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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 109 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 January 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· SS. 178 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Food Stamp Act Amendments - Eliminates from the Food Stamp Act of 1964 all provisions requiring charges to eligibile households for their food stamp allotments. Substitutes for the present charges a face value of the coupon allotment equal to the cost of a nutritionally adequate diet reduced by an amount equal to 30 percent of a household's income. Establishes a $10 minimum monthly allotment for single-person and two-person households, and declares ineligible for food stamps any household of more than two persons whose allotment would amount to less than $5.
Bill· SS. 163 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to allow lumber companies in Alaska, which qualify as small business concerns, to request that the U.S. Forest Service construct logging roads.
Bill· HRH.R. 1738 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint to the Federal service specified State, territory, and local meat and poultry inspection personnel to enforce and perform Federal inspection requirements with respect to slaughterhouses and processing establishments whose products are distributed solely intrastate where such regulation is required because the State or territory in which such slaughterhouses or processing establishments are located has failed to develop or enforce sufficient inspection standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 1698 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Sugar Supply Assurance Act - Declares it the policy of Congress to assure a stable and adequate sugar supply. Establishes a base domestic price for sugar and sets forth the formula for adjustment of such price by the Secretary of Agriculture. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to predicate the customs duties on sugar, cocoa, and confectionery upon whether this Act or similar legislation is in effect. Establishes variable customs duty rates for crystalline sugar, liquid sugar, and other sugars dependent upon polariscope rating. Exempts such sugars from the general preference system of the Trade Act of 1974. Revises the rates of duty for such sugars. Repeals the differing duty rates for such sugars imported from Cuba. Prohibits the export of sugar from sugar cane or beets grown in the United States except when the Secretary of Agriculture determines that domestic sugar production in any year will exceed domestic requirements. Prohibits the importation of more than ten short tons of direct-consumption sugar by any person annually unless the Secretary determines that a shortage of sugar exists or is about to occur in the United States that cannot be alleviated by domestic sources. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act. Imposes a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 for knowing violation or attempted violation of this Act or regulations issued thereunder. Vests jurisdiction in the district courts of the United States to restrain violations of this Act or review regulations issued thereunder. Requires the district attorneys of the United States to enforce this Act upon the request of the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to make such expenditures as the Secretary deems are necessary to carry out this Act. Permits the President to modify the customs duty on sugar after a finding that such modification will not interfere with the objectives of this Act, unless such modification is disapproved by Congress. Requires all persons engaged in the sugar industry to furnish information requested by the Secretary to carry out this Act. Terminates this Act at the end of five years.
Bill· HRH.R. 1650 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Wholesome Fish and Fishery Products Act - Declares that it is essential that the health and welfare of consumers be protected by assuring that fish and fishery products distributed to them are of good quality, wholesome, not adulterated, and are properly marked, labeled and packaged. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make a survey of establishments and vessels which process fish and fishery products for interstate commerce for the purpose of developing standards of good manufacturing practices under which such establishments and vessels shall be maintained and operated. Directs the Secretary to prescribe standards of sanitation and quality control for the processing of fish and fishery products. Directs the Secretary to make a continuous inspection of each establishment where fish or fishery products are processed for interstate commerce. Authorizes the Secretary to require that adequate inspections be made of vessels processing fish or fishery products for interstate commerce. Requires the immediate condemnation, segregation, and destruction of any fish or fishery products found to be adulterated. Places restrictions upon the importation of fish into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to prohibit the importation of any fish or fishery products manufactured, processed, packed, or held in any factory, warehouse, establishment, or vessel which refuses to allow reasonable inspection. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Establishes penalties for violation of this Act.
Bill· SS. 91 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to subject imported tomatoes to restrictions comparable to those applicable to domestic tomatoes.
Bill· SS. 102 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the property comprising the Lee Canyon Youth Camp, Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 93 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to authorize the Administration of General Services to make available to the public all records, papers, maps, and other documentary materials of the House Committee on Agriculture for the years 1926 through 1931.
Bill· HRH.R. 1464 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 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· HRH.R. 1489 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an income tax credit for the amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer to convert land held in the United States and formerly used for agriculture or raising livestock into an area used exclusively for providing vegetative cover for wind erosion control or wildlife habitat. Provides that such wind erosion control and wildlife habitat areas must: (1) meet such requirements as are established by the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) be no less than 20 feet, nor more than 60 feet in width; and (3) comprise no more than 15 percent of the area of any farm. Provides for the recapture of such credits to the extent that credit is taken for land which ceases to be a wind erosion control or wildlife habitat area, or is transferred by the taxpayer (except by reason of death, or in certain tax-free corporate acquisitions) within three years after the credit is taken. Provides for the carryover of allowable credit to the extent it exceeds the taxpayer's liability. Reduces the taxpayer's basis, and disallows any deduction of expenditures properly charged to capital account for which this credit is taken.
Bill· HRH.R. 1491 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 1452 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish five-year goals for quality of community services and facilities, education, employment, energy, environmental protection, financial resources and credit requirements, health, housing, income occupational training, population, sewage treatment, sewer and water facilities, social services, transportation and related aspects of rural development. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual written report to each House of the Congress containing an accounting, in detailed quantitative and qualitative terms, of the progress which has been made and which is anticipated with respect to meeting these goals. Amends the Rural Development Act to require the President to appoint a new Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development within 60 days after a vacancy in the post occurs.
Bill· HRH.R. 1349 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Dairy and Meat Import Inspection and Identification Act - Title I: Dairy Products - Directs that no dairy products shall be imported into the United States unless the Secretary of Agriculture first certifies that such products are wholesome and pure. Requires the Secretary to establish standards comparable to standards imposed upon domestic dairy products. Provides that such imports must comply with United States packaging and labeling requirements. Requires that the package or container of any food products, made in whole or in part of imported products, be labeled "imported" or "imported in part. Establishes criminal penalties for violation of the requirements of this title. Title II: Meat and Meat Products - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported meats or meat food products be labeled as "imported" or "imported in part. Requires that such products meet the same health standards as domestically produced meats. Requires that inspectors employed by the Department of Agriculture supervise the testing of imported meats. Directs that periodic tests of imported meats be conducted in the United States by the Department of Agriculture.
Bill· HRH.R. 1359 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Food Stamp Nutrition Reform Act - Defines "food" in the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to mean any food or food product of high nutritional value, manufactured or produced for human consumption, and approved for purchase with food stamps. Requires manufacturers or processors desiring to have their products so approved to submit an application to the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary to approve only products of high nutritional value and to send a list of such products to Congress for approval; which approval shall be deemed granted at the end of 60 calendar days if Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution of disapproval. Establishes a procedure for periodic review of products so approved and requires manufacturers or processors to label each product as approved for food stamp purchase, unless the Secretary determines such labeling for a particular product (fresh meat, vegetables or fruit) not to be feasible. Eliminates any requirement that an eligible household purchase a minimum amount of food stamps in order to participate in the food stamp program.
Bill· HRH.R. 1328 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Repeals the provision of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 that allocates food aid commodities among those countries that are and those countries that are not seriously affected by inability to produce or purchase sufficient food for their immediate requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 969 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Requires such transfer to be implemented in accordance with such procedures and regulations as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prescribe.
Bill· HRH.R. 945 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Young Farmers Investment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make direct and insured loans under the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act to persons with low net income or low net worth for acquiring and improving owner-operated farms up to the present market value of the farm. Grants special consideration to young farmers with respect to such loans. Sets forth limitations on the amount, interest rate, and period of time for such loans.
Bill· HRH.R. 938 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Quality Dairy Imports Act - Directs that no dairy product shall be imported into the United States unless it has been inspected and found to be wholesome and unless the foreign farms and plants in which such products were produced, manufactured, or processed comply with all the inspection, grading and other standards comparable to domestic standards that are prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Provides for a certificate issued by the exporting country 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. Requires all imported dairy products, after entry into the United States, to be subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and other dairy product inspection Acts. Provides for cooperation between the Secretary and foreign governments as well as other executive departments in carrying out this Act, and authorizes necessary inspections and investigations.
Bill· HRH.R. 893 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Eliminates the requirement, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that the package label of margarine or oleomargarine bear those words in typeface or lettering as large as any other typeface or lettering. Removes the requirement that the individually wrapped contents of such a package contain the word margarine or oleomargarine. Repeals the requirement that public eating places when serving margarine or oleomargarine must: (1) give prominent and conspicuous display, in a manner likely to be understood, of such fact; and (2) either label each separate serving margarine or oleomargarine, or serve such separate serving in a triangular shape. Requires that public eating places when serving margarine or oleomargarine must: (1) prominently and conspicuously display such fact; or (2) label such product in a manner likely to be understood by the ordinary patron in such eating place. Requires the regulation of margarine and oleomargarine by Federal agencies to be as uniform as practicable.
Bill· HRH.R. 801 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Food Allowance for Older Americans Act - Amends the Social Security Act to add Title XX - Food Allowances for Older Americans. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to formulate and administer a food allowance program under which qualified elderly persons shall be provided with an opportunity to obtain an adequate level of nutrition through the issuance of a food allowance for each month after March 1974 in the form of coupons that can be used only to purchase food from retail stores. Stipulates that such coupons shall be the same in form and style as those issued under the Food Stamp Act. States that an individual shall be eligible for an allowance under this Act only if such individual is: (1) 65 years of age or older, (2) the head of his or her own household, and (3) has an annual income which does not exceed $7,000. Sets the maximum value of such allowance at $100. Provides a table to determine the face value of the monthly allowance which shall be based on the annual income of an eligible individual.
Bill· HRH.R. 787 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 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. 744 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act, to subject imported tomatoes to restrictions comparable to those applicable to domestic tomatoes.
Bill· HRH.R. 746 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Levies a variable import duty fee, under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, upon all milk of dairy cattle, or products of such milk, which may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption. Requires a monthly adjustment in the variable import duty fee.
Bill· HRH.R. 621 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 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. 622 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 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. 623 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Exempts from the inspection requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act the custom slaughtering of livestock by any person who does not engage in buying or selling meat or meat products. Allows such an exemption if (1) such livestock is delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter; (2) the preparation by such slaughterer and transportation in commerce of carcasses, meat, meat food products of such livestock is exclusively for use in the household of such owner and not for resale; and (3) such slaughtering meets sanitation requirements established and enforced by the State in which such slaughtering is conducted.
Bill· HRH.R. 615 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 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. 496 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 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. 498 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 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. 387 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 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. 326 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Export Priorities Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, within 30 days after the beginning of the crop year for any agricultural commodity, to determine the quantity or the crop of such commodity, if any, that will be available for export and inform the Secretary of Commerce thereof, who shall publicly announce such determination. States that no agricultural commodity may be exported to any foreign country unless the person exporting has been issued a license or unless the commodity has been exempted. States that the quantity of any commodity available for export shall be allocated among foreign countries by the Secretary. Specifies the basis for determining such allocation. Provides that the Secretary may reserve not more than ten percent of a commodity for export in order to meet unexpected foreign demand resulting from natural disaster, crop failure, and changes in existing trading patterns in that commodity. Prescribes the procedures for : (1) issuance of export licenses: (2) administrative revision of quantities available for support; and (3) exports to developing countries. Confers authority on the Secretary to issue such rules or regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that fees collected by the Secretary on export licenses shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury and shall be available to carry out the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Food Stamp Act, and the commodity distribution program of the Agricultural Act of 1949, with specified exceptions.
Bill· HRH.R. 81 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
National Food Stamp Reform Act - Defines "household" under the Food Stamp Act as meaning a group of individuals who are sharing common living quarters, but who are not residents of an institution or boarding house, and who have access to cooking facilities and for whom food is customarily purchased in common. Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may not approve any plan which permits any household to simultaneously participate in both the food stamp program and the distribution of federally donated foods. Requires the Secretary to establish uniform national standards of eligibility for participation by households in the food stamp program. States that the income standards of eligibility shall be the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget adjusted pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act. Directs the Secretary to prescribe additional standards of eligibility which shall include, but not be limited to, the amounts of liquid and nonliquid assets. Provides that household income for purposes of the food stamp program shall be the gross income of the household less: (1) a standard deduction of $100 a month applicable to all households; and (2) an additional deduction of $25 a month for any household in which there is at least one member who is age sixty or older. Limits eligibility to participate in the food stamp program to citizens and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residency. States that no individual shall be considered eligible for the food stamp program as a member of a household if he is: (1) over 18; (2) is enrolled at an institution of higher education; and (3) is a dependent child for income tax purposes of a taxpayer who is not a member of an eligible household. Prohibits households which transfer liquid or nonliquid assets for the purpose of qualifying for the food stamp program from becoming eligible for at least a thirty-day period. Requires the Secretary to issue photo identification cards to households certified eligible to participate in the program. States that households shall be charged thirty percent of their income for the coupon allotment issued to them. Provides that if a State agency does not comply with the provisions of the Food Stamp Act, the Secretary may refer the matter to the Attorney General with a request for an injunction, or he may direct that there be no further issuance of coupons in the political subdivisions where such failure has occurred until such time as satisfactory corrective action has been taken. Directs the Secretary to pay to each State agency out of funds appropriated by Congress an amount equal to 75 percent of all direct costs of State food stamp program investigations, prosecutions, and State activities related to recovering losses sustained in the food stamp program. Provides for a civil money penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Food Stamp Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 33 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Agriculture and Consumer Protection and Reserve Act - Title I: Extends the Agriculture Act, as amended by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act, for the 1978 through 1981 crop years. Changes the loan rate for the 1977 through 1981 crops of feed grains, cotton, wheat and soybeans from 80 to 90 percent of the average price farmers received in the United States during the marketing years for the preceding three crops of each commodity. Stipulates conditions under which the Commodity Credit Corporation may dispose of commodities for which loan levels are established pursuant to this Act. Title II: Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a separate reserve of inventories of wheat, feed grains, and soybeans. Authorizes the Secretary to dispose of commodities in such reserves for use: (1) in relieving distress in areas affected by acute unemployment, major disaster, or civil defense emergency; and (2) in assisting in the preservation and maintenance of foundation herds of cattle, sheep and goats.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 92 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Designates the fourth Monday in March of each year as "National Agriculture Day".
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 78 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Declares the sense of the House that the Secretary of Agriculture should assess the whey supply situation and report his findings to the House Committee on Agriculture, and that the Department of Agriculture should increase whey research programs.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 51 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Declares the sense of the House that the United States make immediate and substantial public investments in agricultural research and technology for the express purpose of increasing food production which would: (1) insure a ready supply of food at reasonable consumer food costs; (2) aid in the maintenance of a favorable United States trade balance; and (3) reduce the risk of food shortages in years of adverse weather.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 35 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Expresses the sense of Congress that incentives toward the fulfillment of a national soil and water conservation policy should include tax credits and Federal grants to stimulate the development of shelterbelts.