H.R. 10914 – Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act o…

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The bill updates the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to strengthen support for socially disadvantaged, veteran, and beginning farmers and ranchers. It extends the program’s funding window, adds language to require language‑access services, and creates new reporting requirements that collect demographic data on participants. The changes aim to make USDA programs more accessible and to track how well they serve diverse producers.

Key Provisions

Extends the program’s authorized period from 2027‑2031 (previously 2019‑2023).
Requires the USDA to provide interpretation and translation services in outreach and technical assistance when needed to improve access for disadvantaged producers.
Adjusts priority rules so entities that offer these language services can receive funding for outreach.
Mandates a five‑year data collection cycle (starting by March 31 2028) on acres, yields, loan guarantees, grazing permits, and fee waivers, including the race, ethnicity, and gender of participating farmers and ranchers.
Requires the Secretary to compile and publish the collected data in reports for the nation, each state, and each county, using National Agricultural Statistics Service systems.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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October 26, 2026

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Introduced in House

October 26, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

October 26, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 26, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10914

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 26, 2026

Ms. McClellan (for herself, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026.

2.

Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged, veteran, and beginning farmers and ranchers

Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (c)—

(A)

in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2027 through 2031;

(B)

in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by inserting , including by providing appropriate interpretation and translation services when those services will be useful in expanding meaningful access to Department programs or technical assistance services, as determined by the Secretary before the period at the end; and

(C)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking 3 and inserting 4; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (F)—

(I)

by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;

(II)

by striking priority to nongovernmental and inserting the following: “priority to—

(i)

nongovernmental

; and

(III)

by adding at the end the following:

(ii)

eligible entities that will provide appropriate interpretation and translation services as part of the provision of outreach and technical assistance described in that subparagraph, when those services will be useful in expanding meaningful access to Department programs or technical assistance services, as determined by the Secretary.

;

(2)

in subsection (d)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2027 through 2031;

(B)

in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting including by providing appropriate interpretation and translation services when those services will be useful in expanding meaningful access to Department programs or technical assistance services, as determined by the Secretary, before relating to; and

(C)

in paragraph (6)—

(i)

in subparagraph (F)(iii), by striking and at the end;

(ii)

by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); and

(iii)

by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:

(G)

the inclusion of plans to provide appropriate interpretation and translation services when those services will be useful in expanding meaningful access to Department programs or technical assistance services, as determined by the Secretary; and

; and

(3)

in subsection (l)(2), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.

3.

Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

Section 2501A(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279–1(c)) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

(2)

5-year requirement

Not later than March 31, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, for each county and State in the United States, the Secretary shall—

(A)

compile data on—

(i)

the number of base acres of each program crop owned by farmers or ranchers;

(ii)

payment yields for each program crop made by farmers or ranchers;

(iii)

the number of fee waivers and premium reductions provided to farmers or ranchers under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program established by section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333);

(iv)

the number of loans guaranteed by the Secretary to farmers or ranchers;

(v)

the allocation of grazing permits by the Forest Service to farmers or ranchers; and

(vi)

the race, ethnicity, and gender of each farmer or rancher under clauses (i) through (v), subject to appropriate privacy protections, as determined by the Secretary; and

(B)

organize the data compiled under clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A) according to the categories described in clause (vi) of that subparagraph.

;

(3)

in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraphs (1) and (2);

(4)

by amending paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) to read as follows:

(4)

Reports

(A)

In general

Using the technologies and systems of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Secretary shall compile and present the data compiled under—

(i)

paragraph (1); and

(ii)

in a separate report, under paragraph (2).

(B)

Contents

Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall contain data for each program described in paragraphs (1) and (2), as applicable, in a manner that includes the raw numbers and participation rates for—

(i)

the entire United States;

(ii)

each State; and

(iii)

each county in each State.

; and

(5)

in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking the report described in paragraph (3) and inserting the reports described in paragraph (4).