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Possible Expiration of the 2002 Farm Bill (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 10, 2007
Report Number RS22695
Report Type Report
Authors Jasper Womach, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Will an extension of current law be needed if Congress does not enact a new farmbill before September 30, 2007? Commodity provisions of the 2002 farm bill apply tocrops harvested in 2007, and farmers entitled to payments will receive them even afterSeptember 30. Also, with past history as the example, it is unlikely that expiredauthority to appropriate funds will constrain the congressional appropriations process.With appropriations, basic nutrition programs would continue. But, these programspresent some unique issues that would not be resolved without action beyond a regularappropriation. Looking back, the 1990 farm bill expired in 1995, but Congress did notadopt the replacement legislation until the spring of 1996.