3.0.0 5824 2023-01-11T13:39:30Z 2023-01-11T13:39:30Z House HR 2018-05-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:H.R. 5824.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H3978]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-05-15T16:02:10Z Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 115 2839 S 2018-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2018-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 N L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2018-05-15 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-05-21 False Agriculture and Food Contracts and agency Farmland Forests, forestry, trees Government information and archives Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public-private cooperation Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Agriculture and Food 00 2018-05-15 Introduced in House 2018-12-28T17:26:34Z Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018

This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program.

(The program provides funding to assist socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in participating in USDA programs and in owning and operating farms and ranches.)

The bill includes provisions that:

  • authorize multiyear grants, contracts, and agreements for terms of up to three years;
  • require USDA to establish an external peer review process to use in making grants and entering into contracts and agreements; and
  • modify reporting requirements.
]]> Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 Display Title Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5824ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5824ih.xml 2018-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 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.