Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Empowering Women in Agriculture Act”.
Empowering Women in Agriculture Act
A BILL
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to expand outreach and assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers who are women, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Farming opportunities training and outreach
Definitions— Section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)) is amended—
in paragraph (6), by striking “racial or ethnic prejudice” and inserting “racial, gender, or ethnic prejudice”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(8) Women’s nonprofit organization—The term women’s nonprofit organization means an organization that—
“(A) was founded by, and for the purpose of serving, women;
“(B) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and
“(C) has been in continuous existence for at least 10 years.”
Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers— Section 2501(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(H) A women’s nonprofit organization.”
Funding— Section 2501(l) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(l)) is amended—
in paragraph (2), by striking “fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “fiscal years 2021 through 2031”; and
in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Socially disadvantaged women farmers and ranchers—Not less that 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out subsection (c) for a fiscal year shall be used to support programs and services that address the needs of women who are socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.”