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
Section 1271B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
(a) Partnership agreements authorized
(1) In general. The Secretary may enter into a partnership agreement with an eligible partner to implement a project that will assist producers with installing and maintaining an eligible activity on eligible land.
(2) Streamlining required. The Secretary shall ensure that a partnership agreement under paragraph (1)—
(A) is entered into not later than 180 days after the date on which an application is selected under subsection (e); and
(B) contains only the information described under subsections (c) and (d) necessary to fund and carry out the project to be implemented under the partnership agreement.
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following:
(D) Other programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contribution of an eligible partner under this paragraph may be used to satisfy matching or cost participation requirements under another Federal program (other than another Department of Agriculture program) or non-Federal program.
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
(3) make covered program authorities, such as entity certification under section 1265B(b)(5), available in the implementation of a partnership agreement; and
; and
(D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
(4) in subsection (e)(4)(D), by inserting Tribal, after State,.
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