Sec. 2. Availability of Department of Agriculture programs for veteran farmers and ranchers

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Section 2501(e)(7) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(e)(7) ) 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) ) 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 inserting , and veteran farmers or ranchers before the period at the end; 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; ; 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(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) ) ; 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(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) ). . 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(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( before the period at the end; and 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) )) 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(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( after 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) )), 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(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( before the period at the end; and 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) )) in subsection (l)(4)— in the paragraph heading, by inserting before veteran, ; and and socially by inserting and veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( before 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) )) 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(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) ). . 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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