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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2521
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 2017Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Sanford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include South Carolina as a part of
the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region for purposes of appointment
to the Peanut Standards Board.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017.
2.
South Carolina inclusion in Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region
Section 1308(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7958(c)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking Virginia and North Carolina and inserting Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.