115 HR 7567 RH: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-21 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.

IBUnion Calendar No. 537119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7567[Report No. 119–620]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 13, 2026Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureApril 21, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2026A BILLTo provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes.

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Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.Title I—CommoditiesSec. 1001. Suspension of permanent price support authority.Sec. 1002. Tree assistance program.Sec. 1003. Specialty crop emergency assistance framework.Sec. 1004. Assistance in the form of block grants.Sec. 1005. Dairy-related extensions.Sec. 1006. Mandatory reporting of dairy product processing costs.Sec. 1007. Dairy reports.Sec. 1008. Processing of certain loans.Sec. 1009. Storage facility loans.Sec. 1010. Strengthening domestic food production supply chains.Sec. 1011. Regulations.Sec. 1012. Restoration of tobacco as agricultural commodity in Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act.Title II—ConservationSubtitle A—DefinitionsSec. 2001. Definitions.Sec. 2002. Mitigation banking.Subtitle B—Conservation Reserve ProgramSec. 2101. Conservation reserve.Sec. 2102. Farmable wetland program.Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramSec. 2201. Definitions.Sec. 2202. Establishment and administration.Sec. 2203. Limitation on payments.Sec. 2204. Conservation innovation grants and payments.Subtitle D—Conservation Stewardship ProgramSec. 2301. Conservation stewardship program.Sec. 2302. Duties of the Secretary.Sec. 2303. State assistance for soil health.Subtitle E—Other Conservation ProgramsSec. 2401. Conservation of private grazing land.Sec. 2402. Feral swine eradication and control program.Sec. 2403. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.Sec. 2404. Emergency conservation program.Sec. 2405. Emergency watershed program.Sec. 2406. National agriculture flood vulnerability study.Sec. 2407. Study on environmental benefits of winter wheat as a cover crop.Subtitle F—Funding and AdministrationSec. 2501. Commodity Credit Corporation.Sec. 2502. Delivery of technical assistance.Sec. 2503. Administrative requirements for conservation programs.Subtitle G—Agricultural Conservation Easement ProgramSec. 2601. Definitions.Sec. 2602. Agricultural land easements.Sec. 2603. Wetland reserve easements.Sec. 2604. Administration.Subtitle H—Forest Conservation Easement ProgramSec. 2701. Forest conservation easement program.Sec. 2702. Healthy Forests Reserve Program.Subtitle I—Regional Conservation Partnership ProgramSec. 2801. Establishment and purposes.Sec. 2802. Definitions.Sec. 2803. Regional conservation partnerships.Sec. 2804. Assistance to producers.Sec. 2805. Funding.Sec. 2806. Administration.Sec. 2807. Critical conservation areas.Title III—TradeSubtitle A—Food for Peace ActSec. 3101. Transfer of authorities to the Secretary of Agriculture.Sec. 3102. Food aid quality assurance.Sec. 3103. Repeal of minimum levels of assistance.Sec. 3104. Food aid consultative group.Sec. 3105. Issuance of regulations; oversight, monitoring, and evaluation.Sec. 3106. International food relief partnership.Sec. 3107. Use of commodity credit corporation.Sec. 3108. Pre-positioning of agricultural commodities and annual report regarding food aid programs and activities.Sec. 3109. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance.Sec. 3110. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance.Sec. 3111. Termination date for micronutrient fortification programs.Sec. 3112. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter farmer-to-farmer program.Sec. 3113. Food for Peace Act administration.Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978Sec. 3201. Agricultural trade promotion and facilitation.Sec. 3202. Preserving foreign markets for goods using common names.Sec. 3203. Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetable working group.Subtitle C—Other Agricultural Trade LawsSec. 3301. Growing American food exports.Sec. 3302. Food for Progress Act of 1985.Sec. 3303. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.Sec. 3304. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets.Sec. 3305. International agricultural education fellowship program.Sec. 3306. International agriculture cultural immersion and exchange program.Sec. 3307. International food security technical assistance.Sec. 3308. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.Sec. 3309. Global crop diversity trust.Sec. 3310. Local and regional food aid procurement projects.Sec. 3311. Agricultural trade enforcement task force.Sec. 3312. Report on international shrimp trade.Subtitle D—Other Trade MattersSec. 3401. Report on modifications to USMCA.Sec. 3402. Sense of Congress and report on Argentine beef imports.Title IV—NutritionSubtitle A—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramSec. 4101. Declaration of policy.Sec. 4102. Prohibited fees.Sec. 4103. SNAP staffing flexibility.Sec. 4104. Updates to administrative processes for SNAP retailers.Sec. 4105. Report on all identified payment errors.Sec. 4106. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 4107. Retail food store and recipient trafficking.Sec. 4108. EBT card security regulations.Sec. 4109. Report on SNAP administrative expenses.Sec. 4110. Animal protein an eligible incentive food.Sec. 4111. Permanent authority for supplemental nutrition assistance program online purchasing.Sec. 4112. Emergency food assistance programs.Sec. 4113. Food distribution program on Indian reservations.Subtitle B—Commodity Distribution ProgramsSec. 4201. Commodity distribution program.Sec. 4202. Commodity supplemental food program.Sec. 4203. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects.Sec. 4204. Commodity supplemental food program demonstration project for Tribal organizations.Subtitle C—MiscellaneousSec. 4301. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions.Sec. 4302. Buy American requirements for certain school meals.Sec. 4303. Reauthorization of the Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program.Sec. 4304. Food loss and waste reduction liaison annual report.Sec. 4305. Dairy nutrition incentives projects.Sec. 4306. Local farmers feeding our communities program.Sec. 4307. Healthy food financing initiative.Sec. 4308. Dietary guidelines.Title V—CreditSubtitle A—Farm Ownership LoansSec. 5101. Persons eligible for real estate loans.Sec. 5102. Experience requirements.Sec. 5103. Refinancing of indebtedness into direct loans.Sec. 5104. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program.Sec. 5105. Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans.Sec. 5106. Inflation percentage.Sec. 5107. Authority of Farm Credit System institutions to provide financial support for essential rural community facilities projects.Sec. 5108. Down payment loan program.Sec. 5109. Heirs property.Sec. 5110. Prompt approval of loans and loan guarantees.Sec. 5111. Expedited approval pilot program.Subtitle B—Operating LoansSec. 5201. Persons eligible for operating loans.Sec. 5202. Limitations on amount of operating loans.Sec. 5203. Limitation on microloan amounts.Sec. 5204. Cooperative lending pilot projects.Subtitle C—Emergency LoansSec. 5301. Persons eligible for emergency loans.Subtitle D—Administrative ProvisionsSec. 5401. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program.Sec. 5402. Loan authorization levels.Sec. 5403. Loan fund set-asides.Sec. 5404. Use of additional funds for direct operating microloans under certain conditions.Subtitle E—MiscellaneousSec. 5501. Extension of credit to businesses providing services to producers or harvesters of aquatic products.Sec. 5502. Export finance authority.Sec. 5503. Support for rural water and waste systems.Sec. 5504. Farm credit system regulation.Sec. 5505. Loan guarantees.Sec. 5506. Standards for qualified loans.Sec. 5507. State agricultural mediation programs.Sec. 5508. Technical corrections.Sec. 5509. Report on improving creditworthiness of direct and guaranteed loan borrowers.Sec. 5510. Farm Credit Administration option to examine low-risk Farm Credit System institutions on a 24-month cycle.Title VI—Rural DevelopmentSubtitle A—Improving Health Outcomes in Rural AmericaSec. 6101. Prioritizations for distance learning and telemedicine and community facilities program.Sec. 6102. Distance learning and telemedicine loans and grants.Subtitle B—Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed BroadbandSec. 6201. Rural broadband program loans and grants.Sec. 6202. Expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas.Sec. 6203. Innovative broadband advancement program.Sec. 6204. Community connect grants.Sec. 6205. Rate regulation.Sec. 6206. Public notice, assessments, technical assistance, and reporting requirements.Sec. 6207. Limitation on overbuilding.Subtitle C—MiscellaneousSec. 6301. Rural energy savings program.Sec. 6302. Promoting precision agriculture.Sec. 6303. Food supply chain guaranteed loans.Sec. 6304. New, mobile, and expanded meat processing and rendering grants.Sec. 6305. Expanding Childcare in Rural America Initiative.Sec. 6306. Technical assistance for geographically underserved and distressed areas.Sec. 6307. Establishment of the Rural Development Innovation Center.Sec. 6308. Rural Health Liaison report.Subtitle D—Additional Amendments to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development ActSec. 6401. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants.Sec. 6402. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program.Sec. 6403. Zero and low interest loans for distressed water systems.Sec. 6404. Tribal college and university essential community facilities.Sec. 6405. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program.Sec. 6406. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.Sec. 6407. Rural decentralized water systems.Sec. 6408. Assistance to rural entities.Sec. 6409. Solid waste management grants.Sec. 6410. Rural business development grants.Sec. 6411. Rural cooperative development grants.Sec. 6412. Lender fees in guaranteed loan programs.Sec. 6413. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.Sec. 6414. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program.Sec. 6415. Rural economic area partnership zones.Sec. 6416. Intermediary relending program.Sec. 6417. Rural health care facility assistance.Sec. 6418. Prohibition on use of loan or grant for certain purposes.Sec. 6419. Rural Business-Cooperative Service programs technical assistance and training.Sec. 6420. National Rural Development Partnership.Sec. 6421. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters.Sec. 6422. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program.Sec. 6423. Health care services.Sec. 6424. Strategic economic and community development.Sec. 6425. Rural innovation stronger economy grant program.Sec. 6426. Limitation on rural business investment companies controlled by Farm Credit System institutions.Sec. 6427. Rural business investment program.Sec. 6428. Technical corrections.Sec. 6429. Rural water and wastewater technical assistance and training programs.Subtitle E—Additional Amendments to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936Sec. 6501. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for utility infrastructure purposes.Sec. 6502. Extension of the rural economic development loan and grant program.Sec. 6503. Expansion of 911 access.Title VII—Research, Extension, and Related MattersSubtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977Sec. 7101. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.Sec. 7102. Specialty crop committee.Sec. 7103. Veterinary medicine loan repayment.Sec. 7104. Veterinary services grant program.Sec. 7105. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education.Sec. 7106. Agricultural and food policy research centers.Sec. 7107. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions.Sec. 7108. Nutrition education program.Sec. 7109. Continuing animal health and disease research programs.Sec. 7110. Extension and agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.Sec. 7111. Scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions.Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.Sec. 7113. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities and equipment and support tropical and subtropical agricultural research at insular area land-grant colleges and universities.Sec. 7114. Matching funds requirement for research and extension activities at eligible institutions.Sec. 7115. New beginning for Tribal students.Sec. 7116. Education grants programs for Hispanic-serving institutions.Sec. 7117. Binational agricultural research and development.Sec. 7118. Grants and partnerships for international agricultural research, extension, and education.Sec. 7119. Research equipment grants.Sec. 7120. University research.Sec. 7121. Extension service.Sec. 7122. Supplemental and alternative crops.Sec. 7123. Grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs.Sec. 7124. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions.Sec. 7125. Agriculture advanced research and development authority.Sec. 7126. Aquaculture assistance programs.Sec. 7127. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response.Sec. 7128. Agriculture and food protection grant program.Sec. 7129. Distance education grants for insular areas.Sec. 7130. Resident instruction grants for insular areas.Sec. 7131. Repeals.Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990Sec. 7201. Sustainable agriculture research and education.Sec. 7202. National Genetics Resources Program.Sec. 7203. Agricultural genome to phenome initiative.Sec. 7204. High-priority research and extension initiatives.Sec. 7205. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.Sec. 7206. Farm business management.Sec. 7207. Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production research, education, and extension initiative.Sec. 7208. Centers of excellence.Sec. 7209. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities.Sec. 7210. Farming opportunities training and outreach.Sec. 7211. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse.Sec. 7212. Repeal.Sec. 7213. Researching the transition to organic.Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998Sec. 7301. National food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program.Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program.Sec. 7303. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley caused by fusarium graminearum or by tilletia indica.Sec. 7304. Grants for youth organizations.Sec. 7305. Specialty crop research initiative.Sec. 7306. Agriculture grants for veteran education and training services.Sec. 7307. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program.Sec. 7308. Office of Pest Management Policy.Sec. 7309. Forestry products advanced utilization research.Sec. 7310. Repeals.Subtitle D—Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008Sec. 7401. Grazinglands research laboratory.Sec. 7402. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.Sec. 7403. Sun grant program.Sec. 7404. Repeals.Subtitle E—Amendments to Other LawsSec. 7501. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.Sec. 7502. Research Facilities Act.Sec. 7503. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.Sec. 7504. Extension design and demonstration initiative.Sec. 7505. Biomass research and development.Sec. 7506. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978.Sec. 7507. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.Sec. 7508. Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.Sec. 7509. Repeal.Sec. 7510. Amendment to Smith-Lever Act.Subtitle F—Other MattersSec. 7601. Foundation for food and agriculture research.Sec. 7602. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program.Sec. 7603. Livestock insects laboratory.Sec. 7604. U.S. Abit Massey National Poultry Research Center.Sec. 7605. Hatch Act of 1887.Sec. 7606. Commission on national agricultural statistics service modernization.Sec. 7607. Restoration of 4–H name and emblem authority.Sec. 7608. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.Sec. 7609. Agricultural Innovation Corps.Sec. 7610. Study on technical assistance with respect to transfer of agricultural land and assets.Title VIII—ForestrySubtitle A—Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978Sec. 8101. Support for State assessments and strategies for forest resources.Sec. 8102. Forest legacy program technical correction.Sec. 8103. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program.Sec. 8104. Rural fire prevention and control.Subtitle B—Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003Sec. 8201. Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation.Sec. 8202. Authorization of appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction on Federal land.Sec. 8203. Water source protection program.Sec. 8204. Watershed condition framework technical corrections.Sec. 8205. Authorization of appropriations to combat insect infestations and related diseases.Sec. 8206. Insect and disease infestation.Sec. 8207. Stewardship end result contracting projects.Subtitle C—Other Forestry ProgramsSec. 8301. National and regional agroforestry centers.Sec. 8302. National Forest Foundation Act.Sec. 8303. Conveyances and leases of forest service administrative sites.Sec. 8304. Forest inventory and analysis.Sec. 8305. Reforestation, nursery, and seed orchard support.Subtitle D—Forest ManagementPart I—National Forest System ManagementSec. 8401. Categorical exclusion for high priority hazard trees.Sec. 8402. Collaborative restoration projects.Sec. 8403. Wildfire resilience project size.Sec. 8404. Fuel breaks in forests and other wildland vegetation.Sec. 8405. Greater sage-grouse and mule deer habitat.Sec. 8406. Categorical exclusion for electric utility lines rights-of-way.Sec. 8407. Forest management activities on National Forest System lands.Sec. 8408. Suppression of wildfires.Part II—Forest Management ActivitiesSec. 8411. No additional consultation required.Sec. 8412. Good neighbor authority.Sec. 8413. Collaborative forest landscape restoration program.Sec. 8414. Public-private wildfire technology deployment and testbed partnership.Sec. 8415. Forest service participation in experienced services program.Sec. 8416. Timber sales on National Forest System land.Sec. 8417. Permits and agreements with electrical utilities.Sec. 8418. Utilizing grazing for wildfire risk reduction.Sec. 8419. Joint chiefs landscape restoration partnership program.Sec. 8420. Tribal forest management program technical correction.Part III—Timber InnovationSec. 8431. Community wood facilities program.Sec. 8432. Wood innovation grant program.Sec. 8433. Forest and wood products data tracker.Sec. 8434. Biochar application demonstration project.Subtitle E—Other MattersSec. 8501. Rural revitalization technologies.Sec. 8502. Resource advisory committees.Sec. 8503. Accurate hazardous fuels reduction reports.Sec. 8504. Special use authorization rental fee waiver.Sec. 8505. Charges and fees for harvest of forest botanical products.Sec. 8506. Forest service legacy road and trail remediation program transparency.Sec. 8507. Direct hire authority.Sec. 8508. Improving the emergency forest restoration program.Sec. 8509. Exemption for previously analyzed areas of National Forest System Lands.Sec. 8510. Release of reversionary interest in Black River State Forest.Sec. 8511. Doug LaMalfa Secure Rural Schools Act.Sec. 8512. Minor range improvements under Forest Service grazing permits.Subtitle F—White Oak ResilienceSec. 8601. Short title.Sec. 8602. White oak restoration initiative coalition.Sec. 8603. Forest service pilot program.Sec. 8604. White oak regeneration and upland oak habitat.Sec. 8605. Tree nursery shortages.Title IX—EnergySec. 9001. Definition of advanced biofuel.Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program.Sec. 9003. Biorefinery assistance.Sec. 9004. Bioproduct labeling terminology.Sec. 9005. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels.Sec. 9006. Biodiesel Fuel Education Program.Sec. 9007. Rural Energy for America Program.Sec. 9008. Feedstock flexibility.Sec. 9009. Biomass Crop Assistance Program.Sec. 9010. Carbon utilization and biogas education program.Sec. 9011. Study on effects of solar panel installations on covered farmland.Sec. 9012. Limitation on USDA funding for ground-mounted solar energy systems.Sec. 9013. Sustainable aviation fuels strategy.Sec. 9014. Leveraging efficiency awareness for pumping systems.Sec. 9015. Adding waste energy recovery to the Rural Energy for America Program.Title X—Horticulture, Marketing, and Regulatory ReformSubtitle A—HorticultureSec. 10001. Specialty crop block grants.Sec. 10002. Specialty crops market news allocation.Sec. 10003. Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.Sec. 10004. National Plant Diagnostics Network.Sec. 10005. Hemp production.Sec. 10006. Pilot program for the intra-organizational movement of genetically engineered microorganisms by certain authorized parties.Subtitle B—MarketingSec. 10101. Marketing orders.Sec. 10102. Local agriculture market program.Sec. 10103. Acer access and development program.Sec. 10104. Organic production and market data initiative.Sec. 10105. Organic certification.Sec. 10106. Report on procurement.Sec. 10107. Definitions of risk to organic integrity and oversight protocols.Sec. 10108. Modernization of inspection requirements.Sec. 10109. Study and reform of National Organic Program oversight protocols.Subtitle C—Regulatory ReformPart I—Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActSec. 10201. Exclusion of certain substances.Sec. 10202. Coordination.Sec. 10203. Interagency working group.Sec. 10204. Registration review.Sec. 10205. Uniformity of pesticide labeling requirements.Sec. 10206. Authority of States.Sec. 10207. Lawful use of authorized pesticides.Part II—Other Regulatory Reform ProvisionsSec. 10211. Multiple crop and pesticide use survey.Sec. 10212. Safe harbor for certain discharges of wildland fire chemicals.Sec. 10213. Office of Biotechnology Policy.Title XI—Crop InsuranceSec. 11001. Specialty Crop Advisory Committee.Sec. 11002. Identification of holders of substantial interests.Sec. 11003. Actuarial soundness of certain new products.Sec. 11004. Coverage of revenue losses.Sec. 11005. Limitation on farm program participation.Sec. 11006. Limitation on interest accrual.Sec. 11007. Crop insurance support for beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers.Sec. 11008. Marketability.Sec. 11009. Reimbursement rates for administrative and operating costs.Sec. 11010. Quality loss adjustment coverage.Sec. 11011. Pilot program to review effectiveness of coverage penalty.Sec. 11012. Whole farm improvements.Sec. 11013. Program compliance and integrity.Sec. 11014. Research and development priorities.Sec. 11015. Report on Standard Reinsurance Agreement.Sec. 11016. Hurricane insurance protection-wind index report.Sec. 11017. Risk management study for lamb.Sec. 11018. Study on livestock risk protection policy with respect to producers of feeder cattle affected by adverse weather events.Title XII—Miscellaneous ProvisionsSubtitle A—Livestock and Other AnimalsPart I—Animal Health and ProductionSec. 12001. Animal disease prevention and management.Sec. 12002. Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program review and report.Sec. 12003. Additional training facilities for National Detector Dog Training Center.Sec. 12004. Regionalization, zoning, and compartmentalization agreements.Sec. 12005. Importation of live dogs.Sec. 12006. Ensuring the free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce.Sec. 12007. Report on support for livestock and poultry producers during a foreign animal disease outbreak.Sec. 12008. Protection of greyhounds.Sec. 12009. Animal fighting.Part II—Meat and Poultry Processing and InspectionSec. 12111. Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A–PLUS).Sec. 12112. Hazard analysis and critical control point guidance and resources for small and very small poultry and meat establishments.Sec. 12113. Outreach on cooperative interstate shipment.Sec. 12114. Pilot program to support custom slaughter establishments.Subtitle B—Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994Sec. 12201. Office of Homeland Security.Sec. 12202. Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.Sec. 12203. Burden of proof for national appeals division hearings.Sec. 12204. Termination of authority.Sec. 12205. Functions of the Office of Tribal Relations.Subtitle C—National SecuritySec. 12301. Agricultural foreign investment disclosure improvements.Sec. 12302. Report on agricultural land purchasing activities in the United States by countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism and certain other countries.Sec. 12303. Investigative actions.Sec. 12304. Digitization and consolidation of foreign land ownership data collection and publication.Sec. 12305. CFIUS consideration of certain agricultural land transactions.Subtitle D—Other Miscellaneous ProvisionsSec. 12401. Commission on Farm Transitions—Needs for 2050.Sec. 12402. Report on personnel.Sec. 12403. Improvements to United States Drought Monitor.Sec. 12404. Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection.Sec. 12405. Increasing transparency regarding detention of imported plants.Sec. 12406. Enhancement of pet protections.Sec. 12407. Protecting animals with shelter.Sec. 12408. Report on available assistance to agricultural producers in the State of Texas that have suffered economic losses due to the failure of Mexico to deliver water.Sec. 12409. Qualified renewable biomass.Sec. 12410. Whole milk under the school breakfast program.Sec. 12411. Spotted lanternfly awareness campaign.Sec. 12412. Rio Grande Valley agricultural water interagency working group.Sec. 12413. Cost-share grants for rollover protection structures.

2.

Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Department

The term Department means the Department of Agriculture.(2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.

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3102.

Food aid quality assurance

Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722), as amended by section 3101(b)(1), is further amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking any other provision of law and inserting any other provision of this Act;(2)in subsection (b)(1), by inserting assistance, including in the form of before agricultural commodities;(3)in subsection (b)(2)—(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking Agency for International Development and inserting Department of Agriculture; and(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking Agency and inserting Department; (4)in subsection (d)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end;(B)in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(3)a nongovernmental organization, as determined by the Secretary.;(5)in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(5)

Limitation on diversion of funds

Of the funds made available in each fiscal year under this title to the Secretary, not more than 50 percent may be made available for expenses other than the procurement of United States-grown agricultural commodities and ocean transportation of such commodities.; and(6)in subsection (h)(3), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3103.

Repeal of minimum levels of assistance

Section 204 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1724) is repealed.

3104.

Food aid consultative group

Section 205 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725), as amended by section 3101(b)(1), is further amended—(1)in subsection (b)(3), by striking the Agency for International Development and inserting the Department of Agriculture;(2)in subsection (b)(4), by striking Agency and inserting Secretary; (3)in subsection (b)—(A)by striking paragraph (2); and(B)by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8), as amended, as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively; and(4)in subsection (f), by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting December 31, 2031.

3105.

Issuance of regulations; oversight, monitoring, and evaluation

Section 207 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a), as amended by section 3101(b)(1), is further amended—(1)in subsection (c)(1), by striking the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and inserting the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026;(2)in subsection (d), by striking , in consultation with the Secretary,; and(3)in subsection (f)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking , in consultation with the Secretary,; and (B)in paragraph (4), by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2031.

3106.

International food relief partnership

Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726b(f)) is amended to read as follows:(f)

Availability of appropriations

In addition to amounts otherwise made available to carry out this section, of the funds made available in each fiscal year under this title to the Secretary, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available in each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended..

3107.

Use of commodity credit corporation

Subsection (b) of section 406 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736) is amended to read as follows:(b)

Included expenses

With respect to commodities made available under titles II and III, the Commodity Credit Corporation may pay all associated and incidental costs of such commodities..

3108.

Pre-positioning of agricultural commodities and annual report regarding food aid programs and activities

Section 407 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended—(1)by amending subsection (c)(1) to read as follows:(1)

Acquisition

The Secretary shall transfer, arrange for the transportation, and take other steps necessary to make available agricultural commodities to be provided under title II and title III.;(2)in subsection (c)(2), by striking Administrator and inserting Secretary;(3)in subsection (c)(3), by striking Agency for International Development and inserting Secretary; (4)in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2031;(5)in subsection (c)(4), by striking Administrator each place it appears and inserting Secretary;(6)in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or the Administrator, as appropriate,; (7)by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as follows:(1)

Annual report

Not later than April 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding each program and activity carried out under this Act during the prior fiscal year.;(8)in subsection (f)(2)—(A)by striking subparagraph (I);(B)by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows:(H)A statement of the amount of funds provided to each eligible organization that received assistance under this Act and the manner in which those funds were used, including whether such use was for commodity transportation or administrative costs.;(C)by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) (as amended) as subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; and(D)by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:(E)An assessment of activities specifically targeting women and girls and the impact of those activities in addressing the unique needs of women and girls.; and(9)by striking subsection (f)(3).

3109.

Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance

Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3110.

Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance

Section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f) is amended—(1)in subsection (e)(1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(f)

Minimum levels of funding To address child wasting

(1)

Minimum level

For each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, in addition to amounts otherwise made available, not less than $200,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out emergency food assistance programs under title II shall be expended for the procurement and distribution of ready-to-use therapeutic foods.(2)

Applicability

The minimum expenditure requirement under paragraph (1) shall only apply with respect to a fiscal year if—(A)the most recent Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates, published annually by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the United Nations Children’s Fund, report a rate of children under 5 years of age affected by child wasting above 5 percent for the year covered by such report; and(B)the total amount made available to carry out programs under title II in the fiscal year is greater than $1,200,000,000.(3)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit on the authority of the Secretary to purchase or distribute ready-to-use therapeutic foods in a fiscal year..

3111.

Termination date for micronutrient fortification programs

Section 415 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.1736g–2) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1)—(A)by striking Administrator, in consultation with the; and(B)by striking the comma after Secretary; and (2)in subsection (c), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3112.

John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter farmer-to-farmer program

Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended—(1)by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2031; and(2)in subsection (f)(1), by striking Administrator of the Agency for International Development and inserting Secretary.

3113.

Food for Peace Act administration

(a)

In general

During fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the Secretary may use funds made available for the salaries and expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service under an appropriations Act or any other provision of law, including such funds otherwise obligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to pay the administrative expenses of the Department of Agriculture in the implementation of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), as amended by this subtitle.(b)

Carryover

For fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the balance of any funds provided to carry out subsection (a) for a fiscal year that remains unexpended at the end of that fiscal year may be carried over for use during the following fiscal year.

B

Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

3201.

Agricultural trade promotion and facilitation

(a)

Modification to foreign market development cooperator program

Section 203(c) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(4)

Technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for united states agricultural commodities

(A)

In general

As part of the program established under this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into contracts or other agreements, with eligible trade organizations or with nonprofit organizations with expertise in supply chain infrastructure, to provide needs assessments, training, and other technical assistance to enhance the capabilities of infrastructure in new and developing foreign markets, including infrastructure relating to cold chain capacity, port improvements, and other developments, to ensure that United States agricultural commodities are not damaged or lost due to deficiencies of such infrastructure.(B)

Limitation

Of the amounts made available to carry out the program established under this subsection, not more than $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2027 and not more than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter may be made available to carry out this paragraph..(b)

Report on competitiveness of united states specialty crops

Section 203(e)(7) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(e)(7)) is amended to read as follows:(7)

Biennial report

(A)

In general

The Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit every two years to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the competitiveness of United States specialty crops.(B)

Elements

The report required by subparagraph (A) shall—(i)identify and analyze acts, policies, or practices of foreign countries that constitute significant barriers to, or distortions of, United States exports of specialty crops, including the imposition of—(I)tariffs (including retaliatory tariffs) or quotas (including tariff-rate quotas); and(II)nontariff barriers, including technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, import licensing procedures, and subsidies;(ii)identify and analyze acts, policies, or practices of foreign countries that enhance the competitiveness of imported specialty crops with domestic specialty crop producers, including—(I)the subsidization of exports from the producing country; and(II)the impact of any lack or circumvention of labor and environmental laws in the producing country;(iii)identify and analyze any differences in applicable food safety regulations of foreign countries that may result in imported specialty crops posing a risk to United States consumers;(iv)make an estimate of the impacts on the competitiveness of United States specialty crops of any act, policy, or practice identified under clauses (i) and (ii);(v)assess the extent to which each act, policy, or practice identified under clauses (i) and (ii) are subject to international agreements to which the United States is a party;(vi)include information with respect to any action taken by the executive or legislative branches during the two years preceding submission of the report, or expected to be taken after submission of the report, to eliminate any act, policy, or practice identified under clauses (i) and (ii), including—(I)any action under section 301;(II)negotiations or consultations with foreign governments, which may include engagement through the standing committee on sanitary and phytosanitary matters established under a free trade agreement to which the United States is a party; and(III)action at the World Trade Organization, including dispute settlement actions, consultations, or negotiations; and(vii)a description of—(I)any funds provided under subsection (f)(3)(A)(iv) that were not obligated in the fiscal year preceding submission of the report; and(II)the reason such funds were not obligated.(C)

Comment period

In preparing the report required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the United States Trade Representative, shall seek and consider comments from the public and from the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables.(D)

Form of report

The report required by subparagraph (A) shall be made available to the public in machine-readable format.(E)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this paragraph, the term appropriate congressional committees means—(i)the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and(ii)the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Finance of the Senate..(c)

Modification and extension of funding

Section 203(f) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(f)) is amended—(1)by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:(2)

Funding amount

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 the following amounts, to remain available until expended:(A)For fiscal year 2026, $255,000,000.(B)For fiscal year 2027, $500,000,000.(C)For each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031, $533,000,000.; and(2)in paragraph (3)—(A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)(i), by striking For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary and inserting The Secretary;(B)in subparagraph (A)—(i)in clause (i), by striking not less than and all that follows through the end and inserting: not less than—(I)$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;(II)$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and(III)$410,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031.;(ii)in clause (ii), by striking not less than and all that follows through the end and inserting: not less than—(I)$34,500,000 for fiscal year 2026;(II)$70,500,000 for fiscal year 2027; and(III)$82,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031.;(iii)in clause (iii), by striking not more than and all that follows through the end and inserting: not more than—(I)$8,000,000 for each of fiscal year 2026 and 2027; and(II)$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031.;(iv)in clause (iv), by striking Corporation and all that follows through the end and inserting: Corporation—(I)$9,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and(II)$18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.; and(v)in clause (v)(I), by striking commodities, and all that follows through the end and inserting commodities, $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031. (d)

Repeals

The following provisions of law are repealed:(1)Section 718 of title VII of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as enacted by section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 7 U.S.C. 5623 note).(2)Section 10602 of Public Law 119–21 (7 U.S.C. 5623a).

3202.

Preserving foreign markets for goods using common names

(a)

Definitions

Section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) is amended—(1)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking As used in this Act— and inserting In this Act:;(2)by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (4), respectively, and reordering such paragraphs in numerical sequence;(3)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:(2)

Common name

(A)

In general

The term common name means a name that, as determined by the Secretary—(i)is ordinarily or customarily used for an agricultural commodity or food product;(ii)is typically placed on the packaging and product label of the agricultural commodity or food product;(iii)with respect to wine—(I)is—(aa)ordinarily or customarily used for a wine grape varietal name; or(bb)a traditional term or expression that is typically placed on the packaging and label of the wine; and(II)does not mean any appellation of origin for wine listed in subpart C of part 9 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and(iv)the use of which is consistent with standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.(B)

Examples

The following names, among others, shall be considered as common names as such term is defined for purposes of carrying out subparagraph (A):(i)With respect to food products: american, asiago, basmati, black forest ham, blue, blue vein, bologna, bologne, bratwurst, brie, burrata, camembert, capicola and capocollo, cheddar, chevre, chorizo, colby, cottage cheese, coulommiers, cream cheese, danbo, edam, emmental, feta, fontina, gorgonzola, gouda, grana, gruyere, havarti, kielbasa, limburger and limburgo, mascarpone, monterey jack, mortadella, munster and muenster, neufchatel, parmesan, pancetta, pecorino, pepper jack, prosciutto, provolone, ricotta, romano, saint-paulin, salame, salami, samso, and swiss, tilsiter, and tomme. (ii)With respect to wine:(I)The list of grape varietal terms in section 4.91 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).(II)The grape variety designations administratively approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.(III)The following nonvarietal descriptors: chateau, classic, clos, cream, crusted and crusting, noble, ruby, sur lie, tawny, vintage, and vintage character.(iii)With respect to beer: bitter, pale ale, india pale ale, mild, porter, stout, barleywine, dubbel, quadrupel, witbier, saison, biere de garde, oud red, altbier, weisse, gose, hefeweizen, dunkel, helles, rauchbier, pilsener, maerzen, schwarzbier, doppelbock, bock, kellerbier, munchener and munich style, oktoberfest, dortmunder, kolsch and koelsch, cream, grodziskie, lager.(C)

Considerations

In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may take into account—(i)competent sources, such as dictionaries, newspapers, professional journals and literature, and information posted on websites that are determined by the Secretary to be reliable in reporting market information;(ii)the use of the common name in a domestic, regional, or international product standard, including a standard promulgated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, for the agricultural commodity or food product; and(iii)the ordinary and customary use of the common name in the production or marketing of the agricultural commodity or food product in the United States or in other countries.(D)

Rule of construction

The enumeration of certain names under subparagraph (B) may not be construed to limit or restrict the ability of the Secretary to determine, consistent with subparagraph (A), that any other name is a common name for purposes of this section.; and(4)in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7) (as so redesignated)—(A)in clause (v), by striking ; or at the end and inserting a semicolon;(B)in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and(C)by adding at the end the following:(vii)prohibits or disallows the use of a name determined or considered to be a common name pursuant to paragraph (2)..(b)

Negotiations To defend use of common names

Title III of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5652 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

303.

Negotiations to defend the use of common names

(a)

In general

The Secretary shall coordinate efforts with the United States Trade Representative to secure the right of United States agricultural producers, processors, and exporters to use common names for agricultural commodities or food products in foreign markets through the negotiation of bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements, memoranda of understanding, or exchanges of letters that assure the current and future use of each common name identified by the Secretary in connection with United States agricultural commodities or food products.(b)

Briefing

The Secretary and the United States Trade Representative shall jointly provide to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, a briefing, twice annually, on efforts and successes in carrying out subsection (a).

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3203.

Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetable working group

Subtitle B of title IV of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

418.

Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables working group

(a)

In general

The Secretary (acting through the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs), the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal agencies or entities as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, shall jointly establish an interagency working group (referred to in this section as the working group) composed of representatives from each agency to monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables trade data and related information.(b)

Consultation

The working group shall consult with the Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee, relevant seasonal or perishable agricultural producers, and other relevant trade associations to identify threats that imports pose to domestic producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables.(c)

Trade actions and investigations

The working group shall coordinate as appropriate regarding potential additional trade actions and investigations with respect to any seasonal or perishable fruits and vegetables, as determined to be advisable by the working group.(d)

Recommendations to the secretary

The working group shall recommend programs or assistance that the Secretary could provide to producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables to address market impacts.

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C

Other Agricultural Trade Laws

3301.

Growing American food exports

Section 1543A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5679) is amended in subsection (d), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3302.

Food for Progress Act of 1985

Section 1110 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (commonly referred to as the Food for Progress Act of 1985; 7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended—(1)in subsection (c)—(A)by striking enter into and inserting annually enter into two or more; and(B)by inserting two or more before eligible entities;(2)in subsection (f)(3), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031;(3)in subsection (g), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031;(4)in subsection (k), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031;(5)in subsection (l)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and(B)in the heading of paragraph (4), by striking Humanitarian or development and inserting Development ;(6)in subsection (m)(2), by striking humanitarian and; and(7)in subsection (n)(2)(C), by striking Committee on International Relations and inserting Committee on Foreign Affairs.

3303.

Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act

Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended—(1)in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2031;(2)in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking the Administrator and inserting the Secretary;(3)by striking subsection (c)(1)(D);(4)in subsection (f)(2)(A), by inserting by the Secretary after reimbursed; and(5)in subsection (h),(A)in paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and(B)in paragraph (2), by striking 2026 and inserting 2031.

3304.

Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets

Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 101–624) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3305.

International agricultural education fellowship program

Section 3307 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 3295) is amended—(1)in subsection (g)(1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2027 through 2031;(2)by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and(3)by inserting after subsection (f) the following:(g)

Program continuity

To assist eligible countries in the long-term development of enduring, school-based agricultural education and youth extension programs, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—(1)implement the fellowship program in each participating host country for not fewer than 3 consecutive years; and(2)ensure that contracts awarded to outside organizations are multiyear..

3306.

International agriculture cultural immersion and exchange program

Title III of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and by conforming the table of contents in section 1(b) accordingly):

3313.

International agriculture cultural immersion and exchange program

(a)

Definition

In this section:(1)

Eligible candidate

The term eligible candidate means an individual that—(A)is between the ages of 19 and 30 years;(B)has demonstrated experience in agricultural sciences, food systems, and food and nutrition education;(C)is prepared to live in 1 or more host countries for at least 2 months or up to 6 months; and(D)is a resident of the United States.(2)

Eligible country

The term eligible country means a country that has agricultural trade relations with the United States, as recognized by the Foreign Agriculture Service.(3)

Program

The term Program means the International Agriculture Cultural Immersion and Exchange Program established under subsection (b).(4)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.(b)

Establishment

The Secretary shall establish an international cultural immersion and exchange program, to be known as the International Agriculture Cultural Immersion and Exchange Program, under which the Secretary shall—(1)provide eligible candidates with international cultural exchange and immersion experiences focused on agricultural sciences, food systems, and food and nutrition education through placement with host families in eligible countries; and(2)place in the United States with host families individuals that meet the requirement of subsection (a)(1)(A) and are residents of eligible countries to experience United States agriculture, trade relations, and culture.(c)

Purposes

The purposes of the Program are—(1)to develop globally minded citizens of the United States; and(2)to strengthen and enhance trade between eligible countries and the United States in agricultural, food, nutrition, and environmental industries.(d)

Cooperative agreement

(1)

In general

To administer the Program, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit organization that has experience in implementing international cultural exchange programs focused on agricultural sciences, food and nutrition education, and cultural understanding through placement with host families.(2)

Priority

In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to a nonprofit organization with which the Secretary has a memorandum of understanding dated not earlier than January 1, 2019.(3)

Matching funds

As a condition of entering into a cooperative agreement under this subsection, a nonprofit organization shall provide equal matching funds from non-Federal sources.(e)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out this section.

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3307.

International food security technical assistance

Section 1543B(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3308.

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1) is amended—(1)in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting or lower middle before income;(2)in subsection (h)(2), by striking Committee on International Relations and inserting Committee on Foreign Affairs;(3)in subsection (l)(2), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and(4)in subsection (l)(4), by striking not more than 10 percent and inserting not less than 8 percent, but not more than 15 percent.

3309.

Global crop diversity trust

Section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2220a note; Public Law 110–246) is amended—(1)by amending subsection (b)(1) to read as follows:(1)

In general

For the period of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, the aggregate contributions of funds of the Federal Government provided to the Trust under this section shall not exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds contributed to the Trust from all sources and for all purposes.;(2)in subsection (b)(2)—(A)by inserting under this section after Trust; and(B)by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and(3)in subsection (c), by striking fiscal years 2014 through 2023 and inserting fiscal years 2023 through 2031.

3310.

Local and regional food aid procurement projects

Section 3206(e)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c(e)(1)) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3311.

Agricultural trade enforcement task force

(a)

Establishment

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a joint task force, to be known as the Agricultural Trade Enforcement Task Force (referred to in this section as the Task Force).(b)

Duties

(1)

In general

The Task Force shall—(A)identify trade barriers to United States agricultural exports that are vulnerable to dispute settlement under the World Trade Organization (WTO) or other trade agreements;(B)develop and implement a strategy for enforcing violations of trade agreements related to these trade barriers;(C)identify like-minded trading partners for specific trade barriers that could act as co-complainants or primary complainants on disputes that are systemically or economically important to the United States; and(D)report quarterly to Congress on progress toward resolving cases or filing disputes.(2)

Consultation

In carrying out its duties under this subsection, the Task Force shall regularly consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with the following:(A)Relevant stakeholders in the private sector, including the agricultural trade advisory committees.(B)Federal departments and agencies that are not represented on the Task Force.(C)Like-minded trading partners that are similarly concerned with trade barriers and are potential participants in the dispute settlement process.(c)

Membership

(1)

In general

The Task Force shall be comprised of the following members:(A)One or more employees of the Foreign Agricultural Service, who shall be appointed by the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.(B)One of more employees of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, who shall be appointed jointly by the General Counsel for the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Chief Agricultural Negotiator.(C)One or more employees of other Federal agencies as needed, who shall be appointed jointly by the officials specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).(2)

Qualification

Employees of the Federal agencies specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) may be appointed as members of the Task Force only if such employees have appropriate expertise in agricultural trade policy and trade enforcement.(d)

Report

(1)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report on its progress in identifying and addressing trade barriers to United States agricultural exports.(2)

Matters to be included

The report required by this subsection shall include the following:(A)A description of the systemic and economically significant trade barriers that have been identified.(B)A justification for including the identified trade barriers.(C)A description of the progress that has been made in developing dispute settlement cases and further information that is required.(D)The current status of ongoing disputes at the WTO and implementation of panel, arbitration, or appellate body decisions.(3)

Additional matters to be included in initial report

The initial report required by this subsection shall, in addition to the matters described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2), include a plan to file a request under the WTO dispute settlement process for consultations to address India’s minimum price supports. The plan shall include—(A)an identification of like-minded trading partners that could act as co-complainants or primary complainants with respect to the request;(B)a description of specific claims the United States intends to make with respect to the request; and(C)a timeline to—(i)request consultations; and(ii)request the establishment of a panel not later than 60 days after the date of the request for consultations if India does not provide assurances that it will address its minimum price supports.(e)

Congressional briefings

The United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide briefings on the Task Force to appropriate Members of Congress and congressional staff.

3312.

Report on international shrimp trade

(a)

Report required

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that examines policy options available to the Secretary of Agriculture to boost the competitiveness of domestic shrimp in global and domestic markets.(b)

Contents

The report required by subsection (a) shall—(1)include an analysis of—(A)the Secretary’s authority with regard to shrimp and other seafood products;(B)domestic shrimp and other seafood producers’ access to financial support programs; and(C)ways to facilitate interagency coordination under existing authorities around common goals for shrimp and other seafood commodities with respect to tariffs, market access policies, and other nontariff barriers; and(2)identify trade or other legal barriers to United States shrimp and seafood production that are vulnerable to dispute settlement through the World Trade Organization or otherwise under bilateral or multilateral trade agreements.(c)

Appropriate congressional committees

In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—(1)the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and(2)the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.

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Other Trade Matters

3401.

Report on modifications to USMCA

(a)

Report required

The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and concurrently make publicly available, prior to July 1, 2026, a report on how any expected or implemented modification or revocation of any part of the USMCA (as such term is defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502(9))) in any manner will affect the importation or exportation of any article that is a covered agricultural commodity, including—(1)the anticipated effects on relevant product prices and projections as a result of such revocation or modification, including—(A)the short- and long-term impacts on domestic pricing;(B)changes in consumer food prices;(C)expected or anticipated shifts in input costs for domestic producers; and(D)regional or sector-specific variations in pricing impacts; and(2)the forecasted shifts in farm revenue and profitability for domestic farmers, foresters, ranchers, and other producers as a result of such revocation or modification, including—(A)impacts on net farm income and debt-to-asset ratios;(B)sector-specific effects on crops, livestock, and specialty crops;(C)effects on small, medium, and large farm operations;(D)impacts on agricultural exports, market access, and global competitiveness; and(E)estimated effects on rural employment and economies.(b)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means—(A)the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and(B)the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.(2)

Covered agricultural commodity

The term covered agricultural commodity has the meaning given the term agricultural commodity under section 102(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602(1)).

3402.

Sense of Congress and report on Argentine beef imports

(a)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress as follows:(1)Congress finds that United States ranchers and cattle producers produce the healthiest and highest quality beef on the planet.(2)Any official trade agreement between the United States and Argentina—including the United States of America—Argentine Republic Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment—that allow Argentina to export ship fresh and frozen beef into the United States market under expanded quotas is detrimental to domestic ranchers, cattle producers, and cattle markets.(3)Congress recognizes that many Americans enjoy eating beef and recognizes that many Americans want their beef raised domestically.(4)Congress further concludes that any agreement to allow increased beef from Argentina into United States markets introduces unfair competition into an already volatile market as this imported beef could depress cattle prices at United States sale barns and have a ripple effect throughout the domestic economy affecting feed suppliers, equipment dealers, veterinarians, and other rural businesses.(5)Congress additionally concludes that United States beef production is the safest in the world and that inconsistent enforcement abroad could put American consumers at risk and create an uneven regulatory playing field.(b)

Report

(1)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date on which the United States signs any formal trade agreement with Argentina that includes a change to the tariff rate quotas or other duties on fresh and frozen beef imported from Argentina the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the effect of such imported beef on domestic beef and cattle markets, including—(A)American consumer sentiment about the quality of beef in the United States;(B)impacts on domestic cattle prices;(C)effects on domestic beef prices;(D)changes to the domestic cattle herd size; and(E)rancher sentiments toward expanding their herds.(2)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—(A)the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and(B)the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

April 21, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed