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GATES Act


Introduced on July 20, 2023

July 20, 2023 Referred to a Committee

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118th CONGRESS   1st Session                                 H. R. 4800   To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to  certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that          derives income from agriculture, and for other purposes.                                                                                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                              July 20, 2023   Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Duarte, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Rouzer, Mr.   Costa, Mr. Edwards, and Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer) introduced the following          bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture                                                                                                          A BILL     To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to  certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that          derives income from agriculture, and for other purposes.     Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the  United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.     This Act may be cited as the ``Growing Access To Environmental  Sustainability Act'' or the ``GATES Act''. SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FOR INCOME DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURE.     Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308- 3a(b)) is amended--             (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and          inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4)''; and             (2) by adding at the end the following:             ``(4) Exception.--                     ``(A) In general.--In the case of an excepted                  payment or benefit, the limitation established by                  paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal                  entity during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as                  appropriate, if greater than or equal to 75 percent of                  the average adjusted gross income of the person or each                  individual comprising the legal entity derives from                  farming, ranching, or forestry activities and the                  person or legal entity provides to the Secretary                  documentation demonstrating such average adjusted gross                  income.                     ``(B) Excepted payment or benefit.-- For purposes                  of this paragraph, the term `excepted payment or                  benefit' means a payment or benefit described in                  paragraph (2)(C).''.                                  
118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4800 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that derives income from agriculture, and for other purposes.                                                                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2023 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Duarte, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Costa, Mr. Edwards, and Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture                                                                         A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that derives income from agriculture, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Growing Access To Environmental Sustainability Act'' or the ``GATES Act''. SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FOR INCOME DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURE. Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308- 3a(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Exception.-- ``(A) In general.--In the case of an excepted payment or benefit, the limitation established by paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal entity during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, if greater than or equal to 75 percent of the average adjusted gross income of the person or each individual comprising the legal entity derives from farming, ranching, or forestry activities and the person or legal entity provides to the Secretary documentation demonstrating such average adjusted gross income. ``(B) Excepted payment or benefit.-- For purposes of this paragraph, the term `excepted payment or benefit' means a payment or benefit described in paragraph (2)(C).''.

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July 20, 2023HouseIntroduced
July 20, 2023HouseReferred to a Committee