A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.

Summary

Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for the following programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) standard level user charges; (3) advisory committees; (4) departmental administration; (5) Office of Governmental and Public Affairs; (6) Office of Congressional Affairs; (7) Office of the Inspector General; (9) Office of the General Counsel; (9) Federal Grain Inspection Service (with limitations on administrative expenses); (10) Agricultural Research Service (including scientific activities overseas); (11) Cooperative State Research Service; (12) Extension Service; (13) National Agricultural Library; (14) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (15) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (16) Economic Research Service; (17) Statistical Reporting Service; (18) Agricultural Cooperative Service; (19) World Agricultural Outlook Board; (20) Agricultural Marketing Service (with limitations on administrative expenses); (21) Packers and Stockyards Administration; (22) Agricultural Stabilization and conservation Service (including the dairy indemnity program); and (23) Office of Transportation. Limits the amount to be obligated for inspection and weighing services. Authorizes the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Commodity Credit Corporation to make expenditures, within specified limits, to carry out their respective programs. Title II: Rural Development Programs - Appropriates funds for rural development assistance as follows: (1) Office of Rural Development Policy; (2) Farmers Home Administration; (3) Rural Electrification Administration; (4) Soil Conservation Services; and (5) Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Title III: Domestic Food Programs - Appropriates funds for programs of the Food and Nutrition Service, including the food stamp program. Title IV: International Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Foreign Agricultural Service (including an allotment from the Commodity Credit Corporation); (2) Public Law 480 (financing the sale of agricultural commodities for convertible foreign currencies; and (3) the Office of International Cooperation and Development. Title V: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Food and Drug Administration; (2) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and (3) the Farm Credit Administration (with limitations on administrative expenses). Title VI: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of specified appropriations made by this Act. Prohibits the use of funds for the production of marihuana or other prohibited drug-producing plants for illegal use. Limits the amount of transfers to the Working Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital for data services and National Finance Center operations. Prohibits the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to any resolution of disapproval. Provides that the certificates of beneficial ownership sold by the Farmers Home Administration in connection with specified insurance funds shall not be less than 75 percent of the value of loans closed during the fiscal year. Prohibits the use of funds to carry out any activity related to phasing out the Resource Conservation and Development Program. Prohibits the use of funds to prevent or interfere with the right and obligation of the Commodity Credit Corporation to sell surplus agricultural commodities in world trade at competitive prices. Authorizes the provision of specified commodities to individuals in cases of hardship. Prohibits the payment of any funds out of the Treasury to any private individual or corporation in satisfaction of a loan guarantee entered into by a Federal agency or corporation with respect to loans made and credits extended to the Polish People's Republic, unless: (1) the Republic has been declared to be in default of its debt to such individual or corporation; or (2) the President has provided a monthly written report to specified congressional leaders justifying any such payments during the previous month. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate construction on not less than 20 new projects under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act and not less than five new projects under the Flood Control Act.

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Timeline

1. 1 February 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies.

   Source: Committee

2. 1 February 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 February 1983

   Committee

   First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

4. 28 April 1983

   Committee

   Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

5. 10 May 1983

   Committee

   First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.

   Source: Committee

6. 3 June 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-231.

   Source: Committee

7. 3 June 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-231.

   Source: Committee

8. 3 June 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported.

   Source: Committee

9. 3 June 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

10. 3 June 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 153.

    Source: Calendars

11. 3 June 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

12. 7 June 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.220 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

13. 7 June 1983

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving Points of Order Against Consideration of the Bill.

    Source: Floor

14. 8 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 297 - 115 (Record Vote No: 175).

    Source: Floor

15. 8 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 297 - 115 (Record Vote No: 175).

    Source: Floor

16. 8 June 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

17. 8 June 1983

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

18. 9 June 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

19. 21 June 1983

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

20. 22 June 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 257.

    Source: Calendars

21. 22 June 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Cochran with amendments. With written report No. 98-160.

    Source: Committee

22. 22 June 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

23. 29 June 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Cochran; McClure; Andrews; Abdnor; Kasten; Mattingly; Specter; Hatfield; Eagleton; Stennis; Chiles; Burdick; Sasser.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 29 June 1983

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

25. 29 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 77-18. Record Vote No: 179.

    Source: Floor

26. 26 October 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Whitten, Traxler, McHugh, Natcher, Akaka, Watkins, Hightower, Smith (IA), Alexander, Smith (NE), Robinson, Myers, Rogers, Conte.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 26 October 1983

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 26 October 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

29. 27 October 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-450 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 27 October 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-450 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 27 October 1983

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 27 October 1983

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

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Sponsors

• Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution waiving certain points of order against consideration of the bill (H.R. 3223) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.
• amends ← To provide funds for construction of Phase III of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
• amends ← To provide funds for the purposes of maintaining, developing, and increasing the export of agricultural commodities and products of the United States.
• amends ← To eliminate the partial year funding dates for food stamps, child nutrition, and the feeding program for women, infants and children (WIC).
• amends ← To provide that none of the funds provided by this Act be used to conduct a producer reserve program for wheat and feed grains, or a payment-in-kind land diversion program which provides payment at rates that are less than the payments for the storage of the commodity in commercial storage facilities in the area.
• amends ← To prohibit the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated under the Act to provide certain agriculture incentives to persons who produce certain agricultural commodities on highly erodible land.
• amends ← To provide a $5,000,000 contingency fund for the Food and Drug Administration for emergency-related activities.
• amends ← To pay additional claims for the elderly feeding program.
• amends ← To provide an additional $100,000,000 for Public Law 480 programs.

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