RTCP Revitalization Act
RTCP Revitalization Act would amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to create mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) for reimbursement payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The bill removes the prior funding-availability constraint and sets explicit annual funding levels from FY2026 onward, starting at $10 million and rising to $15 million by FY2031 and each year thereafter. It also adjusts payment-limitation rules so that, in years when funding is sufficient to cover all eligible applications, there would be no per-farmer payment cap. In short, the measure aims to stabilize and expand support for geographically disadvantaged producers by guaranteeing dedicated CCC funds for reimbursement payments.
Key Points
- 1Establishes mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation to reimburse geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, replacing previous “subject to availability” language.
- 2Sets explicit annual funding levels:
- 3- FY2026: $10,000,000
- 4- FY2027: $11,000,000
- 5- FY2028: $12,000,000
- 6- FY2029: $13,000,000
- 7- FY2030: $14,000,000
- 8- FY2031 and each year thereafter: $15,000,000
- 9Modifies payment limitations: If the funds made available for a fiscal year are equal to or greater than the amount that would be provided based on the applications received, the Secretary may not impose a limit on the amount of payments received by an individual geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher for that year.
- 10Amends Section 1621 of the 2008 Act to remove the prerequisite that funding depends on availability, making the reimbursements effectively mandatory up to the defined annual funding amounts.
- 11The bill is introduced in the House (Sept. 9, 2025) by Rep. Tokuda with several cosponsors and referred to the Committee on Agriculture; it targets geographic disparities in agricultural assistance.