Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]

An amendment to add a new section. The new section prohibits the extension of beyond ten years of any provision prohibiting delivery of project water for production of excess basic agricultural commodities. Also the amendment makes the date of calculation of the ten years to be from the time of first delivery of water to the project. The restriction on water for such crops may be waived if the Secretary decides national security warrants.

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Substitute for the Bedell amendment to provide that if a product is used according to directions on the label but causes environmental damage, the liability for clean-up will be the responsibility of the manufacturer unless the user has acted negligently, recklessly, or with the intent to misuse such pesticides.

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An amendment to require EPA to develop methods for testing the neuotoxicological and behavioral effects of pesticides and to require this sort of testing.

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An amendment to add provisions requiring state agencies to calculate self employment income based on anticipated earnings. This is to be done in cases where there has been an unusual rise or drop in income that does not reflect the household's actual monthly circumstance.

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An amendment to require monitoring of groundwater; authorizes EPA to set standards for allowable levels of pesticide residue in groundwater and directs States or the EPA to protect the public health if levels are exceeded.

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An amendment to the Nichols amendment. It adds provisions that permit all parties not on a list of qualified bidders to submit bids for spare parts. It prohibits soliciting offers from only one source except in specified circumstances. It requires the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regulations regarding proprietary rights. It includes provisions concerning fair distribution of overhead charges for spare parts. And the amendment prohibits charging the government more than the lowest price the firm sells the item to nongovernment customers.

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An amendment to permit the Administration to study the conversion of the Procurement Automated Source System (PASS) or any similar or follow up system, to another computer architecture or type. The conversion may not occur in FY'85 nor until the Administration reports to Congress that it is needed. The Administration reports to Congress that it is needed. The Administration is required to conduct a competitive procurement among small business for the operation and maintenance of PASS for FY'84, with all operation and maintenance of PASS by the US Railwway Association terminating by 9/30/84. The amendment also requires that in considering proposals from offers for its small business set aside consideration is to be given to the actual portion of the task to be performed by the small business concern.

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An amendment. The amendment strikes all of Title I, Dairy Production Act of 1981, and substitutes new language. It strikes Title IX, eliminating the sunflower price support program and inserting new language for the sugar price support program. It strikes the language for the Extension on the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program and inserts that it is to be mandatory in areas that the Secretary determines have a deficiency of such storage; thus striking language that sets the limit at 100,000 dollars for this loan program. Also, the Conservation Loan Program is changed from mandatory to discretionary, and the amendment requires that all funds for this loan program be provided in prior appropriation acts.

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A substitute amendment to the Emerson amendment requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to assess each program, project, or activity administered by the Department of Agriculture that 1) provides assistance for establishing, expanding, or facilitating production, marketing, or use of any agricultural commodity in a foreign country and 2) the Secretary determines is likely to have a detrimental impact on efforts to promote the export of U.S. agricultural commodities, to see if they are likely to have an adverse effect. Reports are required on a regular basis.

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An amendment to provide for uniform registration fees for all pesticide active ingredients regardless of where they are in the registration process.

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An amendment to strike the section of the bill that raised the limits on insured loans from $200,000 to $300,000 and on guaranteed loans from $300,000 to $400,00.

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An amendment striking provisions in the bill that establish a Special Assistant for Agricultural Exports and Food Aid within the Department of Agriculture. It substitutes a provision that requires the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with the Administrator of AID, the Secretary of State, and the U.S. Trade Representative to develop a report that contains a global analysis that evaluates future production and food needs in the world with special attention to developing nations. It must identify at least 15 countries likely to emerge as growth markets for agricultural commodities, and contains a plan to increase U.S. exports of such commodities to those countries.

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An amendment to increase to 100 percent of the full cost the surcharge on farmers who use Garrison project irrigation water to grow crops that the Department of Agriculture has declared to be in nation-wide surplus.

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An amendment permitting the Secretary to make available to importers marketing certificates for wheat or wheat products imported during the marketing years 1986 through 1990 for which a national marketing certificate program is in effect. The importer is authorized to market, barter, or donate, without restriction, an amount of wheat or wheat product equal to the amount of the marketing certificate. The marketing certificates given to producers or importers are not transferable except as they accompany the transferred wheat or wheat product.

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An amendment to prohibit the expenditure of funds for the MX missile until the President a) has completed his review of previous strategic arms limitation (SALT) negotiations, b) is prepared to resume SALT negotiations with the Soviets, with one of the principal aims being to establish a limit on the number of ICBM launchers and deployable warheads on both sides, and c) formally transmitted to the Soviets the desire to resume the SALT negotiations.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for battleship reactivation until the Secretary of the Navy reports to Congress that the U.S.S. New Jersey has completed successful sea trials and can perform its mission in accordance with Navy specifications.

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An amendment to strike the increased limits on operating loans.

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A concurrent resolution providing that the President, at his meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland, insist that the Soviet Union comply with the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Long-Term Grain Agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1986

Declares that the President, at his meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland, should insist that the Soviet Union comply with the United States-Union of Soviet Socialists Republics Long-Term Grain Agreement negotiated in 1983.

A joint resolution designating March 16, 1987, as "Freedom of Information Day".

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1986

Designates March 16, 1987, as Freedom of Information Day.

Farm Credit Act Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1986

Farm Credit Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to terminate the Farm Credit Administration's (FCA) prior approval authority over Farm Credit System (FCS) loan interest rates. Authorizes FSC banks, from July 1, 1986 through December 31, 1988, to reduce borrowing costs by capitalizing "excess" borrowing costs (amounts by which debt incurred before January 1, 1985, exceeds prevailing market rates) and loan losses and amortizing such amounts over 20 years. Terminates FCA's prior approval authority over interest rates on FCS direct and discounted loans. Exempts FCS banks from having to follow generally accepted accounting principles in preparing financial statements relating to amortization of capitalized costs.

A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939 to require the Secretary of the Interior to charge full cost for water delivered from any reclamation or irrigation project for the production of any surplus program crop.

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1986

Amends the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939 to require the Secretary of the Interior to charge full cost for the delivery of water used in the production of any surplus agricultural commodity.

A joint resolution to designate February 4, 1987, as "National Women in Sports Day".

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986

Designates February 4, 1987, as National Women in Sports Day.

Save the Family Farm Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986

Save the Family Farm Act - Title I: Agricultural Commodity Supply Management - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement an agricultural commodity supply management program for the 1988 through 2000 crops of wheat, feed grains, and soybeans, including an emergency program for the 1987 crops. Title II: Milk Marketing Control - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide for suspension of the current milk price support program and implementation of an alternative program under which the percentage of the parity price of milk shall escalate by increments from 71 percent to 80 percent during the calendar years 1988 through 1997, and remain at 80 percent through 2000. Title III: Agricultural Exports and Imports - Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to direct the President to enter into multilateral agreements with other food exporting nations in order to fulfill the food aid requirements of needy nations. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to examine and report to the President about any imported articles that interfere with any program or operation undertaken by the Department of Agriculture. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require processed agricultural products to label any imported ingredients and their countries of origin. Title IV: Food Assistance - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for increased food assistance benefits. Title V: Farm Debt Restructuring - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make farmer debt restructuring loans to any qualifying State under a specified program. Prohibits debt restructuring aid to borrowers who produce commodities on erodible land or on converted wetlands.

A joint resolution to designate the week commencing February 9, 1987 as "National Burn Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1986

Designates the week commencing February 9, 1987, as National Burn Awareness Week.