,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #f1  
#bjbc,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,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 ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,set-aside 
for socially disadvantaged farmers and  
ranchers ,section #bbb of the           
,department of ,agriculture             
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #fibc7 is amended by striking 
subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following3  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 each 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 #bbgi7;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-- 7#a7 in the subsection       
heading1 by striking ,report and        
inserting ,reports2 and  7#b7 by adding 

at the end the following3  7#c7 ,annual 
reports ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of the ,growing   
,opportunities for ,innovative ,farming 
,act of #bjbc1 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 of the ,senate 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