A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2727 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2727 To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 4, 2025 Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, 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. AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM GRANTS. (a) In General.--Section 2501(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(16) Agriculture workforce training program grants.-- ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Agriculture workforce training program.--The term `agriculture workforce training program' means a training program developed by an eligible institution in collaboration with a targeted industry partner through which students enrolled at that eligible institution receive training from that targeted industry partner, including through-- ``(I) internships; ``(II) apprenticeships; ``(III) experience-based curricula; and ``(IV) educational programs and workshops to promote technical skills. ``(ii) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible institution' means-- ``(I) an 1862 Institution (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7