Sec. 12102. USDA assistance and support for underserved farmers, ranchers, and foresters

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Section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ) is amended to read as follows: In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000 to provide outreach, mediation, financial training, capacity building training, cooperative development and agricultural credit training and support, and other technical assistance on issues concerning food, agriculture, agricultural credit, agricultural extension, rural development, or nutrition to underserved farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, including veterans, limited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty areas.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000 to provide grants and loans to eligible entities, as determined by the Secretary, to improve land access (including heirs’ property and fractionated land issues) for underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, including veterans, limited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty areas.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 to fund the activities of one or more equity commissions that will address racial equity issues within the Department of Agriculture and the programs of the Department of Agriculture. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $189,000,000 to support and supplement agricultural research, education, and extension, as well as scholarships and programs that provide internships and pathways to agricultural sector or Federal employment, for 1890 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7601 )), 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 301 note;

Public Law 103–382 )), Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions eligible to receive grants under subsections

(a)and (b), respectively, of section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3156 ), Hispanic-serving institutions eligible to receive grants under section 1455 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3241 ), and the insular area institutions of higher education located in the territories of the United States, as referred to in section 1489 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3361 ). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $750,000,000 for a program to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners determined to have experienced discrimination prior to January 1, 2021, in Department of Agriculture farm lending programs, under which the amount of financial assistance provided to a recipient may be not more than $500,000 as appropriate in relation to any consequences experienced from the discrimination, which program shall be administered through 1 or more qualified nongovernmental entities selected by the Secretary subject to standards set and enforced by the Secretary, subject to the condition that any selected entity administering the program shall return the funds to the Secretary on the request of the Secretary if the standards are not adequately carried out or the administration of the program is not otherwise sufficient or if any funds provided to the selected entity are not distributed on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of the Act entitled An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 , and any such returned funds shall be available for obligation for any activity authorized under this section, except subsections

(c)and (f). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $35,000,000 for administrative costs, including training employees, of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture to carry out this section. The funds made available under subsection

(d)are subject to the condition that the Secretary shall not— enter into any agreement— that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; or under which any payment could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031; or use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy obligations initially made under subsection (d). .

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