IIB
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2213
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 26, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry
AN ACT
To respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely
affecting American agricultural producers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
shall, 
to 
the 
maximum 
extent 
practicable, 
use
$4,622,240,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to make a market loss assistance payment to
owners and producers on a farm that are eligible for a
final payment for fiscal year 2001 under a production
flexibility contract for the farm under the Agriculture
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of assistance made avail-
able to owners and producers on a farm under this section
shall be proportionate to the amount of the total contract
payments received by the owners and producers for fiscal
year 2001 under a production flexibility contract for the
farm under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL OILSEEDS PAYMENT.
The Secretary shall use $423,510,000 of funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to make a supplemental
payment under section 202 of the Agricultural Risk Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 1421
note) to producers of the 2000 crop of oilseeds that pre-
viously received a payment under such section.
SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL PEANUT PAYMENT.
The Secretary shall use $54,210,000 of funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to provide a supplemental
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payment under section 204(a) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C.
1421 note) to producers of quota peanuts or additional
peanuts for the 2000 crop year that previously received
a payment under such section. The Secretary shall adjust
the payment rate specified in such section to reflect the
amount made available for payments under this section.
SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL TOBACCO PAYMENT.
(a) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall
use $129,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to provide a supplemental payment under section
204(b) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000
(Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 1421 note) to eligible per-
sons (as defined in such section) that previously received
a payment under such section.
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR GEORGIA.—The Secretary
may make payments under this section to eligible persons
in Georgia only if the State of Georgia agrees to use the
sum of $13,000,000 to make payments at the same time,
or subsequently, to the same persons in the same manner
as provided for the Federal payments under this section,
as required by section 204(b)(6) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000.
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SEC. 5. SUPPLEMENTAL WOOL AND MOHAIR PAYMENT.
The Secretary shall use $16,940,000 of funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to provide a supplemental
payment under section 814 of the Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public
Law 106–387), to producers of wool, and producers of mo-
hair, for the 2000 marketing year that previously received
a payment under such section. The Secretary shall adjust
the payment rate specified in such section to reflect the
amount made available for payments under this section.
SEC. 6. SUPPLEMENTAL COTTONSEED ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary shall use $84,700,000 of funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to provide supplemental
assistance under section 204(e) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C.
1421 note) to producers and first-handlers of the 2000
crop of cottonseed that previously received assistance
under such section.
SEC. 7. SPECIALTY CROPS.
(a) BASE STATE GRANTS.—The Secretary shall use
$26,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion to make grants to the several States and the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico to be used to support activities
that promote agriculture. The amount of the grant shall
be—
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(1) $500,000 to each of the several States; and
(2) $1,000,000 to the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
(b) GRANTS FOR VALUE OF PRODUCTION.—The Sec-
retary shall use $133,400,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to make a grant to each of the several
States in an amount that represents the proportion of the
value of specialty crop production in the State in relation
to the national value of specialty crop production, as fol-
lows:
(1) California, $63,320,000.
(2) Florida, $16,860,000.
(3) Washington, $9,610,000.
(4) Idaho, $3,670,000.
(5) Arizona, $3,430,000.
(6) Michigan, $3,250,000.
(7) Oregon, $3,220,000.
(8) Georgia, $2,730,000.
(9) Texas, $2,660,000.
(10) New York, $2,660,000.
(11) Wisconsin, $2,570,000.
(12) North Carolina, $1,540,000.
(13) Colorado, $1,510,000.
(14) North Dakota, $1,380,000.
(15) Minnesota, $1,320,000.