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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2008

To repeal the quota and price support programs for peanuts.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 11, 1995

Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BAKER

of California, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BASS, Mr. BEILENSON,

Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BONO, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BROWN of Ohio,

Mr. CASTLE, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. COX of California, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. DREIER, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr.

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. FRANKS of

Connecticut, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FRISA, Ms. FURSE, Mr.

GALLEGLY, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GOODLING,

Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr.

HINCHEY, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HOKE, Mr. HORN, Mr. HUTCHINSON,

Mr. HYDE, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KIM, Mr. KING, Mr.

KLINK, Mr. KLUG, Mr. KNOLLENBERG,, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LATOURETTE,

Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. LOWEY,

Mr. LUTHER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MARTINI, Mr. MEEHAN,

Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. MOORHEAD,

Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. NEY, Mr. ORTON, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr.

PALLONE, Mr. PORTER, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RAMSTAD,

Mr. REED, Mr. REGULA, Mr. RIGGS, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ROHRABACHER,

Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SAXTON, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHAW, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr.

SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. STARK, Mr.

STOCKMAN, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. TORRES, Mr.

TORRICELLI, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mrs.

WALDHOLTZ, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WAMP, Mr. ZELIFF, and Mr. ZIMMER)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL

To repeal the quota and price support programs for peanuts.

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

3 SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PEANUT QUOTA AND PRICE SUP4 PORT PROGRAMS.

5 (a) MARKETING QUOTAS.—Part VI of subtitle B of

6 title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7

7 U.S.C. 1357–1359a), relating to peanuts, is repealed.

8 (b) PRICE SUPPORT LEVELS.—The Agricultural Act

9 of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) is amended—

10 (1) in section 101(b) (7 U.S.C. 1441(b)), by

11 striking ‘‘and peanuts’’;

12 (2) in section 408(c) (7 U.S.C. 1428(c)), by

13 striking ‘‘peanuts,’’; and

14 (3) by striking sections 108, 108A, and 108B,

15 relating to peanuts (7 U.S.C. 1445c through 1445c–

16 3).

17 (c) PROHIBITION ON SUBSEQUENT PROVISION OF

18 PRICE SUPPORT.—

19 (1) PROHIBITION.—After the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may

21 not make price support available to peanut produc22 ers in the form of loans, purchases, or other oper23 ations for peanuts by using the funds of the Com-
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1 modity Credit Corporation or under the authority of

2 any law.

3 (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph

4 (1), the Secretary shall settle any outstanding loans

5 under section 108B of the Agricultural Act of 1949

6 (7 U.S.C. 1445c–3) made before the date of the en7 actment of this Act.

8 (d) CONTINUED LIABILITY OF PRODUCERS.—An

9 amendment made by this section shall not affect the liabil10 ity of any person under any provision of law as in effect

11 before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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