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
B National security
C Fertilizer
D United States grain standards reauthorization
E Year-Round E15 and RFS reform
F Other miscellaneous provisions
Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
224B. Office of Seafood
(a) Establishment. The Secretary shall establish an Office of Seafood to improve coordination within the Department, and with other Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental entities, relating to the domestic harvesting, processing, and consumption of wild and farmed seafood in the United States.
(b) Responsibilities. The Office of Seafood shall—
(1) coordinate seafood policies and activities within the Department and with other Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative;
(2) provide strategic analysis, planning, communication, and coordination of Department and interagency activities for wild and farmed seafood;
(3) coordinate efforts to provide economic analysis to advise the Secretary and the Chief Economist regarding the development, availability, promotion, and use of seafood produced in the United States in Department programs and policies;
(4) coordinate with the Foreign Agricultural Service and the Economic Research Service to integrate analysis of wild and farmed seafood products into existing analyses of the agricultural exports of the United States, including analysis on the competitiveness of United States wild and farmed seafood producers in global markets;
(5) identify opportunities to provide integrated access for United States wild and farmed seafood producers to Department programs; and
(6) perform such other functions as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) Outreach. The Office of Seafood shall consult with wild and farmed seafood harvesters and producers that may be affected by policies or actions of the Department, as necessary, in carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection (b), which may include providing technical assistance regarding access to applicable Department programs.