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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Equitable Treatment of Investors
Act''.

SEC. 2. SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 1970 AMENDMENTS.

(a) Net Equity Based on Last Statement.--Section 16(11) of the
Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78lll(11)) is
amended to read as follows:
''(11) Net equity.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'net equity' means the
dollar amount of the account or accounts of a customer,
to be determined by--
''(i) calculating the sum which would have
been owed by the debtor to such customer if the
debtor had liquidated, by sale or purchase on
the filing date--
''(I) all securities positions of
such customer (other than customer name
securities reclaimed by such customer);
and
''(II) all positions in futures
contracts and options on futures
contracts held in a portfolio margining
account carried as a securities account
pursuant to a portfolio margining
program approved by the Commission,
including all property collateralizing
such positions, to the extent that such
property is not otherwise included
herein; minus
''(ii) any indebtedness of such customer to
the debtor on the filing date; plus
''(iii) any payment by such customer of
such indebtedness to the debtor which is made
with the approval of the trustee and within
such period as the trustee may determine (but
in no event more than sixty days after the
publication of notice under section 8(a)).
''(B) Treatment of certain commodity futures
contracts.--A claim for a commodity futures contract
received, acquired, or held in a portfolio margining
account pursuant to a portfolio margining program
approved by the Commission or a claim for a security
futures contract, shall be deemed to be a claim with
respect to such contract as of the filing date, and
such claim shall be treated as a claim for cash.
''(C) Treatment of accounts held by a customer in
separate capacities.--In determining net equity under
this paragraph, accounts held by a customer in separate
capacities shall be deemed to be accounts of separate
customers.
''(D) Reliance on final customer statement.--
''(i) In general.--In determining net
equity under this paragraph, the positions,
options, and contracts of a customer held by
the debtor, and any indebtedness of the
customer to the debtor, shall be determined
based on--
''(I) the information contained in
the last statement received by the
customer from the debtor before the
filing date; and
''(II) any additional specific
confirmations of the customer's
positions, options, contracts, or
indebtedness received after such last
statement but before the filing date.
''(ii) Fraud exception.--The provisions of
this subparagraph shall not apply to any
customer that--
''(I) knew the debtor was involved
in fraudulent activity with respect to
any customer of the debtor; or
''(II) was a person that--
''(aa) was, or was required
to be, registered with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission under the securities
laws (as such term is defined
under section 3(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78c(a)));
''(bb) knew, or should have
known, that the debtor was
involved in fraudulent activity
with respect to any customer of
the debtor; and
''(cc) did not notify SIPC,
the Commission, or law
enforcement personnel that the
debtor was involved in such
fraudulent activity.''.
(b) Prohibition on Certain Recoveries.--Section 8 of the Securities
Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78fff-2) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(g) Prohibition on Certain Recoveries.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, a trustee may not recover any property
transferred by the debtor to a customer before the filing date unless,
at the time of such transfer, such customer--
''(1) knew the debtor was involved in fraudulent activity
with respect to any customer of the debtor; or
''(2) was a person that--
''(A) was, or was required to be, registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
securities laws (as such term is defined under section
3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78c(a)));
''(B) knew, or should have known, that the debtor
was involved in fraudulent activity with respect to any
customer of the debtor; and
''(C) did not notify SIPC, the Commission, or law
enforcement personnel that the debtor was involved in
such fraudulent activity.''.
(c) Appointment of Trustees.--
(1) In general.--Section 5(b)(3) of the Securities Investor
Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78eee(b)(3)) is amended to
read as follows:
''(3) Appointment of trustee and attorney.--
''(A) In general.--If the court issues a protective
decree under paragraph (1), such court shall forthwith
appoint, as trustee for the liquidation of the business
of the debtor and as attorney for the trustee, such
persons as the court determines best fit to serve as
trustee and as attorney from among the persons selected
by the Commission pursuant to subparagraph (B). The
persons appointed as trustee and as attorney for the
trustee may be associated with the same firm.
''(B) Commission candidates.--With respect to a
debtor and upon the court issuing a protective decree
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall forthwith
provide the court with a list of candidates for the
position of trustee and attorney for the trustee for
such debtor.
''(C) Disinterest requirement.--No person may be
appointed to serve as trustee or attorney for the
trustee if such person is not disinterested within the
meaning of paragraph (6), except that for any specified
purpose other than to represent a trustee in conducting
a liquidation proceeding, the trustee may, with the
approval of SIPC and the court, employ an attorney who
is not disinterested.
''(D) Qualification.--A trustee appointed under
this paragraph shall qualify by filing a bond in the
manner prescribed by section 322 of title 11, United
States Code.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect with respect to trustees and attorneys
appointed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as provided under section 2(c)(2), the amendments made by
section 2 shall take effect with respect to a liquidation proceeding
under the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 that--
(1) was in progress on the date of the enactment of this
Act; or
(2) is initiated after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
[A]: Equitable Treatment of Investors Act - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of "net equity."

Declares also that, in determining net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, shall be determined based on: (1) the information contained in the last statement received by the customer from the debtor before the filing date; and (2) any additional specific confirmations of the customer's positions, options, contracts, or indebtedness received after such last statement but before the filing date.

Prohibits reliance on the final statement of the debtor to customer, however, if the customer: (1) knew the debtor was involved in fraudulent activity with respect to any of its customers; or (2) as a registrant under the securities laws, or a person required to be so registered, knew, or should have known, that the debtor was involved in such a fraudulent activity and did not notify the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), or law enforcement personnel that the debtor was so involved.

Prohibits a trustee in a liquidation proceeding from recovering any property transferred by the debtor to a customer before the filing date unless, at the time of such transfer, the customer meets the same critieria.

Transfers from SIPC to the SEC authority to nominate to a court persons for appointment as trustee for the liquidation of a debtor's business and as attorney for the trustee.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN
(SCREEN) Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SENTENCE OF SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
PREDATION AUTHORIZED.

Section 3551(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ''or'';
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; or'';
(3) inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
''(4) in the case of certain offenses, a term of special
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation as
authorized by subchapter E.''; and
(4) adding after ''in addition to any other sentence.'' the
following: ''A sentence to a term of special confinement for
the prevention of sexual predation may be imposed in addition
to a sentence to a term of imprisonment.''.

SEC. 3. SENTENCE OF SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
PREDATION.

Chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:

''SUBCHAPTER E--SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
PREDATION

''3587a. Sentence of special confinement for the prevention of sexual
predation.
''3587b. Effect of finality of judgment.
''3587c. Right to hearing.
''3587d. Hearings to determine status as a sexually dangerous person.
''3587e. Commencement of sentence.
''3587f. Definitions.
''3587g. Implementation of a sentence of special confinement for the
prevention of sexual predation.
''Sec. 3587a. Sentence of special confinement for the prevention of
sexual predation
''(a) In General.--The court may sentence to a term of special
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation a defendant who--
''(1) has been found guilty of a qualifying offense; and
''(2) has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for that
qualifying offense.
''(b) Qualifying Offenses.--For purposes of this section, a
qualifying offense is any of the following:
''(1) An offense under section 2241.
''(2) An offense under section 2242.
''(3) An offense under section 2245.
''(4) An offense under section 2251(e).
''(c) Authorized Terms.--The authorized term of special confinement
for the prevention of sexual predation is for the duration of the
defendant's life.
''Sec. 3587b. Effect of finality of judgment
''Notwithstanding the fact that a sentence to a term of special
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation can subsequently
be--
''(1) corrected under rule 35 of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure and section 3742; or
''(2) appealed and modified under section 3742;
a judgment of conviction that includes such a sentence constitutes a
final judgment for all other purposes.
''Sec. 3587c. Right to hearing
''The defendant shall have the right to a hearing to determine
whether the defendant is a sexually dangerous person. That hearing
shall be conducted not earlier than 180 days before the scheduled
release of the defendant from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons
after the term of imprisonment.
''Sec. 3587d. Hearings to determine status as a sexually dangerous
person
''(a) In General.--Any hearing to determine whether a person
sentenced to a term of special confinement for the prevention of sexual
predation is a sexually dangerous person for purposes of this
subchapter or subchapter D of chapter 229 shall be conducted as
provided under this section.
''(b) Disposition.--If the person establishes by clear and
convincing evidence that the person is not a sexually dangerous person,
the court shall set aside or terminate a sentence to a term of special
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation and order the
release of the person as soon as possible after the date that the
person is released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisones after a
term of imprisonment.
''(c) Examination and Report.--In conducting a hearing under this
section, the court shall order an examination of the defendant by a
licensed psychologist or psychiatrist to determine whether the person
is a sexually dangerous person and a report on the results of that
examination.
''(d) Rights of Person.--
''(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a hearing under
this section shall be conducted in same manner as a hearing
under section 4247(d).
''(2) The person shall have the right to have the issue of
whether that person is a sexually dangerous person determined
by a jury impanelled pursuant to chapter 121 of title 28,
United States Code.
''(e) Role of the Government.--In a hearing under this section, the
attorney for the Government may present evidence, subpoena witnesses,
and confront and cross-examine witnesses.
''Sec. 3587e. Commencement of sentence
''A sentence to a term of special confinement for the prevention of
sexual predation commences on the date that the defendant is released
from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons after a term of imprisonment.
''Sec. 3587f. Definitions
''(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter,
terms used in this subchapter have the meanings given such terms in
section 4247.
''(b) Sexually Dangerous Person.--For purposes of this subchapter,
the term 'sexually dangerous person' means an individual who has been
convicted of a sexual offense that includes violent conduct as an
element of the offense, and who suffers from a mental, behavioral, or
emotional disorder affecting the emotional or volitional capacity which
predisposes that individual toward engaging in violent sexual acts to a
degree constituting such individual a menace to the health and safety
of others.
''Sec. 3587g. Implementation of a sentence of special confinement for
the prevention of sexual predation
''The implementation of a sentence of special confinement for the
prevention of sexual predation is governed by the provisions of
subchapter D of chapter 229.''.

SEC. 4. POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION.

Chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:

''SUBCHAPTER D--SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
PREDATION

''3631. Special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation.
''3632. Annual hearings.
''3633. Definitions.
''Sec. 3631. Special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation
''(a) In General.--A person who has been sentenced to a term of
special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation pursuant to
the provisions of subchapter E of chapter 227 shall be treated as
provided under subsection (b). The person shall be committed to the
custody of the Attorney General until--
''(1) the expiration of the term imposed;
''(2) the earlier release of the person pursuant to a
hearing under section 3587d; or
''(3) the transfer of that person to the custody of a State
pursuant to subsection (c).
''(b) Placement in a Suitable Facility.--If no State assumes
custody and responsibility of the defendant under subsection (c), the
Attorney General shall place the defendant in a suitable facility for
treatment.
''(c) State Custody.--If the State in which the person was
domiciled or tried will assume custody of the person and responsibility
for carrying out the sentence of special confinement for the prevention
of sexual predation in a manner consistent with the conditions
described in section 3632, the Attorney General shall commit the
defendant to the custody of that State. The Attorney General shall make
every reasonable effort to cause that State to assume such custody and
responsibility.
''Sec. 3632. Annual hearings
''(a) Commenced by Confined Person.--The confined person has the
right to not more than one hearing under section 3587d to determine
whether the confined person is a sexually dangerous person for each
year that person is confined.
''(b) Commenced by Supervisor Certification.--Not more than once
each year, the supervisor of the facility in which the confined person
is confined may commence a hearing under section 3587d to determine
whether the confined person is a sexually dangerous person by filing
with the court a certificate stating that the supervisor believes that
person is not a sexually dangerous person.
''Sec. 3633. Definitions
''Terms used in this subchapter have the same meanings as terms
under subchapter E of chapter 227.''.

SEC. 5. SENTENCE OF SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
PREDATION IMPOSED FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.

(a) Aggravated Sexual Abuse.--Section 2241 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Additional Punishment.--Whoever commits an offense under this
section and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment shall, in addition,
be punished by special confinement for the prevention of sexual
predation for life.''.
(b) Sexual Abuse.--Section 2242 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ''Whoever commits an
offense under this section and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment
shall, in addition, be punished by special confinement for the
prevention of sexual predation for life.''.
(c) Offenses Resulting in Death.--Section 2245(a) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Whoever commits an offense under this section and is sentenced to a
term of imprisonment shall, in addition, be punished by special
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation for life.''.
(d) Sexual Exploitation of Children.--Section 2251(e) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Whoever commits an offense under this section and is sentenced to a
term of imprisonment shall, in addition, be punished by special
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation for life.''.
[A]: Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN (SCREEN) Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a court to impose on a defendant who has been convicted of a serious sex crime, including aggravated sexual abuse, sex-related murder, and sexual exploitation of children, a term of special confinement, in addition to the sentence for the underlying crime, to prevent sexual predation. Authorizes the term of such confinement to be the life of the defendant. Allows such defendant the right to one hearing per year after confinement to determine whether such defendant is a sexually dangerous person.

[Q]: 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 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 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 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 Corporation 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 persons (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.

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 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 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 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.
(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 ''specialty
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 section 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 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
(as enacted by Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-42), is amended to
read as follows:
''(b) Conditions on Payment to State.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall make the payment to the State of Georgia under subsection (a)
only if the State--
''(1) contributes $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund and agrees
to expend all amounts in the indemnity fund by not later than
January 1, 2002 (or as soon as administratively practical
thereafter), to provide compensation to cotton producers as
provided in such subsection;
''(2) requires the recipient of a payment from the indemnity
fund to repay the State, for deposit in the indemnity fund, the
amount of any duplicate payment the recipient otherwise recovers
for such loss of cotton, or the loss of proceeds from the sale of
cotton, up to the amount of the payment from the indemnity fund;
and
''(3) agrees to deposit in the indemnity fund the proceeds of
any bond collected by the State for the benefit of recipients of
payments from the indemnity fund, to the extent of such
payments.''.
(b) Additional Disbursements From the Indemnity Fund.--Subsection
(d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
''(d) Additional Disbursement to Cotton Ginners.--The State of
Georgia shall use funds remaining in the indemnity fund, after the
provision of compensation to cotton producers in Georgia under
subsection (a) (including cotton producers who file a contingent claim,
as defined and provided in section 5.1 of chapter 19 of title 2 of the
Official Code of Georgia), to compensate cotton ginners (as defined and
provided in such section) that--
''(1) incurred a loss as the result of--
''(A) the business failure of any cotton buyer doing
business in Georgia; or
''(B) the failure or refusal of any such cotton buyer to
pay the contracted price that had been agreed upon by the
ginner and the buyer for cotton grown in Georgia on or after
January 1, 1997, and had been purchased or contracted by the
ginner from cotton producers in Georgia;
''(2) paid cotton producers the amount which the cotton ginner
had agreed to pay for such cotton received from such cotton
producers in Georgia; and
''(3) satisfy the procedural requirements and deadlines
specified in chapter 19 of title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia
applicable to cotton ginner claims.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of such section is
amended by striking ''Upon the establishment of the indemnity fund, and
not later than October 1, 1999, the'' and inserting ''The''.

SEC. 10. INCREASE IN PAYMENT LIMITATIONS REGARDING LOAN DEFICIENCY
PAYMENTS AND MARKETING LOAN GAINS.

Notwithstanding section 1001(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308(1)), the total amount of the payments specified in section
1001(3) of that Act that a person shall be entitled to receive for one
or more contract commodities and oilseeds under the Agricultural Market
Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) during the 2001 crop year may
not exceed $150,000.

SEC. 11. TIMING OF, AND LIMITATION ON, EXPENDITURES.

(a) Deadline for Expenditures.--All expenditures required by this
Act shall be made not later than September 30, 2001. Any funds made
available by this Act and remaining unexpended by October 1, 2001,
shall be deemed to be unexpendable, and the authority provided by this
Act to expend such funds is rescinded effective on that date.
(b) Total Amount of Expenditures.--The total amount expended under
this Act may not exceed $5,500,000,000. If the payments required by
this Act would result in expenditures in excess of such amount, the
Secretary shall reduce such payments on a pro rata basis as necessary
to ensure that such expenditures do not exceed such amount.

SEC. 12. REGULATIONS.

(a) Promulgation.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit
Corporation, as appropriate, shall promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this Act
shall be made without regard to--
(1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title
5, United States Code;
(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture
effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices
of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known
as the ''Paperwork Reduction Act'').
(b) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying out
this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under
section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use specified Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for a market loss assistance payment to farm owners and producers who are eligible for a final FY 2001 production flexibility contract payment (such payment to be proportional to total 2001 flexibility contract payments received).(Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary to use specified CCC funds for supplemental 2000 payments to qualifying: (1) oilseed producers; (2) peanut producers; (3) wool and mohair producers; (4) tobacco producers (payments to Georgia producers may be made only if Georgia provides specified funds for such purpose); and (5) cottonseed producers and first handlers.(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to use specified CCC funds for grants to: (1) the States and Puerto Rico for agricultural promotion activities; and (2) the States (in specified amounts) for the value of specialty crop production. Defines "specialty crop" as any crop other than wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, and tobacco.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to use specified CCC funds for grants to cover State transportation, processing, and distribution costs under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.(Sec. 9) Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended by the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, respecting Cotton Producer Indemnity Fund payments to Georgia producers and ginners.(Sec. 10) Establishes a $150,000 individual limitation on 2001 loan deficiency payments and marketing loan gains.(Sec. 11) States that expenditures under this Act shall be made by September 30, 2001. Deems any funds remaining unused as of October 1, 2001, to be unexpendable. Rescinds authority to expend such funds as of that date.States that: (1) total expenditures under this Act shall not exceed $5.5 billion; and (2) payments shall be reduced on a pro rata basis if they would exceed such limitation.(Sec. 12) Directs the Secretary and the CCC to promulgate implementing regulations.