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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Aug 5, 1999
Help Our Producers Equity Act of 1999 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act, with respect to marketing assistance loans through crop year 2002, to: (1) eliminate loan rate caps for wheat, corn and feed grains, upland and extra long staple cotton, and oilseeds; (2) revise loan rate criteria; (3) authorize increased loan rates for rice; and (4) make such changes retroactive to crop year 1999.Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase marketing loan gain and loan deficiency payment caps for crop years 1999 through 2002.(Sec. 3) Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to authorize six-month marketing assistance loan extensions.(Sec. 4) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to eliminate 1999 through 2002 conservation reserve acreage caps.(Sec. 5) Revises the wetlands reserve program to: (1) replace the total program acreage cap with an annual cap for 2000 through 2005; (2) permit inclusion of land that has not historically been wetlands, land that is suitable for wetland establishment, or land that would contribute to certain Canadian-U.S. habitat objectives; and (3) authorize cooperative agreements for goods and services.(Sec. 6) Declares that Congress finds that any Federal law or regulation prohibiting or restricting agricultural exports should be maintained only if essential to U.S. security. Directs the President to conduct a related annual assessment of such laws and regulations.
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Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D–AR
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10422)
Introduced in Senate
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