FARM SAFE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5716 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5716

  To provide for the continuation of agricultural disaster assistance 
            programs in the event of a Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2025

    Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. 
     Figures, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Ms. Adams) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the continuation of agricultural disaster assistance 
            programs in the event of a Government shutdown.

    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 ``Federal Agricultural Relief 
Maintained during Shutdowns And Federal Emergencies Act'' or the ``FARM 
SAFE Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
              DURING LAPSES IN APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
a lapse in appropriations described in subsection (a), any employee of 
the Department of Agriculture necessary to carry out an agricultural 
disaster assistance program--
            (1) shall be treated as an excepted employee under section 
        1341 of title 31, United States Code, who is required to 
        perform work during such lapse in appropriations, 
        notwithstanding section 1342 of such title; and
            (2) may not be removed under a reduction in force.
    (b) Agricultural Disaster Assistance Program Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``agricultural disaster assistance program'' means--
            (1) a program under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act 
        of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.);
            (2) a program under section 1501 of the Agricultural Act of 
        2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081); and
            (3) a program authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress 
        under which the Secretary of Agriculture provides disaster 
        assistance, as determined by the Secretary.
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