3.0.0 1850 2019-11-15T21:47:27Z 2019-11-15T21:47:27Z Senate S S 2011-11-10 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-10T21:14:34Z Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 112 3236 HR 2011-10-14 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2011-11-10 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7374-7377) IntroReferral 2011-11-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7373-7374) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-11-10 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2011-11-10 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-11-10 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-11-10 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2011-11-10 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2011-11-10 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2011-11-10 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2011-11-10 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-11-10 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2011-11-17 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2011-12-06 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2012-01-24 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2012-04-19 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural education Agricultural insurance Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural research Air quality Department of Agriculture Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Farmland Financial literacy Government lending and loan guarantees Rural conditions and development Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Wetlands Agriculture and Food 00 2011-11-10 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-14T15:42:20Z Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the conservation reserve and related programs, (2) the pilot program for enrollment of wetland and buffer acreage in the conservation reserve program, (3) the environmental quality incentives program, (4) activities to address air quality concerns from agricultural operations, and (5) the conservation access program.

Permits conservation reserve contract modification to facilitate transfers from retiring owners to limited resource farmers or ranchers.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) reduce the number of operating years required for a beginning farmer or rancher to qualify for a direct real estate loan, (2) authorize micro loans for beginning farmers or ranchers who are between 19 and 35 years old, (3) extend real estate and operating loan authority at increased levels, (4) revise private source transition provisions, (5) make the direct operating loan set-aside for beginning farmers and ranchers permanent, (6) permit loans and grants for entrepreneurial farm and farm-related enterprises, and (7) extend the beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program.

Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to extend the value-added agricultural product market development grant program.

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the beginning farmer and rancher development program. Provides assistance for agricultural rehabilitation and vocational training for veterans.

Amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to extend the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. Provides priority assistance for new farming opportunities, including young, beginning, socially disadvantaged, and immigrant issues, as well as farm entry, transition, and transfer issues.

Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to express the sense of Congress that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) should remove barriers and ensure effective access to crop and revenue insurance by beginning farmers and ranchers.

Extends authority for reimbursement of research, development, and maintenance costs.

Provides for risk management programs targeted at beginning, socially disadvantaged, transitioning, or legal immigrant farmers and ranchers.

Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Small Farms and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Group (within the Office of Advocacy and Outreach) to designate a state small and beginning farmer and rancher coordinator from among the state office employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Risk Management Agency, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service.

Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in USDA the position of Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison.

]]> Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 Display Title Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1850is/xml/BILLS-112s1850is.xml 2011-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7374-7377) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.