A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to provide for a reserve stock of agricultural commodities for use when sufficient quantities of agricultural commodities are not otherwise available to carry out agreements under that Act.

Summary

Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to direct the President to establish a reserve stock of agricultural commodities which will be available to carry out agreements under such Act whenever the commodities otherwise available for disposition are insufficient because of statutory limitations. Limits the aggregate quantity of commodities in the reserve at any time to 6,000,000 metric tons.

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Timeline

1. 9 June 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 June 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 June 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 June 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
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