Amendment105th Congress
Add after the final section the following new section: \ SEC.___. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to make available or administer, or to pay the salaries of personnel of the Department of Agriculture who make available or administer, a loan to a processor of sugarcane or sugar beets during fiscal year 1999 under section 156 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272) at a loan rate in excess of 17 cents per pound for raw cane sugar and 21.9 cents per pound for refined beet sugar.
- Amendment Number
- 703
- Description
- Add after the final section the following new section: \ SEC.___. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to make available or administer, or to pay the salaries of personnel of the Department of Agriculture who make available or administer, a loan to a processor of sugarcane or sugar beets during fiscal year 1999 under section 156 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272) at a loan rate in excess of 17 cents per pound for raw cane sugar and 21.9 cents per pound for refined beet sugar.
- Purpose
- An amendment to provide that none of the funds in the bill may be used to offer a government loan to a sugar processor at a loan rate in excess of 17 cents per pound for cane sugar and 21.9 cents per pound for sugar beet.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 24, 1998
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Miller (FL) amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 167 - 258, 1 Present (Roll No. 261).
- Latest Action Time
- 15:08:03
- Submitted Date
- Jun 24, 1998
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021