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 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) is amended—
(1) by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the period at the end of subsection (b)(1) and inserting the following:
306E. Decentralized water and wastewater system program
(a) Grants to nonprofit organizations. The Secretary may provide grants to private nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian Tribes for the purpose of providing subgrants and loans in accordance with subsection (b) to individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems and individually owned household decentralized wastewater systems in rural areas that are or will be owned by the individuals.
(b) Loans and subgrants to individuals
(1) In general. A nonprofit organization or federally recognized Indian Tribe shall use grant amounts received under subsection (a) to provide—
(A) subgrants for use in accordance with this section to individuals residing in the service area of the nonprofit organization who are members of a household with a combined income (for the most recent 12-month period for which the information is available) that is less than 80 percent of the median nonmetropolitan household income for the area, according to the most recent decennial census; and
(B) loans for use in accordance with this section to individuals residing in the service area of the nonprofit organization who are members of a household with a combined income (for the most recent 12-month period for which the information is available) that is not more than 100 percent, of the median nonmetropolitan household income for the area, according to the most recent decennial census.
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking $15,000 and inserting $25,000; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
(5) Funding to cover cost of performance warranties. A subgrant provided to an individual under this subsection for an individually owned household decentralized wastewater system may include sufficient additional funding to cover the cost of a performance warranty with a duration of at least 5 years.
(6) Technical assistance and support. A nonprofit organization or federally recognized Indian Tribe that receives a grant under this section may use an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the grant to provide technical assistance and support to individuals eligible for a subgrant or loan under this section relating to the installation and maintenance of household decentralized water and wastewater systems.
; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.
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