H.R. 2646 · 107th Congress · enacted
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-171.
Latest official action 2002-05-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2002 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payments - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (FAIRA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to enter into contracts with eligible owners and producers (and tenants and cash-rent owners under specified conditions) of eligible cropland (land with contract acreage and payment yield, or expired or terminated conservation reserve contract) for both direct and counter-cyclical payments in crop years 2002 through 2006. Requires owner or producer compliance with appropriate conservation, wetlands, planting flexibility, and agricultural use requirements. Provides for: (1) tenant and sharecropper protection; and (2) equitable contract payment sharing among eligible producers. Gives producers a one-time election for specified contract acreage and yield determination methods, which shall apply to all commodities produced on a farm. Sets forth contract elements. Directs the Secretary to make direct payments for FY 2002 through 2006. Sets forth payment rates for wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, and other oilseeds. States that the annual payment amount for a crop shall be the product of the payment rate, acreage, and yield. Directs the Secretary to make counter-cyclical payments …
Congressional Research Service · 2002-02-13
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