[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 913 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 913

  To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide greater 
                         planting flexibility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 1997

 Mr. Combest (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of 
  Oklahoma, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following 
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide greater 
                         planting flexibility.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASED PLANTING FLEXIBILITY ON CONTRACT ACREAGE.

    Section 118(b)(2) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
U.S.C. 7218(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or''; at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) on contract acreage following the failure of 
                a crop on that contract acreage due to conditions 
                beyond the control of the producer.''.
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