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Bill· HRH.R. 15088 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1974
Redefines "food", under the Food Stamp Act, to include soap and other personal washing aids, laundry aids, toothpaste and other dental aids, toilet paper and other kitchen and bathroom paper products, and other personal hygiene items. Provides for the distribution to food stores of coupons in denominations under fifty cents in order to eliminate use of non-transferable change slips in connection with such Act. Prohibits the amounts determined by the Secretary of Agriculture as necessary to purchase a nutritionally adequate diet from being less than the amount which the Agricultural Research Service determines to be necessary to permit a comparable household to purchase the kinds and amounts of food specified in the middle cost food plan of such service. Prohibits a charge to recipients of more than 20 percent (now 30 percent) of cost of food stamp coupons.
Bill· HRH.R. 15079 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to insure loans to borrowers who: (1) are citizens of the United States; (2) are or have been engaged in beef cattle producing operations; (3) are unable to obtain sufficient credit to finance actual needs in the beef cattle producing business at reasonable rates and terms; and (4) have, if having received previously a loan, performed successfully the terms of such loan. States that loans insured under this Act must be expended for the purpose of financing the normal operations of buying, raising, and selling beef cattle by the borrower whose loan is being insured. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such insured loans. Creates the Cattleman's Insurance Fund to be used by the Secretary as a revolving fund for the discharge of obligations under this Act. Empowers the Secretary to transfer assets from the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, to the fund if he determines that such transfer is necessary to establish the insurance program. Directs the Secretary to make and issue notes to the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of obtaining funds necessary for discharging obligations under this Act. Outlines the purposes for which the Secretary shall utilize the fund. Provides that the aggregate amount of the obligations insured under this Act and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $3,000,000,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 15040 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1974
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and study the feasibility of a Federal insurance program covering livestock and other agricultural entities not covered under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, and to report to the Congress the results of such investigation and study.
Bill· HRH.R. 15036 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1974
National Aquaculture Development Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for a national program for aquaculture development in order to increase sources of marine protein for the consumer; to increase the availability and quality level of consumer fishery products; to develop new resources; to improve or maintain recreational fisheries; and to initiate new business, industry, and employment. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with interested Federal agencies and other public and private organizations and with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to establish national objectives for aquaculture development. Requires the Secretary to act as the interagency coordinator for all Federal programs and activities in aquaculture. Sets forth activities regarding aquaculture development which the Secretary may, as he deems appropriate, carry out pursuant to this Act, including: (1) construction, operation, and maintenance of hatcheries or similar facilities and undertaking of natural habitat improvement activities; (2) assistance to public and private organizations and individuals interested or engaged in aquaculture through advisory and other services; (3) consultation and cooperation with Federal, State, and local governments, regional commissions, institutions of higher learning, private industry; and (4) performance of basic and applied research to establish a sound information base for the development of aquaculture. Provides that the Secretary, in consultation with affected States, shall locate, construct, operate, and maintain such pilot aquaculture facilities as he deems appropriate in order to develop aquaculture technology relative to particular species of fish and shellfish. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out such functions and duties authorized by this Act as he deems appropriate through grants to or contracts with the States, regional commissions, local governments, institutions of higher learning, private industry, and other public and private organizations. Authorizes an appropriation for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, equal to 30 percent of the gross receipts from duties collected under the customs laws on fishery products during the period January 1 to December 31, both inclusive, preceeding the beginning of each such fiscal year. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out such other research as he deems appropriate in order to perform his functions and duties under this Act. Provides that the authority contained in this Act shall expire at the end of the fiscal year during which occurs the fifth anniversary of the date of enactment.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1033 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to waive the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to child labor in agriculture whenever he determines that the provisions of that Act have the effect, in a particular area of the country, of disrupting traditional patterns of student employment outside of school hours.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 211 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to waive the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to child labor in agriculture whenever he determines that the provisions of that Act have the effect, in a particular area of the country, of disrupting traditional patterns of student employment outside of school hours.
Bill· HRH.R. 14992 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1974
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture until July 1, 1975, to expend funds available for the encouragement of exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products to maintain the level of assistance required by domestic food assistance programs. Allows the Secretary to use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes, if the stocks of that Corporation are not available.
Bill· SS. 3498 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency food assistance pursuant to the Food Stamp Act to victims of disasters without regard to the income or financial resources of such victims where the normal channels of distribution of food or coupon have been disrupted.
Bill· HRH.R. 14758 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1974
Eliminates the provisions of law which prohibit recipients of supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act from participating in the food stamp and surplus commodity programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 14784 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1974
Provides for the adjustment of target prices established under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, for the 1974 through 1977 crops of wheat and feed grains and cotton to reflect changes in farm production costs.
Law· SS. 3458 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1974
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds available for the direct distribution of food to needy children and low income persons for donation to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, institutions, supplemental feeding, disaster relief, and, until July 1, 1976, the family commodity distribution program on Indian reservations not requesting the food stamp program. Provides that the Secretary may, if stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof of the types customarily available under the program of commodity distribution to prevent waste. Provides, under the Food Stamp Act, that upon request to the Secretary by the appropriate officials of any Indian tribe, such tribe is authorized to administer a food stamp program under this Act on behalf of the eligible households of such tribe living on an Indian reservation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or any State to administer a food stamp program on behalf of any tribe residing on an Indian reservation. Authorizes the Secretary under such Act to pay to each State agency an amount equal to 62.5 percent of all administrative costs, including, but not limited to, the cost of (1) the certification of households; (2) the acceptance, storage, and protection of coupons after their delivery to receiving points within the States; (3) the issuance of such coupons to eligible households; (4) the outreach and fair hearing requirements of this Act; and (5) the control and accounting of coupons. Authorizes the appropriation of necessary sums to encourage milk consumption in schools. Provides that, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for subsequent fiscal years, the minimum rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served in schools and other eligible institutions shall not be less than 5 cents per half-pint served to eligible children, and such minimum rate of reimbursement shall be adjusted on an annual basis each fiscal year thereafter, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, to reflect changes in the series of food away from home of the Consumer Price Index.
Bill· HRH.R. 14706 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1974
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine if bounties, grants, or export subsidies are paid by foreign countries with respect to dairy products imported into the United States. Requires the Secretary to make a report to the Congress of his determinations made under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14642 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Foreign Dairy Quality Act - Provides that no dairy product shall be imported into the United States unless it has been inspected and found to be wholesome and unless the foreign farms and plants in which such products were produced, manufactured, or processed comply with all the inspection, grading, and other standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Requires that such foreign standards shall be comparable to those standards prescribed by the Secretary for the same kind of dairy products in the United States. States that the labeling of imported dairy products shall comply with the requirements of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and shall be otherwise marked as the Secretary may require. Directs the Secretary to cause to be inspected all dairy products imported into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act, and rules and regulations for the destruction of dairy products refused admission into the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision of the provisions of this Act. Imposes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14661 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to distribute, upon request and without cost, seeds and plants for use in home gardens to produce food for the personal consumption of the household. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14655 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Provides for the adjustment of target prices established under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, for the 1974 through 1977 crops of wheat and feed grains to reflect changes in farm production costs and yields.
Bill· HRH.R. 14648 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to amend retroactively regulations of the Department of Agriculture pertaining to the computation of price support payments under the National Wool Act in order that the amount of such payments may, in the case of any rancher or farmer, be computed on the basis of the net sales proceeds received, or, in the case of any rancher or farmer who failed to realize the amount provided for in the sales document, the lesser of the following: (1) the net sales proceeds based on the price the rancher or farmer would have received had there been no default of payment under such document; or (2) the fair market value of the commodity at the time of the sale.
Bill· SS. 3431 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Young Farmers Investment Act - Provides that direct loans may be made for acquiring and improving owner-operated farms without regard to monetary limitations but not in excess of the present market values of the farms as certified by the appropriate county committees. States that the loan shall bear interest at a rate not in excess of 6 percent per annum. Stipulates that an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the loan may be amortized over a period of forty years. Provides that the balance of any such loan shall become due and payable at the end of such period or extension thereof approved by the Secretary if the farm is then owned and operated by an eligible borrower or at such earlier date as the farm, or any interest therein, is transferred without the consent or approval of the Secretary to an eligible person.
Bill· HRH.R. 14577 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Makes it illegal to falsely represent that an agricultural product in interstate commerce has been officially inspected or graded as being of a particular class, grade, quality, size, quantity or condition. States that the use by any person of the letters 'US' or 'USDA', or any class, grade, quality, size, quantity, or condition terms specified in official United States standards effective under the Agricultural Marketing Act in connection with any representation as to inspection, or class, grade, quality, size, quantity, or condition of an agricultural product shall constitute a representation that the product has been officially inspected and passed or graded. Makes such representation, if false, subject to penalty.
Bill· HRH.R. 14550 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Removes the exemption for motor vehicles carrying ordinary livestock from the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act relating to qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and safety of operation or standards of equipment. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 303(b)(6))
Bill· HRH.R. 14559 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Food Program Technical Amendment - Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall use specified funds, including stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to purchase agricultural commodities and products to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs, including school lunch, institutions, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution. Authorizes the Secretary to administer a food stamp program at the request of any tribal government of native Americans to provide eligible households with an opportunity to participate in the food stamp program. Authorizes the Secretary to pay a tribal government 100 percent of the costs for administration of food stamp programs on Indian reservations.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1086 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1974
Provides for the election of Peter A. Peyser to the House Committee on Agriculture
Bill· SS. 3403 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1974
Prevents the importation of honeybees into the United States except: (1) by the United States Department of Agriculture for experimental or scientific purposes; (2) from countries determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be free of diseases or parasites harmful to honeybees, and undesirable species or subspecies of honeybees; and (3) to have in operation precautions adequate to prevent the importation of honeybees from other countries where harmful diseases or parasites, or undesirable species or subspecies, of honeybees exist. Provides a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both for violations of this Act or any regulation issued pursuant to it. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with the governments of specified nations in carrying out necessary research, surveys, and control operations in those countries in connection with the suppression, control, and prevention of the spread of undesirable species and subspecies of honeybees, including but not limited to the African or Brazilian honeybee. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14466 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - States that, notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) funds available to purchase without regard to the provisions of any existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities and their products to maintain or increase the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, nonprofit institutions, Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution, and (2) the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof under the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 14473 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1974
Prohibits the exportation of fertilizer from the United States until the Secretary of Agriculture determines that an adequate domestic supply of fertilizer exists.
Bill· HRH.R. 14456 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1974
Suspends, until November 1, 1975, the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act relating to the transportation of anhydrous ammonia to the west coast of the United States from any port or terminal area in the State of Alaska whenever the Secretary of the Treasury, after notice and opportunity for hearing, determines that there is no domestic vessel reasonably available to serve between the west coast of the United States and any such port or terminal area for the transportation of anhydrous ammonia. (Suspends 46 U.S.C. 883)
Bill· HRH.R. 14379 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1974
Revises the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 by authorizing and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in improving transportation rates and services from or to rural areas by the initiation of and participation in actions before the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Maritime Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board, or other Federal or State transportation regulatory body, or by working directly with individual carriers or groups of carriers. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 1622). Authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to permit, and urges carriers to give favorable consideration to, the establishment of developmental or experimental freight and passenger rates to and from rural areas to aid in development and growth of such areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 14299 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1974
Foreign Dairy Quality Act - Provides that no dairy product shall be imported into the United States unless it has been inspected and found to be wholesome and unless the foreign farms and plants in which such products were produced, manufactured, or processed comply with all the inspection, grading, and other standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Requires that such foreign standards shall be comparable to those standards prescribed by the Secretary for the same kind of dairy products in the United States. States that the labeling of imported dairy products shall comply with the requirements of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and shall be otherwise marked as the Secretary may require. Directs the Secretary to cause to be inspected all dairy products imported into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act, and rules and regulations for the destruction of dairy products refused admission into the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision of the provisions of this Act. Imposes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14247 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Food Program Technical Amendment - Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall use specified funds, including stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to purchase agricultural commodities and products to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs, including school lunch, institutions, supplemental feeding, and disaster relief distribution. Authorizes the Secretary to administer a food stamp program at the request of any tribal government of native Americans to provide eligible households with an opportunity to participate in the food stamp program. Authorizes the Secretary to pay a tribal governments 100 percent of the costs for administration of food stamp programs on Indian reservations.
Bill· HRH.R. 14248 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Food Program Technical Amendment - Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall use specified funds, including stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to purchase agricultural commodities and products to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs, including school lunch, institutions, supplemental feeding, and disaster relief distribution. Authorizes the Secretary to administer a food stamp program at the request of any tribal government of native Americans to provide eligible households with an opportunity to participate in the food stamp program. Authorizes the Secretary to pay a tribal governments 100 percent of the costs for administration of food stamp programs on Indian reservations.
Bill· HRH.R. 14179 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds for the exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products to purchase, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, institutions, Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution. Provides that if the stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, the Secretary may use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof under the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 14180 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to purchase agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance to food assistance programs. Authorizes the use of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 14090 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds for the exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products to purchase, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, institutions, Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution. Provides that if the stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, the Secretary may use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof under the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 14058 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Provides, under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, that any commission merchant, dealer, or broker who has violated the unfair conduct provisions of such Act may admit the violation and pay a monetary penalty not to exceed $2,000, in lieu of a formal proceeding for the suspension or revocation of his license. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 499 (6)(5))
Bill· HRH.R. 13994 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to purchase agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance to food assistance programs. Authorizes the use of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 13990 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1974
Foreign Dairy Quality Act - Provides that no dairy product shall be imported into the United States unless it has been inspected and found to be wholesome and unless the foreign farms and plants in which such products were produced, manufactured, or processed comply with all the inspection, grading, and other standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Requires that such foreign standards shall be comparable to those standards prescribed by the Secretary for the same kind of dairy products in the United States. States that the labeling of imported dairy products shall comply with the requirements of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and shall be otherwise marked as the Secretary may require. Directs the Secretary to cause to be inspected all dairy products imported into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act, and rules and regulations for the destruction of dairy products refused admission into the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision of the provisions of this Act. Imposes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13993 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds available to purchase, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, institutions, Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution, and if the stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof under the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 13989 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1974
Foreign Dairy Quality Act - Provides that no dairy product shall be imported into the United States unless it has been inspected and found to be wholesome and unless the foreign farms and plants in which such products were produced, manufactured, or processed comply with all the inspection, grading, and other standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Requires that such foreign standards shall be comparable to those standards prescribed by the Secretary for the same kind of dairy products in the United States. States that the labeling of imported dairy products shall comply with the requirements of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and shall be otherwise marked as the Secretary may require. Directs the Secretary to cause to be inspected all dairy products imported into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act, and rules and regulations for the destruction of dairy products refused admission into the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision of the provisions of this Act. Imposes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13906 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1974
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make indemnity payments for poultry and egg products at a fair market value, to poultry and egg producers and processors who have been directed by the United States Government to remove their poultry or egg products from commercial markets because such products contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government at the time of such use. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. States that the authority granted under this Act shall expire on December 31, 1977.
Bill· HRH.R. 13887 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1974
Prescribes a formula, under the Export Administration Act, for the control of wheat, soybean, and corn exports from the United States. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to determine for each crop year the amount of wheat, soybeans, and corn needed to meet the requirements of consumers in the United States. States that the Secretary of Agriculture shall then determine the quantity of each crop available for export. Prescribes the procedures for making such determinations. Requires the issuance of an export license to a person exporting wheat, soybeans, or corn for the quantity of such commodity to be exported. (Amends 50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.)
Bill· HRH.R. 13827 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1974
Foreign Dairy Quality Act - Provides that no dairy product shall be imported into the United States unless it has been inspected and found to be wholesome and unless the foreign farms and plants in which such products were produced, manufactured, or processed comply with all the inspection, grading, and other standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Requires that such foreign standards shall be comparable to those standards prescribed by the Secretary for the same kind of dairy products in the United States. States that the labeling of imported dairy products shall comply with the requirements of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and shall be otherwise marked as the Secretary may require. Directs the Secretary to cause to be inspected all dairy products imported into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act, and rules and regulations for the destruction of dairy products refused admission into the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision of the provisions of this Act. Imposes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13828 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1974
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine if bounties, grants, or export subsidies are paid by foreign countries with respect to dairy products imported into the United States. Requires the Secretary to make a report to the Congress of his determinations made under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13794 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1974
Federal Noxious Weed Act - States that the importation or distribution in interstate commerce of noxious weeds, except under controlled conditions, allows the growth and spread of such weeds which interfere with the growth of useful plants, clog waterways and interfere with navigation, cause disease, or have other adverse effects upon man or his environment, and therefore is determined to be injurious to the agriculture and commerce of the United States and to the public health. Defines the terms used in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to designate as noxious weeds kinds of plants that he determines are new to, or not known to be widely prevalent or distributed within and throughout, the United States, and are directly or indirectly injurious to crops or other useful plants, livestock, or poultry, or other interests of agriculture, including irrigation, or to navigation or public health. Permits the Secretary to promulgate such quarantines and regulations requiring inspection of products and articles of any character whatsoever as he deems necessary to prevent the dissemination into the United States, or interstate, of any noxious weeds. Prohibits the movement or sale of any noxious weed into or through the United States unless authorized under permit from the Secretary. Allows the Secretary, in order to prevent the dissemination of any noxious weed, to destroy, or otherwise dispose of, any product or article of any character whatsover which he has reason to believe is infested by or contains any such noxious weed, if there is no less drastic action which would be adequate to prevent the dissemination of noxious weeds into the United States or in interstate commerce. Enables the owner of any article or noxious weed destroyed to bring an action against the United States in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia within one year after such destruction. Permits any authorized inspector, without a warrant, to stop any persons or means of conveyance moving into or through the United States, and to inspect any noxious weeds and any products and articles of any character whatsoever carried thereby, to determine whether such persons or means of conveyance are moving any noxious weeds contrary to this Act. Allows the entry with a warrant into any premises in the United States for inspections or other actions necessary under this Act. Provides a fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both, for violation of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with the Governments of Canada or Mexico, and with State and Federal agencies to control the spread of any noxious weed.
Bill· HRH.R. 13764 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1974
Prohibits the exportation of fertilizer from the United States until the Secretary of Agriculture determines that an adequate domestic supply of fertilizer exists.
Bill· SS. 3231 (93rd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make indemnity payments for poultry and egg products at a fair market value to poultry and egg producers and processors who have been directed by the United States Government to remove their poultry or egg products from commercial markets because such products contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government at the time of such use. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. States that the authority granted under this Act shall expire on December 31, 1977.
Bill· SS. 3235 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974
Indian Food Stamp Program Amendments - Expands the definition of "State agency" under the Food Stamp Act to include, in specified circumstances; (1) the Secretary of the Interior; (2) the official governing body of any Indian tribe; and (3) any State. Provides that upon request to the Secretary of Agriculture by the appropriate officials of any tribe, such tribe is authorized to administer a food stamp program under this Act on behalf of the eligible households of such tribe living on an Indian reservation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or any State to administer a food stamp program on behalf of any tribe residing on an Indian reservation. States that the Secretary shall pay any tribe administering a food stamp program on any Indian reservation an amount equal to 100 percent of all expenses attributable to the administration of such program and shall reimburse the Department of the Interior or any State administering a food stamp program on any Indian reservation for all expenses incurred by such Department or State in accordance with any agreement entered into under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13734 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to purchase agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance to food assistance programs. Authorizes the use of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 13747 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make indemnity payments for poultry and egg products at a fair market value, to poultry and egg producers and processors who have been directed by the United States Government to remove their poultry or egg products from commercial markets because such products contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government at the time of such use. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. States that the authority granted under this Act shall expire on December 31, 1977.
Bill· HRH.R. 13743 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974
Eliminates the present import duty under the Tariff Schedules on imports from free world countries of wheat and milled wheat products.
Bill· HRH.R. 13735 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds for the exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products to purchase, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, institutions, Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution. Provides that if the stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, the Secretary may use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof under the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 13710 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to purchase agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance to food assistance programs. Authorizes the use of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes.