I
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 Califor-
nia, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. DREIER, Mr. ENG-
LISH 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. SCHROE-
DER, 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 Ag-
riculture
A BILL
To repeal the quota and price support programs for peanuts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PEANUT QUOTA AND PRICE SUP-
PORT PROGRAMS.
(a) MARKETING QUOTAS.—Part VI of subtitle B of
title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1357–1359a), relating to peanuts, is repealed.
(b) PRICE SUPPORT LEVELS.—The Agricultural Act
of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 101(b) (7 U.S.C. 1441(b)), by
striking ‘‘and peanuts’’;
(2) in section 408(c) (7 U.S.C. 1428(c)), by
striking ‘‘peanuts,’’; and
(3) by striking sections 108, 108A, and 108B,
relating to peanuts (7 U.S.C. 1445c through 1445c–
3).
(c) PROHIBITION ON SUBSEQUENT PROVISION OF
PRICE SUPPORT.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—After the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may
not make price support available to peanut produc-
ers in the form of loans, purchases, or other oper-
ations for peanuts by using the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation or under the authority of
any law.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall settle any outstanding loans
under section 108B of the Agricultural Act of 1949
(7 U.S.C. 1445c–3) made before the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(d) CONTINUED LIABILITY
OF PRODUCERS.—An
amendment made by this section shall not affect the liabil-
ity of any person under any provision of law as in effect
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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