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Bill· HRH.R. 11998 (94th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1976
Federal Food Marketing Appraisal Act - Establishes a bipartisan National Commission on Food Costs, Pricing, and Marketing, consisting of five Members of the Senate, five members of the House of Representatives, and five members to be appointed by the President from outside the Federal Government. Requires the Commission to analyze and appraise the costs, pricing, functioning, and structure of the food marketing industry. Directs the Commission to make interim reports and to submit to the President and to the Congress a final report of its findings and conclusions within eighteen months after the date on which funding commences. States that such report shall include treatment of (1) recent changes in the food industry; (2) the responsiveness of food prices to changes in farm-level prices; (3) the kind of food marketing system that would best achieve efficiency of production and distribution; and (4) the effectiveness of present national policy with respect to the food marketing system. Sets forth the powers and administrative authority of the Commission. Authorizes appropriations of up to $2,500,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· SS. 2993 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1976
Prohibits, under the Agricultural Act of 1970, the Federal Government from restricting the export sales of agricultural commodities through the negotiation of voluntary restraints on the sale of such commodities to a foreign government or agent thereof. States that this Act does not affect the authority of the President in prohibiting or curtailing such exports.
Bill· HRH.R. 11945 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1976
Food Stamp Reform Act - Eliminates the stipulation, under the Food Stamp Act, that individuals receiving supplemental security income benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, or Disabled) of the Social Security Act shall not be considered eligible for food stamps if the supplemental income payments include the bonus value of food stamps. States that households in which a member is eligible to participate in the nutrition program for the elderly under the Older Americans Act, or is authorized to use coupons for meals on wheels, shall not be required to have cooking facilities. Modifies the eligibility standards for students. Lowers the work registration age limit for eligibility purposes from 65 to 60. States that the actual value of employer-provided housing (up to $25 per month) shall be taken into account for eligibility purposes. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in computing eligibility, to allow a standard deduction of $125 plus $25 for each elderly person, after deductions for disaster or casualty losses, taxes, and other mandatory deductions. Eliminates the purchase price requirement and establishes an income formula for determining eligibility. Requires the Secretary to carry out a nutrition education program for recipients, including distribution of printed materials designed to teach recipients how to buy and prepare nutritious and economical meals. States that wrongfully denied food coupons shall be restored through a lump sum cash payment. Authorizes the use of food coupons for the purchase of "meals on wheels" by individuals who are unable to prepare all of their meals. Requires bilingual assistance to be made available in areas where numerous potentially eligible persons speak a language other than English. Directs the Secretary to conduct a survey and report to Congress on the average and distribution of assets held by participants in the food stamp program. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out pilot experiments for purposes of increasing the program's efficiency and improving the delivery of benefits to eligible households.
Bill· HRH.R. 11967 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1976
Commodity Supplemental Food Program Act - Revises the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay to each State or local agency administering any commodity supplemental food program referred to as a supplemental feeding program under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, the administrative costs for such program in an amount not exceeding 20 percent of the total amount made available to such State or agency for such program in any fiscal year. States that, notwithstanding such limitation, the Secretary shall pay the total expenses necessary for successful operation of such program during the first 90 days after enactment of this Act or until the commodity supplemental food program reaches its projected caseload level, whichever is longer. Directs each State or local agency participating in such program to submit a report to the Secretary describing the manner in which nutrition education services are being provided to the recipients of food under such program. States that the payment of administrative expenses by the Secretary shall not be conditioned upon the submission of such report. Requires the maintenance in such programs of the types and varieties of commodities in the same proportional amounts which are currently available or which were available in the the 1974 fiscal year, whichever is greater. Directs the Secretary to require that specified foods be made available to recipients under such program. Allows such program to exist in the same area in which another food program is in operation if the State or local agency establishes safeguards to prevent households and individuals from participating in both programs. Prevents any State or local agency from prohibiting children under six years of age from receiving benefits under such programs if they are otherwise eligible to receive such benefits.
Bill· SS. 2960 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1976
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish the support price of milk at not less than 80 percent of the parity price and to provide for quarterly adjustments of the support price by the Secretary of Agriculture to reflect the change in the index of prices paid by farmers for production items, interest, taxes, and wage rates. Directs that such adjustments shall not result in a support price which is less than 80 percent of the parity price. Provides that such adjustment authority shall expire on March 31, 1978.
Bill· HRH.R. 11865 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1976
Agricultural and Environmental Research Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to enable land grant colleges and universities, agricultural experiment stations, the Agricultural Research Service and the Agricultural Extension Service to engage in educational endeavors to advance the national policy of environmental maintenance, preservation, and improvement. Amends specified Acts dealing with such facilities to include as one of the purposes of such Acts the carrying out of research directly and primarily related to the protection, maintenance and improvement of the environment. Directs that a copy of the annual reports required under specified Acts dealing with land-grant colleges and agricultural extension work be sent to the President and Speaker of the House. Includes in the report, required under the First Morrill Act, a description of the courses offered and research and demonstrations conducted at land grant colleges which deal with such stated purpose. Authorizes appropriations of $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1977 and 1978 for environmentally oriented courses, research and demonstrations at land-grant colleges.
Bill· HRH.R. 11846 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1976
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to formulate five-year goals in specified areas of rural development and to include a detailed accounting of the progress made and anticipated in meeting such goals in an annual report to Congress. Requires in such report an analysis of the legislative, financial, institutional and other capabilities and constraints which are relevant to meeting such goals. Requires the appointment of a new Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development within 60 days if a vacancy should occur in such position.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1032 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1976
Expresses the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the proposed deferral D76-95, relating to the Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, as set forth in the message of January 23, 1976, which was transmitted to the Congress by the President pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Bill· HRH.R. 11733 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1976
Provides that small farm extension and research and development programs under the Rural Development Act of 1972 shall consist of: (1) a comprehensive study and survey with procedures for updating such survey to identify small farmers and determine their resources, abilities, education, experience and willingness to upgrade their farm operations through improved agricultural production techniques, farm machinery, products and cooperative agricultural marketing practices; (2) the development and implementation of a program for improving the operations of such farmers; (3) procedures to evaluate the social and economic consequences of such program; (4) research and development for updating small farm operations; and (5) an annual report by the Secretary of Agriculture to specified Congressional committees regarding the extent and effectiveness of the objectives of such program. Defines "small farmer" as anyone who depends on farming as their primary source of income, and whose gross annual sales from farming operations is less than $20,000 and whose nonfarm income is less than $5,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 11743 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1976
National Agricultural Research Policy Act - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to emphasize agricultural research as a distinct mission of the Department of Agriculture, to be certain such research is effectively coordinated, and to provide a mechanism for identifying the Nation's highest priority problems for agricultural research. Provides for an additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture to be responsible for the agricultural research activities of the Department of Agriculture and to serve as co-chairman of the National Agricultural Research Policy Committee. Directs the Secretary to appoint a scientist to serve and report to such new Assistant Secretary and to act as Executive Secretary of such Committee. Establishes, within the Department of Agriculture, the National Agricultural Research Policy Committee. Specifies the membership of such Committee. States that the Committee's responsibilities shall include: (1) reviewing programs, policies and goals of agricultural research agencies; (2) providing a forum for research sponsoring agencies to exchange information on agricultural plans and programs; and (3) making recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding applications for funding of mission-oriented basic agricultural research. Requires such Committee to annually submit a report of its activities to specified committees of the Congress. Defines "mission-oriented basic agricultural research" as research on fundamental science topics with regard to which there is a basic need in existence for new knowledge that would be genrated by such research, has a strong potential for benefitting mankind and deals with more than an unproven concept. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to land grant colleges and universities eligible for assistance under the First and Second Morrill Acts and to State agricultural experiment stations eligible for assistance under the Hatch Act to carry out mission-oriented basic research. Allows the Secretary to make grants on a competitive basis to Federal agencies, research institutions, organizations and individuals for agricultural research, without regard to matching State funds. Authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1979. Declares it to be the sense of Congress that Federal funding for existing agricultural research programs be increased by $250,000,000 annually.
Bill· HRH.R. 11744 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1976
National Agricultural Research Policy Act - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to emphasize agricultural research as a distinct mission of the Department of Agriculture, to be certain such research is effectively coordinated, and to provide a mechanism for identifying the Nation's highest priority problems for agricultural research. Provides for an additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture to be responsible for the agricultural research activities of the Department of Agriculture and to serve as co-chairman of the National Agricultural Research Policy Committee. Directs the Secretary to appoint a scientist to serve and report to such new Assistant Secretary and to act as Executive Secretary of such Committee. Establishes, within the Department of Agriculture, the National Agricultural Research Policy Committee. Specifies the membership of such Committee. States that the Committee's responsibilities shall include: (1) reviewing programs, policies and goals of agricultural research agencies; (2) providing a forum for research sponsoring agencies to exchange information on agricultural plans and programs; and (3) making recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding applications for funding of mission-oriented basic agricultural research. Requires such Committee to annually submit a report of its activities to specified committees of the Congress. Defines "mission-oriented basic agricultural research" as research on fundamental science topics with regard to which there is a basic need in existence for new knowledge that would be genrated by such research, has a strong potential for benefitting mankind and deals with more than an unproven concept. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to land grant colleges and universities eligible for assistance under the First and Second Morrill Acts and to State agricultural experiment stations eligible for assistance under the Hatch Act to carry out mission-oriented basic research. Allows the Secretary to make grants on a competitive basis to Federal agencies, research institutions, organizations and individuals for agricultural research, without regard to matching State funds. Authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1979. Declares it to be the sense of Congress that Federal funding for existing agricultural research programs be increased by $250,000,000 annually.
Bill· HRH.R. 11696 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1976
Young Farmers' Homestead Act - Establishes as an agency within the Department of Agriculture the Federal Farm Assistance Corporation. Authorizies the Corporation to purchase farm land in value of up to $250,000 per unit. Provides that the Corporation shall make such farms available for lease and subsequently for sale. Directs that the farms may be leased to an eligible applicant for a period of not less than two years nor more than ten years with specified restrictions upon the use of such land. Provides that the lessee may at any time within six months prior to the expiration of his lease make application to the board for purchase of such unit upon the expiration of such lease. States that the board shall approve such application if it determines that the lessee can successfully manage and operate such farm unit. Specifies a formula to be used in determining the selling price of each farm. Provides that a buyer may obtain financing through any available source, but if private financing is not available, the Farmers Home Administration shall furnish the financing at a specified rate. Requires the Corporation to file annually with the Secretary of Agriculture a complete report as to the business of the Corporation. Provides that the financial transactions of the Corporation shall be audited at least once each year by the General Accounting Office. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint an advisory council to advise the board regarding the administration of this Act. Provides that the Council's advice shall include recommendations on what the eligibility requirements should be for leasing farm units and what experience should be required for leasing a farm. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Specifies criminal provisions applicable to the Federal Farm Assistance Corporation. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 657, 658, 1006, and 1014)
Bill· HRH.R. 11662 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1976
Permits an owner or operator of any farm in any State (except North Carolina) with an acreage allotment or quota for flue-cured tobacco under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to lease all or part of such quota or allotment to any other owner or operator of a farm in another county in that State which has a current flue-curred tobacco quota or allotment. Requires approval through a referendum for such cross-county leasing by a majority of the flue-cured tobacco growers of such State.
Bill· HRH.R. 11646 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1976
National Food Stamp Reform Act - Amends the Food Stamp Act to prohibit the inclusion within a household, for food stamp purposes, of students enrolled in institutions of higher education, who are 18 years old or older, and who are claimed as dependents by taxpayers who are not members of eligible households. Lowers the work registration age limit from 65 to 60. Revises the provisions related to employer housing, standard deductions, and Government vendor payments. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to formulate and administer the food stamp program so that eligible households are furnished with a coupon allotment sufficient to provide them with a nutritionally adequate diet, with the amount of such allotments adjusted semi-annually to reflect changes in the price of food. Provides that, when the Secretary determines that there has been gross neglience or fraud on the part of the State agency in the certification of an applicant household, the State shall, upon the request of the Secretary, deposit into a separate account of the Federal Treasury a sum equal to the face value of any coupon issued as a result of negligence or fraud, such funds to be available without fiscal year limitation for the redemption of coupons. Directs the Secretary to institute procedures whereby Federal, State, and local officials meet monthly to reconcile all records related to the disbursement of food stamp coupons. Requires the Secretary and State agencies to carry out an effective program of nutrition education, and directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on progress in this area. Makes provision for retroactive benefits where food coupons are wrongfully denied and for bilingual assistance in areas where there are numberous potentially eligible, non-English speaking persons. Requires the issuance of food stamps at all Postal Service facilities where postage stamps are sold. Expands program notification requirements and authorizes the use of food stamps for "meals on wheels" for elderly or disabled members of eligible households. Grants the Secretary authority to carry out experimental projects designed to increase the program's efficiency. States that the amount of assets households may own and still be eligible for the program shal be adjusted annually to reflect cost changes in the Consumer Price Index. Provides for prompt certification of eligible applicant households.
Bill· HRH.R. 11637 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1976
Extends the term for production credit association loans under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to 15 years for producers or harvestors of aquatic products.
Bill· SS. 2905 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1976
Commodity Supplemental Food Program Act - Revises the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay to each State or local agency administering any commodity supplemental food program referred to as a supplemental feeding program under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, the administrative costs for such program in an amount not exceeding 20 percent of the total amount made available to such State or agency for such program in any fiscal year. States that, notwithstanding this limitation, the Secretary shall pay the total expenses necessary for successful operation of such program during the first 90 days after enactment of this Act or until the commodity supplemental food program reaches its projected caseload level, whichever is longer. Directs each State or local agency participating in such program to submit a report to the Secretary describing the manner in which nutrition education services are being provided to the recipients of food under such program. States that the payment of administrative expenses by the Secretary shall not be conditioned upon the submission of such report. Requires the maintenance in such programs of the types and varieties of commodities in the same proportional amounts which are currently available or which were available in the the 1974 fiscal year, whichever is greater. Directs the Secretary to require that specified foods be made available to recipients under such program. Allows such program to exist in the same area in which another food program is in operation if the State or local agency establishes safeguards to prevent households and individuals from participating in both programs. Prevents any State or local agency from prohibiting children under six years of age from receiving benefits under such programs if they are otherwise eligible to receive such benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 11609 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1976
Agricultural Research Act - Declares it to be the purposes of this Act to: (1) provide greater congressional oversight of agricultural research by limiting the authorization for appropriations for such research to the fiscal years 1977 and 1978 and; (2) establish the Agricultural Research Planning and Budget Advisory Committee for the purpose of coordinating the formulation of agricultural research priorities and the formulation of budget requests to carry out such research. Title I: Authorizations for Appropriations - Amends Federal law to terminate authorization for appropriations for agricultural research after fiscal year 1978. Title II: Agricultural Research Planning and Budget Advisory Committee - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture a 15 member advisory body, to be appointed by the Secretary, to be known as the Agricultural Research Planning and Budget Advisory Committee. States that the Secretary shall appoint one member from each of seven specified agencies within the Department and that members shall be chosen to represent each of the following interests; (1) land grant colleges; (2) State agricultural experiment stations; (3) consumers; (4) farmers; and, (5) farmworkers. Requires that the membership shall include, additionally, at least one expert each in the areas of: (1) the nutritional value of foods; (2) the conservation of air, soil, and water; and (3) the conservation of energy resources. Sets forth the length of appointments and pay scale for the members of such Committee. States that the Committee's duties shall be: (1) to formulate a long-term plan indicating present and future agricultural research priorities which takes into account both domestic and international agricultural needs and determines the focus of agricultural research by the Federal Government; (2) to reevaluate and reformulate such plan and submit such revisions along with a proposed budget to specified Committees of the House and Senate every two years; (3) to perform oversight functions of Federal agricultural research programs; and (4) to prepare and submit a report of recommendations to the Secretary and Congress for the improvement of the objectives, accomplishments, and administration of the Federal agricultural research program. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act through fiscal year 1978.
Bill· HRH.R. 11615 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1976
National Food Stamp Reform Act - Defines "household" under the Food Stamp Act as meaning a group of individuals who are sharing common living quarters, but who are not residents of an institution or boarding house, and who have access to cooking facilities and for whom food is customarily purchased in common. Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may not approve any plan which permits any household to simultaneously participate in both the food stamp program and the distribution of federally donated foods. Requires the Secretary to establish uniform national standards of eligibility for participation by households in the food stamp program. States that the income standards of eligibility shall be the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget adjusted pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act. Directs the Secretary to prescribe additional standards of eligibility which shall include, but not be limited to, the amounts of liquid and nonliquid assets. Provides that household income for purposes of the food stamp program shall be the gross income of the household less: (1) a standard deduction of $100 a month applicable to all households; and (2) an additional deduction of $25 a month for any household in which there is at least one member who is age 65 or older. Limits eligibility to participate in the food stamp program to citizens and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residency. States that no individual shall be considered eligible for the food stamp program as a member of a household if he is: (1) over 18; (2) is enrolled at an institution of higher education; and (3) is a dependent child for income tax purposes of a taxpayer who is not a member of an eligible household. Prohibits households which transfer liquid or nonliquid assets for the purpose of qualifying for the food stamp program from becoming eligible for at least a 90-day period. Requires the Secretary to issue photo identification cards to households certified eligible to participate in the program. States that households shall be charged 30 percent of their income for the coupon allotment issued to them. Provides that if a State agency does not comply with the provisions of the Food Stamp Act, the Secretary may refer the matter to the Attorney General with a request for an injunction, or he may direct that there be no further issuance of coupons in the political subdivisions where such failure has occurred until such time as satisfactory corrective action has been taken. Directs the Secretary to pay to each State agency out of funds appropriated by Congress an amount equal to 75 percent of all direct costs of State food stamp program investigations, prosecutions, and State activities related to recovering losses sustained in the food stamp program. Provides for a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Food Stamp Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11564 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1976
Emergency Food Stamp Vendor Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, to prescribe regulations to be followed by food coupon vendors or any officers, employees, or agents thereof with respect to the depositing of funds received for such coupons and the accounting for such funds to the State and Federal Government. Requires vendors to deposit such funds weekly in accordance with Department of Agriculture regulations. Requires more frequent deposit of balances of $1,000 or more. States that vendors act as fiduciaries of the Federal Government when receiving food coupon funds. Prohibits the use of such funds by vendors for the benefit of anyone other than the Federal Government. Requires vendors to report periodically to State and Federal Government agencies the amount of funds deposited. Establishes criminal penalties for the violation of the regulations established in accordance with this Act.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 352 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1976
Authorizes the expenditure of $330,000 by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry for inquiries and investigations from March 1, 1976, through February 28, 1977. Allocates $12,455 to be expended for the procurement of the services of consultants. Requires the committee to report its findings and recommendations for legislation to the Senate no later than February 28, 1977.
Bill· HRH.R. 11508 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1976
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contracts through September, 1977 for the sale of timber from national forest lands in Alaska.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 531 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1976
Recognizes the right to a nutritionally adequate diet as a cornerstone of United States policy in areas such as trade, assistance, monetary reform and military spending. Seeks to improve food assistance programs in the United States. Calls for an increase in this nation's assistance for self-help development among the world's poorest people. Sets a target of one percent of our total national production to be spent for such assistance.
Bill· SS. 2867 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1976
Federal Nutrition Planning and Organization Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to develop a more thorough and coordinated food and nutrition policy for the United States. Renames the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Provides for an additional Assistant Secretary for Nutrition Programs and Food Policy in such Department, who shall be responsible for appraising the various programs and activities of the Federal Government in light of the stated purposes of this Act. Establishes the Office of Food and Nutrition within the executive branch. States that the Director of such Office shall be the President's primary adviser on nutrition and the Federal Government's primary spokesperson on all matters relating to nutrition in international bodies having an interest in nutrition and health. States that the Director shall: (1) formulate and recommend to the President proposed legislation to carry out the purposes of this Act; (2) assist agencies of the Federal Government in developing or modifying existing or contemplated nutrition related programs or policies; (3) notify the Congress and American people of any significant or potentially adverse development or discovery which is likely to affect food costs or nutritional intake; and (4) prepare and submit an annual National Food and Nutrition Impact Statement whenever the Director determines that a development is likely to have a significant impact on nutrition intake, food consumption or food cost. Authorizes the Director to employ such specialists and experts as may be necessary to carry out such functions. Authorizes the Director to delay for 90 days any regulation or policy dealing with nutritional matters which is proposed by any Federal agency and which has not been submitted in full to the Director. States that the National Food and Nutrition Report shall contain specific sections entitled "Nutritional Goals", and "Director's Report". Specifies the content of each such section. Requires the Director to submit to Congress a detailed plan establishing a National Nutrition Monitoring System for the monitoring, on a continuing basis, of the nutrient and food consumption of the American people and the known, probable and possible health effects of such consumption. States that such system shall be administered by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Specifies elements to be included in such system including: (1) surveys of the Nation's nutritional health and of the groups with high nutritional risk; (2) the establishment of State nutritional monitoring services; (3) a monitoring system to measure the nutrient content of foods and the presence of any harmful additives or materials in foods; and (4) a survey of the needs for manpower in nutritional health-related fields and the adequacy of nutritional evaluation and counseling services. States that the Office shall be responsible for coordinating a system through which the United States may measure nutritional health in other nations for the purpose of formulating its food and nutritional system policies. Specifies elements of such monitoring system including nutritional status of other nations, intelligence reports identifying nutritional trends, and continuous surveys of nutrition and nutritional policies in selected countries. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 974 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1976
Authorizes the expenditure of $797,561.35 by the House Committee on Agriculture for investigations and studies conducted during the second session of the 94th Congress. Allocates $166,361.35 of such funds to procure the services of consultants. Prohibits the use of any part of the funds authorized by this resolution for expenditure in connection with the study or investigation of any subject which is being investigated for the same purpose by any other committee of the House.
Law· SS. 2853 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1976
Emergency Food Stamp Vendor Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, to prescribe regulations to be followed by food coupon vendors with respect to the depositing of funds received for such coupons and the accounting for such funds to the State and Federal Governments. Requires vendors to deposit such funds weekly in accordance with Department of Agriculture regulations. Requires more frequent deposit of balances of $1,000 or more. States that vendors act as fiduciaries of the Federal Government when receiving food coupon funds. Prohibits the use of such funds by vendors for the benefit of anyone other than the Federal Government. Requires vendors to report periodically to State and Federal Government agencies the amount of funds deposited. Establishes criminal penalties for the violation of the regulations established in accordance with this Act.
Bill· SS. 2851 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1976
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contracts through September, 1977 for the sale of timber from national forest lands in Alaska.