[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1535 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1535

 To extend the milk price support program through 2002 at the rate in 
                            effect for 1999.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1999

  Mr. Peterson of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
Boehlert, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Condit, Mr. Kind, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gutknecht, 
   Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
Stenholm, Mr. Obey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Wise, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Shows, and 
 Mr. Clement) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the milk price support program through 2002 at the rate in 
                            effect for 1999.

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

SECTION 1. MILK PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Program.--Subsection (h) of section 141 of the 
Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1999'' both places it appears and 
        inserting ``2002''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
        ``During the period of effectiveness of the program, section 
        201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446), including 
        subsection (c) of such section, shall not apply to milk.''.
    (b) Continuation of Current Price Support Rate.--Subsection (b)(4) 
of such section is amended by striking ``year 1999'' and inserting 
``years 1999 through 2002''.
    (c) Delay in Recourse Loan Program for Processors.--Section 142(e) 
of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7252(e)) is amended 
by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2003''.
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