Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002”.

(b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.	Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—COMMODITY PROGRAMS
Sec. 1001.	Definitions.
Subtitle A—Direct Payments and Counter-Cyclical Payments
Sec. 1101.	Establishment of base acres and payment acres for a farm.
Sec. 1102.	Establishment of payment yield.
Sec. 1103.	Availability of direct payments.
Sec. 1104.	Availability of counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1105.	Producer agreement required as condition of provision of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1106.	Planting flexibility.
Sec. 1107.	Relation to remaining payment authority under production flexibility contracts.
Sec. 1108.	Period of effectiveness.
Subtitle B—Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments
Sec. 1201.	Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities.
Sec. 1202.	Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans.
Sec. 1203.	Term of loans.
Sec. 1204.	Repayment of loans.
Sec. 1205.	Loan deficiency payments.
Sec. 1206.	Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage.
Sec. 1207.	Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton.
Sec. 1208.	Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton.
Sec. 1209.	Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton.
Subtitle C—Peanuts
Sec. 1301.	Definitions.
Sec. 1302.	Establishment of payment yield and base acres for peanuts for a farm.
Sec. 1303.	Availability of direct payments for peanuts.
Sec. 1304.	Availability of counter-cyclical payments for peanuts.
Sec. 1305.	Producer agreement required as condition on provision of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1306.	Planting flexibility.
Sec. 1307.	Marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for peanuts.
Sec. 1308.	Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 1309.	Termination of marketing quota programs for peanuts and compensation to peanut quota holders for loss of quota asset value.

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(1) The continental United States.

(2) Guam.

(3) Puerto Rico.

(4) The United States Virgin Islands.

(b) Inspection Locations.—The preclearance quarantine inspections required by subsection (a) shall be conducted at all direct departure and interline airports in the State of Hawaii.

(c) Limitation.—The Secretary shall not implement this section unless appropriations for necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities are increased by an amount not less than $3,000,000 in an Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2003.

SEC. 10812. CONNECTICUT RIVER ATLANTIC SALMON COMMISSION.

Section 3(2) of Public Law 98-138 (Public Law 98-138; 97 Stat. 870) is amended by striking “twenty” and inserting “40”.

SEC. 10813. PINE POINT SCHOOL.

Section 802(b)(2) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110) is amended by striking “2002” each place it appears and inserting “2000”.

SEC. 10814. 7-MONTH EXTENSION OF CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.

(a) Amendments.—Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law 105-277 is amended—

(1) by striking “June 1, 2002” each place it appears and inserting “January 1, 2003”; and

(2) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking “September 30, 2001” and inserting “May 31, 2002”; and

(B) by striking “October 1, 2001” and inserting “June 1, 2002”.

(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on June 1, 2002.

SEC. 10815. PRACTICES INVOLVING NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK.

(a) Report.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall investigate and submit to Congress a report on—

(1) the scope of nonambulatory livestock;

(2) the causes that render livestock nonambulatory;

(3) the humane treatment of nonambulatory livestock; and

(4) the extent to which nonambulatory livestock may present handling and disposition problems for stockyards, market agencies, and dealers.

(b) Authority.—Based on the findings of the report, if the Secretary determines it necessary, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock by stockyards, market agencies, and dealers.

(c) Administration and Enforcement.—For the purpose of administering and enforcing any regulations promulgated under subsection (b), the authorities provided under sections 10414 and 10415 shall apply to the regulations in a similar manner as those sections apply to the Animal Health Protection Act. Any person that violates regulations promulgated under subsection (b) shall be subject to penalties provided in section 10414.

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(1) a description of the results of the review conducted under this section;

(2) recommendations for program improvements; and

(3) a description of actions that will be taken to carry out the improvements.

Approved May 13, 2002.