Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/13/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-13Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2017-02-13Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-13 (00)
Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.
Cosponsors (6)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Al Franken (D-MN)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
Subjects
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
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