enrolled bill (hb 2976)

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C ON GR ESS OF T HE PH IL I PPI NE S }

FOURTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

B y R EPR ESE NT A TI V ES M A R M ION , M I TR A , A R A GO, V I L L A FU ER TE , A R ROY O

(D.), ANTONINO-CUSTODlO, COSCOLLUELA , VELARDE, ROMUAL DEZ,TIEN G, CH A TTO, A NTON INO, DU M A RPA , HONTIV EROS-BA RA QU EL ,

A RNA IZ, L AGDA MEO, ROM ARA TE, Y A P, Y U , J AL A, A LM ARIO,

SE ARE S-L U NA , M EN DOZA , A M A TON G, HOFER, DA Y A N GHI RA N G,

B RI ON ES, C A BI L A O, SY - L 1M K A I C HON G, E ST RE L L A (R .), C L A RE TE ,

E M A NO, L A B A DL A B A D, C HA V E Z, SY -A L V A R A DO, L A G B A S, L A PU S,

ALCAL A, TEVES, UNGAB, CHUNGALAO, S INGSON (R.), UMAL I(C.), DEL

MA R, GULLA S A ND BONOAN-DA VID, PER COMM ITTEE REPORT No. 79

A N A CT TO EX TEND THE UTIL IZA TION PERIOD OF THE

A GRICUL TURA L COM PETITIV ENESS ENHA NCEM ENT FUND,

A MENDING REPUBL IC A CT NO. 8178, ENTITL ED "A N A CT

REPL ACING QUA NTITA TIV E IM PORT RESTRICTIONS ON

A GRICUL TURA L PRODU CTS, EX CEPT RICE, WITH TA RIFFS,

CREA TING THE A GRICUL TURA L COM PETITIV ENESS

EN HA NCE M EN T FU ND, A N D FOR OT HE R PU RPOSES"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines inCongress assembled:


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4 To implement the policy enunciated in this Act, there is hereby

5 created the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund,

11 UNUSED BALANCE AND COLL ECTIONS FROM REPAYMENTS FROM

12 LOAN BENEFICIARIES INCLUDING INTERESTS, IF ANY . THE FUND

19 by Congress: (A) FOR THE PROTECTION OF FARMERS AGAINST

20 UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES SUCH AS SMUGGLING, DUMPING OF

21 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OR OTHER SIMIL AR ACTS OF UNFAIR


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TRADE PRACTICES; AND (B) for TIlE INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

OF FARMERS BY PROVIDING THE NECESSARY SUPPORT SERVICES

SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, irrigation, farm-to-market roads,

post-harvest equipment and facilities, credit, research and

development, other marketing infrastructure, provision of market

information, retraining, extension services, MICRO, SMALL AND

AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY COOPERATIVES, CORPORATIONS

AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURS ENGAGED IN ECONOMIC

ENTERPRISES RELATED TO AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES and

other forms of assistance and support to the agricultural sector:

PROVIDED, THAT PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO PRODUCTS OR

PEOPLE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE REPEAL OR REMOVAL OF

QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL

PRODUCTS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT.

"I N ORDER TO QUA LI FY FOR THE A GRI CUL TURA L

COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FuND (ACEF) ASSISTANCE,

PROJ ECTS SHALL:


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(1) BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICIES AND PRIORITY

2 THRUSTS UNDER REPUBLIC ACT No. 8435, AS AMENDED,

3 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES

4 MODERNIZATION ACT VIS-A-VIS GOALS 1 AND 2 UNDER THE

5 MEDIUM TERM PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (MTPDP);

6 (2) BE COMPLEMENTARY TO, SUPPORTIVE AND NOT

7 DUPL ICATIVE OF, THE VARIOUS AND CURRENT FUNDING

8 ASSISTANCE WINDOWS OR PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF

9 AGRICULTURE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS;

10 (3) ENHANCE THE COMPETITIV ENESS OF TARGET PROJECT

11 BENEFICIARIES OR SECTORS, ESPECIALLY THE SMALL FARMERS

12AND FISHERFOLK ;

13 (4) PROVIDE PRODUCT OR SERVICE COMPETITIVENESS IN

14 THE LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS IN TERMS OF PRODUCT OR

15 SERVICE PRICES OR FEES AND QUALITY ;

16 (5) PROMOTE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM LINKAGES

17 WITH RELATED AND COMPLEMENTARY AGRICULTURAL

18 ACTIVITIES;


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(7) BE BENEFICIAL TO MOST, AND NOT ONLY SELECTED,

2 FIR'VISOR GROlJ PS WITHIN A SECTOR.

3 "FOR PliRPOSES OF THIS ACT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.

4 STATE liNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES OR OTHER GOVERNMENT

5 INSTITliTIONS INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

6 OF AGRICliL Tl1IUl PRODliCTS '\IA Y AVAIL OF THE ACEF 11\ TilE

7 FORM OF FINANCIAL GRANT WITHOl"! A'\\ COLL\TERAI. OR

8 SECliRITL

9 "The Committees on Agriculture and Food, Appropriations

10 and Finance of both the Senate and the House of Representatives

II shall conduct a periodic review of the use of the Fund. The Fund

12 shall [have a life of nine (9) years] EXIST F';HL THE Y EAR 2012,

13 after which all remaining balances shall revert to the General

14 Fund."

15 SEe. 2. A new section is hereby inserted after Section 8 of Republic

16 Act No. 8178 to be designated as Section 9, to read as follows:

"SEe. 9. TilE DHARTMENT OF AGRIClI LTtJ RE 11\

COORDINATION wrm TIll CONGRESSIONAL On:RSIGIIT


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REFORM ITS PROCESSING AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES IN ORDER

TO SP EED UP THE DISBURSE MENT PR OCESS ."

The succeeding sections shall be renumbered accordingly.

SEe. 3. Repealing Clause.- Republic Act No. 8178 is hereby

5 amended. All laws, decrees, executive issuances, rules and regulations

6 inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

7 SEe. 4. Separability Clause. - The provisions of this Act are hereby

8 declared to be separable. and in the event one or more of such provisions are

9 held unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected

10 thereby.

11 SEe. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the

12 date of its publication in the Of/kial Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers

13 of general cirCUlation.

Approved,

enrolled bill (hb 2976)

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