S. 4852

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4852 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4852

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make 
fertilizer storage facilities eligible for farm storage facility loans, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 22, 2026

Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make 
fertilizer storage facilities eligible for farm storage facility loans, 
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 ``Building Infrastructure for Nutrient 
Storage Act of 2026'' or the ``BINS Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. STORAGE FACILITY LOANS.

(a) In General.--Section 1614(a) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8789(a)) is amended by inserting 
``fertilizer,'' after ``renewable biomass,''.
(b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall amend part 
1436 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the amendment 
made by subsection (a), including to ensure that, with respect to 
fertilizer, loans may be made under the Farm Storage Facility Loan 
Program for, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Dry bins and dry flat storage.
(2) Fertilizer blenders.
(3) Liquid tanks.
(4) Anhydrous ammonia pressure vessels.
(5) Foundations, electrical systems, conveyors, plumbing, 
piping, and pumps necessary for the receipt, storage, and 
removal of fertilizer products.
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