[20180502]IF10780_农场法案入门：2018财年后无基线的计划.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated May 2, 2018Farm Bill Primer: Programs Without Baseline Beyond FY2018The 2014 farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L. 113-79) authorized $489 billion of mandatory spending over FY2014-FY2018. It generally expires at the end of FY2018. From a budgetary perspective, many of these programs are assumed to continue beyond their authorization. That is, they have a “baseline” beyond the end of the farm bill. Having a baseline essentially gives programs built-in future funding if policymakers decide that the programs should continue, or, if not, the baseline can be reallocated to other programs or used as an offset for deficit reduction. However, a subset of programs that received mandatory funding in the 2014 farm bill does not have a baseline beyond the end of the farm bill. These are referred to as “farm bill programs without a baseline” and do not have assured future funding. Reauthorization in the next farm bill would have a positive score (cost) and likely need to be offset by reductions elsewhere. Generally, a program with estimated mandatory spending in the last year of its authorization will be assumed to continue in the baseline as if