To ensure that crop losses resulting from plant viruses and other plant diseases are covered by crop insurance and the noninsured crop assistance program and that agricultural producers... (Introduced in the House)

HR 1249 IH

107th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1249

To ensure that crop losses resulting from plant viruses and other plant diseases are covered by crop insurance and the noninsured crop assistance program and that agricultural producers who suffer such losses are eligible for emergency loans.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2001

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To ensure that crop losses resulting from plant viruses and other plant diseases are covered by crop insurance and the noninsured crop assistance program and that agricultural producers who suffer such losses are eligible for emergency loans.

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

SECTION 1. COVERAGE FOR CROP LOSSES FROM PLANT DISEASE UNDER CROP INSURANCE AND NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM- Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) by inserting `plant disease,' after `flood,'.
    (b) NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- Section 196(a)(3) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(3)) is amended by inserting `plant disease,' after `flood,'.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE EMERGENCY DISASTER LOANS FOR FARMING OPERATIONS SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED BY A PLANT DISEASE.

    Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended by inserting `or plant disease' after `natural disaster' each place such term appears.