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
(a) In general. Section 12(n)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(n)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
(A) Requirements
(i) Purchase expenditures by category. Subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require that, of the total quantity of commodities and products purchased by a school food authority in each food purchase category designated by the Agricultural Marketing Service for each school year, not less than 95 percent are domestic commodities and products.
(ii) Domestically unavailable commodities and products. Domestically unavailable products and commodities included on a list developed under clause (iii) with respect to a school year and purchased by a school food authority during that school year shall not be used to calculate whether the school food authority meets the requirement described in clause (i).
(iii) Updated list. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2026, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall develop, and make available to school food authorities, a list of domestically unavailable products and commodities.
(b) Application. The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to school food authorities (within the meaning of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.)) beginning on the first day of the first school year (as defined in section 12(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d))) that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
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