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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5390
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to clarify 
the rates applicable to marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency 
payments for certain oilseeds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
Mr. MORAN of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 to clarify the rates applicable to marketing as-
sistance loans and loan deficiency payments for certain 
oilseeds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS AND LOAN DE-
FICIENCY PAYMENTS FOR OTHER OILSEEDS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
OTHER
OILSEED.—Section 
1001(9) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901(9)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘crambe, sesame seed,’’ after ‘‘mustard seed,’’.
(b) LOAN RATES FOR NONRECOURSE MARKETING 
ASSISTANCE LOANS.—Section 1202 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7932) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 
(10) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(10) In the case of other oilseeds: 
‘‘(A) In the case of oil sunflower seed, con-
fectionery sunflower seed, and other types of 
sunflower seed, $.0960 per pound, except that 
the Secretary shall establish a single sunflower 
loan rate in each county for all seed described 
in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) In the case of rapeseed, $.0960 per 
pound. 
‘‘(C) In the case of canola, $.0960 per 
pound. 
‘‘(D) In the case of safflower, $.0960 per 
pound. 
‘‘(E) In the case of flaxseed, $.0960 per 
pound. 
‘‘(F) In the case of mustard seed, $.0960 
per pound. 
‘‘(G) In the case of crambe, $.0960 per 
pound.
‘‘(H) In the case of sesame seed, $.0960 
per pound. 
‘‘(I) In the case of another oilseed des-
ignated by the Secretary, $.0960 per pound.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph 
(10) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(10) In the case of other oilseeds: 
‘‘(A) In the case of oil sunflower seed, con-
fectionery sunflower seed, and other types of 
sunflower seed, $.0930 per pound, except that 
the Secretary shall establish a single sunflower 
loan rate in each county for all seed described 
in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) In the case of rapeseed, $.0930 per 
pound. 
‘‘(C) In the case of canola, $.0930 per 
pound. 
‘‘(D) In the case of safflower, $.0930 per 
pound. 
‘‘(E) In the case of flaxseed, $.0930 per 
pound. 
‘‘(F) In the case of mustard seed, $.0930 
per pound.
‘‘(G) In the case of crambe, $.0930 per 
pound. 
‘‘(H) In the case of sesame seed, $.0930 
per pound. 
‘‘(I) In the case of another oilseed des-
ignated by the Secretary, $.0930 per pound.’’. 
(c) REPAYMENT OF LOANS.—Section 1204 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 7934) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and extra 
long staple cotton’’ and inserting ‘‘extra long staple 
cotton, oil sunflower seed, confectionery sunflower 
seed, or any other type of sunflower seed’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT RATES FOR SUNFLOWER SEEDS.—
The Secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to 
repay a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for 
oil sunflower seed, confectionery sunflower seed, or any 
other type of sunflower seed at a rate that is the lesser 
of—
‘‘(1) the loan rate established for the com-
modity under section 1202, plus interest (deter-
mined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
(7 U.S.C. 7283)); or 
‘‘(2) the repayment rate established (on the 
basis of the prevailing market price) for oil sun-
flower seed.’’.
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