[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6163]
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       RELATIVE TO USE OF DISASTER RESERVE FOR DISASER ASSISTANCE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 259; I 
further ask that the resolution be considered and agreed to and the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements 
relating to this resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 259) was agreed to as follows:

                              S. Res. 259

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. USE OF DISASTER RESERVE FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of 
     Agriculture should use the disaster reserve established under 
     section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a) 
     to alleviate distress to livestock producers caused by 
     drought, flood, or other natural disasters in 1996, in the 
     most efficient manner practicable, including cash payments 
     from the sale of commodities currently in the disaster 
     reserve. A livestock producer should be eligible to receive 
     the assistance during the period beginning May 1, 1996, and 
     ending not sooner than August 31, 1996.

     SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of 
     Agriculture should use the authorities provided in the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-127) to provide voluntary conservation 
     assistance to any person who is permitted to hay or graze 
     conservation reserve land on an emergency basis.

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