Agricultural Act of 2014

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

Long 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.
Nicknames	The 2014 farm bill
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Frank Lucas (R–OK)
Codification
Acts 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.
Acts amended	Food Security Act of 1985, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, Federal Crop Insurance Act, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and others.
U.S.C. sections 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.
U.S.C. sections amended	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^[1] (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.^[2] The bill authorizes $956 billion in spending over the next ten years.^[3]

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.^[4] The previous farm bill, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, expired in 2012.^[5]