[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR784.1]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 784--LAMB MEAT ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 784.1  Applicability; available payments.

    (a) This part establishes the Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance 
Program. The purpose of this program is to provide benefits to sheep and 
lamb operations pursuant to clause (3) of section 32 of the Act of 
August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c) in order to reestablish 
their purchasing power in connection with the normal production of sheep 
and lambs for domestic consumption and boost the long-term development 
and growth of sheep and lamb farming in the United States.
    (b) Under and subject to this part, FSA will provide with respect to 
sheep and lamb operations: ``Year 1'' payments in which sheep and lamb 
operations will receive payments for, during the time period 
encompassing ``Year 1'' as defined in these regulations, purchasing 
eligible rams for breeding, enrolling their herd in a sheep improvement 
program, and for making improvements to their production facilities; and 
``Year 2'' and ``Year 3'' payments for marketings of eligible slaughter 
lambs or feeder lambs during the period encompassing those time periods. 
Unless otherwise determined by the agency in accordance with the 
provisions of this part, the amount that may be expended under this part 
shall not exceed $30 million. Claims that exceed that amount will be 
prorated in accordance with the provisions for proration that are 
contained in this part.

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