[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1826 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1826

   To increase deficit-reduction assessments for participants in the 
  Federal price support program for tobacco and to extend the period 
            during which such assessments will be collected.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 1997

  Ms. Furse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To increase deficit-reduction assessments for participants in the 
  Federal price support program for tobacco and to extend the period 
            during which such assessments will be collected.

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

SECTION 1. DEFICIT-REDUCTION ASSESSMENTS UNDER TOBACCO PRICE SUPPORT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Increase in Assessment Rate.--Section 106(g)(1) of the 
Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445(g)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``.5 percent'' and 
        inserting ``1 percent''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1 percent'' and 
        inserting ``2 percent''.
    (b) Duration.--Such section is further amended by striking ``1998 
crops'' and inserting ``2002 crops''.
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