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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3251 

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Trade Act of 1974 

to authorize advance payments under the supplemental revenue assistance 

program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 10 (legislative day, JULY 9), 2008 

Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Trade 

Act of 1974 to authorize advance payments under the 

supplemental revenue assistance program. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL 

4 REVENUE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT.—Section 

6 531(b)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

7 1531(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(C) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—In carrying 

2 out this subsection, the Secretary may, not later 

3 than December 31 of the calendar year in 

4 which a disaster occurs, make an advance pay5 ment in an amount of not less than 50 percent 

6 of the payment to be made to the eligible pro7 ducers on a farm under subparagraph (A), 

8 using projected revenue losses as determined by 

9 the Secretary.’’. 

10 (b) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 901(b)(2) of the 

11 Trade Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 2497(b)(2)) is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—In carrying 

14 out this subsection, the Secretary may, not later 

15 than December 31 of the calendar year in 

16 which a disaster occurs, make an advance pay17 ment in an amount of not less than 50 percent 

18 of the payment to be made to the eligible pro19 ducers on a farm under subparagraph (A), 

20 using projected revenue losses as determined by 

21 the Secretary.’’. 

22 (c) REGULATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 

24 15, 2008, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promul25 gate such regulations as are necessary to implement 


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1 subtitle B of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

2 U.S.C. 1531) and title IX of the Trade Act of 1974 

3 (19 U.S.C. 2497 et seq.), including amendments 

4 made by this Act. 

5 (2) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the reg6 ulations and administration of subtitle B of the Fed7 eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531) and title 

8 IX of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497 et 

9 seq.), including amendments made by this Act, shall 

10 be made without regard to— 

11 (A) the notice and comment provisions of 

12 section 553 of title 5, United States Code; 

13 (B) the Statement of Policy of the Sec14 retary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 

15 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of 

16 proposed rulemaking and public participation in 

17 rulemaking; and 

18 (C) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

19 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Re20 duction Act’’). 

21 (3) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE22 MAKING.—In carrying out this subsection, the Sec23 retary shall use the authority provided under section 

24 808 of title 5, United States Code. 

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