HR8488-118

Introduced

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the provision of farmer-led technical assistance, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 21, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the provision of farmer-led technical assistance, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Education, 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 H29A84AE6A9CA4D69BFEAF69B8D2B76FD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2024.
  • Section H54959CC5CDE440E78E5E9757AAA21BE1: 2. Delivery of technical assistance Section 1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the provision of farmer-led technical assistance, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Education, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the provision of farmer-led technical assistance, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Education Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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federal implementing agencies:
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 21, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Education Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"farmer-to-farmer network" §H54959CC5CDE440E78E5E9757AAA21BE1

any affiliation or association of farmers that share information, technical assistance, or any other type of mutually beneficial support. in subsection (f)(1), by inserting and for the purpose of carrying out subsection (j) before the period at the end

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