[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7966-S7969]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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 THE AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
        RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

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                       ROBERTS AMENDMENT NO. 961

  Mr. ROBERTS proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 1033) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 28, line 19, before the period at the end of the 
     sentence, insert the following: ``: Provided further, That, 
     of the amount made available under this sentence, $4,000,000 
     shall be available for obligation only after the 
     Administrator of the Risk Management Agency issues and begins 
     to implement the plan to reduce administrative and operating 
     costs of approved insurance providers required under section 
     508(k)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(k)(7))''.
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                COCHRAN (AND BUMPERS) AMENDMENT NO. 962

  Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Bumpers) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       On page 55, line 20, strike ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       On page 55, line 21, strike ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
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                D'AMATO (AND SARBANES) AMENDMENT NO. 963

  Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. D'Amato for himself and Mr. Sarbanes) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.  . RURAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Housing in Underserved Areas Program.--The first 
     sentence of section 509(f)(4)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 
     (42 U.S.C. 1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
     year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1998''.
       (b) Housing and Related Facilities for Elderly Persons and 
     Families and Other Low-Income Persons and Families.--
       (1) Authority to make loans.--Section 515(b)(4) of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(b)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     1998''.
       (2) Set-aside for nonprofit entities.--The first sentence 
     of section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1485(w)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 1998''.
       (3) Loan term.--Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1485) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``up to fifty'' and 
     inserting ``up to 30''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) such a loan may be made for a period of up to 30 
     years from the making of the loan, but the Secretary may 
     provide for periodic payments based on an amortization 
     schedule of 50 years with a final payment of the balance due 
     at the end of the term of the loan;'';
       (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the Secretary may make a new loan to the current 
     borrower to finance the final payment of the original loan 
     for an additional period not to exceed twenty years, if--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines--
       ``(i) it is more cost-efficient and serves the tenant base 
     more effectively to maintain the current property than to 
     build a new property in the same location; or
       ``(ii) the property has been maintained to such an extent 
     that it warrants retention in the current portfolio because 
     it can be expected to continue providing decent, safe, and 
     affordable rental units for the balance of the loan; and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines--
       ``(i) current market studies show that a need for low-
     income rural rental housing still exists for that area; and
       ``(ii) any other criteria established by the Secretary has 
     been met.''.
       (c) Loan Guarantees for Multifamily Rental Housing in Rural 
     Areas.--Section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1490p-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (q), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Annual limitation on amount of loan guarantee.--In 
     each fiscal year, the Secretary may enter into commitments to 
     guarantee loans under this section only to the extent that 
     the costs of the guarantees entered into in such fiscal year 
     do not exceed such amount as may be provided in appropriation 
     Acts for such fiscal year.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (t) and inserting the following:
       ``(t) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for costs 
     (as such term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974) of loan guarantees made under this 
     section such sums as may be necessary for such fiscal 
     year.''; and
       (3) in subsection (u), by striking ``1996'' and inserting 
     ``1998''.
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                COCHRAN (AND BUMPERS) AMENDMENT NO. 964

  Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Bumpers) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new provision:
       Sec.   . Effective on October 1, 1998, section 136(a) of 
     the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7236(a)) is 
     amended--
       (a) in paragraph (1)
       (1) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (4), during'' and 
     inserting ``During''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``130'' and inserting 
     ``134'';
       (b) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (c) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
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                 DURBIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 965

  Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Wyden) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       On page 66, between lines 12 and 13, insert the follows:
       Sec. 728. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide or pay the salaries of personnel who 
     provide crop insurance or noninsured crop disaster assistance 
     for tobacco for the 1998 for later crop years.

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                         FORD AMENDMENT NO. 966

  Mr. FORD proposed an amendment to amendment No. 965 proposed by Mr. 
Durbin to the bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following:


             limitation of crop insurance to family farmers

       Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1508(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Crop insurance limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--To qualify for coverage under a plan of 
     insurance or reinsurance under this title, a person may not 
     own or operate farms with more than 400 acres of cropland.
       ``(B) Definition of person.--The Corporation shall issue 
     regulations--
       ``(i) defining the term `person' for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) prescribing such rules as the Corporation determines 
     necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the 
     limitation established under subparagraph (A).''.
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                GREGG (AND BROWNBACK) AMENDMENT NO. 967

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Brownback) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1033, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC.   . REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN SUGAR LOANS.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act may be used to make a loan to a processor of 
     sugarcane or sugar beets, or both, who has an annual revenue 
     that exceeds $10 million, unless the terms of the loan 
     require the processor to repay the full amount of the loan, 
     plus interest.
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                 HARKIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 968

  Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Reed, and Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1033, 
supra; as follows:

       At the end of title VII, insert the following:

     SEC.   . TOBACCO ASSESSMENTS.

       Section 106 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``Effective'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (h), 
     effective''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Marketing Assessment for Certain 1997 and 1998 
     Crops.--
       ``(1) In general.--Effective only for the 1997 crop of 
     tobacco (other than Flue-cured tobacco) and the 1998 crop of 
     Flue-cured tobacco for which price support is made available 
     under this Act, each purchaser of such tobacco, and each 
     importer of the same kind of tobacco, shall remit to the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation a nonrefundable marketing 
     assessment in an amount equal to--
       ``(A) in the case of a purchaser of domestic tobacco, 2.1 
     percent of the national price support level for each such 
     crop; and
       ``(B) in the case of an importer of tobacco, 2.1 percent of 
     the national support price for the same kind of tobacco;

     as provided for in this section.
       ``(2) Collection and enforcement.--The purchaser and 
     importer assessments under paragraph (1) shall be--
       ``(A) collected in the same manner as provided for in 
     section 106A(d)(2) or 106B(d)(3), as applicable; and
       ``(B) enforced in the same manner as provided in section 
     106A(h) or 106B(j), as applicable.
       ``(3) Enforcement.--The Secretary may enforce this 
     subsection in the courts of the United States.''.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, 
     $964,261,000 is provided for salaries and expenses of the 
     Food and Drug Administration.
       In carrying out their responsibilities under the Food and 
     Drug Administration youth tobacco use prevention initiative, 
     States are encouraged to coordinate their enforcement efforts 
     with enforcement of laws that prohibit underage drinking.
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                HELMS (AND FAIRCLOTH) AMENDMENT NO. 969

  Mr. HELMS (for himself and Mr. Faircloth) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 968 proposed by Mr. Harkin to the bill, S. 1033, supra; 
as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following:

     ASSESSMENT FOR ETHANOL PRODUCERS.

       (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1998, the rate of tax 
     otherwise imposed on a gallon of ethanol under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall be increased by 3 cents and such 
     rate increase shall not be considered in any determination 
     under section 9503(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (b) Establishment of Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 9512. TRUST FUND FOR ANTI-SMOKING ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     `Trust Fund for Anti-Smoking Activities' (hereafter referred 
     to in this section as the `Trust Fund'), consisting of such 
     amounts as may be appropriated or transferred to the Trust 
     Fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).
       ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--The Secretary shall 
     transfer to the Trust Fund an amount equivalent to the net 
     increase in revenues received in the Treasury attributable to 
     section    (a) of the Agriculture, Rural and Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1998, as estimated by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Distribution of Amounts in Trust Fund.--Amounts in 
     the Trust Fund shall be available, as provided by 
     appropriation Acts, to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services for anti-smoking programs through the Substance 
     Abuse and Mental Health Administration.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subchapter A is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

     ``SEC. 9512. TRUST FUND FOR ANTI-SMOKING ACTIVITIES.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply fuel removed after September 30, 1997.
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                  BRYAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO 970

  Mr. BRYAN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Grams, and Mr. 
Reid) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       Beginning on page 63, strike line 24 and all that follows 
     through page 64, line 5, and insert the following:
       Sec. 718. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide assistance under, or to pay the salaries 
     of personnel who carry out, a market promotion or market 
     access program pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural 
     Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)--
       (1) that provides assistance to the United States Mink 
     Export Development Council or any mink industry trade 
     association;
       (2) to the extent that the aggregate amount of funds and 
     value of commodities under the program exceeds $70,000,000; 
     or
       (3) that provides assistance to a foreign person (as 
     defined in section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment 
     Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3508)).
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                  GRAMS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 971

  Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Wellstone, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Abraham) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       On page 66, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 728. STUDY OF NORTHEAST INTERSTATE DAIRY COMPACT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs.--The 
     term ``child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs'' 
     includes--
       (A) the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
       (B) the school lunch program established under the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
       (C) the summer food service program for children 
     established under section 13 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761);
       (D) the child and adult care food program established under 
     section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1766);
       (E) the special milk program established under section 3 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772);
       (F) the school breakfast program established under section 
     4 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1773);
       (G) the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children authorized under section 17 of that Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1786); and
       (H) the nutrition programs and projects carried out under 
     part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3030e et seq.).
       (2) Compact.--The term ``Compact'' means the Northeast 
     Interstate Dairy Compact.
       (3) Northeast interstate dairy compact.--The term 
     ``Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact'' means the Northeast 
     Interstate Dairy Compact referred to in section 147 of the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7256).
       (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (b) Evaluation.--Not later than December 31, 1997, the 
     Director shall conduct, complete, and transmit to Congress a 
     comprehensive economic evaluation of the direct and indirect 
     effects of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, and other 
     factors which affect the price of fluid milk.
       (c) Components.--In conducting the evaluation, the Director 
     shall consider, among other factors, the effects of 
     implementation of the rules and regulations of the Northeast 
     Interstate Dairy Compact Commission, such

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     as rules and regulations relating to over-order Class I 
     pricing and pooling provisions. This evaluation shall 
     consider such effects prior to implementation of the Compact 
     and that would have occurred in the absence of the 
     implementation of the Compact. The evaluation shall include 
     an analysis of the impacts on--
       (1) child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs 
     including impacts on schools and institutions participating 
     in the programs, on program recipients and other factors;
       (2) the wholesale and retail cost of fluid milk;
       (3) the level of milk production, the number of cows, the 
     number of dairy farms, and milk utilization in the Compact 
     region, including--
       (A) changes in the level of milk production, the number of 
     cows, and the number of dairy farms in the Compact region 
     relative to trends in the level of milk production and trends 
     in the number of cows and dairy farms prior to implementation 
     of the Compact;
       (B) changes in the disposition of bulk and packaged milk 
     for Class I, II, or III use produced in the Compact region to 
     areas outside the region relative to the milk disposition to 
     areas outside the region;
       (C) changes in--
       (i) the share of milk production for Class I use of the 
     total milk production in the Compact region; and
       (ii) the share of milk production for Class II and Class 
     III use of the total milk production in the Compact region;
       (4) dairy farmers and dairy product manufacturers in States 
     and regions outside the Compact region with respect to the 
     impact of changes in milk production, and the impact of any 
     changes in disposition of milk originating in the Compact 
     region, on national milk supply levels and farm level milk 
     prices nationally; and
       (5) the cost of carrying out the milk price support program 
     established under section 141 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251).
       (d) Additional States and Compacts.--The Secretary shall 
     evaluate and incorporate into the evaluation required under 
     subsection (b) an evaluation of the economic impact of adding 
     additional States to the Compact for the purpose of 
     increasing prices paid to milk producers.
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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 972

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1033, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 28, line 21, strike ``$202,571,000'' and insert 
     ``$197,571,000''.
       On page 47, line 6, strike ``$7,769,066,000'' and insert 
     ``$7,774,066,000''.
       On page 47, line 13, insert after ``claims'' the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
     available for outreach and startup in accordance with section 
     4(f) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1773(f))''.
       On page 66, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 728. OUTREACH AND STARTUP FOR THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1773) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Outreach and Startup.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Eligible school.--The term `eligible school' means a 
     school--
       ``(i) attended by children, a significant percentage of 
     whom are members of low-income families;
       ``(ii)(I) as used with respect to a school breakfast 
     program, that agrees to operate the school breakfast program 
     established or expanded with the assistance provided under 
     this subsection for a period of not less than 3 years; and
       ``(II) as used with respect to a summer food service 
     program for children, that agrees to operate the summer food 
     service program for children established or expanded with the 
     assistance provided under this subsection for a period of not 
     less than 3 years.
       ``(B) Service institution.--The term `service institution' 
     means an institution or organization described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) or (7) of section 13(a) of the National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)).
       ``(C) Summer food service program for children.--The term 
     `summer food service program for children' means a program 
     authorized by section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1761).
       ``(2) Payments.--The Secretary shall make payments on a 
     competitive basis and in the following order of priority 
     (subject to the other provisions of this subsection), to--
       ``(A) State educational agencies in a substantial number of 
     States for distribution to eligible schools to assist the 
     schools with nonrecurring expenses incurred in--
       ``(i) initiating a school breakfast program under this 
     section; or
       ``(ii) expanding a school breakfast program; and
       ``(B) a substantial number of States for distribution to 
     service institutions to assist the institutions with 
     nonrecurring expenses incurred in--
       ``(i) initiating a summer food service program for 
     children; or
       ``(ii) expanding a summer food service program for 
     children.
       ``(3) Payments additional.--Payments received under this 
     subsection shall be in addition to payments to which State 
     agencies are entitled under subsection (b) of this section 
     and section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1761).
       ``(4) State plan.--To be eligible to receive a payment 
     under this subsection, a State educational agency shall 
     submit to the Secretary a plan to initiate or expand school 
     breakfast programs conducted in the State, including a 
     description of the manner in which the agency will provide 
     technical assistance and funding to schools in the State to 
     initiate or expand the programs.
       ``(5) School breakfast program preferences.--In making 
     payments under this subsection for any fiscal year to 
     initiate or expand school breakfast programs, the Secretary 
     shall provide a preference to State educational agencies 
     that--
       ``(A) have in effect a State law that requires the 
     expansion of the programs during the year;
       ``(B) have significant public or private resources that 
     have been assembled to carry out the expansion of the 
     programs during the year;
       ``(C) do not have a school breakfast program available to a 
     large number of low-income children in the State; or
       ``(D) serve an unmet need among low-income children, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(6) Summer food service program preferences.--In making 
     payments under this subsection for any fiscal year to 
     initiate or expand summer food service programs for children, 
     the Secretary shall provide a preference to States--
       ``(A)(i) in which the numbers of children participating in 
     the summer food service program for children represent the 
     lowest percentages of the number of children receiving free 
     or reduced price meals under the school lunch program 
     established under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1751 et seq.); or
       ``(ii) that do not have a summer food service program for 
     children available to a large number of low-income children 
     in the State; and
       ``(B) that submit to the Secretary a plan to expand the 
     summer food service programs for children conducted in the 
     State, including a description of--
       ``(i) the manner in which the State will provide technical 
     assistance and funding to service institutions in the State 
     to expand the programs; and
       ``(ii) significant public or private resources that have 
     been assembled to carry out the expansion of the programs 
     during the year.
       ``(7) Recovery and reallocation.--The Secretary shall act 
     in a timely manner to recover and reallocate to other States 
     any amounts provided to a State educational agency or State 
     under this subsection that are not used by the agency or 
     State within a reasonable period (as determined by the 
     Secretary).
       ``(8) Annual application.--The Secretary shall allow States 
     to apply on an annual basis for assistance under this 
     subsection.
       ``(9) Greatest need.--Each State agency and State, in 
     allocating funds within the State, shall give preference for 
     assistance under this subsection to eligible schools and 
     service institutions that demonstrate the greatest need for a 
     school breakfast program or a summer food service program for 
     children, respectively.
       ``(10) Maintenance of effort.--Expenditures of funds from 
     State and local sources for the maintenance of the school 
     breakfast program and the summer food service program for 
     children shall not be diminished as a result of payments 
     received under this subsection.''.
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                 DASCHLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 973

  Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. Daschle, for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1033, 
supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill insert the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . From proceeds earned from the sale of grain in 
     the disaster reserve established in the Agricultural Act of 
     1970, the Secretary may use up to an additional $23 million 
     to implement a livestock indemnity program as established in 
     PL 105-18.''
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                GRAMS (AND WELLSTONE) AMENDMENT NO. 974

  Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. Grams, for himself and Mr. Wellstone) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 1033, supra; as follows:

       On page 66, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 728. PLANTING OF WILD RICE ON CONTRACT ACREAGE.

       None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
     administer the provision of contract payments to a producer 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 
     et seq.) for contract acreage on which wild rice is planted 
     unless the contract payment is reduced by an acre for each 
     contract acre planted to wild rice.
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                        CRAIG AMENDMENT NO. 975

  Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. Craig) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1033, supra; as follows:

       On page 66, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

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     SEC.   . INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL 
                   PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
     of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act for 
     any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 203(h) of 
     the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h)) 
     unless the Secretary of Agriculture inspects and certifies 
     agricultural processing equipment, and imposes a fee for the 
     inspection and certification, in a manner that is similar to 
     the inspection and certification of agricultural products 
     under that section, as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Relationship to Other Law.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out the 
     Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the 
     Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.).
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                        DeWINE AMENDMENT NO. 976

  Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1033, supra; as follows:

       On page 53, line 3, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``Provide further, That, of the amount of funds 
     made available under title II of said Act, the United States 
     Agency for International Development should use at least the 
     same amount of funds to carry out the orphan feeding program 
     in Haiti during fiscal year 1998 as was used by the Agency to 
     carry out the program during fiscal year 1997''.

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