The bill would extend the heirs property intermediary relending program through 2031 and require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter cooperative agreements with eligible nonprofit entities to provide free legal or accounting services to underserved heirs resolving ownership and succession issues involving farmland or forest land with multiple owners. Agreements would generally last no more than four years, with annual reporting and possible termination for insufficient progress. The bill would authorize $60,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, limit administrative spending to 3 percent, and extend certain reporting and data-collection provisions through 2031.

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