Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act of 2023
This bill waives the adjusted gross income limitations for payments or benefits under specific Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs for a person or legal entity that derives a portion of their income from agriculture. (Currently, a person or entity is not eligible to receive certain benefits during a crop, fiscal, or program year if their average gross income exceeds $900,000.)
Specifically, in the case of an excepted payment or benefit, the adjusted gross income limitation is waived if 75% or more of the average adjusted gross income for the person or entity is derived from farming, ranching, or silviculture activities. These activities include agritourism, direct-to-consumer marketing of agricultural products, and the sale of agricultural equipment owned by such person or entity.
The bill applies to the USDA
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2704 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2704
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to
certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that
derives income from agriculture, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 27, 2023
Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to
certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that
derives income from agriculture, 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 ``Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster
Programs Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FOR INCOME DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURE.
Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-
3a(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Exception.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of a payment or
benefit described in subparagraph (B), the limitation
established by paragraph (1) shall not apply to a
person or legal entity during a crop, fiscal, or
program year, as appropriate, if not less than 75
percent of the average adjusted gross income of the
person or legal entity derives from farming, ranching,
or silviculture activities, including agritourism,
direct-to-consumer marketing of agricultural products,
the sale of agricultural equipment owned by such person
or entity, and other agriculture-related activities, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(B) Payment or benefit described.--A payment or
benefit referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
``(i) a payment or benefit under subtitle E
of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 9081); or
``(ii) a payment or benefit under section
196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3766)
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