Number: RS21182
Title: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
Authors: Geoffrey S. Becker, Resources, Science and Industry Division 
Abstract: The 107th Congress in late July and early August cleared for the President's signature a wide-ranging trade bill (H.R. 3009) that includes reauthorization and expansion of trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs for workers and firms. One TAA provision authorizes a new $90 million annual program for agriculture, aimed at addressing low farm prices caused at least partly by imports. Among the issues is the need for a new program designed specifically for farmers and ranchers, particularly after Congressional approval, earlier in 2002, of a comprehensive six-year farm bill that significantly expands farm commodity support.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated August 2, 2002