Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

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Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Passed the Senate on July 27, 1990 (70–21)
  • Passed the House of Representatives on August 4, 1990 (Unanimous consent)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on October 22, 1990; agreed to by the House of Representatives on October 23, 1990 (318–102) and by the Senate on October 25, 1990 (60–36)
  • Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush
    • on November 28, 1990

    The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade (FACT) Act of 1990 — P.L. 101-624 (November 28, 1990) was a 5-year omnibus farm bill that passed Congress and was signed into law.

    This bill, also known as the 1990 farm bill, continued to move agriculture in a market-oriented direction by freezing target prices and allowing more planting flexibility.

    Initial program

    New titles included rural development, forestry, organic certification (

    Food Stamp Program and other domestic nutrition programs and made major changes in the operation of P.L. 480. It revised existing law involving agricultural trade credits and guarantees. It also established that Forest Stewardship Program (FSP), the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP), the Forest Legacy Program (FLP), and the Urban and Community Forestry Program (UCF).[1]

    Changes

    The 1990 farm bill was soon altered by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (P.L. 102-237)[2] to correct errors and alleviate problems in implementing the law. The amendments allowed the Farm Credit Bank for Cooperatives to make loans for agricultural exports and established a new regulatory scheme and capital standards for the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac). The law also established new handling requirements for eggs to help prevent food-borne illness.

    Further changes

    More policy changes were made by the

    Market Promotion Program
    (MPP) funding through fiscal 1997 and provided for a series of significant MPP operational reforms. It also provided for the designation of a series of rural (and urban) empowerment and enterprise zones, eligible for special federal aid and tax credits.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2011-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    2. ^ "Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991". Archived from the original on 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2011-02-24.

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