A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to enter into memorandums of understanding with a State regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Commodity Assessment, Protection, and Reform Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to collect commodity assessments from the proceeds of a marketing assistance loan made in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and a State.
Defines "assessment " as funds that are: (1) collected with respect to a specific commodity; (2) paid by the first purchaser of the commodity; and (3) not collected through a tax or other revenue collection activity of a State.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9955)
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9955-9956)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 752.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11839; text as passed Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11839; text as passed Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839)
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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