(2) the Department of Agriculture with regard
to a function transferred by section 102, shall be
considered to refer to the Federal agency to which
the function is transferred by section 102.
SEC. 114. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
DEPARTMENT.—Section
520 of the Revised Statutes (7 U.S.C. 2201) is repealed.
(b) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.—The Act of Feb-
ruary 9, 1889 (25 Stat. 659, chapter 122; 7 U.S.C. 2202),
is repealed.
(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE PAY RATES.—
(1) LEVEL I.—Section 5312 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of
Agriculture.’’.
(2) LEVEL
II.—Section 5313 of the title is
amended by striking ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Agri-
culture.’’.
(3) LEVEL
III.—Section 5314 of the title is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agri-
culture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services.’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agri-
culture for Rural Economic and Community
Development.’’.
(4) LEVEL
IV.—Section 5315 of the title is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of
Agriculture (3).’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘General Counsel of the
Department of Agriculture.’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘Inspector General, De-
partment of Agriculture.’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘Chief Financial Officer,
Department of Agriculture.’’; and
(E) by striking ‘‘Administrator, Rural Util-
ities Service, Department of Agriculture.’’.
SEC. 115. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.—After consulta-
tion with the appropriate committees of Congress and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, an
agency head shall prepare and submit to Congress rec-
ommended legislation containing technical and conforming
amendments to reflect the changes made by this title.
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180
days after the effective date of this Act, an agency head
shall submit the recommended legislation referred to in
subsection (a).
TITLE II—AGRIBUSINESS BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM
SEC. 201. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to consolidate certain agri-
cultural programs into a single block grant program to
provide, to the maximum extent practicable, greater flexi-
bility to each State to meet the agricultural needs of the
State in a manner that is consistent with conditions in
the State.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal
agency’’ has the meaning provided in section 551(1)
of title 5, United States Code.
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’
has the meaning provided in section 4(e) of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
(3) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘‘lead agency’’
means the agency designated under section 207(a).
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Agribusiness Af-
fairs appointed under section 205.
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Repub-
lic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
(6) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘tribal
organization’’ has the meaning provided in section
4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this 
title 
$6,080,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1996,
$4,121,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, $2,602,000,000 for
fiscal year 1998, and $1,371,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
The Secretary shall make grants to States in accord-
ance with this title to provide assistance to persons en-
gaged in the agricultural economy of the State by carrying
out the functions covered by section 102(1).
SEC. 205. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR AGRI-
BUSINESS AFFAIRS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish in
the Department of Commerce the position of Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Agribusiness Affairs to carry out
this title.
(b) CONFIRMATION REQUIRED.—The Under Sec-
retary shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5314 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and Under
Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and
Tourism, and Under Secretary of Commerce for Agri-
business Affairs’’.
SEC. 206. REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive and ex-
pend payments for a fiscal year under this title, a State
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describ-
ing the activities that the State intends to carry out using
amounts received under this title, including information
on the types of activities and the beneficaries and expected
benefits or outcomes of the activities.
(b) AVAILABILITY AND COMMENT.—A report under
subsection (a) shall be made public within the State in
such a manner as to facilitate comment by any person (in-
cluding any Federal or other public agency) during the
development of the report and after the completion of the
report.
(c) REVISION.—The report shall be revised through-
out the year as may be necessary to reflect substantial
changes in the activities assisted using amounts provided
under this title. Any revision in the report shall be subject
to subsection (b).
(d) NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—The Secretary may
not impose any reporting requirements on a State to carry
out this title that are in addition to the reports specifically
required under this title.
SEC. 207. LEAD AGENCY.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The chief executive officer of a
State desiring to receive a grant under this title shall des-
ignate, in an application submitted to the Secretary under
section 208, an appropriate State agency that complies
with subsection (b) to act as the lead agency for the State.
(b) DUTIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall—
(A) administer, directly or through other
State agencies, the block grant funds received
under this title by the State;
(B) develop the State plan to be submitted
to the Secretary under section 208(a);
(C) in conjunction with the development of
the State plan as required under subparagraph
(B), hold at least 1 hearing in the State to pro-
vide to the public an opportunity to comment
on the provision of agricultural assistance under
the State plan; and
(D) coordinate the provision of assistance
under this title with other Federal, State, and
local agricultural assistance and rural develop-
ment programs.
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—In the develop-
ment of the State plan described in paragraph
(1)(B), the lead agency shall consult with appro-
priate representatives of units of general purpose
local government. The consultations may include
consideration of local agricultural assistance and
rural development needs and resources, the effective-
ness of existing agricultural assistance, and the
methods by which funds made available under this
title may be used to effectively address local short-
ages.
SEC. 208. APPLICATION AND PLAN.
(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive assist-
ance under this title, a State shall prepare and submit
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary
shall by rule require, including—
(1) an assurance that the State will comply
with this title; and
(2) a State plan that meets the requirements of
subsection (b).
(b) REQUIREMENTS OF A PLAN.—
(1) LEAD AGENCY.—The State plan shall iden-
tify the lead agency.
(2) USE OF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall
provide that the State shall use the amounts
provided to the State for each fiscal year under
this title—
(i) to provide assistance to persons re-
siding in the State; and
(ii) to cover administrative costs in-
curred in providing the assistance.
(B) SUPPLEMENTATION.—The State plan
shall provide assurances that funds received
under this title by the State will be used only
to supplement, not to supplant, the amount of
Federal, State, and local funds otherwise ex-
pended for agricultural assistance and rural de-
velopment in the State.
(C) SECTARIAN
PURPOSES
AND
ACTIVI-
TIES.—No financial assistance provided under
this title shall be expended to promote any sec-
tarian purpose or activity, including sectarian
worship or instruction.
(c) APPROVAL
OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary
shall approve an application that satisfies the require-
ments of this section.
SEC. 209. LIMITATIONS ON STATE ALLOTMENTS.
(a) NO ENTITLEMENT TO CONTRACT, GRANT, OR AS-
SISTANCE.—Nothing in this title or any other provision
of law—
(1) entitles any person to a contract or grant,
or to assistance, made available under this title; or
(2) limits the right of a State to impose addi-
tional limitations or conditions on a contract or
grant, or assistance, under this title.
(b) TARGETED ASSISTANCE.—A State shall use
funds made available under this title, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, to provide assistance to lower- and mid-
dle-income persons who are adversely affected by the en-
actment of this Act.
(c) TOBACCO.—No funds made available under this
title shall be expended to support the price, or adjust the
production, of tobacco.
SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall—
(1) coordinate all activities of the Department
of Commerce relating to agricultural assistance, and,
to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the
activities with similar activities of other Federal en-
tities; and
(2) provide technical assistance to assist States
in carrying out this title, including assistance on a
reimbursable basis.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) REVIEW
OF
COMPLIANCE
WITH
STATE
PLAN.—The Secretary shall review and monitor
State compliance with this title and the plan ap-
proved under section 208(c) for the State, and shall
have the power to terminate payments to the State
in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary, after
reasonable notice to a State and opportunity for
a hearing, finds that—
(i) there has been a failure by the
State to comply substantially with any pro-
vision or requirement set forth in the plan
approved under section 208(c) for the
State; or
(ii) in the operation of any program
or activity for which assistance is provided
under this title, there is a failure by the
State to comply substantially with any pro-
vision of this title;
the Secretary shall notify the State of the find-
ing and that no further payments will be made
to the State under this title (or, in the case of
noncompliance in the operation of a program or
activity, that no further payments to the State
will be made with respect to the program or ac-
tivity) until the Secretary is satisfied that there
is no longer any such failure to comply or that
the noncompliance will be promptly corrected.
(B) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—In the case
of a finding of noncompliance made pursuant to
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may, in addi-
tion to imposing the sanctions described in the
subparagraph, impose other appropriate sanc-
tions, including recoupment of money improp-
erly expended for purposes prohibited or not
authorized by this title, and disqualification
from the receipt of financial assistance under
this title.
(C) NOTICE.—The notice required under
subparagraph (A) shall include a specific identi-
fication of any additional sanction being im-
posed under subparagraph (B).
(3) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—The Secretary shall
establish by rule procedures for—
(A) receiving, processing, and determining
the validity of complaints concerning any failure
of a State to comply with the State plan or any
requirement of this title; and
(B) imposing sanctions under this section.
SEC. 211. PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the amount appro-
priated under section 203, the Secretary shall make a pay-
ment to a State that has an application approved by the
Secretary under section 208(d) for each fiscal year in an
amount that is equal to the allotment of the State under
section 215 for the fiscal year.
(b) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary may make payments to a State in in-
stallments, or in advance or by way of reimburse-
ment, with necessary adjustments on account of
overpayments or underpayments, as the Secretary
may determine.
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not make
the payments in a manner that prevents the State
from complying with section 208(b)(2).
(c) SPENDING OF FUNDS BY STATE.—Payments to
a State from an allotment under section 215 for a fiscal
year may be expended by the State in the fiscal year or
in the succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 212. AUDITS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—A State shall, after the close of
each program period covered by an application approved
under section 208(c), audit the expenditures of the State
during the program period from amounts received under
this title.
(b) INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.—An audit under this
section shall be conducted by an entity that is independent
of any agency administering activities that receive assist-
ance under this title and be in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards.
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after the
completion of an audit under this section, the State shall
submit a copy of the audit to the legislature of the State
and to the Secretary.
(d) REPAYMENT OF AMOUNTS.—Each State shall
repay to the United States any amounts determined
through an audit under this section to have not been ex-
pended in accordance with this title, or the Secretary may
offset the amounts against any other amount to which the
State is or may be entitled under this title.
SEC. 213. REPORT BY SECRETARY.
Not later than July 31, 1998, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, and the Committee on Agriculture,
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Commit-
tee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, of the Senate
a report that contains a summary and analysis of the data
and information provided to the Secretary in the State au-
dits submitted under section 212. The report shall include
an assessment, and if appropriate, recommendations for
Congress concerning efforts that should be undertaken to
improve agricultural assistance in the United States.
SEC. 214. NONDISCRIMINATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not provide
financial assistance for any program, project, or activity
under this title unless the grant or contract with respect
to the program, project, or activity specifically provides
that no person with responsibilities for the operation of
the program, project, or activity will discriminate with re-
spect to the program, project, or activity because of race,
creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, be-
liefs, or sexual orientation.
(b) SEX DISCRIMINATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—No person in the United
States shall on the basis of sex be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, be sub-
jected to discrimination under, or be denied employ-
ment in connection with any program, project, or ac-
tivity under this title.
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall en-
force this subsection in accordance with section 602
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–
1). Section 603 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d–2)
shall apply with respect to any action taken by the
Secretary to enforce this subsection. This subsection
shall not affect any other legal remedy that a person
may have if the person is excluded from participa-
tion in, denied the benefit of, subjected to discrimi-
nation under, or denied employment in connection
with, any program, project, or activity receiving as-
sistance under this title.
(c) HANDICAPPING CONDITION.—The Secretary shall
not provide financial assistance for any program, project,
or activity under this title unless the grant or contract
relating to the financial assistance specifically provides
that no person with responsibilities in the operation of the
program, project, or activity will discriminate against any
individual because of a handicapping condition in violation
of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 794).
SEC. 215. AMOUNTS RESERVED; ALLOTMENTS.
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term
‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Co-
lumbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) AMOUNTS RESERVED.—
(1) TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall reserve not to exceed 1⁄2 of 1 percent of
the amount appropriated under section 203 for each
fiscal year for payments to Guam, American Samoa,
the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau to be allot-
ted in accordance with their respective needs.
(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall re-
serve not more than 3 percent of the amount appro-
priated under section 203 for each fiscal year for
payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
(c) STATE ALLOTMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under section 203 for each fiscal year re-
maining after the reservations required under sub-
section (b) (referred to in this paragraph as ‘‘re-
mainder’’), subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall allot to each State an amount that is equal to
an amount that bears the same ratio to the remain-
der as the average amount the State received for
each of fiscal years 1991 through 1996 to carry out
the functions covered by section 102(1) bears to the
amount received to carry out the functions by all
States.
(2) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary may increase
the amount allotted to a State for a fiscal year
under paragraph (1) to reflect the low level of par-
ticipation by the State in agricultural price support
and production adjustment programs of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture during fiscal years 1991
through 1996.
(d) DATA AND INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall
obtain from each appropriate Federal agency, the most re-
cent data and information necessary to determine the al-
lotments required under subsection (c).
(e) SURPLUS AMOUNTS.—Any portion of an allot-
ment under subsection (c) to a State that the Secretary
determines is not required to carry out a State plan ap-
proved under section 208(c) and any amounts repaid to
the Secretary under this title, during the period for which
the allotment is made available, shall be paid to the
Treasury.
SEC. 216. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority provided by this title shall terminate
on October 1, 1999.
TITLE 
III—ELIMINATION 
OF
CERTAIN 
AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Elimination of Price
Support Programs
SEC. 301. PROHIBITION ON AGRICULTURAL PRICE SUP-
PORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion may not provide loans, purchases, payments, or other
operations or take any other action to support the price,
or adjust or control the production, of an agricultural com-
modity by using the funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration or under the authority of any law.
SEC. 302. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking section 2 (7 U.S.C. 1282); and
(2) by striking title III (7 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).
(b) RELATED PROVISIONS.—
(1) REFERENCES TO PARITY PRICES.—Section
302 of the Agricultural Act of 1948 (7 U.S.C.
1301a) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(2) TRANSFER
OF
ACREAGE
ALLOTMENTS.—
Section 706 of the Food and Agriculture Act of
1965 (7 U.S.C. 1305) is repealed.
(3) PROJECTED YIELDS.—Section 708 of the
Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1306)
is repealed.
(4) TOBACCO DEFINITION.—Section 4 of Public
Law 89–12 (7 U.S.C. 1314c note) is repealed.
(5) 
BURLEY
TOBACCO
ACREAGE
ALLOT-
MENTS.—The Act of July 12, 1952 (66 Stat. 597,
chapter 709; 7 U.S.C. 1315), is repealed.
(6) TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS SUBSEQUENT
TO
1965.—Section 703 of Public Law 89–321 (7
U.S.C. 1316) is repealed.
(7) WHEAT
DIVERSION
PROGRAMS.—Section
327 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (7
U.S.C. 1339b) is repealed.
(8) FARM
MARKETING
QUOTAS.—The Joint
Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution relating to
corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended’’, ap-
proved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and 1340), is
repealed.
(9) PRELIMINARY ALLOTMENTS.—Section 505
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 1342
note) is repealed.
(10) COTTON
ACREAGE
ALLOTMENTS.—The
Act of March 29, 1949 (63 Stat. 17, chapter 38; 7
U.S.C. 1344a), is repealed.
(11) RECONCENTRATION OF COTTON.—The Act
of June 16, 1938 (52 Stat. 762, chapter 480; 7
U.S.C. 1383a), is repealed.
(12) REQUIREMENTS FOR CORN.—Section 308
of the Agricultural Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1442) is
repealed.
(13) VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF ALLOT-
MENTS.—Section 803 of the Agricultural Act of
1970 (16 U.S.C. 590q–2) is repealed.
(14) FIELD MEASUREMENT.—Section 1112 of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
(101 Stat. 1330–8) is amended by striking sub-
section (c).
SEC. 303. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER
ACT.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714) is amended by
striking ‘‘PURPOSES.—For’’ and all that follows through
‘‘commodities, there’’ and inserting ‘‘PURPOSE.—For the
purpose of facilitating the orderly distribution of agricul-
tural commodities, products of the commodities, foods,
feeds, and fibers (collectively referred to in this Act as ‘ag-
ricultural commodities’), there’’.
(b) GENERAL POWERS.—Section 4 of the Act (15
U.S.C. 714b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (g), by inserting after ‘‘its
business’’ the following: ‘‘, except that the Corpora-
tion may not enter into any contract or agreement
to carry out a price support or production adjust-
ment program’’; and
(2) in the second sentence of subsection (h), by
striking ‘‘: And provided further, That to encourage’’
and all that follows through ‘‘such storage:’’ and in-
serting a period.
(c) SPECIFIC POWERS.—Section 5 of the Act (15
U.S.C. 714c) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f)
as subsections (a) through (e), respectively.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1208(b) of the Agriculture and
Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1736n(b)) is amended
by striking ‘‘section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section
5(e) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))’’.
(2) Section 7(4)(E) of the Joint Resolution en-
titled ‘‘Joint Resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for
other purposes’’, approved December 22, 1987 (7
U.S.C. 1736bb–6(4)(E)), is amended by striking
‘‘section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(f))’’ and inserting
‘‘section 5(e) of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))’’.
(3) Section 619 of the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C.
1738r) is amended by striking ‘‘section 5(f) of the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 5(e) of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))’’.
SEC. 304. SECTION 32.
Section 32 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the
Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), is amended by
striking ‘‘only to (1)’’ in the second sentence of the first
paragraph and all that follows through the end of the sec-
tion and inserting ‘‘only to carry out food and nutrition
programs of the Department of Agriculture’’.
SEC. 305. AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking title I (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.),
other than sections 104 and 111 (7 U.S.C. 1444a
and 1445f);
(2) by striking title II (7 U.S.C. 1446 et seq.);
(3) by striking title III (7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.);
(4) by striking title IV (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.),
other than the title heading and sections 404, 407,
412, 416, and 423 (7 U.S.C. 1424, 1427, 1429,
1431, and 1433b); and
(5) by striking title V (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.)
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Act (as
amended by subsection (a)) is further amended—
(1) by redesignating title IV as title I;
(2) by redesignating sections 104, 111, 404,
407, 412, 416, and 423 as sections 101, 102, 103,
104, 105, 106, and 107, respectively, and transfer-
ring the sections to title I (as so redesignated);
(3) in section 105 (as so redesignated)—
(A) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f),
and (g); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (c);
(4) by redesignating title VI as title II;
(5) by redesignating sections 601 through 612
as sections 201 through 212, respectively;
(6) in section 204(d) (as so redesignated)—
(A) by striking ‘‘606’’ and inserting
‘‘206’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘606(a)(4)’’ and inserting
‘‘206(a)(4)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘606(a)(2)’’ and inserting
‘‘206(a)(2)’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘607’’ and inserting
‘‘207’’;
(7) in section 205 (as so redesignated)—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘603(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘203(b)’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘604’’ and inserting ‘‘204’’; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking
‘‘606(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘206(a)’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘603(b)’’ and inserting
‘‘203(b)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘607’’ and inserting
‘‘207’’;
(8) in section 206(a) (as so redesignated), by
striking ‘‘605(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘205(a)’’;
(9) in section 207(a) (as so redesignated), by
striking ‘‘606’’ and inserting ‘‘206’’; and
(10) in section 211(b) (as so redesignated)—
(A) by striking ‘‘604’’ and inserting
‘‘204’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘605’’ and inserting
‘‘205’’.
(c) REFERENCES TO AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.—
(1) AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENTS.—Section 4609
of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of
1988 (Public Law 100–418; 7 U.S.C. 624 note) is
repealed.
(2) AMERICAN AGRICULTURE PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 1002 of the Food and Agriculture
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1310) is repealed.
(3) FARM
VALUE
OF
AGRICULTURAL
PROD-
UCTS.—Section 2513(a) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
1421c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘(including’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘1949)’’.
(4) ADVANCE RECOURSE LOANS.—Section 13 of
the Food Security Improvements Act of 1986 (7
U.S.C. 1433c–1) is repealed.
(5) CONVERSION INTO FUELS.—Section 2001
of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
1435) is repealed.
(6) REIMBURSEMENT OF CCC.—Section 412 of
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance
Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736) is amended by striking
subsection (e).
(7) HONEY ASSESSMENTS.—
(A) Section 9 of the Honey Research, Pro-
motion, and Consumer Information Act (7
U.S.C. 4608) is amended—
(i) by striking subsection (d);
(ii) by redesignating subsections (e)
through (i) as subsections (d) through (h),
respectively;
(iii) in subsection (a), by striking
‘‘(d), (e), and (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d) and
(h)’’;
(iv) in subsection (f) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and inserting
‘‘(e)’’; and
(v) in subsection (g)(1) (as so redesig-
nated)—
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘(A)’’; and
(II) by striking subparagraph
(B).
(B) Section 13(b)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
4612(b)(2)) is amended—
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing 
‘‘4608(h)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘4608(g)(1)’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing 
‘‘4608(h)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘4608(g)(1)’’.
(8) AGRICULTURAL
EMBARGO
PROTECTION.—
Section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5671) is repealed.
(9) INTEGRATED
FARM
MANAGEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822)
is amended by striking subsection (h).
(10) ESSENTIAL AGRICULTURAL USE.—Section
273 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3391a) is amended—
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2).
(11) CONSERVATION RESERVE.—
(A) HARVESTING
OR
GRAZING.—Section
1232(a)(7) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(7)) is amended by striking
‘‘and occurs’’ and all that follows through ‘‘inci-
dental grazing’’.
(B) 
RENTAL
PAYMENTS.—Section
1234(f)(3) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 3834(f)(3)) is
amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘this Act,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this Act or’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.)’’.
(12) TAXABLE
YEAR
FOR
DISASTER
PAY-
MENTS.—The second sentence of section 451(d) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ‘‘the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended,
or’’.
(13) INTEREST
PENALTIES.—Section 3902(h)
of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(14) COLORADO
RIVER
STORAGE
PROJECT.—
Section 4 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat.
107, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620c), is amended by
striking ‘‘, as defined in the Agricultural Act of
1949, or any amendment thereof,’’.
(15) SURPLUS CROPS.—Section 212 of the Rec-
lamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act
of 1992 (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4625) is
repealed.
(d) REFERENCES
TO SECTION 416 OF AGRICUL-
TURAL ACT OF 1949.—
(1) Section 4(c) of the Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–
86; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking
‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 1949’’.
(2) Section 502(a)(1) of the Hunger Prevention
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–435; 7 U.S.C. 612c
note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(3) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Com-
modity Credit Corporation to purchase flour and
cornmeal and donating same for certain domestic
and foreign purposes’’, approved August 19, 1958
(Public Law 85–683; 7 U.S.C. 1431 note), is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949, as amended’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘such section 416’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such section 107’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘section 407 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949, as amended’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 105 of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’.
(4) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the
Commodity Credit Corporation to donate dairy prod-
ucts and other agricultural commodities for use in
home economics courses’’, approved September 13,
1960 (Public Law 86–756; 7 U.S.C. 1431 note), is
amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(5) Section 2224(a) of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;
7 U.S.C. 1431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section
416(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as
amended by section 2225 of this Act)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 107(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’.
(6) Section 2226(a) of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;
7 U.S.C. 1431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section
416(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as
amended by section 2225 of this Act)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 107(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’.
(7) Section 4309 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;
7 U.S.C. 1431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section
416(d) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1431(d))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(d) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949’’.
(8) Section 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to ex-
tend and amend the Agricultural Trade Development
and Assistance Act of 1954’’, approved September 6,
1958 (7 U.S.C. 1431b), is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amend-
ed (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of
the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(9) Section 201(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
to extend the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved September 21, 1959 (7 U.S.C. 1431c(a)), is
amended by striking ‘‘section 416(3) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(a)(3)
of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’
(10) Section 205 of the Food and Agriculture
Act of 1962 (7 U.S.C. 1431d) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949, as amended, section’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act
of 1949, section’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949, as amended, will’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of
1949 will’’.
(11) Section 4310 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–418;
7 U.S.C. 1691 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section
416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1431(b))’’ each place it appears in subsections (a)(2)
and (b)(1) and inserting ‘‘section 107(b) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949’’.
(12) Section 302(b) of the Dairy and Tobacco
Adjustment Act of 1983 (Public Law 98–180; 7
U.S.C. 1727g note) is amended by striking para-
graph (3) and inserting the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) section 107 of the Agricultural Act of
1949.’’.
(13) Section 407(g)(2)(C) of the Agricultural
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7
U.S.C. 1736a(g)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 107(b) of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’.
(14) Section 1208(c) of the Agriculture and
Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1736n(c)) is amended
by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural
Act of 1949’’.
(15) Section 7(4)(B) of the Joint Resolution
entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for
other purposes’’, approved December 22, 1987 (7
U.S.C. 1736bb–6(4)(B)), is amended by striking
‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 1949’’.
(16) The first sentence of section 211(a) of the
Agricultural Trade Suspension Adjustment Act of
1980 (7 U.S.C. 4004(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’.
(17) Section 4101(8) of the Omnibus Trade
and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 5201(8))
is amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(18) Section 402 of the Mutual Security Act of
1954 (22 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amend-
ed (7 U.S.C. 1431),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of
the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(19) Section 205 of the Support for East Euro-
pean Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C.
5425) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section
416(b)(7) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1431(b)(7))’’ and inserting ‘‘section
107(b)(7) of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section
416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1431(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(b)
of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(20) The fourth sentence of section 9(c) of the
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(c)) is
amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural
Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949’’.
(21) The second sentence of section 13(h) of
the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(h))
is amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the
Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(22) Section 14(a)(2) of the National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(a)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107
of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(23) Section 17(h)(2) of the National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(h)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 416 of such Act’’ and inserting
‘‘section 107 of the Act’’.
(24) Section 8 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1777) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (63 Stat.
1058), as amended,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107 of
the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(25) Section 17(l) of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(l)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 416’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1949’’
and inserting ‘‘section 107 of the Agricultural Act of
1949’’.
(26) Section 311(a)(2) of the Older Americans
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a(a)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural Act of
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107
of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(27) Section 901b(b)(2) of the Merchant Ma-
rine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1241f(b)(2)), is
amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(28) Section 646(1) of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1987 (Public Law 99–500; 100 Stat. 1783–36),
is amended by striking ‘‘section 416(a) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949’’ and inserting ‘‘section 107(a)
of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
(29) Section 703(2) of the FREEDOM Support
Act (Public Law 102–511; 106 Stat. 3349) is
amended by striking ‘‘section 416 of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949’’.
SEC. 306. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2, and sections 8 through
8e, of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 602 and
608 through 608e–1), reenacted with amendments by the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, are re-
pealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) MARKETWIDE
SERVICE
PAYMENTS.—Sec-
tion 9 of the Food Security Improvements Act of
1986 (Public Law 99–260; 7 U.S.C. 608c note) is
repealed.
(2) ARBITRATION
OF
DISPUTES
CONCERNING
MILK.—Section 3 of the Act of June 3, 1937 (50
Stat. 248, chapter 296; 7 U.S.C. 671), is repealed.
(3) ASSESSMENTS.—Section 1999J(b) of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6409(b)) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
SEC. 307. GENERAL COMMODITY PROVISIONS.
(a) TOBACCO PESTICIDE RESIDUES.—Section 213(e)
of the Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
511r(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
(b) EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.—
(1) AVAILABILITY OF CCC COMMODITIES.—Sec-
tion 202(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act
of 1983 (Public Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is
amended—
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2);
(B) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (4).
(2) AVAILABILITY OF CCC FLOUR, CORNMEAL,
AND CHEESE.—Section 202A(a)(1) of the Act (Pub-
lic Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended—
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B);
(B) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (D).
(c) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1)(A) The total amount of payments referred to in
subparagraph (B) that a person may receive during a year
may not exceed $50,000.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to payments re-
ceived under—
‘‘(i) the conservation reserve program estab-
lished under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle
D of title XII;
‘‘(ii) the agricultural conservation program;
‘‘(iii) the forestry incentives program estab-
lished under section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103);
(3) EXPORT SALES OF DAIRY PRODUCTS.—Sec-
tion 1163 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public
Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1731 note) is repealed.
(4) DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM.—Section 3 of
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide indemnity pay-
ments to dairy farmers’’, approved August 13, 1968
(7 U.S.C. 450l), is repealed.
(b) FEED GRAINS.—
(1) RECOURSE LOAN PROGRAM FOR SILAGE.—
Section 403 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1444e–1) is repealed.
(2) CALCULATION OF REFUNDS.—Section 405
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 1445j
note) is repealed.
(3) ACREAGE DIVERSION PROGRAMS.—Section
328 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (7
U.S.C. 1339c) is repealed.
(c) SUGAR.—Section 902 of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1446 note) is re-
pealed.
SEC. 309. LIABILITY.
A provision of this subtitle or an amendment made
by this subtitle shall not affect the liability of any person
under any provision of law as in effect before the applica-