Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026

In this Act:

(1) Agricultural cooperative. The term agricultural cooperative means an organization or association formed by agricultural producers, operating for the mutual benefit of its members, to collectively market agricultural products, purchase inputs, or provide services.

(2) Board. The term Board means the Board of Directors of the Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Agency established under section 5(b).

(3) Fertilizer product. The term fertilizer product means—

(A) nitrogen, phosphate, or potash fertilizer; and

(B) such other plant nutrient products as the Board may by regulation determine are essential to United States agricultural production, taking into consideration factors including—

(i) widespread use of the plant nutrient product;

(ii) lack of substitute products available on the market;

(iii) relative importance of the plant nutrient product for the production of crops grown in the United States;

(iv) vulnerability of the plant nutrient product to supply chain disruptions; and

(v) potential economic harm to agricultural producers if the plant nutrient product becomes unavailable or severely restricted in supply.

(4) Fertilizer product input. The term fertilizer product input means—

(A) critical inputs necessary to make nitrogen, phosphate, or potash fertilizer; and

(B) such other plant nutrient product inputs as the Board may by regulation determine are essential to United States agricultural production, taking into consideration factors including the factors described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (3)(B).

(5) Reserve. The term Reserve means the Strategic Fertilizer Reserve established by section 6(a).

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