HR 2878 · 97th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Rice Production Act of 1981
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.3603 (Introduced May 18, 81).(1981-05-12)
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Rice Production Act of 1981 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend the established price and loan program for rice through the 1985 crop year. Increases from $6.31 to $8.00 per hundredweight the minimum loan level for rice. Sets a formula for the determination of additional payments to cooperators, but not on a greater acreage than that actually planted to rice. Limits the maximum number of acres eligible for prevented planting disaster payments to the acreage actually planted to rice for harvest in the immediately preceding year. Denies eligibility for disaster payments on the 1982 through 1985 crops of rice to any person in a county in which Federal crop insurance is generally offered. Establishes a general guideline for the determination of the national program acreage for the 1982 through 1985 crops of rice in place of the current mandatory 1,800,000 acres. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to determine a program allocation factor for each crop (no more than 100 percent nor less than 80 percent), which shall be used in the computation of individual farm acreage allotments. Continues the Secretary's authority to provide for a set aside of cropland but only if the to…
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Cosponsors (13)
9 Democrats4 Republicans