Sec. 5401. State agricultural mediation programs
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Section 501(c) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 ( 7 U.S.C. 5101(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (B)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture ; in clause (ii), by inserting and the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( before the period at the end; and 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) by striking clause
(vii)and inserting the following: Lease issues, including land leases and equipment leases. Family farm transition. Farmer-neighbor disputes. Such other issues as the Secretary or the head of the department of agriculture of each participating State considers appropriate for better serving the agricultural community and persons eligible for mediation. ; and by adding at the end the following: Funding provided for the mediation program of a qualifying State may also be used to provide credit counseling to persons described in paragraph (2)— prior to the initiation of any mediation involving the Department of Agriculture; or unrelated to any ongoing dispute or mediation in which the Department of Agriculture is a party. ; in paragraph (2)(A)— in clause (ii), by striking and after the semicolon; in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: any other persons involved in an issue described in any of clauses
(i)through
(x)of paragraph (1)(B). ; and in paragraph (3)(F), by striking that persons and inserting the following: “that— the Department of Agriculture receives adequate notification of those issues; and persons . Section 505 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 ( 7 U.S.C. 5105 ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 , the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing— the effectiveness of the State mediation programs receiving matching grants under this subtitle; recommendations for improving the delivery of mediation services to producers; the steps being taken to ensure that State mediation programs receive timely funding under this subtitle; and the savings to the States as a result of having a mediation program. . Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 ( 7 U.S.C. 5106 ) is amended by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 .
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