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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2590
To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture
to make prevented planted disaster payments for wheat, feed grains,
upland cotton, and rice under certain circumstances, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1993
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. MINGE, and Mr. PENNY)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to make prevented planted disaster
payments for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice
under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PREVENTED PLANTING DISASTER PAYMENTS.
(a) WHEAT.—Section 107B(c)(2) of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines
that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’
and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro-
vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’
and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and
(B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either
from being prevented from planting wheat or
other nonconserving crops or’’.
(b) FEED GRAINS.—Section 105B(c)(2) of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 1444f(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines
that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’
and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro-
vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’
and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and
(B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either
from being prevented from planting feed grains
or other nonconserving crops or’’.
(c) UPLAND COTTON.—Section 103B(c)(2) of such
Act (7 U.S.C. 1444–2(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines
that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’
and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro-
vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’
and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and
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(B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either
from being prevented from planting upland cot-
ton or other nonconserving crops or’’.
(d) RICE.—Section 101B(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1441–2(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), if the Secretary determines
that’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘control of the producers,’’
and inserting ‘‘control of the producers as pro-
vided in section 503(c)(2),’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for—’’
and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) reduced’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for reduced’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)(i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘disaster payment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘reduced yield disaster payment’’; and
(B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘either
from being prevented from planting rice or
other nonconserving crops or’’.
(e) OTHER CROPS.—Section 208(a) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 1446i(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the Secretary determines that’’;
and
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(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary may make’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary shall make’’.
(f) CROPS.—The amendments made by this section
shall be effective beginning with the 1993 crops of wheat,
feed grains, upland cotton, rice, peanuts, soybeans, sugar
beets, and sugarcane.
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