[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5957 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5957

        To reduce subsidies for agricultural commodity programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
        To reduce subsidies for agricultural commodity programs.

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

SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN SUBSIDY AMOUNTS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY 
              PROGRAMS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to carry out title I of 
H.R. 2419 of the 110th Congress, as enrolled, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall make such reductions in payment rates and loan rates 
otherwise applicable to commodity programs under such title and 
amendments made by that title as may be necessary to reduce obligations 
and expenditures of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation by 
$7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
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