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Congress OKs reorganization and reforms
Congress approved two major agriculture bills before adjourning for elections. The USDA overhaul cuts at least 7,500 federal jobs by 1999, consolidates field offices into one-stop centers, creates an under secretary for food safety, and places most land and water programs under the Natural Resources Conservation Service. A new risk assessment office will analyze high impact regulations. Crop insurance reform shifts subsidies, ends catastrophic premiums, and requires basic coverage with a $50 per crop per county processing fee.
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