HR6717-118

Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 12, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users 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, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3E6BB00379144247A76202B8A3DAE073: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023.
  • Section H7CA0C8579ADE4A1D87B2B93F4DFF24B9: 2. Improving the Emergency Conservation Program Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended— in subsection (b)— in the...
  • Section HEC2A6785854541AD8103A924527491FB: 3. Improving the Emergency Forest Restoration Program Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206) is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 12, 2023

Ms. Letlow introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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