research and rural development. Other research authorities were revised and extended, some only for 2 years rather than 7 years. The 1996 Act authorized new enrollments in the Conservation Reserve Program to maintain total acreage at up to . Other conservation programs were also revised and extended. The Act also contained numerous provisions in the areas of farm credit, rural development, and generic commodity promotion through check-off programs, among others. The 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171) superseded many of the 1996 farm bill provisions before they expired. See also Conservation Reserve Program Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant and Loan Program Triple base plan References External links Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 as enacted (details) in the US Statutes at Large Summary of the Act's provisions, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Information about the Act from Cornell University Acts of the 104th United States Congress United States federal agriculture legislation