Sec. 8301. National and regional agroforestry centers
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Section 1243 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 101–624 ) is amended— by striking the section heading and inserting ; National and Regional Agroforestry Centers by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and
(d)as subsections (b), (d), (e), and (h), respectively; by inserting before subsection
(b)(as so redesignated) the following: In this section, the term agroforestry means a management system that intentionally integrates trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to build more profitable and weather-resilient farms, ranches, and communities, address natural resource concerns and conservation needs, and establish productive and sustainable land use practices, including— riparian forest buffers; alley cropping; silvopasture; forest farming and multistory cropping; and windbreaks, shelterbelts, hedgerows, and, where applicable, field borders, and living snow fences. ; in subsection
(b)(as so redesignated)— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Semiarid ; National by inserting (referred to in this section as the after Secretary ) Secretary of Agriculture ; by striking Semiarid Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center (hereafter referred to in this section as the and inserting Center ) National Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center ; and by striking at the Center under subsection
(b)and inserting under subsection
(d); by inserting after subsection
(b)(as so redesignated) the following: The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish 1 or more regional agroforestry centers to advance agroforestry research, outreach, technical assistance, and adoption. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall appoint a Director to manage and coordinate the 1 or more regional agroforestry centers established under paragraph (1). In selecting the locations for the 1 or more regional agroforestry centers under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize locations at which the Department of Agriculture has, on the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, at least 1 employee providing coordination among a diverse group of research institutions and other partners. Regional agroforestry centers established under paragraph
(1)shall by administered by the National Agroforestry Center. ; in subsection
(d)(as so redesignated)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking the Center and inserting each of the centers established under subsections
(b)and
(c)(referred to in this section as the ; Centers ) by inserting and organizations after nonprofit foundations ; and by inserting demonstration projects, after studies, ; in paragraph (1)— by striking on semiarid lands that and inserting that build soil health and ; and by inserting , including agroforestry systems on semiarid land and other fragile agroecosystems where permanent woody perennial plant communities can enhance carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions before the semicolon; in paragraph (3), by striking forestry products for commercial sale from semiarid land and inserting agroforestry products for commercial sale ; in paragraph (4)— by striking in semiarid regions ; and by striking the Great Plains region and inserting particular regions ; in paragraph (5), by inserting technical assistance, demonstration projects, and before technology ; by redesignating paragraphs
(7)through
(11)as paragraphs
(8)through (12), respectively; by striking paragraph
(6)and inserting the following: develop improved silvopasture, alley cropping, forest farming, multistory cropping, riparian buffer, windbreak and shelterbelt, and other perennial production and conservation systems and technologies to improve soil health, carbon sequestration, drought preparedness, soil and water conservation, environmental quality, and biological diversity; address barriers to the adoption of agroforestry practices, including— insufficient access to plant material; insufficient infrastructure to contain equipment and plant material; insufficient machinery to implement agroforestry practices; insufficient technical service assistance; and insufficient research related to agroforestry systems, including silvopasture and alley cropping; ; in paragraph
(8)(as so redesignated), by striking on semiarid lands ; in paragraph
(9)(as so redesignated), by striking on semiarid lands worldwide and inserting worldwide, including on semiarid land ; and in paragraph
(10)(as so redesignated)— by striking on semiarid lands ; and by inserting and extreme weather after pollution ; in subsection
(e)(as so redesignated)— in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking the Center and inserting each of the Centers ; in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2)— by striking forestry and inserting forestry, agroforestry, ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: facilitate agroforestry adoption by disseminating comprehensive information on Federal, State, local, and Tribal programs that provide support for agroforestry. ; by inserting after subsection
(e)(as so redesignated) the following: The Secretary shall provide targeted regional support for agroforestry projects, including demonstration sites. Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a National Agroforestry Producers Survey. ; and in subsection
(h)(as so redesignated)— by striking There are and inserting In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is ; and by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 .
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