S. 1758

119 S1758 IS: RTCP Revitalization Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-14
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1758
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 14, 2025
  Ms. Hirono  (for herself,  Mr. Sullivan , and  Mr.
  Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
  referred to the  Committee on Agriculture,
  Nutrition, and Forestry
  A BILL
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide mandatory
  funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation for reimbursement payments to
  geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   RTCP Revitalization Act  .
2.
Commodity Credit Corporation funding for geographically disadvantaged farmers
  and ranchers
Section 1621 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8792 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by striking  Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary  and inserting  The Secretary ;
(2)
in subsection (c)(3), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
(B)
Payment limitations
The Secretary may not impose a limitation on the amount of payments received by a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for any fiscal year in which the amount made available for payments under this section is equal to or greater than the amount that may be provided in accordance with this section with respect to applications received by the Secretary for that fiscal year.
  ; and
(3)
in subsection (d), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through  There are  and inserting the following:
(d)
Funding
(1)
Mandatory funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section—
(A)
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
(B)
$11,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
(C)
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;
(D)
$13,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;
(E)
$14,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and
(F)
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(2)
Authorization of appropriations
There are
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