[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 597 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 597

To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to establish a condition on 
 the provision of assistance under the export enhancement program for 
                       the export of durum wheat.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to establish a condition on 
 the provision of assistance under the export enhancement program for 
                       the export of durum wheat.

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

SECTION 1. STOCK TO USE RATIO LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR EXPORT OF 
              DURUM WHEAT UNDER EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 301(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5651(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Special rule for durum wheat exports.--In any 
        marketing year for which the projected stock to use ratio 
        prepared by the Secretary of Agriculture for durum wheat is 
        less than or equal to 40 percent, the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation may not make available any assistance (whether in 
        the form of agricultural commodities, cash payments, or other 
        bonus) under this section for the export of durum wheat.''.
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