Increased TSP Access Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Roger Marshall
Introduced
Summary
Expands access to certified third-party conservation advisors. This bill would let nonfederal entities certify Technical Service Providers, speed approvals for specialty-certified providers, set payment rules, and require public reporting by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
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- Farmers and landowners would get faster, science-based, site-specific design and implementation help from more certified providers. NRCS review of a certification notification would be required within 10 business days and a streamlined specialty-certification process must be set up within 180 days.
- Third-party providers and new nonfederal certifying entities would gain a formal approval path. The Secretary could approve certifying entities within up to 40 business days and certified providers could be paid at rates equivalent to USDA technical assistance, capped at 100% of the fair and reasonable payment amount.
- USDA would have to maintain a public registry and publish information on funds obligated, number of certified providers and approvers, and target versus actual utilization. Specified transparency reports must be published within one year after enactment.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Payments for certified technical services
This bill would require the Secretary to set fair payment rates for certified third-party technical services. Payments may match but not exceed the Secretary's technical assistance rates. If another Federal program pays a participant for technical help, that payment could cover up to 100 percent of the fair rate. Those payments would not count toward that program's cost-sharing rules.
New certification routes for providers
This bill would create three formal ways to certify technical service providers. It would define a new "non-Federal certifying entity" and explicitly include private companies. The Secretary would set a non-Federal certifier process within 180 days. Approved certifiers would assess and train providers and tell the Secretary about new or withdrawn certifications. The Secretary would have 40 business days to approve a certifier and 10 business days to add a notified provider to the registry. The Secretary would also create a streamlined path within 180 days for credentialed specialists like certified crop advisors and engineers.
Program review and public reporting
This bill would require the Secretary to review certification rules and program use within one year. The Secretary would set a target use rate for third-party providers and do outreach to providers and stakeholders. The Secretary would publish one-year public reports on funds obligated to providers, counts of certified providers and certifiers, contributions to conservation quality, and target versus actual utilization rates.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Roger Marshall
KS • R
Cosponsors
Michael Bennet
CO • D
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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