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 2004-06-16 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-861T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T P0b002ee180396c6f f:d04861t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T GAO-04-861T Agricultural policies Agricultural programs Eligibility criteria Erroneous payments Evaluation methods Farm income stabilization programs Farm subsidies Fraud Program abuses Regulation Standards evaluation Transfer payments Testimony A10548 Farmers receive about $15 billion annually in federal payments to help produce major crops, such as 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." This testimony is based on GAO's report, Farm Program Payments: USDA Needs to Strengthen Regulations and Oversight to Better Ensure Recipients Do Not Circumvent Payment Limitations (GAO-04-407, April 30, 2004). Specifically, GAO (1) determined how well USDA's regulations limit payments and (2) assessed USDA's oversight of the 1987 Act. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T.pdf GAO-04-861T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-861T Testimony GAO-04-861T; Farm Program Payments: USDA Should Correct Weaknesses in Regulations and Oversight to Better Ensure Recipients Do Not Circumvent Payment Limitations; Agricultural policies Agricultural programs Eligibility criteria Erroneous payments Evaluation methods Farm income stabilization programs Farm subsidies Fraud Program abuses Regulation Standards evaluation Transfer payments Volume 116 Page 134 116 Stat. 134 Public Law 107-171