[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 782 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 782

 To reduce spending for agricultural programs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 7 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reduce spending for agricultural programs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.
                    TITLE I--PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Repayment of marketing loans.
Sec. 102. Reduction of deficiency payments.
Sec. 103. Elimination of 0/92 and 50/92 programs.
Sec. 104. Increase in marketing assessments.
Sec. 105. Strengthening payment limitations.
Sec. 106. Elimination of wool and mohair price support program.
Sec. 107. Elimination of honey price support program.
Sec. 108. Powers of Commodity Credit Corporation.
Sec. 109. Technical amendments.
Sec. 110. Transition provision.
Sec. 111. Effective date.
                 TITLE II--OTHER AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

Sec. 201. Elimination of Rural Electrification Administration.
Sec. 202. Imposition of user fees for certain agricultural services.
Sec. 203. Reimbursement for meat and poultry inspection services for 
                            overtime and services in excess of one 
                            shift.
Sec. 204. Elimination of below-cost timber sales from national forests.

                    TITLE I--PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. REPAYMENT OF MARKETING LOANS.

    (a) Wheat.--Section 107B(a)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
U.S.C. 1445b-3a(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Repayment.--If the Secretary permits a 
                producer to repay a loan at a level authorized under 
                this paragraph and the producer elects to repay the 
                loan at the level, the producer shall repay the loan in 
                cash and may not forfeit a commodity pledged to secure 
                the loan.''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Section 105B(a)(4) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1444f(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Repayment.--If the Secretary permits a 
                producer to repay a loan at a level authorized under 
                this paragraph and the producer elects to repay the 
                loan at the level, the producer shall repay the loan in 
                cash and may not forfeit a commodity pledged to secure 
                the loan.''.
    (c) Cotton.--Section 103B(a)(5) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444-2(a)(5)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) Repayment.--If the Secretary permits a 
                producer to repay a loan at a level authorized under 
                this paragraph and the producer elects to repay the 
                loan at the level, the producer shall repay the loan in 
                cash and may not forfeit a commodity pledged to secure 
                the loan.''.
    (d) Rice.--Section 101B(a)(5) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1441-2(a)(5)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Repayment.--If the Secretary permits a 
                producer to repay a loan at a level authorized under 
                this paragraph and the producer elects to repay the 
                loan at the level, the producer shall repay the loan in 
                cash and may not forfeit a commodity pledged to secure 
                the loan.''.
    (e) Oilseeds.--Section 205(d) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1446f(d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Repayment.--If the Secretary permits a producer to 
        repay a loan at a level authorized under this subsection and 
        the producer elects to repay the loan at the level, the 
        producer shall repay the loan in cash and may not forfeit a 
        commodity pledged to secure the loan.''.

SEC. 102. REDUCTION OF DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.

    (a) Wheat.--Clause (iii) of section 107B(c)(1)(B) of the 
Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended 
to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) Minimum established price.--The 
                        established price for wheat shall not be less 
                        than--
                                    ``(I) in the case of each of the 
                                1991 through 1993 crops, $4.00 per 
                                bushel;
                                    ``(II) in the case of the 1994 
                                crop, $3.88 per bushel;
                                    ``(III) in the case of the 1995 
                                crop, $3.76 per bushel;
                                    ``(IV) in the case of the 1996 
                                crop, $3.65 per bushel;
                                    ``(V) in the case of the 1997 crop, 
                                $3.54 per bushel; and
                                    ``(VI) in the case of the 1998 
                                crop, $3.43 per bushel.''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Subclauses (I) through (III) of section 
105B(c)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444f(c)(1)(B)(iii)) are 
amended to read as follows:
                                    ``(I) Corn.--The established price 
                                for corn shall not be less than--
                                            ``(aa) in the case of each 
                                        of the 1991 through 1993 crops, 
                                        $2.75 per bushel;
                                            ``(bb) in the case of the 
                                        1994 crop, $2.67 per bushel;
                                            ``(cc) in the case of the 
                                        1995 crop, $2.59 per bushel;
                                            ``(dd) in the case of the 
                                        1996 crop, $2.51 per bushel;
                                            ``(ee) in the case of the 
                                        1997 crop, $2.43 per bushel; 
                                        and
                                            ``(ff) in the case of the 
                                        1998 crop, $2.36 per bushel.
                                    ``(II) Oats.--The established price 
                                for oats shall be such price as the 
                                Secretary determines is fair and 
                                reasonable in relation to the 
                                established price for corn, but not 
                                less than--
                                            ``(aa) in the case of each 
                                        of the 1991 through 1993 crops, 
                                        $1.45 per bushel;
                                            ``(bb) in the case of the 
                                        1994 crop, $1.41 per bushel;
                                            ``(cc) in the case of the 
                                        1995 crop, $1.36 per bushel;
                                            ``(dd) in the case of the 
                                        1996 crop, $1.32 per bushel;
                                            ``(ee) in the case of the 
                                        1997 crop, $1.28 per bushel; 
                                        and
                                            ``(ff) in the case of the 
                                        1998 crop, $1.25 per bushel.
                                    ``(III) Grain sorghums.--The 
                                established price for grain sorghums 
                                shall not be less than--
                                            ``(aa) in the case of each 
                                        of the 1991 through 1993 crops, 
                                        $2.61 per bushel;
                                            ``(bb) in the case of the 
                                        1994 crop, $2.53 per bushel;
                                            ``(cc) in the case of the 
                                        1995 crop, $2.46 per bushel;
                                            ``(dd) in the case of the 
                                        1996 crop, $2.38 per bushel;
                                            ``(ee) in the case of the 
                                        1997 crop, $2.31 per bushel; 
                                        and
                                            ``(ff) in the case of the 
                                        1998 crop, $2.24 per bushel.''.
    (c) Upland Cotton.--Clause (ii) of section 103B(c)(1)(B) of such 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1444-2(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) Minimum established price.--The 
                        established price for upland cotton shall not 
                        be less than--
                                    ``(I) in the case of each of the 
                                1991 through 1993 crops, $0.729 per 
                                pound;
                                    ``(II) in the case of the 1994 
                                crop, $0.707 per pound;
                                    ``(III) in the case of the 1995 
                                crop, $0.686 per pound;
                                    ``(IV) in the case of the 1996 
                                crop, $0.665 per pound;
                                    ``(V) in the case of the 1997 crop, 
                                $0.645 per pound; and
                                    ``(VI) in the case of the 1998 
                                crop, $0.626 per pound.''.
    (d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--Section 103(h)(3)(B) of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 1444(h)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(B) Except as provided in clause (ii),'' 
        and inserting ``(B)(i) Except as provided in clauses (ii) and 
        (iii),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``(iii) The established price for extra long staple cotton shall 
not be less than the following percentage of the loan level determined 
for a crop under paragraph (2):
            ``(I) In the case of each of the 1991 through 1993 crops, 
        120 percent.
            ``(II) In the case of the 1994 crop, 116 percent.
            ``(III) In the case of the 1995 crop, 113 percent.
            ``(IV) In the case of the 1996 crop, 110 percent.
            ``(V) In the case of the 1997 crop, 106 percent.
            ``(VI) In the case of the 1998 crop, 103 percent.''.
    (e) Rice.--Clause (iii) of section 101B(c)(1)(B) of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 1441-2(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) Minimum established price.--The 
                        established price for rice shall not be less 
                        than--
                                    ``(I) in the case of each of the 
                                1991 through 1993 crops, $10.71 per 
                                hundredweight;
                                    ``(II) in the case of the 1994 
                                crop, $10.39 per hundredweight;
                                    ``(III) in the case of the 1995 
                                crop, $10.08 per hundredweight;
                                    ``(IV) in the case of the 1996 
                                crop, $9.77 per hundredweight;
                                    ``(V) in the case of the 1997 crop, 
                                $9.48 per hundredweight; and
                                    ``(VI) in the case of the 1998 
                                crop, $9.20 per hundredweight.''.

SEC. 103. ELIMINATION OF 0/92 AND 50/92 PROGRAMS.

    (a) Wheat.--Section 107B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1445b-3a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``who do not 
                receive payments under subsection (c)(1)(E) for such 
                crop on the farm,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by striking ``, acreage 
                devoted to a conservation use under subsection 
                (c)(1)(E),''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Section 105B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444f) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``who do not 
                receive payments under subsection (c)(1)(E) for such 
                crop on the farm,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by striking ``, acreage 
                devoted to a conservation use under subsection 
                (c)(1)(E),''.
    (c) Cotton.--Section 103B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444-2) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``who 
                        do not receive payments under subsection 
                        (c)(1)(D) for such crop on the farm,''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by striking 
                        ``(including acreage devoted to conserving uses 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(D))''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by striking ``, acreage 
                devoted to a conservation use under subsection 
                (c)(1)(D),''.
    (d) Rice.--Section 101B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1441-2) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``who 
                        do not receive payments under subsection 
                        (c)(1)(D) for such crop on the farm,''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by striking 
                        ``(including acreage devoted to conserving uses 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(D))''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by striking ``, acreage 
                devoted to a conservation use under subsection 
                (c)(1)(D),''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Crop acreage bases.--Section 503(c) of such Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1463(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) 
                and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) acreage in an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the 
        crop acreage base for a crop of feed grains or wheat if the 
        acreage is planted to dry peas (limited to Austrian peas, 
        wrinkled, seed, green, yellow, and umatilla) and lentils;''.
            (2) Integrated farm management program option.--
        Subparagraph (B) of section 1451(h)(7) of the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
        5822(h)(7)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Definition.--For the purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `traditionally underplanted 
                acreage' means the difference in a particular year 
                between the acreage that is part of the crop acreage 
                base of a producer that is not planted to the program 
                crop and the part of the crop acreage base subject to 
                an acreage limitation program or required to be set 
                aside. In no case shall the acreage be less than 
                zero.''.

SEC. 104. INCREASE IN MARKETING ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) Tobacco.--Section 106(g)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
U.S.C. 1445(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``.5 percent'' and inserting 
``.835 percent''.
    (b) Peanuts.--Section 108B(g) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1445c-3(g)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1 percent'' both places 
        it appears and inserting ``1.67 percent''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``\1/2\ percent'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``.835 percent''.
    (c) Milk.--Section 204(h)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1446e(h)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``through 1995'' both places it 
                appears and inserting ``and 1993''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) during each of the calendar years 1994 
                through 1998, 25 cents per hundredweight of milk 
                marketed, which rate shall be adjusted on or before May 
                1 of each of the calendar years by an amount per 
                hundredweight that is necessary to compensate for 
                refunds made under paragraph (3) on the basis of 
                marketings in the previous calendar year.''.
    (d) Oilseeds.--Section 205(m)(1)(B) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1446f(m)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting 
``3.34 percent''.
    (e) Sugar.--Section 206(i) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1446g(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``.18 cents'' and 
        inserting ``.30 cents''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``.193 cents'' and 
        inserting ``.32 cents''.

SEC. 105. STRENGTHENING PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Maximum Amount of Deficiency Payments.--Section 1001(1)(A) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$40,000''.
    (b) Attribution of Payments.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1001(5) 
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1308(5)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(C) In the case of corporations, partnerships, and other entities 
included in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall attribute payments to 
natural persons in proportion to their ownership interest in the entity 
and any other entity that owns or controls the entity receiving the 
payments.''.
    (c) Income and Gross Revenue Limitations.--Such Act is amended by 
inserting after section 1001E (7 U.S.C. 1308-5) the following new 
sections:

``SEC. 1001F. INCOME LIMITATION.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no individual with an 
adjusted gross income (as defined in section 62 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) in excess of $100,000 shall be eligible for a payment 
described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1001.

``SEC. 1001G. GROSS REVENUE LIMITATION.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
person (as defined under section 1001(5)) who has qualifying gross 
revenues in excess of $500,000 annually, as determined by the 
Secretary, shall not be eligible to receive a payment described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1001.
    ``(b) Qualifying Gross Revenues.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `qualifying gross revenues' means--
            ``(1) if a majority of the annual income of the person is 
        received from farming, ranching, and forestry operations, the 
        gross revenue from the farming, ranching, and forestry 
        operations of the person; and
            ``(2) if less than a majority of the annual income of the 
        person is received from farming, ranching, and forestry 
        operations, the gross revenue of the person from all 
        sources.''.

SEC. 106. ELIMINATION OF WOOL AND MOHAIR PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The National Wool Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1781 et 
seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 256(a) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively.

SEC. 107. ELIMINATION OF HONEY PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Sections 207 and 405A of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446h and 1425a, respectively) are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1001(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
        U.S.C. 1308(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``(other 
                than honey)''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C).
            (2) Section 201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended by striking ``honey,''.
            (3) Section 301 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1447) is amended by 
        inserting after ``nonbasic agricultural commodity'' the 
        following: ``(other than honey)''.
            (4) Section 408(k) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1428(k)) is 
        amended by striking ``honey,'' each place it appears.

SEC. 108. POWERS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

    Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 
U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amended by inserting after ``agricultural 
commodities'' the following: ``(other than wool, mohair, and honey)''.

SEC. 109. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Dairy.--
            (1) In general.--Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 
        1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' 
                and inserting ``1998'';
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears 
                (other than in subsection (h)(2)) and inserting 
                ``1998''; and
                    (C) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``1994'' and 
                inserting ``1997''.
            (2) Adjustments for seasonal production.--Section 101(b) of 
        the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 608c note) is 
        amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
            (3) Transfer of dairy products to the military and veterans 
        hospitals.--Section 202 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1446a) is amended by striking ``1995'' each place it 
        appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``1998''.
            (4) Extension of the dairy indemnity program.--Section 3 of 
        the Act entitled ``An Act to provide indemnity payments to 
        dairy farmers'', approved August 13, 1968 (7 U.S.C. 450l), is 
        amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
            (5) Export sales of dairy products.--Section 1163 of the 
        Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1731 note) is amended by 
        striking ``1995'' each place it appears and inserting ``1998''.
            (6) Dairy export incentive program.--Section 153 of the 
        Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14) is amended by 
        striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
    (b) Wheat.--
            (1) In general.--Section 107B of the Agricultural Act of 
        1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' 
                and inserting ``1998'';
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears 
                (other than in subsections (c)(1)(B)(ii), 
                (c)(1)(B)(iii), and (g)(1)) and inserting ``1998'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii)--
                            (i) in the clause heading, by striking 
                        ``and 1995'' and inserting ``through 1998''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``and 1995'' and inserting 
                        ``through 1998'';
                    (D) in the subparagraph heading of subsection 
                (e)(1)(G), by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''; 
                and
                    (E) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``and 1995'' 
                and inserting ``through 1998''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 302 of the Food, Agriculture, 
                Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1379d 
                note) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
                ``1999''.
                    (B) Sections 303, 304, and 305 of the Food, 
                Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
                U.S.C. 1331 note, 1340 note, and 1445a note) are 
                amended by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``1998''.
    (c) Feed Grains.--
            (1) In general.--Section 105B of the Agricultural Act of 
        1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444f) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' 
                and inserting ``1998'';
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears 
                (other than in subsections (c)(1)(B)(ii), 
                (c)(1)(B)(iii), and (g)(1)) and inserting ``1998'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii)--
                            (i) in the clause heading, by striking 
                        ``and 1995'' and inserting ``through 1998''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``and 1995'' and inserting 
                        ``through 1998'';
                    (D) in the headings of subparagraphs (G) and (H) of 
                subsection (e)(1), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
                ``1998''; and
                    (E) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``and 1995'' 
                and inserting ``through 1998''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 402 of the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
        1444b note) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' 
                and inserting ``1998''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
            (3) Recourse loan program for silage.--Section 403(a) of 
        the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1444e-1(a)) is amended 
        by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``1999''.
            (4) Price support for high moisture feed grains.--Section 
        404(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
        1990 (7 U.S.C. 1444f-1(a)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
        inserting ``1998''.
    (d) Cotton.--
            (1) In general.--Section 103B of the Agricultural Act of 
        1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444-2) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' 
                and inserting ``1998'';
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears 
                (other than in subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii)) and inserting 
                ``1998''; and
                    (C) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``1996'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``1999''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Sections 502 and 503 of the Food, Agriculture, 
                Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1342 note 
                and 1444 note) are amended by striking ``1995'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``1998''.
                    (B) Section 374(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment 
                Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1374(a)) is amended by striking 
                ``1995'' each place it appears and inserting ``1998''.
                    (C) Section 505 of the Food, Agriculture, 
                Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1342 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) in the section heading, by striking 
                        ``1996'' and inserting ``1999''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1996'' and inserting 
                        ``1999''.
            (3) Extra long staple cotton program.--Section 103(h)(16) 
        of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444(h)(16)) is 
        amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``1999''.
            (4) Cottonseed and cottonseed oil price support.--Section 
        203(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446d(b)) is 
        amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
    (e) Rice.--Section 101B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1441-2) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' and 
        inserting ``1998'';
            (2) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears (other than 
        in subsections (c)(1)(B)(ii) and (c)(1)(B)(iii)) and inserting 
        ``1998'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(5)(D)(i), by striking ``1996'' and 
        inserting ``1999''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii)--
                    (A) in the clause heading, by striking ``and 1995'' 
                and inserting ``through 1998''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and 1995'' and inserting 
                ``through 1998''.
    (f) Oilseeds.--Section 205 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
U.S.C. 1446f) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' and 
        inserting ``1998''; and
            (2) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``1998''.
    (g) Peanuts.--
            (1) Marketing quotas and acreage allotments.--Sections 358-
        1, 358b, 358c, and 358e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
        1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1, 1358b, 1358c, and 1359a) are amended--
                    (A) in the section headings of sections 358-1, 
                358b, and 358e, by striking ``1995'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``1998''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``1998''.
            (2) Price support program.--Section 108B of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445c-3) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' 
                and inserting ``1998''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``1998''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Sections 801, 807, and 808 of 
        the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (104 
        Stat. 3459 and 3478) are amended by striking ``1995'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``1998''.
    (h) Sugar.--
            (1) In general.--Section 206 of the Agricultural Act of 
        1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446g) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1995'' 
                and inserting ``1998'';
                    (B) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``1998''; and
                    (C) in subsection (i), by striking ``1996'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``1999''.
            (2) Marketing quotas.--Section 359b(a)(1) of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``1999''.
            (3) Reports on quota allocations to countries importing 
        sugar.--Section 902(c)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
        (7 U.S.C. 1446 note) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
        inserting ``1998''.
    (i) General Commodity Provisions.--
            (1) Acreage base and yield system.--Sections 503, 505(b), 
        and 509 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1463, 
        1465(b), and 1469) are amended by striking ``1995'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``1998''.
            (2) Payment limitations.--Sections 1001 and 1001C(a) of the 
        Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 and 1308-3(a)) are 
        amended by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``1998''.
            (3) Provisions related to agricultural act of 1949.--
                    (A) Supplemental set-aside and acreage limitation 
                authority.--Section 113 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
                (7 U.S.C. 1445h) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
                inserting ``1998''.
                    (B) Deficiency and land diversion payments.--
                Section 114 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1445j) is amended by 
                striking ``1995'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``1998''.
                    (C) Disaster payments.--Section 208 of such Act (7 
                U.S.C. 1446i) is amended--
                            (i) in the section heading, by striking 
                        ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (d), by striking 
                        ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
                    (D) Increase in support levels.--Section 402(b) of 
                such Act (7 U.S.C. 1422(b)) is amended by striking 
                ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
                    (E) Adjustments of support levels.--Section 403(c) 
                of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1423(c)) is amended by striking 
                ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
                    (F) Program option for 1999 crop.--Section 406(b) 
                of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1426(b)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``1996'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``1999''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1995'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``1998''.
                    (G) Application of terms.--Section 408(k)(3) of 
                such Act (7 U.S.C. 1428(k)(3)) is amended by striking 
                ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
            (4) Miscellaneous commodity provisions.--
                    (A) Normally planted acreage.--Section 1001 of the 
                Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1309) is amended by 
                striking ``1995'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``1998''.
                    (B) Normal supply.--Section 1019 of the Food 
                Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1310a) is amended by 
                striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
                    (C) Food security wheat reserve.--Section 302(i) of 
                the Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 
                1736f-1(i)) is amended by striking ``1995'' both places 
                it appears and inserting ``1998''.
                    (D) Determinations of the secretary.--Section 
                1017(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1385 
                note) is amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
                ``1998''.
                    (E) National agricultural cost of production 
                standards review board.--Section 1014 of the 
                Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4110) is 
                amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
                    (F) Options pilot program.--Sections 1153 and 
                1154(b)(1)(A) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
                and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note) are amended 
                by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``1998''.
                    (G) Targeted option payments.--Section 121(b) of 
                the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
                Amendments of 1991 (105 Stat. 1844) is amended by 
                striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.
                    (H) Readjustment of support levels.--Section 1302 
                of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (7 
                U.S.C. 1421 note) is amended by striking ``1995'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``1998''.

SEC. 110. TRANSITION PROVISION.

    The amendments made by this title shall not affect the liability of 
any person under any provision of law as in effect before the effective 
date of this title.

SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title and the amendments made by this title shall apply 
beginning with--
            (1) in the case of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, rice, 
        and honey, the 1994 crop year;
            (2) in the case of milk, the 1994 calendar year; and
            (3) in the case of wool and mohair, the marketing year 
        beginning January 1, 1994.

                 TITLE II--OTHER AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

SEC. 201. ELIMINATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The second sentence of section 250(c)(21) of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
        U.S.C. 900(c)(21)) is amended by striking ``, such as the 
        prepayment to the Federal Financing Bank of loans guaranteed by 
        the Rural Electrification Administration''.
            (2) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
        by striking ``Administrator, Rural Electrification 
        Administration, Department of Agriculture.''.
            (3) Section 2352 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
        and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 901 note) 
        is repealed.
            (4) Section 401 of the Work Relief and Public Works 
        Appropriation Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 818; 7 U.S.C. 903 note) is 
        amended by striking the second undesignated paragraph.
            (5) Section 10 of Public Law 93-32 (7 U.S.C. 906a) is 
        repealed.
            (6) Section 236 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (7 
        U.S.C. 912a) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)''.
            (7) Section 505 of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
        Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 915) is repealed.
            (8) The first section of Public Law 92-12 (7 U.S.C. 921a) 
        is repealed.
            (9) The first section of Public Law 92-324 (7 U.S.C. 921b) 
        is repealed.
            (10) The first section of Public Law 93-32 (7 U.S.C. 930) 
        is repealed.
            (11) The matter under the heading ``rural electrification 
        administration'', and the heading, of chapter X of title I of 
        the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987 (101 Stat. 429; 7 
        U.S.C. 936a note) are repealed.
            (12) Section 633 of section 101(k) of Public Law 100-202 
        (101 Stat. 1329-356; 7 U.S.C. 936a note) is repealed.
            (13) Section 1414 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
        of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 944a) is repealed.
            (14) Section 1411 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
        of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 948 note) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
                subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
            (15) Chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
        950aaa et seq.) is repealed.
            (16)(A) Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
        Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended--
                    (i) by striking paragraph (15); and
                    (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (16) through (20) 
                as paragraphs (15) through (19), respectively.
            (B) Section 307(a)(6)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
        Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1927(a)(6)(B)) is amended--
                    (i) by striking clause (iv); and
                    (ii) by redesignating clauses (v), (vi), and (vii) 
                as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively.
            (17) Section 2322 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
        and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1926-1) is repealed.
            (18) Section 2311(4)(A)(ii) of the Food, Agriculture, 
        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2007a(4)(A)(ii)) 
        is amended by striking ``(not including borrowers under the 
        Rural Electrification Act of 1936)''.
            (19) Section 2312(b)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, 
        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2007b(b)(1)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
            (20) Section 365 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
        Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008) is amended by striking 
        subsection (h).
            (21) Section 3.8(b)(1) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
        U.S.C. 2129(b)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
            (22) Section 105(d) of the National Consumer Cooperative 
        Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 3015(d)) is amended by striking ``the Rural 
        Electrification Administration, the National Rural Utilities 
        Cooperative Finance Corporation, the Rural Telephone Bank,'' 
        and inserting ``the National Rural Utilities Cooperative 
        Finance Corporation,''.
            (23) Section 23(e) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
        for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 
        and for other purposes'', approved November 5, 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
        460u-23(e)) is amended by striking ``adjacent REA building'' 
        and inserting ``adjacent building (which, prior to the 
        amendment made by section 161(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act, 
        was the REA building)''.
            (24) The third paragraph of the matter under the heading 
        ``salaries and expenses'' under the heading ``FOREST SERVICE'' 
        of title I of the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 
        1950 (16 U.S.C. 580b) is amended by striking ``: Provided,'' 
        and all that follows through ``Administration''.
            (25) The last sentence of section 9 of the Act of August 
        11, 1939 (16 U.S.C. 590z-7) is amended by striking ``; and also 
        to'' and all that follows through ``thereof''.
            (26) Section 212(h)(2)(A) of the Federal Power Act (16 
        U.S.C. 824k(h)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Rural 
        Electrification Act of 1936'' the following: ``(as in effect 
        before the amendment made by section 161(a) of the Deficit 
        Reduction Act)''.
            (27) Section 111(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
        (Public Law 102-486; 16 U.S.C. 2621 note) is amended by 
        striking ``submit such plans to the Rural Electrification 
        Administration''.
            (28) Section 501(c)(12)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 (relating to exemption from tax on corporations) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``, or'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking clause (iv).
            (29) Section 9101 of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (I); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
                        through (M) as subparagraphs (I) through (L), 
                        respectively; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (J); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) 
                        through (N) as subparagraphs (J) through (M), 
                        respectively.
            (30) Section 9108(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the Rural Telephone Bank'' and all that 
        follows through ``950(a))),''.
            (31) Section 213(c) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
        4633(c)) is amended by striking ``and the Rural Electrification 
        Administration''.
            (32) Section 362(d)(16) of the Energy Policy and 
        Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322(d)(16)) is amended by striking 
        ``the Rural Electrification Administration and''.
            (33) Section 205 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (42 
        U.S.C. 7276c) is amended by striking subsection (d).
            (34) Section 2118(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
        (42 U.S.C. 13478(d)(2)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking clause (viii); and
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (viii).
            (35) The proviso of the second sentence of section 9(c) of 
        the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) is 
        amended by striking ``; and also to'' and all that follows 
        through ``1936''.
            (36) Section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)) is amended by 
        striking the last sentence.
            (37) Section 111(a) of the Compact of Free Association Act 
        of 1985 (Public Law 99-239; 48 U.S.C. 1681 note) is amended by 
        striking ``the Rural Electrification Administration,''.

SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF USER FEES FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES.

    (a) Federal Grain Inspection Service.--Section 2 of the United 
States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988 (102 Stat. 2584) is 
amended by striking ``Effective for the period October 1, 1988, through 
September 30, 1993, inclusive,'' and inserting ``Effective beginning 
October 1, 1988,''.
    (b) Agricultural Marketing Service.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
        in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall, under such 
        regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, charge and collect 
        such fees as are necessary to cover the estimated cost to the 
        Agricultural Marketing Service incident to providing a service 
        under a program carried out by the Service.
            (2) Use.--The fees collected by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (1) shall be deposited into a fund which shall be 
        available without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of 
        the Agricultural Marketing Service incident to providing 
        services under a program carried out by the Service.
            (3) Investment.--
                    (A) In general.--Any sums collected or received by 
                the Secretary under paragraph (1) and deposited in the 
                fund referred to in paragraph (2) may be invested--
                            (i) by the Secretary in insured or fully 
                        collateralized, interest-bearing accounts; or
                            (ii) at the discretion of the Secretary, by 
                        the Secretary of the Treasury in United States 
                        Government debt instruments.
                    (B) Interest.--The interest earned on the sums 
                shall be credited to the fund and shall be available 
                without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of the 
                Agricultural Marketing Service incident to providing 
                services under a program carried out by the Service.
    (c) Agricultural Cooperative Service.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, under such 
        regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, charge and collect 
        such fees as are necessary to cover the estimated cost to the 
        Agricultural Cooperative Service incident to providing a 
        service under a program carried out by the Service.
            (2) Use.--The fees collected by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (1) shall be deposited into a fund which shall be 
        available without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of 
        the Agricultural Cooperative Service incident to providing 
        services under a program carried out by the Service.
            (3) Investment.--
                    (A) In general.--Any sums collected or received by 
                the Secretary under paragraph (1) and deposited in the 
                fund referred to in paragraph (2) may be invested--
                            (i) by the Secretary in insured or fully 
                        collateralized, interest-bearing accounts; or
                            (ii) at the discretion of the Secretary, by 
                        the Secretary of the Treasury in United States 
                        Government debt instruments.
                    (B) Interest.--The interest earned on the sums 
                shall be credited to the fund and shall be available 
                without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of the 
                Agricultural Cooperative Service incident to providing 
                services under a program carried out by the Service.

SEC. 203. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION SERVICES FOR 
              OVERTIME AND SERVICES IN EXCESS OF ONE SHIFT.

    (a) Meat Inspection.--
            (1) In general.--Title IV of the Federal Meat Inspection 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 671 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating section 410 (21 U.S.C. 680) as 
                section 411; and
                    (B) by inserting after section 409 (21 U.S.C. 679) 
                the following new section:

``SEC. 410. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEAT INSPECTION SERVICES FOR OVERTIME AND 
              SERVICES IN EXCESS OF ONE SHIFT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) pay employees employed in an establishment that is 
        subject to this Act for--
                    ``(A) all overtime work performed at the 
                establishment; and
                    ``(B) all work performed by employees of the 
                establishment, collectively, in excess of one 8-hour 
                shift per day,
        at such rates as the Secretary may determine (consistent with 
        other provisions of law); and
            ``(2) charge and collect from the establishment 
        reimbursement for any sums paid by the Secretary pursuant to 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Sums received by the Secretary in 
reimbursement for sums paid out by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) shall be available without fiscal year limitation to carry out 
this Act.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The matter under the heading 
        ``Meat Inspection, Bureau of Animal Industry:'' of the Act of 
        July 24, 1919 (chapter 26, 41 Stat. 241; 7 U.S.C. 394) is 
        amended by striking the second paragraph.
    (b) Poultry Inspection.--Section 25 of the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 468) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 25. REIMBURSEMENT FOR POULTRY INSPECTION SERVICES FOR OVERTIME 
              AND SERVICES IN EXCESS OF ONE SHIFT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) pay employees employed in an establishment that is 
        subject to this Act for--
                    ``(A) all overtime work performed at the 
                establishment; and
                    ``(B) all work performed by employees of the 
                establishment, collectively, in excess of one 8-hour 
                shift per day,
        at such rates as the Secretary may determine (consistent with 
        other provisions of law); and
            ``(2) charge and collect from the establishment 
        reimbursement for any sums paid by the Secretary pursuant to 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Sums received by the Secretary in 
reimbursement for sums paid out by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) shall be available without fiscal year limitation to carry out 
this Act.''.

SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF BELOW-COST TIMBER SALES FROM NATIONAL FORESTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 14(a) of the National Forest Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``For'' and inserting ``(1) Subject to 
        paragraph (2), for''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Agriculture may not sell, or offer for 
sale, any timber located on National Forest System lands for which 
revenues from the sale are less than the legal minimum bid.
    ``(B) As used in this paragraph:
            ``(i) The term `legal minimum bid' means the minimum amount 
        of revenues from a timber sale needed to meet or exceed the 
        timber sale expenses from the sale.
            ``(ii) The term `revenues' means cash returns to the United 
        States Treasury.
            ``(iii) The term `timber sale expenses' means expenses 
        incurred by the United States for--
                    ``(I) sale preparation;
                    ``(II) harvest administration;
                    ``(III) timber resource planning;
                    ``(IV) silvicultural examination;
                    ``(V) other resource support;
                    ``(VI) road design and construction;
                    ``(VII) road maintenance;
                    ``(VIII) transportation planning;
                    ``(IX) appropriated reforestation;
                    ``(X) timber stand improvement;
                    ``(XI) forest genetics study;
                    ``(XII) timber program general administration;
                    ``(XIII) facilities construction;
                    ``(XIV) payments to counties; and
                    ``(XV) a portion of timber program expenses for the 
                Washington, D.C., and regional offices of the Forest 
                Service allocated to each national forest on the basis 
                of harvest volume, as determined by the Secretary of 
                Agriculture.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 14(a)(2) of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (as added by subsection (a)) shall take effect 
on the first day of the first full fiscal year following the date of 
enactment of this Act.

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