[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5485 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5485

    To eliminate the authority to reduce rental payments under the 
    conservation reserve program in calendar year 2002 by reason of 
  harvesting of forage or grazing on land in an emergency caused by a 
                                drought.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2002

     Mr. Moran of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Thune) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To eliminate the authority to reduce rental payments under the 
    conservation reserve program in calendar year 2002 by reason of 
  harvesting of forage or grazing on land in an emergency caused by a 
                                drought.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO REDUCE RENTAL PAYMENTS UNDER THE 
              CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM IN CALENDAR YEAR 2002 BY 
              REASON OF HARVESTING OF FORAGE OR GRAZING ON LAND IN AN 
              EMERGENCY CAUSED BY A DROUGHT.

    Section 1232(a)(7)(A)(iii) of the Food Security Act of 1985 shall 
not apply during calendar year 2002 with respect to harvesting of 
forage or grazing conducted in response to a drought or other 
emergency.
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