H. R. 2213
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting American agricul-
tural producers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 Corporation 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 available to
owners and producers on a farm under this section shall be propor-
tionate 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 Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law
106–224; 7 U.S.C. 1421 note) to producers of the 2000 crop of
oilseeds that previously 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 payment under sec-
tion 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 pay-
ment 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 Corporation to
provide a supplemental payment under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C.
1421 note) to eligible persons (as defined in such section) that
previously received a payment under such section.
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(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 Agricul-
tural Risk Protection Act of 2000.
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 sec-
tion 814 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as
enacted by Public Law 106–387), to producers of wool, and producers
of mohair, for the 2000 marketing year that previously received
a payment under such section. The Secretary shall adjust the pay-
ment 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 Corporation to make grants
to the several States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to
be used to support activities that promote agriculture. The amount
of the grant shall be—
(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 Secretary 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 follows:
(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.
(16) Hawaii, $1,150,000.
(17) New Jersey, $1,100,000.
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(18) Pennsylvania, $980,000.
(19) New Mexico, $900,000.
(20) Maine, $880,000.
(21) Ohio, $800,000.
(22) Indiana, $660,000.
(23) Nebraska, $640,000.
(24) Massachusetts,$640,000.
(25) Virginia, $620,000.
(26) Maryland, $500,000.
(27) Louisiana, $460,000.
(28) South Carolina, $440,000.
(29) Tennessee, $400,000.
(30) Illinois, $400,000.
(31) Oklahoma, $390,000.
(32) Alabama, $300,000.
(33) Delaware, $290,000.
(34) Mississippi, $250,000.
(35) Kansas, $210,000.
(36) Arkansas, $210,000.
(37) Missouri, $210,000.
(38) Connecticut, $180,000.
(39) Utah, $140,000.
(40) Montana, $140,000.
(41) New Hampshire, $120,000.
(42) Nevada, $120,000.
(43) Vermont, $120,000.
(44) Iowa, $100,000.
(45) West Virginia, $90,000.
(46) Wyoming, $70,000.
(47) Kentucky, $60,000.
(48) South Dakota, $40,000.
(49) Rhode Island, $40,000.
(50) Alaska, $20,000.
(c) SPECIALTY CROP PRIORITY.—As a condition on the receipt
of a grant under this section, a State shall agree to give priority
to the support of specialty crops in the use of the grant funds.
(d) SPECIALTY CROP DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘spe-
cialty crop’’ means any agricultural crop, except wheat, feed grains,
oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, and tobacco.
SEC. 8. COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
The Secretary shall use $10,000,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to make a grant to each of the several States
to be used by the States to cover direct and indirect costs related
to the processing, transportation, and distribution of commodities
to eligible recipient agencies. The grants shall be allocated to States
in the manner provided under section 204(a) of the Emergency
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)).
SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING INDEMNITY PAYMENTS
FOR COTTON PRODUCERS.
(a) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT TO STATE.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 1121 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as
contained in section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 105–277
(7 U.S.C. 1421 note)), and as amended by section 754 of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and