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The bill aims to produce actionable plans and better data for NASS that could help farmers and policymakers, at a modest federal cost and with reduced advisory-committee oversight and transparency.
USDA and federal, state, and local policymakers will get cost estimates and actionable recommendations to modernize the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), enabling more evidence-based budgeting and program design.
Farmers and agricultural producers—particularly specialty-crop growers—will benefit from improved NASS data quality and specialty-crop statistics, giving them better market information and planning capability.
Stakeholders (including farmers and nonprofits) are given formal opportunities for feedback and hearings, increasing stakeholder representation in NASS reforms and promoting transparency in the reform process.
The Commission is exempted from parts of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, reducing independent oversight and public transparency of its proceedings.
Taxpayers will bear a direct federal cost of $1,000,000 in FY2026 to fund the Commission's work.
Non‑federal commission members will receive daily pay at Executive Schedule IV rates and travel expenses, increasing federal outlays beyond staff support.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates an 11-member commission to study and recommend modernization of USDA’s NASS, authorizes $1M for FY2026, and requires a report within two years.
Official title: To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 24, 2025 by Barry Moore · Last progress March 24, 2025
Creates an 11-member Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to study how USDA’s NASS collects and uses agricultural data, assess technology and data improvements (including real-time and environmental data), estimate implementation costs, and recommend administrative, regulatory, and legislative changes. The Commission must deliver a report to the President and congressional agriculture committees within two years, has a limited authorization of $1,000,000 for FY2026, and sunsets in 2030.