This part keeps the farm law of 2018 going for another year. Most of its programs would have ended. Now they run to September 30, 2026, or later where a later date already applies. A list of programs is left out.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 5002 in the PDF
What the document says
“the authorities (including any limitations on such authorities) provided by each provision of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) and each provision of law amended by that Act (and for mandatory programs at such funding levels)”
Subsection (a) carries the whole of the 2018 farm law forward as it stood on September 30, 2025, including the funding levels of its mandatory programs, and says those authorities shall continue and be carried out until the date specified in paragraph (2). Programs funded by discretionary appropriations remain subject to the availability of appropriations.
What the document actually says
“the authorities (including any limitations on such authorities) provided by each provision of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) and each provision of law amended by that Act (and for mandatory programs at such funding levels)”
That sentence, in plain words
The powers given by the farm law of 2018 keep going. So do the limits that came with them.
What this is about
A farm law is written to last about five years. This one ran out. Rather than write a new one, Congress kept the old one going.
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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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The document says “shall not”Who acts: Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 5002 in the PDF
What the document says
“shall not be applicable to the 2026 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 1111 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011)), cotton, and sugar; and (ii) shall not be applicable to milk through December 31, 2026”
Subsection (c) suspends subsections (a) and (b) of section 1602 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 for the 2026 crops and for milk through the end of 2026, and suspends section 1602(c) for wheat planted for harvest in calendar year 2026. It also amends the dairy forward pricing program in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 by striking 2028 and inserting 2029.
What the document actually says
“shall not be applicable to the 2026 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 1111 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011)), cotton, and sugar; and (ii) shall not be applicable to milk through December 31, 2026”
That sentence, in plain words
These old price rules do not apply to the 2026 crops. They do not apply to milk until the end of 2026.
What this is about
Very old laws set high crop prices. They still sit on the books. Each farm bill turns them off for another stretch of years.
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The document says “shall not”Who acts: Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 5002 in the PDF
What the document says
“Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under section 1614(c)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(c)(4)).”
Subsection (e) lists the mandatory funding the extension does not carry forward. Besides the commodity provision quoted here it names conservation funding in the Food Security Act of 1985, a rural development provision of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, two research provisions, two energy provisions, two horticulture provisions and one miscellaneous provision, and two conservation limitations.
What the document actually says
“Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to mandatory funding under section 1614(c)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(c)(4)).”
That sentence, in plain words
One kind of farm money is left out. The rest of this part does not reach it.
What this is about
The extension is broad but not total. A short list of programs does not get their money carried on. Each one is named in the law.
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The document says “shall apply”Who acts: Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 5002 in the PDF
What the document says
“This section and the amendments made by this section shall be applied and administered as if this section and those amendments had been enacted on September 30, 2025.”
The backdating closes the gap between the day the 2018 Act's authorities lapsed and the day this Act was signed, so no program is treated as having stopped in between.
What the document actually says
“This section and the amendments made by this section shall be applied and administered as if this section and those amendments had been enacted on September 30, 2025.”
That sentence, in plain words
Treat this part as if it became law on September 30, 2025.
What this is about
The old farm law ran out at the end of September. This law came in November. The backdating fills that gap.
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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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“Extension of Agricultural Programs,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 5002. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/section-5002/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
The extension itself and the date it runs to, the suspension of the permanent price support laws, the fact that a list of mandatory funding is excepted, and the backdated effective date.
The list of excepted programs is not recorded item by item, and the small year swaps in subsection (d) for the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, a research laboratory and an energy program are recorded only in summary.
The section works by carrying forward the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and the laws it amended. Those laws are not indexed here, so this file does not say what any farm program pays or requires.
