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[CITE: 7USC7313]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
               CHAPTER 100--AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION
 
    SUBCHAPTER VII--COMMISSION ON 21st CENTURY PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE
 
Sec. 7313. Comprehensive review of past and future of production 
        agriculture
        

(a) Initial review

    The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of changes in 
the condition of production agriculture in the United States since April 
4, 1996, and the extent to which the changes are the result of this 
chapter and the amendments made by this chapter. The review shall 
include the following:
        (1) An assessment of the initial success of production 
    flexibility contracts in supporting the economic viability of 
    farming in the United States.
        (2) An assessment of economic risks to farms delineated by size 
    of farm operation (such as small, medium, or large farms) and region 
    of production.
        (3) An assessment of the food security situation in the United 
    States in the areas of trade, consumer prices, international 
    competitiveness of United States production agriculture, food 
    supplies, and humanitarian relief.
        (4) An assessment of the changes in farmland values and 
    agricultural producer incomes since April 4, 1996.
        (5) An assessment of the extent to which regulatory relief for 
    agricultural producers has been enacted and implemented, including 
    the application of cost/benefit principles in the issuance of 
    agricultural regulations.
        (6) An assessment of the extent to which tax relief for 
    agricultural producers has been enacted in the form of capital gains 
    tax reductions, estate tax exemptions, and mechanisms to average tax 
    loads over high- and low-income years.
        (7) An assessment of the effect of any Federal Government 
    interference in agricultural export markets, such as the imposition 
    of trade embargoes, and the degree of implementation and success of 
    international trade agreements and United States export programs.
        (8) An assessment of the likely effect of the sale, lease, or 
    transfer of farm poundage quota for peanuts across State lines.

(b) Subsequent review

    The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of the future of 
production agriculture in the United States and the appropriate role of 
the Federal Government in support of production agriculture. The review 
shall include the following:
        (1) An assessment of changes in the condition of production 
    agriculture in the United States since the initial review conducted 
    under subsection (a) of this section.
        (2) Identification of the appropriate future relationship of the 
    Federal Government with production agriculture after 2002.
        (3) An assessment of the personnel and infrastructure 
    requirements of the Department of Agriculture necessary to support 
    the future relationship of the Federal Government with production 
    agriculture.
        (4) An assessment of economic risks to farms delineated by size 
    of farm operation (such as small, medium, or large farms) and region 
    of production.

(c) Recommendations

    In carrying out the subsequent review under subsection (b) of this 
section, the Commission shall develop specific recommendations for 
legislation to achieve the appropriate future relationship of the 
Federal Government with production agriculture identified under 
subsection (a)(2) of this section.

(Pub. L. 104-127, title I, Sec. 183, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 939.)

                       References in Text

    For definition of ``this chapter'', referred to in subsec. (a), see 
note set out under section 7201 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 7314 of this title.
