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United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Un-crazying of Federal Regulations Act - Makes the manufacture, distribution, and sale of saccharin for human consumption lawful in the United States and its territories. Requires the following wording on every container of saccharin sold after the enactment of this Act: "Warning: The Canadians have determined that saccharin is dangerous to your rat's health.
United States · United States Congress · 22 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.
United States · United States Congress · 22 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.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Excludes from eligibility for food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 any household whose principal wage earner is on strike for the duration of such strike. Excepts a household from this exclusion if it was participating in the food stamp program immediately prior to the start of such strike, or if any of its members is subject to an employer's lockout.
United States · United States Congress · 21 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 therein; and (3) issues a final order within 120 days from 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.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to increase the maximum Federal contribution to the cost of any State meat or poultry inspection system from 50 to 80 percent of the estimated total cost of the Federal-state cooperative program.
United States · United States Congress · 21 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.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Directs the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to determine whether the section of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act dealing with the issuance or denial of a petition for a proposed food additive's use may be safely revised. Directs the Academy to report its results and legislative recommendations to the Congress within six months of enactment of this Act. Directs the Food and Drug Administration to withhold its announced prohibition of the use of saccharin in foods and beverages pending completion of such study.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Title I: Meat and Meat Products - Requires, under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the package or container of any imported meat or meat products capable of use as human food to be labeled in such a way as to inform consumers that such product was imported. Requires that such products meet the same health standards as domestically produced meats. Requires testing of imported meat in the countries from which such meat is being imported. Directs that periodic tests be conducted in the United States by the Department of Agriculture also. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe such assessments and fees as he determines necessary to cover the Departments costs under this Title. Title II: Dairy Products - Prohibits the importation of dairy products into the United States unless the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare certifies the products as wholesome and pure. Requires the Secretary to establish standards for imported products comparable to standards imposed upon domestic dairy products. Directs the Secretary, where and to the extent necessary, to inspect imported dairy products and require such products to be accompanied by a certificate of compliance issued by the Secretary. Requires imported dairy products to comply with United States labeling and packaging requirements. Requires that imported dairy products be labeled in such a way as to inform consumers that such product was imported.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to farmers and ranchers who operate a beef or dairy production business in an area designated as an emergency area or major disaster area and who are forced to sell their livestock foundation herd in order to avoid excessive financial losses. Stipulates that such payments shall be made at a rate of $0.10 per pound for each head of cattle sold.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make shipping subsidy payments to persons who sell surplus agricultural commodities for export if: (1) such commodity is not likely to be marketable in the United States and is likely to be destroyed if such payment is not made; (2) such sale will improve the balance of trade; (3) such sale will not interfere with existing marketing agreements; (4) the seller sells such commodity within 180 days after the Secretary determines it to be eligible for assistance under this Act; and (5) the seller has received no support assistance for such commodity under other agricultural legislation. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 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.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to issue a regulation allowing the use for a period of not more than five years, of a food additive which is a sugar substitute for which there is no adequate replacement and whose benefits to the public outweigh the risks and permits the Secretary to either (1) require a warning label revealing any increased risk of cancer; (2) require such food additive to be dispersed only upon written or oral prescription; or (3) ban the use of such food additive.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Dairy Import Sanitation Act - Prohibits the importation of any dairy product into the United States unless it has been 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 that are prescribed by the Secretary of agriculture pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Requires such standards to be comparable to domestic standards. Provides for a certificate to be issued by the Secretary assuring compliance with prescribed standards as to the quality of the milk farm, plant facilities, equipment, and procedures used in the production and transportation of milk, and the production, manufacture, and processing of all imported dairy products. Subjects all imported dairy products, after entry into the United States, to the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Provides for cooperation between the Secretary and foreign governments as well as other executive departments in carrying out this Act. Authorizes (1) necessary inspections and investigations, and (2) such fees and assessments as are necessary to cover the costs of the inspections and certifications required by this Act. Requires all imported dairy products to specify the country of origin on their packaging.
United States · United States Congress · 21 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.
United States · United States Congress · 18 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 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.
United States · United States Congress · 18 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 within 120 days of 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.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1977
Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct a study of the effects of saccharin within one year from 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.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1977
Declares the sense of the Senate that no ban on saccharin should take effect unless and until the Food and Drug Administration has conducted hearings on the appropriateness of safety tests conducted on this food additive, and whether an exemption from such ban should be granted for special dietary uses.
United States · United States Congress · 17 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.
United States · United States Congress · 17 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.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food additive unsafe it it is found, after tests which the Secretary of Health, Education, Welfare determines appropriate for the evaluation of the safety of food additives, to induce cancer in man or animal. Directs the Secretary to consider certain factors as relevant in determining the appropriateness of such tests.
United States · United States Congress · 17 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.
United States · United States Congress · 17 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.
United States · United States Congress · 17 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.
United States · United States Congress · 17 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.
United States · United States Congress · 16 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.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require appropriate tests before a food additive may be banned as inducing cancer in man or animal, and to permit the marketing of such an additive with appropriate warning labeling.
United States · United States Congress · 16 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 therein; and (3) issues a final order within 120 days from 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.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1977
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow cancer-inducing additives to be used in food for human consumption if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare has determined the benefits of such food additive's availability outweigh its dangers. Permits the Secretary to promulgate specific restrictions on the use of such food additives.
United States · United States Congress · 16 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.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1977
Extends to former employees of county soil Conservation committees who are employed by any Federal agency, specified civil service compensation, leave, and seniority benefits afforded to former employees of such county committees who are employed by the Department of Agriculture. u9
United States · United States Congress · 15 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.
United States · United States Congress · 15 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 an amount reasonably anticipated to be consumed by man or animal, or found to induce cancer in man or animal in appropriate tests based upon amounts of food additives reasonably anticipated to be consumed by man or animal.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1977
Expresses the sense of Congress that the ban on saccharin should be withdrawn.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977
Directs the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to determine whether the section of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act dealing with the issuance or denial of a petition for a proposed food additive's use may be safely revised. Directs the Academy to report its results and legislative recommendations to the Congress within six months of enactment of this Act. Directs the Food and Drug Administration to withhold its announced prohibition of the use of saccharin in foods and beverages pending completion of such study.
United States · United States Congress · 14 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 contamination of their food crops, animal feedcrops, livestock (including poultry), or livestock products by toxic chemicals at levels dangerous to the public health or at such levels that the Secretary determines that the contamination has adversely affected the economic viability of the farming operation. Sets a maximum loan amount of $250,000, a term of ten years, and leaves the interest rate to the Secretary's discretion, not to exceed three percent. 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.
United States · United States Congress · 14 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.
United States · United States Congress · 14 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.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977
Title I: Meat and Meat Products - Requires, under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the package or container of any imported meat or meat products capable of use as human food to be labeled in such a way as to inform consumers that such product was imported. Requires that such products meet the same health standards as domestically produced meats. Requires testing of imported meat in the countries from which such meat is being imported. Directs that periodic tests be conducted in the United States by the Department of Agriculture also. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe such assessments and fees as he determines necessary to cover the Departments costs under this Title. Title II: Dairy Products - Prohibits the importation of dairy products into the United States unless the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare certifies the products as wholesome and pure. Requires the Secretary to establish standards for imported products comparable to standards imposed upon domestic dairy products. Directs the Secretary, where and to the extent necessary, to inspect imported dairy products and require such products to be accompanied by a certificate of compliance issued by the Secretary. Requires imported dairy products to comply with United States labeling and packaging requirements. Requires that imported dairy products be labeled in such a way as to inform consumers that such product was imported.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977
Excludes cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits from consideration as household income for purposes of determining: (1) eligibility for participation in the food stamp program; (2) the charge for issuing a coupon allotment to a household; and (3) eligibility for any Federal program administered by the Department of Agriculture which provides for the donation or distribution of surplus agricultural commodities to low-income persons.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977
Excludes from eligibility for food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 any household whose principal wage earner is on strike for the duration of such strike. Excepts a household from this exclusion if it was participating in the food stamp program immediately prior to the start of such strike, or if any of its members is subject to an employer's lockout.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977
Un-crazying of Federal Regulations Act - Makes the manufacture, distribution, and sale of saccharin for human consumption lawful in the United States and its territories. Requires the following wording on every container of saccharin sold after the enactment of this Act: "Warning: The Canadians have determined that saccharin is dangerous to your rat's health.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977
Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to require the use of oral instead of sealed bidding in the disposition of timber and timber products derived from the National Forest System lands unless the Secretary of Agriculture determines otherwise by regulation.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977
Free Market and Food Protection Resolution - States that whenever the President or any other member of the executive branch suspends export sales of corn, wheat, soybeans, grain sorghum, or cotton the Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments to any farm owner or operator who has in storage at the beginning of the suspension any amount of the commodity for which export sales have been suspended. Sets forth the specified percentage rate of such payments.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977
Food Stamp Reform Act - Repeals the Food Stamp of 1964. Replaces the existing program with a new program substantially similar, 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 application 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.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977
Establishes a two-year, seven-member advisory committee to advise the Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service with respect to the implementation of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976. Amends such Act to repeal the requirement that the State and other official 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 supervisory costs. Amends such Act relative to recordkeeping. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, within six months of the effective date of this Act, to review certain recordkeeping provisions of Federal law and the regulations of the Commodity Credit Corporation as they apply to grain elevators, warehouses or other grain storage and handling facilities. Directs the Secretary, on the basis of such review, to establish a single system for recordkeeping by such facilities that will meet the requirements of such regulations and the law.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977
Young Farmers' Homestead Act - Establishes as an agency within the Department of Agriculture the Federal Farm Assistance Corporation. Authorizes 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 not 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 of Directors 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)
United States · United States Congress · 10 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.
United States · United States Congress · 9 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.