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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 1824 (Introduced in House) — To reform the safety net for farmers and ranchers, enhance soil, water, and habitat conservation, encourage beginning... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Food and Farm Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Commodities and Crop Insurance Subtitle A—Cutting, Capping, and Clarifying Agriculture Subsidies Sec. 101. Repealing excessive subsidy programs for commodity crops. Sec. 102. Comprehensive cap on total agricultural subsidies an eligible entity may receive. Sec. 103. Adjusted gross income limitation. Sec. 104. Elimination of separate payment limitation on peanut subsidies.
Sec. 105. Strengthening prevented planting coverage. Sec. 106. Eliminating the yield transfer loophole. Sec. 107. Ensuring planting on suitable land. Sec. 108. Report on diversity in crop insurance. Subtitle B—Expansion of Whole Farm Crop Insurance Sec. 121. Expansion of whole farm crop insurance option for farms that grow multiple crops. Title II—Conservation Subtitle A—Strengthening Conservation Compliance Sec. 201. Definitions. Sec. 202. Covered cropland program ineligibility.
Sec. 203. Exemptions. Sec. 204. Development and implementation of conservation plans and conservation systems. Sec. 205. Wetland program ineligibility. Sec. 206. Delineation of wetlands; exemptions. Subtitle B—Enhancing Environmental Quality Incentives Sec. 211. Purposes. Sec. 212. Definitions. Sec. 213. Establishment and administration. Sec. 214. Evaluation of applications. Sec. 215. Environmental quality incentives program plan. Sec. 216. Duties of the secretary. Sec. 217. Limitation on payments.
Subtitle C—Reforming the Conservation Stewardship Program Sec. 221. Definitions. Sec. 222. Conservation stewardship program. Sec. 223. Stewardship contracts. Sec. 224. Duties of the Secretary. Subtitle A—Building on the Regional Conservation Partnership Sec. 231. Improvements to the regional conservation partnership program. Subtitle B—Establishing Innovative Grants for Conservation and Loans for Structural Improvements Sec. 241. Repeal and reestablishment of EQIP conservation innovation grant program.
Sec. 242. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program. Subtitle C—Ensuring Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Agriculture Sec. 251. Greenhouse gas reporting. Sec. 252. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle D—Administration and Funding Sec. 261. Commodity credit corporation. Title III—Food Assistance Sec. 301. Elimination of domestic procurement restriction for emergency and private assistance programs under the Food for Peace Act. Sec. 302. Elimination of cap on support for eligible organizations for certain purposes.
Sec. 303. Elimination of minimum level of local sales requirement under the Food for Peace Act. Sec. 304. Food for Peace Act extensions. Title IV—Nutrition Subtitle A—Increasing Access to Healthy Foods Sec. 401. Expanding healthy food financing initiative. Sec. 402. Helping schools serve healthier meals. Sec. 403. Strengthening the food and agriculture service learning program. Sec. 404. Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program. Subtitle B—Improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Sec. 411.
Continuing the farmers’ markets supplemental nutrition assistance program support grant program. Sec. 412. Expanding and increasing support for the food insecurity nutrition incentives program. Sec. 413. Closing the meal gap. Sec. 414. Food as medicine. Title V—Future of American Farmers Subtitle A—Defining beginning farmer or rancher Sec. 501. Beginning farmer or rancher defined. Subtitle B—Providing Resources for Beginning, Retiring, and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Sec. 511.
Reauthorization and increased funding for outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers. Sec. 512. Ensuring permanent funding for beginning farmer and rancher development program. Sec. 513. Supporting beginning farmer participation in certain conservation programs. Sec. 514. Creating a priority for participation of beginning farmers and ranchers in farmers’ market and local food promotion program. Sec. 515. Supporting beginning farmers and ranchers through farm service agency liaisons.
Sec. 516. Facilitating succession planning through the creation of farm service agency regional planners. Sec. 517. Ensuring a vibrant agricultural sector through the creation of a land tenure commission. Subtitle C—Creating financial incentives to benefit beginning farmers and ranchers Sec. 521. Removing barriers to farming through an eligible farmer tax credit. Sec. 522. Ensuring farm service facility loans can serve agricultural cooperatives. Sec. 523. Loans to cooperatives.
Title VI—Food Waste Sec. 601. Sense of congress regarding reducing food waste. Sec. 602. Establishment of office of food waste. Sec. 603. Establishment of food loss and waste reduction task force. Sec. 604. Standardizing, aggregating, and publishing food waste data. Title VII—Research, extension, and related matters Subtitle A—Investing in Sustainable Agriculture Sec. 701. Sustainable agriculture research, extension, and education programs. Sec. 702. National training program.
Subtitle B—Supporting research to help farmers adapt to a disrupted climate Sec. 711. Competitive, special, and facilities grants. Sec. 712. Specialty crop research initiative. Title VIII—Animal Welfare Subtitle A—Ensuring Animal Welfare in Farming Sec. 801. Definitions for humanely raised livestock and poultry certification programs. Sec. 802. Increasing market access for humanely raised livestock and poultry certification programs. Sec. 803. Animal welfare tax incentives. Subtitle B—Reforming Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Sec. 811.
Animal welfare. Sec. 812. Establishing a research and extension program for humanely raised livestock and poultry certifications. Title IX—Regional Food Systems Subtitle A—Expanding Support for Local and Regional Food Systems Sec. 901. Sense of the Congress. Sec. 902. Expanding the food leveraging investment for network coordination
(LINC)program. Sec. 903. Ensuring success of regional food projects under the business and industry guaranteed loan program. Sec. 904. Increasing support for the specialty crop block grant program. Subtitle B—Enhancing Regional Food Infrastructure Sec. 911. Supporting regional food infrastructure assessment and collaborative planning. Sec. 912. Livestock, dairy, and poultry supply chain infrastructure grants and loans. Subtitle C—Expanding Accessibility of Federal Grant Programs Sec. 921. Publishing information about funded farmers’ market and local food promotion program projects. Sec. 922. Streamlining of local and regional food program application procedures. Subtitle D—Leveling the Playing Field for Small Farmers Sec. 931. Ensuring fair practices in agriculture.
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