2002 Farm Bill

Welcome to RMA's 2002 Farm Bill page. The bill, titled the "Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002", was signed into law by President George W. Bush on May 13, 2002, becoming Public Law No. 107-171. RMA will update this page with the latest news, analysis, and information on the agency's Farm Bill implementation. For the latest information on how other agencies are implementing the Farm Bill, visit USDA's Farm Bill Gateway.

News

March 2003

Agency News:
USDA to Hold Briefing on Available USDA Programs (March 12)

February 2003

Agency News:
USDA to Hold Briefing on Available USDA Programs (February 6)

November 2002

Peanut Coverage Determinations for the 2003 Crop Year (managers bulletin) (November 8)

October 2002

USDA To Hold Briefing On Available USDA Programs (news release) (October 18)
Veneman Reviews Farm Bill Implementation Progress (news release) (October 18)

September 2002

Agency News:
Common Crop Insurance Regs Amended (September 9) (PDF)

July 2002

Agency News:
USDA Expands AGR Crop Insurance Pilot Program in CA and PA (July 23)
Interim Rule Amends Common Crop Insurance Regulations (July 12)

May 2002

Agency News: New Price Elections Announced (May 28)

Video | Audio | Photo from the White House signing ceremony (requires RealPlayer | Transcript (May 13)
Sec. Veneman's Remarks on the President’s Signing of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (May 13)
USDA Launches Farm Bill Implementation Web Site (May 14)
USDA Team Actively Working on Farm Bill Implementation (May 15)
Transcript (May 15)
USDA Tests Making Farm Bill Payments Via the Internet National Implementation Expected Next Year (May 21)
Transcript of Sec. Veneman, FFAS Under Secretary J.B. Penn, Chief Economist Keith Collins, and FSA Administrator James Little discussing the Farm Bill (May 21)
Statement by Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding Farm Bill Criticism (May 21)
Transcript of Foreign Press Center Briefing with FFAS Under Secretary J.B. Penn on the 2002 Farm Bill and the Implications for World Trade (May 22)
Side-by-side Comparison of 1996 and 2002 Farm Bills Now Available (May 23)

General Information

USDA Farm Bill page

Text of the Farm Bill, from the conference report:
Entire File: HTML | PDF

Title	Section(s) Related to RMA and/or Its Programs
Title I:	Commodity Programs (PDF) \| General Analysis Subtitle A -- Direct Payments and Counter-Cyclical Payments \| Direct Payments: General Analysis / Detailed Analysis \| Counter-cyclical Payments: General Analysis / Detailed Analysis Section 1202 -- Loan Rates for Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loans Section 1206 -- Payments in Lieu of Loan Deficiency Payments for Grazed Acreage: Prohibition on Crop Insurance or Non-Insured Crop Assistance Subtitle C -- Peanuts \| General Analysis / Detailed Analysis / Managers bulletin Section 1309 -- Termination of Marketing Quota Programs for Peanuts and Compensation to Peanuts and Compensation to Peanut Quota Holders for Loss of Quota Asset Value
Title II:	Conservation (PDF) \| General Analysis / Detailed Analysis Subtitle F -- Other Conservation Programs \| General Analysis Section 2501 -- Agricultural Management Assistance
Title III:	Trade (PDF) \| General Analysis Subtitle A -- Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and Related Statutes \| General Analysis Section 3014 -- John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program
Title IV:	Nutrition Programs (PDF) \| General Analysis None.
Title V:	Credit (PDF) \| General Analysis / Detailed Analysis None.
Title VI:	Rural Development (PDF) \| General Analysis None.
Title VII:	Research and Related Matters (PDF) \| General Analysis Subtitle D -- New Authorities \| General Analysis Section 7405 -- Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
Title VIII:	Forestry (PDF) \| Analysis will be available from the USDA's Forest Service None.
Title IX:	Energy (PDF) \| General Analysis None.
Title X:	Miscellaneous Provisions (PDF) \| General Analysis Subtitle A -- Crop Insurance \| General Analysis Section 10001 -- Equal Crop Insurance Treatment of Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes Section 10002 -- Continuous Coverage Section 10003 -- Quality Loss Adjustment Procedures \| Interim Rule Amending Common Crop Insurance Regulations \| Interim Rule Amending Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Sunflower, Coarse Grains, Safflower, Dry Pea, Rice, and Dry Bean Crop Insurance Provisions Section 10004 -- Adjusted Gross Revenue Insurance Pilot Program \| AGR Pilot Expansion Section 10005 -- Sense of Congress on Expansion of Crop Insurance Coverage Section 10006 -- Report on Specialty Crop Insurance Subtitle B -- Disaster Assistance \| General Analysis Section 10108 -- Study of Feasibility of Producer Indemnification from Government-caused Disasters Subtitle H -- Administration \| Part of Title X General Analysis Section 10706 -- Implementation Funding and Information Management Section 10707 -- Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Section 10708 -- Transparency and Accountability for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers: Public Disclosure Requirements for County Committee Elections

Analysis

Side-by-side comparison of the 1996 and 2002 farm bills
Detailed Analysis
Glossary

Background

Conference Report, May 1, 2002 (PDF)
Background Publications from USDA and the Economic Research Service
USDA Report -- Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century, September 2001

Last Modified: 05/28/2009