S. 5526
Agricultural Act of 2026
Sponsor: John Boozman · 0 cosponsors
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I Commodities
A Commodity Policy
B Dairy
(a) Termination of administrative fee. Section 1404 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
(c) No fees. No participating dairy operation shall be required to pay a fee to participate in dairy margin coverage.
(b) Dairy margin coverage payments. Section 1406(a)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking For purposes and inserting Except in the case of coverage under section 1407(b)(1), for purposes.
(c) Premiums for dairy margin coverage. Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting under subsection (c) after dairy margin coverage;
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
(b) Premiums and election
(1) No premiums for first 6,000,000 pounds of production. For the first 6,000,000 pounds of milk marketings included in the production history of a participating dairy operation, the participating dairy operation may participate in dairy margin coverage without paying any premium and without making an annual coverage election.
(2) Producer election. A participating dairy operation may elect tier II coverage under subsection (c) on an annual basis in a manner prescribed by the Secretary that maximizes participation in dairy margin coverage under tier II.
; and
(3) in subsection (g)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking tables contained in subsections (b) and and inserting table contained in subsection; and
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(B), by striking coverage level in a tier each place it appears and inserting a tier II coverage level under subsection (c).
(d) Effect of failure to pay premiums. Section 1408 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9058) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking fails to pay the required annual administrative fee under section 1404 or;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking administrative fee or premiums, as the case may be and inserting premiums; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking until the fees or and inserting for tier II coverage under section 1407(c) until the; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking administrative fees and.
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
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