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To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase annual funding for the conservation stewardship program. The bill establishes mandatory funding of $1.8 billion per year for the conservation stewardship program for fiscal years 2025 through 2031. Additionally, the bill transfers $5.02 billion from unobligated balances appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to the Secretary of Agriculture to support the conservation stewardship program through the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS)
Actions (3)
- Feb 28, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. · house
- Jan 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jan 22, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2025
Mr. Kelly of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, 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. ANNUAL FUNDING.
Section 1241(a)(3)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
“(B) for the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of that chapter, $1,800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031.”.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
$5,020,000,000 of the unobligated balances of amount appropriated or otherwise made available under section 21001 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly referred to ask the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) is hereby transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out, using the facilities and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-21 et seq.). <all>
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