[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1235 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1235

           To terminate the price support program for honey.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 1995

Mr. Zimmer (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
  Mr. Upton, and Mr. Fawell) introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
           To terminate the price support program for honey.

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

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF HONEY PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) Termination.--Sections 207 and 405A of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446h and 1425a, respectively) are repealed.
    (b) Payment Limitations.--Section 1001(2) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``(other than 
        honey)''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (c) Designated Nonbasic Agricultural Commodities.--Section 201(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended by 
striking ``honey,''.
    (d) Other Nonbasic Agricultural Commodities.--Section 301 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1447) is amended by inserting after 
``nonbasic agricultural commodity'' the following: ``(other than 
honey)''.
    (e) Definitions.--Section 408(k) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
U.S.C. 1428(k)) is amended by striking ``honey,'' each place it 
appears.
    (f) 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 honey)''.
    (g) Transition.--The amendments made by this section shall not 
affect the liability of any person under any provision of law as in 
effect before the effective date of this section.
    (h) Prohibition on Subsequent Price Support.--After the effective 
date of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall not provide price support, loans, or 
payments for honey by using the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation or under the authority of any law.
    (i) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on enactment.
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