Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Act) (P.L. 107-171)

The omnibus food and agriculture legislation (2002 Farm Bill) that provided a framework for the Secretary of Agriculture to administer various agricultural and food programs from 2002 to 2007. The legislation was signed into law on May 13, 2002. This farm bill replaced production flexibility contract payments of the 1996 Farm Bill with direct payments, and introduced counter-cyclical payments and the Conservation Security Program. The 2002 Bill was the first farm bill to include a separate energy title.

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