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Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 70 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1974
Makes it the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should immediately conduct a survey of all wheat milling firms and bakeries to determine their position with regard to wheat supplies and requirements during the remainder of the 1973-74 marketing year. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture, at the earliest practicable date, conduct a county-by-county survey to determine the amount of uncommitted wheat stocks remaining in the ownership of all grain dealers and farmers. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture work with the Interstate Commerce Commission to expedite transportation of existing wheat stocks to the millers and bakers in need of additional supplies. Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of this resolution to the Secretary of Agriculture and Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission after it has been agreed to by both Houses of Congress.
Law· HRH.R. 13022 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1974
Revises the Federal export standards for grapes and plums by providing that it shall be unlawful for any person to ship or offer for shipment or for any carrier, or any steamship company, or any person to transport or receive for transportation to any foreign destination, except as provided in this chapter, any grapes or plums of any variety in packages which are not accompanied by a certificate issued under authority of the Secretary of Agriculture showing that such grapes or plums are of a Federal or State grade which meets the minimum of quality established for such variety and destination by the Secretary for shipment in export to such destination. (Revises 7 U.S.C. 591)
Bill· SS. 3031 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Provides for two additional Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture. Increases the compensation of specified officals of the Department of Agriculture. Provides for an additional member on the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Bill· SS. 3036 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 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 kind of dairy product 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.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 289 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Makes it the sense of the Senate that: (1) all agencies of the Federal Government, which have any responsibility for establishing priorities for the allocation of materials and facilities utilized in the production or distribution of fertilizer, give the highest priority to the fertilizer industry regarding the allocation of such materials and facilities; (2) the Federal Power Commission and appropriate State regulatory agencies do everything within their power, in the establishment of priorities for the allocation of natural gas (including gas sold under interruptible contracts), to insure producers of nitrogen with supplies of natural gas sufficient to maintain maximum production levels; (3) the Federal Energy Office include all of the energy and fuel requirements of the fertilizer industry, including local dealer requirements, in its highest priority category regarding allocation of gasoline, middle-distillates, and other liquid fuels utilized by this industry in the production, distribution, and application of fertilizer supplies; (4) the Cost of Living Council and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce continue their monitoring and reporting of fertilizer supply availabilities, wholesale and retail prices, and export shipments; and (5) the Cost of Living Council establish an investigatory program through the field offices of the Internal Revenue Service to monitor and analyze any reports of fertilizer price gouging at either wholesale or retail levels, and any changes in manufacturer marketing operations or relationships between manufacturers and local dealers and between local dealers and their customers which may affect continued availability or pricing of fertilizer supplies to farmers.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 69 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Makes it the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Agriculture should each conduct an immediate and thorough investigation to determine whether: (1) foreign currencies generated from the sale of agricultural commodities under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954; and (2) agricultural commodities intended for use under such Act have been or are being utilized in violation of that or any other Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Agriculture should report the results of their respective investigations to the Congress within 90 days after this resolution is agreed to by both Houses of Congress together with such recommendations for legislation as they may individually or jointly deem appropriate.
Bill· HRH.R. 12990 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Provides that the bonus value of food stamps is to be included in the "hold harmless" amount guaranteed to recipients of supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Amendments of 1972. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual's monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with any increase to which such individual may be entitled under this Act provided, that such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual may be entitled under this Act, shall be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12991 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Provides that the bonus value of food stamps is to be included in the "hold harmless" amount guaranteed to recipients of supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Amendments of 1972. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual's monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with any increase to which such individual may be entitled under this Act provided, that such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual may be entitled under this Act, shall be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12936 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 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. 12883 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1974
Sugar Act Extension Act - Extends for five years (until December 31, 1979) the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended.
Bill· SS. 3002 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1974
Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine and announce the carryover for wheat for any marketing year as of May 31 of the immediately preceding market year.
Bill· HRH.R. 12853 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 12841 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 1974
Provides that the bonus value of food stamps is to be included in the "hold harmless" amount guaranteed to recipients of supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Amendments of 1972. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual's monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with any increase to which such individual may be entitled under this Act provided, that such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual may be entitled under this Act, shall be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12817 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 12801 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1974
Domestic Food Price Impact Statement Act - States that no agricultural commodity may be exported to any foreign country unless: (1) the person exporting has submitted a registration statement to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary has approved such statement. Provides that the Secretary may not approve an export registration statement for a quantity of a commodity which, when added to the quantity of such commodity already approved, exceeds 20 percent of the level of domestic production. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a limitation lower than 20 percent under specified circumstances. States that this Act applies to agricultural commodities planted for harvest in 1974 and subsequent years.
Bill· HRH.R. 12771 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1974
Provides that the bonus value of food stamps is to be included in the "hold harmless" amount guaranteed to recipients of supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Amendments of 1972. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual's monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with any increase to which such individual may be entitled under this Act provided, that such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual may be entitled under this Act, shall be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12792 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 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. 12762 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 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 to reflect changes in farm production costs.
Bill· HRH.R. 12757 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 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. 12752 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1974
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study lands within the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan to determine if the lands should be acquired and administered as national Forest lands. Authorizes an appropriation of $100,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $65,000 for fiscal year 1976 for such study.
Bill· HRH.R. 12680 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1974
Provides that the bonus value of food stamps is to be included in the "hold harmless" amount guaranteed to recipients of supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Amendments of 1972. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual's monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with any increase to which such individual may be entitled under this Act provided, that such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual may be entitled under this Act, shall be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12643 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1974
Domestic Food Price Impact Statement Act - States that no agricultural commodity may be exported to any foreign country unless: (1) the person exporting has submitted a registration statement to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary has approved such statement. Provides that the Secretary may not approve an export registration statement for a quantity of a commodity which, when added to the quantity of such commodity already approved, exceeds 20 percent of the level of domestic production. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a limitation lower than 20 percent under specified circumstances. States that this Act applies to agricultural commodities planted for harvest in 1974 and subsequent years.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 824 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1974
States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 11873) to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and assist the several States in carrying out a program of animal health research. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
Bill· SS. 2946 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1974
Provides the option of imposing a monetary penalty, not to exceed $2,000, for violations of the misbranding provisions of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, or institution of a formal preceeding for suspension or revocation of the license issued under such Act to trade in the fruit and vegetable industry. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 499b (5))
Bill· HRH.R. 12526 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1974
Provides, under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, relating to rural telephone accounts, that any security, representing beneficial ownership in a note or block notes guaranteed under this title, issued by a private entity shall be exempt from laws administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission, except those sections specified in this Act, dealing with fraudulent interstate transactions, jurisdiction of offenses and suits, and penalties, respectively. Provides that the Administrator shall require that: (1) the issuer place such notes in the custody of an institution chartered by a Federal or State agency to act as trustee and (2) the issuer provide such periodic reports of sales as the Administrator deems necessary. States that evidences of indebtedness, issued by such a legally organized agency, which provide that such evidences of indebtedness shall at all times be secured by: (1) a principal amount of, and interest which has accrued on, guaranteed loans, (2) an amount of cash or (3) a principal amount of, and interest which has accrued on, any securities of a class exempted by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, from the provisions of such Act, or (4) any combination of the foregoing, in an aggregate amount which shall at least equal the principal amount of, and interest which has accrued on, said evidences of indebtedness, shall be exempt from laws administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission, except those sections specified in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12545 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1974
Establishes hearing procedures for the determination of exemptions, inspection requirements, and specified other enforcement actions of the United States Department of Agriculture under the provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12525 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1974
Sugar Act Extension Act - Extends for five years (until December 31, 1979) the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended.
Bill· HRH.R. 12518 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 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· SS. 2934 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1974
Provides, under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act, for an adjustment in the established price for the 1974 through 1977 crops of wheat and feed grains to reflect any change in the immediately preceding year in the index of prices paid by farmers for production items, interest, taxes, and wage rates.
Bill· HRH.R. 12400 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1974
Establishes a 180 day embargo on the exportation of wheat pursuant to the Export Administration Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12385 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1974
Food Program Technical Amendment - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase 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, to use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof to meet such requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 12384 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1974
Directs the President of the United States to allocate chemical fertilizers until September 1, 1975, by means of a mandatory program authorized under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12335 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1974
Provides that during the one hundred and eighty-day period, beginning on the tenth day after the date of the enactment of this Act, no person shall export from the United States any chemical fertilizer. States that any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this Act shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Bill· HRH.R. 12266 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1974
Defines "refusal to accept employment" for purposes of the Food Stamp Act with respect to able-bodied adult persons who are members of a labor union and who refuse to work at a plant or site subject to a strike or lockout. States that except where a person who is a member of a labor union and works at a plant or site subject to a strike or lockout has less than $1,500 in liquid assets, proper negotiations have been conducted between the employer and the union, and a Federal arbitrator has certified that the union has made every honest attempt at fair collective bargaining, refusal to work at such plant or site for the duration of such strike or lockout shall be deemed to be a refusal to accept employment. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 2014(c))
Bill· HRH.R. 12242 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1974
Egg Research and Consumer Information Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to authorize and enable the establishment of an orderly procedure to the development and financing of an effective and continuous coordinated program of research, consumer and producer education, and promotion designed to strengthen the egg industry's position in the marketplace, and maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue orders applicable to persons engaged in the hatching and/or sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullets, the production and marketing of commercial eggs, the processing and distribution of commercial eggs, and the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl. Provides that a hearing shall be held on a proposed order before it is issued. Directs that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain one or more of the following terms and conditions, and no others: (1) providing for the establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate plans or projects for the advertising of, sales promotion of, and consumer education with respect to the use of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes; (2) providing for, establishing, and carrying on research, marketing and development projects, and studies with respect to sale, distribution, marketing, utilization, or production of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and the creation of new products thereof; (3) providing that hatchery operators, persons engaged in the sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullet dealers, egg producers, breakers, processors, persons marketing commercial eggs and persons engaged in the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl, maintain and make available for inspection such books and records as may be required by any order issued pursuant to this Act, or (4) terms and conditions incidental to and not inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified in this Act and necessary to effectuate the other provisions of such order. Requires that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain the conditions set forth in this Act. Provides for the establishment and appointment, by the Secretary of Agriculture, of an Egg Board and defines its specified powers and duties. Requires the Egg Board to develop and submit to the Secretary for his approval any advertising or sales promotion or research and development plans or projects, and that any such plan or project must be approved by the Secretary before becoming effective. Provides that each egg producer shall pay, to the first processor of such producer's eggs, an assessment based upon the number of cases of commercial eggs processed for the account of such producer, in the manner as prescribed by the order, for such expenses and expenditures as the Secretary finds are reasonable and likely to be incurred by the Egg Board under the order during any period specified by him. Provides that the Secretary shall conduct a referendum among egg producers to ascertain whether the issuance of an order is approved by such producers. Provides that no such order issued pursuant to this Act is effective unless the Secretary determines that it is approved by the egg producers. Exempts from this Act: (1) any egg producer whose aggregate number of laying hens at any time during three months prior to assessment has not exceeded three thousand laying hens; (2) any flock of breeding hens whose production of eggs is primarily utilized for the hatching of baby chicks; or (3) commercial eggs of foreign origin not exceeding one hundred cases in any one entry into the United States. Provides that any egg producer against whose commercial eggs any assessment is made under this Act and who is not in favor of supporting the research and promotion program as provided for by this Act ahall have the right to demand and recieve form the Egg Board a refund of such assessment. Provides for petition and review of any order issued pursuant to this Act. Provides penalties for willful violation of orders issued pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make such investigations as he deems necessary for the effective administration of this Act or to determine if violations of this Act have occurred. Provides the Secretary with the power of subpoena. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12240 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1974
Egg Research and Consumer Information Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to authorize and enable the establishment of an orderly procedure to the development and financing of an effective and continuous coordinated program of research, consumer and producer education, and promotion designed to strengthen the egg industry's position in the marketplace, and maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue orders applicable to persons engaged in the hatching and/or sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullets, the production and marketing of commercial eggs, the processing and distribution of commercial eggs, and the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl. Provides that a hearing shall be held on a proposed order before it is issued. Directs that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain one or more of the following terms and conditions, and no others: (1) providing for the establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate plans or projects for the advertising of, sales promotion of, and consumer education with respect to the use of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes; (2) providing for, establishing, and carrying on research, marketing and development projects, and studies with respect to sale, distribution, marketing, utilization, or production of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and the creation of new products thereof; (3) providing that hatchery operators, persons engaged in the sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullet dealers, egg producers, breakers, processors, persons marketing commercial eggs and persons engaged in the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl, maintain and make available for inspection such books and records as may be required by any order issued pursuant to this Act, or (4) terms and conditions incidental to and not inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified in this Act and necessary to effectuate the other provisions of such order. Requires that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain the conditions set forth in this Act. Provides for the establishment and appointment, by the Secretary of Agriculture, of an Egg Board and defines its specified powers and duties. Requires the Egg Board to develop and submit to the Secretary for his approval any advertising or sales promotion or research and development plans or projects, and that any such plan or project must be approved by the Secretary before becoming effective. Provides that each egg producer shall pay, to the first processor of such producer's eggs, an assessment based upon the number of cases of commercial eggs processed for the account of such producer, in the manner as prescribed by the order, for such expenses and expenditures as the Secretary finds are reasonable and likely to be incurred by the Egg Board under the order during any period specified by him. Provides that the Secretary shall conduct a referendum among egg producers to ascertain whether the issuance of an order is approved by such producers. Provides that no such order issued pursuant to this Act is effective unless the Secretary determines that it is approved by the egg producers. Exempts from this Act: (1) any egg producer whose aggregate number of laying hens at any time during three months prior to assessment has not exceeded three thousand laying hens; (2) any flock of breeding hens whose production of eggs is primarily utilized for the hatching of baby chicks; or (3) commercial eggs of foreign origin not exceeding one hundred cases in any one entry into the United States. Provides that any egg producer against whose commercial eggs any assessment is made under this Act and who is not in favor of supporting the research and promotion program as provided for by this Act ahall have the right to demand and recieve form the Egg Board a refund of such assessment. Provides for petition and review of any order issued pursuant to this Act. Provides penalties for willful violation of orders issued pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make such investigations as he deems necessary for the effective administration of this Act or to determine if violations of this Act have occurred. Provides the Secretary with the power of subpoena. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12190 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1974
Egg Research and Consumer Information Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to authorize and enable the establishment of an orderly procedure to the development and financing of an effective and continuous coordinated program of research, consumer and producer education, and promotion designed to strengthen the egg industry's position in the marketplace, and maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue orders applicable to persons engaged in the hatching and/or sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullets, the production and marketing of commercial eggs, the processing and distribution of commercial eggs, and the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl. Provides that a hearing shall be held on a proposed order before it is issued. Directs that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain one or more of the following terms and conditions, and no others: (1) providing for the establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate plans or projects for the advertising of, sales promotion of, and consumer education with respect to the use of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes; (2) providing for, establishing, and carrying on research, marketing and development projects, and studies with respect to sale, distribution, marketing, utilization, or production of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and the creation of new products thereof; (3) providing that hatchery operators, persons engaged in the sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullet dealers, egg producers, breakers, processors, persons marketing commercial eggs and persons engaged in the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl, maintain and make available for inspection such books and records as may be required by any order issued pursuant to this Act, or (4) terms and conditions incidental to and not inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified in this Act and necessary to effectuate the other provisions of such order. Requires that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain the conditions set forth in this Act. Provides for the establishment and appointment, by the Secretary of Agriculture, of an Egg Board and defines its specified powers and duties. Requires the Egg Board to develop and submit to the Secretary for his approval any advertising or sales promotion or research and development plans or projects, and that any such plan or project must be approved by the Secretary before becoming effective. Provides that each egg producer shall pay, to the first processor of such producer's eggs, an assessment based upon the number of cases of commercial eggs processed for the account of such producer, in the manner as prescribed by the order, for such expenses and expenditures as the Secretary finds are reasonable and likely to be incurred by the Egg Board under the order during any period specified by him. Provides that the Secretary shall conduct a referendum among egg producers to ascertain whether the issuance of an order is approved by such producers. Provides that no such order issued pursuant to this Act is effective unless the Secretary determines that it is approved by the egg producers. Exempts from this Act: (1) any egg producer whose aggregate number of laying hens at any time during three months prior to assessment has not exceeded three thousand laying hens; (2) any flock of breeding hens whose production of eggs is primarily utilized for the hatching of baby chicks; or (3) commercial eggs of foreign origin not exceeding one hundred cases in any one entry into the United States. Provides that any egg producer against whose commercial eggs any assessment is made under this Act and who is not in favor of supporting the research and promotion program as provided for by this Act ahall have the right to demand and recieve form the Egg Board a refund of such assessment. Provides for petition and review of any order issued pursuant to this Act. Provides penalties for willful violation of orders issued pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make such investigations as he deems necessary for the effective administration of this Act or to determine if violations of this Act have occurred. Provides the Secretary with the power of subpoena. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· SS. 2871 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1974
Food Program Technical Amendments - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, to purchase, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law. Defines "tribal government" and "Indian reservation" for purposes of the Food Stamp Act. Authorizes the Secretary to formulate and administer a food stamp program at the request of any tribal government. Provides that the Secretary is authorized to pay to each State agency an amount equal to 62.5 percent of administrative costs, and to a tribal government or its agent an amount equal to 100 percent of administrative costs. Enables the Secretary to waive compliance with requirements to such Act in the case of any pilot project which he determines is likely to promote raising the levels of nutritional adequacy among low-income households.
Bill· HRH.R. 12168 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 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.