[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            AMENDING THE AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. 14, which was introduced earlier 
today by Senator Thurmond.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 14) to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 to extend the farm reconstitution provision to the 2003 
     and 2004 crops.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the consideration 
of the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table; and that any statements relating to this matter be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 14) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 14

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. FARM RECONSTITUTIONS.

       Section 316(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314b(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``2002 crop'' and inserting ``2002, 
     2003, and 2004 crops''.

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