Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reduce maximum annual direct and counter-cyclical commodity payments to $20,000 and $30,000, respectively. Revises limitation provisions for marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and commodity certificate transactions, and establishes an annual combined limitation of $87,500 for such payments.
Doubles payment limitations for single farming operations. Limits an individual to a combined annual payment of $275,000.
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Mar 19, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4017-4018)
Mar 19, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4017)