HR 2105 IH

To provide emergency market loss assistance for producers of red raspberries for the processed market.

To provide emergency market loss assistance for producers of red raspberries for the processed market.

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

SECTION 1. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS OF RED RASPBERRIES FOR PROCESSED MARKET.

(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE- The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $15,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to producers of the 2000 crop of red raspberries grown for the processed market to compensate such producers for loss of markets for processed red raspberries.

(b) PAYMENT BASIS- Subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, a payment under this section shall be made on the basis of the quantity of the 2000 crop of red raspberries that was produced on a farm unit and marketed for processing.

(c) PREVENTION OF DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS- The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that payments made under this section do not duplicate payments provided under other Federal programs for the same loss, other than an indemnity provided under a policy or plan of insurance offered under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

(d) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION- The entire amount necessary to carry out this section shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for the entire amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress. The entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.