The extension runs to September 30, 2026, or to a later date already set
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 5002, Sec. 5002.
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The extension runs to September 30, 2026, or to a later date already set
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 5002 in the PDF
What the document says
“With respect to an authority described in paragraph (1), the date specified in this paragraph is the later of-- (A) September 30, 2026;”
The end date is whichever comes last: September 30, 2026; the date already set for that authority by the 2018 Act or a law amending it, including titles I and V of Public Law 119-21 and the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act; or the date already in effect under section 4101 of division D of the American Relief Act, 2025.
What the document actually says
“With respect to an authority described in paragraph (1), the date specified in this paragraph is the later of-- (A) September 30, 2026;”
That sentence, in plain words
Each power runs to the latest of a set of dates. One of them is September 30, 2026.
What this is about
Some farm programs already had end dates further out. Those are not pulled back. The rule picks whichever date is latest.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 5002, 139 Stat. 626 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“The extension runs to September 30, 2026, or to a later date already set,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 5002, Sec. 5002. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/proposal/sec5002-extension-runs-to-september-30-2026/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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