[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 175 (Monday, December 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13359-S13360]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2611. Mr. BAUCUS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2471 submitted by Mr. Daschle and intended to be proposed 
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:

       On page 941, line 4, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following:

                   Subtitle C--Income Loss Assistance

     SEC. 1021. INCOME LOSS ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
     in this subtitle as the ``Secretary'') shall use 
     $1,800,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     to make emergency financial assistance available to producers 
     on a farm that have incurred qualifying income losses for the 
     2001 crop.
       (b) Administration.--The Secretary shall make assistance 
     available under this section in the same manner as provided 
     under section 815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2001 (Public Law 105-277; 114 Stat. 1549A-55), including 
     using the same loss thresholds for the quantity and economic 
     losses as were used in administering that section.
       (c) Use of Funds for Cash Payments.--The Secretary may use 
     funds made available

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     under this section to make, in a manner consistent with this 
     section, cash payments not for crop disasters, but for income 
     loss to carry out the purposes of this section.

     SEC. 1022. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall use $500,000,000 of 
     the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make and 
     administer payments for livestock losses to producers for 
     2001 losses in a county that has received an emergency 
     designation by the President or the Secretary after January 
     1, 2001, of which $12,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     American Indian livestock program under section 806 of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 
     105-277; 114 Stat. 1549A-51).
       (b) Administration.--The Secretary shall make assistance 
     available under this section in the same manner as provided 
     under section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2001 (Public Law 105-277; 114 Stat. 1549A-51).

     SEC. 1023. COMMODITY PURCHASES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall use $220,000,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to purchase 
     agricultural commodities, especially agricultural commodities 
     that have experienced low prices during the 2001 crop year, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Geographic Diversity.--The Secretary is encouraged to 
     purchase agricultural commodities under this section in a 
     manner that reflects the geographic diversity of agricultural 
     production in the United States, particularly agricultural 
     production in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States.
       (c) Other Purchases.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     purchases of agricultural commodities under this section are 
     in addition to purchases by the Secretary under any other 
     law.
       (d) Transportation and Distribution Costs.--The Secretary 
     may use not more than $20,000,000 of the funds made available 
     under subsection (a) to provide assistance to States to cover 
     costs incurred by the States in transporting and distributing 
     agricultural commodities purchased under this section.
       (e) Purchases for School Nutrition Programs.--The Secretary 
     shall use not less than $55,000,000 of the funds made 
     available under subsection (a) to purchase agricultural 
     commodities of the type distributed under section 6(a) of the 
     Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1755(a)) for distribution to schools and service institutions 
     in accordance with section 6(a) of that Act.

     SEC. 1024. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

       The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and 
     authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
     this subtitle.

     SEC. 1025. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--In addition to funds otherwise available, 
     not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the salaries and expenses 
     of the Department of Agriculture in carrying out this 
     subtitle $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
       (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
     entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
     this section the funds transferred under subsection (a), 
     without further appropriation.

     SEC. 1026. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may promulgate such 
     regulations as are necessary to implement this subtitle.
       (b) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and 
     administration of this subtitle shall be made without regard 
     to--
       (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
     notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in 
     rulemaking; and
       (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying 
     out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority 
     provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 1027. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

       The entire amount made available by each of sections 1021 
     through 1023--
       (1) shall be available only to the extent that the 
     President submits to Congress an official budget request for 
     the amount that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement for the purposes of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.); and
       (2) is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(A)).
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  SA 2612. Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Lieberman (for himself and Mr. 
Voinovich)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1271, to amend chapter 
35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating 
compliance by small business concerns with certain Federal paperwork 
requirements, to establish a task force to examine information 
collection and dissemination, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 13, line 23, strike ``and''.
       On page 14, line 3, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       On page 14, insert between lines 3 and 4 the following:
       ``(5) examine the feasibility of measures to strengthen the 
     dissemination of information.''
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  SA 2613. Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Kerry) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1271, to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for 
the purpose of facilitating compliance by small business concerns with 
certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to 
examine information collection and dissemination, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 11, line 9, strike ``Director'' and insert ``head 
     of each applicable department or agency (and in the case of 
     paragraph (12) by the Director)''.
       On page 14, line 7, insert ``, including any minority views 
     of the task force,'' after ``(c)''.
       On page 14, line 8, strike ``and''.
       On page 14, line 12, insert ``and Entrepreneurship'' after 
     ``Business''.
       On page 14, line 16, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 14, insert between lines 16 and 17 the following:
       ``(3) the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory 
     Enforcement Ombudsman designated under section 30(b) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657(b)).''

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