,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #didg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ab1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,arrington 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,perry1 ,mr4 ,alford1 ,mr4 ,wied1 and   
,mr4 ,rulli7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to prohibit the use of race-based or   
sex-based criteria in the administration
 of certain ,department of ,agriculture 
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,no ,discrimination in ,farm       
,programs ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting the   
use of race-based or sex-based criteria 
in the administration of certain        
,department of ,agriculture programs    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,agriculture1 with respect to covered   
programs-- 7#a7 may not apply race-based
 or sex-based criteria in the           
decision-making processes of the        
,secretary involved in administering    
such programs2 and  7#b7 shall ensure   

such programs are administered in a     
manner that upholds the principles of   
meritocracy1 fairness1 and equal        
opportunity for all participants4  7b7  
,covered program defined ,in this       
section1 the term covered program means 
the following programs3  7#a7 ,pandemic 
assistance programs designed to support 
agricultural producers impacted by the  
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including the     
,coronavirus ,food ,assistance ,program 
and the ,pandemic ,assistance ,revenue  
,program under part #i of title #g1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or      
successor regulations74  7#b7 ,the      
,federal ,crop ,insurance program under 
the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq474  7#c7 ,the    
,wildlife ,habitat ,incentive ,program  
under section #abdj;,b7g7 of the ,food  
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chci;aa-#b7;g774  7#d7 ,indemnity      
payment programs specified in part #gfj 
of title #g1 ,code of ,federal          
,regulations 7or successor regulations74

  7#e7 ,farm loan programs 7including   
guaranteed farm loans and inventory     
property management7 under the          
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiba et
 seq474  7#f7 ,the conservation reserve 
program established under subchapter ,b 
of chapter #a of subtitle ,d of title   
,,xii of the ,food ,security ,act of    
#aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chja et seq474    
7#g7 ,agricultural management assistance
 provided under section #ebd of the     
,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #aebd74  7#h7 ,the            
agricultural conservation easement      
program under subtitle ,h of the ,food  
,security ,act of #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#chfe et seq471 including wetlands      
reserve easements available through such
 program4  7#i7 ,rural development      
programs under the ,consolidated ,farm  
and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aiba et seq474  7#aj7 ,loans 
guarantee programs under section        
#cjf7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and 

,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aibf7;a771 section #caj;,b7a7 of such  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;a771 and      
section #ijjg of the ,farm ,security and
 ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #hajg74