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The White House Vol Guerda furn N must 0000 DOMESTIC POLICY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION COVER SHEET TO: Dallas Smith FAX NUMBER: 720 8254 TELEPHONE NUMBER: FROM: ton F. TELEPHONE NUMBER: PAGES (INCLUDING COVER): COMMENTS: As we disessed Lost Page masked "last Page" O:\END\END98.361 LNGAR 1 S.L.C. 12:20 P.M. Drik moves Lugar up to 1"mg" ST, AMENDMENT NO. Calendar No. Purpose: To clarify the treatment of payments made to to- bacco owners and producers and tobacco-dependent States. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES-105th Cong., 2d Sess. S.1415 T AMENDMENT No. 2501 ch tobacco By Sugar - Mconnell distributed, minors, to Bill/Res. No ) use, and R 4 Page(s) C-PO: 1996 25-891 (mac) Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed AMENDMENT intended to be proposed by Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. McCONNELL) Viz: 1 Strike title X in the Committee amendment and in- 2 sert the following: 3 TITLE X-PAYMENTS TO 4 TOBACCO FARMERS 5 SEC. 1001. BUDGETARY TREATMENT. 6 Subtitle A of title XV constitutes budget authority 7 in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obli- 8 gation of the Federal Government to provide payments to June 5, 1998 O:\END\END98.361 S.L.C. 2 1 States and eligible persons in accordance with subtitle A 2 of title XV. 3 SEC. 1002. BUYOUT PAYMENTS TO OWNERS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL-Notwithstanding and in lieu of, 5 section 1514, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 6 buyout payments for each of the 1999 through 2001 mar- 7 keting years for each kind of tobacco involved to an owner 8 that owns quota at the time of entering into a tobacco 9 transition contract. 10 (b) ALLOCATION.-Of the total amount of buyout 11 payments made under subsection (a)- 12 (1) 46 percent shall be made for the 1999 mar- 13 keting year; 14 (2) 27 percent shall be made for the 2000 mar- 15 keting year; and 16 (3) 27 percent shall be made for the 2001 mar- 17 keting year. 18 (c) COMPENSATION FOR LOST VALUE.--The pay- 19 ment shall constitute compensation for the lost value to 20 the owner of the quota. 21 (d) PAYMENT CALCULATION.-Under this section, 22 the total amount of the buyout payment made to an owner 23 shall be determined by multiplying- 24 (1) $8.00; by June 5. 1998 O:\END\END98.361 S.L.C. 3 1 (2) the average annual quantity of quota owned 2 by the owner during the 1995 through 1997 crop 3 years. 4 SEC. 1003. TRANSITION PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding and in lieu of, 6 section 1515, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 7 transition payments for each of the 1999 through 2001 8 marketing years for each kind of tobacco produced, to a 9 producer that- 10 (1) produced the kind of tobacco for each of the 11 1995 through 1997 crops; and 12 (2) entered into a tobacco transition contract. 13 (b) ALLOCATION.-Of the total amount of transition 14 payments made under subsection (a)- 15 (1) 46 percent shall be made for the 1999 mar- 16 keting year; 17 (2) 27 percent shall be made for the 2000 mar- 18 keting year; and 19 (3) 27 percent shall be made for the 2001 mar- 20 keting year. 21 (c) TRANSITION PAYMENTS LIMITED TO LEASED 22 QUOTA.-A producer shall be eligible for transition pay- 23 ments only for the portion of the production of the pro- 24 ducer that is subject to quota that is leased (as defined June 5, 1998 O:\END\END98.361 S.L.C. 4 1 in section 1503(5) of this Act) during the 3 crop years 2 described in subsection (a)(1). 3 (d) COMPENSATION FOR LOST REVENUE.-The pay- 4 ments shall constitute compensation for the lost revenue 5 incurred by a tobacco producer for a kind of tobacco. 6 (e) PRODUCTION HISTORY; PRODUCTION.- 7 (1) PRODUCTION HISTORY.-The Secretary 8 shall base a transition payment made to a producer 9 on the average quantity of tobacco subject to a mar- 10 keting quota that is produced by the producer for 11 each of the 1995 through 1997 crops. 12 (2) PRODUCTION.-The producer shall have the 13 burden of demonstrating to the Secretary the pro- 14 duction of tobacco for each of the 1995 through 15 1997 crops. 16 (f) PAYMENT CALCULATION.-Under this section, 17 the total amount of the transition payment made to a pro- 18 ducer shall be determined by multiplying- 19 (1) $4.00; by 20 (2) the average quantity of the kind of tobacco 21 produced by the producer for each of the 1995 22 through 1997 crops. 23 SEC. 1004. EFFECTIVE DATE. 24 This title takes effect on the day after the date of 25 enactment of this Act. June 5. 1998 O:\END\END98.346 S.L.C. LUGAR 2 Dick Lugar 12:20p.m AMENDMENT NO. Calendar No. Purpose: To make a perfecting amendment. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES-105th Cong., 2d Sess. S. 1415 To refor: AMENDMENT No. 2502 cco prod to p By Legan- M Connell ted, to redr and Bill/Res. No for C Referred 4 Page(s) - GPO: 1996 25-891 (mac) Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed AMENDMENT intended to be proposed by Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. MCCONNELL) Viz: 1 In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted for title 2 X, insert the following: 3 TITLE X-PAYMENTS TO 4 TOBACCO FARMERS 5 SEC. 1001. BUDGETARY TREATMENT. 6 Subtitle A of title XV constitutes budget authority 7 in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obli- 8 gation of the Federal Government to provide payments to June 5, 1998 O:\END\END98.346 S.L.C. 2 1 States and eligible persons in accordance with subtitle A 2 of title XV. 3 SEC. 1002. BUYOUT PAYMENTS TO OWNERS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL-Notwithstanding and in lieu of, 5 section 1514, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 6 buyout payments for each of the 1999 through 2001 mar- 7 keting years for each kind of tobacco involved to an owner 8 that owns quota at the time of entering into a tobacco 9 transition contract. 10 (b) ALLOCATION.-Of the total amount of buyout 11 payments made under subsection (a)- 12 (1) 46 percent shall be made for the 1999 mar- 13 keting year; 14 (2) 27 percent shall be made for the 2000 mar- 15 keting year; and 16 (3) 27 percent shall be made for the 2001 mar- 17 keting year. 18 (c) COMPENSATION FOR LOST VALUE.-The pay- 19 ment shall constitute compensation for the lost value to 20 the owner of the quota. 21 (d) PAYMENT CALCULATION.-Under this section, 22 the total amount of the buyout payment made to an owner 23 shall be determined by multiplying- 24 (1) $8.00; by June 5, 1998 O:\END\END98.346 S.L.C. 3 1 (2) the average annual quantity of quota owned 2 by the owner during the 1995 through 1997 crop 3 years. 4 SEC. 1003. TRANSITION PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding and in lieu of, 6 section 1515, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 7 transition payments for each of the 1999 through 2001 8 marketing years for each kind of tobacco produced, to a 9 producer that- 10 (1) produced the kind of tobacco for each of the 11 1995 through 1997 crops; and 12 (2) entered into a tobacco transition contract. 13 (b) ALLOCATION.-Of the total amount of transition 14 payments made under subsection (a)- 15 (1) 46 percent shall be made for the 1999 mar- 16 keting year; 17 (2) 27 percent shall be made for the 2000 mar- 18 keting year; and 19 (3) 27 percent shall be made for the 2001 mar- 20 keting year. 21 (c) TRANSITION PAYMENTS LIMITED TO LEASED 22 QUOTA.-A producer shall be eligible for transition pay- 23 ments only for the portion of the production of the pro- 24 ducer that is subject to quota that is leased (as defined June 5, 1998 O:\END\END98.346 S.L.C. 4 1 in section 1503(5) of this Act) during the 3 crop years 2 described in subsection (a)(1). 3 (d) COMPENSATION FOR LOST REVENUE.-The pay- 4 ments shall constitute compensation for the lost revenue 5 incurred by a tobacco producer for a kind of tobacco. 6 (e) PRODUCTION HISTORY; PRODUCTION.- 7 (1) PRODUCTION HISTORY.-The Secretary 8 shall base a transition payment made to a producer 9 on the average quantity of tobacco subject to a mar- 10 keting quota that is produced by the producer for 11 each of the 1995 through 1997 crops. 12 (2) PRODUCTION.-The producer shall have the 13 burden of demonstrating to the Secretary the pro- 14 duction of tobacco for each of the 1995 through 15 1997 crops. 16 (f) PAYMENT CALCULATION.-Under this section, 17 the total amount of the transition payment made to a pro- 18 ducer shall be determined by multiplying- 19 (1) $4.00; by 20 (2) the average quantity of the kind of tobacco 21 produced by the producer for each of the 1995 22 through 1997 crops. June 5, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. KeRREY 5-11 3 12:47p.m Calendar due No. 30% 1 Pr.gn lost Jale AMENDMENT NO. Purpose: To modify the tobacco transition provisions of title XV. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES-105th Cong., 2d Sess. S. 1415 AMENDMENT No. 2530 To ref bacco pr By Kerrey outed, to rs, to re- Bill/Res. No , and for 23 Referre Page(s) GPO: 1996 25-891 (mac) Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed AMENDMENT intended to be proposed by Mr. KERREY Viz: 1 Strike title XV and insert the following: 2 TITLE XV-TOBACCO 3 TRANSITION 4 SEC. 1501. DEFINITIONS. 5 In this title: 6 (1) GOVERNOR.-The term "Governor" means 7 the chief executive officer of a State. 8 (2) LEASE.-The term "lease" means- June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 2 1 (A) the rental of quota on either a cash 2 rent or crop share basis; 3 (B) the rental of farmland to produce to- 4 bacco under a farm marketing quota; or 5 (C) the lease and transfer of quota for the 6 marketing of tobacco produced on the farm of 7 a lessor. 8 (3) OWNER.-The term "owner" means a per- 9 son that, on the date of enactment of this Act, owns 10 quota provided by the Secretary. 11 (4) PRODUCER.-The term "producer" means a 12 person that for each of the 1995 through 1997 crops 13 of tobacco (as determined by the Secretary) that 14 were subject to quota- 15 (A) leased quota or farmland; 16 (B) shared in the risk of producing a crop 17 of tobacco; and 18 (C) marketed the tobacco subject to quota. 19 (5) QUOTA.-The term "quota" means the 20 right to market tobacco under a basic marketing 21 quota or acreage allotment allotted to a person 22 under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 23 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.). 24 (6) SECRETARY.-The term "Secretary" means 25 the Secretary of Agriculture. June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 3 1 (7) STATE.-The term "State" means each of 2 the several States of the United States, the District 3 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 4 any other territory or possession of the United 5 States. 6 (8) TOBACCO.-The term "tobacco" means any 7 kind of tobacco for which- 8 (A) a marketing quota is in effect; 9 (B) a marketing quota is not disapproved 10 by producers; or 11 (C) price support is available. 12 Subtitle A-Payments for Lost 13 Value of Tobacco Crops 14 SEC. 1511. PAYMENTS FOR LOST VALUE OF TOBACCO 15 CROPS. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.-For each of fiscal years 1999 17 through 2005, the Secretary shall make payments for the 18 lost value of tobacco crops to owners and producers from 19 funds made available from the National Tobacco Trust 20 Fund established by section 401. 21 (b) AMOUNT.- 22 (1) OWNERS.-The amount of the payment 23 made to an owner for a fiscal year under this section 24 shall equal 30 percent of the value of the tobacco 25 produced under a tobacco farm marketing quota or June 4 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 4 1 farm acreage allotment established owned by the 2 owner under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 3 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) for the 1997 crop 4 year. 5 (2) PRODUCERS.-The amount of the payment 6 made to a producer for a fiscal year under this sec- 7 tion shall equal 15 percent of the value of the to- 8 bacco produced by the producer under a tobacco 9 farm marketing quota or farm acreage allotment es- 10 tablished under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 11 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) for the 1997 crop 12 year. 13 Subtitle B-Rural Economic 14 Assistance Block Grants 15 SEC. 1521. RURAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANTS. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.-From funds made available from 17 the National Tobacco Trust Fund established by section 18 401, the Secretary shall use $200,000,000 for each of fis- 19 cal years 1999 through 2003 to provide block grants to 20 tobacco-growing States to assist areas of such a State that 21 are economically dependent on the production of tobacco. 22 (b) PAYMENTS BY SECRETARY TO TOBACCO-GROW- 23 ING STATES.- 24 (1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall use the 25 amount available for a fiscal year under subsection June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 5 1 (a) to make block grant payments to the Governors 2 of tobacco-growing States. 3 (2) AMOUNT.-The amount of a block grant 4 paid to a tobacco-growing State shall be based on, 5 as determined by the Secretary- 6 (A) the number of counties in the State in 7 which tobacco production is a significant part of 8 the county's economy; and 9 (B) the level of economic dependence of 10 the counties on tobacco production. 11 (c) GRANTS BY STATES To ASSIST TOBACCO-GROW- 12 ING AREAS.- 13 (1) IN GENERAL.-A Governor of a tobacco- 14 growing State shall use the amount of the block 15 grant to the State under subsection (b) to make 16 grants to counties or other public or private entities 17 in the State to assist areas that are dependent on 18 the production of tobacco, as determined by the Gov- 19 ernor. 20 (2) AMOUNT.-The amount of a grant paid to 21 a county or other entity to assist an area shall be 22 based on- 23 (A) the ratio of gross tobacco sales receipts 24 in the area to the total farm income in the area; 25 and June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 6 1 (B) the ratio of all tobacco related receipts 2 in the area to the total income in the area. 3 (3) USE OF GRANTS.-A county or other entity 4 that receives a grant under this subsection may use 5 the grant in a manner determined appropriate by 6 the county or entity (with the approval of the State) 7 to assist producers and other persons that are eco- 8 nomically dependent on the production of tobacco, 9 including use for- 10 (A) on-farm diversification, alternatives to 11 the production of tobacco, and risk manage- 12 ment; 13 (B) off-farm activities such as education, 14 retraining, and development of non-tobacco re- 15 lated jobs; and 16 (C) assistance to tobacco warehouse own- 17 ers or operators. 18 (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.-The authority 19 provided by this section terminates September 30, 2003. June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 7 1 Subtitle C-Tobacco Price Support 2 and Production Adjustment Pro- 3 grams 4 SEC. 1531. TERMINATION OF TOBACCO PRICE SUPPORT 5 PROGRAM. 6 (a) PARITY PRICE SUPPORT.-Section 101 of the Ag- 7 ricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441) is amended- 8 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 9 striking "tobacco (except as otherwise provided here- 10 in), corn," and inserting "corn"; 11 (2) by striking subsections (c), (g), (h), and (i); 12 (3) in subsection (d) (3)- 13 (A) by striking ", except tobacco,"; and 14 (B) by striking "and no price support shall 15 be made available for any crop of tobacco for 16 which marketing quotas have been disapproved 17 by producers;"; and 18 (4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 19 subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 20 (b) TERMINATION OF TOBACCO PRICE SUPPORT AND 21 No NET COST PROVISIONS.-Sections 106, 106A, and 22 106B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445, 23 1445-1, 1445-2) are repealed. June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 8 1 (c) DEFINITION OF BASIC AGRICULTURAL COMMOD- 2 ITY.-Section 408(c) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 3 U.S.C. 1428(c)) is amended by striking "tobacco," 4 (d) REVIEW OF BURLEY TOBACCO IMPORTS.-Sec- 5 tion 3 of Public Law 98-59 (7 U.S.C. 625) is repealed. 6 (e) POWERS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORA- 7 TION.-Section 5 of the poration Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 8 714c) is amended by inserting "(other than tobacco)" 9 after "agricultural commodities" each place it appears. 10 (f) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.- 11 (1) LIABILITY.-The amendments made by this 12 section shall not affect the liability of any person 13 under any provision of law as in effect before the ef- 14 fective date of this section. 15 (2) TOBACCO STOCKS AND LOANS.-The Sec- 16 retary shall issue regulations that require- 17 (A) the orderly disposition of tobacco 18 stocks; and 19 (B) the repayment of all tobacco price sup- 20 port loans by not later than 1 year after the ef- 21 fective date of this section. 22 (g) CROPS.-This section and the amendments made 23 by this section shall apply with respect to the 1999 and 24 subsequent crops of the kind of tobacco involved. June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 9 1 SEC. 1532. TERMINATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTION AD- 2 JUSTMENT PROGRAMS. 3 (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.-Section 2 of the Ag- 4 ricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1282) is 5 amended by striking "tobacco,". 6 (b) DEFINITIONS.-Section 301(b) of the Agricul- 7 tural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1301(b)) is 8 amended— 9 (1) in paragraph (3)- 10 (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and 11 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 12 subparagraph (C); 13 (2) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking "tobacco,"; 14 (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the following: 15 "tobacco (flue-cured), July 1-June 30; 16 "tobacco (other than flue-cured), October 17 1-September 30;"; 18 (4) in paragraph (10)- 19 (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 20 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 21 subparagraph (B); 22 (5) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking "and to- 23 bacco"; 24 (6) in paragraph (12), by striking "tobacco,"; 25 (7) in paragraph (14)- June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 10 1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 2 "(A)"; and 3 (B) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), 4 and (D); 5 (8) by striking paragraph (15); 6 (9) in paragraph (16)- 7 (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 8 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 9 subparagraph (B); and 10 (10) by redesignating paragraphs (16) and (17) 11 as paragraphs (15) and (16), respectively. 12 (c) PAR!TY PAYMENTS.-Section 303 of the Agricul- 13 tural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1303) is amended 14 in the first sentence by striking "rice, or tobacco," and 15 inserting "or rice,". 16 (d) MARKETING QUOTAS.-Part I of subtitle B of 17 title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 18 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is repealed. 19 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.-Section 361 of 20 the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1361) 21 is amended by striking "tobacco," 22 (f) ADJUSTMENT OF QUOTAS.-Section 371 of the 23 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1371) is 24 amended- June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 11 1 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 2. striking "peanuts, or tobacco" and inserting "or 3 peanuts"; and 4 (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by 5 striking "peanuts or tobacco" and inserting "or pea- 6 nuts". 7 (g) REPORTS AND RECORDS.-Section 373 of the Ag- 8 ricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1373) is 9 amended— 10 (1) by striking "peanuts, or tobacco" each place 11 it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 12 "or peanuts"; and 13 (2) in subsection (a)- 14 (A) in the first sentence, by striking "all 15 persons engaged in the business of redrying, 16 prizing, or stemming tobacco for producers,"; 17 and 18 (B) in the last sentence, by striking 19 "$500;" and all that follows through the period 20 at the end of the sentence and inserting 21 "$500.". 22 (h) REGULATIONS.-Section 375(a) of the Agricul- 23 tural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1375(a)) is 24 amended by striking "peanuts, or tobacco" and inserting 25 "or peanuts June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 12 1 (i) EMINENT DOMAIN.-Section 378 of the Agricul- 2 tural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1378) is amend- 3 ed- 4 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by 5 striking "cotton, tobacco, and peanuts" and insert- 6 ing "cotton and peanuts"; and 7 (2) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f). 8 (j) BURLEY TOBACCO FARM RECONSTITUTION.- 9 Section 379 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 10 (7 U.S.C. 1379) is amended- 11 (1) in subsection (a)- 12 (A) by striking "(a)"; and 13 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ", but 14 this clause (6) shall not be applicable in the 15 case of burley tobacco"; and 16 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c). 17 (k) ACREAGE-POUNDAGE QUOTAS.-Section 4 of the 18 Act entitled "An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjust- 19 ment Act of 1938, as amended, to provide for acreage- 20 poundage marketing quotas for tobacco, to amend the to- 21 bacco price support provisions of the Agricultural Act of 22 1949, as amended, and for other purposes", approved 23 April 16, 1965 (Public Law 89-12: 7 U.S.C. 1314c note), 24 is repealed. June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 13 1 (1) BURLEY TOBACCO ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS.-The 2 Act entitled "An Act relating to burley tobacco farm acre- 3 age allotments under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 4 1938, as amended", approved July 12, 1952 (7 U.S.C. 5 1315), is repealed. 6 (m) TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS.-Section 703 of 7 the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1316) 8 is repealed. 9 (n) ADVANCE RECOURSE LOANS.-Section 10 13(a)(2)(B) of the Food Security Improvements Act of 11 1986 (7 U.S.C. 1433c-1(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 12 "tobacco and". 13 (o) TOBACCO FIELD MEASUREMENT.-Section 1112 14 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public 15 Law 100-203) is amended by striking subsection (c). 16 (p) LIABILITY.-The amendments made by this sec- 17 tion shall not affect the liability of any person under any 18 provision of law as in effect before the effective date under 19 subsection (q). 20 (q) CROPS.-This section and the amendments made 21 by this section shall apply with respect to the 1999 and 22 subsequent crops of the kind of tobacco involved. June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 14 i Subtitle D-Miscellaneous 2 SEC. 1541. TOBACCO PRODUCERS MARKETING CORPORA- 3 TION. 4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a cor- 5 poration to be known as the "Tobacco Producers Market- 6 ing Corporation", which shall be a federally chartered in- 7 strumentality of the United States. 8 (b) DUTIES.-The Corporation negotiate with buyers 9 of tobacco produced in the United States on behalf of pro- 10 ducers of the tobacco that elect to be represented by the 11 Corporation (referred to in this section as "participating 12 producers"). 13 (c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.- 14 (1) IN GENERAL.-The powers of the Corpora- 15 tion shall be vested in a Board of Directors. 16 (2) MEMBERS.-The Board of Directors shall 17 composed of members elected by participating pro- 18 ducers. 19 (3) MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS.-A member 20 of the Board shall not hold any Federal, State, or 21 local elected office or be a Federal officer or em- 22 ployee. 23 (4) CHAIRPERSONS.-The chairperson of the 24 Board shall be elected by members of the Board. 25 (5) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.- June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 15 1 (A) APPOINTMENT.-The Board shall ap- 2 point an Executive Director. 3 (B) DUTIES.-The Executive Director 4 shall be the chief executive officer of the Cor- 5 poration, with such power and authority as may 6 be conferred by the Board. 7 (C) COMPENSATION.-The Executive Di- 8 rector shall receive basic pay at the rate pro- 9 vided for level IV of the Executive Schedule 10 under section 5315 of title 5, United States 11 Code. 12 (6) OFFICERS.-The Board shall establish the 13 offices and appoint the officers of the Corporation, 14 including a Secretary, and define the duties of the 15 officers in a manner consistent with this section. 16 (7) MEETINGS.- 17 (A) IN GENERAL.-The Board shall meet 18 at least 3 times each fiscal year at the call of 19 a Chairperson or at the request of the Execu- 20 tive Director. 21 (B) LOCATION.-The location of a meeting 22 shall be subject to approval of the Executive Di- 23 rector. 24 (C) QUORUM.-A quorum of the Board 25 shall consist of a majority of the members. June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 16 1 (8) TERM; VACANCIES.- 2 (A) TERM.-The term of office of a mem- 3 ber of the Board elected under paragraph (2) 4 shall be 4 years. 5 (B) VACANCIES.-A vacancy on the Board 6 shall be filled in the same manner as the origi- 7 nal appointment was made. 8 (9) COMPENSATION.- 9 (A) IN GENERAL.-A member of the Board 10 shall receive, for each day (including travel 11 time) that the member is engaged in the per- 12 formance of the functions of the Board, com- 13 pensation at a rate not to exceed the daily 14 equivalent of the annual rate in effect for level 15 IV of the Executive Schedule under section 16 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 17 (B) EXPENSES.-A member of the Board 18 shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and 19 other necessary expenses incurred by the mem- 20 ber in the performance of the duties of the 21 member. 22 (10) CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FINANCIAL DIS- 23 CLOSURE.- 24 (A) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.-Except as 25 provided in subparagraph (C), a member of the June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 17 1 Board shall not vote on any matter concerning 2 any application, contract, or claim, or other 3 particular matter pending before the Corpora- 4 tion, in which, to the knowledge of the member, 5 the member, spouse, or child of the member, 6 partner of the member, or organization in 7 which the member is serving as officer, director, 8 trustee, partner, or employee, or any person or 9 organization with which the member is nego- 10 tiating or has any arrangement concerning pro- 11 spective employment, has a financial interest. 12 (B) VIOLATIONS.-Violation of subpara- 13 graph (A) by a member of the Board shall be 14 cause for removal of the member, but shall not 15 impair or otherwise affect the validity of any 16 otherwise lawful action by the Corporation in 17 which the member participated. 18 (C) EXCEPTIONS.- 19 (i) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided 20 in clause (ii), the prohibitions contained in 21 subparagraph (A) shall not apply if- 22 (I) a member of the Board ad- 23 vises the Board of the nature of the 24 particular matter in which the mem- 25 ber proposes to participate, and if the June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 18 1 member makes a full disclosure of the 2 financial interest, prior to any partici- 3 pation; and 4 (II) the Board determines, by 5 majority vote, that the financial inter- 6 est is too remote or too inconsequen- 7 tial to affect the integrity of the mem- 8 ber's services to the Corporation in 9 that matter. 10 (ii) VOTE.-The member involved 11 shall not vote on the determination under 12 clause (i)(II). 13 (D) FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.-A Board 14 member shall be subject to the financial disclo- 15. sure requirements of subchapter B of chapter 16 XVI of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or 17 any corresponding or similar regulation or rul- 18 ing), applicable to a special Government em- 19 ployee (as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, 20 United States Code). 21 (11) BYLAWS.-The Board shall adopt, and 22 may from time to time amend, any bylaw that is 23 necessary for the proper management and function- 24 ing of the Corporation. June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 19 1 (12) PERSONNEL.-The Corporation may select 2 and appoint officers, attorneys, employees, and 3 agents, who shall be vested with such powers and 4 duties as the Corporation may determine. 5 (d) GENERAL POWERS.-In addition to any other 6 powers granted to the Corporation under this section, the 7 Corporation- 8 (1) shall have succession in its corporate name; 9 (2) may adopt, alter, and rescind any bylaw and 10 adopt and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judi- 11 cially noticed; 12 (3) may enter into any agreement or contract 13 with a person or private or governmental agency; 14 (4) may lease, purchase, accept a gift or dona- 15 tion of, or otherwise acquire, use, own, hold, im- 16 prove, or otherwise deal in or with, and sell, convey, 17 mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, or otherwise dis- 18 pose of, any property or interest in property, as the 19 Corporation considers necessary in the transaction 20 of the business of the Corporation; 21 (5) may sue and be sued in the corporate name 22 of the Corporation, except that- 23 (A) no attachment. injunction, garnish- 24 ment, or similar process shall be issued against June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 20 1 the Corporation or property of the Corporation; 2 and 3 (B) exclusive original jurisdiction shall re- 4 side in the district courts of the United States, 5 and the Corporation may intervene in any court 6 in any suit, action, or proceeding in which the 7 Corporation has an interest; 8 (6) may independently retain legal representa- 9 tion; 10 (7) may provide for and designate such commit- 11 tees, and the functions of the committees, as the 12 Board considers necessary or desirable; 13 (8) may indemnify officers of the Corporation, 14 as the Board considers necessary and desirable, ex- 15 cept that the officers shall not be indemnified for an 16 act outside the scope of employment; 17 (9) may, with the consent of any board, com- 18 mission, independent establishment, or executive de- 19 partment of the Federal Government, including any 20 field service, use information, services, facilities, offi- 21 cials, and employees in carrying out this section, and 22 pay for the use, which payments shall be transferred 23 to the applicable appropriation account that incurred 24 the expense; June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 21 1 (10) may obtain the services and fix the com- 2 pensation of any consultant and otherwise procure 3 temporary and intermittent services under section 4 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code; 5 (11) may use the United States mails on the 6 same terms and conditions as the Executive agencies 7 of the Federal Government; 8 (12) shall have the rights, privileges, and immu- 9 nities of the United States with respect to the right 10 to priority of payment with respect to debts due 11 from bankrupt, insolvent, or deceased creditors; 12 (13) may collect or compromise any obligations 13 assigned to or held by the Corporation, including 14 any legal or equitable rights accruing to the Cor- 15 poration; 16 (14) shall determine the character of, and ne- 17 cessity for, obligations and expenditures of the Cor- 18 poration and the manner in which the obligations 19 and expenditures shall be incurred, allowed, and 20 paid, subject to provisions of law specifically applica- 21 ble to Government corporations; 22 (15) may make final and conclusive settlement 23 and adjustment of any claim by or against the Cor- 24 poration or a fiscal officer of the Corporation: June 4, 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 22 1 (16) may sell assets, loans, and equity interests 2 acquired in connection with the financing of projects 3 funded by the Corporation; and 4 (17) may exercise all other lawful powers nec- 5 essarily or reasonably related to the establishment of 6 the Corporation to carry out this title and the pow- 7 ers, purposes, functions, duties, and authorized ac- 8 tivities of the Corporation. 9. SEC. 1542. ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS EXPERIENCING 10 LOSSES OF FARM INCOME. 11 (a) IN GENERAL-Notwithstanding any other provi- 12 sion of this title, from amounts made available to carry 13 out this title, the Secretary shall use $250,000,000 for 14 each of fiscal years 1999 through 2004 to establish a pro- 15 gram to indemnify eligible producers that have experi- 16 enced, or are experiencing, catastrophic losses in farm in- 17 come, as determined by the Secretary. 18 (b) GROSS INCOME AND PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.- 19 In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, to the 20 maximum extent practicable, use gross income and pay- 21 ment limitations established for the Disaster Reserve As- 22 sistance Program under section 813 of the Agricultural 23 Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a). June 4. 1998 O:\END\END98.354 S.L.C. 23 1 SEC. 1543. SAVINGS. 2 Except as provided in section 1542, any savings de- 3 rived as a result of this title shall be used for tobacco use 4 prevention and cessation initiatives. June 4. 1998 WARNER 1 1:04 1:04p.m. P.M. AMENDMENT NO. Ex. Calendar No. Purpose: To provide for services to dislocated workers negatively impacted by the implemen Tatior of The Act IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Cong, Sess. S. 1415 H.R. (or Treaty ) SHORT TITLE (title) ( ) Referred to the Committee on and ordered to be printed ( ) Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed INTENDED to be proposed by WARNER Viz: 1 Strike Sec. 1031. 2 3 4 5 AMENDMENT No. 2564 6 By Warner 7 Bill/Res. No \ 5.1415 8 / 9 Page( 10 GPO. 1996 25-891 (mac) 11 12 13 14 Last page Potential compromise FARMER PAYMENTS $16.5 bil. $8/$4 formula of both bills unchanged Speed of payments: as fast as bill will allow (McCain's call) PROGRAM Terminates after 15 years Authority for Interstate Compacts after 15 years PROGRAM COSTS $ 1.5 bil. (max.) Covered as under LEAF Act for 15 years ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION $ 4.46 bil. 80% of LEAF Act amounts Limit Economic Development to 15 years Limit Education grants to 20 years $ 22.46 bil. OVERALL COSTS TOE get FAX COVER SHEET U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Under Secretary Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services 14th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-0105 Fax No: (202) 720-8254 Telephone: (202) 720-3111 Date: 6/16/98 - 3:44p.m, TO G: For Freedman WH FAX NO: 456-7431 PAGES: 10 (including cover) FROM: AUGUST SCHUMACHER BUTCH MAY Jaho DALLAS R. SMITH KATHY BLYTHE JIM SCHROEDER JACKIE BURRELLO OTERESA GRUBER VICKIE PAIGE OJOHN WINSKI COMMENTS: Attachment 1st Installs plus our Comment, 14:46 FAX 202 720 8254 USDA-PPAS 03/18/98 TUE 11:23 FAX 202 156 5581 DOMESTIC POLICY COL 001 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL FACSIMILE FOR: Dollas Smith DATE: TELEPHONE: FAX: FACSIMILE FROM: MARY SMITH TELEPHONE: (202) 456-5571 FAX: (202) 456-7431 NUMBER OF PAGES (INCLUDING COVER): COMMENTS: list instalment of amendment 06/16/98 TUE 14:47 FAX 202 720 8254 USDA-FFAS 06/16/98 TUE 11:23 FAI 202 456 5581 DOMESTIC POLICY COL 00 Cynthia Dallard 08/15/98 02:46:30 PM Record Type: Record To: Cynthia A. Rice/OPD/EOP, Jeanne Lambraw/OPD/EOP. Thomas L. Freedman/OPD/EOP. Mary L. Smith/OPD/EOP cc: Subject: new list of McCain amendments. amend616.wpd Here is another list of McCain amendments. This time, we will ask the agencies whether we should oppose or support accepting the amendments by UC. I will also ask the agencies to note which amendments we need to actively fight. I am having the amendments pulled off the web. and I will get you copies of your emendments as soon as I can. 06/16/98 TUE 14:47 FAX 202 120 03/16/98 TUE 11:23 FAX 202 456 5581 DOMESTIC POLICY COL 003 amend616.wpd Page Amendment Oppose Negtral Support Amendment 2569 (Abrabam): Authorizes anti-drug activities that may be included in the section that deals with counter-adverusing Amendment 2430 (Allard): Specifies that each State legislarure appropriates amounts made available to the States. A mendment 2457 (Cbafee): Crastes in EPA a national education and outreach campaign for the effects of second hand smoke and allocates $55 million annually Amendment 2468 (Chafes): Provider grants for minority medical schools for endowmeres and establishes public health programs regarding tobacco products Amendment 2469 (Chafee): Replaces section 402(b) with & section that requires tobacco manufacturers to annual base payments. Section 403 delered Adjusts the applicable base amount for changes in volume of domestic sales. Amendment 2463 (Coats): Deletes section 1161 - Improving Child Care and Barty Childhood Development Amendment 2464 (Conts): Addr Section 231(h) - No HHS or State authority to catablish & llecering program or conduct inspections of retailers on Federal military bases Amendment 2465 (Costs): Prohibits the diversion of FDA resources Amendment 2466 (Costs): Establishes 1 Center for Tobacco Produce Regulation at FDA Amendment 2467 (Costs): Defines and gives guidelines for "Nonprofi Private Entitles" Amendment 2472 (Costs): Limits attorneys fees Amendment 2441 (Craig): Creates . Black Lung Allocation Account Amendment 2571 (D'Amsto): [2nd degree to #2443 (Feinstein)] Limits local governments that are eligible for assistment to those who supply Medicaid services of direct Indigent care Amendment 2461-2462 (Domanici): Delete rection 401(c) - Budgetary Treatment Amendment 2481 (Domenicl): Allows 1 State to use funds for and-teen smoking and anti-drug use programs and a administer I limitation on antorneys' fees. Amendment 2482 (Domenicl): Limits attorneys' fees to $2000/hr spent in productive time. Amendment 2483 (Domenici): Erablishes 8 trust fund in 1 separate account called the Veterans Account and specifies that aroounts in Veterans Account shall be available in the amounts provided in advance appropriation acts. Amendment 2484 (Domenici): Eliminares restrictions on State allocations Amendment 2485 (Domenici): Permits expedited judicial review REASONS FOR OPPOSITION Amend, # Reason for Opposition 2699 Oppose - Not needed under current tobacco program or the Ford Amendment program. 2700 Oppose - Eliminates tobacco program abruptly, causing undue hardships for tobacco producers and their communities. 2492 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2493 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2494 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2495 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2496 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment 2497 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2498 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2499 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2500 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment 2502 Oppose - Favor continuation of the tobacco program under the Ford Amendment. 2435 Oppose - May not adequately compensate tobacco farmers and their communities. s:\dircctorifo_draftdallas.amd 06/16/98 TUE 14:49 FAX 202 720 8254 USDA-FFAS 009 DOMESTIC POLICY COL 008 03/16/98 TUE 11:25 FAX 202 156 5581 amend616.wpd Page Deletes Title X Amendment 2494 (Lngar): Deletes Section is the Special Ruic for Tenant of Leased Tobacco Amendmexx2495 (Lugar): Deleas TidoX Amendment/2497 (Legar):Dcietes Title X and adds section 1001-Budgency Treatment: section 1002 - Boy out Payments to Owners: section 1003 . Transition Payments ID Producers; Section 1004 - Effective Date Amendment2498 (Lugar): Changes payment system of farmers Amendment 2499(Lugar): Makes additional changes to payment system of numers Amendment 2500 (Lugar): Makes additional changes w payment system of furmers Amendment 1502 (Logar): Makes additional changes to payment system of farmers Amendment 2459 (Sessions): Establish a namonal tobacco compensation program Amendment 2702 (Reed): Second degree to Amendment 2437; disaltowance of TEX deduction for tobacco advertising expenses DOL is conformity with part 897 of X CFR title 21. Amendment 2435 (G. Smith): Tica the annual payments of di tobacco companies B the ustal number of units of inbacco products that were sold in the previous year in the U.S. II also changes the spending allocations - 10 percent unrustricted to states: 10 percent to health and health research: 10 percent to furners: 70 percent to Medicare Trust Fund Amendment 2572 (G. Smith): (2nd degree to #2435 (C. Smith)] Eliminates the section of the previous amendment that connects industry payments a the number of unles sold Amendment 2476 (Snowe): Adds "Subtide A - Provisions Relating to the Protocol and Liability" and "Subtitle B - Codification of Marketing and Advertising Restrictions" and section 1421 - Finding: section 1422 - Advertising Provisions: section 1423 - Point-of-Sate Restrictions: and section 1424 - Stantary Advertising Restrictions Amendment 2477 (Snowe): Adds "Subaide A - Provisions Relating to the Protocol and Liability" and "Subtitle B - Codification of Markering m6 Advertising Restrictions" and section 1421- Finding: section 1422 - Advertising Provisions; section 1423 - Point-of-Sale Restrictions: section 1426 - Statutory Advertising Restrictions: gottion 1425 - Effective Dear, and section 1426 - Sunset Provision Amendment 2690 (Toricelli and Wellstone): Provides for Medicaid children's beaus Sets aside 15% of funding for states not conducting outreach efforts for Medicaid children enrollment, and for streamlined procedures for determining aligibility and enrollment Amendment 2573 (Wellstone): (2nd degree to #2508 (Craig) Requires that payments B STATES the have senied with tobacco companies must be made from the State Account until the state actually receives payment from the companies IUE 06/16/98 TUE 11:25 FAX 202 456 5581 DOMESTIC POLICY COL 007 amend616.wpd Page Amountment 2641 (Ford): A second degree amendment to 2640 (Ford) that doubles surcharges for non-attainment and toplaces p107 line 5-p182, line 21. Amendments 1642-2681 (Ford): Same " Amendments 2577-2615. Amendment 2684 (Ford): A substiture. Amendment I691 (Ford): Strikes bill after page 444 (the Logar provisions) Amendmen 2692 (Ford): Eliminates the Lugar provisions. Amendment 2693 (Ford): Substitutes Title X: Long Term Economic Assistance a Farmers. X Amendment 1690 (Ford): Second degree amendment to 2501 (Lugar), Substitutes Title X; Long Term Economic Assisunce to Farmers. Amendment(2695 (Ford): Second degree amendment to 2498 (Lugar): Substitutes Title X: Long Term Economic X Assistance to Farmers Amendment 2696 and 2697 (Ford): Second degree amondment to 2493 (Lugar); Substitutes Title X; Long Term Economic Assistance to Fermers; Natives Amendment 2490 (Gorton): Adds section 604 -State Tobacco Tax Compliance" X Amendment 2491 (Gorton): Adds section 604 "State Antik Tobacco Tax Compliance" X Amendment 2473 (Hellings): Deletes section 907(3) - The Secretary may not ban 1 class of products or atiminess nicotine coptent without Congressional authority, Amendment 2474 (Hollings): Deletes section 506, lines 11-18 and adds This title shall not apply to any State that, by law. provides it shall not apply to the State." Amendment 2675 (Hollings): Restricts importation of tobacco products. Amendment 2682-2683 (Hollings): Second degree B Amendment 2492 (Lugar): Flue-cured tobacco production permits. X Amendment 2462 (Kerrey). Reallocates the funding in the state accounts based on the need for smoking cestarion and it allows SLATES as use all of the restricted STATE grants X for smoking conserion X Amendment-2699 (Karry): Establishes Tobacco Producers Marketing Corporation. X Amendment 2700 (Kerry): Provides for payments for last value of tobacco-erops 30% of value for farmers, 15% for producers). economic assistance block grants ($200.000,000 from the Trust Fund 1999-2003), termination of the tobacco price supports. and termination of tobacco production adjustment programs. Amendment 2635 (Kohl): Limits court orders and agreements restricting the disclosure of information arising from discovery In tobacco litigation. Amendment 2637 (Leaby and Dewine): Provides for Treasury Department to Include in regularions "squenued transactions" of illegal tobacco trafficking. perminting the currulative consideration of small transactions. Further Provides for U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and X amend its guidelines for punishment of tobacco offenses. Amendment 2492 (Legar): Determs section 1024 which are the flue cured tobacco production permits 06/16/98 TUE 14:48 FAX 202 720 8254 USDA-FFAS 006 08/18/98 TUE 11:24 FAX 202 458 5581 DOMESTIC POLICY COL amend616.wpd Page Amendment 2607 (Ford): Changes the definition of "pubHe facility" for purposes of smoke-free policy from R building regularly entered by 10 or more individuals at last 1 day I week to 10 or more invididuals = lnest 4 days & week X Amendment 1608 (Ford): Requires notice to be served on someone violating a smoke-free policy at least 180 days before begining adverse action. rather than 60 days notice X Amendment 2609 (Ford): Extends the period in which 1 smoke-free policy must be brought into compliance from X 60 days to 180 days Amendment 2610 (Ford): Eliminetes awarding of carts of litigation B an individual bringing suit against someone found guilty of violaring the smoke-free policy Amendment 2611 (Ford): Requires a 180-day period for public comment on any regulation issued under the authority of the section governing environmental tobacco smoke Amendment 2612 (Ford): Exampts any state that has its own ETS laws from the application of the federal law Amendment 2613 (Ford): Includes a finding in the Namer section dealing with the application to Indian Tribes that there is significant potential for the creation of a black market E lands under Indian jurisdiction X Native Amendment 2614 (Ford): Requires Indian Tribes to ANG establish 1 program B manicor the manufacture. distribution and use of black market tobscco products - lands under their jurisdication Amendment 2615 (Ford): Provides immunity from tobacco claims to tobacco growers. cooperatives or X warehouses Amendments 2616-20 (Ford): Provide slightly different versions of a substitute bill Amendment 2621 (Ford): [2nd dagree amendment to #2501 (Lugar)] Substitutes Senamr Ford's title x on the economic assistance a farmers and their communities X Amendment 2621/(Ford). Strikes the Lugar Tobacco Assistance Title Amendment 2628 (Ford): [2nd degree amendment to #2497 (Lugar)] Substitutes the Ford Tobacco Assistance Title Amendment 2629 (Ford): Strikes the Lugar Tobacco Assistance Title Amendment (Ford); Smikes the elimination of the tobacco in the Lager Tobacco Assistance Title Amendment (Ford): [2nd dogree amendment to #2435 (Ford)] Strikes the Lugar Tobacco Assistance Title X Amendment 2632 (Ford): [2nd degree amondment a #2435 (Ford)] Smikes the Lugar Tobacco Assistance Title Amendment 1638 (Ford): Strikes all of Title 1; except definitions. Amendment 2639 (Ford): A second degres amendment to 2638 (Ford), miking all of Tide 1. except definitions. Amendment 2640 (Ford): Doubles surcharges for and replaces P107 line S-p182, line 21. X 06/16/98 TUE 14:48 FAX 202 720 8254 USDA-FFAS E DOMESTIC POLICY COL 00: 06/16/98 TUE 11:24 FAX 202 138 5581 amend616.wpd Page Amendment 2586 (Ford): Requires Congressional review of FDA regulation that reduces nicotine by so percent or more (nither than only when proposing to clusines nicocino altogether) Amendment2587 (Ford): Eliminetes FDA's ability 9 accetorate the effective date of 1 performance suandard Amendment 2588 (Ford): Changes the standard that FDA would USE to notify a manufacturer of a product's Same immediate (rather than substantial) harm Amendment 2588 (Ford): Changes the standard that FDA would use to notify a manufacturer of a product's immediate (rether than substantial) barm Amendment 2590 (Ford): Shortens the time that FDA has to are 00 an application for premarker approval from 180 days to 90 days Amendment 2591 (Ford): Requires . 120-day public comment period for the issuance of FDA's regulations same governing postmarker surveillance Amendment 2591 (Ford): Requires a 120-day public comment period for the issuance of FDA's regulations governing postmarket surveiliance X Amendment 2594 (Ford): Requires a determination of underage USC of black market tobacco products X Amendment 2595 (Ford): Requires & report on the extend B which underage youth are using black market tobacco produces X Amendment 2596 (Ford): Requires a state to collect date from participants in consution programs their use of black market tobacco products X Amendment 2597 (Ford): Changes the effective date for labelling of flip top cigarette boxes from January 1. 2000 to January 1, 2002 Amendment 2598 (Ford): Requires & 180-day period for public comments on any change in the warning labels for cigarettes Amendment 2599 (Ford): Requires a 130-day period for public comments on Qty change LA the warning lables for smokeless mbsccu products X Amendment 2600 (Ford): Requires a 180-day period for public comments 8 any change in content disclosure requirements Amendment 2601 (Ford): Changes the maximum period of 24 months for FDA's promulgation of regulations for testing and contant reporting a a minimmm of 36 months X Amendment 2602 (Ford): Requires a 180-day period for public comments 8 any promulgation of a regulation for teating and content reporting Amendment 2603 (Ford): Allows for BD adjustment of prior year's payment is the monterner's payment WES based on BY incorrect annual apportionment Amendment 2604 (Ford): Changes the duc of the section dealing with the right of an Individual 9 bring suit against someone violating smoke-free policies from "Citizen Actions" to "Enforcement and Penalties" X Amendment 2605 (Ford): Removes individuals from the List of those with standing to sue for violations of smoke-free policies Amendment 2606 (Ford): Changes the definition of "public facility" for purposes of smoke-free policy from a building regularly entered by 10 or more individuals M least 1 day a walk ID 50 or more invididuals a least 4 days X a week 06/13/98 TUE 14:47 FAX 202 720 8254 USDA-FFAS 08/16/98 TUE 11:23 FAX 202 456 5581 DOMESTIC POLICY COL 004 amend616.wpd Page Amendment 2486 (Domenici): Deletas the State Affocation Accounts and adds section 451 - Allocation Accounts and Section 451(a) Reduction of 15 and 28 Percent Rates X Amendment 2487 (Domenici): Increases and simplifies the Dependent Care Tax Credit Amendment 2488 (Domenici): Adds "Termination of Accounts" in which aclected accounts that are established shall terminate m10 years Amendment 2489 (Domenici): Adds "Windfall Profir Exclue Tax on Certain Exerssive Attorneys' Fat" Amendment 2571 (Durbia): Requires Congress to comply with the ETS regulations by January 1. 1999. Amendment 2636 (Durbin): Reduces anainment goals for underage tobacco use and reduces by half surcharges on tobacco products for non-strainment of goals Ameedment 2470 (Euzi): Allocates amounts contained in ? the National Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund 0 Amendment 2471 (Enzi): (2nd degree to #2470 (Ena)) Limits expenditures on obligations involving National Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Amendment 2701 (Faircloth): Establishes crieria and jurisdiction for attorneys' fees. and establishes A limit of $1,000 AM hour plus 200% of expenses. Amendment 2443 (Frinatela): Provides payment ID local governments thes had initiaded litigarion against tobacco companies on or before June 20. 1997 X Amendmant 2460 (Friestris): Creates a formula for the allocation of State Litigation Soctions Account X endment 2576 (Ford): Defines Black Market Tobacco Product X Assendment 2577 (Ford): Requires that the Secretary notify Congress if pipe and cigar smoking is Increasing "materially" Amendment 2578 (Ford): Increases the minimum period for public comment on document disclosure actions from 60 days 5 90 davs X Amendment 2579 (Ford): Increases the maximum period for public comment on document disclosure actions from 90 davs to 120 days Amendment 2530 (Ford): Protubies FDA from issuing regulations affecting the of tobacco products if the regulation adversaly affects agricultural employment or manafacturing employment LB the U.S. X Amendment 2581 (Ford): Requires 120 days acrice to manufacturer of hearings and alkres for the manufacturer to participate in - oral hearing regarding the violation of X these regularions Amendment 2582 (Fard): Requires FDA Advisory Committee review of any petition for an exemption D manufacturing practices regulation X mendment 2583 (Ford): Requires that FDA consult with USTR and USDA prior B Issuing any performance stundards regulations and that FDA, USTR and USDA certify that the regulations do not violare any treaty or adversely affect domestic or international competitiveness X of tobacco prowers to the U.S. Amendment 2584 (Ford): Increases the period for public comment on performance sundards regulations from 60 days to 180 days Amendment 2585 (Ford): Increases the Congressional review period for regulations affecting classes of products from 2 years B s years