Common use of Sources of Authority Clause in Contracts

Sources of Authority. The sources of authority for the policies and procedures contained in this manual are as follows: (i) Section 387 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Farm Bill, 16 U.S.C. Section 3836a) (ii) Section 2502 of Public Law 107-171, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill), which repealed the WHIP statute and amended title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (the 1985 Farm Bill) to add a new section, 1240N, as the authority for WHIP