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
B Commodity distribution programs
C Miscellaneous
Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
(C) Federal share
(i) In general. Except as provided in clause (ii) and subparagraph (D)(iii), the Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activity.
(ii) Waiver for persistent poverty counties. The Secretary may waive the application of clause (i) in the case of an activity carried out in a county that, during the preceding 30-year period, has had a population not less than 20 percent of which are living in poverty (as measured by the most recent decennial census).
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(B) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(i) by redesignating clauses (ix) and (x) as clauses (x) and (xi); and
(ii) by inserting after clause (viii) the following:
(ix) increase year-round availability of incentives by offering all forms of fruits or vegetables;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking fruits and vegetables and inserting fruits, vegetables, and legumes;
(B) by striking fresh fruits and vegetables and inserting all forms of fruits, vegetables, and legumes each place it appears; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(6) Recommendations and report on transition to Health and Human Services
(A) Recommendations
(i) In general. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2026, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide to Congress recommendations regarding methods to transition the produce prescription program established under this subsection to the Department of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(ii) Consideration. In developing recommendations under clause (i), the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consider the policy option described in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States described in subparagraph (B).
(B) Report. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2026, the Comptroller General of the United States shall finalize and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that examines policy options relating to the transition of the produce prescription program established under this subsection to the Department of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
; and
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; and
(ii) by redesignating the second subparagraph (C) (relating to fiscal year 2019) as subparagraph (D); and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2031.
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