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House Bill 4213
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing.
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H. R. 4213 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4213


To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 1, 2017

Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Repair or replacement of fencing under emergency conservation program.

(a) In general.—Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended—

(1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through “The Secretary of Agriculture” and inserting the following:

“SEC. 401. Payments to producers.

“(a) In general.—The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’)”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(b) Repair or replacement of fencing.—With respect to a payment to an agricultural producer under subsection (a) for the repair or replacement of fencing, the Secretary shall give the agricultural producer the option of receiving the payment, determined based on the applicable percentage of the fair market value of the cost of the repair or replacement, as determined by the Secretary, before the agricultural producer carries out the repair or replacement.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—

(1) Sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205) are amended by striking “Secretary of Agriculture” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary”.

(2) Section 407(a) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).