Empowering Women in Agriculture Act

This bill changes a federal farm outreach program so that farmers and ranchers who face gender prejudice count as socially disadvantaged, along with those facing racial or ethnic prejudice. It adds women's nonprofit organizations as groups eligible to receive outreach and assistance funding under the program. To qualify, such a group must have been founded by and for women, be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, and have existed for at least 10 years. The bill extends the program's funding authorization to cover fiscal years 2021 through 2031. It requires that at least 10 percent of the program's outreach and assistance funds each year support programs for socially disadvantaged women farmers and ranchers.

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