Congressional Research Service : Agriculture and Food Provisions in the 2009 Economic Stimulus Package (US)

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The US Congressional Research Service produced a report looking at the 2009 economic stimulus bill. According to the exerpt below, the allocation for agriculture is $27 billion with 92 percent going to food stamps. Download the report for more details.

Agriculture programs, including nutrition assistance, rural development, and conservation, would receive about $27 billion of the $825 billion package (about 3.3%), as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Most of the amount for agriculture and food is nutrition assistance, at $21 billion. Food stamp benefits represent the largest single increase and would rise 13.6% from current benefit levels in H.R. 1. Rural development programs would receive $5.1 billion, including $2.8 billion to deploy broadband technology in rural areas and $1.5 billion for rural water and waste disposal projects. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) own infrastructure would benefit from facilities maintenance and computer improvements totaling nearly $500 million. Conservation and watershed programs would receive $400 million. 

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