[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1961 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1961

 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres 
         authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 1999

Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. Wellstone) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres 
         authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT IN CONSERVATION 
              RESERVE.

    Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(d)) is amended by striking ``36,400,000 acres'' and inserting 
``45,000,000 acres''.
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