A bill to extend the export authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to include fish and fish products, without regard to whether such fish are harvested in aquacultural operations, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to authorize the Commodity Credit Corporation to export or aid in the development of foreign markets for fish and fish products without regard to whether the fish are harvested in aquacultural operations. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to include fish within the definition of agricultural commodities, for purposes of that Act, without regard to whether the fish are harvested in aquacultural operations. Deletes the provision which requires that priority be given to financing the sale of food and fiber commodities under title I of such Act. Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to include fish within the definition of agricultural commodities, for purposes of the export sales credit program of that Act, without regard to whether the fish are harvested in aquacultural operations.

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 20 September 1984

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 June 1983

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