,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aagb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,schiff1  
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4    
,heinrich1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4      
,king1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4  
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4         
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 
and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to unfreeze funding for     
contracts of the ,department of         
,agriculture1 to prohibit ,farm ,service
 ,agency and ,natural ,resources        
,conservation ,service office closures1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,honor ,farmer ,contracts ,act of #bjbe4
  #b4 ,department of ,agriculture       
funding and offices ,the ,secretary of  
,agriculture-- 7#a7 shall1 immediately  

after the enactment of this ,act1       
unfreeze funding for and implement all  
agreements and contracts entered into by
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture prior to
 the date of enactment of this ,act2    
7#b7 shall1 as rapidly as possible after
 the enactment of this ,act1 pay all    
past due amounts owed by the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture under the agreements and
 contracts described in paragraph 7#a72 
7#c7 shall not cancel any signed        
agreement or contract with a farmer or  
an entity providing assistance to       
farmers1 unless the farmer or entity has
 failed to comply with the terms and    
conditions of the agreement or contract2
 and  7#d7 shall not close any ,farm    
,service ,agency county office1 ,natural
 ,resources ,conservation ,service field
 office1 or ,rural ,development ,service
 ,center without providing written      
notice and justification to ,congress   
not later than #fj days before the date 
on which the applicable office is       
intended to be closed4