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Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003

Introduced: January 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
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To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 8, 2003
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and 2002 losses in an emergency-designated county.

Permits livestock producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.

Makes producers ineligible for crop disaster assistance if they did not: (1) get Federal crop insurance for insurable commodities; and (2) file required paperwork and pay related fees for noninsurable commodities. Sets forth waiver provisions.

What's happening now February 5, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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