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Companion Disaster Assistance Program Act of 2002

Introduced: October 9, 2002 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Oct 16, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Oct 9, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 9, 2002
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Companion Disaster Assistance Program Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2001 or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions. Requires a producer with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.

States that: (1) a producer may not receive assistance for losses to more than one 2001 crop or 2002 crop on the same acreage unless there is an established practice of planting two or more crops for harvest on such acreage in the same crop year; and (2) the Secretary shall give a producer an opportunity to designate the 2001 or 2002 crop for which the producer requests assistance.

What's happening now October 16, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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