,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h1 #bjba,mr4 
,w>nock 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4   
,lujn1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 & ,ms4 
,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture to provide assi/ance =     
socially disadvantag$ f>m]s & ran*]s &  
socially disadvantag$ gr\ps1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,relief = ,f>m]s (
 ,color ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 v>i\s factors h 
contribut$ to ! loss ( ,black f>m]s1    
,indig5\s f>m]s1 & f>m]s ( color 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+-- 7,a7 mass &    
sy/emic loss ( f>ml& own$ & op]at$ by   
m9ority f>m]s2  7,b7 in/itutional civil 
rights violations by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2
  7,c7 difficulties access+ debt & cr$it
 capital2 &  7,d7 o!r legal *all5ges t  
make x difficult = m9ority f>m]s &      

f>mwork]s to p>ticipate 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates f>m economy2  7#b7 a #bjai       
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice report  
f\nd t socially disadvantag$ f>m]s &    
ran*]s h m difficulty gett+ loans &     
cr$it f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 :i* 
c help beg9n+ f>m]s break into ! bus9ess
 & help exi/+ f>m]s cont9ue runn+ _!    
op]ations2  7#c7 ! f9d+ describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b7 highlights ! sy/emic      
racism t has h9d]$ f>m]s ( color =      
g5]ations & cont9ues z ( ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#d7 beg9n+ 9     
#ahcj1 ,native ,am]ican removal 0 a     
f$]ally sanction$ practice1 ! impact (  
:i* /ill detrim5tally impacts ,native   
,am]ican f>m]s today1 includ+-- 7,a7 !  
mov+ ( t5s ( ?\s&s ( orig9al inhabitants
 f traditional l&2  7,b7 ! disruption ( 
l& own]%ip & t5ure2 &  7,c7 !           
reori5tation ( traditional f>m          
production te*niques2  7#e7 accord+ to !
 ,c5sus ( ,agriculture-- 7,a7           
approximately #hj p]c5t ( l& 0 lo/ by   
,black f>m]s f #aiaj to #bjjg2  7,b7 9  

#aiaj1 #ad p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates f>m]s 7
 ,black2 &  7,c7 9 #bjab1 less ?an #b   
p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates f>m]s 7 ,black2   
7#f7 heirs' prop]ty ref]s to l& t is    
in=mally pass$ d[n f g5]ation to        
g5]ation )\t a legally designat$ own]2  
7#g7 due to lack ( access to ! legal    
sy/em dur+ ,recon/ruction & di/ru/ ( !  
legal sy/em dur+ ! ,jim ,cr[ era1 _m    
,black families h reli$ on heirs'       
prop]ty to keep l& 9 _! families1 :i*   
has result$ 9 title issues n[ h9d]+ _m  
,black families f obta9+ cr$it2  7#h7   
,hispanic f>m]s 7 unlawfully discrim9at$
 aga9/ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture )  
respect to cr$it & loan transaction &   
f>m disa/] b5efits2  7#i7 !re are v>i\s 
laws1 regulations1 & que/ionable        
practices t h l$ to & are associat$ ) l&
 own$ by ,black f>m]s1 ,indig5\s f>m]s1 
& f>m]s ( color be+ acquir$ by          
develop]s1 contr>y to ! w ( ! f>m]s & l&
 work]s2  7#aj7 num]\s reports ov] #fj  
ye>s h %[n a consi/5t patt]n (          
discrim9ation at ! ,dep>tm5t (          

,agriculture aga9/ ,black f>m]s1        
,indig5\s f>m]s1 & f>m]s ( color2  7#aa7
 9 #aife1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on
 ,civil ,rights f\nd evid5ce (          
discrim9ation 9 program deliv]y & !     
treatm5t ( employees ( color at !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2  7#ab7 9 !    
#aigjs1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture      
delib]ately =c$ ,black f>m]s1 ,indig5\s 
f>m]s1 & f>m]s ( color (f _! l& ?r\gh   
corrupt loan & f9anc+ practices2  7#ac7 
a #aihb report ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,commission on ,civil ,rights conclud$ t
 racial discrim9ation 0 cont9u+ )9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 &1 despite    
lawsuits & c\rt ord]s1 ! discrim9ation  
cont9u$ 9 c>ry+ out ! f>m loan programs 
9 ! headqu>t]s & ! network ( field      
(fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 &  
7#ad7 a #bjjh ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability  
,(fice report /at$ !re 7 significant    
defici5cies 9 address+ civil rights     
issues by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture &  
recomm5d$ new measures to address !     
backlog ( civil rights issues at !      

,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  #c4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,f>m loan 
,! t]m f>m loan means a loan adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy "u subtitle ,a1  
,b1 or ,c ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural
 ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibb et
 seq474  7#b7 ,qualifi$ nonpr(it        
organization ,! t]m qualifi$ nonpr(it   
organization means an organization--    
7,a7 t is a nonpr(it2  7,b7 t has n less
 ?an #c ye>s ( exp]i5ce provid+ mean+ful
 agricultural1 bus9ess assi/ance1 legal 
assi/ance1 or advocacy s]vices to       
socially disadvantag$ f>m]s or ran*]s2 &
  7,c7 at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( ! memb]s ( ! 
bo>d ( directors ( :i* are memb]s ( a   
socially disadvantag$ gr\p4  7#c7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#d7         
,socially disadvantag$ f>m] or ran*] ,! 
t]m socially disadvantag$ f>m] or ran*] 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#beja7;a7 ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7;a774  7#e7 ,socially   

disadvantag$ gr\p ,! t]m socially       
disadvantag$ gr\p has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #beja7;a7 ( ! ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 & ,trade    
,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7;a774  
#d4 ,debt =giv5ess on f>m s]vice ag5cy  
loans  7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is    
section is to address ! hi/orical       
discrim9ation aga9/ socially            
disadvantag$ f>m]s & ran*]s & address   
issues relat+ to ! ,coronavirus ,disease
 #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7-- 7#a7 9 f>m loan  
programs2 &  7#b7 across ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,agriculture4  7b7 ,debt =giv5ess  7#a7 
,direct loans ,! ,secret>y %all =give ! 
obligation ( ea* socially disadvantag$  
f>m] or ran*] :o is a borr[] ( a f>m    
loan made by ! ,secret>y to repay !     
pr9cipal & int]e/ out/&+ z ( ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act on ! f>m loan4  7#b7
 ,gu>ante$ loans ,! ,secret>y %all pay  
to ea* l5d] ( f>m loans gu>ante$ by !   
,secret>y an am\nt equal to ! pr9cipal &
 int]e/ out/&+ z ( ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act on all f>m loans held by !     

l5d]1 ! borr[]s ( :i* are socially      
disadvantag$ f>m]s & ran*]s1 su* t !    
borr[]s %all be reliev$ ( ! obligation  
to repay ! pr9cipal & int]e/ due on ^?  
gu>ante$ f>m loans4  7#c7 ,applications 
7,a7 ,circum/ances :5 n requir$ ,!      
,secret>y %all n require a borr[] ( a   
f>m loan = :i* debt =giv5ess may be     
provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 :o has 
self-id5tifi$ z a socially disadvantag$ 
f>m] or ran*] "u a f>m loan exi/+ z ( ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act to submit an 
application = debt =giv5ess "u p>agraph 
7#a7 or 7#b74  7,b7 ,opportunity to     
submit ,! ,secret>y %all provide to ea* 
socially disadvantag$ f>m] or ran*] :o  
is a borr[] ( a f>m loan = :i* debt     
=giv5ess may be provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 or 7#b7 & :o has n self-id5tifi$ z a   
socially disadvantag$ f>m] or ran*] "u a
 f>m loan exi/+ z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act an opportunity to submit to !  
,secret>y an application = debt =giv5ess
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b74  7#d7        
,prohibition on future eligibility      

re/riction ,! ,secret>y %all n re/rict !
 eligibility ( a borr[] = a future f>m  
loan bas$ on ! receipt ( loan =giv5ess  
"u ?is section4  7c7 ,fund+ ,!re is     
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y1 out ( am\nts
 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 to
 c>ry out ?is section #d1jjj1jjj1jjj = !
 p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4 
#e4 ,additional assi/ance = socially    
disadvantag$ f>m]s & ran*]s & socially  
disadvantag$ gr\ps  7a7 ,equity         
commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% an equity commission       
compos$ (-- 7,a7 (fic]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,agriculture2  7,b7 individuals ) an    
int]e/ 9 ! activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,agriculture2  7,c7 socially            
disadvantag$ f>m]s or ran*]s ) n less   
?an #aj ye>s ( exp]i5ce 9 f>m+ or ran*+2
  7,d7 individuals ) exp]tise 9 civil   
rights2 &  7,e7 employees or bo>d memb]s
 ( qualifi$ nonpr(it organizations4     
7#b7 ,duties ,! equity commission       
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7   
exam9e pa/ discrim9ation by ! ,dep>tm5t 

( ,agriculture2  7,b7 exam9e & evaluate 
discrim9ation occurr+ 9 programs        
adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 
&  7,c7 provide recomm5dations to !     
,secret>y to address & mitigate future  
discrim9ation by ! ,dep>tm5t (          
,agriculture1 includ+-- 7i7 budget>y    
recomm5dations2 &  7ii7 recomm5dations =
 improv+ ! /ructure ( ,f>m ,s]vice      
,ag5cy c\nty committees to bett] s]ve   
socially disadvantag$ f>m]s & ran*]s4   
7b7 ,national ,c5t] = ,m9ority ,f>m]    
,agricultural ,law ,rese>* & ,in=mation 
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all make 
a competitive grant to a s*ool ( law1 or
 a legal rese>* entity1 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates to e/abli% ! ,national ,c5t] =   
,m9ority ,f>m] ,agricultural ,law       
,rese>* & ,in=mation 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is   
subsection z ! ,c5t]74  7#b7 ,activities
 ,! ,c5t] %all-- 7,a7 conduct           
int]national1 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local    
legal rese>* on ! legal issues ( m9ority
 f>m]s & f>mwork]s relat+ to f>ml&1     
cr$it1 l& own]%ip1 & relat$ food &      

agricultural issues2  7,b7 provide      
in=mation1 community legal education1   
policy rese>*1 & guidance on legal      
issues relat+ to m9ority f>m]s &        
f>mwork]s to-- 7i7 practic+ attorneys1  
includ+ attorneys provid+ pro bono      
assi/ance1 repres5t+ m9ority f>m]s &    
f>mwork]s1 includ+ advice & brief       
s]vices2  7ii7 m9ority f>m]s &          
individuals assi/+ m9ority f>m]s on     
legal issues2  7iii7 food1 agriculture1 
f>mwork]1 & f>m organizations2  7iv7    
local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al ag5cies2  7v7    
memb]s ( ,congress2 &  7vi7 o!r p]sons  
:o are assi/+ m9ority f>m]s & f>mwork]s 
9 address+ ! legal issues describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 coord9ate a   
national network ( attorneys-- 7i7      
provid+ legal assi/ance to m9ority f>m]s
 & f>mwork]s2 or  7ii7 work+ on issues  
relevant to m9ority f>m]s & f>mwork]s4  
7#c7 ,availability  7,a7 ,c5t] ,! ,c5t] 
%all make available to ! ,national      
,agricultural ,libr>y ! rese>*1         
community legal education1 policy       

rese>*1 guidance1 advice1 & in=mation ( 
! ,c5t]4  7,b7 ,national ,agricultural  
,libr>y ,! ,national ,agricultural      
,libr>y %all make available to ! public 
! rese>*1 community legal education1    
policy rese>*1 guidance1 advice1 &      
in=mation provid$ by ! ,c5t] "u         
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,collaboration  
,! ,c5t] %all collaborate )-- 7,a7 !    
,national ,agricultural ,libr>y2 &  7,b7
 ! ,national ,c5t] = ,agricultural ,law 
,rese>* & ,in=mation4  7c7 ,grants &    
loans ,to resolve own]%ip & succession  
on f>ml& ,! ,secret>y %all make-- 7#a7  
grants to resolve prop]ty issues relat+ 
to own]%ip & succession on f>ml&2 &     
7#b7 loans "u section #caj;,i ( !       
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicf;c74  7d7       
,coop]atives s]v+ socially disadvantag$ 
gr\ps ,! ,secret>y %all provide f9ancial
 assi/ance to coop]ative developm5t     
c5t]s1 individual coop]atives1 or gr\ps 
( coop]atives-- 7#a7 t s]ve socially    
disadvantag$ gr\ps2 &  7#b7 a majority (

 ! bo>ds ( directors or o!r gov]n+ bo>ds
 ( :i* are compos$ ( individuals :o are 
memb]s ( socially disadvantag$ gr\ps4   
7e7 ,pilot projects ,! ,secret>y may    
e/abli% pilot projects to provide       
te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance to        
socially disadvantag$ f>m]s & ran*]s1   
includ+ projects t focus on l&          
acquisition1 f9ancial plann+1 te*nical  
assi/ance1 & cr$it4  7f7 ,hi/orical     
discrim9ation ,! ,secret>y may provide  
f9ancial assi/ance to socially          
disadvantag$ f>m]s or ran*]s t-- 7#a7   
are =m] f>m loan borr[]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,agriculture2 &  7#b7 h suff]$ adv]se  
actions or pa/ discrim9ation or bias    
relat+ to ! f>m loan1 z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y4  7g7 ,f9ancial in/itutions ,!
 ,secret>y may support ! developm5t (   
agricultural cr$it f9ancial in/itutions 
t are design$ to s]ve & f9ance socially 
disadvantag$ gr\ps1 includ+ ,f>m ,cr$it 
,sy/em in/itutions *>t]$ "u ! ,f>m      
,cr$it ,act ( #aiga 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #bjja
 et seq474  7h7 ,f9ancial & te*nical    

assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all provide     
f9ancial assi/ance1 outrea*1 m$iation1  
f9ancial tra9+1 capacity build+ tra9+1  
coop]ative developm5t tra9+ & support1 &
 o!r te*nical assi/ance to qualifi$     
nonpr(it organizations t provide s]vices
 to socially disadvantag$ f>m]s &       
ran*]s4  7i7 #ahij l&-,grant in/itutions
 & c]ta9 o!r in/itutions ,! ,secret>y   
%all support & supplem5t rese>*1        
education1 & ext5sion activities at--   
7#a7 colleges or univ]sities eligible to
 receive funds "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ #cj1  
#ahij 7commonly kn[n z ! ,second        
,morrill ,act7 7#bf ,/at4 #dag1 *apt]   
#hda2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cba et seq471       
includ+ ,tuskegee ,univ]sity2  7#b7     
#aiid ,in/itutions 7z def9$ 9 section   
#ecb ( ! ,equity 9 ,education ,l&-,grant
 ,/atus ,act ( #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja 
note2 ,public ,law #ajc-chb772  7#c7    
,alaska ,native s]v+ in/itutions &      
,native ,hawaiian s]v+ in/itutions      
eligible to receive grants "u           
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 respectively1 (  

section #adai;,b ( ! ,national          
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #caef72  7#d7 ,hispanic-s]v+  
in/itutions eligible to receive grants  
"u section #adee ( ! ,national          
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #cbda72 &  7#e7 eligible      
in/itutions 7z def9$ 9 section #adhi ( !
 ,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1       
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccfa774  7j7 ,grants =  
s*ol>%ips ,! ,secret>y %all provide     
grants to-- 7#a7 colleges or univ]sities
 eligible to receive funds "u ! ,act (  
,augu/ #cj1 #ahij 7commonly kn[n z !    
,second ,morrill ,act7 7#bf ,/at4 #dag1 
*apt] #hda2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cba et seq471 
includ+ ,tuskegee ,univ]sity1 = /ud5t   
s*ol>%ips2 &  7#b7 l&-grant colleges &  
univ]sities 7z def9$ 9 section #adjd ( !
 ,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1       
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc77 = s*ol>%ips =    

/ud5ts or prospective /ud5ts :o are--   
7,a7 memb]s ( ,indian ,tribes2 &  7,b7  
pursu+ an agricultural field ( /udy4    
7k7 ,fund+ ,!re is appropriat$ to !     
,secret>y1 out ( am\nts 9 ! ,treasury n 
o!rwise appropriat$1 to c>ry out ?is    
section #a1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>     
#bjba1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4