S. 1246 — 107th Congress

Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act of 2001

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Jul 25, 2001 · Agriculture and Food

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107th Congress

Measure	Title
S. 1731 · Agriculture and Food	Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001

Latest action

Aug 3, 2001

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 102.

CRS summary

As of Jul 25, 2001

Introduced in Senate

Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide market loss assistance payments to owners and producers on a farm that are eligible for a final FY 2001 production flexibility contract payment.

Directs the Secretary to provide assistance for: (1) oilseeds; (2) quota or additional peanuts; (3) sugar beets; (4) honey; (5) wool and mohair; (6) cottonseed; (7) commodity purchases; (8) dry peas, lentils, or chickpeas (pulse crops); (9) tobacco; and (10) apples.

Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to extend: (1) loan deficiency payments; and (2) milk price supports.

Directs the Secretary to provide assistance for : (1) the conservation reserve program; (2) the wetlands reserve program; (3) the environmental quality incentives program; (4) the wildlife habitat incentive program; (5) the farmland protection program; and (6) risk management conservation assistance.

Directs the Secretary to provide assistance for: (1) emergency food assistance distribution; and (2) the senior farmers' market nutrition pilot program.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) make emergency agricultural credit loans available for energy emergencies; and (2) make intermediary relending loans available for value-added agricultural products. Makes funds available under this Act for: (1) agricultural business and industry loans; and (2) value-added agricultural product market development grants.

Directs the Secretary to provide assistance for the sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program.

Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the Senior Scientific Research Service.

Directs the Secretary to provide assistance for: (1) a crop and pasture flood compensation program; (2) floodplain easement purchases; (3) producer compensation for forage losses due to army worms; and (4) establishment of a national organic certification cost-share program.

Sets forth FY 2001 and 2002 funding obligations under this Act.

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Roll-call votes

3 on record

Date	Chamber	Question	Member pages	Result
Aug 3, 2001	Senate	On the Cloture Motion	—	Cloture Motion Rejected (49–48)
Jul 31, 2001	Senate	On the Motion to Table	—	Motion to Table Agreed to (52–48)
Jul 30, 2001	Senate	On the Cloture Motion	—	Cloture Motion Agreed to (95–2)

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