[19980706]97-1042ENR_总结和比较烟草结算政策建议中的主要农业条款.pdf

Data are from the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the 1992 Census of Agriculture.1Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-1042 ENRUpdated July 6, 1998Summary and Comparisonof the Major Agricultural Provisions of theTobacco Settlement Policy ProposalsJasper WomachAgricultural Policy SpecialistEnvironment and Natural Resources Policy DivisionSummaryThe June 1997 proposed settlement between tobacco manufacturers and statesattorneys general stimulated a range of legislative proposals intended primarily to reducesmoking and other forms of tobacco use by teenagers. Over time, this shouldsubstantially lower the consumption of cigarettes and consequently the utilization ofdomestically grown leaf tobacco. Tobacco growers (of which there are about 124,000in the nation, largely concentrated in six major producing states) anticipate a sizabledecline in income if Congress adopts a tobacco bill. Some of the proposals that havebeen introduced in Congress include remedial assistance to address these concerns.Since the 1930s, tobacco farms have grown and sold tobacco under a federalprogram that limits production and guarantees