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
(a) Definitions. Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:
(1) Beef. The term beef means meat produced from cattle (including veal).
; and
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting , beef, after lamb; and
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting , ground beef, after lamb.
(b) Notice of country of origin. Section 282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting beef, after for;
(2) in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), by inserting beef, before lamb each place it appears; and
(3) in subparagraph (E)—
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting beef, after Ground; and
(B) by inserting ground beef, before ground lamb each place it appears.
(c) Means of reinstating MCOOL for beef
(1) Determination of means. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary, shall determine a means of reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling for beef in accordance with the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) that is in compliance with all applicable rules of the World Trade Organization.
(2) Implementation of means. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary shall implement the means determined under paragraph (1).
(d) Effective date. The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the earlier of—
(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes a determination in the Federal Register that the means determined under paragraph (1) of subsection (c) have been implemented under paragraph (2) of that subsection; and
(2) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
B National security
C Fertilizer
D United States grain standards reauthorization
E Year-Round E15 and RFS reform
F Other miscellaneous provisions