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AIPI brings you the Q4 2023 edition of our Legislative Update. In Q4, AIPI reviewed 86 bills in Congress, and 154 Federal Register Notices. This update includes FY2024 appropriation requests for Federal agencies that work closely with Tribal Nations, a bill that establishes new Tribal consultation policies at the Dept. of Agriculture, and one that establishes procedures to enable Tribal Nations to implement their own projects under the Federal SNAP program. https://bit.ly/42W706k

Here's an update on the progress of the federal farm bill! Congress passed an extension to the 2018 farm bill, providing continuity of support for farmers while allowing Congress more time to craft an updated bill that addresses today's challenges. 🌾🚜

In a significant move, Republican members of the Agriculture and Financial Services Committees in the United States House have jointly introduced a 212-page bill called the "Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act." #CommodityFuturesTradingCommission(CFTC) #DigitalAssets #FinancialInnovationandTechnologyforthe21stCenturyAct #regulatoryframework

📰The Farm Bill has been bogged down since the Fall while Congress has battled over funding the government. Given it’s an election year, Congressional leaders have acknowledged if the Farm Bill isn’t passed by mid-year, it will likely be extended for another year leaving it for the next Congress to complete. Several Farm Credit backed proposals have been introduced this Congress that would allow Farm Credit to lean into meeting the capital needs of rural America. The intent is for these “marker bills” to be included in the Farm Bill. Here is a summary of four of them. https://ow.ly/l1aH50RbBuu

Attention all professionals in the agriculture sector! Discover how producers in 16 states can now renegotiate their rural credit debts, providing much-needed financial relief amid challenges posed by weather events and market fluctuations. Read more at https://ift.tt/iFoaXfl

Miss last week's webinar with our Government Affairs team. Get the lowdown on our 2024 Legislative Priorities with this replay

After a number of years of proposals, USDA has finally been added to CFIUS--but not as full member. Instead, Treasury as chair is required to include USDA as a member on a case-by-case basis--which is what Treasury already is allowed to do and does in fact do. If legislation was politically necessary on this point, this is the right outcome, as requiring USDA to be included in all transactions is unnecessary and would be counterproductive. Perhaps the more notable element of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the vehicle for the above legal requirement) is the $2 million appropriated to carry out the USDA's role of providing input on agriculture-related transactions. Relative to the funding levels for other functions of CFIUS, that's a pretty high number. #CFIUS