[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4417 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4417

   To authorize the continuation of the disaster relief program for 
  livestock producers conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
              section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1998

  Mr. Combest (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady 
  of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
  Smith of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Ms. Granger) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the continuation of the disaster relief program for 
  livestock producers conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
              section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Livestock Disaster Relief 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUNDS TO CONTINUE DISASTER 
              RELIEF EFFORTS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS.

    (a) Cost-Share Assistance.--The Secretary of Agriculture may use 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide cost-share 
assistance to livestock producers for the purpose of alleviating 
distress caused by a natural disaster. The Secretary shall provide 
assistance under this subsection in the same manner as the Secretary 
provided cost-share assistance during fiscal years 1997 and 1998 under 
section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a).
    (b) Period of Authorization.--The authority provided by this 
section expires on September 30, 2002.
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