S. 4848

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4848 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4848

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
improve assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 
veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 22, 2026

Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
improve assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 
veteran farmers and ranchers, 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 ``Farming Opportunities Training and 
Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, VETERAN, 
AND BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and 
inserting ``2027 through 2031'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by inserting ``, 
including by providing appropriate interpretation and 
translation services when those services will be useful 
in expanding meaningful access to Department programs 
or technical assistance services, as determined by the 
Secretary'' before the period at the end; and
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking 
``3'' and inserting ``4''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (F)--
(I) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ``; and'';
(II) by striking ``priority to 
nongovernmental'' and inserting the 
following: ``priority to--
``(i) nongovernmental''; and
(III) by adding at the end the 
following:
``(ii) eligible entities that will provide 
appropriate interpretation and translation 
services as part of the provision of outreach 
and technical assistance described in that 
subparagraph, when those services will be 
useful in expanding meaningful access to 
Department programs or technical assistance 
services, as determined by the Secretary.'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2019 through 
2023'' and inserting ``2027 through 2031'';
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``including by providing 
appropriate interpretation and translation services 
when those services will be useful in expanding 
meaningful access to Department programs or technical 
assistance services, as determined by the Secretary,'' 
before ``relating to''; and
(C) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in subparagraph (F)(iii), by striking 
``and'' at the end;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
subparagraph (H); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following:
``(G) the inclusion of plans to provide appropriate 
interpretation and translation services when those 
services will be useful in expanding meaningful access 
to Department programs or technical assistance 
services, as determined by the Secretary.''; and
(3) in subsection (l)(2), by striking ``2023'' and 
inserting ``2031''.

SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED 
FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

Section 2501A(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279-1(c)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) 5-year requirement.--Not later than March 31, 2028, 
and every 5 years thereafter, for each county and State in the 
United States, the Secretary shall--
``(A) compile data on--
``(i) the number of base acres of each 
program crop owned by farmers or ranchers;
``(ii) payment yields for each program crop 
made by farmers or ranchers;
``(iii) the number of fee waivers and 
premium reductions provided to farmers or 
ranchers under the noninsured crop disaster 
assistance program established by section 196 
of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333);
``(iv) the number of loans guaranteed by 
the Secretary to farmers or ranchers;
``(v) the allocation of grazing permits by 
the Forest Service to farmers or ranchers; and
``(vi) the race, ethnicity, and gender of 
each farmer or rancher under clauses (i) 
through (v), subject to appropriate privacy 
protections, as determined by the Secretary; 
and
``(B) organize the data compiled under clauses (i) 
through (v) of subparagraph (A) according to the 
categories described in clause (vi) of that 
subparagraph.'';
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'';
(4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and 
indenting appropriately;
(B) by striking the paragraph designation and 
heading and all that follows through ``Using'' and 
inserting the following:
``(4) Reports.--
``(A) In general.--Using'';
(C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), in 
the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting the 
following: ``under--
``(i) paragraph (1); and
``(ii) in a separate report, under 
paragraph (2).
``(B) Contents.--Each report submitted under 
subparagraph (A) shall contain data''; and
(D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), in 
the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ``that paragraph'' and inserting 
``paragraphs (1) and (2), as applicable,''; and
(5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 
``the report described in paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``the 
reports described in paragraph (4)''.
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