Sec. 5002. Extension of agricultural programs

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Except as otherwise provided in this section and the amendments made by this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities (including any limitations on such authorities) provided by each provision of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ; 132 Stat. 4490) and each provision of law amended by that Act (and for mandatory programs at such funding levels) as in effect (including pursuant to section 4101 of division D of the American Relief Act, 2025 ( Public Law 118–158 ; 138 Stat. 1767)) on September 30, 2025, shall continue and be carried out until the date specified in paragraph (2).

With respect to an authority described in paragraph (1), the date specified in this paragraph is the later of— September 30, 2026; the date specified with respect to such authority in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ; 132 Stat. 4490) or a provision of law amended by that Act ( Public Law 115–334 ; 132 Stat. 4490), including any amendments made to such provisions by— titles I and V of Public Law 119–21 (139 Stat. 80, 137); the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act ( Public Law 118–234 ; 138 Stat. 2836); and any other provisions of law enacted after the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ; 132 Stat. 4490); and the date in effect with respect to such authority pursuant to section 4101 of division D of the American Relief Act, 2025 ( Public Law 118–158 ; 138 Stat. 1767)).

Programs carried out using the authorities described in subsection (a)(1) that are funded by discretionary appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900(c) )) shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. Section 1502(e)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8772(e)(2) ) is amended by striking 2028 and inserting 2029 . The provisions of law specified in— subsections

(a)and

(b)of section 1602 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9092 )— shall not be applicable to the 2026 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 1111 of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 9011 )), cotton, and sugar; and shall not be applicable to milk through December 31, 2026; and section 1602(c) of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 9092(c) ) shall not be applicable to the crops of wheat planted for harvest in calendar year 2026. Section 302(h)(2) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1736f–1(h)(2) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2025 and inserting September 30, 2026 . Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–246 ; 122 Stat. 2019; 132 Stat. 4817; 138 Stat. 1769) is amended by striking 2025 and inserting 2026 . Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8110(b) ) is amended in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) by striking 2025 each place it appears and inserting 2026 . Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under section 1614(c)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9097(c)(4) ). Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions of law: Section 1240O(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2(b)(3) ). Subparagraphs

(A)and

(B)of section 1241(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(1) ) for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to limitations under the following provisions of law: Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7 ). Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f) ). Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under section 313B(e)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 940c–2(e)(2) ). Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions of law: Section 1446(b)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(b)(1) ). Section 7601(g)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 5939(g)(1)(A) ). Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions of law: Section 9002(k)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(1) ). Section 9003(g)(1)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8103(g)(1)(A) ). Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions of law: Section 2123(c)(4) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6522(c)(4) ). Section 10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ). Subsection

(a)does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1627a(c) ). Subject to paragraph (2), any requirement under a provision of law described in paragraph

(1)of subsection

(a)to submit a report on a recurring basis, and the final report under which was required to be submitted during fiscal year 2025, shall continue, and the requirement shall be carried out, on the same recurring basis, until the later of the dates specified in paragraph

(2)of that subsection. If discretionary appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900(c) )) are required to carry out a reporting requirement described in paragraph (1), the application of that paragraph to that reporting requirement shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. This section and the amendments made by this section shall be applied and administered as if this section and those amendments had been enacted on September 30, 2025.

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