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
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
Section 306(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(13)) is amended—
(1) by striking (13) In the making of and inserting the following:
(13) Priorities for waste disposal and water facilities loans and grants
(A) Low population communities
(i) In general. In making
(2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)—
(A) in clause (i) (as so designated), in the second sentence, by striking The Secretary and inserting the following:
(ii) Technical assistance. The Secretary
; and
(B) in clause (ii) (as so designated)—
(i) by striking Soil Conservation Service and inserting Natural Resources Conservation Service;
(ii) by striking paragraph and inserting subparagraph; and
(iii) by striking he and inserting the Secretary; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(B) Low-income communities. In making direct loans under paragraph (1) and grants under paragraph (2) for community waste disposal and water facilities, the Secretary shall accord highest priority to the application of an association described in paragraph (1) to carry out a project in a low-income rural community with a population of less than 10,000.
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