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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1354

To eliminate the Department of Agriculture and certain agricultural programs, to transfer other agricultural programs to an agribusiness block

grant program and other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 29, 1995

Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To eliminate the Department of Agriculture and certain agricultural programs, to transfer other agricultural programs to an agribusiness block grant program and other

Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Agriculture Modernization Act of 1995’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

7 this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—ELIMINATION OF USDA AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN

FUNCTIONS

Sec. 101. Definitions.

Sec. 102. Transfer of functions.

Sec. 103. Determinations of certain functions by Office of Management and

Budget.

Sec. 104. Personnel provisions.

Sec. 105. Delegation and assignment.

Sec. 106. Reorganization.

Sec. 107. Regulations.

Sec. 108. Transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel; disposal of

surplus property.

Sec. 109. Incidental transfers.

Sec. 110. Effect on personnel.

Sec. 111. Savings provisions.

Sec. 112. Transition.

Sec. 113. References.

Sec. 114. Conforming amendments.

Sec. 115. Additional conforming amendments.

TITLE II—AGRIBUSINESS BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Purpose.

Sec. 202. Definitions.

Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 204. Establishment of block grant program.

Sec. 205. Under Secretary of Commerce for Agribusiness Affairs.

Sec. 206. Reports.

Sec. 207. Lead agency.

Sec. 208. Application and plan.

Sec. 209. Limitations on State allotments.

Sec. 210. Administration and enforcement.

Sec. 211. Payments.

Sec. 212. Audits.

Sec. 213. Report by Secretary.

Sec. 214. Nondiscrimination.

Sec. 215. Amounts reserved; allotments.

Sec. 216. Termination of authority.

TITLE III—ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

Subtitle A—Elimination of Price Support Programs

Sec. 301. Prohibition on agricultural price support and production adjustment.

Sec. 302. Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.

Sec. 303. Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act.

Sec. 304. Section 32.

Sec. 305. Agricultural Act of 1949.

Sec. 306. Agricultural Adjustment Act.

Sec. 307. General commodity provisions.

Sec. 308. Specific commodity provisions.

Sec. 309. Liability.

Sec. 310. Application.
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Subtitle B—Elimination of Other Programs

Sec. 321. Market promotion program.

Sec. 322. Export enhancement program.

Sec. 323. Rural electric and telephone programs.

Sec. 324. Animal damage control.

TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 401. Effective date.

1 TITLE I—ELIMINATION OF USDA

2 AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN

3 FUNCTIONS

4 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

5 Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:

6 (1) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘agency head’’

7 means the head of a Federal agency to whom a

8 function is transferred by section 102.

9 (2) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal

10 agency’’ has the meaning provided in section 551(1)

11 of title 5, United States Code.

12 (3) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’ means

13 any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility,

14 right, privilege, activity, or program.

15 SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

16 Of the functions that the Secretary of Agriculture ex17 ercised before the effective date of this Act (including all

18 related functions of any officer or employee of the Depart19 ment of Agriculture), there are transferred to—

20 (1) the Secretary of Commerce for administra21 tion through the agribusiness block grant program
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1 established under title II, all functions of the Con2 solidated Farm Service Agency, except as otherwise

3 provided in this section;

4 (2) the Secretary of Commerce, all functions

5 of—

6 (A) the Agricultural Research Service;

7 (B) the Economic Research Service;

8 (C) the National Agricultural Statistics

9 Service;

10 (D) the Rural Housing and Community

11 Development Service;

12 (E) the Rural Business and Cooperative

13 Development Service;

14 (F) the Cooperative State Research, Edu15 cation, and Extension Service;

16 (G) the Foreign Agricultural Service, ex17 cept as otherwise provided in this section; and

18 (H) all other offices, administrations,

19 agencies, institutes, units, organizational enti20 ties, or components of the Department of Agri21 culture that are not specifically transferred by

22 this section;

23 (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv24 ices, all functions of—

25 (A) the Food and Consumer Service;
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1 (B) the Food Safety and Inspection Serv2 ice;

3 (C) the Animal and Plant Health Inspec4 tion Service; and

5 (D) the Grain Inspection, Packers and

6 Stockyards Administration;

7 (4) the Secretary of the Interior, all functions

8 of—

9 (A) the Natural Resources Conservation

10 Service;

11 (B) the Forest Service; and

12 (C) the conservation reserve and agricul13 tural conservation programs;

14 (5) the Secretary of State, all functions carried

15 out under the Agricultural Trade Development and

16 Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.);

17 (6) the Secretary of the Treasury, all functions

18 relating to agricultural credit programs; and

19 (7) the Federal Emergency Management Agen20 cy, all functions relating to crop insurance.

21 SEC. 103. DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY

22 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

23 If necessary, the Director of the Office of Manage24 ment and Budget shall make any determination of the

25 functions that are transferred by section 102.
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1 SEC. 104. PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.

2 (a) APPOINTMENTS.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—An agency head may appoint

4 and fix the compensation of such officers and em5 ployees, including investigators, attorneys, and ad6 ministrative law judges, as may be necessary to

7 carry out the respective functions transferred by sec8 tion 102.

9 (2) CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—Except as otherwise

10 provided by law, the officers and employees shall be

11 appointed in accordance with the civil service laws

12 and the compensation of the officers and employees

13 shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United

14 States Code.

15 (b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—An agency head may obtain

17 the services of experts and consultants in accordance

18 with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and

19 compensate the experts and consultants for each day

20 served (including traveltime) at rates not in excess

21 of the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive

22 Schedule under section 5315 of the title.

23 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—An agency head may

24 pay an expert or consultant who is serving away

25 from the home or regular place of business of the ex26 pert or consultant travel expenses and per diem in
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1 lieu of subsistence at rates authorized by sections

2 5702 and 5703 of the title for persons in Federal

3 Government service employed intermittently.

4 SEC. 105. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise expressly

6 prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this title, an

7 agency head may—

8 (1) delegate any of the functions transferred to

9 the agency head by this title and any function trans10 ferred or granted to the agency head after the effec11 tive date of this Act to such officers and employees

12 of the Federal agency as the agency head may des13 ignate; and

14 (2) authorize successive redelegations of the

15 functions as may be necessary.

16 (b) RESPONSIBILITY.—No delegation of functions by

17 an agency head under this section or under any other pro18 vision of this title shall relieve the agency head of respon19 sibility for the administration of the functions.

20 SEC. 106. REORGANIZATION.

21 An agency head may allocate or reallocate any func22 tion transferred by section 102 among the officers of the

23 Federal agency, and establish, consolidate, alter, or dis24 continue organizational entities in the Federal agency to

25 the extent the agency head determines necessary.
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1 SEC. 107. REGULATIONS.

2 An agency head may prescribe, in accordance with

3 chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such regu4 lations as the agency head determines necessary to admin5 ister and manage the functions of the Federal agency of

6 the agency head.

7 SEC. 108. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIA8 TIONS AND PERSONNEL; DISPOSAL OF SUR9 PLUS PROPERTY.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in

11 this title, the personnel employed in connection with, and

12 the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and un13 expended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allo14 cations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising

15 from, available to, or to be made available in connection

16 with the functions transferred by section 102, subject to

17 section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall be

18 transferred to the Federal agency to which the functions

19 are transferred.

20 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Unexpended funds transferred

21 pursuant to this section shall be used only for the purposes

22 for which the funds were originally authorized and appro23 priated.

24 (c) DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.—The Admin25 istrator of General Services shall dispose of the property

26 of the national headquarters of the Department of Agri-
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1 culture in Washington, D.C. in accordance with section

2 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services

3 Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484).

4 SEC. 109. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of

6 Management and Budget, at such time as the Director

7 shall provide, may make such determinations as may be

8 necessary with regard to the functions transferred by sec9 tion 102, and make such additional incidental dispositions

10 of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property,

11 records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, au12 thorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, aris13 ing from, available to, or to be made available in connec14 tion with the functions, as may be necessary to carry out

15 this title.

16 (b) TERMINATION OF AFFAIRS.—The Director of the

17 Office of Management and Budget shall provide for the

18 termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this

19 title and for such further measures and dispositions as

20 may be necessary to carry out this title.

21 SEC. 110. EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided by

23 this title, the transfer pursuant to this title of full-time

24 personnel (except special Federal Government employees)

25 and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall
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1 not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced

2 in grade or compensation for 1 year after the date of

3 transfer of the employee under this title.

4 (b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE POSITIONS.—Except as

5 otherwise provided in this title, any person who, on the

6 day preceding the effective date of this Act, held a position

7 compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule

8 prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,

9 and who, without a break in service, is appointed in a Fed10 eral agency to a position having duties comparable to the

11 duties performed immediately preceding the appointment

12 shall continue to be compensated in the new position at

13 not less than the rate provided for the previous position,

14 for the duration of the service of the person in the new

15 position.

16 (c) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS.—A posi17 tion whose incumbent is appointed by the President, by

18 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the func19 tions of which are transferred by section 102, shall termi20 nate on the effective date of this Act.

21 SEC. 111. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

22 (a) CONTINUING EFFECT OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—

23 An order, determination, rule, regulation, permit, agree24 ment, grant, contract, certificate, license, registration,

25 privilege, or other administrative action that—
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1 (1) has been issued, made, granted, or allowed

2 to become effective by the President, any Federal

3 agency or official of a Federal agency, or a court of

4 competent jurisdiction, in the performance of func5 tions that are transferred by section 102; and

6 (2) is in effect on the effective date of this Act,

7 or was final before the effective date of this Act and

8 is to become effective on or after the effective date

9 of this Act;

10 shall continue in effect according to its terms until modi11 fied, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in ac12 cordance with law by the President, an agency head or

13 other authorized official, or a court of competent jurisdic14 tion, or by operation of law.

15 (b) PROCEEDINGS NOT AFFECTED.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—This title shall not affect a

17 proceeding, including a notice of proposed rule18 making, or any application for any license, permit,

19 certificate, or financial assistance, pending before

20 the Department of Agriculture on the effective date

21 of this Act, with respect to a function transferred by

22 section 102. The proceeding and application shall be

23 continued.

24 (2) ORDERS.—An order shall be issued in a

25 proceeding, appeal shall be taken from an order, and
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1 payment shall be made pursuant to the order, as if

2 this title had not been enacted. An order issued in

3 the proceeding shall continue in effect until modi4 fied, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly

5 authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdic6 tion, or by operation of law.

7 (3) DISCONTINUANCE OR MODIFICATION PER8 MITTED.—Nothing in this subsection prohibits the

9 discontinuance or modification of any such proceed10 ing under the same terms and conditions and to the

11 same extent that the proceeding could have been dis12 continued or modified if this title had not been en13 acted.

14 (c) SUITS NOT AFFECTED.—This title shall not af15 fect a suit commenced before the effective date of this Act.

16 In the suit, a proceeding shall be had, an appeal taken,

17 and judgment rendered in the same manner and with the

18 same effect as if this title had not been enacted.

19 (d) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS.—No suit, action,

20 or other proceeding commenced by or against the Depart21 ment of Agriculture, or by or against any individual in

22 the official capacity of the individual as an officer of the

23 Department of Agriculture, shall abate by reason of the

24 enactment of this title.
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1 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO PRO2 MULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—An administrative action

3 relating to the preparation or promulgation of a regulation

4 by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to a function

5 transferred by section 102 may be continued by an agency

6 head with the same effect as if this title had not been

7 enacted.

8 SEC. 112. TRANSITION.

9 An agency head may utilize—

10 (1) the services of the officers, employees, and

11 other personnel of the Department of Agriculture

12 with respect to functions transferred to the Federal

13 agency by section 102; and

14 (2) funds appropriated to the functions for such

15 period of time as may reasonably be needed to facili16 tate the orderly implementation of this title.

17 SEC. 113. REFERENCES.

18 A reference in any other Federal law, Executive

19 order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any

20 document of or relating to—

21 (1) the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to

22 a function transferred by section 102, shall be con23 sidered to refer to the agency head to whom the

24 function is transferred by section 102; and
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1 (2) the Department of Agriculture with regard

2 to a function transferred by section 102, shall be

3 considered to refer to the Federal agency to which

4 the function is transferred by section 102.

5 SEC. 114. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT.—Section

7 520 of the Revised Statutes (7 U.S.C. 2201) is repealed.

8 (b) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.—The Act of Feb9 ruary 9, 1889 (25 Stat. 659, chapter 122; 7 U.S.C. 2202),

10 is repealed.

11 (c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE PAY RATES.—

12 (1) LEVEL I.—Section 5312 of title 5, United

13 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of

14 Agriculture.’’.

15 (2) LEVEL II.—Section 5313 of the title is

16 amended by striking ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Agri17 culture.’’.

18 (3) LEVEL III.—Section 5314 of the title is

19 amended—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agri21 culture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural

22 Services.’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Under

23 Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agri2 culture for Rural Economic and Community

3 Development.’’.

4 (4) LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 of the title is

5 amended—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of

7 Agriculture (3).’’;

8 (B) by striking ‘‘General Counsel of the

9 Department of Agriculture.’’;

10 (C) by striking ‘‘Inspector General, De11 partment of Agriculture.’’;

12 (D) by striking ‘‘Chief Financial Officer,

13 Department of Agriculture.’’; and

14 (E) by striking ‘‘Administrator, Rural Util15 ities Service, Department of Agriculture.’’.

16 SEC. 115. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

17 (a) RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.—After consulta18 tion with the appropriate committees of Congress and the

19 Director of the Office of Management and Budget, an

20 agency head shall prepare and submit to Congress rec21 ommended legislation containing technical and conforming

22 amendments to reflect the changes made by this title.

23 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180

24 days after the effective date of this Act, an agency head
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1 shall submit the recommended legislation referred to in

2 subsection (a).

3 TITLE II—AGRIBUSINESS BLOCK

4 GRANT PROGRAM

5 SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

6 The purpose of this title is to consolidate certain agri7 cultural programs into a single block grant program to

8 provide, to the maximum extent practicable, greater flexi9 bility to each State to meet the agricultural needs of the

10 State in a manner that is consistent with conditions in

11 the State.

12 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

13 Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:

14 (1) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal

15 agency’’ has the meaning provided in section 551(1)

16 of title 5, United States Code.

17 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’

18 has the meaning provided in section 4(e) of the In19 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance

20 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).

21 (3) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘‘lead agency’’

22 means the agency designated under section 207(a).

23 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

24 the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
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1 Under Secretary of Commerce for Agribusiness Af2 fairs appointed under section 205.

3 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of

4 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Is5 lands of the United States, the Commonwealth of

6 Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Common7 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Repub8 lic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of

9 Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

10 (6) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘tribal

11 organization’’ has the meaning provided in section

12 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education

13 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).

14 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

15 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

16 this title $6,080,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,

17 $4,121,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, $2,602,000,000 for

18 fiscal year 1998, and $1,371,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.

19 SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

20 The Secretary shall make grants to States in accord21 ance with this title to provide assistance to persons en22 gaged in the agricultural economy of the State by carrying

23 out the functions covered by section 102(1).
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1 SEC. 205. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR AGRI2 BUSINESS AFFAIRS.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish in

4 the Department of Commerce the position of Under Sec5 retary of Commerce for Agribusiness Affairs to carry out

6 this title.

7 (b) CONFIRMATION REQUIRED.—The Under Sec8 retary shall be appointed by the President, by and with

9 the advice and consent of the Senate.

10 (c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5314 of title 5,

11 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and Under

12 Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism’’ and in13 serting ‘‘, Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and

14 Tourism, and Under Secretary of Commerce for Agri15 business Affairs’’.

16 SEC. 206. REPORTS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive and ex18 pend payments for a fiscal year under this title, a State

19 shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describ20 ing the activities that the State intends to carry out using

21 amounts received under this title, including information

22 on the types of activities and the beneficaries and expected

23 benefits or outcomes of the activities.

24 (b) AVAILABILITY AND COMMENT.—A report under

25 subsection (a) shall be made public within the State in

26 such a manner as to facilitate comment by any person (in-
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1 cluding any Federal or other public agency) during the

2 development of the report and after the completion of the

3 report.

4 (c) REVISION.—The report shall be revised through5 out the year as may be necessary to reflect substantial

6 changes in the activities assisted using amounts provided

7 under this title. Any revision in the report shall be subject

8 to subsection (b).

9 (d) NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—The Secretary may

10 not impose any reporting requirements on a State to carry

11 out this title that are in addition to the reports specifically

12 required under this title.

13 SEC. 207. LEAD AGENCY.

14 (a) DESIGNATION.—The chief executive officer of a

15 State desiring to receive a grant under this title shall des16 ignate, in an application submitted to the Secretary under

17 section 208, an appropriate State agency that complies

18 with subsection (b) to act as the lead agency for the State.

19 (b) DUTIES.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall—

21 (A) administer, directly or through other

22 State agencies, the block grant funds received

23 under this title by the State;

24 (B) develop the State plan to be submitted

25 to the Secretary under section 208(a);
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1 (C) in conjunction with the development of

2 the State plan as required under subparagraph

3 (B), hold at least 1 hearing in the State to pro4 vide to the public an opportunity to comment

5 on the provision of agricultural assistance under

6 the State plan; and

7 (D) coordinate the provision of assistance

8 under this title with other Federal, State, and

9 local agricultural assistance and rural develop10 ment programs.

11 (2) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—In the develop12 ment of the State plan described in paragraph

13 (1)(B), the lead agency shall consult with appro14 priate representatives of units of general purpose

15 local government. The consultations may include

16 consideration of local agricultural assistance and

17 rural development needs and resources, the effective18 ness of existing agricultural assistance, and the

19 methods by which funds made available under this

20 title may be used to effectively address local short21 ages.

22 SEC. 208. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

23 (a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive assist24 ance under this title, a State shall prepare and submit

25 to the Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
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1 ner, and containing such information as the Secretary

2 shall by rule require, including—

3 (1) an assurance that the State will comply

4 with this title; and

5 (2) a State plan that meets the requirements of

6 subsection (b).

7 (b) REQUIREMENTS OF A PLAN.—

8 (1) LEAD AGENCY.—The State plan shall iden9 tify the lead agency.

10 (2) USE OF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.—

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall

12 provide that the State shall use the amounts

13 provided to the State for each fiscal year under

14 this title—

15 (i) to provide assistance to persons re16 siding in the State; and

17 (ii) to cover administrative costs in18 curred in providing the assistance.

19 (B) SUPPLEMENTATION.—The State plan

20 shall provide assurances that funds received

21 under this title by the State will be used only

22 to supplement, not to supplant, the amount of

23 Federal, State, and local funds otherwise ex24 pended for agricultural assistance and rural de25 velopment in the State.
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1 (C) SECTARIAN PURPOSES AND ACTIVI2 TIES.—No financial assistance provided under

3 this title shall be expended to promote any sec4 tarian purpose or activity, including sectarian

5 worship or instruction.

6 (c) APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary

7 shall approve an application that satisfies the require8 ments of this section.

9 SEC. 209. LIMITATIONS ON STATE ALLOTMENTS.

10 (a) NO ENTITLEMENT TO CONTRACT, GRANT, OR AS11 SISTANCE.—Nothing in this title or any other provision

12 of law—

13 (1) entitles any person to a contract or grant,

14 or to assistance, made available under this title; or

15 (2) limits the right of a State to impose addi16 tional limitations or conditions on a contract or

17 grant, or assistance, under this title.

18 (b) TARGETED ASSISTANCE.—A State shall use

19 funds made available under this title, to the maximum ex20 tent practicable, to provide assistance to lower- and mid21 dle-income persons who are adversely affected by the en22 actment of this Act.

23 (c) TOBACCO.—No funds made available under this

24 title shall be expended to support the price, or adjust the

25 production, of tobacco.
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1 SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

2 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall—

3 (1) coordinate all activities of the Department

4 of Commerce relating to agricultural assistance, and,

5 to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the

6 activities with similar activities of other Federal en7 tities; and

8 (2) provide technical assistance to assist States

9 in carrying out this title, including assistance on a

10 reimbursable basis.

11 (b) ENFORCEMENT.—

12 (1) REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE

13 PLAN.—The Secretary shall review and monitor

14 State compliance with this title and the plan ap15 proved under section 208(c) for the State, and shall

16 have the power to terminate payments to the State

17 in accordance with paragraph (2).

18 (2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary, after

20 reasonable notice to a State and opportunity for

21 a hearing, finds that—

22 (i) there has been a failure by the

23 State to comply substantially with any pro24 vision or requirement set forth in the plan

25 approved under section 208(c) for the

26 State; or
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1 (ii) in the operation of any program

2 or activity for which assistance is provided

3 under this title, there is a failure by the

4 State to comply substantially with any pro5 vision of this title;

6 the Secretary shall notify the State of the find7 ing and that no further payments will be made

8 to the State under this title (or, in the case of

9 noncompliance in the operation of a program or

10 activity, that no further payments to the State

11 will be made with respect to the program or ac12 tivity) until the Secretary is satisfied that there

13 is no longer any such failure to comply or that

14 the noncompliance will be promptly corrected.

15 (B) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—In the case

16 of a finding of noncompliance made pursuant to

17 subparagraph (A), the Secretary may, in addi18 tion to imposing the sanctions described in the

19 subparagraph, impose other appropriate sanc20 tions, including recoupment of money improp21 erly expended for purposes prohibited or not

22 authorized by this title, and disqualification

23 from the receipt of financial assistance under

24 this title.
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1 (C) NOTICE.—The notice required under

2 subparagraph (A) shall include a specific identi3 fication of any additional sanction being im4 posed under subparagraph (B).

5 (3) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—The Secretary shall

6 establish by rule procedures for—

7 (A) receiving, processing, and determining

8 the validity of complaints concerning any failure

9 of a State to comply with the State plan or any

10 requirement of this title; and

11 (B) imposing sanctions under this section.

12 SEC. 211. PAYMENTS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the amount appro14 priated under section 203, the Secretary shall make a pay15 ment to a State that has an application approved by the

16 Secretary under section 208(d) for each fiscal year in an

17 amount that is equal to the allotment of the State under

18 section 215 for the fiscal year.

19 (b) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),

21 the Secretary may make payments to a State in in22 stallments, or in advance or by way of reimburse23 ment, with necessary adjustments on account of

24 overpayments or underpayments, as the Secretary

25 may determine.
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1 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not make

2 the payments in a manner that prevents the State

3 from complying with section 208(b)(2).

4 (c) SPENDING OF FUNDS BY STATE.—Payments to

5 a State from an allotment under section 215 for a fiscal

6 year may be expended by the State in the fiscal year or

7 in the succeeding fiscal year.

8 SEC. 212. AUDITS.

9 (a) REQUIREMENT.—A State shall, after the close of

10 each program period covered by an application approved

11 under section 208(c), audit the expenditures of the State

12 during the program period from amounts received under

13 this title.

14 (b) INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.—An audit under this

15 section shall be conducted by an entity that is independent

16 of any agency administering activities that receive assist17 ance under this title and be in accordance with generally

18 accepted auditing standards.

19 (c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after the

20 completion of an audit under this section, the State shall

21 submit a copy of the audit to the legislature of the State

22 and to the Secretary.

23 (d) REPAYMENT OF AMOUNTS.—Each State shall

24 repay to the United States any amounts determined

25 through an audit under this section to have not been ex-
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1 pended in accordance with this title, or the Secretary may

2 offset the amounts against any other amount to which the

3 State is or may be entitled under this title.

4 SEC. 213. REPORT BY SECRETARY.

5 Not later than July 31, 1998, and annually there6 after, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Com7 mittee on Commerce, and the Committee on Agriculture,

8 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on

9 Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Commit10 tee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, of the Senate

11 a report that contains a summary and analysis of the data

12 and information provided to the Secretary in the State au13 dits submitted under section 212. The report shall include

14 an assessment, and if appropriate, recommendations for

15 Congress concerning efforts that should be undertaken to

16 improve agricultural assistance in the United States.

17 SEC. 214. NONDISCRIMINATION.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not provide

19 financial assistance for any program, project, or activity

20 under this title unless the grant or contract with respect

21 to the program, project, or activity specifically provides

22 that no person with responsibilities for the operation of

23 the program, project, or activity will discriminate with re24 spect to the program, project, or activity because of race,
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1 creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, be2 liefs, or sexual orientation.

3 (b) SEX DISCRIMINATION.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—No person in the United

5 States shall on the basis of sex be excluded from

6 participation in, be denied the benefits of, be sub7 jected to discrimination under, or be denied employ8 ment in connection with any program, project, or ac9 tivity under this title.

10 (2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall en11 force this subsection in accordance with section 602

12 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–

13 1). Section 603 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d–2)

14 shall apply with respect to any action taken by the

15 Secretary to enforce this subsection. This subsection

16 shall not affect any other legal remedy that a person

17 may have if the person is excluded from participa18 tion in, denied the benefit of, subjected to discrimi19 nation under, or denied employment in connection

20 with, any program, project, or activity receiving as21 sistance under this title.

22 (c) HANDICAPPING CONDITION.—The Secretary shall

23 not provide financial assistance for any program, project,

24 or activity under this title unless the grant or contract

25 relating to the financial assistance specifically provides
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1 that no person with responsibilities in the operation of the

2 program, project, or activity will discriminate against any

3 individual because of a handicapping condition in violation

4 of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29

5 U.S.C. 794).

6 SEC. 215. AMOUNTS RESERVED; ALLOTMENTS.

7 (a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term

8 ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Co9 lumbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

10 (b) AMOUNTS RESERVED.—

11 (1) TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.—The Secretary shall reserve not to exceed 1 12 ⁄2 of 1 percent of

13 the amount appropriated under section 203 for each

14 fiscal year for payments to Guam, American Samoa,

15 the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Com16 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Re17 public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States

18 of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau to be allot19 ted in accordance with their respective needs.

20 (2) INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall re21 serve not more than 3 percent of the amount appro22 priated under section 203 for each fiscal year for

23 payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

24 (c) STATE ALLOTMENT.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro2 priated under section 203 for each fiscal year re3 maining after the reservations required under sub4 section (b) (referred to in this paragraph as ‘‘re5 mainder’’), subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary

6 shall allot to each State an amount that is equal to

7 an amount that bears the same ratio to the remain8 der as the average amount the State received for

9 each of fiscal years 1991 through 1996 to carry out

10 the functions covered by section 102(1) bears to the

11 amount received to carry out the functions by all

12 States.

13 (2) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary may increase

14 the amount allotted to a State for a fiscal year

15 under paragraph (1) to reflect the low level of par16 ticipation by the State in agricultural price support

17 and production adjustment programs of the Depart18 ment of Agriculture during fiscal years 1991

19 through 1996.

20 (d) DATA AND INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall

21 obtain from each appropriate Federal agency, the most re22 cent data and information necessary to determine the al23 lotments required under subsection (c).

24 (e) SURPLUS AMOUNTS.—Any portion of an allot25 ment under subsection (c) to a State that the Secretary
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1 determines is not required to carry out a State plan ap2 proved under section 208(c) and any amounts repaid to

3 the Secretary under this title, during the period for which

4 the allotment is made available, shall be paid to the

5 Treasury.

6 SEC. 216. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

7 The authority provided by this title shall terminate

8 on October 1, 1999.

9 TITLE III—ELIMINATION OF

10 CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL

11 PROGRAMS

12 Subtitle A—Elimination of Price

13 Support Programs

14 SEC. 301. PROHIBITION ON AGRICULTURAL PRICE SUP15 PORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT.

16 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec17 retary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corpora18 tion may not provide loans, purchases, payments, or other

19 operations or take any other action to support the price,

20 or adjust or control the production, of an agricultural com21 modity by using the funds of the Commodity Credit Cor22 poration or under the authority of any law.

23 SEC. 302. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Agricultural Adjustment Act

25 of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking section 2 (7 U.S.C. 1282); and

2 (2) by striking title III (7 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).

3 (b) RELATED PROVISIONS.—

4 (1) REFERENCES TO PARITY PRICES.—Section

5 302 of the Agricultural Act of 1948 (7 U.S.C.

6 1301a) is amended by striking subsection (f).

7 (2) TRANSFER OF ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS.—

8 Section 706 of the Food and Agriculture Act of

9 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1305) is repealed.

10 (3) PROJECTED YIELDS.—Section 708 of the

11 Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1306)

12 is repealed.

13 (4) TOBACCO DEFINITION.—Section 4 of Public

14 Law 89–12 (7 U.S.C. 1314c note) is repealed.

15 (5) BURLEY TOBACCO ACREAGE ALLOT16 MENTS.—The Act of July 12, 1952 (66 Stat. 597,

17 chapter 709; 7 U.S.C. 1315), is repealed.

18 (6) TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS SUBSEQUENT

19 TO 1965.—Section 703 of Public Law 89–321 (7

20 U.S.C. 1316) is repealed.

21 (7) WHEAT DIVERSION PROGRAMS.—Section

22 327 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (7

23 U.S.C. 1339b) is repealed.

24 (8) FARM MARKETING QUOTAS.—The Joint

25 Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution relating to
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1 corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricul2 tural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended’’, ap3 proved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and 1340), is

4 repealed.

5 (9) PRELIMINARY ALLOTMENTS.—Section 505

6 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

7 Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 1342

8 note) is repealed.

9 (10) COTTON ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS.—The

10 Act of March 29, 1949 (63 Stat. 17, chapter 38; 7

11 U.S.C. 1344a), is repealed.

12 (11) RECONCENTRATION OF COTTON.—The Act

13 of June 16, 1938 (52 Stat. 762, chapter 480; 7

14 U.S.C. 1383a), is repealed.

15 (12) REQUIREMENTS FOR CORN.—Section 308

16 of the Agricultural Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1442) is

17 repealed.

18 (13) VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF ALLOT19 MENTS.—Section 803 of the Agricultural Act of

20 1970 (16 U.S.C. 590q–2) is repealed.

21 (14) FIELD MEASUREMENT.—Section 1112 of

22 the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

23 (101 Stat. 1330–8) is amended by striking sub24 section (c).
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1 SEC. 303. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER

2 ACT.

3 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the Commodity Credit

4 Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714) is amended by

5 striking ‘‘PURPOSES.—For’’ and all that follows through

6 ‘‘commodities, there’’ and inserting ‘‘PURPOSE.—For the

7 purpose of facilitating the orderly distribution of agricul8 tural commodities, products of the commodities, foods,

9 feeds, and fibers (collectively referred to in this Act as ‘ag10 ricultural commodities’), there’’.

11 (b) GENERAL POWERS.—Section 4 of the Act (15

12 U.S.C. 714b) is amended—

13 (1) in subsection (g), by inserting after ‘‘its

14 business’’ the following: ‘‘, except that the Corpora15 tion may not enter into any contract or agreement

16 to carry out a price support or production adjust17 ment program’’; and

18 (2) in the second sentence of subsection (h), by

19 striking ‘‘: And provided further, That to encourage’’

20 and all that follows through ‘‘such storage:’’ and in21 serting a period.

22 (c) SPECIFIC POWERS.—Section 5 of the Act (15

23 U.S.C. 714c) is amended—

24 (1) by striking subsections (a) and (g); and

25 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f)

26 as subsections (a) through (e), respectively.
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1 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

2 (1) Section 1208(b) of the Agriculture and

3 Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1736n(b)) is amended

4 by striking ‘‘section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit

5 Corporation Charter Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section

6 5(e) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter

7 Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))’’.

8 (2) Section 7(4)(E) of the Joint Resolution en9 titled ‘‘Joint Resolution making further continuing

10 appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for

11 other purposes’’, approved December 22, 1987 (7

12 U.S.C. 1736bb–6(4)(E)), is amended by striking

13 ‘‘section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation

14 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(f))’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘section 5(e) of the Commodity Credit Corporation

16 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))’’.

17 (3) Section 619 of the Agricultural Trade De18 velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C.

19 1738r) is amended by striking ‘‘section 5(f) of the

20 Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act’’ and in21 serting ‘‘section 5(e) of the Commodity Credit Cor22 poration Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))’’.

23 SEC. 304. SECTION 32.

24 Section 32 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the

25 Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes’’, ap-
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1 proved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), is amended by

2 striking ‘‘only to (1)’’ in the second sentence of the first

3 paragraph and all that follows through the end of the sec4 tion and inserting ‘‘only to carry out food and nutrition

5 programs of the Department of Agriculture’’.

6 SEC. 305. AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7

8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended—

9 (1) by striking title I (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.),

10 other than sections 104 and 111 (7 U.S.C. 1444a

11 and 1445f);

12 (2) by striking title II (7 U.S.C. 1446 et seq.);

13 (3) by striking title III (7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.);

14 (4) by striking title IV (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.),

15 other than the title heading and sections 404, 407,

16 412, 416, and 423 (7 U.S.C. 1424, 1427, 1429,

17 1431, and 1433b); and

18 (5) by striking title V (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.)

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Act (as

20 amended by subsection (a)) is further amended—

21 (1) by redesignating title IV as title I;

22 (2) by redesignating sections 104, 111, 404,

23 407, 412, 416, and 423 as sections 101, 102, 103,

24 104, 105, 106, and 107, respectively, and transfer25 ring the sections to title I (as so redesignated);
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1 (3) in section 105 (as so redesignated)—

2 (A) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f),

3 and (g); and

4 (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub5 section (c);

6 (4) by redesignating title VI as title II;

7 (5) by redesignating sections 601 through 612

8 as sections 201 through 212, respectively;

9 (6) in section 204(d) (as so redesignated)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘606’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘206’’;

12 (B) by striking ‘‘606(a)(4)’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘206(a)(4)’’;

14 (C) by striking ‘‘606(a)(2)’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘206(a)(2)’’; and

16 (D) by striking ‘‘607’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘207’’;

18 (7) in section 205 (as so redesignated)—

19 (A) in subsection (a)—

20 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking

21 ‘‘603(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘203(b)’’;

22 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking

23 ‘‘604’’ and inserting ‘‘204’’; and

24 (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking

25 ‘‘606(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘206(a)’’; and
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1 (B) in subsection (b)—

2 (i) by striking ‘‘603(b)’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘203(b)’’; and

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘607’’ and inserting

5 ‘‘207’’;

6 (8) in section 206(a) (as so redesignated), by

7 striking ‘‘605(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘205(a)’’;

8 (9) in section 207(a) (as so redesignated), by

9 striking ‘‘606’’ and inserting ‘‘206’’; and

10 (10) in section 211(b) (as so redesignated)—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘604’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘204’’; and

13 (B) by striking ‘‘605’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘205’’.

15 (c) REFERENCES TO AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.—

16 (1) AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENTS.—Section 4609

17 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of

18 1988 (Public Law 100–418; 7 U.S.C. 624 note) is

19 repealed.

20 (2) AMERICAN AGRICULTURE PROTECTION PRO21 GRAM.—Section 1002 of the Food and Agriculture

22 Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1310) is repealed.

23 (3) FARM VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PROD24 UCTS.—Section 2513(a) of the Food, Agriculture,

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1 1421c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘(including’’ and

2 all that follows through ‘‘1949)’’.

3 (4) ADVANCE RECOURSE LOANS.—Section 13 of

4 the Food Security Improvements Act of 1986 (7

5 U.S.C. 1433c–1) is repealed.

6 (5) CONVERSION INTO FUELS.—Section 2001

7 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.

8 1435) is repealed.

9 (6) REIMBURSEMENT OF CCC.—Section 412 of

10 the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance

11 Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736) is amended by striking

12 subsection (e).

13 (7) HONEY ASSESSMENTS.—

14 (A) Section 9 of the Honey Research, Pro15 motion, and Consumer Information Act (7

16 U.S.C. 4608) is amended—

17 (i) by striking subsection (d);

18 (ii) by redesignating subsections (e)

19 through (i) as subsections (d) through (h),

20 respectively;

21 (iii) in subsection (a), by striking

22 ‘‘(d), (e), and (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d) and

23 (h)’’;
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1 (iv) in subsection (f) (as so redesig2 nated), by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘(e)’’; and

4 (v) in subsection (g)(1) (as so redesig5 nated)—

6 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik7 ing ‘‘(A)’’; and

8 (II) by striking subparagraph

9 (B).

10 (B) Section 13(b)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C.

11 4612(b)(2)) is amended—

12 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik13 ing ‘‘4608(h)(1)’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘4608(g)(1)’’; and

15 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik16 ing ‘‘4608(h)(1)’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘4608(g)(1)’’.

18 (8) AGRICULTURAL EMBARGO PROTECTION.—

19 Section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

20 (7 U.S.C. 5671) is repealed.

21 (9) INTEGRATED FARM MANAGEMENT PRO22 GRAM.—Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture, Con23 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822)

24 is amended by striking subsection (h).
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1 (10) ESSENTIAL AGRICULTURAL USE.—Section

2 273 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act

3 of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3391a) is amended—

4 (A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of para5 graph (1);

6 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and

7 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as

8 paragraph (2).

9 (11) CONSERVATION RESERVE.—

10 (A) HARVESTING OR GRAZING.—Section

11 1232(a)(7) of the Food Security Act of 1985

12 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(7)) is amended by striking

13 ‘‘and occurs’’ and all that follows through ‘‘inci14 dental grazing’’.

15 (B) RENTAL PAYMENTS.—Section

16 1234(f)(3) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 3834(f)(3)) is

17 amended—

18 (i) by striking ‘‘this Act,’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘this Act or’’; and

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘, or the Agricultural

21 Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.)’’.

22 (12) TAXABLE YEAR FOR DISASTER PAY23 MENTS.—The second sentence of section 451(d) of

24 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended,

2 or’’.

3 (13) INTEREST PENALTIES.—Section 3902(h)

4 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—

5 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and

6 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and

7 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.

8 (14) COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT.—

9 Section 4 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat.

10 107, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620c), is amended by

11 striking ‘‘, as defined in the Agricultural Act of

12 1949, or any amendment thereof,’’.

13 (15) SURPLUS CROPS.—Section 212 of the Rec14 lamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act

15 of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4625) is

16 repealed.

17 (d) REFERENCES TO SECTION 416 OF AGRICUL18 TURAL ACT OF 1949.—

19 (1) Section 4(c) of the Agriculture and

20 Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–

21 86; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking

22 ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7

23 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Ag24 ricultural Act of 1949’’.
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1 (2) Section 502(a)(1) of the Hunger Prevention

2 Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–435; 7 U.S.C. 612c

3 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Ag4 ricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

6 (3) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Com7 modity Credit Corporation to purchase flour and

8 cornmeal and donating same for certain domestic

9 and foreign purposes’’, approved August 19, 1958

10 (Public Law 85–683; 7 U.S.C. 1431 note), is

11 amended—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agri13 cultural Act of 1949, as amended’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of

15 1949’’;

16 (B) by striking ‘‘such section 416’’ and in17 serting ‘‘such section 107’’; and

18 (C) by striking ‘‘section 407 of the Agri19 cultural Act of 1949, as amended’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘section 105 of the Agricultural Act of

21 1949’’.

22 (4) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the

23 Commodity Credit Corporation to donate dairy prod24 ucts and other agricultural commodities for use in

25 home economics courses’’, approved September 13,
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1 1960 (Public Law 86–756; 7 U.S.C. 1431 note), is

2 amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural

3 Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

4 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

5 (5) Section 2224(a) of the Omnibus Trade and

6 Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;

7 7 U.S.C. 1431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section

8 416(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as

9 amended by section 2225 of this Act)’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘section 107(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of

11 1949’’.

12 (6) Section 2226(a) of the Omnibus Trade and

13 Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;

14 7 U.S.C. 1431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section

15 416(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as

16 amended by section 2225 of this Act)’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘section 107(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of

18 1949’’.

19 (7) Section 4309 of the Omnibus Trade and

20 Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;

21 7 U.S.C. 1431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section

22 416(d) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.

23 1431(d))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(d) of the Agri24 cultural Act of 1949’’.
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1 (8) Section 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to ex2 tend and amend the Agricultural Trade Development

3 and Assistance Act of 1954’’, approved September 6,

4 1958 (7 U.S.C. 1431b), is amended by striking ‘‘sec5 tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amend6 ed (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of

7 the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

8 (9) Section 201(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act

9 to extend the Agricultural Trade Development and

10 Assistance Act of 1954, and for other purposes’’, ap11 proved September 21, 1959 (7 U.S.C. 1431c(a)), is

12 amended by striking ‘‘section 416(3) of the Agricul13 tural Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(a)(3)

14 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’

15 (10) Section 205 of the Food and Agriculture

16 Act of 1962 (7 U.S.C. 1431d) is amended—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agri18 cultural Act of 1949, as amended, section’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act

20 of 1949, section’’; and

21 (B) by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agri22 cultural Act of 1949, as amended, will’’ and in23 serting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of

24 1949 will’’.
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1 (11) Section 4310 of the Omnibus Trade and

2 Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;

3 7 U.S.C. 1691 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section

4 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.

5 1431(b))’’ each place it appears in subsections (a)(2)

6 and (b)(1) and inserting ‘‘section 107(b) of the Agri7 cultural Act of 1949’’.

8 (12) Section 302(b) of the Dairy and Tobacco

9 Adjustment Act of 1983 (Public Law 98–180; 7

10 U.S.C. 1727g note) is amended by striking para11 graph (3) and inserting the following new para12 graph:

13 ‘‘(3) section 107 of the Agricultural Act of

14 1949.’’.

15 (13) Section 407(g)(2)(C) of the Agricultural

16 Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7

17 U.S.C. 1736a(g)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec18 tion 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’ and in19 serting ‘‘section 107(b) of the Agricultural Act of

20 1949’’.

21 (14) Section 1208(c) of the Agriculture and

22 Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1736n(c)) is amended

23 by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of

24 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural

25 Act of 1949’’.
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1 (15) Section 7(4)(B) of the Joint Resolution

2 entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution making further continuing

3 appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for

4 other purposes’’, approved December 22, 1987 (7

5 U.S.C. 1736bb–6(4)(B)), is amended by striking

6 ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7

7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Ag8 ricultural Act of 1949’’.

9 (16) The first sentence of section 211(a) of the

10 Agricultural Trade Suspension Adjustment Act of

11 1980 (7 U.S.C. 4004(a)) is amended by striking

12 ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’ and

13 inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of

14 1949’’.

15 (17) Section 4101(8) of the Omnibus Trade

16 and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 5201(8))

17 is amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricul18 tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

20 (18) Section 402 of the Mutual Security Act of

21 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by striking ‘‘sec22 tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amend23 ed (7 U.S.C. 1431),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of

24 the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
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1 (19) Section 205 of the Support for East Euro2 pean Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C.

3 5425) is amended—

4 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section

5 416(b)(7) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7

6 U.S.C. 1431(b)(7))’’ and inserting ‘‘section

7 107(b)(7) of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’; and

8 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section

9 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7

10 U.S.C. 1431(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(b)

11 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

12 (20) The fourth sentence of section 9(c) of the

13 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(c)) is

14 amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural

15 Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agri16 cultural Act of 1949’’.

17 (21) The second sentence of section 13(h) of

18 the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(h))

19 is amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricul20 tural Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the

21 Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

22 (22) Section 14(a)(2) of the National School

23 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(a)(2)) is amended by

24 striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of
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1 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107

2 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

3 (23) Section 17(h)(2) of the National School

4 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(h)(2)) is amended by

5 striking ‘‘section 416 of such Act’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘section 107 of the Act’’.

7 (24) Section 8 of the Child Nutrition Act of

8 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1777) is amended by striking ‘‘sec9 tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (63 Stat.

10 1058), as amended,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of

11 the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

12 (25) Section 17(l) of the Child Nutrition Act of

13 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(l)) is amended by striking

14 ‘‘section 416’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1949’’

15 and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of

16 1949’’.

17 (26) Section 311(a)(2) of the Older Americans

18 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a(a)(2)) is amended by

19 striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of

20 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107

21 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

22 (27) Section 901b(b)(2) of the Merchant Ma23 rine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1241f(b)(2)), is

24 amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural
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1 Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

2 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

3 (28) Section 646(1) of the Agriculture, Rural

4 Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations

5 Act, 1987 (Public Law 99–500; 100 Stat. 1783–36),

6 is amended by striking ‘‘section 416(a) of the Agri7 cultural Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(a)

8 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

9 (29) Section 703(2) of the FREEDOM Support

10 Act (Public Law 102–511; 106 Stat. 3349) is

11 amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural

12 Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

13 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.

14 SEC. 306. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2, and sections 8 through

16 8e, of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 602 and

17 608 through 608e–1), reenacted with amendments by the

18 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, are re19 pealed.

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

21 (1) MARKETWIDE SERVICE PAYMENTS.—Sec22 tion 9 of the Food Security Improvements Act of

23 1986 (Public Law 99–260; 7 U.S.C. 608c note) is

24 repealed.
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1 (2) ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES CONCERNING

2 MILK.—Section 3 of the Act of June 3, 1937 (50

3 Stat. 248, chapter 296; 7 U.S.C. 671), is repealed.

4 (3) ASSESSMENTS.—Section 1999J(b) of the

5 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of

6 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6409(b)) is amended—

7 (A) by striking paragraph (1); and

8 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

9 (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

10 SEC. 307. GENERAL COMMODITY PROVISIONS.

11 (a) TOBACCO PESTICIDE RESIDUES.—Section 213(e)

12 of the Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.

13 511r(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).

14 (b) EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.—

15 (1) AVAILABILITY OF CCC COMMODITIES.—Sec16 tion 202(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act

17 of 1983 (Public Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is

18 amended—

19 (A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of para20 graph (2);

21 (B) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of para22 graph (3) and inserting a period; and

23 (C) by striking paragraph (4).
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1 (2) AVAILABILITY OF CCC FLOUR, CORNMEAL,

2 AND CHEESE.—Section 202A(a)(1) of the Act (Pub3 lic Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended—

4 (A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub5 paragraph (B);

6 (B) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of sub7 paragraph (C) and inserting a period; and

8 (C) by striking subparagraph (D).

9 (c) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food

11 Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended—

12 (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4)

13 and inserting the following:

14 ‘‘(1)(A) The total amount of payments referred to in

15 subparagraph (B) that a person may receive during a year

16 may not exceed $50,000.

17 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to payments re18 ceived under—

19 ‘‘(i) the conservation reserve program estab20 lished under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle

21 D of title XII;

22 ‘‘(ii) the agricultural conservation program;

23 ‘‘(iii) the forestry incentives program estab24 lished under section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry

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1 ‘‘(iv) the wetlands reserve program established

2 under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of

3 title XII;

4 ‘‘(v) the water quality incentives program estab5 lished under chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII;

6 ‘‘(vi) emergency livestock assistance provided

7 under title II of the Agricultural Act of 1949 or any

8 other provision of law; and

9 ‘‘(vii) the noninsured crop disaster assistance

10 program established under section 519 of the Fed11 eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1519).

12 ‘‘(2)(A) The total amount of payments referred to in

13 subparagraph (B) that a person may receive during a year

14 may not exceed $100,000.

15 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to any part of any

16 payment that is determined by the Secretary of Agri17 culture to represent compensation for conservation or con18 servation easement programs.’’;

19 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),

20 and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec21 tively; and

22 (C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesig23 nated)—

24 (i) in the second sentence of subpara25 graph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (6)
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1 and (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4)

2 and (5)’’; and

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), by

4 striking ‘‘farm program payments’’ and in5 serting ‘‘payments’’.

6 (2) PREVENTION OF CREATION OF ENTITIES TO

7 QUALIFY AS SEPARATE PERSONS; PAYMENTS LIM8 ITED TO ACTIVE FARMERS.—Section 1001A of the

9 Act (7 U.S.C. 1308–1) is amended—

10 (A) in the first sentence of subsection

11 (a)(1)—

12 (i) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and all that

13 follows through ‘‘1421 et seq.)’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘A person (as defined in section

15 1001(3)(B)(i)) that receives payments de16 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sec17 tion 1001’’; and

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘section

19 1001(5)(B)(i)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

20 1001(3)(B)(i)(II)’’;

21 (B) in subsection (b)—

22 (i) in paragraph (1)—

23 (I) by striking ‘‘To be’’ and all

24 that follows through ‘‘1949’’ and in25 serting ‘‘To be separately eligible for
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1 payments described in paragraphs (1)

2 and (2) of section 1001’’; and

3 (II) by striking ‘‘section

4 1001(5)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

5 1001(3)(B)(i)’’; and

6 (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking

7 ‘‘section 1001(5)(B)(i)(II)’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘section 1001(3)(B)(i)(II)’’.

9 (3) FOREIGN PERSONS MADE INELIGIBLE FOR

10 PROGRAM BENEFITS.—Section 1001C(a) of the Act

11 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘pro12 duction adjustment payments, price support pro13 gram loans, payments, or benefits made available

14 under the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421

15 et seq.),’’ and inserting ‘‘payments under’’.

16 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

17 1305(d) of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of

18 1987 (Public Law 100–203; 7 U.S.C. 1308 note) is

19 amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (5) through (7) of

20 section 1001’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3)

21 through (5) of section 1001’’.

22 (d) COST REDUCTION OPTIONS.—Section 1009 of

23 the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308a) is re24 pealed.
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1 (e) NORMALLY PLANTED ACREAGE.—Section 1001

2 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1309)

3 is repealed.

4 (f) NORMAL SUPPLY.—Section 1019 of the Food Se5 curity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1310a) is repealed.

6 (g) GOOD FAITH RELIANCE.—Section 326 of the

7 Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (7 U.S.C. 1339a) is

8 repealed.

9 (h) DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—Section

10 1017 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–

11 198; 7 U.S.C. 1385 note) is repealed.

12 (i) OPTIONS PILOT PROGRAM.—Subtitle E of title XI

13 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of

14 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 1421 note) is re15 pealed.

16 (j) READJUSTMENT OF SUPPORT LEVELS.—Section

17 1302 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

18 (Public Law 101–508; 7 U.S.C. 1421 note) is repealed.

19 (k) FINANCIAL IMPACT STUDY.—Section 1147 of the

20 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

21 (7 U.S.C. 1421a) is repealed.

22 (l) PLANTING ON SET-ASIDE ACREAGE.—Section

23 814 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1434) is

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1 (m) COST OF PRODUCTION STUDY.—Section 808 of

2 the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1441a) is repealed.

3 (n) STORAGE PAYMENTS.—Section 1124 of the Food,

4 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public

5 Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 1445e note) is repealed.

6 (o) COTTONSEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED OIL.—Sec7 tion 301(b) of Public Law 100-387 (7 U.S.C. 1464 note)

8 is repealed.

9 (p) COMPUTATION OF CARRYOVER.—Section 105 of

10 the Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1745) is repealed.

11 (q) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS12 ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—Section

13 2501(e)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and

14 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended—

15 (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and

16 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (D),

17 (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C),

18 (D), and (E), respectively.

19 (r) NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COST OF PRODUCTION

20 STANDARDS REVIEW BOARD.—Subtitle B of title X of the

21 Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.)

22 is repealed.

23 (s) ADJUSTMENT OF LOANS.—Section 2(b) of the

24 Act of December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 836, chapter 623;

25 12 U.S.C. 1150a(b)), is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Agricultural Adjustment Act

2 (of 1933);’’; and

3 (2) by striking ‘‘sections 303’’ and all that fol4 lows through ‘‘adjustment payments;’’.

5 (t) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.—Section 519(b)(1)

6 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 889(b)(1))

7 is amended—

8 (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (D); and

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C),

10 and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respec11 tively.

12 (u) TARGETED OPTION PAYMENTS.—Section 121 of

13 the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act

14 Amendments of 1991 (105 Stat. 1843) is repealed.

15 SEC. 308. SPECIFIC COMMODITY PROVISIONS.

16 (a) MILK.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 102 through 106,

18 115, and 116 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva19 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624;

20 104 Stat. 3378) are repealed.

21 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 101 of the Ag22 riculture and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98;

23 7 U.S.C. 608c note) is amended by striking sub24 section (b).
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1 (3) EXPORT SALES OF DAIRY PRODUCTS.—Sec2 tion 1163 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public

3 Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1731 note) is repealed.

4 (4) DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM.—Section 3 of

5 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide indemnity pay6 ments to dairy farmers’’, approved August 13, 1968

7 (7 U.S.C. 450l), is repealed.

8 (b) FEED GRAINS.—

9 (1) RECOURSE LOAN PROGRAM FOR SILAGE.—

10 Section 403 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7

11 U.S.C. 1444e–1) is repealed.

12 (2) CALCULATION OF REFUNDS.—Section 405

13 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

14 Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 1445j

15 note) is repealed.

16 (3) ACREAGE DIVERSION PROGRAMS.—Section

17 328 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (7

18 U.S.C. 1339c) is repealed.

19 (c) SUGAR.—Section 902 of the Food Security Act

20 of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1446 note) is re21 pealed.

22 SEC. 309. LIABILITY.

23 A provision of this subtitle or an amendment made

24 by this subtitle shall not affect the liability of any person

25 under any provision of law as in effect before the applica-
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1 tion of the provision of this subtitle or the amendment

2 in accordance with section 310.

3 SEC. 310. APPLICATION.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

5 (b), this subtitle and the amendments made by this sub6 title shall apply beginning with the 1996 crop of an agri7 cultural commodity.

8 (b) EXCEPTION.—This subtitle and the amendments

9 made by this subtitle shall apply to milk and dairy prod10 ucts beginning on January 1, 1996.

11 Subtitle B—Elimination of Other

12 Programs

13 SEC. 321. MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Agricultural

15 Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

17 (1) Section 211 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) is

18 amended by striking subsection (c).

19 (2) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C.

20 5662(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘203,’’.

21 (3) Section 1302 of the Omnibus Budget Rec22 onciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–66; 7

23 U.S.C. 5623 note) is repealed.
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1 SEC. 322. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Agricultural

3 Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651) is repealed.

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

5 (1) Section 103(d)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C.

6 5603(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘(as amended)

7 and the program under section 301’’.

8 (2) The title heading of title III of the Act (7

9 U.S.C. prec. 5651) is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘TITLE III—RELIEF FROM

11 UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES’’.

12 (3) Section 303 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5653) is

13 amended by striking ‘‘, such as that established

14 under section 301,’’.

15 (4) Section 401 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5661) is

16 amended by striking ‘‘sections 201, 202, and 301’’

17 each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and

18 inserting ‘‘sections 201 and 202’’.

19 (5) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C.

20 5662(a)(1)) (as amended by section 301(b)(2)) is

21 further amended by striking ‘‘sections 201, 202, and

22 301’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 201 and 202’’.

23 SEC. 323. RURAL ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE PROGRAMS.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Titles I through IV of the Rural

25 Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) are re26 pealed.
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

2 (1) Section 501 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 950aaa)

3 is amended—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘REA ADMINISTRATOR’’

5 and inserting ‘‘SECRETARY OF COMMERCE’’;

6 (B) by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ the first

7 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of

8 Commerce (referred to in this title as the ‘Sec9 retary’)’’; and

10 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Admin11 istrator’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.

12 (2) Section 502 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–

13 1) is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ each place

15 it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and

16 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the

17 last sentence.

18 (3) Title V of the Act (as amended by para19 graphs (1) and (2)) is amended—

20 (A) by redesignating sections 501 and 502

21 as sections 502 and 503, respectively; and

22 (B) by inserting after the title heading the

23 following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

2 ‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Rural Economic De3 velopment Act of 1995’.’’.

4 SEC. 324. ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL.

5 The last proviso of the matter under the heading

6 ‘‘ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE’’ of

7 title I of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related

8 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 (Public Law 100–202;

9 101 Stat. 1329–331; 7 U.S.C. 426c) is amended by strik10 ing ‘‘: Provided further, That hereafter,’’ and all that fol11 lows through ‘‘Animal Damage Control activities’’.

12 TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE

13 SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

14 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall

15 become effective on October 1, 1996.

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