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
Section 1473H of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319k) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking pilot;
(2) in subsection (a)(6)(A), by striking growing, and inserting growing (including water conservation technologies and innovation),;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking pilot program each place it appears and inserting program;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by inserting the long-term and high-risk technological before barriers; and
(II) by striking and resilience to extreme weather; and inserting soil and water conservation, and resilience to extreme weather, drought, infectious diseases, plant and animal pathogens, and plant and animal pests;; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting or economic cost before the period at the end; and
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through In carrying out and inserting the following:
(9) Personnel matters
(A) In general. The Director shall establish and maintain within the AGARDA a staff with sufficient qualifications and expertise to enable the AGARDA to carry out the responsibilities of the AGARDA under this section in conjunction with other operations of the Department of Agriculture.
(B) Use of existing personnel authorities. In carrying out
(4) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
(4) Use of strategic plan. The Secretary shall use the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1) and dated 2022 to inform the administration of the AGARDA under this section.
(5) in subsection (d)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) as paragraph (5), indenting appropriately, and moving the paragraph so as to appear after paragraph (3);
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2027 through 2031;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
(4) Other funding. In addition to amounts otherwise made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may use to carry out this section other unobligated funds available to the Secretary for any other purpose.
; and
(D) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking this paragraph and inserting paragraph (2) or (4); and
(6) by striking subsection (e).
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