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
B Forest health and management
I Forest Service management
(a) Definitions. In this section:
(1) High-priority hazard tree. The term high-priority hazard tree means a standing tree that—
(A) presents a visible hazard to people or property due to conditions such as deterioration of, or damage to, the root system, trunk, stem, or limbs of the tree, or the direction or lean of the tree, as determined by the responsible official;
(B) is determined by the responsible official to be highly likely to fail and, on failure, would be highly likely to cause injury to people or damage to Federal property; and
(C) is located within 300 feet of—
(i) a National Forest System road with a maintenance level of 3, 4, or 5;
(ii) a National Forest System trail;
(iii) a developed recreation site or an administrative facility that is operated and maintained by the Secretary on National Forest System land; or
(iv) a project work site.
(2) High-priority hazard tree activity
(A) In general. The term high-priority hazard tree activity means a forest management activity that mitigates the risks associated with high-priority hazard trees, including pruning, felling, blasting, cabling, bracing, and disposal of a high-priority hazard tree.
(B) Exclusions. The term high-priority hazard tree activity does not include any activity—
(i) conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area;
(ii) for the construction of a permanent road or permanent trail;
(iii) conducted on Federal land on which, by Act of Congress or Presidential proclamation, the removal of vegetation is restricted or prohibited;
(iv) conducted in an area in which activities described in subparagraph (A) would be inconsistent with the applicable land and resource management plan; or
(v) conducted in an inventoried roadless area.
(b) Categorical exclusion
(1) In general. High-priority hazard tree activities are a category of actions considered an action categorically excluded from the requirements of Public Law 91–190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(2) Project size limitation. A project carried out using the categorical exclusion established by paragraph (1) may not exceed 6,000 acres.
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