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RCED-96-102R 1 (1996-04-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaclcv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G.1A O United States A O( General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-271383 April 8, 1996 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its network of Farm Service Agency county offices, administers various commodity and related land-use programs that provide payments to agricultural producers. During calendar years 1985-95, USDA paid out about $115.7 billion through these programs.' Each county office has a committee of three to five members who are elected by local producers to oversee office operations and administer the national programs on a local level. A county executive director, hired by the county committee, is responsible for the day-to-day office operations. The executive director hires other office employees. The 'The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act of 1996, which was enacted on April 4, 1996, significantly changes the nature of many of USDA's payment programs. This letter discusses the programs as they existed before the FAIR Act's enactment. GAO/RCED-96-102R USDA's Payments Through County Offices

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