I 108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4620 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2004 Mr. Nethercutt (for himself and Mr. Hastings of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to enter into memorandums of understanding with a State regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans.

1.

Collection of approved State commodity assessments on behalf of States from marketing assistance loan proceeds

(a)

Collection on behalf of states

Subtitle B of title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 1209 (7 U.S.C. 7939) the following new section:

1210.

Collection of approved State commodity assessments on behalf of States from marketing assistance loan proceeds

(a)

Collection on behalf of states

At the request of a State, the Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State to collect, on behalf of the State, approved State commodity assessments from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans. (b)

Effect of assessment rate changes

The Secretary and the Commodity Credit Corporation may not terminate a memorandum of understanding with a State for the collection of approved State commodity assessments (or refuse to extend or modify such a memorandum of understanding) on the grounds that the State has changed the assessment rate.

. (b)

Reinstatement of memorandums

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation shall reinstate, at the request of a State, any memorandum of understanding that was entered into between the Secretary or the Corporation and the State for the collection of approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State, but was terminated before the date of the enactment of this Act.