[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 1789 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1789


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 22, 1997

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 AN ACT


 
              To reauthorize the dairy indemnity program.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--Section 3 of Public Law 90-484 (7 U.S.C. 450l) is 
amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.
    (b) Treatment of Existing Claims.--Section 2 of Public Law 90-484 
(7 U.S.C. 450k) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``Funds appropriated pursuant to this section for fiscal year 
1998 to carry out this Act may also be used to pay valid claims arising 
under this Act during fiscal year 1997 to the extent that such claims 
are not fully paid using fiscal year 1997 funds.''.
    (c) Alternative Financing Options.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to Congress a report identifying and evaluating 
alternative methods to finance the dairy indemnity program established 
under the first section of Public Law 90-484 (7 U.S.C. 450j).

            Passed the House of Representatives October 21, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.