[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [House] [Page 23091] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]AMENDMENTS Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as follows: H.R. 2559 Offered By: Mrs. Clayton Amendment No. 1: Section 304(b)(1) Insert after (D): ``(E) Expenditures for software development, testing, maintenance and infrastructure security through USDA's Building Rural American Venture Opportunities (BRAVO) program, not to exceed $15 million per fiscal year.'' Section 304(b)(2) Insert after (E): ``(F) Expenditures for software development, testing, maintenance and infrastructure security through USDA's Building Rural American Venture Opportunities (BRAVO) program, not to exceed $15 million per fiscal year.'' H.R. 2559 Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas Amendment No. 2: Add at the end of title III the following new section: SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY AND LIMITED-RESOURCE PRODUCERS IN CROP INSURANCE PROGRAMS. It is the Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should ensure the full participation of minority and limited-resource farmers and ranchers in the programs operating under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended by this Act. H.R. 2559 Offered By: Mr. LaHood Amendment No. 3: Page 16, strike lines 1 through 18, and insert the following: ``(A) Programs required.-- ``(i) Number and types of programs.--The Corporation shall conduct two or more pilot programs to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools for livestock producers, including the use of-- ``(I) futures and options contracts and policies and plans of insurance that provide livestock producers with reasonable protection from the financial risks of price or income fluctuations inherent in the production and marketing of livestock, provide protection for production losses, and otherwise protect the interests of livestock producers; and ``(II) policies and plans of insurance that, notwithstanding the second sentence of subsection (a)(1), and subject to the exclusions in subsection (a)(3), provide livestock producers with reasonable protection from liability to mitigate or compensate for adverse environmental impacts from producers' operations caused by natural disasters, unusual weather or climatic conditions, third-party acts, or other forces or occurrences beyond the producers' control, and with coverage to satisfy obligations established by law for closure of producers' operations. ``(ii) Purpose of programs.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall evaluate the greatest number and variety of pilot programs described in clause (i) to determine which of the offered risk management tools are best suited to protect livestock producers from the financial risks associated with the production and marketing of livestock. H.R. 2559 Offered By: Mr. Upton Amendment No. 4: Add at the end of title I the following new section: SEC. __. CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS PRICE ELECTION, MICHIGAN FRESH MARKET PEACHES. (a) Additional Payment Based on Corrected Price.--Using funds available to carry out the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make a payment to each producer of fresh market peaches in Michigan who purchased a crop insurance policy for the 1999 fresh market peaches crop and received a payment under the policy. The amount of the additional payment shall be equal to the difference between-- (1) the amount the producer would have received under the policy had the correct price election for the 1999 crop of $11.00 per bushel been used; and (2) the amount the producer actually received under the policy using the erroneous price election of $6.25 per bushel. (b) Premium Deduction.--The amount determined under subsection (a) for a producer shall be reduced by an amount equal to the additional premium (if any) that the producer would have paid for a policy for the 1999 fresh market peaches crop that used the correct price election.