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SECTION 1. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE.

    The first section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 33. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Definition of Firefighting Personnel.--In this section, the 
term `firefighting personnel' means individuals, including volunteers, 
who are firefighters, officers of fire departments, or emergency 
medical service personnel of fire departments.
    ``(b) Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Authority.--In accordance with this section, the 
        Administrator may--
                    ``(A) make grants on a competitive basis directly 
                to fire departments of a State, in consultation with 
                the chief executive of the State, for the purpose of 
                protecting the health and safety of the public, 
                firefighting personnel, and property against fire and 
                fire-related hazards; and
                    ``(B) provide assistance for fire prevention 
                programs in accordance with paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Office for administration of assistance.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Before providing assistance 
                under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall establish 
                an office in the Administration to administer the 
                assistance under this section.
                    ``(B) Included duties.--The duties of the office 
                shall include the following:
                            ``(i) Recipient selection criteria.--To 
                        establish specific criteria for the selection 
                        of recipients of the assistance under this 
                        section, including a requirement for peer 
                        review of the selection process.
                            ``(ii) Grant-writing assistance.--To 
                        provide grant-writing assistance to applicants.
            ``(3) Use of fire department grant funds.--The 
        Administrator may make a grant under paragraph (1)(A) only if 
        the applicant for the grant agrees to use the grant funds for 
        one or more of the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To hire additional firefighting personnel.
                    ``(B) To train firefighting personnel in 
                firefighting, emergency response (including response to 
                a terrorism incident or use of a weapon of mass 
                destruction), arson prevention and detection, or the 
                handling of hazardous materials, or to train 
                firefighting personnel to provide any of the training 
                described in this subparagraph.
                    ``(C) To fund the creation of rapid intervention 
                teams to protect firefighting personnel at the scenes 
                of fires and other emergencies.
                    ``(D) To certify fire inspectors.
                    ``(E) To establish wellness and fitness programs 
                for firefighting personnel to ensure that the 
                firefighting personnel can carry out their duties.
                    ``(F) To fund emergency medical services provided 
                by fire departments.
                    ``(G) To acquire additional firefighting vehicles, 
                including fire trucks.
                    ``(H) To acquire additional firefighting equipment, 
                including equipment for communications, monitoring, and 
                response to a terrorism incident or use of a weapon of 
                mass destruction.
                    ``(I) To acquire personal protective equipment 
                required for firefighting personnel by the Occupational 
                Safety and Health Administration, and other personal 
                protective equipment for firefighting personnel, 
                including protective equipment to respond to a 
                terrorism incident or the use of a weapon of mass 
                destruction.
                    ``(J) To modify fire stations, fire training 
                facilities, and other facilities to protect the health 
                and safety of firefighting personnel.
                    ``(K) To enforce fire codes.
                    ``(L) To fund fire prevention programs.
                    ``(M) To educate the public about arson prevention 
                and detection.
                    ``(N) To provide incentives for the recruitment and 
                retention of volunteer firefighting personnel for 
                volunteer firefighting departments and other 
                firefighting departments that utilize volunteers, 
                including funding to enable training described in 
                subparagraph (B).
            ``(4) Fire prevention programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, the 
                Administrator shall use not less than 5 percent of the 
                funds made available under subsection (e)--
                            ``(i) to make grants to fire departments 
                        for the purpose described in paragraph (3)(L); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) to make grants to, or enter into 
                        contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
                        national, State, local, or community 
                        organizations that are recognized for their 
                        experience and expertise with respect to fire 
                        prevention or fire safety programs and 
                        activities, for the purpose of carrying out 
                        fire prevention programs.
                    ``(B) Priority.--In selecting organizations 
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii) to receive assistance 
                under this paragraph, the Administrator shall give 
                priority to organizations that focus on prevention of 
                injuries to children from fire.
            ``(5) Application.--The Administrator may provide 
        assistance to a fire department or organization under this 
        subsection only if the fire department or organization seeking 
        the assistance submits to the Administrator an application that 
        meets the following requirements:
                    ``(A) Form.--The application shall be in such form 
                as the Administrator may require.
                    ``(B) Information.--The application shall include 
                the following information:
                            ``(i) Financial need.--Information that 
                        demonstrates the financial need of the 
                        applicant for the assistance for which applied. 
                        In allocating funds under this section, the 
                        Administrator shall not discriminate against an 
                        applicant whose funding jurisdiction places a 
                        high budget priority on fire department needs.
                            ``(ii) Cost-benefit analysis.--An analysis 
                        of the costs and benefits, with respect to 
                        public safety, of the use of the assistance.
                            ``(iii) Reporting systems data.--An 
                        agreement to provide information to the 
                        national fire incident reporting system for the 
                        period covered by the assistance.
                            ``(iv) Other information.--Any other 
                        information that the Administrator may require.
            ``(6) Non-federal contribution.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Administrator may provide assistance under this 
                subsection only if the applicant for the assistance 
                agrees to provide 30 percent of the cost of the 
                purposes for which the assistance is sought under this 
                subsection in non-Federal funds for any fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Requirement for small community 
                organizations.--In the case of an applicant whose 
                personnel serve jurisdictions of 50,000 or fewer 
residents, the required non-Federal contribution under subparagraph (A) 
shall be 10 percent.
            ``(7) Maintenance of expenditures.--The Administrator may 
        provide assistance under this subsection only if the applicant 
        for the assistance agrees to maintain in the fiscal year for 
        which the assistance will be received the applicant's aggregate 
        expenditures for the uses described in paragraph (3) or (4) at 
        or above the average level of such expenditures in the two 
        fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the assistance 
        will be received.
            ``(8) Report to the administrator.--The Administrator may 
        provide assistance under this subsection only if the applicant 
        for the assistance agrees to submit to the Administrator a 
        report, including a description of how the assistance was used, 
        with respect to each fiscal year for which the assistance was 
        received.
            ``(9) Variety of fire department grant recipients.--The 
        Administrator shall ensure that grants under paragraph (1)(A) 
        for a fiscal year are made to a variety of fire departments, 
        including, to the extent that there are eligible applicants--
                    ``(A) career, volunteer, and combination fire 
                departments;
                    ``(B) fire departments located in communities of 
                varying sizes; and
                    ``(C) fire departments located in urban, suburban, 
                and rural communities.
            ``(10) Grant limitations.--
                    ``(A) Recipient limitation.--A grant recipient 
                under this section may not receive more than $750,000 
                under this section for any fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Limitation on expenditures for firefighting 
                vehicles.--Not more than 25 percent of the funds 
                appropriated to provide grants under this section for a 
                fiscal year may be used to assist grant recipients to 
                purchase vehicles, as authorized by paragraph (3)(G).
            ``(11) Reservation of grant funds for volunteer 
        departments.--In making grants to firefighting departments, the 
        Administrator shall ensure that those firefighting departments 
        that have either all-volunteer forces of firefighting personnel 
        or combined forces of volunteer and career firefighting 
        personnel collectively receive at least a proportion of the 
        total grant funding that equals the proportion of the United 
        States population that those firefighting departments protect.
    ``(c) Audits.--A recipient of a grant under this section shall be 
subject to audits to ensure that the grant proceeds are expended for 
the intended purposes and that the grant recipient complies with the 
requirements of paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (b).
    ``(d) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' includes 
the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Administrator $900,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
        2002 through 2004 for the purposes of this section.
            ``(2) Administrative expenses.--Of the funds appropriated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Administrator 
        may use not more than five percent of the funds to cover 
        salaries and expenses and other administrative costs incurred 
        by the Administrator to operate the office established under 
        subsection (b)(2) and make grants and provide assistance under 
        this section.''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    The second section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2230) and section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
2231) are redesignated as sections 34 and 35, respectively.

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Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to competitive grants to fire departments by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) U.S. Fire Administration. Adds protection of property to the list of grant purposes.Requires the grant administration office to require peer review of the grant recipient selection process.Adds funding for training as a volunteer recruitment and retention incentive among the proper uses of grant funds.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency 
Agricultural Response Act of 1998''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Use of disaster reserve authority to provide disaster 
                            assistance to certain producers.
Sec. 3. Increase in loan rates for marketing assistance loans for 
                            certain crops.
Sec. 4. Extension of marketing assistance loans.
Sec. 5. Reinstatement of farmer-owned reserve program.
Sec. 6. Strategic food reserve of loan commodities.
Sec. 7. Improved delivery of Farm Service Agency services at local and 
                            area level.
Sec. 8. Temporary conservation reserve to respond to disease 
                            infestations.
Sec. 9. Special crop insurance rules for counties subject to disaster 
                            declaration.
Sec. 10. Doubling of budget authority and appropriations for direct 
                            loan, loan guarantee, and interest rate 
                            reduction programs for fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 2. USE OF DISASTER RESERVE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DISASTER 
              ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN PRODUCERS.

    (a) Provision of Assistance.--Section 813(a) of the Agricultural 
Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``The Secretary shall use funds appropriated for the purposes of 
this section to make cash payments to agricultural producers to augment 
crop insurance benefits for the purpose of alleviating distress caused 
by multiple year crop losses.''
    (b) Appropriations.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,200,000,000 for the 
reserve established under section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 
(7 U.S.C. 1427a).
    (c) Designation of Emergency.--The amount appropriated under 
subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent that the President 
submits to Congress an official budget request for a specific dollar 
amount that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
an emergency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.). The 
entire amount of the funds is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN LOAN RATES FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR 
              CERTAIN CROPS.

    (a) Wheat.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Agricultural 
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended by striking paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate.--Subject to paragraph (2), the loan rate 
        for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for wheat 
        shall be equal to the greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of wheat, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of wheat, excluding the 
                year in which the average price was the highest and the 
                year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
                period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of wheat, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
                was the highest and the year in which the average price 
                was the lowest in the period.''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate for corn.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for 
        corn shall be equal to the greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of corn, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of corn, excluding the 
                year in which the average price was the highest and the 
                year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
                period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of corn, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
was the highest and the year in which the average price was the lowest 
in the period.''.
    (c) Upland Cotton.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by 
striking ``or more than $0.5192 per pound''.
    (d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--The loan rate for a marketing 
assistance loan under section 131 for extra long staple cotton shall be 
equal to the greater of--
            ``(1) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the 
        Secretary, during 3 years of the 5-year period ending July 31 
        of the year preceding the year in which the crop is planted, 
        excluding the year in which the average price was the highest 
        and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
        period; and
            ``(2) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the 
        Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing years, 
        excluding the year in which the average price was the highest 
        and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
        period.''.
    (e) Rice.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(e) Rice.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under 
section 131 for rice shall be equal to the greater of--
            ``(1) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of rice, as determined by the Secretary, during the 
        marketing years for the immediately preceding 5 crops of rice, 
        excluding the year in which the average price was the highest 
        and the year in which the average price was the lowest in the 
        period; and
            ``(2) 85 percent of the simple average price received by 
        producers of rice, as determined by the Secretary, during the 
        1994 through 1998 marketing years, excluding the year in which 
        the average price was the highest and the year in which the 
        average price was the lowest in the period; and
            ``(3) $6.50 per hundredweight.''.
    (f) Oilseeds.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended by 
striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(1) Soybeans.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
        loan under section 131 for soybeans shall be equal to the 
        greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of soybeans, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of soybeans, excluding 
                the year in which the average price was the highest and 
                the year in which the average price was the lowest in 
                the period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of soybeans, as determined by the 
                Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
                was the highest and the year in which the average price 
                was the lowest in the period.
            ``(2) Sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard 
        seed, and flaxseed.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
        loan under section 131 for sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, 
        safflower, mustard seed, and flaxseed, individually, shall be 
        equal to the greater of--
                    ``(A) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of such oilseed, as determined by 
                the Secretary, during the marketing years for the 
                immediately preceding 5 crops of such oilseed, 
                excluding the year in which the average price was the 
                highest and the year in which the average price was the 
                lowest in the period; and
                    ``(B) 85 percent of the simple average price 
                received by producers of such oilseed, as determined by 
                the Secretary, during the 1994 through 1998 marketing 
                years, excluding the year in which the average price 
                was the highest and the year in which the average price 
                was the lowest in the period.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.

    Section 133 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 
7233) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(c) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the term of marketing 
assistance loans made to producers under this subtitle for any loan 
commodity for a 6-month period if the Secretary determines that the 
extension will promote the orderly delivery of the loan commodity, 
materially reduce program costs to the Government, or result in a 
significant improvement in income for producers.''.

SEC. 5. REINSTATEMENT OF FARMER-OWNED RESERVE PROGRAM.

    Section 171(b)(1) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
U.S.C. 7301(b)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).

SEC. 6. STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVE OF LOAN COMMODITIES.

    Subtitle C of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 138. STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVE.

    ``(a) Reserve Required.--The Secretary shall build a reserve stock 
of a loan commodity whenever prices for that commodity fall below 75 
percent of the loan rate for marketing assistance loans for that 
commodity.
    ``(b) Methods of Acquisition.--Loan commodities for inclusion in 
the reserve may be acquired--
            ``(1) through purchases--
                    ``(A) from producers; or
                    ``(B) in the market, if the Secretary determines 
                that the purchases will not unduly disrupt the market; 
                or
            ``(2) by designation by the Secretary of stocks of loan 
        commodities of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
    ``(c) Release of Eligible Commodities.--The Secretary may release 
stocks of a loan commodity in the reserve only when there is such a 
domestic shortage of the loan commodity that--
            ``(1) widespread concern exists about the supply of 
        affordable food for residents of the United States; and
            ``(2) prices for the commodity exceed 200 percent of the 
        loan rate for marketing assistance loans for the commodity.
    ``(d) Administration.--To the maximum extent practicable consistent 
with the fulfillment of the purposes of this section and the effective 
and efficient administration of this section, the Secretary shall use 
the usual and customary channels, facilities, arrangements, and 
practices of trade and commerce to release stocks of a loan commodity 
maintained in the reserve. The Secretary shall administer the release 
of stocks from the reserve so as to ensure that the prices received by 
agricultural producers of that commodity are not depressed as a result 
of the release.
    ``(e) Limitation on Total Quantity Acquired.--The Secretary may not 
acquire for inclusion in the reserve more than 25 percent of the 
average annual production of a loan commodity.
    ``(f) Management of Commodities.--The Secretary shall provide--
            ``(1) for the management of loan commodities in the 
        reserve, including the selection of storage locations; and
            ``(2) for the periodic rotation or replacement of stocks of 
        loan commodities in the reserve to avoid spoilage and 
        deterioration of the commodities.
    ``(g) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The funds, facilities, 
and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used by 
the Secretary in carrying out this section, except that any restriction 
applicable to the acquisition, storage, or disposition of commodities 
owned or controlled by the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not 
apply.''.

SEC. 7. IMPROVED DELIVERY OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY SERVICES AT LOCAL AND 
              AREA LEVEL.

    (a) Transfer of Funds for Fiscal Year 1999.--To ensure the prompt 
response of the Farm Service Agency during fiscal year 1999 to requests 
submitted by producers, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to 
the Farm Service Agency from other appropriations or funds available to 
the agencies or corporations of the Department of Agriculture an amount 
equal to not more than 25 percent of the operating budget for that 
fiscal year of local and area offices of the Farm Service Agency. 
Amounts transferred under this subsection may be used only for 
activities at local and area offices of the Farm Service Agency.
    (b) Subsequent Years.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall include 
in the materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget request 
for the Department of Agriculture for each fiscal year a certification 
that the amount requested for the operation of local and area offices 
of the Farm Service Agency will be sufficient to meet the expected 
needs of agricultural producers for services.

SEC. 8. TEMPORARY CONSERVATION RESERVE TO RESPOND TO DISEASE 
              INFESTATIONS.

    Subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1256 the following 
new section:

``SEC. 1257. THREE-YEAR CONSERVATION RESERVE FOR DISEASED CROPLANDS.

    ``(a) Reserve Required.--Using the authority provided in subchapter 
B, the Secretary shall formulate and carry out the enrollment of lands 
described in subsection (b) in a conservation reserve program through 
the use of contracts to assist owners and operators of such lands to 
combat plant diseases that have devastated the lands.
    ``(b) Eligible Lands.--The Secretary shall include in the program 
only those croplands that have been devastated by a plant disease for 
which effective responses are reasonably anticipated within four years, 
but are otherwise suitable for the production of crops or livestock.
    ``(c) Term of Contract.--A contract under this section shall have a 
term of three years.''.

SEC. 9. SPECIAL CROP INSURANCE RULES FOR COUNTIES SUBJECT TO DISASTER 
              DECLARATION.

    (a) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance.--For purposes of administering the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for producers 
operating in a county described in subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Agriculture may not--
            (1) include the producer in any nonstandard classification 
        list on account of the inclusion of the county in a designated 
        disaster area; or
            (2) determine, without the consent of the producer, the 
        actual production history of the producer using production 
        records of any crop year during which the county was included 
        in a designated disaster area.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a disaster that 
the Secretary of Agriculture determines is a reoccurring, frequent, and 
well-known risk of farming in the locale, and the risks cannot 
reasonably be expected to be controlled or eliminated by crop 
protection efforts within a 7-year period.
    (c) Covered Counties.--This section applies with respect to a 
county that is included in whole or in part in a designated disaster 
area.
    (d) Designated Disaster Area Defined.--In this section, the term 
``designated disaster area'' means an area--
            (1) covered by a Presidential declaration of major disaster 
        issued under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) on account 
        of damaging weather or a related condition in the area; or
            (2) determined to be a disaster area by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture under subpart A of part 1945 of title 7, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, on account of damaging weather or a 
        related condition in the area.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply beginning with the 
1999 crop year for each commodity that is grown in a covered county and 
for which multi-peril crop insurance is generally available in the 
United States.

SEC. 10. DOUBLING OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR DIRECT 
              LOAN, LOAN GUARANTEE, AND INTEREST RATE REDUCTION 
              PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

    (a) Budget Authority.--
            (1) Direct loan and loan guarantee programs.--Section 
        346(b)(1)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)(D)) is amended by striking 
        ``$3,325,000,000'', ``$585,000,000'', ``$85,000,000'', 
        ``$500,000,000'', $2,740,000,000'', ``$690,000,000'', and 
        ``$2,050,000,000'' and inserting ``$6,650,000'', 
        ``$1,170,000,000'', ``$170,000,000'', ``$1,000,000,000'', 
        ``$5,480,000,000'', ``$1,380,000,000'', and ``$4,100,000,000'', 
        respectively.
            (2) Interest rate reduction program.--Section 351 of such 
        Act (7 U.S.C. 1999) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``4'' and 
                inserting ``8''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking 
                ``$490,000,000'' and inserting ``$980,000,000''.
    (b) Appropriations.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999:
            (1) For gross obligations for the principal amount of 
        direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 308 and 
        309 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to be 
        available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, 
        as follows:
                    (A) Farm ownership loans, $1,021,298,000, of which 
                $850,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans.
                    (B) Operating loans, $3,576,756,000, of which 
                $1,985,812,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
                loans and $470,000,000 shall be for subsidized 
                guaranteed loans.
            (2) For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
        the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows:
                    (A) Farm ownership loans, $39,160,000, of which 
                $13,516,000 shall be for guaranteed loans.
                    (B) Operating loans, $140,674,000, of which 
                $23,036,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans 
                and $41,078,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed 
                loans.

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Emergency Agricultural Response Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to authorize the use of disaster reserve authority to augment crop insurance benefits for producers affected by multiple year crop losses.  Appropriates funds subject to presidential emergency budget designation. 
(Sec. 3) Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to revise marketing assistance loan rates for:  (1) wheat; (2) feed grains (corn); (3) upland cotton; (4) extra long staple cotton; (5) rice; and (6) oilseeds.  Authorizes six-month loan extensions. 
(Sec. 5) Repeals the temporary suspension of the farmer owned reserve program. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to build and manage a reserve stock of a loan commodity whenever such commodity's prices fall below 75 percent of its marketing assistance loan rate. 
(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer specified Department of Agriculture funds to the Farm Service Agency in order to improve local and area Agency services. 
(Sec. 8) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to carry out a three-year conservation reserve for certain diseased croplands. 
(Sec. 9) Sets forth specified crop insurance rules for disaster- designated counties. 
(Sec. 10) Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase FY 1999 budget authority and appropriations for direct loan, loan guarantee, and interest rate reduction programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Yerington Land Conveyance and 
Sustainable Development Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the city of Yerington, Nevada, which has an 
        unemployment rate of 16 percent, has the highest unemployment 
        rate in the State of Nevada;
            (2) for over 4 years, the city of Yerington and Lyon 
        County, Nevada, have been working with private business 
        partners to develop a sustainable development plan that would 
        enable all parties to benefit from the use of private land 
        adjacent to the city of Yerington for potential commercial and 
        industrial development, mining activities, recreation 
        opportunities, and the expansion of community and cultural 
        events;
            (3) the sustainable development plan referred to in 
        paragraph (2) requires the conveyance of certain Federal land 
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the City for 
        consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of 
        the Federal land;
            (4) the Federal land to be conveyed to the City under the 
        sustainable development plan has very few environmental, 
        historical, wildlife, or cultural resources of value to the 
        public, but is appropriate for responsible development;
            (5) the Federal land that would be conveyed to the City 
        under the sustainable development plan--
                    (A) is adjacent to the boundaries of the City; and
                    (B) would be used--
                            (i) to enhance recreational, cultural, 
                        commercial, and industrial development 
                        opportunities in the City;
                            (ii) for future economic development, 
                        regional use, and as an open space buffer to 
                        the City; and
                            (iii) to allow the City to provide critical 
                        infrastructure services;
            (6) commercial and industrial development of the Federal 
        land would enable the community to benefit from the 
        transportation, power, and water infrastructure that would be 
        put in place with the concurrent development of commercial and 
        industrial operations;
            (7) the conveyance of the Federal land would--
                    (A) help the City and County to grow; and
                    (B) provide additional tax revenue to the City and 
                County;
            (8) industrial and commercial development of the Federal 
        land would create thousands of long-term, high-paying jobs for 
        the City and County; and
            (9) the Lyon County Commission and the City unanimously 
        approved resolutions in support of the conveyance of the 
        Federal land because the conveyance would facilitate a 
        sustainable model for long-term economic and industrial 
        development.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Yerington, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the land 
        located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada, that is 
        identified on the map as ``City of Yerington Sustainable 
        Development Conveyance Lands''.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act'' 
        and dated May 31, 2012.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, NEVADA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this title, subject to valid existing rights, and notwithstanding 
the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary shall convey to the City, subject to the City's agreement 
and in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the fair market 
value of the Federal land, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land identified on the map.
    (b) Appraisal To Determine of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land to be 
conveyed--
            (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance 
        with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including--
                    (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
                Land Acquisition; and
                    (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
                Practice.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    (d) Applicable Law.--Beginning on the date on which the Federal 
land is conveyed to the City, the development of and conduct of 
activities on the Federal land shall be subject to all applicable 
Federal laws (including regulations).
    (e) Administrative Costs.--The City shall be responsible for all 
survey, appraisal, and other administrative costs associated with the 
conveyance of the Federal land to the City under this title.

SEC. 5. RELEASE OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Upon making the conveyance under section 4, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the United States is released from any and all 
liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, 
release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, 
contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product of 
any kind), solid waste, mine materials or mining related features 
(including tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, pits, or 
other hazards resulting from the presence of mining related features) 
on the Federal Land in existence on or before the date of the 
conveyance.

Ex Output:

Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, all interest of the United States in the federal lands located in Lyon and Mineral Counties, Nevada, identified as "City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands" in exchange for consideration in an amount that is equal to their fair market value.

Makes the city of Yerington responsible for all survey, appraisal, and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance of such lands.

Releases the United States, upon such conveyance, from liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative thereof), solid waste, mine materials, or mining- related features on the federal land in existence on or before the date of the conveyance.