legislation: 98-hjres-518
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| 98-hjres-518 | 98 | hjres | 518 | A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, for the Department of Agriculture. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-19 | 1984-03-19 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | Makes a supplemental appropriation for FY 1984 to the Department of Agriculture to provide emergency food assistance for African countries through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). Requires that a specified amount of such commodities shall be available in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II (the famine relief provisions) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and that a specified amount shall be available on a competitive bid or barter basis. Authorizes the CCC to purchase commodities to meet emergency requirements if CCC stocks are not available. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z |