Farm Transitions Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7769 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7769

  To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the 
 Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2024

Ms. Caraveo (for herself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Davis of North 
 Carolina, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which 
              was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the 
 Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Transitions Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS--NEEDS FOR 2050.

    Section 12609 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 5009) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``There is established'' 
        and inserting ``Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
        enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2024, the Secretary 
        shall establish'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
                Recommendations'' after ``Study'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``, and make recommendations relating to,'' 
                after ``study on'';
                    (C) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
                        timely'' after ``affordable''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(D) apprenticeships, mentoring programs, business 
                training, and technical assistance programs;''.
                    (D) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``existing and new Federal tax 
                        policies'' and inserting ``existing and new 
                        State and Federal policies, including tax 
                        policies''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or 
                        impede'' after ``facilitate'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (F) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) heirs' property and succession of agricultural land;
            ``(7) any unique barriers faced by historically underserved 
        and women farmers and ranchers in the ability to transfer, 
        inherit, or purchase agricultural assets, including land; and
            ``(8) leasing and ownership trends, including leasing and 
        ownership trends by foreign persons or entities.'';
            (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``2 years after the 
        date of enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2024''; and
            (4) in subsection (m), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
        ``2028''.
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