S. 1904 · 110th Congress
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure that only producers receive…
Full title
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure that only producers receive commodity program payments.
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Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to permanently reduce base acres for land that: (1) has been developed for commercial or industrial use; (2) has been subdivided and developed into multiple residential units or other nonfarming uses; or (3) is no longer intended for farm use.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 31, 2007
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to permanently reduce base acres for land that: (1) has been developed for commercial or industrial use; (2) has been subdivided and developed into multiple residential units or other nonfarming uses; or (3) is no longer intended for farm use.
Includes within a producer agreement for direct or counter-cyclical payments prohibitions against the land: (1) being in residential use (including land subdivided and developed into residential units or other nonfarming uses); or (2) no longer being intended for farm use.
Requires: (1) Farm Service Agency certification of an agreement; and (2) annual audits of direct and counter-cyclical payments and base acreage by the Secretary.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure that only producers receive commodity program payments.
Latest action (Jul 31, 2007): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 31, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.