[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 170 (Monday, December 10, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S12779]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2464. Mr. STEVENS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1731, to strengthen the safety net for 
agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural 
development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, 
nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and 
fiber, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end of Title X, Subtitle A, insert the following:

     ``SEC. 1003. CERTIFICATION AND LABELING OF ORGANIC WILD 
                   SEAFOOD.

       ``(a) Exclusive Authority of Secretary of Commerce.--The 
     Secretary of Commerce shall have exclusive authority to 
     provide for the certification and labeling of wild seafood as 
     organic wild seafood.
       ``(b) Relationship to Other Law.--The certification and 
     labeling of wild seafood as organic wild seafood shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of the Organic Foods Production Act 
     of 1990 (title XXI of Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3925; 7 
     U.S.C. 6501 et. seq.).
       ``(c) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
     prescribe regulations for the certification and labeling of 
     wild seafood as organic wild seafood.
       ``(2) Considerations.--In prescribing the regulations, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) may take into consideration, as guidance, to the 
     extent practicable, the provisions of the Organic Foods 
     Production Act of 1990 and the regulations prescribed in the 
     administration of that Act; and
       ``(B) shall accommodate the nature of the commercial 
     harvesting and processing of wild fish in the United States
       ``(3) Time for initial implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     promulgate the initial regulations to carry out this section 
     not later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.''.
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  SA 2465. Mr. REID (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. Res. 178, congratulating Barry 
Bonds on his spectacular record-breaking season in 2001 and outstanding 
career in Major League Baseball; as follows:

       On page 1, line 9, strike ``3'' and insert ``an 
     unprecedented 4''.
  SA 2466. Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Lugar) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1731, to strengthen the 
safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation 
and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural 
research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant 
food and fiber, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 54, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through page 87, line 8, and insert the following:

                            CHAPTER 2--SUGAR

                      Subchapter A--Sugar Program

     SEC. 141. SUGAR PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Loans.--The Secretary shall carry out this section 
     through the use of recourse loans.'';
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``2003'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2006'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j);
       (4) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Phased Reduction of Loan Rate.--For each of the 2003, 
     2004, and 2005 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane, the 
     Secretary shall lower the loan rate for each succeeding crop 
     in a manner that progressively and uniformly lowers the loan 
     rate for sugar beets and sugarcane to $0 for the 2006 
     crop.''; and
       (5) in subsection (j) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``2002'' and inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Prospective Repeal.--Effective beginning with the 2006 
     crop of sugar beets and sugarcane, section 156 of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     7272) is repealed.

     SEC. 142. MARKETING ALLOTMENTS.

       Part VII of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 143. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Price Support for Nonbasic Agricultural Commodities.--
     Section 201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1446(a)) is amended by striking ``milk, sugar beets, and 
     sugarcane'' and inserting ``, and milk''.
       (b) Powers of Commodity Credit Corporation.--Section 5(a) 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
     714c(a)) is amended by inserting ``(other than sugar beets 
     and sugarcane)'' after ``agricultural commodities''.

     SEC. 144. CROPS.

       Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, this 
     subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter shall 
     apply beginning with the 2003 crop of sugar beets and 
     sugarcane.

                    Subchapter B--Food Stamp Program

     SEC. 147. MAXIMUM EXCESS SHELTER EXPENSE DEDUCTION.

       (a) Fiscal Years 2002 Through 2004.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5(e)(7)(B) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(7)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) by striking clause (vi) and inserting the following:
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2002, $354, $566, $477, $416, and 
     $279 per month, respectively;
       ``(vii) for fiscal year 2003, $390, $602, $513, $452, and 
     $315 per month, respectively; and
       ``(viii) for fiscal year 2004, $425, $637, $548, $487, and 
     $350 per month, respectively.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Fiscal Year 2005 and Thereafter.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5(e)(7) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(7)) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (B).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     takes effect on October 1, 2004.

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