| | Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Amendment SP 3457 proposed by Senator Leahy for Senator Pryor to Amendment SP 3184. |
 | | Revises the definition of "rural" and "rural area," for the purposes of eligibility for grants and loans for such facilities, to limit eligibility to only those cities, towns, or unincorporated areas with populations of no more than 10,000. |
 | | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to revise the definition of "qualified beginning farmer or rancher," for agricultural credit purposes, to increase the amount by which the land owned by such a farmer or rancher may exceed the county's median acreage. |
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