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S 2141 IS
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2141
To amend
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to enhance the ability
to produce fruits and vegetables on soybean base acres.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February
26, 2004
Mr. LUGAR introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to enhance the ability
to produce fruits and vegetables on soybean base acres.
Be it enacted
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.
This Act may
be cited as the `Farming Flexibility Act of 2004'.
SEC. 2. PRODUCTION
OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING ON SOYBEAN BASE ACRES.
Section 1101
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(i) PRODUCTION
OF FRUITS OR VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING-
`(1) IN GENERAL-
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the producers on a farm may reduce
the base acres for soybeans for the farm if the reduced acres are used
for the planting and production of fruits or vegetables for processing.
`(2) REVERSION
TO SOYBEAN BASE ACRES- Any reduced acres of a farm devoted to the planting
and production of fruits or vegetables during a crop year under paragraph
(1) shall be included in base acres for soybeans for the subsequent
crop year, unless the producers on the farm make the election described
in paragraph (1) for the subsequent crop year.
`(3) RECALCULATION
OF BASE ACRES-
`(A) IN GENERAL-
Subject to subparagraph (B), if the Secretary recalculates base acres
for a farm, the planting and production of fruits or vegetables for
processing under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be the same
as the planting, prevented planting, or production of soybeans.
`(B) AUTHORITY-
Nothing in this subsection provides authority for the Secretary to
recalculate base acres for a farm.'.
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