{ "id": "96-900", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "96-900", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 100048, "date": "2002-05-31", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:09:45.695941", "title": "Farm Commodity Legislation: Chronology, 1933-2002", "summary": "Since 1933, Congress has required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to administer\nvarious price and income support programs for U.S. farmers. Some standing authority for these\nprograms is provided by three permanent laws, from 1938, 1948, and 1949. However, Congress\nfrequently alters the basic provisions of these laws. The omnibus law now guiding farm support\n(through 2007) is the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. This report will be updated\nif events warrant.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/96-900", "sha1": "fa85e457ad90f8014a3fdd597772bc8791153f71", "filename": "files/20020531_96-900_fa85e457ad90f8014a3fdd597772bc8791153f71.pdf", "images": null }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20020531_96-900_fa85e457ad90f8014a3fdd597772bc8791153f71.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Agricultural Policy" ] }