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HR 4535 106th Congress House

State and Fair Farm Aid Bill

Official title: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve the agricultural credit programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2000 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural creditBankruptcyCapital investmentsChronically ill
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CommerceDebtor and creditorDisaster reliefDroughtsEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementFamiliesFamily farmsFarm incomeFarmersFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorFloodsGovernment lendingGovernment liability
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Became law
Jun 6, 2000
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jun 6, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit.
May 24, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 24, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 6, 2000

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Safe and Fair Farm Aid Bill - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to exclude from "debt forgiveness": (1) loan rescheduling, consolidation, deferral, or reamortization; (2) a write- down due to natural disaster or family medical condition; or (3) a write-down as part of the resolution of a discrimination complaint against the Secretary of Agriculture.

(Sec. 3) Increases the number of permitted loan or loan guarantee debt forgivenesses per borrower from one to two. Includes as an exception to such limitation an operating loan or loan guarantee to an individual whose payments are current under a specified reorganization plan.

(Sec. 4) Eliminates capital item replacement expenses in determinations of farmer program loan guarantee eligibility.

(Sec. 5) Permits excess funds obligated for socially disadvantaged farmers to be reallocated for such use in another State (currently limited to intrastate reallocation).

(Sec. 6) Permits direct operating loans and loan guarantees to be made to persons in areas: (1) affected by a natural disaster or designated emergency; or (2) determined to be suffering from an economic emergency.

(Sec. 7) Revises (shared appreciation arrangement) recapture percentage provisions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 22, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 15, 2000
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 15, 2000
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