,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,mr4  
,espaillat introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,department of            
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid to provide for a set-aside for    
socially disadvantaged farmers and      
ranchers for grants to support urban    
agriculture and innovative production1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,growing ,opportunities for ,innovative 
,farming ,act4  #b4 ,set-aside for      
socially disadvantaged farmers and      
ranchers ,section #bbb7;e7 of the       
,department of ,agriculture             
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #fibc7;e77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7e7 ,funding  7#a7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section and the          

amendments made by this section         
#be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjai through #bjbh4  7#b7 ,set-aside   
,of the amounts made available under    
paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year1 the   
,secretary shall set aside not less than
 #aj percent to award grants under      
subsection 7c7 to eligible entities that
 serve socially disadvantaged farmers   
and ranchers 7as defined in section     
#beja7;a7 of the ,food1 ,agriculture1   
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fibc7;a7771 in amounts of
 not less than #aj1jjj per grantee per  
fiscal year4  4  #c4 ,annual report on  
opportunities and outreach for socially 
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers      
,section #beja7k7 of the ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7k77 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7#c7 ,annual reports ,not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of the ,growing              
,opportunities for ,innovative ,farming 

,act1 and each year thereafter1 the     
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry a report describing--  7,a7   
targeted farming opportunities1         
training1 and outreach practices being  
carried out by the ,secretary under this
 section2  7,b7 a list of census tracts 
that the ,secretary has provided        
technical assistance to under this      
section2  7,c7 recommendations to       
,congress on how to enhance equity for  
socially disadvantaged1 small farmers   
and ranchers2 and  7,d7 any other data  
the ,secretary determines to be         
necessary to evaluate the benefits of   
the technical assistance provided1      
outreach efforts undertaken1 and grants 
awarded under this section4  4