S 319 · 95th Congress ·
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide for a new special crop insurance program.
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Subsequently: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry).(1977-01-18)
Plain Language Summary
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Extends crop insurance coverage under the Federal Crop Insurance Act to producers of any commodity in any county of the United States. Allows a producer to insure up to two-thirds of his crop. Sets the bases on which the Board of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation will establish premiums. Directs the Corporation to pay one-half of the premium on the insurance purchased by a producer under this Act. Limits, generally, such special insurance to commodities which produce an important part of the total agricultural income of the county. Repeals the $12,000,000 ceiling on the authorized administrative appropriations for the Corporation.…
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