[20190812]IF11287_2018年农业法案入门：支持印第安部落.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov August 12, 20192018 Farm Bill Primer: Support for Indian TribesThe 2018 farm bill (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334) expanded existing programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support production, economic and community development, and nutrition for Native American communities and producers. The Native Farm Bill Coalitionrepresenting 170 member tribes, Native organizations, and alliesasserts that there are more than 60 provisions in the 2018 farm bill relating to Native American communities and producers, resulting in “unprecedented” gains in farm policy compared to previous farm bills. According to the coalition, Native American farmers and ranchers have “been largely pushed to the margins of farm bill discussions for decades,” thus “missing out on major opportunities to protect and advance their interests.” These and related concerns are highlighted in a 2017 study (Regaining Our Future) by the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Some Native American farmers have also alleged discrimination by USDA. In 1999, some Native American farmers filed a