Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7562 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7562 To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Small Farms, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2026 Ms. Strickland (for herself, Ms. Adams, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Small Farms, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. OFFICE OF SMALL FARMS. (a) In General.--Subtitle B of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 229. OFFICE OF SMALL FARMS. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Small farm, ranch, or forest operation.--The term `small farm, ranch, or forest operation' means a farm, ranch, or forest operation that-- ``(A)(i) is less than 180 acres; or ``(ii) meets another acreage-based definition of `small', as determined by the Secretary, that takes into consideration-- ``(I) the State or region in which the farm, ranch, or forest operation is located; ``(II) the production system of the farm, ranch, or forest operation; or ``(III) both; and ``(B) has an annual gross cash farm income of less than $350,000. ``(2) State office.--The term `State office' means-- ``(A) a State office of-- ``(i) the Farm Service Agency; ``(ii) the Natural Resources Conservation Service; or ``(iii) the rural development mission area; or ``(B