[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 1354 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1354

  To eliminate the Department of Agriculture and certain agricultural 
 programs, to transfer other agricultural programs to an agribusiness 
block grant program and other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 1995

   Mr. Payne of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To eliminate the Department of Agriculture and certain agricultural 
 programs, to transfer other agricultural programs to an agribusiness 
block grant program and other Federal agencies, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture 
Modernization Act of 1995''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
     TITLE I--ELIMINATION OF USDA AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 103. Determinations of certain functions by Office of Management 
                            and Budget.
Sec. 104. Personnel provisions.
Sec. 105. Delegation and assignment.
Sec. 106. Reorganization.
Sec. 107. Regulations.
Sec. 108. Transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel; 
                            disposal of surplus property.
Sec. 109. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 110. Effect on personnel.
Sec. 111. Savings provisions.
Sec. 112. Transition.
Sec. 113. References.
Sec. 114. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 115. Additional conforming amendments.
               TITLE II--AGRIBUSINESS BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 204. Establishment of block grant program.
Sec. 205. Under Secretary of Commerce for Agribusiness Affairs.
Sec. 206. Reports.
Sec. 207. Lead agency.
Sec. 208. Application and plan.
Sec. 209. Limitations on State allotments.
Sec. 210. Administration and enforcement.
Sec. 211. Payments.
Sec. 212. Audits.
Sec. 213. Report by Secretary.
Sec. 214. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 215. Amounts reserved; allotments.
Sec. 216. Termination of authority.
        TITLE III--ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

           Subtitle A--Elimination of Price Support Programs

Sec. 301. Prohibition on agricultural price support and production 
                            adjustment.
Sec. 302. Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
Sec. 303. Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act.
Sec. 304. Section 32.
Sec. 305. Agricultural Act of 1949.
Sec. 306. Agricultural Adjustment Act.
Sec. 307. General commodity provisions.
Sec. 308. Specific commodity provisions.
Sec. 309. Liability.
Sec. 310. Application.
               Subtitle B--Elimination of Other Programs

Sec. 321. Market promotion program.
Sec. 322. Export enhancement program.
Sec. 323. Rural electric and telephone programs.
Sec. 324. Animal damage control.
                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 401. Effective date.

     TITLE I--ELIMINATION OF USDA AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:
            (1) Agency head.--The term ``agency head'' means the head 
        of a Federal agency to whom a function is transferred by 
        section 102.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning provided in section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (3) Function.--The term ``function'' means any duty, 
        obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, 
        activity, or program.

SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    Of the functions that the Secretary of Agriculture exercised before 
the effective date of this Act (including all related functions of any 
officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture), there are 
transferred to--
            (1) the Secretary of Commerce for administration through 
        the agribusiness block grant program established under title 
        II, all functions of the Consolidated Farm Service Agency, 
        except as otherwise provided in this section;
            (2) the Secretary of Commerce, all functions of--
                    (A) the Agricultural Research Service;
                    (B) the Economic Research Service;
                    (C) the National Agricultural Statistics Service;
                    (D) the Rural Housing and Community Development 
                Service;
                    (E) the Rural Business and Cooperative Development 
                Service;
                    (F) the Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
                Extension Service;
                    (G) the Foreign Agricultural Service, except as 
                otherwise provided in this section; and
                    (H) all other offices, administrations, agencies, 
                institutes, units, organizational entities, or 
                components of the Department of Agriculture that are 
                not specifically transferred by this section;
            (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, all 
        functions of--
                    (A) the Food and Consumer Service;
                    (B) the Food Safety and Inspection Service;
                    (C) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; 
                and
                    (D) the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
                Administration;
            (4) the Secretary of the Interior, all functions of--
                    (A) the Natural Resources Conservation Service;
                    (B) the Forest Service; and
                    (C) the conservation reserve and agricultural 
                conservation programs;
            (5) the Secretary of State, all functions carried out under 
        the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
        (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.);
            (6) the Secretary of the Treasury, all functions relating 
        to agricultural credit programs; and
            (7) the Federal Emergency Management Agency, all functions 
        relating to crop insurance.

SEC. 103. DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
              AND BUDGET.

    If necessary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall make any determination of the functions that are transferred by 
section 102.

SEC. 104. PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Appointments.--
            (1) In general.--An agency head may appoint and fix the 
        compensation of such officers and employees, including 
        investigators, attorneys, and administrative law judges, as may 
        be necessary to carry out the respective functions transferred 
        by section 102.
            (2) Civil service laws.--Except as otherwise provided by 
        law, the officers and employees shall be appointed in 
        accordance with the civil service laws and the compensation of 
        the officers and employees shall be fixed in accordance with 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Experts and Consultants.--
            (1) In general.--An agency head may obtain the services of 
        experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of 
        title 5, United States Code, and compensate the experts and 
        consultants for each day served (including traveltime) at rates 
        not in excess of the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5315 of the title.
            (2) Travel expenses.--An agency head may pay an expert or 
        consultant who is serving away from the home or regular place 
        of business of the expert or consultant travel expenses and per 
        diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized by sections 
        5702 and 5703 of the title for persons in Federal Government 
        service employed intermittently.

SEC. 105. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or 
otherwise provided by this title, an agency head may--
            (1) delegate any of the functions transferred to the agency 
        head by this title and any function transferred or granted to 
        the agency head after the effective date of this Act to such 
        officers and employees of the Federal agency as the agency head 
        may designate; and
            (2) authorize successive redelegations of the functions as 
        may be necessary.
    (b) Responsibility.--No delegation of functions by an agency head 
under this section or under any other provision of this title shall 
relieve the agency head of responsibility for the administration of the 
functions.

SEC. 106. REORGANIZATION.

    An agency head may allocate or reallocate any function transferred 
by section 102 among the officers of the Federal agency, and establish, 
consolidate, alter, or discontinue organizational entities in the 
Federal agency to the extent the agency head determines necessary.

SEC. 107. REGULATIONS.

    An agency head may prescribe, in accordance with chapters 5 and 6 
of title 5, United States Code, such regulations as the agency head 
determines necessary to administer and manage the functions of the 
Federal agency of the agency head.

SEC. 108. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL; 
              DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, the 
personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, 
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, 
used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in 
connection with the functions transferred by section 102, subject to 
section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to 
the Federal agency to which the functions are transferred.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this 
section shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were 
originally authorized and appropriated.
    (c) Disposal of Surplus Property.--The Administrator of General 
Services shall dispose of the property of the national headquarters of 
the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. in accordance with 
section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (40 U.S.C. 484).

SEC. 109. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, at such time as the Director shall provide, may make such 
determinations as may be necessary with regard to the functions 
transferred by section 102, and make such additional incidental 
dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, 
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions, 
as may be necessary to carry out this title.
    (b) Termination of Affairs.--The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs 
of all entities terminated by this title and for such further measures 
and dispositions as may be necessary to carry out this title.

SEC. 110. EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided by this title, the 
transfer pursuant to this title of full-time personnel (except special 
Federal Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent 
positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced 
in grade or compensation for 1 year after the date of transfer of the 
employee under this title.
    (b) Executive Schedule Positions.--Except as otherwise provided in 
this title, any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of 
this Act, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive 
Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and 
who, without a break in service, is appointed in a Federal agency to a 
position having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately 
preceding the appointment shall continue to be compensated in the new 
position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, 
for the duration of the service of the person in the new position.
    (c) Termination of Certain Positions.--A position whose incumbent 
is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate, the functions of which are transferred by section 102, 
shall terminate on the effective date of this Act.

SEC. 111. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Continuing Effect of Legal Documents.--An order, determination, 
rule, regulation, permit, agreement, grant, contract, certificate, 
license, registration, privilege, or other administrative action that--
            (1) has been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become 
        effective by the President, any Federal agency or official of a 
        Federal agency, or a court of competent jurisdiction, in the 
        performance of functions that are transferred by section 102; 
        and
            (2) is in effect on the effective date of this Act, or was 
        final before the effective date of this Act and is to become 
        effective on or after the effective date of this Act;
shall continue in effect according to its terms until modified, 
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by 
the President, an agency head or other authorized official, or a court 
of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Proceedings Not Affected.--
            (1) In general.--This title shall not affect a proceeding, 
        including a notice of proposed rulemaking, or any application 
        for any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance, 
        pending before the Department of Agriculture on the effective 
        date of this Act, with respect to a function transferred by 
        section 102. The proceeding and application shall be continued.
            (2) Orders.--An order shall be issued in a proceeding, 
        appeal shall be taken from an order, and payment shall be made 
        pursuant to the order, as if this title had not been enacted. 
        An order issued in the proceeding shall continue in effect 
        until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly 
        authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
        by operation of law.
            (3) Discontinuance or modification permitted.--Nothing in 
        this subsection prohibits the discontinuance or modification of 
        any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to 
        the same extent that the proceeding could have been 
        discontinued or modified if this title had not been enacted.
    (c) Suits Not Affected.--This title shall not affect a suit 
commenced before the effective date of this Act. In the suit, a 
proceeding shall be had, an appeal taken, and judgment rendered in the 
same manner and with the same effect as if this title had not been 
enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding 
commenced by or against the Department of Agriculture, or by or against 
any individual in the official capacity of the individual as an officer 
of the Department of Agriculture, shall abate by reason of the 
enactment of this title.
    (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of 
Regulations.--An administrative action relating to the preparation or 
promulgation of a regulation by the Secretary of Agriculture relating 
to a function transferred by section 102 may be continued by an agency 
head with the same effect as if this title had not been enacted.

SEC. 112. TRANSITION.

    An agency head may utilize--
            (1) the services of the officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of the Department of Agriculture with respect to 
        functions transferred to the Federal agency by section 102; and
            (2) funds appropriated to the functions for such period of 
        time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly 
        implementation of this title.

SEC. 113. REFERENCES.

    A reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, 
regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating 
to--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to a function 
        transferred by section 102, shall be considered to refer to the 
        agency head to whom the function is transferred by section 102; 
        and
            (2) the Department of Agriculture with regard to a function 
        transferred by section 102, shall be considered to refer to the 
        Federal agency to which the function is transferred by section 
        102.

SEC. 114. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Establishment of Department.--Section 520 of the Revised 
Statutes (7 U.S.C. 2201) is repealed.
    (b) Executive Department.--The Act of February 9, 1889 (25 Stat. 
659, chapter 122; 7 U.S.C. 2202), is repealed.
    (c) Executive Schedule Pay Rates.--
            (1) Level i.--Section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture.''.
            (2) Level ii.--Section 5313 of the title is amended by 
        striking ``Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.''.
            (3) Level iii.--Section 5314 of the title is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Under Secretary of Agriculture 
                for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.'' and all 
                that follows through ``Under Secretary of Agriculture 
                for Food Safety.''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary of Agriculture 
                for Rural Economic and Community Development.''.
            (4) Level iv.--Section 5315 of the title is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Assistant Secretaries of 
                Agriculture (3).'';
                    (B) by striking ``General Counsel of the Department 
                of Agriculture.'';
                    (C) by striking ``Inspector General, Department of 
                Agriculture.'';
                    (D) by striking ``Chief Financial Officer, 
                Department of Agriculture.''; and
                    (E) by striking ``Administrator, Rural Utilities 
                Service, Department of Agriculture.''.

SEC. 115. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Recommended Legislation.--After consultation with the 
appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, an agency head shall prepare and submit to 
Congress recommended legislation containing technical and conforming 
amendments to reflect the changes made by this title.
    (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
effective date of this Act, an agency head shall submit the recommended 
legislation referred to in subsection (a).

               TITLE II--AGRIBUSINESS BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to consolidate certain agricultural 
programs into a single block grant program to provide, to the maximum 
extent practicable, greater flexibility to each State to meet the 
agricultural needs of the State in a manner that is consistent with 
conditions in the State.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:
            (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning provided in section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning provided in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
            (3) Lead agency.--The term ``lead agency'' means the agency 
        designated under section 207(a).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
        Agribusiness Affairs appointed under section 205.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands of the United States, 
        the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
        the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
        the Republic of Palau.
            (6) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
        has the meaning provided in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$6,080,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $4,121,000,000 for fiscal year 
1997, $2,602,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $1,371,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    The Secretary shall make grants to States in accordance with this 
title to provide assistance to persons engaged in the agricultural 
economy of the State by carrying out the functions covered by section 
102(1).

SEC. 205. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR AGRIBUSINESS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish in the Department of 
Commerce the position of Under Secretary of Commerce for Agribusiness 
Affairs to carry out this title.
    (b) Confirmation Required.--The Under Secretary shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (c) Executive Schedule.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``and Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Travel and Tourism'' and inserting ``, Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Travel and Tourism, and Under Secretary of Commerce for Agribusiness 
Affairs''.

SEC. 206. REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive and expend payments for 
a fiscal year under this title, a State shall prepare and submit to the 
Secretary a report describing the activities that the State intends to 
carry out using amounts received under this title, including 
information on the types of activities and the beneficaries and 
expected benefits or outcomes of the activities.
    (b) Availability and Comment.--A report under subsection (a) shall 
be made public within the State in such a manner as to facilitate 
comment by any person (including any Federal or other public agency) 
during the development of the report and after the completion of the 
report.
    (c) Revision.--The report shall be revised throughout the year as 
may be necessary to reflect substantial changes in the activities 
assisted using amounts provided under this title. Any revision in the 
report shall be subject to subsection (b).
    (d) No Additional Reports.--The Secretary may not impose any 
reporting requirements on a State to carry out this title that are in 
addition to the reports specifically required under this title.

SEC. 207. LEAD AGENCY.

    (a) Designation.--The chief executive officer of a State desiring 
to receive a grant under this title shall designate, in an application 
submitted to the Secretary under section 208, an appropriate State 
agency that complies with subsection (b) to act as the lead agency for 
the State.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The lead agency shall--
                    (A) administer, directly or through other State 
                agencies, the block grant funds received under this 
                title by the State;
                    (B) develop the State plan to be submitted to the 
                Secretary under section 208(a);
                    (C) in conjunction with the development of the 
                State plan as required under subparagraph (B), hold at 
                least 1 hearing in the State to provide to the public 
                an opportunity to comment on the provision of 
                agricultural assistance under the State plan; and
                    (D) coordinate the provision of assistance under 
                this title with other Federal, State, and local 
                agricultural assistance and rural development programs.
            (2) Development of plan.--In the development of the State 
        plan described in paragraph (1)(B), the lead agency shall 
        consult with appropriate representatives of units of general 
        purpose local government. The consultations may include 
        consideration of local agricultural assistance and rural 
        development needs and resources, the effectiveness of existing 
        agricultural assistance, and the methods by which funds made 
        available under this title may be used to effectively address 
        local shortages.

SEC. 208. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

    (a) Application.--To be eligible to receive assistance under this 
title, a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall by rule require, including--
            (1) an assurance that the State will comply with this 
        title; and
            (2) a State plan that meets the requirements of subsection 
        (b).
    (b) Requirements of a Plan.--
            (1) Lead agency.--The State plan shall identify the lead 
        agency.
            (2) Use of block grant funds.--
                    (A) In general.--The State plan shall provide that 
                the State shall use the amounts provided to the State 
                for each fiscal year under this title--
                            (i) to provide assistance to persons 
                        residing in the State; and
                            (ii) to cover administrative costs incurred 
                        in providing the assistance.
                    (B) Supplementation.--The State plan shall provide 
                assurances that funds received under this title by the 
                State will be used only to supplement, not to supplant, 
                the amount of Federal, State, and local funds otherwise 
                expended for agricultural assistance and rural 
                development in the State.
                    (C) Sectarian purposes and activities.--No 
                financial assistance provided under this title shall be 
                expended to promote any sectarian purpose or activity, 
                including sectarian worship or instruction.
    (c) Approval of Application.--The Secretary shall approve an 
application that satisfies the requirements of this section.

SEC. 209. LIMITATIONS ON STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) No Entitlement to Contract, Grant, or Assistance.--Nothing in 
this title or any other provision of law--
            (1) entitles any person to a contract or grant, or to 
        assistance, made available under this title; or
            (2) limits the right of a State to impose additional 
        limitations or conditions on a contract or grant, or 
        assistance, under this title.
    (b) Targeted Assistance.--A State shall use funds made available 
under this title, to the maximum extent practicable, to provide 
assistance to lower- and middle-income persons who are adversely 
affected by the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Tobacco.--No funds made available under this title shall be 
expended to support the price, or adjust the production, of tobacco.

SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Administration.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) coordinate all activities of the Department of Commerce 
        relating to agricultural assistance, and, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, coordinate the activities with similar activities 
        of other Federal entities; and
            (2) provide technical assistance to assist States in 
        carrying out this title, including assistance on a reimbursable 
        basis.
    (b) Enforcement.--
            (1) Review of compliance with state plan.--The Secretary 
        shall review and monitor State compliance with this title and 
        the plan approved under section 208(c) for the State, and shall 
        have the power to terminate payments to the State in accordance 
        with paragraph (2).
            (2) Noncompliance.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary, after reasonable 
                notice to a State and opportunity for a hearing, finds 
                that--
                            (i) there has been a failure by the State 
                        to comply substantially with any provision or 
                        requirement set forth in the plan approved 
                        under section 208(c) for the State; or
                            (ii) in the operation of any program or 
                        activity for which assistance is provided under 
                        this title, there is a failure by the State to 
                        comply substantially with any provision of this 
                        title;
                the Secretary shall notify the State of the finding and 
                that no further payments will be made to the State 
                under this title (or, in the case of noncompliance in 
                the operation of a program or activity, that no further 
                payments to the State will be made with respect to the 
                program or activity) until the Secretary is satisfied 
                that there is no longer any such failure to comply or 
                that the noncompliance will be promptly corrected.
                    (B) Additional sanctions.--In the case of a finding 
                of noncompliance made pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary may, in addition to imposing the sanctions 
                described in the subparagraph, impose other appropriate 
                sanctions, including recoupment of money improperly 
                expended for purposes prohibited or not authorized by 
                this title, and disqualification from the receipt of 
                financial assistance under this title.
                    (C) Notice.--The notice required under subparagraph 
                (A) shall include a specific identification of any 
                additional sanction being imposed under subparagraph 
                (B).
            (3) Issuance of rules.--The Secretary shall establish by 
        rule procedures for--
                    (A) receiving, processing, and determining the 
                validity of complaints concerning any failure of a 
                State to comply with the State plan or any requirement 
                of this title; and
                    (B) imposing sanctions under this section.

SEC. 211. PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the amount appropriated under section 
203, the Secretary shall make a payment to a State that has an 
application approved by the Secretary under section 208(d) for each 
fiscal year in an amount that is equal to the allotment of the State 
under section 215 for the fiscal year.
    (b) Method of Payment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may make payments to a State in installments, or in advance or 
        by way of reimbursement, with necessary adjustments on account 
        of overpayments or underpayments, as the Secretary may 
        determine.
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary may not make the payments in 
        a manner that prevents the State from complying with section 
        208(b)(2).
    (c) Spending of Funds by State.--Payments to a State from an 
allotment under section 215 for a fiscal year may be expended by the 
State in the fiscal year or in the succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 212. AUDITS.

    (a) Requirement.--A State shall, after the close of each program 
period covered by an application approved under section 208(c), audit 
the expenditures of the State during the program period from amounts 
received under this title.
    (b) Independent Auditor.--An audit under this section shall be 
conducted by an entity that is independent of any agency administering 
activities that receive assistance under this title and be in 
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
    (c) Submission.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of an 
audit under this section, the State shall submit a copy of the audit to 
the legislature of the State and to the Secretary.
    (d) Repayment of Amounts.--Each State shall repay to the United 
States any amounts determined through an audit under this section to 
have not been expended in accordance with this title, or the Secretary 
may offset the amounts against any other amount to which the State is 
or may be entitled under this title.

SEC. 213. REPORT BY SECRETARY.

    Not later than July 31, 1998, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce, and 
the Committee on Agriculture, of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, of the Senate a report that 
contains a summary and analysis of the data and information provided to 
the Secretary in the State audits submitted under section 212. The 
report shall include an assessment, and if appropriate, recommendations 
for Congress concerning efforts that should be undertaken to improve 
agricultural assistance in the United States.

SEC. 214. NONDISCRIMINATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not provide financial 
assistance for any program, project, or activity under this title 
unless the grant or contract with respect to the program, project, or 
activity specifically provides that no person with responsibilities for 
the operation of the program, project, or activity will discriminate 
with respect to the program, project, or activity because of race, 
creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, beliefs, or 
sexual orientation.
    (b) Sex Discrimination.--
            (1) In general.--No person in the United States shall on 
        the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied 
        the benefits of, be subjected to discrimination under, or be 
        denied employment in connection with any program, project, or 
        activity under this title.
            (2) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall enforce this 
        subsection in accordance with section 602 of the Civil Rights 
        Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1). Section 603 of the Act (42 
        U.S.C. 2000d-2) shall apply with respect to any action taken by 
        the Secretary to enforce this subsection. This subsection shall 
        not affect any other legal remedy that a person may have if the 
        person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefit 
        of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in 
        connection with, any program, project, or activity receiving 
        assistance under this title.
    (c) Handicapping Condition.--The Secretary shall not provide 
financial assistance for any program, project, or activity under this 
title unless the grant or contract relating to the financial assistance 
specifically provides that no person with responsibilities in the 
operation of the program, project, or activity will discriminate 
against any individual because of a handicapping condition in violation 
of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).

SEC. 215. AMOUNTS RESERVED; ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) Definition of State.--In this section, the term ``State'' means 
each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico.
    (b) Amounts Reserved.--
            (1) Territories and possessions.--The Secretary shall 
        reserve not to exceed \1/2\ of 1 percent of the amount 
        appropriated under section 203 for each fiscal year for 
        payments to Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the 
        United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
        States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau to be allotted 
        in accordance with their respective needs.
            (2) Indian tribes.--The Secretary shall reserve not more 
        than 3 percent of the amount appropriated under section 203 for 
        each fiscal year for payments to Indian tribes and tribal 
        organizations.
    (c) State Allotment.--
            (1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 203 for each fiscal year remaining after the 
        reservations required under subsection (b) (referred to in this 
        paragraph as ``remainder''), subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that is equal to 
        an amount that bears the same ratio to the remainder as the 
        average amount the State received for each of fiscal years 1991 
        through 1996 to carry out the functions covered by section 
        102(1) bears to the amount received to carry out the functions 
        by all States.
            (2) Adjustment.--The Secretary may increase the amount 
        allotted to a State for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) to 
        reflect the low level of participation by the State in 
        agricultural price support and production adjustment programs 
        of the Department of Agriculture during fiscal years 1991 
        through 1996.
    (d) Data and Information.--The Secretary shall obtain from each 
appropriate Federal agency, the most recent data and information 
necessary to determine the allotments required under subsection (c).
    (e) Surplus Amounts.--Any portion of an allotment under subsection 
(c) to a State that the Secretary determines is not required to carry 
out a State plan approved under section 208(c) and any amounts repaid 
to the Secretary under this title, during the period for which the 
allotment is made available, shall be paid to the Treasury.

SEC. 216. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority provided by this title shall terminate on October 1, 
1999.

        TITLE III--ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

           Subtitle A--Elimination of Price Support Programs

SEC. 301. PROHIBITION ON AGRICULTURAL PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION 
              ADJUSTMENT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation may not provide loans, 
purchases, payments, or other operations or take any other action to 
support the price, or adjust or control the production, of an 
agricultural commodity by using the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation or under the authority of any law.

SEC. 302. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938.

    (a) In General.--The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
1281 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 2 (7 U.S.C. 1282); and
            (2) by striking title III (7 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).
    (b) Related Provisions.--
            (1) References to parity prices.--Section 302 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1948 (7 U.S.C. 1301a) is amended by 
        striking subsection (f).
            (2) Transfer of acreage allotments.--Section 706 of the 
        Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1305) is repealed.
            (3) Projected yields.--Section 708 of the Food and 
        Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1306) is repealed.
            (4) Tobacco definition.--Section 4 of Public Law 89-12 (7 
        U.S.C. 1314c note) is repealed.
            (5) Burley tobacco acreage allotments.--The Act of July 12, 
        1952 (66 Stat. 597, chapter 709; 7 U.S.C. 1315), is repealed.
            (6) Transfer of allotments subsequent to 1965.--Section 703 
        of Public Law 89-321 (7 U.S.C. 1316) is repealed.
            (7) Wheat diversion programs.--Section 327 of the Food and 
        Agriculture Act of 1962 (7 U.S.C. 1339b) is repealed.
            (8) Farm marketing quotas.--The Joint Resolution entitled 
        ``Joint Resolution relating to corn and wheat marketing quotas 
        under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended'', 
        approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and 1340), is repealed.
            (9) Preliminary allotments.--Section 505 of the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 
        101-624; 7 U.S.C. 1342 note) is repealed.
            (10) Cotton acreage allotments.--The Act of March 29, 1949 
        (63 Stat. 17, chapter 38; 7 U.S.C. 1344a), is repealed.
            (11) Reconcentration of cotton.--The Act of June 16, 1938 
        (52 Stat. 762, chapter 480; 7 U.S.C. 1383a), is repealed.
            (12) Requirements for corn.--Section 308 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1442) is repealed.
            (13) Voluntary relinquishment of allotments.--Section 803 
        of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (16 U.S.C. 590q-2) is repealed.
            (14) Field measurement.--Section 1112 of the Omnibus Budget 
        Reconciliation Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 1330-8) is amended by 
        striking subsection (c).

SEC. 303. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER ACT.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 2 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 
Act (15 U.S.C. 714) is amended by striking ``Purposes.--For'' and all 
that follows through ``commodities, there'' and inserting ``Purpose.--
For the purpose of facilitating the orderly distribution of 
agricultural commodities, products of the commodities, foods, feeds, 
and fibers (collectively referred to in this Act as `agricultural 
commodities'), there''.
    (b) General Powers.--Section 4 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 714b) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (g), by inserting after ``its business'' 
        the following: ``, except that the Corporation may not enter 
        into any contract or agreement to carry out a price support or 
        production adjustment program''; and
            (2) in the second sentence of subsection (h), by striking 
        ``: And provided further, That to encourage'' and all that 
        follows through ``such storage:'' and inserting a period.
    (c) Specific Powers.--Section 5 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 714c) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (g); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as 
        subsections (a) through (e), respectively.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1208(b) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 
        (7 U.S.C. 1736n(b)) is amended by striking ``section 5(f) of 
        the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act'' and inserting 
        ``section 5(e) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))''.
            (2) Section 7(4)(E) of the Joint Resolution entitled 
        ``Joint Resolution making further continuing appropriations for 
        the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes'', approved 
        December 22, 1987 (7 U.S.C. 1736bb-6(4)(E)), is amended by 
        striking ``section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
        Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(f))'' and inserting ``section 5(e) 
        of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
        714c(e))''.
            (3) Section 619 of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
        Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1738r) is amended by striking 
        ``section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 
        Act'' and inserting ``section 5(e) of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e))''.

SEC. 304. SECTION 32.

    Section 32 of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend the Agricultural 
Adjustment Act, and for other purposes'', approved August 24, 1935 (7 
U.S.C. 612c), is amended by striking ``only to (1)'' in the second 
sentence of the first paragraph and all that follows through the end of 
the section and inserting ``only to carry out food and nutrition 
programs of the Department of Agriculture''.

SEC. 305. AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.

    (a) In General.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking title I (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.), other than 
        sections 104 and 111 (7 U.S.C. 1444a and 1445f);
            (2) by striking title II (7 U.S.C. 1446 et seq.);
            (3) by striking title III (7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.);
            (4) by striking title IV (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), other 
        than the title heading and sections 404, 407, 412, 416, and 423 
        (7 U.S.C. 1424, 1427, 1429, 1431, and 1433b); and
            (5) by striking title V (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.)
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Act (as amended by subsection (a)) 
is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating title IV as title I;
            (2) by redesignating sections 104, 111, 404, 407, 412, 416, 
        and 423 as sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, and 107, 
        respectively, and transferring the sections to title I (as so 
        redesignated);
            (3) in section 105 (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f), and (g); 
                and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
                (c);
            (4) by redesignating title VI as title II;
            (5) by redesignating sections 601 through 612 as sections 
        201 through 212, respectively;
            (6) in section 204(d) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``606'' and inserting ``206'';
                    (B) by striking ``606(a)(4)'' and inserting 
                ``206(a)(4)'';
                    (C) by striking ``606(a)(2)'' and inserting 
                ``206(a)(2)''; and
                    (D) by striking ``607'' and inserting ``207'';
            (7) in section 205 (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``603(b)'' and inserting ``203(b)'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``604'' 
                        and inserting ``204''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                        ``606(a)'' and inserting ``206(a)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``603(b)'' and inserting 
                        ``203(b)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``607'' and inserting 
                        ``207'';
            (8) in section 206(a) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``605(a)'' and inserting ``205(a)'';
            (9) in section 207(a) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``606'' and inserting ``206''; and
            (10) in section 211(b) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``604'' and inserting ``204''; and
                    (B) by striking ``605'' and inserting ``205''.
    (c) References to Agricultural Act of 1949.--
            (1) Amount of assessments.--Section 4609 of the Omnibus 
        Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418; 7 
        U.S.C. 624 note) is repealed.
            (2) American agriculture protection program.--Section 1002 
        of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1310) is 
        repealed.
            (3) Farm value of agricultural products.--Section 2513(a) 
        of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
        (7 U.S.C. 1421c(a)) is amended by striking ``(including'' and 
        all that follows through ``1949)''.
            (4) Advance recourse loans.--Section 13 of the Food 
        Security Improvements Act of 1986 (7 U.S.C. 1433c-1) is 
        repealed.
            (5) Conversion into fuels.--Section 2001 of the Food and 
        Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1435) is repealed.
            (6) Reimbursement of ccc.--Section 412 of the Agricultural 
        Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736) is 
        amended by striking subsection (e).
            (7) Honey assessments.--
                    (A) Section 9 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and 
                Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4608) is amended--
                            (i) by striking subsection (d);
                            (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) 
                        through (i) as subsections (d) through (h), 
                        respectively;
                            (iii) in subsection (a), by striking ``(d), 
                        (e), and (i)'' and inserting ``(d) and (h)'';
                            (iv) in subsection (f) (as so 
                        redesignated), by striking ``(f)'' and 
                        inserting ``(e)''; and
                            (v) in subsection (g)(1) (as so 
                        redesignated)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``(A)''; and
                                    (II) by striking subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Section 13(b)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
                4612(b)(2)) is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                        ``4608(h)(1)'' and inserting ``4608(g)(1)''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
                        ``4608(h)(1)'' and inserting ``4608(g)(1)''.
            (8) Agricultural embargo protection.--Section 411 of the 
        Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5671) is repealed.
            (9) Integrated farm management program.--Section 1451 of 
        the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
        U.S.C. 5822) is amended by striking subsection (h).
            (10) Essential agricultural use.--Section 273 of the 
        Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3391a) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2).
            (11) Conservation reserve.--
                    (A) Harvesting or grazing.--Section 1232(a)(7) of 
                the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(7)) is 
                amended by striking ``and occurs'' and all that follows 
                through ``incidental grazing''.
                    (B) Rental payments.--Section 1234(f)(3) of the Act 
                (16 U.S.C. 3834(f)(3)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``this Act,'' and inserting 
                        ``this Act or''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, or the Agricultural 
                        Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.)''.
            (12) Taxable year for disaster payments.--The second 
        sentence of section 451(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        is amended by striking ``the Agricultural Act of 1949, as 
        amended, or''.
            (13) Interest penalties.--Section 3902(h) of title 31, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
            (14) Colorado river storage project.--Section 4 of the Act 
        of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 107, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620c), 
        is amended by striking ``, as defined in the Agricultural Act 
        of 1949, or any amendment thereof,''.
            (15) Surplus crops.--Section 212 of the Reclamation 
        Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 
        102-575; 106 Stat. 4625) is repealed.
    (d) References to Section 416 of Agricultural Act of 1949.--
            (1) Section 4(c) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection 
        Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-86; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended 
        by striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting ``section 107 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 1949''.
            (2) Section 502(a)(1) of the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 
        (Public Law 100-435; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking 
        ``section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)'' 
        and inserting ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (3) The Act entitled ``An Act authorizing Commodity Credit 
        Corporation to purchase flour and cornmeal and donating same 
        for certain domestic and foreign purposes'', approved August 
        19, 1958 (Public Law 85-683; 7 U.S.C. 1431 note), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural 
                Act of 1949, as amended'' and inserting ``section 107 
                of the Agricultural Act of 1949'';
                    (B) by striking ``such section 416'' and inserting 
                ``such section 107''; and
                    (C) by striking ``section 407 of the Agricultural 
                Act of 1949, as amended'' and inserting ``section 105 
                of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (4) The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation to donate dairy products and other 
        agricultural commodities for use in home economics courses'', 
        approved September 13, 1960 (Public Law 86-756; 7 U.S.C. 1431 
        note), is amended by striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting ``section 107 of 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (5) Section 2224(a) of the Omnibus Trade and 
        Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418; 7 U.S.C. 1431 
        note) is amended by striking ``section 416(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (as amended by section 2225 of this 
        Act)'' and inserting ``section 107(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (6) Section 2226(a) of the Omnibus Trade and 
        Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418; 7 U.S.C. 1431 
        note) is amended by striking ``section 416(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (as amended by section 2225 of this 
        Act)'' and inserting ``section 107(b)(7)(D)(ii) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (7) Section 4309 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness 
        Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418; 7 U.S.C. 1431 note) is amended 
        by striking ``section 416(d) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1431(d))'' and inserting ``section 107(d) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (8) Section 9 of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend and 
        amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
        1954'', approved September 6, 1958 (7 U.S.C. 1431b), is amended 
        by striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as 
        amended (7 U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting ``section 107 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (9) Section 201(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend 
        the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
        and for other purposes'', approved September 21, 1959 (7 U.S.C. 
        1431c(a)), is amended by striking ``section 416(3) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949'' and inserting ``section 107(a)(3) of 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949''
            (10) Section 205 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (7 
        U.S.C. 1431d) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural 
                Act of 1949, as amended, section'' and inserting 
                ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, 
                section''; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural 
                Act of 1949, as amended, will'' and inserting ``section 
                107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 will''.
            (11) Section 4310 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness 
        Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418; 7 U.S.C. 1691 note) is amended 
        by striking ``section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1431(b))'' each place it appears in subsections (a)(2) 
        and (b)(1) and inserting ``section 107(b) of the Agricultural 
        Act of 1949''.
            (12) Section 302(b) of the Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act 
        of 1983 (Public Law 98-180; 7 U.S.C. 1727g note) is amended by 
        striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949.''.
            (13) Section 407(g)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Trade 
        Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
        1736a(g)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``section 416(b) of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949'' and inserting ``section 107(b) of 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (14) Section 1208(c) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 
        1981 (7 U.S.C. 1736n(c)) is amended by striking ``section 416 
        of the Agricultural Act of 1949'' and inserting ``section 107 
        of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (15) Section 7(4)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled 
        ``Joint Resolution making further continuing appropriations for 
        the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes'', approved 
        December 22, 1987 (7 U.S.C. 1736bb-6(4)(B)), is amended by 
        striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting ``section 107 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 1949''.
            (16) The first sentence of section 211(a) of the 
        Agricultural Trade Suspension Adjustment Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 
        4004(a)) is amended by striking ``section 416 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949'' and inserting ``section 107 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (17) Section 4101(8) of the Omnibus Trade and 
        Competitiveness Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 5201(8)) is amended by 
        striking ``section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting ``section 107 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 1949''.
            (18) Section 402 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 
        U.S.C. 1922) is amended by striking ``section 416 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431),'' and 
        inserting ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (19) Section 205 of the Support for East European Democracy 
        (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5425) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 
                416(b)(7) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
                1431(b)(7))'' and inserting ``section 107(b)(7) of the 
                Agricultural Act of 1949''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 416(b) 
                of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b))'' 
                and inserting ``section 107(b) of the Agricultural Act 
                of 1949''.
            (20) The fourth sentence of section 9(c) of the National 
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(c)) is amended by striking 
        ``section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949'' and inserting 
        ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (21) The second sentence of section 13(h) of the National 
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(h)) is amended by striking 
        ``section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949'' and inserting 
        ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (22) Section 14(a)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1762a(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 416 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting 
        ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (23) Section 17(h)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1766(h)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 416 of such 
        Act'' and inserting ``section 107 of the Act''.
            (24) Section 8 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
        U.S.C. 1777) is amended by striking ``section 416 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 1058), as amended,'' and 
        inserting ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (25) Section 17(l) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
        U.S.C. 1786(l)) is amended by striking ``section 416'' and all 
        that follows through ``1949'' and inserting ``section 107 of 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (26) Section 311(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
        (42 U.S.C. 3030a(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 416 of 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting 
        ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (27) Section 901b(b)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
        (46 U.S.C. App. 1241f(b)(2)), is amended by striking ``section 
        416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)'' and 
        inserting ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (28) Section 646(1) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987 (Public Law 99-
        500; 100 Stat. 1783-36), is amended by striking ``section 
        416(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949'' and inserting 
        ``section 107(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.
            (29) Section 703(2) of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 
        102-511; 106 Stat. 3349) is amended by striking ``section 416 
        of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)'' and inserting 
        ``section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949''.

SEC. 306. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2, and sections 8 through 8e, of the 
Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 602 and 608 through 608e-1), 
reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
of 1937, are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Marketwide service payments.--Section 9 of the Food 
        Security Improvements Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-260; 7 U.S.C. 
        608c note) is repealed.
            (2) Arbitration of disputes concerning milk.--Section 3 of 
        the Act of June 3, 1937 (50 Stat. 248, chapter 296; 7 U.S.C. 
        671), is repealed.
            (3) Assessments.--Section 1999J(b) of the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
        6409(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

SEC. 307. GENERAL COMMODITY PROVISIONS.

    (a) Tobacco Pesticide Residues.--Section 213(e) of the Tobacco 
Adjustment Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 511r(e)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (5).
    (b) Emergency Food Assistance.--
            (1) Availability of ccc commodities.--Section 202(a) of the 
        Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 
        U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
                    (B) by striking ``, and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (3) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4).
            (2) Availability of ccc flour, cornmeal, and cheese.--
        Section 202A(a)(1) of the Act (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c 
        note) is amended--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (B) by striking ``, and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D).
    (c) Payment Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 
        1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(1)(A) The total amount of payments referred to in subparagraph 
(B) that a person may receive during a year may not exceed $50,000.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to payments received under--
            ``(i) the conservation reserve program established under 
        subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII;
            ``(ii) the agricultural conservation program;
            ``(iii) the forestry incentives program established under 
        section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
        (16 U.S.C. 2103);
            ``(iv) the wetlands reserve program established under 
        subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII;
            ``(v) the water quality incentives program established 
        under chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII;
            ``(vi) emergency livestock assistance provided under title 
        II of the Agricultural Act of 1949 or any other provision of 
        law; and
            ``(vii) the noninsured crop disaster assistance program 
        established under section 519 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 1519).
    ``(2)(A) The total amount of payments referred to in subparagraph 
(B) that a person may receive during a year may not exceed $100,000.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to any part of any payment that 
is determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to represent compensation 
for conservation or conservation easement programs.'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) 
                as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in the second sentence of subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``paragraphs (6) and (7)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraphs (4) and (5)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), by 
                        striking ``farm program payments'' and 
                        inserting ``payments''.
            (2) Prevention of creation of entities to qualify as 
        separate persons; payments limited to active farmers.--Section 
        1001A of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1308-1) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) by striking ``A person'' and all that 
                        follows through ``1421 et seq.)'' and inserting 
                        ``A person (as defined in section 
                        1001(3)(B)(i)) that receives payments described 
                        in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1001''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 
                        1001(5)(B)(i)(II)'' and inserting ``section 
                        1001(3)(B)(i)(II)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``To be'' and all 
                                that follows through ``1949'' and 
                                inserting ``To be separately eligible 
                                for payments described in paragraphs 
                                (1) and (2) of section 1001''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 
                                1001(5)(B)(i)'' and inserting ``section 
                                1001(3)(B)(i)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
                        ``section 1001(5)(B)(i)(II)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 1001(3)(B)(i)(II)''.
            (3) Foreign persons made ineligible for program benefits.--
        Section 1001C(a) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1308-3(a)) is amended by 
        striking ``production adjustment payments, price support 
        program loans, payments, or benefits made available under the 
        Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.),'' and 
        inserting ``payments under''.
            (4) Conforming amendment.--Section 1305(d) of the 
        Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203; 7 
        U.S.C. 1308 note) is amended by striking ``paragraphs (5) 
        through (7) of section 1001'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) 
        through (5) of section 1001''.
    (d) Cost Reduction Options.--Section 1009 of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308a) is repealed.
    (e) Normally Planted Acreage.--Section 1001 of the Food and 
Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1309) is repealed.
    (f) Normal Supply.--Section 1019 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1310a) is repealed.
    (g) Good Faith Reliance.--Section 326 of the Food and Agriculture 
Act of 1962 (7 U.S.C. 1339a) is repealed.
    (h) Determinations of the Secretary.--Section 1017 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 1385 note) is 
repealed.
    (i) Options Pilot Program.--Subtitle E of title XI of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 
U.S.C. 1421 note) is repealed.
    (j) Readjustment of Support Levels.--Section 1302 of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508; 7 U.S.C. 1421 
note) is repealed.
    (k) Financial Impact Study.--Section 1147 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421a) is repealed.
    (l) Planting on Set-Aside Acreage.--Section 814 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1434) is repealed.
    (m) Cost of Production Study.--Section 808 of the Agricultural Act 
of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1441a) is repealed.
    (n) Storage Payments.--Section 1124 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 1445e 
note) is repealed.
    (o) Cottonseed and Sunflower Seed Oil.--Section 301(b) of Public 
Law 100-387 (7 U.S.C. 1464 note) is repealed.
    (p) Computation of Carryover.--Section 105 of the Agricultural Act 
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1745) is repealed.
    (q) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and 
Ranchers.--Section 2501(e)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), (F), and 
        (G) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively.
    (r) National Agricultural Cost of Production Standards Review 
Board.--Subtitle B of title X of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 
(7 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) is repealed.
    (s) Adjustment of Loans.--Section 2(b) of the Act of December 20, 
1944 (58 Stat. 836, chapter 623; 12 U.S.C. 1150a(b)), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Agricultural Adjustment Act (of 1933);''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``sections 303'' and all that follows 
        through ``adjustment payments;''.
    (t) Controlled Substances.--Section 519(b)(1) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 889(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (D); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) as 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
    (u) Targeted Option Payments.--Section 121 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (105 Stat. 
1843) is repealed.

SEC. 308. SPECIFIC COMMODITY PROVISIONS.

    (a) Milk.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 102 through 106, 115, and 116 of 
        the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
        (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3378) are repealed.
            (2) Administration.--Section 101 of the Agriculture and 
        Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-98; 7 U.S.C. 608c note) is 
        amended by striking subsection (b).
            (3) Export sales of dairy products.--Section 1163 of the 
        Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 1731 
        note) is repealed.
            (4) 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 repealed.
    (b) Feed Grains.--
            (1) Recourse loan program for silage.--Section 403 of the 
        Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1444e-1) is repealed.
            (2) Calculation of refunds.--Section 405 of the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 
        101-624; 7 U.S.C. 1445j note) is repealed.
            (3) Acreage diversion programs.--Section 328 of the Food 
        and Agriculture Act of 1962 (7 U.S.C. 1339c) is repealed.
    (c) Sugar.--Section 902 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public 
Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 1446 note) is repealed.

SEC. 309. LIABILITY.

    A provision of this subtitle or an amendment made by this subtitle 
shall not affect the liability of any person under any provision of law 
as in effect before the application of the provision of this subtitle 
or the amendment in accordance with section 310.

SEC. 310. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall apply beginning 
with the 1996 crop of an agricultural commodity.
    (b) Exception.--This subtitle and the amendments made by this 
subtitle shall apply to milk and dairy products beginning on January 1, 
1996.

               Subtitle B--Elimination of Other Programs

SEC. 321. MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 211 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) is amended by 
        striking subsection (c).
            (2) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5662(a)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``203,''.
            (3) Section 1302 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
        of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 7 U.S.C. 5623 note) is repealed.

SEC. 322. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5651) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 103(d)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5603(d)(2)) is 
        amended by striking ``(as amended) and the program under 
        section 301''.
            (2) The title heading of title III of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
        prec. 5651) is amended to read as follows:

           ``TITLE III--RELIEF FROM UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES''.

            (3) Section 303 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5653) is amended by 
        striking ``, such as that established under section 301,''.
            (4) Section 401 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5661) is amended by 
        striking ``sections 201, 202, and 301'' each place it appears 
        in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``sections 201 and 
        202''.
            (5) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5662(a)(1)) (as 
        amended by section 301(b)(2)) is further amended by striking 
        ``sections 201, 202, and 301'' and inserting ``sections 201 and 
        202''.

SEC. 323. RURAL ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Titles I through IV of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 501 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 950aaa) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``rea administrator'' and inserting 
                ``secretary of commerce'';
                    (B) by striking ``Administrator'' the first place 
                it appears and inserting ``Secretary of Commerce 
                (referred to in this title as the `Secretary')''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Administrator'' 
                and inserting ``Secretary''.
            (2) Section 502 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-1) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the last 
                sentence.
            (3) Title V of the Act (as amended by paragraphs (1) and 
        (2)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating sections 501 and 502 as 
                sections 502 and 503, respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after the title heading the 
                following:

``SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This title may be cited as the `Rural Economic Development Act of 
1995'.''.

SEC. 324. ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL.

    The last proviso of the matter under the heading ``Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service'' of title I of the Rural Development, 
Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 (Public Law 
100-202; 101 Stat. 1329-331; 7 U.S.C. 426c) is amended by striking ``: 
Provided further, That hereafter,'' and all that follows through 
``Animal Damage Control activities''.

                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall become effective 
on October 1, 1996.
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