[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H1747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 
                    2646, FARM SECURITY ACT OF 2001

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 7(c) of rule XXII, I 
hereby announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on 
H.R. 2646.
  The form of the motion is as follows:

       I move that the House conferees on H.R. 2646, an act to 
     provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through 
     fiscal year 2011, be instructed to leave intact the House 
     provisions of the House and Senate bills, specifically those 
     which:
       amend section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act, (7 U.S.C. 
     2156), subsection (e), to strike ``$5,000'' and insert 
     ``$15,000''; and to strike ``1 year penalty provision'' and 
     insert ``2 years'';
       and it provide that the amendments to section 26 of the 
     Animal Welfare Act take effect 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this act.

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