Public Law 104-127

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Public Law 104-127 is the official designation of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, a major U.S. farm bill that overhauled federal agricultural policy and subsidy programs.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
farm bill
affects United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED
commodity support programs for corn
commodity support programs for cotton
commodity support programs for other major field crops
commodity support programs for rice
commodity support programs for wheat
farmers in the United States
alsoKnownAs 1996 farm bill
amends Agricultural Act of 1949 NERFINISHED
Food Security Act of 1985 NERFINISHED
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 NERFINISHED
congressNumber 104th United States Congress NERFINISHED
containsTitle commodity programs title
conservation title
credit title
miscellaneous provisions title
nutrition and food assistance title
trade title
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created market transition payments
production flexibility contracts
dateSigned 1996-04-04
goal increase planting flexibility for farmers
reduce government intervention in agricultural markets
introducedIn United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
officialName Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 NERFINISHED
policyApproach decoupling of income support from production
market-oriented farm policy
presidentAtEnactment Bill Clinton NERFINISHED
primaryFocus reduction of federal agricultural subsidies
reform of federal farm commodity support programs
publicLawNumber 104-127
reforms federal dairy policy
federal peanut program
federal sugar program
replacesPolicyOf Agricultural Act of 1949 price support system for certain commodities
shortName FAIR Act of 1996 NERFINISHED
signedBy Bill Clinton
subjectMatter agricultural policy
commodity programs
conservation programs
farm income support
food assistance programs
trade in agricultural products
timeHorizon 1996–2002 farm program period
title An Act to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal the permanent price support authority for certain commodities and to make other changes in the agricultural laws NERFINISHED
yearEnacted 1996

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