Sec. 201. Definitions
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In this title: The term animal feeding operation means a lot or facility at which— for not less than a total of 45 days in any 12-month period, animals (other than aquatic animals) are— stabled or confined; and fed or maintained; and crops, vegetation, forage growth, or postharvest residues are not sustained in the normal growing season over any portion of the lot or facility. The term eligible Black individual means a person who— was born in the United States; is at least 21 years of age; has previously identified as Black or African American; and has at least 1 parent of African ancestry.
The term farmer training means a program that— provides eligible Black individuals and other enrollees with the basic skills to operate a farm or ranch profitably with a primary focus on regenerating the soil, ecosystem, and local community; provides a course of study that is equivalent to not less than 30 academic credit hours of study, which may be provided as direct in-field instruction; is approved by the Undersecretary of the Equitable Land Access Service as an authorized program to meet the farmer training program requirement under section 207(a) for recipients of land grants under section 203(a)(2); focuses training on low-capital-intensive techniques and technologies; and includes a robust study of local and regional food systems and the market opportunities those systems present.
The term qualified entity means— an organization— described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that Code; or that has a fiscal sponsor that is an organization described in subclause (I); that has not less than 3 years of experience providing meaningful agricultural, business assistance, legal assistance, or advocacy services to Black farmers or ranchers; and at least 50 percent of the members of the board of directors of which are Black; and an 1890 Institution (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7601 )), including the University of the District of Columbia.
The term Secretary means the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Equitable Land Access.
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