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
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
Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f) Forest inventory and analysis program blue ribbon panel
(1) In general. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Association of State Foresters, shall convene a blue ribbon panel (referred to in this subsection as the Panel) to review the forest inventory and analysis program established under this section (referred to in this subsection as the program).
(2) Composition
(A) Number. The Panel shall be composed of not fewer than 10, and not more than 20, members.
(B) Members. Members of the Panel shall—
(i) include recognized national leaders from across State and Federal agencies, universities, industry, and nongovernmental organizations;
(ii) have knowledge of and expertise in, or be users for purposes of decision making of, forest biometrics, inventory, and remote sensing technology; and
(iii) have no personal financial conflict of interest in serving on the Panel.
(3) Duties
(A) Review. The Panel shall conduct a review of the past progress, current priorities, and future needs of the program with respect to national monitoring of forest carbon, climate change, forest health, and sustainable wood products.
(B) Considerations. The review under subparagraph (A) shall include consideration of—
(i) the modernization of the program—
(I) broadly; and
(II) specifically relating to the integration of advanced remote sensing technologies and methods such as small area estimation; and
(ii) the possibility of more public-private-academic partnerships under the program to help meet the goals of the program and external needs, particularly relating to research priorities, operational implementation of current or ongoing science, and decision support.
(C) Report. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Panel is convened under paragraph (1), the Panel shall submit to the Secretary and Congress a report describing the review conducted under subparagraph (A).
(4) Administrative matters
(A) Chairperson and vice chairperson. The Panel shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the nongovernmental members of the Panel.
(B) Committees. The Panel may establish 1 or more committees within the Panel as the Panel determines to be appropriate.
(C) Compensation. A member of the Panel shall serve without compensation.
(D) Administrative support. The Secretary shall provide such administrative support as is necessary for the Panel to carry out its duties.
(E) Federal advisory committee act. The Panel shall be exempt from chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Federal Advisory Committee Act).
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