[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1606 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1606

  To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to lower the target price of 
 program crops in 1994 and 1995 in commodity programs operated by the 
                       Department of Agriculture.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1993

  Mr. Zimmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to lower the target price of 
 program crops in 1994 and 1995 in commodity programs operated by the 
                       Department of Agriculture.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN TARGET PRICES FOR PROGRAM CROPS IN 1994 AND 
              1995.

    (a) Wheat.--Section 107B(c)(1)(B)(iii) of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``1995 
crops.'' and inserting the following: ``1993 crops. Beginning with 1994 
crops, the established price for wheat for a crop year shall be three 
percent less than the established price for wheat for the preceding 
crop year.''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Section 105B(c)(1)(B)(iii) of the Agricultural 
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444f(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``1995 crops of corn.'' 
        and inserting the following: ``1993 crops of corn. Beginning 
        with 1994 crops, the established price for corn for a crop year 
        shall be three percent less than the established price for corn 
        for the preceding crop year.'';
            (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``per bushel.'' and 
        inserting the following: ``per bushel for the 1991, 1992, and 
        1993 crops of oats. Beginning with 1994 crops, the established 
        price for oats for a crop year shall be three percent less than 
        the established price for oats for the preceding crop year.''; 
        and
            (3) in subclause (III)--
                    (A) by striking ``1995 crops'' and inserting ``1993 
                crops''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``Beginning with 1994 crops, the established 
                price for grain sorghums for a crop year shall be three 
                percent less than the established price for grain 
                sorghums for the preceding crop year.''.
    (c) Upland Cotton.--Section 103B(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Agricultural 
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444-2(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``1995 crops.'' and inserting the following: ``1993 crops. Beginning 
with 1994 crops, the established price for upland cotton for a crop 
year shall be three percent less than the established price for upland 
cotton for the preceding crop year.''.
    (d) Rice.--Section 101B(c)(1)(B)(iii) of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441-2(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``1995 
crops.'' and inserting the following: ``1993 crops. Beginning with 1994 
crops, the established price for rice for a crop year shall be three 
percent less than the established price for rice for the preceding crop 
year.''.

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