft. 
SEC. 20008. ENHANCEMENT OF RESOURCES FOR NUCLEAR 
FORCES. 
(a) DOD APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain 
available until September 30, 2029— 
(1) $1,500,000,000 for risk reduction activities 
for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile pro-
gram; 
(2) $4,500,000,000 for acceleration of the B– 
21 long-range bomber aircraft; 
(3) $500,000,000 for improvements to the Min-
uteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system; 
(4) $100,000,000 for capability enhancements 
to intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicles; 
(5) $148,000,000 for the expansion of D5 mis-
sile motor production; 
(6) $400,000,000 to accelerate the development 
of Trident D5LE2 submarine-launched ballistic mis-
siles; 
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(7) $2,000,000,000 to accelerate the develop-
ment, procurement, and integration of the nuclear- 
armed sea-launched cruise missile; 
(8) $62,000,000 to convert Ohio-class sub-
marine tubes to accept additional missiles; 
(9) $22,000,000 to enhance nuclear deterrence 
through classified programs; 
(10) $168,000,000 to accelerate the production 
of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center pro-
gram; 
(11) $65,000,000 to accelerate the moderniza-
tion of nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions; and 
(12) $210,300,000 for the increased production 
of MH–139 helicopters. 
(b) 
NNSA 
APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition 
to 
amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the 
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available 
until September 30, 2029— 
(1) $200,000,000 to perform National Nuclear 
Security Administration Phase 1 studies pursuant to 
section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401); 
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Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2401). 
SEC. 20009. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES TO IMPROVE CAPABILITIES OF 
UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029— 
(1) $365,000,000 for Army exercises and oper-
ations in the Western Pacific area of operations; 
(2) $53,000,000 for Special Operations Com-
mand exercises and operations in the Western Pa-
cific area of operations; 
(3) $47,000,000 for Marine Corps exercises and 
operations in Western Pacific area of operations; 
(4) $90,000,000 for Air Force exercises and op-
erations in Western Pacific area of operations; 
(5) $532,600,000 for the Pacific Air Force bi-
ennial large-scale exercise; 
(6) $19,000,000 for the development of naval 
small craft capabilities; 
(7) $35,000,000 for military additive manufac-
turing capabilities in the United States Indo-Pacific 
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Command area of operations west of the inter-
national dateline; 
(8) $450,000,000 for the development of air-
fields within the area of operations of United States 
Indo-Pacific Command; 
(9) $1,100,000,000 for development of infra-
structure within the area of operations of United 
States Indo-Pacific Command; 
(10) $124,000,000 for mission networks for 
United States Indo-Pacific Command; 
(11) $100,000,000 for Air Force regionally 
based cluster pre-position base kits; 
(12) $25,000,000 to explore the revitalization 
of existing Arctic naval infrastructure; 
(13) $90,000,000 for the accelerated develop-
ment of non-kinetic capabilities; 
(14) $20,000,000 for military exercises with 
Taiwan; 
(15) $23,000,000 for anti-submarine sonar ar-
rays; 
(16) $30,000,000 for intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance capabilities for United States Af-
rica Command; 
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(17) $30,000,000 for intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance capabilities for United States 
Indo-Pacific Command; 
(18) $400,000,000 for the development, coordi-
nation, and deployment of economic competition ef-
fects within the Department of Defense; 
(19) $10,000,000 for the expansion of Depart-
ment of Defense workforce for economic competition; 
(20) $1,000,000,000 for offensive cyber oper-
ations; 
(21) $500,000,000 for the Joint Training 
Team; 
(22) $300,000,000 for the procurement of mesh 
network communications capabilities for Special Op-
erations Command Pacific; 
(23) $850,000,000 for activities to protect 
United States interests and deter Chinese Com-
munist Party aggression through provision of mili-
tary support and assistance to the military, central 
government security forces, and central government 
security agencies of Taiwan; 
(24) $200,000,000 for acceleration of Guam 
Defense System program; 
(25) $4,029,000,000 for classified military 
space superiority programs; 
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(26) $68,000,000 for Space Force facilities im-
provements; 
(27) $100,000,000 for ground moving target 
indicator military satellites; and 
(28) 
$528,000,000 
for 
DARC 
and 
SILENTBARKER military space situational aware-
ness programs. 
SEC. 20010. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESOURCES FOR IMPROVING THE READI-
NESS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available until September 30, 
2029— 
(1) $1,400,000,000 for a pilot program on 
OPN-8 maritime spares and repair rotable pool; 
(2) $700,000,000 for a pilot program on OPN- 
8 maritime spares and repair rotable pool for am-
phibious ships; 
(3) $2,118,000,000 for readiness packages to 
keep Air Force aircraft mission capable; 
(4) $1,500,000,000 for Army depot moderniza-
tion and capacity enhancement; 
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(5) $2,000,000,000 for Navy depot and ship-
yard modernization and capacity enhancement; 
(6) $250,000,000 for Air Force depot mod-
ernization and capacity enhancement; 
(7) $1,391,000,000 for the enhancement of 
Special Operations Command equipment and readi-
ness; 
(8) $500,000,000 for National Guard unit 
readiness; 
(9) $400,000,000 for Marine Corps readiness 
and capabilities; 
(10) $20,000,000 for upgrades to Marine Corps 
utility helicopters; 
(11) $310,000,000 for next-generation vertical 
lift, assault, and intra-theater aeromedical evacu-
ation aircraft; 
(12) $75,000,000 for the procurement of anti- 
lock braking systems for Army wheeled transport ve-
hicles; 
(13) $230,000,000 for the procurement of 
Army wheeled combat vehicles; 
(14) $63,000,000 for the development of ad-
vanced rotary-wing engines; 
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(15) $241,000,000 for the development, pro-
curement, and integration of Marine Corps amphib-
ious vehicles; 
(16) $250,000,000 for the procurement of 
Army tracked combat transport vehicles; and 
(17) $98,000,000 for the enhancement of Army 
light rotary-wing capabilities. 
SEC. 20011. IMPROVING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOR-
DER SUPPORT AND COUNTER-DRUG MIS-
SIONS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, 
$5,000,000,000 for activities in support of border oper-
ations, including deployment of military personnel, oper-
ations and maintenance, counter-narcotics and counter- 
transnational criminal organization mission support, the 
operation of and construction in national defense areas, 
the temporary detention of migrants on Department of 
Defense installations, and the repatriation of persons in 
support of law enforcement activities, pursuant to sections 
272, 277, 284, and 2672 of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 20012. ENHANCEMENT OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 
PROGRAMS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, 
$2,000,000,000 for the enhancement of military intel-
ligence programs. 
SEC. 20013. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSIGHT. 
(a) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Inspector General of the Department of De-
fense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029, to carry out this 
section. 
(b) OVERSIGHT OF PROGRAMS.—The Inspector Gen-
eral shall monitor Department of Defense activities for 
which funding is appropriated in this title, including— 
(1) programs with mutual technological depend-
encies; 
(2) programs with related data management 
and data ownership considerations; 
(3) programs particularly vulnerable to supply 
chain disruptions and long lead time components; 
and 
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(4) programs involving classified matters. 
(c) CLASSIFIED MATTERS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this title, the Chairs 
of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives shall jointly transmit to the De-
partment of Defense a classified memorandum regarding 
amounts made available in this title related to classified 
matters. 
SEC. 20014. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AUTHOR-
IZED. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of each military department (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) as specified 
in this title. 
(b) SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary of 
each military department shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 
10, United States Code) a detailed spending plan by 
project for all funds made available by this title to be ex-
pended on military construction projects. 
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SEC. 20015. PLAN REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a spend-
ing, expenditure, or operating plan for amounts made 
available pursuant to this title. Such plan shall include the 
same level of detail as required for the report submitted 
under section 8007 of division A of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47; 138 
Stat. 482). 
(b) EXPENDITURE REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this title, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentative a report that includes a description of any ex-
penditures made pursuant to the plan required under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 20016. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
The funds made available under this title may not 
be used to enter into any agreement under which any pay-
ment of such funds could be outlaid or disbursed after 
September 30, 2034. 
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TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON 
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Student Eligibility 
SEC. 30001. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 484(a)(5) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) be— 
‘‘(A) a citizen or national of the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) an alien who is lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence under the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) an alien who— 
‘‘(i) is a citizen or national of the Re-
public of Cuba; 
‘‘(ii) is the beneficiary of an approved 
petition under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1153(a)); 
‘‘(iii) meets all eligibility requirements 
for an immigrant visa but for whom such 
a visa is not immediately available; 
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‘‘(iv) is not otherwise inadmissible 
under section 212(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); and 
‘‘(v) is physically present in the 
United States pursuant to a grant of pa-
role in furtherance of the commitment of 
the United States to the minimum level of 
annual legal migration of Cuban nationals 
to the United States specified in the U.S.- 
Cuba Joint Communique´ on Migration, 
done at New York September 9, 1994, and 
reaffirmed in the Cuba-United States: 
Joint Statement on Normalization of Mi-
gration, Building on the Agreement of 
September 9, 1994, done at New York 
May 2, 1995; 
‘‘(D) an alien described in section 401(a) 
of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-128; 8 
U.S.C. 1101 note); 
‘‘(E) an alien described in section 2502(a) 
of the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2022 (division C of Public Law 117- 
43; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note); or 
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‘‘(F) an individual who lawfully resides in 
the United States in accordance with a Com-
pact of Free Association referred to in section 
402(b)(2)(G) of the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)(G)); and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICATION.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on 
July 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to award year 
2025–2026 and each subsequent award year, as deter-
mined under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
SEC. 30002. AMOUNT OF NEED; COST OF ATTENDANCE; ME-
DIAN COST OF COLLEGE. 
(a) AMOUNT OF NEED.—Section 471 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk) is amended 
by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) for award year 2025–2026, the cost of 
attendance of such student; or 
‘‘(B) for award year 2026–2027, and each sub-
sequent award year, the median cost of college of the 
program of study of such student, minus’’. 
(b) COST
OF ATTENDANCE
OF
A PROGRAM
OF 
STUDY.— 
(1) DETERMINATION OF COST OF ATTENDANCE 
OF A PROGRAM OF STUDY.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 472(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087ll(a)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘car-
rying the same academic workload’’ and in-
serting ‘‘enrolled in the same program of 
study’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘same course of study’’ and inserting 
‘‘same program of study’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (14), by striking 
‘‘program’’ and inserting ‘‘program of 
study’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
July 1, 2026, and shall apply with respect to 
award year 2026–2027 and each subsequent 
award year, as determined under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965. 
(2) DISCLOSURE.—Section 472(c) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll(c)) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of each program of study 
at the institution’’ after ‘‘cost of attendance’’; 
and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘of the institution’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of such programs of study at the insti-
tution’’. 
(c) DETERMINATION
OF MEDIAN COST
OF COL-
LEGE.—Part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk) is amended by inserting after 
section 472 (as so amended), the following: 
‘‘SEC. 472A. DETERMINATION OF MEDIAN COST OF COL-
LEGE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of this title, the 
term ‘median cost of college’, when used with respect to 
a program of study, offered by one or more institutions 
of higher education for an award year, means the median 
of the cost of attendance of the program of study (as de-
termined under section 472) across all institutions of high-
er education offering such a program of study for the pre-
ceding award year. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM OF STUDY DEFINED.—In this section 
and section 472, and part D: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘program of 
study’— 
‘‘(A) means an eligible program at an in-
stitution of higher education that is classified 
by a combination of— 
‘‘(i) one or more CIP codes; and 
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‘‘(ii) one credential level, determined 
by the credential awarded upon completion 
of the program; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a program of study 
abroad. 
‘‘(2) CIP CODE.—The term ‘CIP code’ means 
the six-digit taxonomic identification code assigned 
by an institution of higher education to a specific 
program of study at the institution, determined by 
the institution of higher education in accordance 
with the Classification of Instructional Programs 
published by the National Center for Education Sta-
tistics. 
‘‘(3) CREDENTIAL LEVEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘credential 
level’ means the level of the degree or other cre-
dential awarded by an institution of higher edu-
cation to students who complete a program of 
study of the institution. Each degree or other 
credential awarded by an institution shall be 
categorized by the institution as either under-
graduate credential level or graduate credential 
level. 
‘‘(B) UNDERGRADUATE
CREDENTIAL.— 
When used with respect to a credential or cre-
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dential level, the term ‘undergraduate creden-
tial’ includes credentials such as an under-
graduate certificate, an associate degree, a 
bachelor’s degree, and a post-baccalaureate cer-
tificate (including the coursework specified in 
paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(B) of section 
484(b)). 
‘‘(C) 
GRADUATE
CREDENTIAL.—When 
used with respect to a credential or credential 
level, the term ‘graduate credential’ includes 
credentials such as a master’s degree, a doc-
toral degree, a professional degree, and a post-
graduate certificate.’’. 
(d) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ASSETS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 480(f)(2) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087vv(f)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘net value of the’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘net value of— 
‘‘(A) the’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) a family farm on which the family re-
sides; or 
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‘‘(C) a small business with not more than 
100 full-time or full-time equivalent employees 
(or any part of such a small business) that is 
owned and controlled by the family.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on July 1, 2026, 
and shall apply with respect to award year 2026– 
2027 and each subsequent award year, as deter-
mined under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
Subtitle B—Loan Limits 
SEC. 30011. LOAN LIMITS. 
(a) TERMINATIONS OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON LOAN 
AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE 
SUBSIDIZED
LOANS
TO
UNDERGRADUATE
STU-
DENTS.—Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO 
MAKE SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO UNDERGRADUATE 
STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding any provision of 
this part or part B, except as provided in para-
graph (4), for any period of instruction begin-
ning on or after July 1, 2026— 
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‘‘(i) an undergraduate student shall 
not be eligible to receive a Federal Direct 
Stafford loan under this part; and 
‘‘(ii) the maximum annual amount of 
Federal 
Direct 
Unsubsidized 
Stafford 
loans such a student may borrow in any 
academic year (as defined in section 
481(a)(2)) or its equivalent shall be the 
maximum annual amount for such student 
determined under paragraph (5)).’’. 
(2) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE 
FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS LOANS TO ANY STUDENT 
BORROWER.—Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3)) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO 
MAKE FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS LOANS TO ANY 
STUDENT
BORROWER.—Notwithstanding any 
provision of this part or part B, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), for any period of in-
struction beginning on or after July 1, 2026, a 
graduate student or professional student shall 
not be eligible to receive a Federal Direct 
PLUS Loan under this part.’’. 
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(3) RESTRICTION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE 
FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS LOANS TO ANY PARENT BOR-
ROWER.—Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3)) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) RESTRICTION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO 
MAKE FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS LOANS TO ANY 
PARENT BORROWER.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any provision of this part or part B, except 
as provided in clause (ii) and paragraph 
(4), for any period of instruction beginning 
on or after July 1, 2026, a parent, on be-
half of a dependent student, shall not be 
eligible to receive a Federal Direct PLUS 
Loan under this part. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—A parent may re-
ceive a Federal Direct PLUS Loan under 
this part, on behalf of a dependent stu-
dent, in any academic year (as defined in 
section 481(a)(2)) or its equivalent if— 
‘‘(I) such student borrows the 
maximum annual amount of Federal 
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans 
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such student may borrow in such aca-
demic year; and 
‘‘(II) 
such 
maximum 
annual 
amount is less than the cost of at-
tendance of the program of study of 
such student.’’. 
(4) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
455(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3)) is further amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
IN-
TEREST SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO GRADUATE AND 
PROFESSIONAL
STUDENTS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘TERMINATIONS
OF
AND
RESTRICTIONS
ON 
LOAN AUTHORITY’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘TERMINATION 
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
SUBSIDIZED 
LOANS TO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL 
STUDENTS’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘beginning on or after July 1, 
2012’’; 
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(iii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a grad-
uate’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on or after 
July 1, 2012, a graduate’’; and 
(iv) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the 
maximum annual amount of Federal’’ and 
inserting ‘‘beginning on or after July 1, 
2012, and ending June 30, 2026, the max-
imum annual amount of Federal’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘EX-
CEPTION’’ and inserting ‘‘EXCEPTION FOR 
SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS EN-
ROLLED IN CERTAIN COURSE WORK’’. 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Subparagraph (A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘For any period of instruc-
tion beginning on or after July 1, 2012, 
and ending June 30, 2026, subparagraph 
(A)’’. 
(b) INTERIM RULES FOR ENROLLED BORROWERS.— 
Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) INTERIM EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN STU-
DENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) APPLICATION
OF
PRIOR
LIMITS.— 
Subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph 
(3), and paragraphs (5) and (6), shall not 
apply, during the expected time to credential 
described in subparagraph (B), with respect to 
an individual who, as of June 30, 2026— 
‘‘(i) is enrolled in a program of study 
at an institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(ii) has received a loan (or on whose 
behalf a loan was made) under this part 
for such program of study. 
‘‘(B) EXPECTED TIME TO CREDENTIAL.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, the expected 
time to credential of an individual shall be 
equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) three academic years; or 
‘‘(ii) the period determined by calcu-
lating the difference between— 
‘‘(I) the program length (as de-
fined in section 420W) for the pro-
gram of study in which the individual 
is enrolled; and 
‘‘(II) the period of such program 
of study that such individual has com-
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pleted as of the date of the determina-
tion under this subparagraph.’’. 
(c) LOAN LIMITS FOR UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS AND 
CERTAIN FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS LOANS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
AND
AGGREGATE
UNSUBSIDIZED 
LOAN LIMITS.—Section 455(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL AND AGGREGATE UNSUBSIDIZED 
LOAN LIMITS.— 
‘‘(A) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.— 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL LOAN LIMITS.—Notwith-
standing any provision of this part or part 
B, subject to subparagraph (C) and except 
as provided in paragraph (4), beginning on 
July 1, 2026, the maximum annual 
amount of Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
Stafford loans that an undergraduate stu-
dent may borrow in any academic year (as 
defined in section 481(a)(2)) or its equiva-
lent shall be the difference between— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the median 
cost of college of the program of study 
in which the student is enrolled; and 
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‘‘(II) the amount of the Federal 
Pell Grant under section 401 awarded 
to the student for such academic year. 
‘‘(ii) AGGREGATE
LIMITS.—Notwith-
standing any provision of this part or part 
B, except as provided in paragraph (4), be-
ginning on July 1, 2026, the maximum ag-
gregate amount of Federal Direct Unsub-
sidized Stafford loans that a student may 
borrow for programs of study that award 
an undergraduate credential upon comple-
tion of such a program shall be $50,000. 
‘‘(B) GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STU-
DENTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
ANNUAL
LIMITS.—Notwith-
standing any provision of this part or part 
B, subject to subparagraph (C) and except 
as provided in paragraph (4), beginning on 
July 1, 2026, the maximum annual 
amount of Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
Stafford loans that a graduate student or 
professional student may borrow in any 
academic year (as defined in section 
481(a)(2)) or its equivalent shall be the 
amount of the median cost of college of the 
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program of study in which the student is 
enrolled. 
‘‘(ii) AGGREGATE
LIMITS.—Notwith-
standing any provision of this part or part 
B, except as provided in paragraph (4), be-
ginning on July 1, 2026, the maximum ag-
gregate amount of Federal Direct Unsub-
sidized Stafford loans that, in addition to 
the maximum aggregate amount described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
‘‘(I) a graduate student— 
‘‘(aa) who is not (and has 
not been) a professional student, 
may borrow for programs of 
study described in subparagraph 
(D)(i) shall be $100,000; or 
‘‘(bb) who is (or has been) a 
professional student, may borrow 
for programs of study described 
in subparagraph (D)(i) shall be 
an amount equal to— 
‘‘(AA) $150,000, minus 
‘‘(BB) the amount such 
student borrowed for pro-
grams of study described in 
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subclauses (I) and (II) of 
subparagraph (D)(ii); and 
‘‘(II) a professional student— 
‘‘(aa) who is not (and has 
not been) a graduate student, 
may borrow for programs of 
study described in subclauses (I) 
and (II) of subparagraph (D)(ii) 
shall be $150,000; or 
‘‘(bb) who is (or has been) a 
graduate student, may borrow for 
programs of study described in 
subclauses (I) and (II) of sub-
paragraph (D)(ii) shall be an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(AA) $150,000, minus 
‘‘(BB) the amount such 
student borrowed for pro-
grams of study described in 
subparagraph (D)(i). 
‘‘(C) LESS
THAN
FULL-TIME
ENROLL-
MENT.—In any case where a student is enrolled 
in an program of study of an institution of 
higher education on less than a full-time basis 
during any academic year, the amount of a loan 
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that student may borrow for an academic year 
(as defined in section 481(a)(2)) or its equiva-
lent shall be reduced in direct proportion to the 
degree to which that student is not so enrolled 
on a full-time basis, rounded to the nearest 
whole percentage point, as provided in a sched-
ule of reductions published by the Secretary 
computed for purposes of this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
subsection: 
‘‘(i) GRADUATE STUDENT.—The term 
‘graduate student’ means a student en-
rolled in a program of study that awards 
a graduate credential (other than a profes-
sional degree) upon completion of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(ii) PROFESSIONAL STUDENT.—The 
term ‘professional student’ means a stu-
dent enrolled in a program of study that— 
‘‘(I) awards a professional degree 
upon completion of the program; or 
‘‘(II) provides the training de-
scribed in part 141 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any suc-
cessor regulations). 
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‘‘(iii) UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENT.— 
The term ‘undergraduate student’ means a 
student enrolled in a program of study 
that awards an undergraduate credential 
upon completion of the program.’’. 
(2) ANNUAL AND AGGREGATE FEDERAL DIRECT 
PLUS
LOANS
LIMITS
FOR
PARENT
BORROWERS.— 
Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ANNUAL AND AGGREGATE FEDERAL DI-
RECT
PLUS
LOANS
LIMITS
FOR
PARENT
BOR-
ROWERS.— 
‘‘(A) ANNUAL
LIMITS.—Notwithstanding 
any provision of this part or part B, subject to 
paragraph (3)(E) and except as provided in 
paragraph (4), beginning on July 1, 2026, the 
maximum annual amount of Federal Direct 
PLUS loans that a parent may borrow, on be-
half of a dependent student, in any academic 
year (as defined in section 481(a)(2)) or its 
equivalent shall be the amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the cost of attendance of the pro-
gram of study of such student; minus 
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