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Bill· SS. 1204 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Saccharin Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct a study on the safety of saccharin. Authorizes to be appropriated funds necessary for such study. Directs the Secretary to submit a report of such study to the Congress. Prohibits the Secretary or any other governmental official from promulgating any regulations limiting or restricting the use of saccharin prior to completion of such study.
Bill· SS. 1203 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to prevent any rule or regulation concerning public lands and national forest lands including their management, rise, and protection, from taking effect until the expiration of 90 days after the issuance of such rule and then only if Congress has not adopted a concurrent resolution of disapproval.
Bill· HRH.R. 5895 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Food Stamp Reform Act - Repeals the Food Stamp Act of 1964. Replaces the existing program with a similar program, but: (1) eliminates charges for coupon allotments and makes coupons redeemable for cash; (2) drops the eligibility requirement that household members be related; (3) permits tribal councils to be designated "State agencies" with respect to Indian communities; (4) requires national income standards of eligibility to be income guidelines for the nonfarm United States prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget; (5) specifies exclusions and deductions from household income for qualification purposes; (6) directs that food stamp applications be included on applications forms for other public assistance programs, and requires certification for participation on the same day application is made; (7) allows the Secretary of Agriculture to refer cases of noncomplying State agencies to the Attorney General for suit for injunctive relief, or in the alternative to take over direct administration of a State program; (8) authorizes the Secretary to pay up to 75 percent of all costs of State program investigations, prosecutions, and other activities related to recovering losses; and (9) directs the Secretary to make contracts or grants for research that will help improve the administration and effectiveness of the food stamp program.
Bill· HRH.R. 5844 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Demonstration Farm Act - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Research and Demonstration Planning Committee which shall be responsible for compiling a list of agricultural conservation research projects and for meeting with regional representatives of the State departments of agriculture to determine which projects will be useful and beneficial to the several States. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to use 80 percent of the appropriations authorized under this Act to make grants to State departments of agriculture. Requires the State departments to use such funds to establish: (1) one model farm to demonstrate all the agricultural conservation research projects; and (2) during each calendar year after the first two years for which a State department receives grants, not less than ten demonstrations of agricultural conservation research projects which the department selects from among the projects demonstrated on the model farm. Stipulates the terms of any agreement entered into between selected farmowners and the State departments of agriculture for the establishment of such demonstration projects. Authorizes the appropriation of $20,000,000 for the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5887 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
National Food Stamp Reform Act - Defines the term "income" as used in the Food Stamp Act of 1964 as the monthly gross income of all members of a household, including any in-kind payment, and the total value of any publicly funded assistance payments which supplement food and housing needs. Excludes specified individuals from the definition of "household. Provides for the distribution of federally donated foods to households upon the request by a political subdivision that such distribution be made to all eligible households in lieu of food stamps. Excludes households from eligibility for food stamps: (1) if the monthly household income exceeds the poverty index level of income established by the Office of Management and Budget; or(2) if the market value of liquid and nonliquid resources of a household consisting of one individual exceeds $1,500 or the resources of a multiple-member household exceed $2,250 exclusive of specified resources. Excludes from eligibility households which include an able-bodied adult between the ages of 18 and 65 who is enrolled in an institution of postsecondary education and such enrollment is a substitute for fulltime employment. Declares that a refusal to work at a plant or site because of a strike or other labor dispute shall be deemed a refusal to work which makes the household of the nonworking individual ineligible for food stamps. Rejects as an excuse for refusal to accept work a condition of employment which requires an individual to join, resign from, or refrain from joining any labor organization. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to require each household receiving benefits under this Act to report its income at least once each month. Requires food coupons to be designed with a space for the recipient to sign upon receipt and again at redemption. Requires one member of each eligible household to be issued a photo-identification card with color photograph. States that such card must be presented at redemption at a food store. Sets forth specific instructions to provide control and accountability over the distribution of food coupons to State agencies. Ties the value of the coupon allotment to the overall retail cost-of-living index. States that the phrase "nutritionally adequate diet", as used to determine the amount of the coupon allotment, shall mean the low-cost food plan developed by the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture. Establishes as the charge a household shall pay for its coupon allotment the lesser of: (1) the percentage of its income which would be expended for food by an average household of its size and income range in the same region of the country; or(2) 30 percent. Provides, under the requirements for State plans for the administration of the food stamp program, for close State supervision of eligibility by households. Requires the State agencies administering the program to conduct nutrition education programs for recipients. States that the United States Postal Service shall serve as a food stamp issuing agency upon the request of a State food stamp administration agency. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the States 100 percent of the costs of providing food stamps to eligible aliens, and 75 percent of the costs of State investigations, prosecutions, collections of claims and other State activities related to retrieving food stamp losses. Provides for payment by the Federal Government to the States of a share of the difference between the face value of the coupon allotment and the amount charged eligible households for the allotment. Sets forth the method of determining and paying the Federal share. Directs the transfer of all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Bill· HRH.R. 5875 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Suspends for two years with regard to regulations involving saccharin the operation of the proviso in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which prohibits regulatory approval of a food additive found to cause cancer.
Bill· HRH.R. 5867 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Suspends for two years with regard to regulations involving saccharin the operation of the proviso in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which prohibits regulatory approval of a food additive found to cause cancer.
Bill· HRH.R. 5863 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture an Advisory Committee on Timber Sales Procedures to study the methods by which the Forest Service sells timber and to provide independent recommendation with respect to establishing procedures by which the Service will be able to sell timber in a manner which will, over the long term, provide for community stability and which will provide the most stable return to the Federal Government while maintaining diversity in terms of sizes, types and locations of operations and facilities which process timber. Terminates such Advisory Committee upon its submission of its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and to the appropriate committees of Congress. Directs that oral auction be used for the competitive sale of national forest timber to the maximum extent consistent with historic patterns of bidding. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to monitor and review all sales from individual national forests and to report to the Justice Department all patterns of bidding which may be collusive.
Bill· HRH.R. 5833 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans through the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund to agricultural producers in the United States who sustain losses incurred on or after January 1, 1973, as a direct result of their food crops, animal feedcrops, livestock (including poultry), or livestock products being quarantined or condemned by a Federal or State official because such crops, livestock or products contain quantities of toxic chemicals dangerous to the public health. Sets a maximum loan amount of $100,000, a term of seven years, and leaves the interest rate to the Secretary's discretion. Requires repayment of the loan up to the amount of the compensation within three months of the receipt of any compensation for losses for which the loan was made. Permits the Secretary to postpone all but a nominal amount of principal and interest payments for up to three years.
Bill· HRH.R. 5822 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5777 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food additive unsafe if it induces cancer when ingested by man or animal in quantities pathologically significant to man.
Bill· HRH.R. 5823 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Agricultural Act of 1970, to: (1) include hay in the separate reserve of commodities held for the alleviation of distress caused by a natural disaster; and (2) purchase, through the Commodity Credit Corporation, wheat, feed grains, soybeans and hay in order to establish and maintain such reserve inventories.
Bill· HRH.R. 5758 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend through the 1981 crops specified provisions of the upland cotton program. Sets a new formula for the determination of the level for nonrecourse loans, and stipulates the established price per pound of cotton at 110 percent of the loan level. Sets conditions for, and formulas for the amounts of, mandatory special limited global import quotas.
Bill· HRH.R. 5775 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Exempts saccharin from the provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act banning the marketing of any food additive which induces cancer in man or animal. Requires a label warning of the possible risk of saccharin causing cancer on packages of saccharin sold to the consumer.
Bill· HRH.R. 5763 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Food Additives Amendment - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the use of a food additive found to induce cancer in animals if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines that such food additive does not present a significant risk to human health. Directs the secretary to consider certain factors in making such a determination.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 368 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1977
Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct a study of the effects of saccharin within one year of the enactment of this resolution. Directs the Secretary to submit a report on the findings of such study to the President and Congress. Prohibits the banning of saccharin until such report has been submitted to the President and Congress.
Bill· SS. 1174 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Critical Lands Resource Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements, for two years initially and thereafter annually renewable, with owners and operators of land in the Great Plains area to promote conservation of soil and water resources through conversion of cropland from soil depleting uses to conserving uses including the production of soil conserving cover crops. Requires an owner or operator, among other things: (1) to devote to a soil conserving cover crop up to 50 percent of a farm's cropland acreage which had been planted to soil depleting crops in any of the two years preceding; (2) to plant a legume, or an annual, biennial, or a perennial cover crop; (3) to divert from production a designated portion of one or more crops; (4) not to harvest any crop from or graze the designated acreage, unless the Secretary determines otherwise in order to alleviate disaster-caused distress; (5) to give assurance that the land was not acquired in order to put it in this program; (6) to forfeit all rights to further payments and to refund past payments upon violation of the agreement, or upon transfer of right and interest in the farm unless the transferee assumes all obligations; and (7) not to adopt any practice which would tend to defeat the purposes of the agreement. Requires the Secretary in consideration of such agreement to pay to the owner or operator an annual adjustment payment at a rate not in excess of $30 per acre. Directs the Secretary to use the services of local, county, and State committees and the technical services of the Soil Conservation Service and soil and water conservation districts. Requires adequate safeguards to protect the interests of tenants and sharecroppers for sharing in annual adjustment payments. Authorizes the Secretary to use the facilities, services and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation in discharging the responsibilities of this program, including payment of costs of administration.
Bill· SS. 1172 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Food Additives Amendment - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the use of a food additive if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines that such additive does not present a significant risk to human health. Directs the Secretary to consider certain factors in making such a determination. Prohibits the Secretary from banning an additive which has induced cancer in animals until a determination as defined in this Act has been made, unless the Secretary determines it is in the immediate public interest to prohibit such additive.
Bill· HRH.R. 5737 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5688 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5719 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend through the 1981 crops specified provisions of the upland cotton program. Sets a new formula for the determination of the level for nonrecourse loans, and stipulates the established price per pound of cotton at 110 percent of the loan level. Sets conditions for, and formulas for the amounts of, mandatory special limited global import quotas.
Bill· HRH.R. 5691 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the use of a food additive found to induce cancer in animals if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines that such food additive does not present a significant risk to human health. Directs the Secretary to consider certain factors in making such a determination. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide an opportunity for public inspection of the data used in such a determination; and (2) require labeling of the food additive or any food containing such additive stating the carcinogenic native of such additive.
Bill· HRH.R. 5687 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 446 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the ban or prohibition of saccharin should be delayed until the appropriate Congressional committees have determined that consumption of saccharin in unsafe.
Bill· HRH.R. 5653 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1977
Exempts saccharin from the provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act banning the marketing of any food additive which induces cancer in man or animal. Requires a label warning of the possible risk of saccharin causing cancer on packages of saccharin sold to the consumer.
Bill· HRH.R. 5644 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1977
Indian Food Program Amendments - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, to provide for the implementation of the food stamp and commodity distribution programs either concurrently or separately upon request by the official governing body of an Indian tribe, on behalf of eligible households of such tribe. Conditions implementation of such programs upon the establishment of adequate safeguards which preclude such households from simultaneously participating in both the food stamp and the commodity distribution programs. Applies the benefits and requirements of the food stamp program to Indian tribes generally. Permits members of a participating tribe or Indian community to buy hunting and fishing equipment, for purposes of procuring food, with food coupons. Permits the official governing body of any Indian tribe to request the Secretary to let it administer the food stamp program, or to designate a tribally authorized intertribal organization, or the State agency, to administer such program. Requires the Secretary to pay any tribe or tribally authorizes intertribal organization or to reimburse any State agency, 100 percent of the costs necessary to administer such a program on behalf of the members of an Indian tribe.
Bill· SS. 1119 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Indian Food Program Amendments - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, to provide for the implementation of the food stamp and commodity distribution programs either concurrently or separately upon request by the official governing body of an Indian tribe, on behalf of eligible households of such tribe. Conditions implementation of such programs upon the establishment of adequate safeguards which preclude such households from simultaneously participating in both the food stamp and the commodity distribution programs. Applies the benefits and requirements of the food stamp program to Indian tribes generally. Permits members of a participating tribe or Indian community to buy hunting and fishing equipment, for purposes of procuring food, with food coupons. Permits the official governing body of any Indian tribe to request the Secretary to let it administer the food stamp program, or to designate a tribally authorized intertribal organization, or the State agency, to administer such program. Requires the Secretary to pay any tribe or tribally authorized intertribal organization or to reimburse any State agency, 100 percent of the costs necessary to administer such a program on behalf of the members of an Indian tribe.
Bill· HRH.R. 5604 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Grants to the Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service, under the United States Grain Standards Act, discretion as to the subjects and processes about which he shall require appropriate agencies and persons to maintain complete and accurate records with respect to the official inspection and official weighing of grain. Repeals the requirement that the State and other official and State agencies designated to perform inspection or weighing functions pay fees to the Administrator to cover the costs of the direct supervision of personnel of such agencies by the field office personnel of the Federal Grain Inspection Service. Authorizes appropriations to cover such costs. Establishes a 12 member advisory committee to advise the Administrator with respect to the implementation of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976. Requires such committee to terminate 18 months after the enactment of this Act. Makes numerous technical amendments to the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended by the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976, including: (1) deleting the general exception to the provision limiting the number of official agencies for inspection or weighing to one for any geographic area; (2) authorizing the Administrator to make exceptions to the general prohibition against the official inspection of grain samples not physically located within the geographical area assigned to an official agency; and (3) limiting the performance of appeal weighing to employees of the Federal Grain Inspection Service. Prohibits any person from knowingly making any false representation that any weighing service under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended, has been performed with respect to grain. Prohibits any person acting under a license or authorization to perform official functions under the United States Grain Standards Act from certifying or stating in writing or performing any analysis to determine: (1) the subclass of Hard Red Winter wheat on the basis of color or on the basis of the dark, hard, and vitreous kernel content; or (2) the percentage of dark, hard, and vitreous kernels in Hard Red Winter Wheat.
Bill· HRH.R. 5596 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5592 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5591 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 438 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the ban or prohibition of saccharin should be delayed until the appropriate Congressional committees have determined that consumption of saccharin in unsafe.
Bill· SS. 1109 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Amends the Agricultural Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to declare it the policy of the United States that the United States continue to provide high protein, blended, or fortified food assistance to developing countries. Authorizes the President, in entering into agreements for the sale of such foods, to waive repayment of that part of the product value attributable to the costs of processing, enrichment, or fortification.
Bill· SS. 1106 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to restrict the making of loans for the purpose of low cost grain storage on farms by the Commodity Credit Corporation to the storage of dry or high moisture forage, silage, or grain.
Bill· SS. 1094 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Food and Nutrition Program Optional Consolidation and Reorganization Act - Provides the States with the option of consolidating and reorganizing the following food assistance programs: (1) the food stamp program of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, (2) the child feeding programs of the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, (3) the food and nutrition education program of the Smith- Lever Act, and (4) the commodity supplemental food program. Allows any State to participate in the consolidation program, and guarantees that a participating State shall receive the funds it would otherwise have received under the above-mentioned programs. Stipulates the procedure by which a State may withdraw from the program. Permits a State to receive a planning grant of up to two percent of the amount that State presently receives under the four existing programs, in order to prepare a consolidated plan conforming to this Act. Sets forth requirements for receiving such a grant. Requires each State desiring to receive funds for the consolidation program to (1) designate a State agency to ascertain the food and nutrition needs of the State's needy population, to formulate and monitor the State consolidation plan and to receive and apportion State and Federal funds earmarked for the program; (2) publish, prior to consolidated assistance and every fourth year thereafter, a four- year comprehensive State plan which conforms to the requirements of this Act, and update that plan annually; (3) certify to the Secretary of Agriculture that the requirements of (2) have been complied with; and (4) provide for an annual audit of expenditures, and to report the findings of that audit to the Secretary. Mandates that each State, in developing the State plan, establish procedures to assure that (1) an assessment is made to determine the food and nutrition needs of the State's needy, (2) an assessment is made to determine the need for food and nutrition education in the State, (3) funds used under this Act will be coordinated with State, local, and Federal funds and programs, (4) adequate notice and an opportunity for public comment is provided for proposed changes in the State plan, (5) procedures are established to assure that State regulations will be established, amended or repealed consistent with State administrative procedure and due process, and (6) Federal funds provided under this Act supplement and not supplant State or local funds. Requires that a State plan (1) set forth the procedure for and results of the food and nutrition needs assessment, (2) state the goals to be achieved under the plan, (3) set forth the State's program of food and nutrition education, (4) provide for procedures, in conformance with this Act, for distribution of funds to local agencies and organizations, (5) set out the State's program for providing meals and nutrition education in connection with any federally funded program carried out with funds not provided under this Act, (6) provide procedures for monitoring activities of agencies and organizations responsible for administering the State plan, (7) provide for an audit of the expenditure of funds by those agencies and organizations, (8) prescribe procedures for State action when such agencies fail to implement a program plan, and provide an appeal process for an agency which is dissatisfied with that State action, and (9) provide that an annual audit be prepared of all expenditures, and that the audit be reported to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to notify a State, within 60 days after receiving its comprehensive State plan, whether such plan complies with this Act. Mandates that the Secretary indicate in what respect the plan fails to comply, and the action the State must take to comply. Provides that a State participating in a consolidated program is eligible to receive an additional grant for carrying out that program equal to 10 percent of its total entitlement, provided that such amount is matched by the State with an equal amount of non-Federal funds. States that the amounts that all States are entitled to in a fiscal year shall be ratably reduced if the sums appropriated in that year for State payments are not sufficient to pay each state the entire amount to which it is entitled. Requires the Secretary to furnish the same services-in-kind which would have been furnished to the State had the State not participated in the consolidated program. Permits the States to purchase food-service equipment and facilities with funds made available under this Act. Forbids any State from using more than 2 1/2 percent of the funds made available under this Act for administrative expenses. Provides for evaluations and monitoring of the program authorized under this Act. Requires the Secretary to carry out a program of grants to States which consolidate under this Act for purposes of interstate cooperation. Authorizes $3,000,000 to be appropriated in each of the ten fiscal years beginning October 1, 1977 to carry out this program. Forbids payment of funds to any State which has not certified to the Secretary that it has published its comprehensive State plan or update in accordance with this Act. Provides sanctions which may be imposed by the Secretary if a State's comprehensive plan is not in compliance with this Act, or if the State fails to follow its comprehensive plan. Provides for both administrative and judicial review of any sanctions imposed. Provides for the participation of children enrolled in private or Indian tribal schools if a State is prohibited by law from providing for their participation. Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who embezzles, steals, or fraudulently obtains any funds authorized by this Act.
Bill· SS. 1099 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Grain and Soybean Reserve Act -- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a separate reserve of inventories of wheat, feed grain, and soybeans. Specifies quantities and methods of building such reserves. Authorizes the Secretary to dispose of reserved commodities: (1) to relieve distress in areas affected by acute unemployment, major disaster, or civil defense emergency; and (2) to assist in preserving and maintaining foundation herds of cattle, sheep, and goats.
Bill· HRH.R. 5518 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food additive unsafe to be marketed if it is found to induce cancer in man or animal when ingested in reasonable quantities, or found in appropriate tests to induce cancer in man or animal when ingested in reasonable quantities.
Bill· HRH.R. 5485 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Authorizes to be appropriated funds for the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to conduct a study of the potential carcinogenic effects of saccharin. Directs the Secretary to submit a report on such study to the President and the Congress not later than 60 days after the study's completion. Prohibits any ban or restriction on saccharin in interstate commerce by the Secretary or any officer in the executive branch of the Federal Government for a period of three years.
Bill· HRH.R. 5481 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Wheat and Wheat Foods Research and Nutrition Education Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to authorize and enable the creation of an orderly procedure, adequately financed through an assessment and voluntary contributions, for the development and initiation of an effective and continuous coordinated program of research and nutrition education designed to improve and enhance the quality and make the most efficient use of American wheat, processed wheat, and wheat end products to insure an adequate diet for all Americans. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue orders to effectuate the declared purpose of this Act. States that such orders shall include provisions: (1) for establishing projects for research and nutrition education for wheat and wheat products; (2) for establishing and carrying on research or studies with respect to the sale, distribution, marketing, and utilization of wheat and wheat products and the creation of new products; and (3) requiring that processors, distributors of processed wheat, and end product manufacturers maintain and make available for inspection such books and records as may be required by an order issued pursuant to this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue orders providing for the establishment of a Wheat Industry Council to: (1) administer and make rules and regulations to effectuate orders issued pursuant to this Act; (2) receive, investigate and report to the Secretary complaints of violations of such orders; and (3) recommend to the Secretary amendments to such orders. States that membership of such Council shall represent wheat producers, processors, end product manufacturers and consumers on an equal basis. Requires each end product manufacturer to pay to such Council an assessment, not to exceed five cents per hundredweight, based on the total number of hundredweights of processed wheat purchased by or transferred to such manufacturer, to be uses for expenditures and expensed incurred by the Council or Secretary under this Act. Exempts from this Act any end product manufacturer who does not purchase more than 2,000 hundredweight of processed wheat per year for use in manufacture. Requires the Secretary to conduct a referendum among end product manufacturers to determine whether the issuance of an order under this Act is favored by such manufacturers. States that no such order shall become effective unless: (1) votes were cast by more than 50 percent of the registered end product manufacturers; and (2) not less than two-thirds of such voting manufacturers approve of such order or by a majority of such manufacturers if such majority manufactured not less than two-thirds of the total processed wheat contained in all end products manufactured by those voting in referendum. Allows end product manufacturers who have reserved the right to seek refunds and who disfavor the programs under this Act to receive from the Council the assessment paid to such Council. Sets forth the procedures for the administrative and judicial review of orders or obligations imposed under this Act. States that any person who willfully violates any order issued under this Act or who fails to remit any required assessment or fee shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per violation. Requires the Secretary to conduct a referendum on request by ten percent or more of the end product manufactures to determine whether such manufacturers favor the suspension or termination of any order. States that such order shall be suspended or terminated if more than 50 percent of the voting manufacturers or manufacturers who produce end products containing more than 50 percent of the total processed wheat contained in all end products manufactured by those voting approve of such action. Authorizes the Secretary to make investigations for the effective carrying out of his or her responsibilities under this Act or to determine whether any person has or is about to violate any of the provisions of this Act. Sets forth the eligibility requirements for any organization wishing to: (1) participate in the nominating of Council members; (2) represent wheat producers, processors, end product manufacturers or consumers; and (3) request the issuance of an order under this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5508 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that certain factors be considered in determining whether a proposed use of a food additive is safe.
Bill· HRH.R. 5482 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food additive safe for human consumption even if it is found to induce cancer when ingested by man or animal, if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare finds that (1) the benefits of such use exceed the risks; and (2) adequate labeling informs the public of the risks associated with use of the additive.
Bill· HRH.R. 5480 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Suspends for two years with regard to regulations involving saccharin the operation of the proviso in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which prohibits regulatory approval of a food additive found to cause cancer.
Bill· HRH.R. 5491 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Provides that any individual who is 18 years of age or older and who is receiving half of his income from any member of another household which, because of its income and other financial resources, is not eligible to receive food stamps shall not be considered as a member of household for purposes of the Food Stamp Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5361 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the use of a food additive for dietary management of health disorders or disease, even though such additive is found to induce cancer in animals, if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines the benefits to human health of such use outweigh the risks. Directs the Secretary to take into account in making such a determination (1) all scientific data and information on the additive; (2) the scientific validity, analysis, and other conditions concerning the animal testing of such additive; and (3) current knowledge about the reliability of predicting cancer in humans from use of an additive found to induce cancer in animals.
Bill· HRH.R. 5345 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5348 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow cancer-inducing additives to be used for human consumption if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare has determined that the benefits of such food additives' availability outweigh its dangers. Permits the Secretary to promulgate specific restrictions on the use of such food additives. Deems saccharin a safe food additive until the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5334 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, to pay the bonus value of a coupon allotment to each household: (1) of which every member is either 65 or is eligible for a supplemental security income benefit under title XVI of the Social Security Act, or for grants to the blind or disabled in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; and (2) which is eligible to participate in the food stamp program. Designates such a payment a nutritional supplement. Prohibits the issuance of a coupon allotment to a household for any month it receives such payments. Defines the "bonus value of a coupon allotment" as the difference in value between the face value of the coupon allotment and the charge to be paid by the household for such allotment.
Bill· HRH.R. 5324 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Permits the Secretary of Agriculture to implement an emergency feed program for assistance in the preservation and maintenance of livestock in any area of the United States including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where, because of natural catastrophe, the Secretary determines that an emergency exists. Requires that for any person to receive such assistance he: (1) must have suffered a substantial loss in the livestock feed normally produced on his farm for his livestock; (2) must not have sufficient feed for his livestock for the projected period of the emergency; and (3) must make feed purchases in quantities larger than the quantities of feed purchases that he would normally make. Limits reimbursement of eligible persons to 50 percent of the cost of the feed purchased. Directs the Commodity Credit Corporation to administer the program. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized disposal of any feed for which a person has been reimbursed under this program. Repeals specified current provisions of The Agricultural Act of 1949 dealing with: (1) distress relief assistance in the preservation and maintenance of foundation herds; (2) limitations on the costs borne by the Commodity Credit Corporation in the administration of distress relief assistance; and (3) civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized disposal of any feed grains furnished under such relief program.
Bill· HRH.R. 5302 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt aircraft used primarily for agricultural operation from the excise tax on civil aircraft. Provides for the refund of the excise tax on gasoline used for farming purposes in an aircraft to the aerial applicator who purchased it.
Bill· HRH.R. 5298 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Extends the provisions of the Rice Production Act of 1975 from the 1977 through the 1981 crop year. States that for the 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981 crops: (1) the established price for each such rice crop shall be the established price for the crop immediately preceding the crop for which the price is established, adjusted in each year to reflect any changes in the index of prices paid by farmers for specified items; and (2) the loan rate for each such crop shall be established at such rate as bears the same ratio to the loan rate for the preceding year's as the established price for each such crop bears to the established price for the preceding year's crop.