S.Amdt. 2297

SA 2297. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2258 submitted by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska and
intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 1908 proposed by Mr. Kohl
(for himself and Mr. Brownback) to the bill H.R. 2997, making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserting, insert the
following:
(c)(1) In determining the market value of the applicable
beef cattle on the day before the death of the beef cattle
under section 531(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1531(c)(2)) and section 901(c)(2) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(c)(2)), the Secretary of Agriculture
shall use 4 weight classes for the beef cattle consisting of
less than 400 pounds, 400 pounds or more but less than 700
pounds, 700 pounds or more but less than 1,000 pounds, and
1,000 pounds or more.
(2) To carry out paragraph (1), $4,000,000 shall be derived
by transfer from the amount under the heading ``Risk
Management Agency '' of title I.
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