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This Act may be cited as the . Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. TITLE I—Commodities Subtitle A—Commodity Policy Sec. 1101. Definitions. Sec. 1102. Base acres. Sec. 1103. Payment yields. Sec. 1104. Payment acres. Sec. 1105. Producer election. Sec. 1106. Price loss coverage. Sec. 1107. Agriculture risk coverage. Subtitle B—Marketing loans Sec. 1201.
Loan rates. Sec. 1202. Textile mills. Sec. 1203. Extensions. Subtitle C—Sugar Sec. 1301. Sugar policy. Subtitle D—Dairy Sec. 1401. Dairy Margin Coverage. Sec. 1402. Dairy products donation program. Sec. 1403. Reauthorizations. Sec. 1404. Related provisions. Subtitle E—Supplemental and emergency agricultural disaster assistance programs Sec. 1501. Definitions; conforming amendments. Sec. 1502. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Sec. 1503. Emergency relief program. Subtitle F—Noninsured Crop Assistance Sec. 1601.
Noninsured crop assistance program. Subtitle G—Administration Sec. 1701. Regulations. Sec. 1702. Suspension of permanent price support authority. Sec. 1703. Ineligibility of land owned by foreign persons for program benefits. Sec. 1704. Adjusted gross income limitation. Sec. 1705. Farm program implementation coordination. Sec. 1706. Legal entities. Sec. 1707. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Sec. 1708. Limitation on Commodity Credit Corporation authority. Subtitle H—Emergency assistance Sec. 1801.
Emergency assistance. TITLE II—Conservation Sec. 2001. Definitions. Subtitle A—Wetland Conservation Sec. 2101. Mitigation banking. Subtitle B—Conservation Reserve Program (including Farmable Wetland Program) Sec. 2201. Conservation reserve. Sec. 2202. Conservation reserve enhancement program. Sec. 2203. Farmable wetland program. Sec. 2204. Special programs. Sec. 2205. Conservation reserve easements. Sec. 2206. Duties of the Secretary. Sec. 2207. Payments. Sec. 2208. Contracts.
Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program PART I—Environmental Quality Incentives Program Sec. 2301. Purposes. Sec. 2302. Definitions. Sec. 2303. Establishment and administration. Sec. 2304. Environmental quality incentives program plan. Sec. 2305. Limitation on payments. Sec. 2306. Conservation innovation grants and payments. PART II—Conservation Stewardship Program Sec. 2311. Definitions. Sec. 2312. Stewardship contracts. Sec. 2313.
Duties of the Secretary. Sec. 2314. On-farm conservation stewardship innovation grants. Subtitle D—Other conservation programs Sec. 2401. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. Sec. 2402. Soil and water resources conservation. Sec. 2403. Emergency conservation programs. Sec. 2404. Conservation of private grazing land. Sec. 2405. Grassroots source water protection program. Sec. 2406. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. Sec. 2407. Feral swine eradication and control program.
Sec. 2408. Report on small wetlands. Sec. 2409. Terminal lakes assistance. Sec. 2410. Colorado salinity control units. Sec. 2411. Chesapeake Bay States' Partnership Initiative. Sec. 2412. Driftless area landscape conservation initiative. Sec. 2413. Expansion of NRCS snow survey and water supply forecasting. Subtitle E—Funding and administration Sec. 2501. Commodity Credit Corporation. Sec. 2502. Delivery of technical assistance. Sec. 2503. Administrative requirements for conservation programs.
Sec. 2504. Best practices guidance for solar energy land management. Subtitle F—Agricultural conservation easement program Sec. 2601. Definitions. Sec. 2602. Agricultural land easements. Sec. 2603. Wetland reserve easements. Sec. 2604. Administration. Subtitle G—Regional Conservation Partnership Program Sec. 2701. Establishment and purposes. Sec. 2702. Definitions. Sec. 2703. Regional conservation partnerships. Sec. 2704. Assistance to producers. Sec. 2705. Funding. Sec. 2706.
Administration. Sec. 2707. Critical conservation areas. TITLE III—Trade Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act Sec. 3101. United States policy. Sec. 3102. Provision of agricultural commodities. Sec. 3103. Levels of assistance. Sec. 3104. Food Aid Consultative Group. Sec. 3105. Issuance of regulations. Sec. 3106. Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation. Sec. 3107. Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods. Sec. 3108.
Definitions. Sec. 3109. Use of Commodity Credit Corporation. Sec. 3110. Administrative provisions. Sec. 3111. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance. Sec. 3112. Funds for emergency and nonemergency food assistance. Sec. 3113. Micronutrient fortification programs. Sec. 3114. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program. Sec. 3115. Technical corrections. Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 Sec. 3201. Preserving foreign markets for goods using common names.
Sec. 3202. Technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities. Sec. 3203. Report on competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops. Sec. 3204. Agricultural trade promotion and facilitation. Sec. 3205. Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetable working group. Subtitle C—Other agricultural trade laws Sec. 3301. Food for Progress Act of 1985. Sec. 3302. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act. Sec. 3303.
Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets. Sec. 3304. Growing American food exports. Sec. 3305. International food security technical assistance. Sec. 3306. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Sec. 3307. Global Crop Diversity Trust. Sec. 3308. Local and regional food aid procurement projects. Sec. 3309. International agricultural education fellowship program. TITLE IV—Nutrition Subtitle A—Supplemental nutrition assistance program Sec. 4101.
Ensuring transparency and accountability in thrifty food plan. Sec. 4102. Food distribution program on Indian reservations. Sec. 4103. Income exclusion for military basic allowance for housing. Sec. 4104. SNAP materials for health care professionals. Sec. 4105. College students. Sec. 4106. Improvements to SNAP employment and training. Sec. 4107. Ensuring EBT integrity. Sec. 4108. Retail food stores. Sec. 4109. Improving customer service to retail food stores. Sec. 4110. Restoring SNAP benefits for drug-related convictions.
Sec. 4111. Streamlining SNAP applications. Sec. 4112. Improving State administration and quality control. Sec. 4113. Process and technology innovation grants. Sec. 4114. Elderly simplified application option. Sec. 4115. Hot foods. Sec. 4116. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 4117. Inclusion of Puerto Rico in supplemental nutrition assistance program. Sec. 4118. Assistance for community food projects. Sec. 4119. Nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program. Sec. 4120.
Retail food store and recipient trafficking. Subtitle B—Emergency food assistance program Sec. 4201. TEFAP farm-to-food bank projects. Sec. 4202. Kosher, Halal, and culturally relevant foods projects. Sec. 4203. Flexibilities for geographically isolated States and Indian tribes. Sec. 4204. Fresh produce procurement option. Sec. 4205. Emergency food assistance for Indian tribes. Sec. 4206. Emergency food assistance. Subtitle C—Commodity distribution programs Sec. 4301. Commodity distribution program.
Sec. 4302. Commodity supplemental food program. Sec. 4303. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects. Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Sec. 4401. Senior farmers’ market nutrition program. Sec. 4402. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions. Sec. 4403. Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program. Sec. 4404. Healthy dairy nutrition incentives projects. Sec. 4405. Healthy food financing initiative. Sec. 4406. Microgrants for food security.
Sec. 4407. Study and report on nutrition programs in geographically isolated States. Sec. 4408. Streamlining application process for direct marketing farmers in nutrition programs. Sec. 4409. Nutrition security report. Sec. 4410. Senior nutrition task force. Sec. 4411. Technical corrections. Sec. 4412. Effective date. TITLE V—Credit Subtitle A—Farm ownership loans Sec. 5101. Modification of experience eligibility requirement for farm ownership loans. Sec. 5102. Conservation and Precision Agriculture Loan and Loan Guarantee Program.
Sec. 5103. Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans. Sec. 5104. Refinancing of guaranteed loans into direct loans. Sec. 5105. Down payment loan program. Sec. 5106. Support for resolving ownership and succession issues relating to farmland. Subtitle B—Operating loans Sec. 5201. Limitation on amount of operating loans. Sec. 5202. Eligibility for operating loans. Sec. 5203. Microloans. Subtitle C—Emergency loans Sec. 5301. Emergency loan determination factors. Sec. 5302. Eligibility for assistance based on production loss.
Subtitle D—Administrative provisions Sec. 5401. Distressed borrowers. Sec. 5402. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program. Sec. 5403. Loan authorization levels. Sec. 5404. Definition of qualified beginning farmer or rancher. Sec. 5405. Loan fund set-asides. Sec. 5406. Temporary prohibition of loans to borrowers that have received debt forgiveness. Sec. 5407. Guaranteed farmer program loan applications. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Sec. 5501. Technical corrections.
Sec. 5502. Qualifying agricultural mediation programs. Sec. 5503. Financing for essential rural community facilities. Sec. 5504. Qualified loan definition. Sec. 5505. Eligibility for water and wastewater disposal facility loans. TITLE VI—Rural Development Subtitle A—Rural healthcare and childcare Sec. 6101. Improving rural healthcare. Sec. 6102. Improving rural childcare. Sec. 6103. Access to credit for rural healthcare and childcare. Subtitle B—Rural partnerships and prosperity Sec. 6201.
Definitions. Sec. 6202. Rural partnership program grants. Sec. 6203. Rural partnership technical assistance grants. Sec. 6204. Rural Partners Network. Sec. 6205. Funding. Subtitle C—Rural Electrification Act of 1936 PART I—Rural Broadband Access Sec. 6301. ReConnect Program. Sec. 6302. Expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas. Sec. 6303. Innovative Broadband Advancement Program. Sec. 6304. Community Connect Grant Program. PART II—Additional Amendments Sec. 6311.
Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes. Sec. 6312. Rural development loans and grants. Sec. 6313. Expansion of 911 access. Subtitle D—Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act Sec. 6401. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants. Sec. 6402. SEARCH grants. Sec. 6403. Rural water and wastewater technical assistance and training programs. Sec. 6404. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program. Sec. 6405. Rural water and wastewater cybersecurity circuit rider program.
Sec. 6406. Tribal college and university essential community facilities. Sec. 6407. Essential community facilities technical assistance and training. Sec. 6408. Emergency preparedness and response technical assistance program. Sec. 6409. Assistance to provide water and wastewater services in financially distressed rural areas. Sec. 6410. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program. Sec. 6411. Additional assistance for rural water systems. Sec. 6412. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.
Sec. 6413. Rural decentralized water systems. Sec. 6414. Healthy drinking water affordability assistance program. Sec. 6415. Rural business and industry guaranteed loans. Sec. 6416. Solid waste management grants. Sec. 6417. Rural business development grants. Sec. 6418. Rural cooperative development grants. Sec. 6419. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products. Sec. 6420. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program. Sec. 6421. Rural economic area partnership zones.
Sec. 6422. Intermediary relending program. Sec. 6423. Rural Business-Cooperative Service programs technical assistance and training. Sec. 6424. National Rural Development Partnership. Sec. 6425. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters. Sec. 6426. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program. Sec. 6427. Health care services. Sec. 6428. Strategic community investment plans. Sec. 6429. Rural innovation stronger economy grant program. Sec. 6430. Rural business investment program.
Sec. 6431. Investments in rural infrastructure. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Sec. 6501. Distance learning and telemedicine. Sec. 6502. Last acre projects. Sec. 6503. Food supply chain guaranteed loan and grant program. Sec. 6504. Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program. Sec. 6505. Rural energy savings program. Sec. 6506. Technical corrections. TITLE VII—Research, Extension, and Related Matters Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 Sec. 7101.
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. Sec. 7102. Specialty crop committee. Sec. 7103. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education. Sec. 7104. Agricultural and food policy research centers. Sec. 7105. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions. Sec. 7106. Nutrition education program. Sec. 7107. Continuing animal health and disease research programs. Sec. 7108.
Extension at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. Sec. 7109. Agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. Sec. 7110. Scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions. Sec. 7111. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions. Sec. 7113.
Research and extension activities at 1890 Institutions. Sec. 7114. New beginning for Tribal students. Sec. 7115. Hispanic-serving institutions. Sec. 7116. International agriculture partnerships and grants program. Sec. 7117. Research equipment grants. Sec. 7118. University research. Sec. 7119. Cooperative extension service. Sec. 7120. Supplemental and alternative crops. Sec. 7121. New Era Rural Technology Program. Sec. 7122. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions. Sec. 7123.
Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. Sec. 7124. Capacity building grants for community college agricultural programs. Sec. 7125. Agricultural Innovation Corridors. Sec. 7126. National agroforestry survey. Sec. 7127. Aquaculture assistance programs. Sec. 7128. Rangeland research programs. Sec. 7129. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response. Sec. 7130. Distance education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions of higher education.
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 Sec. 7201. Best utilization of biological applications. Sec. 7202. Integrated management systems. Sec. 7203. Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program. Sec. 7204. National training program. Sec. 7205. National Genetics Resources Program. Sec. 7206. National Agricultural Weather Information System. Sec. 7207. Agricultural genome to phenome initiative. Sec. 7208. High-priority research and extension initiatives.
Sec. 7209. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. Sec. 7210. Enhanced coordination of organic agriculture research. Sec. 7211. Farm business management. Sec. 7212. Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production research, education, and extension initiative. Sec. 7213. Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions. Sec. 7214. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities. Sec. 7215. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse. Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 Sec. 7301.
National food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program. Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program. Sec. 7303. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia indica. Sec. 7304. Grants for youth organizations. Sec. 7305. Specialty crop research initiative. Sec. 7306. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program. Sec. 7307. Office of Pest Management Policy.
Sec. 7308. Forestry products advanced utilization research. Subtitle D—Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 PART I—Agricultural security Sec. 7401. Agricultural biosecurity communication center. Sec. 7402. Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural biosecurity planning, preparation, and response. Sec. 7403. Research and development of agricultural countermeasures. Sec. 7404. Agricultural biosecurity grant program. PART II—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 7411. Grazinglands research laboratory.
Sec. 7412. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. Sec. 7413. Natural products research program. Sec. 7414. Sun grant program. Subtitle E—Other matters Sec. 7501. Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Sec. 7502. Heirs property and fractionated land legal clinics. Sec. 7503. Critical Agricultural Materials Act. Sec. 7504. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. Sec. 7505. Report on the extension service needs of Tribal lands and populations. Sec. 7506. Restoration of 4- H name and emblem authority.
Sec. 7507. Amendments to the Hatch Act. Sec. 7508. Research Facilities Act. Sec. 7509. Public cultivar development. Sec. 7510. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. Sec. 7511. Extension Design and Demonstration Initiative. Sec. 7512. Biomass research and development. Sec. 7513. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978. Sec. 7514. National Aquaculture Act of 1980. Sec. 7515. Federal agriculture research facilities. Sec. 7516. Enhanced use lease authority program. Sec. 7517.
Agrivoltaic systems. Sec. 7518. Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation joint research and development activities. Sec. 7519. National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Economic Development Administration partnership on cooperative extension activities. TITLE VIII—Forestry Subtitle A—Forest data modernization Sec. 8101. Forest inventory and analysis. Sec. 8102. Data on forest management projects. Sec. 8103. Forest and wood products carbon provision.
Subtitle B—Forest health and management Sec. 8201. Definition of National Forest System. PART I—Forest Service management Sec. 8211. Hazardous fuel reduction on Federal land. Sec. 8212. Insect infestations and related diseases. Sec. 8213. Insect and disease treatment areas. Sec. 8214. Study on protection of forests from invasive species. Sec. 8215. Forest Service participation in ACES Program. Sec. 8216. Tribal consultation in land use plans. Sec. 8217. Prescribed fire centers.
Sec. 8218. Cost-share waiver for rehabilitation from wildland fires. Sec. 8219. Utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program. Sec. 8220. Permits and agreements with electric utilities. PART II—State, private, and Tribal partnerships Sec. 8231. Support for State assessments and strategies for forest resources. Sec. 8232. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program. Sec. 8233. Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation. Sec. 8234. Water Source Protection Program.
Sec. 8235. Watershed condition framework. Sec. 8236. Tribal forest protection management activities and projects. Sec. 8237. Incorporation of Tribal management plans. Sec. 8238. Healthy forests reserve program. Sec. 8239. Authorization for lease of Forest Service sites. Sec. 8240. Modification of good neighbor authority. Sec. 8241. GAO reports on good neighbor authority. Sec. 8242. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. Sec. 8243. Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program.
Sec. 8244. Emergency forest watershed program. Sec. 8245. Emergency Forest Restoration Program. Sec. 8246. Nursery and seed orchard support. Sec. 8247. Contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities. PART III—Timber innovation Sec. 8261. Wood Innovations Grant Program. Sec. 8262. Community Wood Facilities Grant Program. Sec. 8263. Report on use of mass timber in construction of Federal facilities. Subtitle C—Forest conservation Sec. 8301.
National and Regional Agroforestry Centers. Sec. 8302. American forest farming association. Sec. 8303. Rural Forest Market Investment Program. Sec. 8304. Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program. Subtitle D—Land designations Sec. 8401. Chester County reversionary and mineral interests release. Sec. 8402. Rough Mountain Wilderness and Rich Hole Wilderness designations. Sec. 8403. Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness. Sec. 8404. Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
Sec. 8405. Flatside-Bethune Wilderness. Sec. 8406. Shawnee National Forest designations. Sec. 8407. Patrick Leahy Wilderness. Sec. 8408. Black River State Forest release of reversionary interest. Sec. 8409. Benton Mackaye National Scenic Trail feasibility study. Subtitle E—Other matters Sec. 8501. Urban and Community Forestry. Sec. 8502. National Forest Foundation Act. Sec. 8503. Conveyance of Forest Service administrative sites. Sec. 8504. Rural revitalization technologies. Sec. 8505.
Resource Advisory Committees. Sec. 8506. Rapid Ohia Death. Sec. 8507. Civilian Conservation Centers. Sec. 8508. Special use authorization rental fee waivers. Sec. 8509. Special forest products program. Sec. 8510. Technical corrections. TITLE IX—Energy Sec. 9001. Definitions. Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program. Sec. 9003. Biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance. Sec. 9004. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels. Sec. 9005. Biodiesel fuel education program.
Sec. 9006. Rural Energy for America Program. Sec. 9007. Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. Sec. 9008. Biomass crop assistance program. Sec. 9009. Carbon utilization and biogas education program. Sec. 9010. Agrivoltaic system projects. Sec. 9011. Industrial heat pump program. TITLE X—Horticulture Sec. 10001. Specialty crops market news allocation. Sec. 10002. Food loss and waste process verification. Sec. 10003. Local Agriculture Market Program. Sec. 10004.
Local food purchase assistance cooperative agreements. Sec. 10005. Organic market development grant. Sec. 10006. Organic production and market data initiatives. Sec. 10007. National organic program. Sec. 10008. Assessment of national organic program enforcement authority. Sec. 10009. National organic certification cost-share program. Sec. 10010. Food safety education initiatives. Sec. 10011. Specialty crop block grants. Sec. 10012. Multiple crop and pesticide use survey. Sec. 10013.
Defining plant biostimulants. Sec. 10014. Soil health study. Sec. 10015. Report on plant-incorporated protectants. Sec. 10016. Hemp production. Sec. 10017. FIFRA interagency working group. Sec. 10018. Interstate movement outside of the continental United States. Sec. 10019. Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention. Sec. 10020. Agriculture quarantine and inspection program reserve fee. TITLE XI—Crop insurance Subtitle A—Producer affordability Sec. 11101. Enhancing subsidies for beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 11102. Higher area-based premium subsidy option. Sec. 11103. Expansion of performance-based discount. Sec. 11104. Higher premium subsidy rates. Subtitle B—Producer accessibility and representation Sec. 11201. Composition of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board. Sec. 11202. Ensuring access for producers. Sec. 11203. Improvements to whole farm and micro farm insurance plans. Sec. 11204. Research and development of new crops and coverages. Sec. 11205. Risk management education and outreach.
Sec. 11206. Underserved producers report. Sec. 11207. Voluntary good farming practices. Sec. 11208. State cover crop and soil health matching payments. Sec. 11209. Enterprise units for fallow and continuous practices. Sec. 11210. Eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions. Subtitle C—Agent incentives and options Sec. 11301. Option for Corporation to underwrite policies. Sec. 11302. Updates to administrative and operating subsidies. Subtitle D—Specialty crops Sec. 11401.
Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee. Sec. 11402. Addition and expansion of specialty crop policies. Sec. 11403. Priorities for private development of new policies and expansion of existing policies. Sec. 11404. Advance payments for specialty crop insurance policies in development. Sec. 11405. Priorities for internal development of new policies and expansion of existing policies. Subtitle E—Program integrity Sec. 11501. Actuarial soundness of Federal crop insurance program.
Sec. 11502. Rating methodology and data reporting updates. Sec. 11503. Data analytics and improvement. Sec. 11504. Reimbursement of privately developed plans. Sec. 11505. Standard reinsurance agreement negotiation. Sec. 11506. Protection against retaliation. Subtitle F—Other matters Sec. 11601. Native sod. Sec. 11602. Technical amendments. TITLE XII—Miscellaneous Subtitle A—Livestock Sec. 12101. Animal disease prevention and management. Sec. 12102. Sheep production and marketing grant program.
Sec. 12103. Resources and grant program for small and medium poultry and meat establishments. Sec. 12104. Exemption for meat processors of livestock market ownership under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921. Sec. 12105. Prompt payment. Sec. 12106. Animal disease regional export ban agreements. Sec. 12107. Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters. Sec. 12108. Product of USA label. Sec. 12109. Cattle contracts library. Sec. 12110. Livestock consolidation research.
Subtitle B—Historically Underserved Producers Sec. 12201. Farming opportunities training and outreach. Sec. 12202. Strengthening the transparency and accountability report. Sec. 12203. USDA Ombudsperson. Sec. 12204. Farmland ownership. Sec. 12205. Civil rights accountability for USDA employees. Sec. 12206. Equitable relief recommendations by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. Sec. 12207. Advisory committee improvements and transparency. Sec. 12208. Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.
Sec. 12209. Office of Small Farms. Sec. 12210. Strengthening the farm and food system workforce. Sec. 12211. Grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program. Sec. 12212. Tribal Advisory Committee; Tribal self-determination pilot projects. Sec. 12213. Tribal promise zones. Subtitle C—Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 amendments Sec. 12301. Cost-benefit analyses. Sec. 12302. Offices of Customer Experience and Digital Service. Sec. 12303. Food loss and waste.
Sec. 12304. Housing and Urban Development Liaison. Sec. 12305. Hubs for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. Sec. 12306. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Sec. 12307. Office of the Chief Scientist. Sec. 12308. Regional food business centers. Sec. 12309. Aquaculture Liaison. Sec. 12310. Termination of authority. Subtitle D—Agriculture and food defense Sec. 12401. Amendments to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. Sec. 12402. National plant diagnostic network.
Sec. 12403. Office of Homeland Security. Sec. 12404. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 12405. Risk assessment on cybersecurity-related threats to agriculture and food systems. Subtitle E—Other miscellaneous provisions Sec. 12501. Maple Research and Market Promotion Program. Sec. 12502. Protecting animals with shelter. Sec. 12503. Beagle Brigade. Sec. 12504. Importation of dogs into the United States. Sec. 12505. Veterinary medicine loan repayment program and veterinary services grant program.
Sec. 12506. Report on animal depopulation. Sec. 12507. Retirement of research animals. Sec. 12508. Strengthening enforcement of Animal Welfare Act. Sec. 12509. Dairy business innovation initiatives. Sec. 12510. Marketing orders. Sec. 12511. Farmer Seed Liaison. Sec. 12512. Procurement study and report. Sec. 12513. Promotion of food and agricultural workplace accountability. Sec. 12514. Relief for farmers. Sec. 12515. Improvements to the United States Drought Monitor. Sec. 12516.
Program data protection and access. Sec. 12517. Measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration. Sec. 12518. Report on personnel. Sec. 12519. Conversion authority. Sec. 12520. Department of Agriculture recruitment and retention authorities. Sec. 12521. Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others. Sec. 12522. Commission on Farm Transitions. Sec. 12523. Notifications and reports from USDA.
Sec. 12524. Standards for precision agriculture. Sec. 12525. Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund. Sec. 12526. Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. Sec. 12527. Wool research and promotion. Sec. 12528. Emergency citrus disease research and development trust fund.