3.0.0 3740 2019-11-15T20:46:31Z 2019-11-15T20:46:31Z House H HR 2011-12-20 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:H.R. 3740.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress toprovide for the general welfare of the United States), clause3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce),and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all lawsnecessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested inCongress).[Page H10015]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-12-20T14:01:00Z 2011-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2011-12-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 N M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2011-12-20 True S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2011-12-20 True K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2011-12-20 True M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2011-12-20 True P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2011-12-20 True W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2011-12-20 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Disaster relief and insurance Agriculture and Food 00 2011-12-20 Introduced in House 2012-02-03T13:21:48Z Farmers Disaster Assistance Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make supplemental payments to agricultural producers receiving direct payments for covered commodities, direct payments for peanuts, or average crop revenue election (ACRE) payments in disaster counties that had qualifying losses for the 2011 crop year.

Sets forth related insurance requirements.

Directs the Secretary to provide grants to qualifying states through September 30, 2012, to assist specialty crop producers for losses due to excessive rainfall and related conditions affecting the 2011 crops.

Eliminates numerical and durational limitations on operating loan waivers for a farm or a ranch in a county which in 2011: (1) has been substantially affected by a natural disaster, or (2) is included in a presidentially-designated major disaster or emergency area.

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to suspend through December 31, 2013, the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for guaranteed farm operating loans in a county which in 2011: (1) has been substantially affected by a natural disaster, or (2) is included in a presidentially-designated major disaster or emergency area.

]]> Farmers Disaster Assistance Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Farmers Disaster Assistance Act of 2011 Display Title Farmers Disaster Assistance Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To provide supplemental emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers for certain crop losses during the 2011 crop year, to eliminate limitations on certain waivers for borrowers eligible for direct farm operating loans, and to suspend the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for guaranteed farm operating loans, for farming or ranching operations in counties subject to a disaster declaration issued in 2011. Introduced in House 2011-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3740ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3740ih.xml 2011-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.