Previewing the Next Farm Bill

Chite, Ralph M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Food;    Nutrition policy;    Farm produce;    Agriculture;    Agricultural policies;   

RP-ID  :  R42357
RP-ID  :  R42357_2012Feb15

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Congress periodically establishes agricultural and food policy in an omnibus farm bill. The 112th Congress faces reauthorization of the current five-year farm bill because many of its provisions expire in 2012. The 2008 farm bill contained 15 titles covering farm commodity support, horticulture, livestock, conservation, nutrition assistance, international food aid, trade, agricultural research, farm credit, rural development, bioenergy, and forestry, among others. Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees anticipate having a new farm bill completed before the end of this session. If the current farm bill expires without a new authorization or a temporary extension, it automatically would be replaced with permanent statutes for farm commodity support, which are not fully compatible with current national economic objectives, global trading rules, and federal budgetary or regulatory policies.