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Bill· HRH.R. 5268 (97th)open

A bill entitled the: "Federal Meat Inspection Act Amendments of 1981".

United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to permit distribution in interstate commerce of certain State- inspected meat and poultry products. Requires States to use official marks on meat and poultry products inspected under State law. Authorizes meat and poultry processing establishments to transfer from State to Federal inspection or vice versa on October 1 of each year upon the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires State-inspected products which are distributed in interstate commerce to meet Federal marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredient requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 5275 (97th)referred

A bill to extend the delay in making any adjustment in the price support level for milk, and to extend the time for conducting referenda with respect to marketing quotas for wheat, upland cotton, and rice.

United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981

Amends Federal law to extend the existing price-support level for milk until March 31, 1982. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend marketing quota referendum deadlines for wheat, upland cotton, and rice until March 31, 1982.

Bill· SS. 1955 (97th)referred

A bill to extend the delay in making any adjustment in the price support level for milk, to extend the time for conducting referenda with respect to marketing quotas for wheat, upland cotton, and rice, and to extend the authority to enter into agreements and programs of assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1981

Amends Federal law to extend the existing price-support level for milk until March 31, 1982. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend marketing quota referendum deadlines for wheat, upland cotton, and rice until March 31, 1982. Extends the food for peace program under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

Bill· HRH.R. 5210 (97th)referred

A bill to extend the delay in making any adjustment in the price support level of milk, to extend the time for conducting referenda with respect to marketing quotas for wheat, upland cotton, and rice, and to extend the authority to enter into agreements and programs of assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 1981

Amends Federal law to extend the existing price-support level for milk until March 31, 1982. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend marketing quota referendum deadlines for wheat, upland cotton, and rice until March 31, 1982. Extends the food for peace program under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 257 (97th)passed

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should continue Department policy in deferring the repayment of, and foreclosure proceedings on, certain outstanding loans made by the Farmers Home Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should continue Department policy in deferring the repayment of, and foreclosure proceedings on, certain outstanding Farmers Home Administration loans.

Bill· HRH.R. 5196 (97th)referred

A bill to extend the delay in making any adjustment in the price support level for milk and to extend the time for conducting referenda with respect to the national marketing quotas for wheat and upland cotton.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981

Amends Federal law to extend the existing price support level for milk through March 31, 1982. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend the deadlines for wheat and upland cotton marketing quota referendums until March 31, 1982.

Bill· HRH.R. 5160 (97th)referred

A bill to provide that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall encourage and assist in the voluntary labeling of food for sodium content, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1981

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a program to encourage and assist food manufacturers to voluntarily declare the sodium content in their food products on the product labels. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to report to Congress within fifteen months of enactment of this Act on the results of such program. Requires the Secretary, not later than twelve months thereafter, to report to Congress on the adequacy of such program.

Bill· HRH.R. 4975 (97th)referred

Agricultural Fair Practices Act Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1981

Agricultural Fair Practices Act Amendments of 1981 - Permits an agricultural producer association to request accreditation from the Secretary of Agriculture to serve as its members' exclusive bargaining agent. Requires the Secretary to act on such request within 60 days. Requires approval if the association: (1) is producer-owned; (2) has binding sales contracts with its members; (3) represents a sufficient number of producers or its members produce sufficient produce to enable it to effectively bargain with handlers; and (4) negotiates for prices and other trade terms respecting the production, sale, or marketing of its members' products, or for compensation for products by its members under contract. States that accreditation shall be effective for as long as the association meets the accreditation requirements. Requires an accredited association to file an annual report with the Secretary. Gives an association 30 days to correct an accreditation deficiency or to request a hearing after receiving notice of the Secretary's intent to revoke accreditation. Enumerates unfair handler and producer practices, including: (1) coercion; (2) false reporting; (3) bad faith bargaining; and (4) refusal to comply with arbitration. Authorizes the Secretary to provide mediation services when bargaining between a handler and an association reaches an impasse. Directs the Secretary to establish a compulsory and binding arbitration procedure. Authorizes the Secretary to require arbitration if so requested by either party and if he thinks bargaining has reached an impasse. Provides for the assignment and remittance of association fees. Provides an administrative procedure for processing charges of bad faith bargaining. Requires the Secretary to investigate any alleged violation of this Act, and to issue a complaint and hold a hearing if he has reasonable cause to believe such violation has occurred. Directs the Secretary to conduct investigations and hearings as he determines necessary. Permits suits for damages under this Act to be brought in U.S. district court without regard to dollar amounts. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4941 (97th)referred

A bill incentive to discourage price support loan defaults.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce interest charges in periods of declining or low prices on outstanding Commodity Credit Corporation loans. Directs that such reductions shall not exceed the total amount of interest due.

Bill· SS. 1825 (97th)open

A bill to prohibit price support for crops produced on certain lands in the western part of the United States which have not been used in the past ten years for agricultural purposes, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1981

Prohibits price supports for crops produced on certain western lands which have not been cultivated for the previous ten years. Exempts from such prohibition landowners having long-term soil conservation agreements with the Department of Agriculture.

Bill· HRH.R. 4721 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to extend the provisions of such Act to rabbits, to require that imported meat be subject to certain testing, and to require that the costs of testing and inspecting imported meat be borne by the importers of such meat.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to include rabbit as a meat food product regulated under such Act. Prohibits the importation into the United States of meat food products unless: (1) tests have been conducted to determine whether such products contain a prohibited chemical substance or an excess level of an allowed chemical substance; (2) persons in the exporting country, who are certified by the Department of Agriculture, have conducted such tests; and (3) the appropriate government official of the exporting country has certified to the Secretary that such tests have been conducted. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a program to verify the accuracy of the required testing. Requires the Secretary to prescribe assessments and fees on imported meat food products to cover the costs of examination, inspection, and labeling as determined necessary. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend or revoke the export privileges of any meat exporter who fails to pay such assessments.

Bill· SS. 1697 (97th)reported

A bill to temporarily delay the October 1, 1981, increase in the price support level for milk and to extend the time for conducting the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1982.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1981

Establishes the milk price support at $13.10 per hundredweight for milk with 3.67 percent butterfat for the period of October 1, 1981 - November 15, 1981. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend the deadline for the 1982 wheat crop quota referendum.

Bill· HRH.R. 4632 (97th)referred

A bill to provide land-grant status for the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the University of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1981

Declares that the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the University of Puerto Rico shall be considered a land-grant college established for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts in accordance with specified provisions of Federal law. Authorizes the appropriation of a specified amount of money to Puerto Rico in lieu of donations of public land or land scrip for the endowment and maintenance of such colleges.

Law· HRH.R. 4612 (97th)enacted

A bill to temporarily delay the October 1, 1981, increase in the price support level for milk and to extend the time for conducting the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1982.

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1981

Establishes the milk price support at $13.10 per hundredweight for milk with 3.67 percent butterfat for the period of October 1, 1981-November 15, 1981. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend the deadline for the 1982 wheat crop quota referendum.

Bill· HRH.R. 4588 (97th)open

Hunger Prevention and African Food Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1981

Hunger Prevention and African Food Security Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to use at least half of the funds available for development assistance to provide assistance for persons living in absolute poverty as defined by specified standards. Requires special emphasis to be placed on alleviating hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly on facilitating the participation of women in food production in that region. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to specify a minimum aggregate value of all famine relief agreements. Requires famine relief agreements to provide that at least one-fifth of the commodities made available for famine relief or funds generated from the sale of those commodities in participating countries shall be used to strengthen food distribution systems in famine-prone countries, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Requires each such agreement to specify the measures taken to ensure that such commodities and funds benefit primarily the poor.

Bill· HRH.R. 4576 (97th)referred

Rural Enterprise Zone Development Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1981

Rural Enterprise Zone Development Act of 1981 - Title I: Declares the purpose of this Act to be to provide financial and technical assistance and tax incentives to help restore distressed rural areas. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to define "rural enterprise zone" (zone) as an area under at least one local government's jurisdiction with a population density of less than 200 people per square mile and a total population of between 5,000 and 50,000 people. Requires a local entity to submit a zone plan to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval. Authorizes the Secretary to make: (1) development facility grants; (2) vocational education and agricultural extension service center loans; and (3) industrial and commercial activity loans and loan guarantees. Limits the number of annual zone designations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983-1984. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make technical assistance grants and provide related aid to rural enterprise zones. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983-1984. Title II: Tax Incentives for Small Businesses Located in Rural Enterprise Zones - Small Rural Business Program Tax Act of 1981 - Subtitle A: Designation of Eligible Areas and Businesses - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add a new subchapter which sets forth criteria for the designation of rural enterprise zones and defines qualified small rural businesses for purposes of providing tax incentives for such businesses. Empowers the Secretary of Agriculture to approve the designation of an area as a rural enterprise zone if a local government submits to the Secretary a plan which meets specified requirements for the establishment of such zones. Limits the number of zones which the Secretary may designate in any calendar year. Sets forth criteria relating to population, poverty, unemployment, and per capital income growth which the Secretary must consider in approving the designation of a rural enterprise zone. Defines a "qualified small rural business" (small rural business) as an actively conducted trade or business which employs individuals who perform a specified number of hours of service for the business in a rural enterprise zone. Disqualifies any business which has had gross receipts in excess of $2,000,000 for any of the three preceding taxable years. Subtitle B: Tax Incentives for Qualified Small Rural Businesses - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the capital gains tax rates of small rural businesses and investors in rural enterprise zones. Exempts the capital gains of small rural businesses from the minimum tax. Excludes from gross income 50 percent of the total of small rural business income for a taxable year and interest on loans made to such businesses to finance business activity in a rural enterprise zone. Allows small rural businesses a five percent tax credit for interest paid on loans used to finance business activity in a rural enterprise zone. Allows a targeted jobs income tax credit for the hiring of employees for a small rural business. Allows a small rural businesses and their employees a refundable income tax credit for training designed to improve the technical and managerial skills of such employees. Allows a small rural business to elect to use the cash method of accounting. Authorizes accelerated depreciation for small rural business property. Increases by ten percent the investment tax credit for the rehabilitation expenditures of a small rural business.

Bill· HRH.R. 4549 (97th)referred

A bill to require that imported meat and meat food products made in whole or in part of imported meat be subjected to certain tests and that such meat or products be identified as having been imported; to require that the cost of conducting such tests, inspection, and identification procedures on imported meat and meat food products be borne by the exporters of such articles, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1981

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the labeling as imported of the package or container of any imported meat or meat product capable of use as human food. Requires that such products: (1) meet the same health standards as domestically produced meat; and (2) be tested in the exporting country. Requires periodic tests of such products in the United States by the Department of Agriculture. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe necessary assessments and fees to cover the costs of such tests.

Bill· HRH.R. 4520 (97th)referred

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1981

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1981 - Title I: Repeal of Programs Concerning Price Support For and the Marketing of Tobacco - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal specified programs concerning tobacco, including: (1) price supports; (2) parity payments; (3) review and adjustment of quotas; and (4) marketing quotas. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to prohibit agricultural commodity assistance for tobacco. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing any orders that regulate the handling of tobacco. Makes such provisions applicable to the 1982 and subsequent crops of tobacco. Title II: Withdrawal of Consent Relating to Compacts Among States for Regulating Tobacco Production and Commerce - Repeals provisions relating to compacts among States providing for the control or production of, or commerce in, tobacco within such States. Withdraws congressional consent of such compacts. Title III: Tobacco Inspection and Related Services - Amends the Tobacco Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees from specified persons for the inspection, certification, and other services concerning tobacco at designated auction markets. Requires that such fees cover the cost of such services. Makes such provisions effective July 1, 1981. Title IV: Warehouse Examination, Inspection, and Licensing - Amends the United States Warehouse Act to direct the Secretary to collect a fee for examinations and inspections of agricultural product warehouses that covers the costs of providing such services. Authorizes appropriations. Makes the above provisions effective October 1, 1982. Title V: Increased Tax on Cigars and Cigarettes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on cigars and cigarettes.

Bill· HRH.R. 4475 (97th)referred

Floral Research and Consumer Information Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1981

Floral Research and Consumer Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue research and promotion orders for the plant trade. Prescribes administrative procedure for such orders. Requires the Secretary to appoint a "Floraboard" composed of not more than 75 producers and importers nominated by certified organizations. Requires such Floraboards to develop plans and projects subject to the Secretary's approval. Provides for assessments on the sale of flowers and plants to defray administrative costs. Specifies the terms an order may contain. Requires approval of an order by a referendum of producers. Requires the Secretary to suspend or terminate an order on his own initiative, or at the behest of a referendum under certain circumstances. Exempts certain producers and importers from coverage. Provides for assessment refunds and review of orders upon petition. Vests the district courts of the United States with enforcement jurisdiction. Sets forth criteria for the certification of producer and importer organizations. Enumerates investigative and legal powers of the Secretary with respect to Floraboard orders. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1617 (97th)referred

A bill to require that imported meat and meat food products be subject to certain examination and inspection requirements, and to require the labeling of such imported products.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1981

Title I: Examination, Inspection, and Labeling Requirements for Imported Meat - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the labeling of any carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product which is imported into the United States and capable of consumption as human food. Subjects all imported agricultural products to the same inspection standards that are applied to domestic products. Prohibits the entry of imported products that do not meet such standards or such products that have been treated with unapproved agricultural chemicals, animal drugs, or medicated feeds. Requires the Secretary to prescribe assessments and fees on imported meat food products to cover examination, inspection, and labeling costs as determined necessary. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend or revoke the export privileges of any meat exporter who fails to pay such assessments. Title II: Requirement that Eating Establishments Inform Customers That Imported Meat or Meat Food Products are Served in Such Establishments - Requires eating establishments that serve imported meat to inform their customers of that fact. Sets forth penalties for owners, employees, or agents thereof who knowingly violate such requirement.

Bill· SS. 1616 (97th)referred

Floral Research and Consumer Information Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1981

Floral Research and Consumer Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue research and promotion orders for the plant trade. Prescribes administrative procedure for such orders. Requires the Secretary to appoint a "Floraboards" composed of not more than 75 producers and importers nominated by certified organizations. Requires such Floraboard to develop plans and projects subject to the Secretary's approval. Provides for assessments on the sale of flowers and plants to defray administrative costs. Specifies the terms an order may contain. Requires approval of an order by a referendum of producers. Requires the Secretary to suspend or terminate an order on his own initiative, or at the behest of a referendum, under certain circumstances. Exempts certain producers and importers from coverage. Provides for assessment refunds and review of orders upon petition. Vests the district courts of the United States with enforcement jurisdiction. Sets forth criteria for the certification of producer and importer organizations. Enumerates investigative and legal powers of the Secretary with respect to Floraboard orders. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4453 (97th)referred

Farmworker Bill of Rights Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1981

Farmworker Bill of Rights Act - Establishes the United States Commission on Farmworkers. Directs the Commission to prepare a farmworker bill of rights establishing minimum standards for the protection of farmworkers, including rights relating to labor, health and safety, housing, education, and government program access. Directs the Commission to devise labels to be attached to domestically produced agricultural products to indicate to retail consumers that the agricultural products were: (1) produced using farmworkers covered and protected by the farmworker bill of rights; or (2) not produced using the labor of farmworkers. Directs the Commission to establish procedures relating to: (1) growers' and producers' right to use such labels; (2) certification and monitoring of growers' and producers' compliance with such bill of rights; and (3) periodic review of Federal laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to farmworkers. Directs the Commission to: (1) serve as a national clearinghouse for information on Federal, State, and local laws and regulations which concern farmworkers; (2) investigate and provide information on the status of nationwide compliance with the farmworker bill of rights; (3) recommend improvements in Federal programs relating to farmworkers; and (4) develop a reasonable standard definition of "farmworker." Sets forth provisions for membership, staff, and powers of the Commission. Directs the Commission to transmit to Congress, within one year, the report containing the proposed farmworker bill of rights. Provides that such proposed bill of rights shall not take effect if both Houses of Congress adopt a concurrent resolution of disapproval within 90 calendar days of continuous session after receipt. Directs the Commission to submit yearly legislative recommendations to the President and the Congress. Directs the Commission to submit administrative recommendations to the President whenever appropriate.

Bill· SS. 1560 (97th)referred

National Soil Conservation Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1981

National Soil Conservation Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a cost-sharing program with landowners and operators for the conservation of soil, water, and related resources. Bases such agreements and conservation standards on local conditions. Authorizes a five-year pilot program to test the purchase of conservation benefits. Authorizes necessary appropriations for such programs through fiscal year 1986.

Bill· SS. 1557 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to increase the ceilings on license fees, remove the exemption from branch fees, and increase the level of damages claimed which entitles a respondent to an opportunity for oral hearing.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1981

Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 to: (1) increase license fee ceilings; (2) eliminate the branch fee exemption; and (3) increase the oral hearing damage threshold.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 201 (97th)passed

A resolution relating to the Food Emergency in Poland.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1981

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) private relief agencies embarking on a program of emergency foodstuffs for Poland are to be commended and Americans encouraged to support this effort; (2) the Senate supports the President's efforts to respond to the Polish food emergency and urges a continuation of this stance; and (3) European governments and peoples are urged to assist in relieving the Polish food emergency.

Bill· HRH.R. 4263 (97th)open

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to designate the "Roy A. Taylor Forest" in the Nantahala National Forest, Jackson County, North Carolina and erect appropriate signs and markings at a suitable location on the Blue Ridge Parkway to commemorate the "Roy A. Taylor Forest".

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1981

Designates the Roy A. Taylor Forest in the Natahala National Forest in North Carolina. Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior: (1) to erect appropriate signs and markings commemorating the contributions of Roy A. Taylor and the designation of Roy A. Taylor Forest; and (2) to place information and designations of such forest in publications for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4267 (97th)referred

Meat Inspection, Grading, and Labeling Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1981

Meat Inspection, Grading, and Labeling Act of 1981 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct tests on imported carcasses and meat or meat food products capable of consumption as human food at the point of entry into the United States to determine if such products contain any prohibited substance under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend such tests for certain packaged foods and label such foods as untested. Allows adulterated meat food products to be imported into the United States if such products are labeled as condemned and are to be used as fertilizers or for other similar purposes. Requires the Secretary to prescribe assessments on imported meat food products necessary to cover the costs of inspections, certifications, testing, and labeling. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend or revoke the privilege of any person or plant to export such products to the United States for failure to pay such assessments. Directs the Secretary to establish a system for the labeling of meat food products at the time of inspection to indicate whether such products are domestic or imported. Requires imported labeling to indicate the country of origin. Provides that any person other than the ultimate consumer who breaks a container of meat food products shall affix such labeling as required by regulations issued by the Secretary. Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the inspection and certification of agricultural products shipped or received in interstate commerce. Directs the Secretary to establish and carry out a system for grading the quality of imported meat food products.

Bill· SS. 1515 (97th)open

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1981

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1981 - Title I: Repeal of Programs Concerning Price Support For and the Marketing of Tobacco - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal specified programs concerning tobacco, including: (1) price supports; (2) parity payments; (3) review and adjustment of quotas; and (4) marketing quotas. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to prohibit agricultural commodity assistance for tobacco. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing any orders that regulate the handling of tobacco. Makes such provisions applicable to the 1982 and subsequent crops of tobacco. Title II: Withdrawal of Consent Relating to Compacts Among States for Regulating Tobacco Production and Commerce - Repeals provisions relating to compacts among States providing for the control of production of, or commerce in, tobacco within such States. Withdraws Congressional consent to such compacts. Title III: Tobacco Inspection and Related Services - Amends the Tobacco Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees from specified persons for the inspection, certification, and other services concerning tobacco at designated auction markets. Requires that such fees cover the cost of such services. Makes such provisions effective July 1, 1981. Title IV: Warehouse Examination, Inspection, and Licensing - Amends the United States Warehouse Act to direct the Secretary to collect a fee for examinations and inspections of agricultural product warehouses that covers the costs of providing such services. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act. Makes the above provisions effective October 1, 1982. Title V: Increased Tax on Cigars and Cigarettes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on cigars and cigarettes.

Bill· HRH.R. 4250 (97th)referred

Family Farm Antitrust Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1981

Family Farm Antitrust Act of 1981 - Finds that vertical integration within the agricultural industry by corporations engaged in the processing, distributing and retail industries, and other conglomerate corporations, tends to create monopolies in the agricultural industry and produce unfair competition for family farms, contributing to the decline of rural populations and the consequent crowding of metropolitan centers. Declares it to be the national policy to restore the competition to the agricultural industry and to provide for the continuance of the family farm. Amends the Clayton Act to provide that no person who is engaged in commerce in a business other than farming and whose nonfarming business assets exceed $5,000,000 shall engage in farming or the production of agricultural products or participate in farming by any means of acquisition or control of another person who is engaged in farming. Specifies exceptions including charitable, educational or nonprofit institutions, and farmer-owned and controlled cooperatives. Permits the continuation of farming interests by persons otherwise in violation of this Act if such interests are not increased or expanded for the five-year period following enactment of this Act. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire at fair market value any property or interest of which any person is required to divest themself of under the provisions of this Act if the person is otherwise unable to divest themself of such property or interest. Directs the Secretary to engage in specified enforcement activities including the exercise of any general investigatory authority vested in the Secretary, and to report to the Federal Trade Commission the results of such investigations. Authorizes the Secretary to submit recommendations to the Congress for adjustments to the limitation on nonfarming business assets to reflect changes in economic conditions.

Bill· HRH.R. 4213 (97th)referred

Arid Lands Renewable Agricultural Resources Corporation Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1981

Arid Lands Renewable Resources Corporation Act of 1981 - Title I: General Provisions - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to encourage private investment in developing domestic oil and rubber producing plants. Title II: Establishment of Corporation - Creates the Arid Lands Renewable Resources Corporation. Vests the Corporation's powers in a Board of Directors. Provides for the appointment of an Inspector General and an Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors. Title III: Production Goal of the Corporation - Requires the Board to develop and submit a comprehensive strategy plan to the Congress within one year of enactment of this Act. Directs the Corporation to periodically solicit arid lands resources proposals. Sets forth Congressional oversight provisions. Title IV: Financial Assistance - Authorizes the Corporation to provide financial assistance through price guarantees, loans, and joint ventures. Title V: Corporation Construction Projects - Authorizes the Corporation to own arid lands resources projects, including construction projects. Title VI: Capitalization and Finance - Authorizes the Corporation to issue obligations solely to the United States. Grants it tax free status. Title VII: Unlawful Acts, Penalties, and Suits Against the Corporation - Sets forth penalty and related provisions. Title VIII: General Provisions - Requires the Corporation to: (1) submit quarterly and annual reports to the President and the Congress; and (2) conduct a study of supplemental financial protection for lenders. Authorizes Western Hemisphere projects. Title IX: Disposal of Assets - Authorizes the Corporation to dispose of assets. Title X: Termination of Corporation - Sets forth termination provisions. Title XI: Department of the Treasury - Authorizes unspecified appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4191 (97th)referred

A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain agricultural commodities acquired by the Department of Agriculture in 1980; to establish an Agricultural Export Revolving Fund to be financed by the proceeds from that disposal; to authorize funds; and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1981

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to sell the agricultural commodities which the Department of Agriculture bought because of the 1980 trade embargo against the Soviet Union. Sets forth the manner of making such sales. Requires using the sales proceeds to capitalize the Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund. Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1967 to establish the Fund in the U.S. Treasury. Authorizes the Commodity Credit Corporation to use the Fund to finance: (1) certain export sales of agricultural commodities; (2) export sales of breeding animals; and (3) facilities in importing countries to handle U.S. agricultural exports. Limits the Corporation's use of the Fund to extending credit to develop markets where there is a substantial potential for regular commercial markets for U.S. agricultural commodities. Directs the Secretary to ensure the equitable use of the Fund to finance sales to the greatest feasible number of countries. Adds to the Fund certain payments received by the Corporation. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the Corporation's use of the Fund to carry out export credit sales. Terminates the Fund on October 1, 1985.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 177 (97th)open

A resolution relating to the importation of potatoes from Canada.

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1981

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) negotiate an agreement limiting the export from Canada to the United States of both seed and tablestock potatoes; and (2) issue regulations to carry out such agreement.

Bill· HRH.R. 4126 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat be labeled imported, and to require that certain eating establishments serving imported meat inform customers of that fact.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1981

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to deem misbranded any imported meat that is not labeled imported. Requires owners or operators of eating establishments that sell a significant amount of imported meat food products to inform their customers of such fact. Sets forth penalties for failure to comply with this requirement. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a proposed rule defining what constitutes a significant amount of imported meat not later than 30 calendar days after the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth a procedure for reissuance of such proposed rule in the event the appropriate Congressional committees disapprove such rule.

Bill· SS. 1462 (97th)open

Arid Lands Renewable Resources Corporation Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1981

Arid Lands Renewable Resources Corporation Act of 1981 - Title I: General Provisions - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to encourage private investment in developing domestic oil and rubber producing plants. Title II: Establishment of Corporation - Creates the Arid Lands Renewable Resources Corporation. Vests the Corporation's powers in a Board of Directors. Provides for the appointment of an Inspector General and an Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors. Title III: Production Goal of the Corporation - Requires the Board to develop and submit a comprehensive strategy plan to the Congress within one year of enactment of this Act. Sets forth procedures for: (1) congressional approval of such plan by joint resolution; (2) disapproval of a Corporation action by either House; and (3) congressional approval of an amendment to the plan by concurrent resolution. Directs the Corporation to periodically solicit arid lands resources proposals. Title IV: Financial Assistance - Authorizes the Corporation to provide financial assistance through price guarantees, loans, and joint ventures. Title V: Corporation Construction Projects - Authorizes the Corporation to own arid lands resources projects, including construction projects. Title VI: Capitalization and Finance - Authorizes the Corporation to issue obligations solely to the United States. Grants it tax free status. Title VI: Unlawful Acts, Penalties, and Suits Against the Corporation - Sets forth penalty and related provisions. Title VIII: General Provisions - Requires the Corporation to: (1) submit quarterly and annual reports to the President and the Congress; and (2) conduct a study of supplemental financial protection for lenders. Authorizes Western Hemisphere projects. Title IX: Disposal of Assets - Authorizes the Corporation to dispose of assets. Title X: Termination of Corporation - Sets forth termination provisions. Title XI: Department of the Treasury - Authorizes unspecified appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1456 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported agricultural commodities meet the inspection and other standards that apply to domestically-produced agricultural commodities.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1981

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same standards as domestically produced products. Prohibits the imposition of standards with respect to imported meat that are less stringent than standards imposed by other provisions of such Act.

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