Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
Enacted 2002 · Expires 2007 · P.L. 107-171
$190B · lowest-third CBO · 39% of peak $489B
Overview
Replaced Freedom to Farm with counter-cyclical payments.
2002 Farm Bill is a lower-CBO authorization in this table
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is in the lower third of scored CBO totals at $190B (39% of peak $489B), smaller than mid-pack peers above $288B.
This is an early-2000s authorization (enacted 2002, 5-year window) as P.L. 107-171 across 10 titles. Counter-cyclical and conservation titles from this era set formulas whose state payment outputs still appear on this portal's state pages.
Tracked provisions for this bill (Counter-cyclical payments, Conservation Security Program) are the policy levers behind those payment rows. Compare the other Farm Bills in the grid for how successive Congresses resized the same titles. Figures follow Congressional Research Service Farm Bill summaries and USDA Economic Research Service outlay tracking, not typed editorial estimates.
Key Provisions
2002 statutory facts (lower CBO band)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Public law | P.L. 107-171 |
| Year enacted | 2002 |
| Year expires | 2007 |
| Authorization window | 5 years |
| CBO total cost (est.) | $190B |
| Legislative titles | 10 |
| Key provisions tracked | 1 |
Questions on the 2002 low-band Farm Bill
What is the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002?
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 was enacted in 2002 as P.L. 107-171. Replaced Freedom to Farm with counter-cyclical payments.
Where does the 2002 Farm Bill sit on CBO cost in this table?
Estimated total cost is $190B, in the lower third of scored authorizations (39% of peak $489B).
Other Farm Bills next to 2002
Source: Congressional Research Service, USDA Economic Research Service
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