Laws and Regulations

This section includes FSA Handbooks. These Handbooks are available in PDF format.

This section includes the FSA Directives. You can search for and retrieve both current and obsolete FSA Notices.

This section includes Federal Register Notices.

This section includes the Farm Service Agency authorizing statutes. The Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation operate under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill), the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, the Food Security Act of 1985, the U.S. Warehouse Act and numerous other laws.

The Policy Gateway is available for the public to participate in discussions and provide input and feedback on policies early in development. The purpose is to make our interaction with the public more open, transparent, & collaborative.

This section includes introduction to the policy development process, and links to the Federal Register-the official publication for final rules, proposed rules, notices and supporting documents of agencies and organizations.