Sec. 5402. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 5402 STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS ###
(a)Issues Covered by State Mediation Programs Section 501(c) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101(c)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (B)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture”; ######
(ii)in clause (ii), by inserting “and the national organic program established under the Organic Foods 132 STAT. 4675 Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)” before the period at the end; and ######
(iii)by striking clause
(vii)and inserting the following: > > ###### “(vii) > > Lease issues, including land leases and equipment leases. > > > ###### “(viii) > > Family farm transition. > > > ###### “(ix) > > Farmer-neighbor disputes. > > > ###### “(x) > > Such other issues as the Secretary or the head of the department of agriculture of each participating State considers appropriate for better serving the agricultural community and persons eligible for mediation.” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) Mediation services > > Funding provided for the mediation program of a qualifying State may also be used to provide credit counseling to persons described in paragraph (2)— > > > ###### “(i) > > prior to the initiation of any mediation involving the Department of Agriculture; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > unrelated to any ongoing dispute or mediation in which the Department of Agriculture is a party.” > ; ####
(2)in paragraph (2)(A)— #####
(A)in clause (ii), by striking “and” after the semicolon; #####
(B)in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(iv) > > any other persons involved in an issue for which mediation services are provided by a mediation program described in paragraph (1)(B).” > ; and ####
(3)in paragraph (3)(F), by striking “ that persons ” and inserting the following: > “that— > > > ###### “(i) > > the Department of Agriculture receives adequate notification of those issues; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > persons” > . ###
(b)Report Required Section 505 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5105) is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. SEC. 505 REPORT > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing— > > > #### “(1) > > the effectiveness of the State mediation programs receiving matching grants under this subtitle; > > > #### “(2) > > recommendations for improving the delivery of mediation services to producers; > > > #### “(3) > > the steps being taken to ensure that State mediation programs receive timely funding under this subtitle; and > > > #### “(4) > > the savings to the States as a result of having a mediation program.” > . ###
(c)Authorization of Appropriations Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106) is amended by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”.
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