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
VII Research, Extension, and Related Matters
A National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(a) In general. Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 11 members and inserting 12 members; and
(ii) adding at the end the following:
(iv) One of such members shall represent all minor production States as a nonvoting member.
; and
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
(2) Appointment; service. Members of the specialty crops committee shall—
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and
(B) serve at the discretion of the Secretary.
; and
(3) in subsection (g)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) and (6) as paragraph (6) and (7), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
(5) review grant applications under such subsection and submit a summary of comments, including the relevancy of the applications to the annual priorities established under paragraph (4), to the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for consideration prior to the awarding of grants under such subsection;
(b) Conforming amendment. Section 412(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(3) for competitive grants under subsection (k), the review and summary submitted to the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under section 1408A(g)(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(g)(5)).
(c) Effect. The amendments made by subsection (a)—
(1) shall take effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) shall not affect the terms of the members of the citrus disease subcommittee established under section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)(2)) who are—
(A) appointed by the Secretary before the effective date described in paragraph (1); and
(B) members of that subcommittee on that effective date.
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