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
XII Miscellaneous
A Livestock
The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A (7 U.S.C. 8308a) the following:
10409B. National Poultry Improvement Plan
(a) In general. The Secretary shall maintain and administer the National Poultry Improvement Plan in accordance with parts 145, 146, and 147 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section).
(b) General conference committee. The Secretary shall maintain a general conference committee in accordance with part 147 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section) and chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the administration of the National Poultry Improvement Plan under subsection (a).
(c) Successor regulations. The Secretary may promulgate successor regulations to the regulations described in subsections (a) and (b) as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.
(d) Authorization of appropriations. In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, to remain available until expended.
(e) General limitation. The expenses of the general conference committee under subsection (b) shall not be counted toward any general limitation on the expenses of advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture contained in any Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, whether enacted before, on, or after June 23, 1998, unless the appropriation Act specifically—
(1) refers to this subsection; and
(2) includes the general conference committee under subsection (b) within the general limitation.
B National security
C Fertilizer
D United States grain standards reauthorization
E Year-Round E15 and RFS reform
F Other miscellaneous provisions