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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3653
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency loans to poultry pro-
ducers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
Mr. BERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken
houses destroyed by disasters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EMERGENCY LOANS FOR POULTRY FARMERS.
Section 321(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(b)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(3) LOANS TO POULTRY FARMERS.—
‘‘(A) INABILITY TO OBTAIN INSURANCE.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subtitle, the
Secretary may make a loan to a poultry
farmer under this subtitle to cover the loss
of a chicken house for which the farmer
did not have hazard insurance at the time
of the loss, if the farmer—
‘‘(I) applied for, but was unable,
to obtain hazard insurance for the
chicken house;
‘‘(II) uses the loan to rebuild the
chicken house in accordance with in-
dustry standards in effect on the date
the farmer submits an application for
the loan (referred to in this paragraph
as ‘current industry standards’);
‘‘(III) obtains, for the term of
the loan, hazard insurance for the full
market value of the chicken house;
and
‘‘(IV) meets the other require-
ments for the loan under this subtitle,
other than (if the Secretary finds that
the applicant’s farming operations
have been substantially affected by a
major disaster or emergency des-
ignated by the President under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)) the requirement
that an applicant not be able to obtain
sufficient credit elsewhere.
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount of a loan
made to a poultry farmer under clause (i)
shall be an amount that will allow the
farmer to rebuild the chicken house in ac-
cordance with current industry standards.
‘‘(B) LOANS TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT
INDUSTRY STANDARDS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subtitle, the
Secretary may make a loan to a poultry
farmer under this subtitle to cover the loss
of a chicken house for which the farmer
had hazard insurance at the time of the
loss, if—
‘‘(I) the amount of the hazard in-
surance is less than the cost of re-
building the chicken house in accord-
ance with current industry standards;
‘‘(II) the farmer uses the loan to
rebuild the chicken house in accord-
ance with current industry standards;
‘‘(III) the farmer obtains, for the
term of the loan, hazard insurance for
the full market value of the chicken
house; and
‘‘(IV) the farmer meets the other
requirements for the loan under this
subtitle, other than (if the Secretary
finds that the applicant’s farming op-
erations have been substantially af-
fected by a major disaster or emer-
gency designated by the President
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)) the require-
ment that an applicant not be able to
obtain sufficient credit elsewhere.
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount of a loan
made to a poultry farmer under clause (i)
shall be the difference between—
‘‘(I) the amount of the hazard in-
surance obtained by the farmer; and
‘‘(II) the cost of rebuilding the
chicken house in accordance with cur-
rent industry standards.’’.
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