1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 3, 20192018 Farm Bill Primer: Program Eligibility and Payment LimitsSince 1970, Congress has used various policies to address the issue of who should be eligible for farm program payments and how much an individual recipient should be permitted to receive in a s
2、ingle year. In recent years, congressional debate has focused on (1) ensuring that payments go to persons or entities currently engaged in farming, (2) attributing payments directly to individual recipients, (3) capping the amount of payments that a qualifying recipient may receive in any one year,
3、and (4) excluding from payment eligibility those farmers or farming entities with incomes above a certain level as measured by their adjusted gross income (AGI). Most recently, the 2018 farm bill (Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334) amended eligibility requirements for benefits under
4、 current farm programs and annual payment limits that vary across different combinations of farm programs. Major federal farm programs, along with their current eligibility requirements and payment limits, are listed in Table 1. Program Eligibility Some requirements are common across most programs,
