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H.R. 12979 (93rd)

Food Commodity Distribution Program Act

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Introduced

21 February 1974

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Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

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Summary

Food Commodity Distribution Program Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to use his power to appropriate funds to encourage the domestic consumption of agricultural products to purchase agricultural commodities for the purpose of maintaining or increasing the traditional level of expenditure for food assistance programs authorized by law. Allows the Secretary to use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes, if the stocks of that Corporation are not available. States that this Act shall be effective on July 1, 1975.

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