To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a disaster response training program to train certain Farm Service Agency employees to provide outreach and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers affected by a natural disaster, and for other purposes.
HR 8138 requires the Agriculture Secretary to create a training program for Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees who assist farmers and ranchers after natural disasters. The program trains these employees to provide outreach, technical assistance, and information about available disaster relief, including on-demand modules about specific disaster types and farmer needs. It mandates annual training for covered employees, collects feedback via completion surveys for staff and exit surveys for farmers, and requires annual reports to Congress on training participation and survey results. This bill directly affects FSA staff deployed for disaster relief and aims to improve how they support affected agricultural producers.
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Introduced Apr 26, 2024
Last action Sep 3, 2024
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Sep 3, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
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Apr 26, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Apr 26, 2024
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Darren Soto
DDemocratic
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Josh Harder
DDemocratic
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Scott Franklin
RRepublican
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