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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3829
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency crop loss assist-
ance available to agricultural producers to cover production losses in-
curred in the 1992 through 1995 crop years as a result of the destruction
of papaya, banana, and other fruit-bearing trees by Hurricanes Andrew
and Iniki and Typhoon Omar.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Mrs. MINK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency
crop loss assistance available to agricultural producers
to cover production losses incurred in the 1992 through
1995 crop years as a result of the destruction of papaya,
banana, and other fruit-bearing trees by Hurricanes An-
drew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVISION OF CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE FOR
DESTRUCTION OF FRUIT-BEARING TREES IN
1992 NATURAL DISASTERS.
(a) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall
apply with respect to the provision of emergency crop loss
assistance using funds made available for such purpose
pursuant to the undesignated section (relating to disaster
assistance) under the heading ‘‘COMMODITY CREDIT COR-
PORATION’’ in chapter I of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–50; 107 Stat. 241)
and pursuant to the undesignated section (relating to the
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund) under the heading
‘‘COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION’’ in chapter I of the
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Relief From
the Major, Widespread Flooding in the Midwest Act of
1993 (Public Law 103–75; 107 Stat. 741).
(b) CONSIDERATION OF LONG-TERM FRUIT CROP
LOSSES.—In making emergency crop loss assistance avail-
able to agricultural producers for crop losses resulting
from the destruction of papaya, banana, and other fruit-
bearing trees by Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Ty-
phoon Omar in 1992, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
calculate the amount of such assistance by taking into
consideration production losses occurring not only in the
crop year in which the trees were destroyed but also pro-
duction losses occurring in the crop years 1993 through
1995 as a direct result of the destruction of the trees. In
determining production losses for the crop years 1993
through 1995, the Secretary shall use an average of the
actual production history of the destroyed trees of the pro-
ducer for the crop years 1989 through 1991, to the extent
such production history is available. The Secretary shall
reduce the production losses determined for crop year
1993, 1994, or 1995 by the amount, if any, of the harvest
taken in that crop year from trees planted to replace the
trees destroyed in 1992.
(c) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
PLANT
REPLACEMENT
TREES.—To be eligible for emergency crop loss assistance
under this section with respect to papaya, banana, or other
fruit-bearing trees destroyed by Hurricane Andrew or
Iniki or Typhoon Omar, an agricultural producer shall be
required to plant sufficient seedlings to replace the de-
stroyed trees.
(d) TIME FOR APPLICATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall provide not less than a 30-day period within
which agricultural producers may apply for emergency
crop loss assistance under this section.
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