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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2590

To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture

to make prevented planted disaster payments for wheat, feed grains,

upland cotton, and rice under certain circumstances, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 1, 1993

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. MINGE, and Mr. PENNY)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make prevented planted disaster

payments for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice

under certain circumstances, 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. PREVENTED PLANTING DISASTER PAYMENTS.

4 (a) WHEAT.—Section 107B(c)(2) of the Agricultural

5 Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(c)(2)) is amended—

6 (1) in subparagraph (A)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in

2 subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines

3 that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and

4 (B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’

5 and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro6 vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;

7 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’

8 and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in9 serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and

10 (3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in12 serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and

13 (B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either

14 from being prevented from planting wheat or

15 other nonconserving crops or’’.

16 (b) FEED GRAINS.—Section 105B(c)(2) of such Act

17 (7 U.S.C. 1444f(c)(2)) is amended—

18 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in

20 subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines

21 that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and

22 (B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’

23 and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro24 vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;
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1 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’

2 and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in3 serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and

4 (3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in6 serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and

7 (B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either

8 from being prevented from planting feed grains

9 or other nonconserving crops or’’.

10 (c) UPLAND COTTON.—Section 103B(c)(2) of such

11 Act (7 U.S.C. 1444–2(c)(2)) is amended—

12 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in

14 subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines

15 that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’

17 and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro18 vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;

19 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’

20 and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in21 serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and

22 (3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in24 serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and
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1 (B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either

2 from being prevented from planting upland cot3 ton or other nonconserving crops or’’.

4 (d) RICE.—Section 101B(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C.

5 1441–2(c)(2)) is amended—

6 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in

8 subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines

9 that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and

10 (B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’

11 and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro12 vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;

13 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’

14 and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in15 serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and

16 (3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in18 serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and

19 (B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either

20 from being prevented from planting rice or

21 other nonconserving crops or’’.

22 (e) OTHER CROPS.—Section 208(a) of such Act (7

23 U.S.C. 1446i(a)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘the Secretary determines that’’;

25 and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Secretary may make’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Secretary shall make’’.

3 (f) CROPS.—The amendments made by this section

4 shall be effective beginning with the 1993 crops of wheat,

5 feed grains, upland cotton, rice, peanuts, soybeans, sugar

6 beets, and sugarcane.

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