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
(a) Definitions. Section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking As used in this Act— and inserting In this Act:;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (4), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
(2) Common name
(A) In general. The term common name means a name that, as determined by the Secretary—
(i) is ordinarily or customarily used for an agricultural commodity or food product;
(ii) is typically placed on the packaging and product label of the agricultural commodity or food product;
(iii) with respect to wine—
(I) is—
(aa) ordinarily or customarily used for a wine grape varietal name; or
(bb) a traditional term or expression that is typically placed on the packaging and label of the wine; and
(II) does not mean any appellation of origin for wine listed in subpart C of part 9 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and
(iv) the use of which is consistent with standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
(B) Examples. The following names shall be considered common names under subparagraph (A):
(i) With respect to food products: american, asiago, basmati, black forest ham, blue, blue vein, bologna, bologne, bratwurst, brie, burrata, camembert, capicola, capocollo, cheddar, chevre, chorizo, colby, cottage cheese, coulommiers, cream cheese, danbo, edam, emmental, feta, fontina, gorgonzola, gouda, grana, gruyere, havarti, kielbasa, limburger and limburgo, mascarpone, monterey and monterey jack, mortadella, munster and muenster, neufchatel, parmesan, pancetta, pecorino, pepper jack, prosciutto, provolone, ricotta, romano, saint-paulin, salame, salami, samso, swiss, tilsiter, and tomme.
(ii) With respect to wine:
(I) The list of grape varietal terms in section 4.91 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
(II) The grape varietal designations administratively approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
(III) The following nonvarietal descriptors: chateau, classic, clos, cream, crusted and crusting, noble, ruby, sur lie, tawny, vintage, and vintage character.
(iii) With respect to beer: bitter, pale ale, india pale ale, mild, porter, stout, barleywine, dubbel, quadruple, witbier, saison, biere de garde, oud red, altbier, weisse, gose, hefeweizen, dunkel, helles, rauchbier, pilsener, maerzen, schwarzbier, doppelbock, bock, kellerbier, munchener and munich style, oktoberfest, dortmunder, kolsch and koelsch, cream, grodziskie, lager.
(C) Considerations. In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may take into account—
(i) competent sources, such as dictionaries, newspapers, professional journals and literature, and information posted on websites that are determined by the Secretary to be reliable in reporting market information;
(ii) the use of the common name in a domestic, regional, or international product standard, including a standard promulgated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, for the agricultural commodity or food product; and
(iii) the ordinary and customary use of the common name in the production or marketing of the agricultural commodity or food product in the United States or in other countries.
(D) Rule of construction. The enumeration of certain names under subparagraph (B) shall not limit or restrict the ability of the Secretary to determine, consistent with subparagraph (A), that any other name is a common name under subparagraph (A).
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(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clause (iv)(II), by inserting a closing parenthesis before the semicolon at the end;
(B) in clause (v), by striking or at the end;
(C) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
(vii) prohibits or disallows the use of the common name of an agricultural commodity or food product of the United States.
(b) Negotiations to defend use of common names. Title III of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5652 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
303. Negotiations to defend the use of common names
The Secretary shall advise and support the efforts of the United States Trade Representative to secure the right of United States agricultural producers, processors, and exporters to use common names for agricultural commodities or food products in foreign markets through the negotiation by the United States Trade Representative of bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements, memoranda of understanding, or exchanges of letters that assure the current and future use of each common name identified by the Secretary in connection with United States agricultural commodities or food products.
(c) Rule of construction. None of the amendments made by this section—
(1) limit the ability of the United States Trade Representative to negotiate trade agreements; or
(2) require the United States Trade Representative to condition any trade agreement on the inclusion of language relating to the use of common names.
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