Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection

Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Chief Economist, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report identifying— the extent to which Federal programs, including agricultural conservation easement programs, land transition programs, and financing programs, are improving— the regulatory, operational, or statutory changes that are necessary to improve— The Secretary shall collect and, not less frequently than once every 3 years report, data and analysis on farmland ownership, tenure, transition, and entry of beginning farmers and ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as those terms are defined in section 2279(a) of this title). In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, at a minimum— require the National Agricultural Statistics Service to include in the Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land survey questions relating to— the impact of land tenure patterns, categorized by— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each fiscal 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “of”. years 2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.