Dick Lugar: “I would inform the chairman that H.R. 2854 requires that the Secretary of Agriculture, within 45 days of enactment…”

“I would inform the chairman that H.R. 2854 requires that the Secretary of Agriculture, within 45 days of enactment, offer market transition contracts available to eligible producers. These contracts must not be further delayed, or they will not be effective for the 1996 planting season. Moreover, these contracts are worth billions of dollars, and are certainly going to qualify as major rules under the Congressional Review Act.”