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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4660 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4660

   To provide appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
               payments to producers of specialty crops.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 2, 2026

  Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL

 
   To provide appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
               payments to producers of specialty crops.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Relief for Specialty Crops 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIALTY CROP FARMERS ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
fiscal year 2027, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
$5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make payments to 
producers of a specialty crop (as defined in section 3 of the Specialty 
Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-
465)) under the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program of the 
Department of Agriculture (as announced on February 13, 2026; Release 
No.: 0031.26) or any substantially similar subsequent assistance 
program initiated by the Secretary of Agriculture under the authority 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et 
seq.).
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Payments under subsection (a) shall be 
made in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions specified in 
the notice entitled ``Notice; Marketing Assistance for Specialty 
Crops'' (90 Fed. Reg. 1434 (January 8, 2025)).
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Economic Relief for Specialty Crops Act

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