S. 5526

Agricultural Act of 2026

Sponsor: John Boozman · 0 cosponsors

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I Commodities

A Commodity Policy

B Dairy

C Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance

D Administration

II Conservation

A Conservation Reserve Program

B Environmental Quality Incentives Program

C Conservation Stewardship Program

D Funding and administration

E Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

F Regional Conservation Partnership Program

G Forest Conservation Easement Program

H Other Conservation programs

III Trade

A Food for Peace Act

B Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

C Other agricultural trade laws

D Reports

IV Nutrition

A Supplemental nutrition assistance program

Sec. 4117. Dairy nutrition incentive program

Section 4208 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 2026a) is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by striking Healthy fluid milk and inserting Dairy nutrition;

(2) by striking healthy fluid milk each place it appears and inserting dairy nutrition;

(3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

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(a) Definitions. In this section:

(1) Covered dairy product. The term covered dairy product means—

(A) cheese (including nonstandardized cheese) that—

(i) is made from pasteurized cow’s milk;

(ii) is a good source of protein, as determined by the Secretary; and

(iii) is sold as a block, chunk, shred, slice, stick, or string, or in snack-size form; and

(B) yogurt or other cultured dairy product that—

(i) is made from pasteurized cow’s milk;

(ii) is a good source of protein, as determined by the Secretary; and

(iii) contains limited amounts of added sugars, as determined by the Secretary.

(2) Fluid milk. The term fluid milk means all varieties of pasteurized cow’s milk that—

(A) is packaged in liquid form; and

(B) contains vitamins A and D at levels consistent with the Food and Drug Administration, State, and local standards for fluid milk.

(4) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking of Agriculture; and

(B) by inserting and covered dairy products after of fluid milk each place it appears;

(5) in subsection (c)(3)—

(A) by inserting and covered dairy products after purchase of fluid milk; and

(B) by inserting established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) before the period at the end;

(6) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(2), by striking , and each place it appears and inserting ; and; and

(7) in subsection (e)(1)—

(A) by striking $20,000,000 and inserting $80,000,000; and

(B) by inserting dairy nutrition incentive before projects.

B Commodity distribution programs

C Miscellaneous

V Credit

A Farm Credit System

B Farm ownership and operating loans

C Administrative provisions

VI Rural Development

A Rural Electrification Act of 1936

I Rural broadband access

II Additional amendments

B Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act

C Miscellaneous

I Rural care economy

II Other miscellaneous provisions

VII Research, Extension, and Related Matters

A National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

B Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

C Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

D Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

I Agricultural security

II Miscellaneous provisions

E Other Matters

VIII Forestry

A Forest data modernization

B Forest health and management

I Forest Service management

II State and private partnerships

III Timber innovation

C Forest conservation

D Land designations

E White oak resilience

F Other matters

IX Energy

X Horticulture

A Horticulture marketing and information

B Regulatory reform

XI Crop insurance

XII Miscellaneous

A Livestock

B National security

C Fertilizer

D United States grain standards reauthorization

E Year-Round E15 and RFS reform

F Other miscellaneous provisions