Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8198 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8198 To reauthorize and improve the relending program to resolve ownership and succession on farmland, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2024 Mr. Bishop of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize and improve the relending program to resolve ownership and succession on farmland, 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 ``Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HEIRS PROPERTY INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. Section 310I(g) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1936c(g)) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2028''. SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR HEIRS PROPERTY RESOLUTION THROUGH DIRECT PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL SERVICES. Section 310I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1936c) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: ``(f) Cooperative Agreements for Heirs Property Resolution Through Direct Public Interest Legal Services.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to provide legal or accounting services to underserved heirs, at no cost to the underserved heirs, to assist in resolving issues related to ownership and succession on farmland or forest land that has multiple owners. Such a cooperative ag