Rural cooperative development grants

Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following: (A) Cooperative development The term cooperative development means activities, including outreach, education, training, and technical assistance, to support the startup, expansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and existing cooperatives.; (2) in paragraph (5)(F), by striking contributions, and inserting contributions by awarding applications that meet the criterion described in this subparagraph the maximum points for this subparagraph in the scoring criteria,; (3) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking If the Secretary determines it to be in the best interest of the program, the and inserting The; (4) in paragraph (12)— (A) by striking Not later and inserting the following: (A) In general Not later; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2026, and annually thereafter, the interagency working group established under subparagraph (A) shall make publicly available and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report describing— (i) research and analysis based on data from the latest available Economic Census conducted by the Bureau of the Census on the effects of all types of cooperatives on the national economy; and (ii) the activities carried out by the interagency working group in the prior fiscal year.; and (5) in paragraph (13), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031.