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
B Regulatory reform
XI Crop insurance
Section 506 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506) is amended by striking subsection (r) and inserting the following:
(q) Procedures for responding to certain inquiries
(1) Exclusive interpretive authority. The Corporation shall have exclusive authority to interpret—
(A) any regulation issued under this subtitle;
(B) any plan of insurance authorized by this Act or reinsured by the Corporation; and
(C) any policy, plan of insurance, contract provision, or procedure issued or approved pursuant to this Act.
(2) Request for interpretation. A participant in the Federal crop insurance program may request the Corporation to provide an interpretation under paragraph (1).
(3) Final agency determination
(A) In general. Not later than 90 days after receiving a request under paragraph (2), the Corporation shall provide a written interpretation, which shall be considered a final agency determination.
(B) Publication. The Corporation shall make publicly available each interpretation provided under subparagraph (A).
(4) General applicability and binding effect
(A) In general. Any determination made pursuant to paragraph (3) or, if made before the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2026, pursuant to any provision of this section then in effect, shall be generally applicable to and binding on all participants in the Federal crop insurance program, including producers, approved insurance providers, agents, loss adjusters, arbitrators, and the National Appeals Division.
(B) No judicial review. There shall be no judicial review of any determination of the Corporation made—
(i) pursuant to this subsection; or
(ii) before the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2026 pursuant to any provision of this section then in effect.
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