To reauthorize and improve the relending program to resolve ownership and succession on farmland, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7761 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7761 To reauthorize and improve the relending program to resolve ownership and succession on farmland, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2026 Mr. Bishop (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 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 ``2031''. 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.