Number: 96-477
Title: Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill
Authors: Ralph M. Chite, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division 
Abstract: Provisions in the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127, the 1995 farm bill) make several changes to the federal crop insurance program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This Congressional Research Service report reviews the major changes to the crop insurance program and other provisions that modify the role of the federal government in farm risk management.
Pages: 5
Date: Updated May 28, 1996