United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-04-30 monographic deposited born digital 75 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-407 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407 P0b002ee18037e04e f:d04407 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407 GAO-04-407 Agricultural products Agricultural programs Evaluation methods Payments Standards evaluation Surveys Program abuses Agricultural policies Farmers Other Written Product A09922 Farmers receive about $15 billion annually in federal farm program payments to help produce major commodities, including corn, cotton, rice, and wheat. The Farm Program Payments Integrity Act of 1987 (1987 Act) limits payments to individuals and entities--such as corporations and partnerships-- that are "actively engaged in farming." GAO (1) determined how well USDA's regulations limit payments, (2) assessed USDA's oversight of the act, and (3) summarized the distribution of farm payments by type of entity. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407.pdf GAO-04-407 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-407 Other Written Product GAO-04-407; Farm Program Payments: USDA Needs to Strengthen Regulations and Oversight to Better Ensure Recipients Do Not Circumvent Payment Limitations; Agricultural products Agricultural programs Evaluation methods Payments Standards evaluation Surveys Program abuses Agricultural policies Farmers Volume 101 Page 1330 101 Stat. 1330 Volume 110 Page 888 110 Stat. 888 Volume 116 Page 134 116 Stat. 134 Public Law 100-203 Public Law 107-171