H.R. 7914

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7914 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7914

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the experienced 
services program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2026

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself and Mr. Vindman) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the experienced 
services program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Conservation Mentorship 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPERIENCED SERVICES PROGRAM.

Section 1252 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3851(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``(as defined 
in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)).'' and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) assisting cooperative initiatives under 
section 1417(b)(3) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3152(b)(3)) to improve higher education teaching 
programs, including paid work-based learning, at 
institutions of higher education.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Institution of higher education.--The term 
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001).
``(2) Land-grant colleges and universities.--The term 
`land-grant colleges and universities' has the meaning given 
that term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103).
``(3) Work-based learning.--The term `work-based learning' 
has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302).''.
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