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Bill· HRH.R. 4704 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977
Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to declare that small farm extension programs shall consist of extension programs with respect to improving operations of small farmers using paraprofessional personnel to work with small farmers on an intensive basis. Authorizes appropriations not to exceed $20,000,000 for small farm research and extension programs for each of fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Specifies the allocation of such funds, with 19 percent for research and 77 percent for extension programs. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to evaluate and report on such programs annually to Congress. Defines "small farmer" as any farmer with gross sales from farming of under $20,000 per year who depends on farming as his primary source of income.
Bill· HRH.R. 4697 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 4676 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977
Extends through 1981 the authority of the President, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, to finance sales of agricultural commodities for foreign currencies and to engage in programs of assistance for food donations and famine relief. Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Commerce to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for expenditures attributable to the financing of the ocean-freight differential between United States flag rates and foreign-flag rates, when United States-flag vessels are required to be used in accordance with the Cargo Preference Act. Requires that commodities from the Commodity Credit Corporation inventory, acquired under a domestic price support program, be valued at the export market price therefor for purposes of determining the reimbursement due the Commodity Credit Corporation for all costs incurred in connection with title II famine relief and other assistance programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 4633 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977
Emergency Food and Agriculture Act - Title I: Payment Limitation for Wheat, Feed Grains, and Upland Cotton - Increases the total amount of payments a person shall be entitled to receive under specified annual programs of the Agricultural Act of 1970 from $20,000 to $30,000. Title II: Dairy - Sets the price support of milk, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, at no less than 100 percent of parity as of the effective date of this title, adjusted quarterly, and ending March 31, 1978. Title III: Wool Program - Sets the price support for 1977 wool and mohair, under the National Wool Act of 1954, at not less than 90 percent of parity. Title IV: Wheat Program - Sets the loan level for the 1977 crop of wheat, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, at not less than 90 percent of parity. Title V: Feed Grain Program - Sets the loan level for the 1977 crop of corn at not less than 90 percent of parity. Title VI: Upland Cotton Program - Sets the nonrecourse loan level for the 1977 crop of upland cotton, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, at not less than 85 percent of the cost of production, adjustable to not less than 90 percent of the estimated world price. Determines the cost of production per pound of the 1977 crop of cotton to be 57.95 cents per pound.
Bill· HRH.R. 4650 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 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 recommendations with respect to establishing procedures by which the Service will be able to sell timber in a manner which, over the long term, will be the most beneficial to the public interest and 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.
Bill· SS. 915 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977
Sugar Import Restriction Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to estimate the annual sugar needs and production of the United States and to establish sugar importation quotas.
Bill· SS. 908 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977
Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to declare that small farm extension programs shall consist of extension programs with respect to improving operations of small farmers using paraprofessional personnel to work with small farmers on an intensive basis. Authorizes appropriations not to exceed $20,000,000 for small farm research and extension programs for each of fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Specifies the allocation of such funds, with 19 percent for research and 77 percent for extension programs. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to evaluate and report on such programs annually to Congress. Defines "small farmer" as any farmer with gross sales from farming of under $20,000 per year who depends on farming as his primary source of income.
Bill· SS. 903 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977
Extends funding of programs under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 through fiscal year 1982. Eliminates charges for coupon allotments and makes coupons redeemable for cash. Drops the eligibility requirement that household members be related. Requires national income standards of eligibility to be the income guidelines for the nonfarm United States prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget. Specifies exclusions and deductions from household income for qualification purposes. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to pay up to 75 percent of all costs of State program investigations, prosecutions, and other activities related to recovering losses. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct pilot, experimental and research projects to increase program efficiency.
Bill· HRH.R. 4534 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977
Authorizes a certain retired Public Health Service official to accept employment in the Canadian Department of Agriculture without loss of retirement benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 4523 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 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 seven 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.
Bill· SS. 896 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977
Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to remove the $300,000,000 ceiling on total cost and the $25,000,000 ceiling on any program year payments in the Great Plains conservation program.
Bill· HRH.R. 4481 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 4437 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish the support price of milk at not less than 85 percent of parity, adjusted quarterly.
Bill· HRH.R. 4442 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977
Repeals the Food Stamp Act of 1964. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to each State of the Nation during each of the five fiscal years following enactment of this Act for the purpose of financing a program which is established and maintained by each State to assist in meeting the nutritional needs of its citizens. Specifies a general formula for the allocation of such payments among the States and sets specific conditions for the receipt of such payments. Delineates the procedure by which any State may appeal any adverse determination by the Secretary regarding violation of any such condition, and grants jurisdiction to hear such appeals to the United States courts of appeal and to the Supreme Court of the United States. Establishes in the Department of the Treasury a Nutritional Program Trust Fund from which payments shall be made. Authorizes an aggregate appropriation of $14,000,000,000 for the five years of the program, in amounts diminishing from $4,500,000,000 in the first year to $1 billion in the last.
Bill· HRH.R. 4364 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977
Stolen Property Amendments - Amends provisions of Federal law setting forth penalties for interstate or foreign commerce in stolen cattle to include stolen swine, sheep, fowl, insects, horses, mules, or carcasses thereof.
Bill· HRH.R. 4296 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977
Provides, under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, that emergency loans shall be made available in any area of the United States, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands which the Secretary of Agriculture has designated an emergency area due to a labor dispute, in which farmers are not participants, but which has prevented the production, processing or sale of products produced by farming, ranching or aquaculture operations. Requires that an applicant for an emergency loan has sustained at least a 20 percent loss of normal per acre or per animal production or sales as a result of the dispute.
Bill· SS. 845 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1977
Extends the provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 through fiscal year 1982. Eliminates the requirement that eligible households purchase their coupon allotments, reduces benefits, and substitutes for the current itemized deductions allowed in calculating household income a new standard deduction of $100, plus deductions for earned income and a limited amount of child care costs. Disqualifies from participation all students 18 years old or older who are or can be legally claimed as dependents of an ineligible household, and all able-bodied adults between 18 and 60 who, with specified exceptions, fail to register for work or to accept suitable job offers. Limits participation to U.S. citizens and legally admitted permanent resident aliens. States the general procedure for the certification, within 30 days, and the prompt recertification of applicant households. Establishes civil penalties as an alternative to disqualification for retail and wholesale food concerns violating provisions of the Food Stamp Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make research grants to study how to improve the administration and effectiveness of the food stamp program.
Bill· HRH.R. 4233 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1977
Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to revise the formula for allocation of food aid commodities to prohibit more than 25 percent of such aid from being allocated to countries which do not meet the poverty criteria of the International Development Association, with certain exceptions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4230 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 4184 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1977
Establishes an Office of Inspector General within each of the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, and Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Energy Research and Development, General Services, National Aeronautics and Space, and Veterans' Administrations. Makes it the duty of such Offices to direct the auditing and investigation of the programs of the agency in which each such Office is established and to recommend policies to each respective agency to promote the efficiency and economy of and to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in the programs administered by each agency. Directs each such Office to coordinate the relationships between its agency and other Federal agencies, States, and local government agencies in carrying out its mission. Requires each such Office to keep Congress and the head of the respective agency fully informed concerning its activities and findings. Specifies the frequency and content of reports. Transfers to each Office specified existing audit and investigation offices within the appropriate agencies.
Bill· HRH.R. 4113 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 4115 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1977
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint inspectors to examine the method by which cattle sheep and other equines are slaughtered and handled in the Federal Meat Inspection Act. Provides that such inspectors shall prevent the inhumane slaughtering of livestock. Directs such inspectors to label, mark, stamp or tag as "inspected and condemned" all carcasses of animals which were not slaughtered by a humane method. Forbids the importation of meat into the United States unless the livestock from which it was produced was slaughtered by a humane method.
Bill· SS. 812 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1977
Amends the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 to restrict the importation of filbert nuts, whenever the Secretary of Agriculture issues a marketing order, to those filbert nuts that comply with the grade, size, quality, and maturity provisions of the order.
Bill· HRH.R. 4093 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 4092 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 3962 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 3963 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1977
Uniform Consumer Dairy Sanitation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate standards of quality for foreign dairy products which are to be marketed in the United States. Prohibits the entry of foreign dairy products into the United States unless such product has been inspected and found to be wholesome and pure. Directs the Secretary to provide for the inspection of all lots of foreign dairy products at points of entry. Directs the Department to quarantine products which do not meet the standards of quality promulgated under this Act and to destroy such products if they are not claimed by the exporter within 30 days. States that such quarantine and disposal costs shall be borne by the exporter. Requires that foreign milk processing plants which export dairy products into the United States meet the same general grading and inspection standards required of domestic producers. Directs the Secretary to promulgate standards of quality for the production, preservation, storage, transportation, and handling of milk used in manufacturing a foreign dairy product to be exported to the United States. Requires such standards to reflect the minimum level of quality required by the individual States in regulation of the handling of milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Specifies health and sanitation standards which foreign producers and handlers of milk must meet. Directs the Secretary to establish a licensing and overseas inspection program to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that an onsite inspection of a foreign dairy farm shall be made only if a serious violation of sanitation standards is suspected and only with the permission of the dairy farmer, the milk processing plant, and the foreign government. Denies a license to export dairy products into the United States if such permission to inspect is refused. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision requirements of this Act during the first fiscal year in which any provision of this Act is operative. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe assessments, collect fees, and solicit contributions to cover the cost of inspection services under this Act. States that the remaining costs of administering the requirements of this Act shall be borne by the United States. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3891 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1977
Revises the eligibility requirements of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 by requiring that such standards prescribe schedules specifying the amount to be paid by households of different sizes on the basis of the net income and assets of each such household. Requires that such income and assets be adjusted semiannually to reflect any changes in cost of living during the preceding six-month period. Authorizes a standard deduction of $120 in determining eligibility, plus an additional deduction of $60 in the case of any household with one or more persons 60 years of age or older. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to jointly prescribe a single form for eligibility certification of participants in the food stamp program, the supplemental security income program, the aid to families with dependent children program, and the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program under the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to cooperatively formulate a proposal for a cooperative nutritional status monitoring system, and submit recommendations for such legislation as may be necessary to carry out such proposal. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out experimental simplified eligibility certification procedures and to establish a realistic set of goals to improve quality control and administrative efficiency under the Food Stamp Act. Specifies that each State must develop and submit to the Secretary a State quality control plan which shall specify the actions such State proposes to take in order to meet the error tolerance goals established by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold funds from States which fail to carry out the quality control plan approve for such State. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the Congress annually an evaluation plan and a report on the Food Stamp plan.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 320 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1977
Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives: (1) that the President should obtain removal of the trade impairments placed on dried prunes by the European Economic Community and should seek agreement with the European Economic Community that similar restrictive measures will not be imposed in the future, and (2) that the European Economic Community should be placed on notice that retaliatory measures will be taken if restrictive import regulations are placed on walnuts.
Bill· SS. 761 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1977
Extends through 1978 the provisions of the Rice Production Act of 1975. States that for the 1978 crop: (1) the established price shall be the established price for the 1977 crop of rice adjusted to reflect any changes in the index of prices paid by farmers for specified items; and (2) the loan rate shall be established at such rate as bears the same ratio to the loan rate for the 1977 crop as the established price for the 1978 crop bears to the established price for the 1977 crop.
Bill· SS. 752 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 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 $200,000 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 seven 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 of the Corporation 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 an 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 3771 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1977
Consumer Food Labeling Act - Title I: Truth in Food Labeling Act - Truth in Food Labeling Act - Requires, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that the labels on all foods disclose each of their ingredients in order of predominance and the amounts of the ingredients in the food. Title II: Nutritional Labeling Act - Nutritional Labeling Act - Requires any packaged consumer food product to be labeled by the processor in conformity with specified information, including: with respect to processed food products, an analysis of nutritional contents including fat content, vitamin, and protein value, fats and fatty acids, calories, and any other nutritional information deemed appropriate. Requires such label to contain a statement of the nutritional value of the food commodity, and to appear in conspicuous and easily legible type on the package. Provides that the label of any packaged consumer product which has been packaged in a container of any given net content (by weight or volume) and which afterwards is packaged in a container of a different net content, shall conspicuously set forth the amount of difference. States that the appropriate Federal agencies shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title. Provides for injunctions in Federal courts to assure compliance with this title. Prescribes a civil penalty of not to exceed $1,000 for any willful violation of this title; such sum to be assessed by the appropriate agency and enforced in a Federal court in the name of the United States. Title III: Open Dating of Perishable Food Act - Open Dating of Perishable Food Act - Provides, under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, that no person who manufactures or packages a perishable or semiperishable food in the form in which it is sold by retail distributors to consumers may distribute for purposes of sale a perishable or semiperishable food packaged by him in such form unless he has labeled such packaged to show the pull date for such food and the optimum temperature and humidity conditions for its storage by the ultimate consumer. Provides, with certain exceptions, that no retail distributor may sell, offer to sell, or display for sale any food whose pull date has expired. States that no person may place perishable or semiperishable foods in packages in shipping containers or in wrappings, unless such containers or wrappings are labeled by him to show the pull date. Provides that no person may change, alter, deface or remove before sale to the ultimate consumer any pull date. States that any person who violates any provision of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $5,000, or both. Provides that the United States district courts shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations of this title. Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to submit an annual report to the Congress concerning activities and enforcement of this title. Title IV: Marketing Practices Disclosure Act - Marketing Practices Disclosure Act - Requires that labels on packaged foods contain the names and places of business of the manufacturer, packer and distributor, rather than just one of the three. Title V: Consumer Food Grading Act - Consumer Food Grading Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, after consultation with representatives of consumers, producers, and processors, to develop and promulgate a system of retail quality grade designations for consumer food products expressed in a uniform nomenclature. Authorizes the Secretary to determine the manner in which the system of consumer food grade designations shall be displayed and disseminated to the public. Provides that in developing and updating quality grade standards, consideration shall be given to the nutritional quality and wholesomeness of food products, as well as the acceptability of the products. Requires that any food products sold more than nine months after the promulgation of applicable quality standards in accordance with this title shall either be conspicuously labeled in accordance with such standards or shall be conspicuously labeled "not quality graded by the United States Department of Agriculture". Title VI: Unit Pricing Act - Unit Pricing Act - Provides that no person engaged in business in the sale at retail of any packaged consumer commodity which has been distributed in commerce, or the distribution of which affects commerce, shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale any such commodity unless: (1) the total selling price of such commodity is plainly marked by a stamp, tag, or label affixed to a principal display panel of the package; and (2) the retail unit price of such commodity is plainly marked by: (a) stamp, tag, or label affixed to a principal display panel of the package, or (b) a label or sign in close proximity to the point of display of such package, which label or sign shall also contain the name and quantity of contents of such commodity. Exempts from the requirement of marking the unit price of commodities: (1) any individual retail outlet which sells or offers for sale packaged consumer commodities and whose total gross sales do not exceed $250,000 annually unless such outlet is one of a number of outlets owned substantially or whose inventory is supplied substantially, by a single person, partnership, or corporation whose total gross sales exceed $500,000 annually; (2) any retail mandatory unit pricing laws and whose laws, in the judgment of the Federal promulgating authority, are in scope and comprehensiveness superior to the requirements of this title; except that retailers (including chainstores and affiliated stores) who operate outlets in any such geographical area shall be subject to the unit pricing requirement of this title if they also operate outlets in one or more other States or political subdivisions. Title VII: New Ingredient Notification Act - New Ingredient Notification Act - Requires a food to carry a label setting forth in a conspicuous manner any change in its ingredients for six months after such change. Title VIII: Misleading Brand Names Act - Misleading Brand Names Act - Expands the meaning of "unfair or deceptive act or practice" under the Federal Trade Commission Act to include advertising a brand name of a product which inherently misleads the public as to the product's value, quantity, quality of contents, or performance.
Bill· HRH.R. 3740 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 3743 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 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)
Bill· HRH.R. 3726 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1977
Extends the provisions of the Rice Production Act of 1975 through the 1978 crop. Sets the established price for 1978 as the established price for the 1977 crop adjusted to reflect any changes in the index of prices paid to farmers for specified items during the twelve-month period immediately preceding July 31, 1978. Sets the loan and purchase rate for 1978 at such rate as bears the same ratio to the loan rate for the 1977 crop as the established price for the 1978 crop bears to the established price for the 1977 crop.
Bill· SS. 746 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1977
Emergency Food and Agriculture Act - Title I: Payment Limitation for Wheat, Feed Grains, and Upland Cotton - Increases the total amount of payments a person shall be entitled to receive under specified annual programs of the Agricultural Act of 1970 from $20,000 to $30,000. Title II: Dairy - Sets the price support of milk, under the Agricultural Act of 1949 at no less than 90 percent of parity as of the date of enactment, adjusted quarterly, commencing with enactment and ending on March 31, 1978. Title III: Wool Program - Sets the price support for 1977 wool and mohair, under the National Wool Act of 1954, at not less than 90 percent of parity. Title IV: Wheat Program - Sets the loan level for the 1977 crop of wheat, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, at not less than 85 percent of the cost of production per bushel. Determines the cost of production per bushel to be $3.55. Title V: Feed Grain Program - Sets the loan level for the 1977 crop of corn at not less than 85 percent of the cost of production. Determines the cost of production for the 1978 (sic) crop of corn to be $2.52. Title VI: Upland Cotton Program - Sets the nonrecourse loan level for the 1977 crop of upland cotton, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, at not less than 85 percent of the cost of production, adjustable to not less than 90 percent of the estimated world price. Determines the cost of production per pound of the 1977 crop of cotton to be 57.95 cents per pound.
Bill· SS. 751 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 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 seven 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 3715 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1977
American Agriculture Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in the event of an export embargo on grain sales to any country or area with which the United States continues commercial trade, to set the loan level for such commodity (wheat, feed grain, soybeans, rice or flaxseed) at 100 percent of the parity price for such commodity as determined the day such embargo is initiated. Requires such loan level to remain in effect for the duration of such embargo.
Bill· HRH.R. 3673 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1977
Palm Oil and Palm Oil Products Inspection and Identification Act - Prohibits the importation of palm oil unless the Secretary of Agriculture has certified that such imports originate from pure and wholesome supplies and that such imports were processed in plants meeting minimum sanitation standards. Directs the Secretary to establish standards which are comparable to domestic standards for purity, wholesomeness, and sanitation. Directs the Secretary to inspect such imports. Subjects such imports to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act after entry. Requires that such imports be labeled (1) to indicate country of origin, and (2) as containing palm oil. Imposes a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year or both for violation of the content labeling requirements. Increases this penalty to a fine of $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than three years or both where such violation involves intent to defraud.
Bill· HRH.R. 3674 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1977
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to impose a customs duty on palm oil which is not imported for use in the manufacture of iron or steel products, tinplate, or terneplate.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 298 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1977
Declares that the expenses, not to exceed $1,070,200 of the investigations and studies to be conducted by the Committee on Agriculture shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 300 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1977
Declares the sense of the House that: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture should study the impact of the foreign palm oil industry on the domestic vegetable oil industry and recommend to the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies that further loans by the international financial institutions for the development of palm oil be discouraged by the United States; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury instruct the United States Executive Director in each of the international financial institutions to oppose new proposals for palm oil development loans unless the palm oil is needed domestically and does not have the effect of increasing palm oil exports.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 301 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1977
Declares the sense of the House that the Secretary of Agriculture study the impact of the foreign palm oil industry on the domestic vegetable oil industry and, if justified, recommend that the administration negotiate agreements with the principal palm oil producing countries to restrain excessive imports of palm oil into the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3579 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1977
Establishes the price support of milk, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, at 100 percent of parity, and declares that such support shall be provided through purchases of milk and the products of milk.
Bill· HRH.R. 3493 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1977
National Meals-on-Wheels Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the disbursal of funds to recipients of grants or contracts who agree to establish a project which provides at least one home delivered meal, five days a week, to persons covered under the Act. Authorizes $80,000,000 to be appropriated in fiscal year 1977, and $100,000,000 in fiscal year 1978 for the purpose of providing such meals. Creates an information and referral service for homebound individuals receiving meals under the Act. Requires a demonstration project to determine the feasibility of using the meals system designed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the elderly.
Bill· HRH.R. 3476 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1977
National Gardening Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and the Extension Service, to establish and maintain a program whereunder county committees will lease for not more than $10 plots of land to individuals or groups to produce organic crops for their personal use.
Bill· SS. 727 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1977
Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to permit States to impose inspection, marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredient requirements that are more stringent than Federal standards.
Bill· SS. 674 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1977
Sugar Act Extension - Amends the Sugar Act of 1948 to reinvest, effective January 1, 1978, the Secretary of Agriculture with the powers granted by such Act, which expired December 31, 1974. Reinstates, as of October 1, 1977, the Secretary's authority to determine an annual estimate of sugar consumption requirements for the continental United States and his authority to establish domestic marketing quotas and foreign import quotas in accordance with such estimate. Sets the new termination date for the Sugar Act as March 31 of the year of termination of the sugar tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the tax on the manufacture or use of sugar or sugar articles as of December 31, 1977, and sets the termination date of such reinstated tax as June 30 of the first year commencing after the effective date of any law (enacted after the enactment of this Act) which limits Federal payments to sugar producers, or which limits payments with respect to unsold sugar held by a manufacturer on such date or articles composed in chief value of sugar held in customs custody or control on such date.
Bill· HRH.R. 3452 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1977
Uniform Consumer Dairy Sanitation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate standards of quality for foreign dairy products which are to be marketed in the United States. Prohibits the entry of foreign dairy products into the United States unless such product has been inspected and found to be wholesome and pure. Directs the Secretary to provide for the inspection of all lots of foreign dairy products at points of entry. Directs the Department to quarantine products which do not meet the standards of quality promulgated under this Act and to destroy such products if they are not claimed by the exporter within 30 days. States that such quarantine and disposal costs shall be borne by the exporter. Requires that foreign milk processing plants which export dairy products into the United States meet the same general grading and inspection standards required of domestic producers. Directs the Secretary to promulgate standards of quality for the production, preservation, storage, transportation, and handling of milk used in manufacturing a foreign dairy product to be exported to the United States. Requires such standards to reflect the minimum level of quality required by the individual States in regulation of the handling of milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Specifies health and sanitation standards which foreign producers and handlers of milk must meet. Directs the Secretary to establish a licensing and overseas inspection program to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that an onsite inspection of a foreign dairy farm shall be made only if a serious violation of sanitation standards is suspected and only with the permission of the dairy farmer, the milk processing plant, and the foreign government. Denies a license to export dairy products into the United States if such permission to inspect is refused. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision requirements of this Act during the first fiscal year in which any provision of this Act is operative. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe assessments, collect fees, and solicit contributions to cover the cost of inspection services under this Act. States that the remaining costs of administering the requirements of this Act shall be borne by the United States. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3451 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1977
Uniform Consumer Dairy Sanitation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate standards of quality for foreign dairy products which are to be marketed in the United States. Prohibits the entry of foreign dairy products into the United States unless such product has been inspected and found to be wholesome and pure. Directs the Secretary to provide for the inspection of all lots of foreign dairy products at points of entry. Directs the Department to quarantine products which do not meet the standards of quality promulgated under this Act and to destroy such products if they are not claimed by the exporter within 30 days. States that such quarantine and disposal costs shall be borne by the exporter. Requires that foreign milk processing plants which export dairy products into the United States meet the same general grading and inspection standards required of domestic producers. Directs the Secretary to promulgate standards of quality for the production, preservation, storage, transportation, and handling of milk used in manufacturing a foreign dairy product to be exported to the United States. Requires such standards to reflect the minimum level of quality required by the individual States in regulation of the handling of milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Specifies health and sanitation standards which foreign producers and handlers of milk must meet. Directs the Secretary to establish a licensing and overseas inspection program to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that an onsite inspection of a foreign dairy farm shall be made only if a serious violation of sanitation standards is suspected and only with the permission of the dairy farmer, the milk processing plant, and the foreign government. Denies a license to export dairy products into the United States if such permission to inspect is refused. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as are necessary to carry out the administration and supervision requirements of this Act during the first fiscal year in which any provision of this Act is operative. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe assessments, collect fees, and solicit contributions to cover the cost of inspection services under this Act. States that the remaining costs of administering the requirements of this Act shall be borne by the United States. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.