HR 5523 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to establish an improved program for extra long staple cotton.

Introduced 1979-10-10· Sponsored by Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2]· House

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Latest: Public Law 96-176.(1979-12-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to change specified levels of price support loans and price support payments for the 1980 and each subsequent crop of extra long staple cotton. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to require that extra long staple cotton acreage allotments voluntarily surrendered to county committees be so surrendered not later than January 30 of the crop harvest year. Directs (formerly authorized) the Secretary of Agriculture to permit owners or operators of farms for which an extra long staple cotton acreage allotment is established to sell or lease all or part of such allotment for transfer to farms owned or operated by others, or to transfer such allotment to other farms owned by themselves. Stipulates that farms to which such allotments are transferred may be in any State or county. Requires that such sale, lease, or transfer occur not later than January 30 of the crop harvest year. Prohibits the leasing of any such allotment for a total period greater than three years.…

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Cosponsors (10)

6 Democrats4 Republicans