HR 8042
Empowering Women in Agriculture Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Empowering Women in Agriculture Act, amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to specifically support women farmers and ranchers who are considered socially disadvantaged. It expands outreach efforts by clarifying the definition of ‘socially disadvantaged’ to include gender prejudice and adds a provision for funding programs specifically designed to assist these women. The bill also adjusts the funding timeframe to cover fiscal years 2021 through 2031 and mandates that a portion of the funding be dedicated to programs supporting socially disadvantaged women farmers and ranchers.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘socially disadvantaged’ to include gender prejudice.
- Includes ‘women’s nonprofit organization’ as a recognized entity for outreach and assistance.
- Extends the funding period for outreach programs from 2019-2023 to 2021-2031.
- Requires at least 10% of outreach funding to support programs for socially disadvantaged women farmers and ranchers.
Who is affected
- Women farmers and ranchers
- Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
- Nonprofit organizations
Notable changes
- Clarifies the definition of ‘socially disadvantaged’ to include gender.
- Establishes a specific category of ‘women’s nonprofit organizations’ for program support.
- Increases the funding period for outreach programs.
Fiscal impact
The bill adjusts the funding timeframe for outreach programs and mandates a specific allocation of funds, but does not explicitly state the overall fiscal impact.
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 8042
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to expand outreach and assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers who are women, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Empowering Women in Agriculture Act
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racial or ethnic prejudiceand inserting
racial, gender, or ethnic prejudice; and
by adding at the end the following:
has been in continuous existence for at least 10 years.
in paragraph (2), by striking fiscal years 2019 through 2023
and inserting fiscal years 2021 through 2031
; and
in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: