S.Amdt. 519

SA 519. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus)
to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 4, line 24, before the period at the end, insert
``; Provided, That priority for use of these loan funds shall
be given to providing credit to eligible borrowers on their
existing operations (including crop and livestock operations
and facilities) for uses (except in the case of small farms
and beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and
ranchers) that do not increase production capacity
significantly in segments of agriculture in which the cost of
production significantly exceeds current prices received by
agricultural producers, as determined by the Secretary''.
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