Sec. 209. Farm Conservation Corps
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The Secretary shall establish a civilian conservation corps, to be known as the Farm Conservation Corps to provide young adults ages 18 to 29 from socially disadvantaged groups with the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term, productive careers in farming and ranching. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall enroll not fewer than 20,000 young adults in the Farm Conservation Corps pursuant to subsection
(a)in each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. Members of the Farm Conservation Corps shall serve as on-farm apprentices, at no cost, to— socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, the annual gross farm income of whom is less than $250,000; beginning farmers and ranchers, the annual gross farm income of whom is less than $250,000; and farmers and ranchers operating certified organic farms (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6502 )), the annual gross farm income of whom is less than $250,000. An individual shall serve in the Farm Conservation Corps for not more than 2 years. The Secretary shall provide to each member of the Farm Conservation Corps, for the duration of the participation— housing, subsistence, clothing, medical attention (including hospitalization), and transportation; or a cash allowance sufficient for the applicable locality to cover costs described in paragraph (1). Members of the Farm Conservation Corps shall be paid for their services as a farmworker at a rate consistent with the minimum wage applicable to a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii) ) for services as a farmworker in the applicable locality. There is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 to carry out this section.
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