Sec. 12207. Advisory committee improvements and transparency

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Section 14008 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279 note; Public Law 110–246 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , and make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to after Secretary on ; in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: ways to eliminate systemic issues and barriers that contribute to limited participation among minority farmers and ranchers in such programs; and engagement with community-based organizations, civil rights organizations, institutions of higher education, and faith-based organizations to improve outreach and technical assistance to minority farmers and ranchers. ; and by adding at the end the following:

Not less frequently than once each year, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes— the advice provided and recommendations made to the Secretary under subsection

(b)during the previous year; the activities of the Committee during the previous year; and recommendations for legislative or administrative action for the following year. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a written response to that report to the Committee. The Secretary shall make the report under paragraph

(1)and the written responses under paragraph

(2)publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture. . Section 5(b) of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 ( 7 U.S.C. 1929 note; Public Law 102–554 ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (referred to in this subsection as the after Advisory Committee ) Ranchers’ ; and by striking subparagraphs

(A)through

(E)and inserting the following: improvements to— the program of coordinated assistance to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers under section 309(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1929(i) ); the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Grant Program under section 2501(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(d) ); direct operating loans under subtitle B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq. ) provided to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 343(a) of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1991(a) )); the Local Agriculture Market Program under section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1627c ); and other programs administered by the Department of Agriculture with the potential to serve primarily beginning farmers and ranchers, as identified by the Advisory Committee; methods of maximizing the number of new farming and ranching opportunities created through the programs described in subparagraph (A); and other methods of creating new farming or ranching opportunities. ; in paragraph (2)(A), by striking Farmers Home Administration and inserting Farm Service Agency ; and by adding at the end the following: Not less frequently than once each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes— the advice provided to the Secretary under paragraph

(1)during the previous year; the activities of the Advisory Committee during the previous year; and recommendations for legislative or administrative action for the following year. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit a written response to that report to the Advisory Committee. The Secretary shall make the report under subparagraph

(A)and the written responses under subparagraph

(B)publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture. .

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