Sec. 12307. Availability of Department of Agriculture programs for veteran farmers and ranchers

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(a)(as redesignated by section 12301(b)(3)) of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279 ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of that title) who has first obtained status as a veteran (as so defined) during the most recent 10-year period. . Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1502(b) ) (as amended by section 11101) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term veteran farmer or rancher means a farmer or rancher who— has served in the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code); and has not operated a farm or ranch; has operated a farm or ranch for not more than 5 years; or is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of that title) who has first obtained status as a veteran (as so defined) during the most recent 5-year period. . Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508 ) is amended— in subsection (b)(5)(E)— by striking The Corporation and inserting the following: The Corporation ; and in clause

(i)(as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “, and veteran farmers or ranchers. The Corporation shall coordinate with other agencies of the Department that provide programs or services to farmers and ranchers described in clause

(i)to make available coverage under the waiver under that clause and to share eligibility information to reduce paperwork and avoid duplication. ; in subsection (e)(8)— in the paragraph heading, by inserting after and veteran ; and beginning by inserting or veteran farmer or rancher after beginning farmer or rancher each place it appears; and in subsection (g)— in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting or veteran farmer or rancher after beginning farmer or rancher each place it appears; and in paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting and veteran farmers or ranchers after beginning farmers or ranchers . Section 524(a)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(4) ) is amended— in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: veteran farmers or ranchers. . Section 310E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1935 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking qualified beginning farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and inserting eligible farmers or ranchers ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (2)(A), by striking recipients of the loans and inserting farmers or ranchers ; by striking paragraph

(3)and inserting the following: encourage retiring farmers and ranchers to assist in the sale of their farms and ranches to eligible farmers or ranchers by providing seller financing; ; and in paragraph (4), by striking for beginning farmers or ranchers or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and inserting the following: “for— beginning farmers or ranchers; socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, as defined in section 355(e); or veteran farmers or ranchers, as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(a) ) ; and in paragraph (5), by striking a qualified beginning farmer or rancher or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher and inserting an eligible farmer or rancher ; and by striking subsection

(e)and inserting the following: In this section, the term eligible farmer or rancher means— a qualified beginning farmer or rancher; a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, as defined in section 355(e); and a veteran farmer or rancher, as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(a) ). . Section 351(e)(2)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1999(e)(2)(B) ) is amended— in the subparagraph heading, by inserting after and veteran ; Beginning in clause (i), by inserting or veteran farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( before the period at the end; and 7 U.S.C. 2279(a) )) in clause (ii), by striking beginning . Section 405(c) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7625(c) ) is amended by inserting veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( after 7 U.S.C. 2279(a) )), socially disadvantaged farmers, . Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) is amended— in subsection (k)(2), by inserting , or a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( before the period at the end; and 7 U.S.C. 2279(a) )) in subsection (l), in paragraph

(3)(as redesignated by section 1601(7)(C))— in the paragraph heading, by inserting before veteran, ; and and socially by inserting and veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( before 7 U.S.C. 2279(a) )) in exchange . Section 1241(a)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking beginning farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and inserting covered farmers or ranchers, as defined in section 1235(f)(1) . Section 1501(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(a) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs

(1)through

(4)as paragraphs

(2)through (5), respectively; and by inserting before paragraph

(2)(as so redesignated) the following: The term covered producer means an eligible producer on a farm that is— as determined by the Secretary— a beginning farmer or rancher; a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher; or a limited resource farmer or rancher; or a veteran farmer or rancher, as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(a) ). . Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of a covered producer that is eligible to receive assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide reimbursement of 90 percent of the cost of losses described in paragraph

(1)or (2). .

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