Bill > S984

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to create an exception to existing agricultural payment limitations for individuals or entities whose income is predominantly derived from agricultural activities. Specifically, the bill allows farms or agricultural businesses that earn at least 75 percent of their average adjusted gross income from farming, ranching, silviculture, agritourism, direct-to-consumer agricultural product sales, agricultural equipment sales, and other agriculture-related activities to receive payments or benefits from certain disaster assistance programs without being subject to the standard income limitations. These programs include disaster assistance payments under the Agricultural Act of 2014 and certain provisions of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act. The goal of the bill appears to be providing more flexible financial support to agricultural operations that are primarily engaged in agricultural work, ensuring they can access critical disaster relief funds even if they might otherwise be restricted by existing payment caps.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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