Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

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The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 is a major U.S. farm bill that overhauled agricultural policy by phasing out traditional price supports and introducing more market-oriented, decoupled income support payments to farmers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
agricultural policy legislation
farm bill
appliesTo U.S. farmers
agricultural commodity producers
conservation program participants
containsProgram Conservation Reserve Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
commodity loan programs
export credit and promotion programs
nutrition assistance provisions
production flexibility contracts
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedBy 104th United States Congress
focusesOn agricultural policy reform
commodity programs
conservation programs
farm income support
nutrition assistance programs
trade and export programs
followedBy Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
goal increase market orientation of U.S. farm policy
provide income support decoupled from current production and prices
reduce government budget exposure to farm price fluctuations
introducedIn United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeChamber United States Congress
policyChange creation of production flexibility contract payments
elimination of target prices for many commodities
greater planting flexibility for farmers
introduction of decoupled income support payments
phase-out of deficiency payments
reduction of federal involvement in production decisions
shift from traditional price supports to market-oriented policies
publicLawNumber Public Law 104-127
regulates agricultural conservation incentives
agricultural export promotion
certain nutrition and food assistance programs
commodity price and income support
replaced Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
sector agriculture
shortName Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1996 Farm Bill

FAIR Act of 1996
signedBy Bill Clinton
signingDate 1996-04-04
timeScope 1996–2002 farm bill period
title Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 self-link

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United States federal farm programs legalBasis Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Rural Utilities Service legalBasis Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Agricultural Act of 1949 relatedTo Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Environmental Quality Incentives Program createdBy Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 shortName Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1996 Farm Bill
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 title Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 self-link
United States farm bill enactedAsSeries Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996