As BigGovernment.com reports, the only "proof" required was a form stating that the claimant had "attempted" to farm, perhaps planting tomatoes in the back yard, and to have a family member vouch for that assertion.
The government would then send the aggrieved "farmer" a check for $50,000.
The bill is headed to President Obama's desk for his signature Wednesday or Thursday.
It was then-Sen. Obama who introduced the original Pigford legislation in 2007.
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