To provide standing authority and accountability for the Secretary of Agriculture and senior leadership of the Department of Agriculture to improve the equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to the people of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide standing authority and accountability for the Secretary of Agriculture and senior leadership of the Department of Agriculture to improve the equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to the people of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H473BBF3DD6ED494885771AD4AD78495F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Accountability for Equity at USDA Act.
- Section H03A8904514024E60874BC15504F02435: 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act and the amendments made by this Act are— to implement recommendations from the Department of Agriculture Equity...
- Section HD6D55A167DB5448AA9145D3F7216139B: 3. Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers Section 2501A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990...
- Section H774E34C1E087405198E1695960B0FE77: 4. Ensuring accountability for equity Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after section 216 (7...
- Section H20C2A8687C4D47248ACE89CC38748767: 217. Ensuring accountability for equity A performance evaluation of an individual occupying a position of the head of an agency or a senior executive of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide standing authority and accountability for the Secretary of Agriculture and senior leadership of the Department of Agriculture to improve the equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to the people of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide standing authority and accountability for the Secretary of Agriculture and senior leadership of the Department of Agriculture to improve the equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to the people of the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Phillips (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Ivey, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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