Bill > S954

This bill, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, reauthorizes and reforms various agricultural programs through 2018. Key provisions include changes to commodity programs by repealing direct and counter-cyclical payments, and introducing the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program. It also reforms marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments, continues the sugar program, and establishes new dairy production margin protection and market stabilization programs, alongside dairy market transparency measures. The bill provides supplemental agricultural disaster assistance, modifies conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and reauthorizes trade programs such as the Food for Peace Act. It also updates the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by allowing grocery delivery for homebound individuals and making other eligibility adjustments, while also addressing rural development initiatives, research and extension programs, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance. The bill includes provisions for socially disadvantaged producers, livestock health, and miscellaneous agricultural matters, including reforms to farmer loans and rural development programs, and reauthorizes various research and conservation programs.