,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,flake7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to t]m9ate agricultural direct 
paym5ts beg9n+ ) ! #bjac crop ye>4  #a4 
,f9d+s & s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 on ,septemb]   
#cj1 #bjab1 ! f9al day ( ! #bjab fiscal 
ye>1 ! total public debt out/&+ equal$ m
 ?an #af1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 !       
,congressional ,budget ,(fice projects t
 "u law 9 effect z ( ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! budget deficit = fiscal ye>
 #bjac w be #hde1jjj1jjj1jjj2  7#c7 !   
mo/ rec5t projection f ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,agriculture1 updat$ 9 ,febru>y #bjac1  
=eca/--  7,a7 net f>m income to be      
#aab1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjab1 !             
second-highe/ total on record2 &  7,b7  
f>m asset values1 reflect+ expectations 
( long-t]m pr(itability1 to rise to a   

record #b1ecf1jjj1jjj1jjj2  7#d7 direct 
paym5ts to agricultural produc]s--  7,a7
 co/ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ne>ly           
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj annually2  7,b7 are fix$ 
paym5ts ) no connection to m>ket        
conditions or ! actual losses ( !       
produc]s2 &  7,c7 are n r$uc$ or adju/$ 
9 any way 9 response to high commodity  
prices or high f>m incomes2  7#e7 direct
 paym5ts t are set bas$ on hi/orical    
acreage & yield are payable ev5 to p :o 
d n f>m & to agricultural produc]s :o d 
n gr[ ! cov]$ commodity = :i* ! direct  
paym5ts are made2  7#f7 7,a7 direct     
paym5ts are paid to produc]s on less ?an
 #bb p]c5t ( all f>ms 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& only = a select numb] ( commodities2  
7,b7 among produc]s on f>ms t receive   
direct paym5ts1 ! paym5ts are conc5trat$
 among produc]s on ! l>ge/ f>m          
op]ations1 :i* are ^? lea/ likely to ne$
 support2  7,c7 m ?an #ea p]c5t (       
paym5ts fl[ to j #aj p]c5t ( recipi5ts2 
&  7,d7 m ?an #gc p]c5t ( paym5ts fl[ to
 j #be p]c5t ( recipi5ts2  7#g7 7,a7    

direct paym5ts 7--  7i7 enact$ ?r\gh !  
,agricultural ,m>ket ,transition ,act   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbja et seq471 title ,i (
 ! #aiif ,f>m ,bill2 &  7ii7 int5d$ to  
be tempor>y1 transitional paym5ts to    
assi/ agricultural produc]s foll[+ !    
elim9ation ( t>get price defici5cy      
paym5ts2 b  7,b7 ! transition 0 nev]    
complet$ & direct paym5ts 7 reau?oriz$ 9
 #bjjb & #bjjh2 &  7#h7 direct paym5ts 7
 elim9at$ by--  7,a7 ,s4 #cbdj 7#aab?   
,congress71 ! ,agriculture ,re=m1 ,food1
 & ,jobs ,act ( #bjab1 :i* pass$ !      
,s5ate on ,june #ba1 #bjab2 &  7,b7     
,h4,r4 #fjhc 7#aab? ,congress71 ! ,f$]al
 ,agriculture ,re=m & ,risk ,managem5t  
,act ( #bjab1 :i* 0 report$ by !        
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives on ,septemb] #ac1 #bjab4
  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (  
,congress t direct paym5ts--  7#a7 are  
unnecess>y & unaf=dable2 &  7#b7 %\ld be
 imm$iately repeal$4  #b4 ,t]m9ation (  
agricultural direct paym5ts  7a7 ,repeal
 ,sections #aajc & #acjc ( ! ,food1     

,cons]vation1 & ,en]gy ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #hgac1 #hgec7 are repeal$4    
7b7 ,application ( am5dm5ts ,not)/&+    
section #gja ( ! ,am]ican ,taxpay]      
,relief ,act ( #bjab 7,public ,law      
#aab-bdj2 #abf ,/at4 #bcfb71 ! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is section %all apply beg9n+ ) 
! #bjac crop ye>4