1、1Appropriations for all USDA programs except for the Forest Service are provided through theAgriculture Subcommittee of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The totals in this(continued.)Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS
2、Web98-478 ENRMay 19, 1998Agricultural Provisions in the FY1998 EmergencySupplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-174)Ralph M. ChiteSpecialist in Agricultural PolicyEnvironment and Natural Resources Policy DivisionSummaryA $6.1 billion FY1998 supplemental appropriations bill (P.L. 105-174), signedin
3、to law on May 1, 1998, contains $175.6 million in additional spending for agriculturalprograms within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Of this amount, $159.8million is provided to help agricultural producers recover from various natural disasters.Another $15.8 million is for non-emergency
4、supplemental spending within USDA,primarily for farm loans and the Departments civil rights activities. Virtually all of theagricultural spending was offset by reductions in other programs.BackgroundOn May 1, 1998, the President signed into law an FY1998 supplementalappropriations bill (P.L. 105-174
