1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated May 2, 2018Farm Bill Primer: Programs Without Baseline Beyond FY2018The 2014 farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L. 113-79) authorized $489 billion of mandatory spending over FY2014-FY2018. It generally expires at the end of FY2018. From a budgetary per
2、spective, many of these programs are assumed to continue beyond their authorization. That is, they have a “baseline” beyond the end of the farm bill. Having a baseline essentially gives programs built-in future funding if policymakers decide that the programs should continue, or, if not, the baselin
3、e can be reallocated to other programs or used as an offset for deficit reduction. However, a subset of programs that received mandatory funding in the 2014 farm bill does not have a baseline beyond the end of the farm bill. These are referred to as “farm bill programs without a baseline” and do not
4、 have assured future funding. Reauthorization in the next farm bill would have a positive score (cost) and likely need to be offset by reductions elsewhere. Generally, a program with estimated mandatory spending in the last year of its authorization will be assumed to continue in the baseline as if
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