Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1293

 PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

95 STAT. 1267

Subtitle B—General Provisions SPECIAL GRAZING AND HAY PROGRAM

SEC. 1110. Section 109 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended 7 USC i445d. byC striking out "1981" in the first sentence of subsection (a) D and inserting in lieu thereof "1985"; (2) striking out "Under the special program" in the second sentence of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "If a special program is implemented"; and (3) inserting ", reduced acreage, or land diversion" in subsection (d) after 'Acreage set-aside". EMERGENCY FEED PROGRAM

SEC. 1111. (a) The fifth sentence of section 407 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended by striking out "shall" wherever it appears 7 USC 1427. and inserting in lieu thereof "may. (b)(1) The first sentence of section 1105(a) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2267(a)) is amended by inserting "and poultry" after "maintenance of livestock". (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1105(b) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2267(b)) are amended by inserting "or poultry" after "livestock" wherever it appears. FARM INCOME PROTECTION INSURANCE PROGRAM STUDY

SEC. 1112. (a) It is the sense of Congress that the concept of farm 7 USC i42i note. income protection insurance should be studied in order to determine whether such a concept might provide the basis for an acceptable alternative to the commodity price support, income maintenance, and disaster assistance programs currently administered by the United States Department of Agriculture for the benefit of United States farmers. Toward this objective, the Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint a special task force to study and report on such concept. (b) The special task force appointed by the Secretary shall be composed of the following: a total of three representatives of agricultural commodity organizations and general farm organizations, three representatives of the private insurance industry (including stock companies, mutual companies, agents, or brokers), two full-time farmers, one official of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, one official of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, two individuals from appropriate academic fields, and the designated representative of the Secretary of Agriculture. The designated representative of the Secretary shall serve as the chairman of the special task force. (c) The study conducted by the special task force shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the following: (1) the characteristics of a farm income protection insurance program; (2) the feasibility of such a program as a substitute for the commodity price support, income maintenance, and diseister assistance programs administered by the Department of Agriculture for United States farmers; (3) the appropriate roles of the private insurance industry and the Federal Government in the development, implementation, and administration of such a program;

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