Agricultural developments and policy implications.

Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity (Updated)*; Summary; Hemp Production and Use; Commercial Uses of Hemp; Estimated Retail Market; U.S. Hemp Imports; U.S. Market Potential; Global Production; International Production; Global Production (Excluding Canada); Production in Canada; U.S. Production; Federal Law and Requirements; Controlled Substances Act of 1970; Agricultural Act of 2014; Selected Appropriations Actions; State Laws; DEA Policy Statements and Other Federal Guidance; DEA Permit Requirements; Dispute over Hemp Imports (1999-2004)

2013 DEA Guidance Outlined in "Cole Memo"DEA's Blocking of Imported Viable Hemp Seeds; 2016 Joint "Statement of Principles" on Industrial Hemp; 2018 Restrictions on SBA Loans; Other Federal Agency Actions; Ongoing Congressional Activity; 2018 Farm Bill Debate; House Farm Bill (H.R. 2); Senate Farm Bill (S. 3042); Industrial Hemp Farming Act; Legislation Regarding Possible Medical Applications of Hemp; Other Introduced Legislation; Congressional Action on USDA Hemp Research Support; Groups Supporting/Opposing Further Legislation; Conclusion; Appendix A. Listing of Selected Hemp Studies

Appendix B. Joint DEA/USDA/FDA "Statement of Principles on Industrial Hemp"Appendix C. Provisions in H.R. 2 and S. 3042 Addressing Hemp, Compared with Current Law; Chapter 2; Emergency Assistance for Agricultural Land Rehabilitation (Updated)(; Summary; Overview; Federal Emergency Assistance for Agricultural and Rural Land; Emergency Conservation Program; Purpose, Activities, and Authority; Eligible Land; Eligible Participant; Funding and Allocation; Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP); Purpose, Activities, and Authority; Eligible Land; Eligible Participant; Funding and Allocation

Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) ProgramPurpose, Activities, and Authority; Eligible Land; Eligible Participant; Funding and Allocation; Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program- Floodplain Easements; Purpose, Activities, and Authority; Eligible Land; Eligible Participants; Funding and Allocation; Other Programs; Emergency Disaster Loans; Conservation Programs; Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP); Issues for Congress; Funding Mechanisms; Stafford Act Limitations; Mitigation; Chapter 3

Potential Effects of a U.S. NAFTA Withdrawal: Agricultural Markets(Summary; Status of Available Economic Studies; Trends in Agricultural Trade Under NAFTA; Assessing Potential Impacts of Higher MFN Tariffs; Available Trade and Tariff Data; Imposition of MFN Tariffs; MFN Tariffs on Agricultural Imports to the United States; MFN Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada and Mexico; Reduction in U.S. Agricultural Market Share; U.S. Market Share of Canada's Agricultural Imports; U.S. Market Share of Mexico's Agricultural Imports; Agriculture Industry Opposition to Withdrawal

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