NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL (NFSAM) , Second Edition 

 18 0-V-NFSAM, Amendment 6 



SUBJECT: CPA - NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL (NFSAM) 



Purpose . To transmit revised pages of the NFSAM. 



Effective date . This amendment is effective when received. 



Explanation of changes . To provide more detailed guidance on 

 1990 changes to the Food Security Act, status reviews, quality 

 control, and FSA plan content. 



Vertical lines in the margins indicate where the policy stated in 

 the text is changed. Minor editorial and typographical changes 

 are not indicated by vertical lines. 



Several pages are included as part of Amendment 6 that have no 

 policy changes. This was done to maintain the sequence of pages 

 and to make replacement of pages easier. 



Policy revisions to the second edition of the NFSAM made bv 

 Amendment 6. May 1991; 



Section 510.00 and 510.01: Added new programs in the 1990 Food, 

 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act (FACTA). 



Section 510.13 (b) : Added summary of requirements of FACTA. 



Section 510.14: Lists new programs now sxibject to loss of 



benefits. 



Section 510.16: Adds Wetland Reserve Program. 



Section 510.20: Adds new responsibilities of the Agricultural 

 Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) with regard to 

 tenant exemptions and good faith. 



Section 510.21: Adds new responsibilities of the Soil 

 Conservation Service (SCS) with regard to new wetland delineation 

 types, plan application and variances, abandonment, scope and 



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