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
C Miscellaneous
I Rural care economy
II Other miscellaneous provisions
Section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
(C) any Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); and
; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
(2) Energy efficiency measures. The term energy efficiency measures means, with respect to any property service by an eligible entity—
(A) a structural improvement or investment in a cost-effective, commercial technology to increase energy efficiency (including any cost-effective on- or off-grid renewable energy or energy storage system); and
(B) the replacement of a manufactured housing unit or large appliance with a substantially similar manufactured housing unit or large appliance, respectively, if that replacement is a cost-effective option with respect to energy savings.
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (f) through (j), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
(e) Additional grants
(1) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (2), at the request of an eligible entity that receives a loan under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make a grant to the eligible entity in an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the loan amount received under that subsection for costs incurred by the eligible entity in—
(A) applying for the loan received under that subsection;
(B) making a loan to a qualified consumer under subsection (d);
(C) making repairs to the property of a qualified consumer that facilitates the energy efficiency measures for the property financed through a loan made under that subsection;
(D) entering into a contract under subsection (f); or
(E) otherwise carrying out the duties of the eligible entity under this section.
(2) Persistent poverty counties. A grant made to an eligible entity under paragraph (1) for the purpose of making a loan to a qualified consumer under subsection (d) that is located in a persistent poverty county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be made in an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the loan amount received by the eligible entity under subsection (c).
; and
(5) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.
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