[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3829 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3829

  To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency crop loss 
  assistance available to agricultural producers to cover production 
losses incurred in the 1992 through 1995 crop years as a result of the 
    destruction of papaya, banana, and other fruit-bearing trees by 
             Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 1994

  Mrs. Mink introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency crop loss 
  assistance available to agricultural producers to cover production 
losses incurred in the 1992 through 1995 crop years as a result of the 
    destruction of papaya, banana, and other fruit-bearing trees by 
             Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar.

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

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE FOR DESTRUCTION OF FRUIT-
              BEARING TREES IN 1992 NATURAL DISASTERS.

    (a) Application of Section.--This section shall apply with respect 
to the provision of emergency crop loss assistance using funds made 
available for such purpose pursuant to the undesignated section 
(relating to disaster assistance) under the heading ``Commodity Credit 
Corporation'' in chapter I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 
1993 (Public Law 103-50; 107 Stat. 241) and pursuant to the 
undesignated section (relating to the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Fund) under the heading ``Commodity Credit Corporation'' in chapter I 
of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Relief From the Major, 
Widespread Flooding in the Midwest Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-75; 107 
Stat. 741).
    (b) Consideration of Long-Term Fruit Crop Losses.--In making 
emergency crop loss assistance available to agricultural producers for 
crop losses resulting from the destruction of papaya, banana, and other 
fruit-bearing trees by Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar in 
1992, the Secretary of Agriculture shall calculate the amount of such 
assistance by taking into consideration production losses occurring not 
only in the crop year in which the trees were destroyed but also 
production losses occurring in the crop years 1993 through 1995 as a 
direct result of the destruction of the trees. In determining 
production losses for the crop years 1993 through 1995, the Secretary 
shall use an average of the actual production history of the destroyed 
trees of the producer for the crop years 1989 through 1991, to the 
extent such production history is available. The Secretary shall reduce 
the production losses determined for crop year 1993, 1994, or 1995 by 
the amount, if any, of the harvest taken in that crop year from trees 
planted to replace the trees destroyed in 1992.
    (c) Requirement To Plant Replacement Trees.--To be eligible for 
emergency crop loss assistance under this section with respect to 
papaya, banana, or other fruit-bearing trees destroyed by Hurricane 
Andrew or Iniki or Typhoon Omar, an agricultural producer shall be 
required to plant sufficient seedlings to replace the destroyed trees.
    (d) Time for Application.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
provide not less than a 30-day period within which agricultural 
producers may apply for emergency crop loss assistance under this 
section.

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