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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Farm Payment Loophole Elimination Act of 2016 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to apply to family farms the requirement that recipients of farm subsidies be actively engaged in farming. The bill eliminates the existing exemption for family farms that permits family members that are not actively engaged in farming to receive farm subsidies. </p>]]></text>
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