legislation: 105-s-1535

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105-s-1535 105 s 1535 Peanut Program Improvement Act of 1997 Agriculture and Food 1997-11-13 1997-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] PA R S000059 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Marketing Quotas for Peanuts Title II: Market Transition Programs for Peanuts Title III: Implementation Peanut Program Improvement Act of 1997 - Title I: Marketing Quotas for Peanuts - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend peanut marketing quotas through crop year 2001. Eliminates: (1) minimum poundage quotas; and (2) the special Texas allocation. Authorizes additional (nonquota) peanuts to be sold for seed or Government use. Terminates peanut marketing quotas beginning with crop year 2002. Title II: Market Transition Programs for Peanuts - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend quota peanut (on a sliding scale) and additional peanut price supports through nonrecourse loans through crop year 2001. Makes nonrecourse loans available to all peanut producers beginning with crop year 2002. Title III: Implementation - Sets forth regulation and application provisions. 2025-08-21T16:13:55Z  

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