[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1758 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1758

  To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to extend the milk 
 price support program through 2002 at an increased price support rate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 1999

Mr. Gutknecht 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 extend the milk 
 price support program through 2002 at an increased price support rate.

    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 ``Dairy Revenue Protection Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. 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) Price Support Rate.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) During calendar years 2000 through 2002, $10.35.''.
    (c) Repeal of Recourse Loan Program for Processors.--Section 142 of 
the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7252) is repealed.
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