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
V Credit
A Farm Credit System
B Farm ownership and operating loans
(a) Ownership Loans. Section 302(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking a majority each place it appears and inserting at least a 50 percent; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
(A) Eligibility of qualified operators. A qualified operator (as defined by the Secretary) shall be considered to meet the operator requirement of paragraph (1).
(B) Eligibility of certain operating-only entities. An applicant that is or will become only the operator of farm real estate acquired, improved, or supported with funds under this subtitle shall be considered to meet the owner-operator requirements of paragraph (1) if 1 or more of the individuals who are owners of the farm real estate collectively own at least 50 percent (or such other percentage as the Secretary determines to be appropriate) of the applicant.
(C) Eligibility of certain embedded entities. An entity that is an owner-operator described in paragraph (1), or an operator described in subparagraph (B), that is owned, in whole or in part, by 1 or more other entities shall be considered to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the total ownership interests of the embedded entity, or of the other entities, is owned, directly or indirectly, by qualified operators of the farm acquired, improved, or supported with funds under this subtitle.
(b) Operating Loans. Section 311(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking a majority each place it appears and inserting at least a 50 percent; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ownership interests and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting total ownership interests of that entity, or of the other entities, is owned, directly or indirectly, by qualified operators of the farm improved or supported with funds under this subtitle.; and
(B) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through An entity and inserting the following:
(2) Special rules
(A) Eligibility of qualified operators. A qualified operator (as defined by the Secretary) shall be considered to meet the operator requirement of paragraph (1).
(B) Eligibility of certain operating-only entities. An entity
(c) Emergency Loans. Section 321 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence, in the matter preceding the proviso—
(i) by striking (A) and inserting (i);
(ii) by striking (B) and inserting (ii);
(iii) by striking (1) and inserting (A);
(iv) by striking (2) and inserting (B); and
(v) by striking a majority each place it appears and inserting at least a 50 percent;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking this subsection and inserting this paragraph;
(C) by striking the fifth sentence; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
(2) Special rules
(A) Eligibility of qualified operators. A qualified operator (as defined by the Secretary) shall be considered to meet the operator requirement of paragraph (1).
(B) Eligibility of certain operating-only entities. An applicant that is or will become only the operator of farm real estate acquired, improved, or supported with funds under this subtitle shall be considered to meet the owner-operator requirements of paragraph (1) if 1 or more of the individuals who are owners of the farm real estate collectively own at least 50 percent (or such other percentage as the Secretary determines to be appropriate) of the applicant.
(C) Eligibility of certain embedded entities. An entity that is an owner-operator described in paragraph (1), or an operator described in subparagraph (B), that is owned, in whole or in part, by 1 or more other entities shall be considered to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the total ownership interests of the embedded entity, or of the other entities, is owned, directly or indirectly, by qualified operators of the farm acquired, improved, or supported with funds under this subtitle.
; and
(2) by striking the section designation and all that follows through shall make and insure in subsection (a) and inserting the following:
321. Eligibility for loans
(a) In general
(1) Eligibility requirements. The Secretary shall make and insure
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