Major Provisions of 1990 and 1996 Farm Bills 

WITH ISSUES ORGANIZED BY NASDA COMMITTEES

INDEX OF ISSUES

 

WHEAT, FEED GRAINS, COTTON, RICE, AND OILSEEDS  Program Eligibility Acreage Bases and Payment Yields Acreage Reduction Program Planting Flexibility Annual Federal Spending Levels Income Support Payments 0/85 and 50/85 Conserving Use Payments Nonrecourse Commodity Loans Marketing Loans Recourse Loans for High Moisture Feed Grains Farmer Owned Reserve Cotton and Rice Competitiveness  Oilseeds Payment Limitations DAIRY Price Support Program Federal Milk Marketing Orders Northeast Dairy Compact Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) SUGAR No Cost Objective Price Support Limits on Marketing Domestic Sugar Marketing Assessment for Deficit Reduction PEANUTS Price Support Poundage Quotas Farm Poundage Quota Transfers Marketing Assessment for Deficit Reduction Sharing Losses OTHER COMMODITY PROGRAM PROVISIONS Permanent Price Support Authority Tobacco Program Honey Program Use of CCC Funds for Salaries and Expenses Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Interest Rates Commission on 21st Century Agriculture AGRICULTURAL CREDIT Restrictions on Eligible Purposes for New Loans Targeting Farm Loans Authorized Loan Levels Continuation Policy Loan Forgiveness and Future Loan Eligibility Delinquent Loan Buyouts Trigger Mechanism for Loan Servicing Action Disposition of Inventory Property CROP INSURANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND DISASTER ASSISTANCE Crop Insurance Purchase Requirement Crop Insurance Delivery Crops Eligible for Noninsured Assistance Program Risk Management Revenue Insurance Options Pilot Program Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance

FOOD AID AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE P.L. 480 Food Aid P.L. 480 Trade and Development Assistance P.L. 480 Humanitarian and Private Assistance P.L. 480 Food for Development Food for Progress Food Security Commodity Reserve Farmer-to-Farmer Program Export Credit Guarantees Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) Export Enhancement Program (EEP) Market Promotion Program (MPP) Foreign Market Development Program (FMDP) Agriculture Export Promotion Strategy Emerging Markets CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT Highly Erodible Land Conservation Wetland Conservation Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) Conservation Farm Option Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Grazing on Private Lands Risk Reduction on Flood-Prone Cropland Farmland Protection Program State Technical Committees Forestry Provisions By-Pass Water Flows on Forest Service Lands Evergades Wildlife Habitat Resource Conservation and Development Natural Resource Conservation Foundation RURAL DEVELOPMENT Fund for Rural Development Rural Investment Partnerships Telemedicine and Distant Learning Services Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization State Rural Economic Review Panels Rural Community Advancement Program Community Facilities Grants Rural Business Incubator Fund RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION Funding and Authorities for Agricultural Research Generic Funding for Research and Extension Advisory Councils Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Exemptions Research Tracking System Agricultural Education Policy Research Centers Human Nutrition and Health Animal Health and Disease Research Grants to 1890 Colleges Funding for Extension at 1890 Colleges Meat Safety Agricultural Research Facilities Strategic Plan for Federal Research Facilities National Competitive Research Initiative Competitive Grants Repeal of Various Research Authorities MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Domestic Food Assistance Generic Commodity Promotion Programs Humane Horse Transport Meat and Poultry Inspection Sheep Industry Center USDA Graduate School Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Fees