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
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
Section 222 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6923) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting production after emerging agricultural;
(B) in subparagraph (D)—
(i) by inserting controlled-environment agriculture, including before hydroponic; and
(ii) by striking and at the end;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (H); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
(E) using the resources of the Department and of State, Tribal, and local agencies to provide technical assistance for business incorporation, navigating local zoning, and managing farm tract numbers for smaller, noncontiguous parcels to growers implementing activities described in this paragraph;
(F) using the resources of the Department and of State, Tribal, and local agencies to promote conservation techniques unique to urban agriculture and innovative production, including techniques that address stormwater runoff and the impacted nature of urban land and the subsurface of the land;
(G) assisting urban and innovative producers in navigating Federal, State, Tribal, and local policies and regulations that impact business or operations; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and
(B) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking the date that is 5 years after the date on which the members are appointed under paragraph (2)(B) and inserting September 30, 2031;
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
(c) Grants and cooperative agreements
(1) Grants
(A) In general. The Director shall award competitive grants to support the development of urban and innovative agricultural production and technical or financial assistance to producers.
(B) Subgrants. An eligible entity may use funds from a grant under subparagraph (A) to provide subgrants to urban and innovative producers to support the growth of the farm or farm business of the urban and innovative producers.
(C) Eligible entities. An entity eligible to receive a grant under subparagraph (A) is—
(i) a nonprofit organization;
(ii) a unit of local government;
(iii) a Tribal organization;
(iv) an agricultural cooperative or other agricultural business entity or a producer network or association; or
(v) a school that serves any of grades kindergarten through grade 12.
(2) Cooperative agreements
(A) In general. The Director may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to support the development of urban and innovative agricultural production.
(B) Eligible entities. An entity eligible to enter into a cooperative agreement under subparagraph (A) is—
(i) a nonprofit organization;
(ii) a unit of local government;
(iii) a Tribal organization;
(iv) an agricultural cooperative or other agricultural business entity; or
(v) a producer network or association.
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking Pilot;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program for not fewer than 5 years that establishes 10 and inserting The Secretary shall continue to implement a program that establishes not fewer than 10; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and
(II) in clause (i), by striking pilot; and
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking pilot;
(II) by striking local or municipal and inserting local, municipal, or Tribal;
(III) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;
(IV) by striking States to develop and inserting the following: “States—
(i) to develop
; and
(V) by adding at the end the following:
(ii) to construct at-scale composting, food-to-feed, or anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy projects.
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking pilot;
(II) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting Tribal governments, after local governments,;
(III) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (viii) as clauses (vii) through (ix), respectively; and
(IV) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
(vi) develop food waste-to-energy operations;
; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking pilot each place it appears; and
(5) in subsection (e), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.
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