Provisions of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Frederick J. Nelson and Lyle P. Schertz
Agriculture Information Bulletin No. (AIB729) 164 pp,
September 1996
This report provides an item-by-item description and explanation of the new Act, which will guide agricultural programs from 1996-2000. Signed into law in April, the act makes significant changes in long-standing U.S. agricultural policies. Major changes in U.S. commodity programs are included in the Act's Title I, known as the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
Keywords: commodity programs, farm legislation, direct payments, loan rates, marketing loans, production flexibility contracts, conservation, sodbuster, swampbuster, farm credit, agricultural trade, P.L. 480, export enhancement, food stamps, nutrition
In this report ... Chapters are
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- Frontmatter (Contents and Summary), 49 Kb
- Introduction, 18 Kb
- Title I: Agricultural Market Transition Act, 144 Kb
- Title II: Agricultural Trade , 58 Kb
- Title III: Conservation, 51 Kb
- Title IV: Nutrition Assistance, 22 Kb
- Title V: Agricultural Promotion, 35 Kb
- Title VI: Credit , 44 Kb
- Title VII: Rural Development, 36 Kb
- Title VIII: Research, Extension, and Education, 58 Kb
- Title IX: Miscellaneous, 32 Kb
- Appendix I: "1996 FAIR Act Frames Farm Policy for 7 Years," Reprint from Agriculture Outlook, April 1996 , 239 Kb
- Appendix II: Glossary, 77 Kb
- Appendix III: Major Agricultural and Trade Legislation, 1933-96, 70 Kb
- Appendix IV: Commodity Provisions Table, 1989-2002, 25 Kb
- Index, 30 Kb
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Updated date: September 1, 1996
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