Sec. 203. SPECIALTY CROPS
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## SEC. 203 SPECIALTY CROPS ###
(a)Replenishment of Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund Of the amount made available under section 261(a)(2), $30,450,000 shall— ####
(1)be deposited in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund established by section 3(b)(5) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499c(b)(5)); ####
(2)be merged with other amounts in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund; and ####
(3)be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as other amounts in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund. ###
(b)Replenishment of Trust Funds for Services under Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 Of the amount made available under section 261(a)(2), $29,000,000 shall— ####
(1)be deposited in the trust fund account established to cover the cost of inspection, certification, and identification services provided under section 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h)); ####
(2)be merged with other amounts in the trust fund account; and ####
(3)be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as other amounts in the trust fund account. ###
(c)Inspection Services Improvements Of the amount made available under section 261(a)(2), $11,550,000 shall be used by the Secretary to improve the infrastructure and system used for inspecting fruits and vegetables, including improving— ####
(1)the program used to train inspectors, including the establishment of an inspector training center; ####
(2)the technological resources used by inspectors; ####
(3)the use of digital imaging by inspectors; and ####
(4)the office space and grading tables used by inspectors. ###
(d)Surplus Crop Purchases ####
(1)Purchases Of the amount made available under section 261(a)(2), $200,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to purchase specialty crops that have experienced low prices during the 1998 or 1999 crop years, including apples, black-eyed peas, cherries, citrus, cranberries or cranberry products (including cranberry juice concentrate and frozen cranberry fruit), onions, melons, peaches, and potatoes. ####
(2)Displacement The Secretary shall ensure that purchases of specialty crops under this subsection will not displace purchases by the Secretary under any other law. ###
(e)Grower Compensation ####
(1)Compensation Of the amount made available under section 261(a)(2), $25,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to compensate— #####
(A)growers covered by the Secretary's Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency published on March 2, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 11280), regarding the plum pox virus; #####
(B)growers for losses due to Pierce's disease; and #####
(C)commercial producers for losses due to citrus canker. ####
(2)Report Not later than July 19, 2000, the Secretary, in coordination with the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that analyzes— #####
(A)the economic losses to the produce industry as a result of allegations of false inspection certificates prepared by graders of the Department of Agriculture at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, New York; and #####
(B)the restitution by the Secretary for persons damaged as a result of losses described in subparagraph (A). ###
(f)Apple Loans ####
(1)Requirement The Secretary, acting through the Farm Service Agency, shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make loans to producers of apples that are suffering economic loss as the result of low prices for apples. ####
(2)Term The term of a loan made under this subsection shall be not more than 3 years. ####
(3)Interest rate The interest rate for a loan made under this subsection shall be at a rate equal to the then current cost of money to the Government of the United States for loans of similar maturity. ####
(4)Security The Secretary may require a loan made under this subsection to be secured by real property or such other collateral as the Secretary considers appropriate and protects the interests of the Federal Government. ####
(5)Limitation The cost of all loans made under this subsection shall not exceed $5,000,000.
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