[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 578 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 578

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for 
the conveyance of real property acquired under such Act to schools and 
    nonprofit organizations involved in teaching young people to be 
                                farmers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1999

  Mr. Condit introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for 
the conveyance of real property acquired under such Act to schools and 
    nonprofit organizations involved in teaching young people to be 
                                farmers.

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

SECTION 1. PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 
              IN DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY UNDER CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL 
              DEVELOPMENT ACT.

    (a) Inclusion Among Preferred Purchasers.--Subsection (c) of 
section 335 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1985) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(7) Preferred purchaser defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `preferred purchaser' means any of the 
        following persons:
                    ``(A) A beginning farmer or rancher.
                    ``(B) A school or nonprofit organization involved 
                in teaching young people to be farmers.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such subsection is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking the heading of subparagraph (B) and 
                inserting the following: ``Preference for certain 
                purchasers.--''; and
                    (B) by striking ``beginning farmer or rancher'' 
                each place it appears in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
                inserting ``preferred purchaser'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)(B)--
                    (A) by striking the heading of clause (i) and 
                inserting the following: ``Preferred purchasers.--'';
                    (B) in clause (i), by striking ``the beginning 
                farmer or rancher qualifies for a credit sale or direct 
                farm ownership loan under subtitle A but''; and
                    (C) by striking ``beginning farmer or rancher'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``preferred 
                purchaser''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``beginning 
                farmer or rancher'' and inserting ``preferred 
                purchaser'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), by striking 
                ``beginning farmers and ranchers'' and inserting ``each 
                category of preferred purchaser''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
                ``beginning farmers or ranchers'' and inserting 
                ``preferred purchasers''.
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