Agricultural Act of 2014

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

Full title	To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
Colloquial name(s)	The "farm bill"
Introduced in	113th United States Congress
Introduced on	July 10, 2013
Sponsored by	Frank Lucas (R–OK)
Effects and codifications
Act(s) affected	Food Security Act of 1985, Federal Crop Insurance Act, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, and others.
U.S.C. section(s) affected	7 U.S.C. § 1508, 7 U.S.C. § 450i, 7 U.S.C. § 1926, 7 U.S.C. § 1308, 7 U.S.C. § 2279, and others.
Agencies affected	Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Social Security Administration, Economic Research Service, United States Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Agency for International Development, General Services Administration, United States Forest Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, USDA, Office of the Chief Economist, Risk Management Agency, Executive Office of the President, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Labor, United States Congress, Farm Service Agency, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Office of Management and Budget, United States Department of Commerce, Commodity Credit Corporation, United States Department of Transportation, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of the Interior, United States Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Land Management, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, United States Department of the Army, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration
Authorizations of appropriations	At least $27,137,750,000 with an additional unlimited amount
Appropriations	$1,200,000,000
Legislative history
Introduced in the United States House of Representatives as the "Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013" (H.R. 2642) by Frank Lucas (R–OK) on July 10, 2013 Committee consideration by: United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, United States House Committee on Agriculture Passed the United States House on July 11, 2013 (216–208) Passed the United States Senate on July 18, 2013 (Unanimous consent, with amendment and request for conference) Reported by the joint conference committee on January 27, 2014; agreed to by the United States House on January 29, 2014 (251–166) and by the United States Senate on February 4, 2014 (68–32) Signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 7, 2014

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (H.R. 2642; Pub.L. 113–79, also known as the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill), formerly the "Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013", is an act of Congress that authorizes nutrition and agriculture programs in the United States for the years of 2014-2018. The bill authorizes $956 billion in spending over the next ten years.

The bill passed in the United States House of Representatives on January 29, 2014, and the United States Senate on February 4, 2014 during the 113th United States Congress. U.S. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law on February 7, 2014. The bill is considered two years late, since farm bills are traditionally passed every five years. The previous farm bill, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, expired in 2012.

In the United States, the farm bill is the primary agricultural and food policy tool of the federal government. The comprehensive omnibus bill is passed every 5 years or so by the United States Congress and deals with both agriculture and all other affairs under the purview of the United States Department of Agriculture. It usually makes amendments and suspensions to provisions of permanent law, reauthorizes, amends, or repeals provisions of preceding temporary agricultural acts, and puts forth new policy provisions for a limited time into the future. Beginning in 1973, farm bills have included titles on commodity programs, trade, rural development, farm credit, conservation, agricultural research, food and nutrition programs, marketing, etc. Farm bills can be highly controversial and can impact international trade, environmental conservation, food safety, and the well-being of rural communities. The agricultural subsidy programs mandated by the farm bills are the subject of intense debate both within the U.S. and internationally.

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