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| 98-sres-479 | 98 | sres | 479 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President should oppose the imposition of duties on United States soybeans and soybean products imported into countries of the European Community. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-10-11 | 1984-10-16 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department, Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) continue to oppose the proposed modification of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Commission of the European Community to impose duties on soybeans and soybean products imported into countries of the Community; (2) take measures to protect U.S. trading interests if such modification is adopted; and (3) urge the Council of European Community Ministers to reject any proposal that would put a financial burden on U.S. agricultural producers. | 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z | |
| 98-hr-6413 | 98 | hr | 6413 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an acreage limitation program and a land diversion program for the 1985 crop of feed grains. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] | IA | D | B000298 | 0 | Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a combined acreage limitation program and a land diversion program for the 1985 feed grain crop. Sets forth program provisions, including a diversion rate for corn of $1.50 per bushel. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-6395 | 98 | hr | 6395 | A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish a program to support the price of the 1986 through 1989 crops of feed grains and wheat; to require that strategic and critical materials be acquired, to the maximum extent feasible, by bartering agricultural commodities; to make persons who produce agricultural commodities on highly erodible land ineligible for certain agriculture-related programs; and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-10-04 | 1984-10-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10] | MI | D | A000076 | 0 | Title I: Price Support for Feed Grains and Wheat - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish price support programs for the 1986 through 1989 feed grain and wheat crops. Places limits on the resale of such crops acquired for use as alcohol fuels. Establishes a civil penalty for violations of this title. Title II: Exportation of Agricultural Commodities - Subtitle A: Financing Exports - Amends the Food For Peace Act of 1966 to extend the Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund through FY 1989. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to extend the export program through FY 1989. Subtitle B: Bartering for Strategic and Critical Materials - Directs the President and the Secretary of Energy, respectively, to seek to acquire petroleum products and strategic and critical materials by bartering Commodity Credit Corporation agricultural stocks. Requires at least ten percent of any such commodities to be shipped from U.S. Great Lakes ports. Title III: Soil Conservation - Subtitle A: Highly Erodible Land - Makes persons growing crops on highly erodible land ineligible for price supports and other agricultural program benefits. Sets forth exemptions based on previous plantings or prior determinations of erodibility. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to complete specified land capability classification surveys as soon as practicable. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Studies Related to Land Use - Directs the Secretary to undertake: (1) a cropland base protection study; and (2) an analysis of Department of Agriculture soil conservation programs. Subtitle C: Program to Reduce Erosion - Directs the Secretary, during FY 1986 through 1988, to enter into long-term soil and water conservation contracts with owners and operators of erosion-prone land. Sets forth program provisions. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations. Subtitle D: Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary to publish regulations implementing this title in the Federal Register … | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 98-hr-6377 | 98 | hr | 6377 | Barter Promotion Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Barter Promotion Act of 1984 - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to promote U.S. agricultural exports and to protect the assets of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and for these purposes the Secretary of Agriculture should barter Corporation commodities for foreign goods and equipment. Authorizes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture to cover Corporation costs in acquiring agricultural commodities for such barter transactions. Directs the Secretary to carry out such transactions with a minimum displacement of normal commercial export sales. | 2025-08-29T17:41:10Z | |
| 98-hr-6385 | 98 | hr | 6385 | A bill to amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to require that for purposes of making assistance available under the emergency feed program, the Secretary of Agriculture consider the nutritive value and suitability of feed available for particular types of livestock and poultry. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-03 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 0 | Amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to consider the nutritive value and suitability of available feed for purposes of emergency livestock feed assistance. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-6386 | 98 | hr | 6386 | A bill to amend section 331A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to forgo foreclosure of certain loans and to make an adjusted loan schedule available to the borrower providing for equitable repayment terms consistent with the borrower's prospective cash flow. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-03 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 0 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit family farmers to request the Secretary of Agriculture for foreclosure deferrals and loan rescheduling based on prospective cash flow. Requires a showing of: (1) good management; (2) temporary inability to repay because of circumstances beyond one's control; and (3) reasonable chance of repayment. Terminates such program on September 30, 1986. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hres-590 | 98 | hres | 590 | A resolution relating to Canadian pork imports. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-09-25 | 1984-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20] | IL | D | D000563 | 61 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct appropriate members of the administration to: (1) pursue discussions with Canada directed toward resolving problems relating to U.S. imports of Canadian pork; and (2) use all available authorities to protect the economic viability of the U.S. pork industry and to promote free and fair trade. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-3017 | 98 | s | 3017 | Domestic Food Assistance Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-09-24 | 1984-10-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1333. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 9 | Domestic Food Assistance Act of 1984 - Title I: Food Stamp Program - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to raise food stamp allotments from 99 to 100 percent of the thrifty food plan. Increases the earned income deduction from 18 to 20 percent. Makes households each of whose members receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) categorically eligible for program participation. States that denial of eligibility or termination of benefits from such programs cannot be a basis for denial of food stamp eligibility or termination of benefits. Increases the resources limitation from $1500 to $2250, and from $3000 to $3500 for the elderly and disabled. Increases the threshold for accounting a vehicle's value against resources from $4500 to $5500. Permits States to stagger coupon issuance. Requires (currently permits) the Secretary to provide for alternative means of coupon issuance if doing so would improve program integrity. Prohibits financial institutions from charging retail food stores coupon redemption fees. Directs States to periodically assess the need to keep food stamp offices open during weekend or evening hours. Makes homeless persons eligible for food stamps. Prohibits appropriations under such Act from being transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture. Requires States imposing a sales tax on food stamp purchases to transfer such revenues to the Secretary of the Treasury within 15 months of the end of each fiscal year. Authorizes States to establish community work experience programs. Title II: Nutrition Surveillance - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to include periodic health and nutrition samplings of vulnerable low income groups in the Department of Agriculture's continuing food consumption survey. Title III: Food Distribution and Emergency Shelters - Authorizes the transfer of specified agricultural commodities to public or nonprofit organizations for low-income … | 2025-08-29T17:41:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6265 | 98 | hr | 6265 | President's Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-09-18 | 1984-10-02 | See H.J.Res.648. | House | Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] | FL | D | F000041 | 1 | President's Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1984 - Title I: President's Emergency Fund - Establishes the President's Emergency Food Assistance Fund (the Fund). Authorizes the President to furnish assistance from the Fund to alleviate acute food shortages abroad. Authorizes the President to use in the Fund funds made available under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 or under certain chapters of the Economic Support Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the President to submit an annual report which details all the activities funded by this Act. Title II: Food for Peace Program - Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to authorize the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay the transportation costs from points of entry to storage and distribution sites for commodities for urgent and extraordinary relief requirements. | 2025-08-29T17:41:36Z | |
| 98-s-3002 | 98 | s | 3002 | Temporary Agricultural Interest Rate Reduction Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-09-18 | 1984-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 3 | Temporary Agricultural Interest Rate Reduction Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a one-year program of agricultural operating loan interest rate reductions if interest rates are ten percent or more as of March 1, 1985. Requires participants to repay any assistance provided under this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:39:11Z | |
| 98-s-2997 | 98 | s | 2997 | Contract Chicken Growers Protection Amendment of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-09-17 | 1984-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Contract Chicken Growers Protection Amendment of 1984 - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to require poultry processors to pay their contract growers within seven days of delivery, unless otherwise agreed to (up to a maximum of 30 days). Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce such requirement through existing provisions of such Act. | 2025-08-29T17:39:18Z | |
| 98-hr-6252 | 98 | hr | 6252 | A bill entitled: The Milk Protein Act of 1984. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-09-14 | 1984-09-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Directs the President to limit imports of milk protein products. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an import licensing system for foreign milk protein products which gives: (1) first preference to importers or users who establish that there are no substitutes for their products; (2) second preference to importers or users who establish that domestically produced skim milk or skim milk solids cannot be substituted for their products; and (3) third preference to all other importers or users. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-2967 | 98 | s | 2967 | Agricultural Credit Assistance Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-09-06 | 1984-09-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 1 | Agricultural Credit Assistance Act of 1984 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to temporarily take over lending institution-held agricultural loans (at from 75 percent to 95 percent of original value) at reduced interest rates. Requires the Secretary to issue such a lending institution an obligation for the amount of the take-over. Limits loan amounts to $750,000 and maximum interest rate buy-downs to five percent. | 2025-08-29T17:38:37Z | |
| 98-hr-6161 | 98 | hr | 6161 | A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, for the purpose of facilitating the handling of milk in a market. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-08-10 | 1984-08-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Amends the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, to provide for additional milk handling and marketing services. | 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z | |
| 98-s-2954 | 98 | s | 2954 | Food Stamp Redemption Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-08-10 | 1984-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 1 | Food Stamp Redemption Act - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to prohibit financial institutions from charging retail food stores service charges for the redemption of food stamp coupons. | 2025-08-29T17:40:56Z | |
| 98-s-2925 | 98 | s | 2925 | Food Stamp Amendments of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-08-09 | 1984-09-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1159. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Food Stamp Amendments of 1984 - Title I: References to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 - Declares that, unless otherwise stated, this Act shall amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977. Title II: Food Stamp Budgetary Revisions - Provides categorical food stamp eligibility for households in which all members receive assistance under the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) program. Lowers the minimum food stamp program work registration age from 18 years old to 16 years old. Makes mandatory certain State program job search requirements which are currently optional. Gives a State the option of extending work requirements to currently exempt caretakers of three-year old to six-year old children. Repeals the student work requirement exemption. Establishes a nationwide community work experience program. Sets forth program provisions. Revises State agency liability provisions to make States liable for errors in excess of three percent, beginning in FY 1985. Bases sanctions on actual overissued benefits. Title III: Food Stamp Administrative Improvements Definition of Thrifty Food Plan - Changes the age range in the four-person family used in calculating the thrifty food plan. Authorizes State agencies to disqualify individuals for fraud or intentional misrepresentation without an automatic hearing. Permits the use of food stamp information provided by retail stores by State agencies administering the supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) program. Amends the definition of "financial institution" which may redeem food stamp coupons to include all banks or savings and loan associations (presently includes only federally-insured institutions). Provides for State agency administration of work registration and job search services. Amends the procedures regarding judicial review of retailer-wholesaler disqualifications or administrative penalties to: (1) prohibit the reduction of disqualification periods or penalty amounts; and (2) permit a stay action only if the appellant can present a strong s… | 2025-08-29T17:40:34Z | |
| 98-sres-431 | 98 | sres | 431 | A resolution relating to Canadian pork imports. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-23 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department, Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 43 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should direct appropriate members of the Administration to: (1) pursue discussions with Canada directed toward resolving problems relating to U.S. imports of Canadian pork; and (2) use all available authorities to protect the economic viability of the U.S. pork industry and to promote free and fair trade. | 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6094 | 98 | hr | 6094 | Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-08-08 | 1984-08-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Mandatory Fish Inspection Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate, within one year of enactment, a mandatory inspection program of the commercial processing of fish, shellfish, and their products used for human consumption. | 2025-08-29T17:38:57Z | |
| 98-hr-6033 | 98 | hr | 6033 | Production Credit Association Improvement Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-07-26 | 1984-08-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 1 | Production Credit Association Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to state that a member of the board of directors of a production credit association (association) may be removed only by a majority vote of the association's members. Prohibits a Federal intermediate credit bank (bank) from denying borrowing approval to an association seeking a loan from a commercial institution offering more favorable terms than such bank offers. Sets a three-year maximum term of office for an association manager or other chief executive officer. Permits removal of such manager for incompetence or felony conviction. Prohibits loan foreclosures by such associations or banks without the approval of the local loan committee or other officer or employee having loan approval authority. States that only the board of directors of an association may remove or not appoint a manager or chief executive officer. Requires each bank to prepare and file an annual report with the appropriate associations and the appropriate congressional committees. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such banks should recognize the severe, adverse economic conditions in the agricultural community, should adopt practices to curtail administrative costs, and should not require production credit associations to make capital improvements. | 2025-08-29T17:37:43Z | |
| 98-s-2860 | 98 | s | 2860 | Meat and Poultry Inspection Improvement Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-07-25 | 1984-07-31 | Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 0 | Meat and Poultry Inspection Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to refuse or withdraw inspection services if it is determined, after opportunity for a hearing, that an individual is unfit to engage in a business requiring food inspection because of: (1) a conviction for food-handling or transporting violations, or any felony; or (2) interference with a Federal inspector. Permits summary withdrawal or denial of Federal inspection services, pending an expedited hearing or judicial review, to protect the public health or the safety of Federal inspectors. Permits similar inspection withdrawal for recurring sanitation violations, but only after notice and opportunity for compliance. | 2025-08-29T17:38:35Z | |
| 98-hjres-627 | 98 | hjres | 627 | A joint resolution designating the week of October 7-13, 1984, as "National Cheeseburger Week". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-07-24 | 1984-07-24 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 1 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of October 7 through October 13, 1984, as National Cheeseburger Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-s-2857 | 98 | s | 2857 | Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-07-23 | 1984-09-25 | Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable. | Senate | Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] | ND | R | A000208 | 9 | Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue and amend honey orders. Provides for the establishment of: (1) a Honey Board; and (2) a National Honey Nominations Committee to nominate Board members and alternates. States that such Board shall administer orders, develop plans for research, promotion, and consumer information and finance such activities through producer, importer, and handler assessments. Exempts specified small producers and importers from such assessments. | 2025-08-29T17:40:14Z | |
| 98-hr-5976 | 98 | hr | 5976 | A bill to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer prevented planting insurance. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-29 | 1984-07-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] | IA | D | B000298 | 0 | Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer a prevented planting program for specified crops planted and produced by annual tilling. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-sconres-130 | 98 | sconres | 130 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should assure an adequate flow of affordable credit to farmers and should assure fair treatment to agricultural borrowers. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-29 | 1984-08-07 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 6 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, in cooperation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, should: (1) exercise appropriate authority to assure that an adequate flow of credit be available to American farmers at reasonable rates; and (2) take noninflationary actions necessary to reduce interest rates. | 2021-06-29T21:26:25Z | |
| 98-sjres-332 | 98 | sjres | 332 | A joint resolution to proclaim October 16, 1984, as "World Food Day". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-29 | 1984-10-15 | Became Public Law No: 98-476. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 32 | Designates October 16, 1984, as World Food Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-614 | 98 | hjres | 614 | A joint resolution designating the seven-day period beginning on February 8, 1985, and ending on February 14, 1985, as "National Chocolate Week". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-28 | 1984-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 0 | Designates the period beginning on February 8 and ending on February 14, 1985, as National Chocolate Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5954 | 98 | hr | 5954 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project involving the redemption of food stamp coupons through uninsured financial institutions. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-28 | 1984-07-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project under which five financial institutions not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation are permitted to redeem food stamp coupons. Requires a report on the results to specified Congressional committees. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-s-2817 | 98 | s | 2817 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project involving the redemption of food stamp coupons through uninsured financial institutions. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-28 | 1984-07-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition (Agriculture). | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project under which five financial institutions not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation are permitted to redeem food stamp coupons. Requires a report on the results to specified congressional committees. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-hr-5947 | 98 | hr | 5947 | Livestock Producer Disaster Assistance Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-27 | 1984-07-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Livestock Producer Disaster Assistance Act of 1984 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to lease livestock to eligible livestock producers who have been substantially affected by a natural disaster and whose financial condition makes it impossible to obtain sufficient credit from private lenders or through the Farmers Home Administration in order to continue livestock operations. Sets forth program requirements. Requires the Secretary to carry out the provisions of such program through the Commodity Credit Corporation. | 2025-08-29T17:38:37Z | |
| 98-hjres-600 | 98 | hjres | 600 | Agricultural Trade and Export Policy Commission Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-21 | 1984-08-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-412. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 25 | (Measure passed House, amended) Agricultural Trade and Export Policy Commission Act - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to establish a new subtitle which may be cited as the Agricultural Trade and Export Policy Commission Act. Establishes a National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy (Commission) to conduct a study of the agriculture-related trade and export policies and programs of the United States and the international and domestic factors affecting such policies and programs, including U.S. intergovernmental activities that affect the formulation of policies. Requires the Commission to be composed of ex officio congressional members, plus 23 members appointed by the President. Requires the Commission to submit to the President and the Congress: (1) a report containing its initial findings and recommendations with respect to the agriculture-related trade and export policies and programs of the United States, including ways such policies and programs can be improved by March 31, 1985; (2) additional interim reports on its work as may be requested by the chairmen of specified congressional committees; and (3) a report containing the final results of its study and recommendations by July 1, 1986. Authorizes Federal and public support to the Commission. Limits to a specified percentage of the Commission's total budget the amount that may be contributed by any one person or entity. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay the Commission's expenses if public contributions are insufficient. Exempts the Commission from specified provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and guidelines relating to the performance appraisals of Federal employees. Terminates the Commission 60 days after the transmission of its final report to the President and the Congress. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-sjres-319 | 98 | sjres | 319 | Agricultural Trade and Export Policy Commission Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-21 | 1984-08-03 | Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1125. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 21 | Agricultural Trade and Export Policy Commission Act - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to establish a National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy (Commission) to conduct a study of the agriculture-related trade and export policies and programs of the United States and the international and domestic factors affecting such policies and programs, including U.S. intergovernmental activities that affect the formulation of policies. Requires the Commission to be composed of ex officio congressional members, plus 23 members appointed by the President. Requires the Commission to submit to the President and the Congress: (1) a report containing its initial findings and recommendations by March 31, 1985; (2) additional interim reports on its work as may be requested by the chairmen of specified congressional committees; and (3) a report containing the final results of its study and recommendations by July 1, 1986. Authorizes Federal and public support to the Commission. Exempts the Commission from specified provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and guidelines relating to the performance appraisals of Federal employees. Terminates the Commission 60 days after the transmission of its final report to the President and the Congress. | 2025-08-29T17:42:09Z | |
| 98-s-2781 | 98 | s | 2781 | A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to remove processed poultry marketings from coverage of such Act. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-20 | 1984-09-27 | Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 6 | Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to remove processed poultry products from its coverage. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-sres-410 | 98 | sres | 410 | A resolution to designate the week of October 14, 1984, through October 20, 1984, as "National Honey Week". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-18 | 1984-06-18 | Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] | FL | D | C000356 | 1 | Designates the week of October 14 through October 20, 1984, as National Honey Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5876 | 98 | hr | 5876 | A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-15 | 1984-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains. | House | Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] | OK | D | E000184 | 0 | Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 regarding the 1985 wheat crop to: (1) permit hay and grazing on diverted acreage; (2) increase price support levels; and (3) provide for a 50 percent acreage reduction (20 percent acreage limitation, 30 percent land diversion). Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from requiring or using a coordinated financial statement or similar document in connection with any Farmers Home Administration loan application. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-5854 | 98 | hr | 5854 | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee certain outstanding agricultural loans which are modified by private lenders, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] | IA | R | L000169 | 6 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee certain lending institution-held farm loans. Provides, with regard to such program, for: (1) Federal guarantees of 90 percent of between 80 and 90 percent of the original obligation, with such ten to 20 percent debt obligation transferred to the Federal Government in exchange for the guarantee; (2) extended loans of up to 20 years; (3) county committee applicant certification; (4) lender interest rates not in excess of three percent plus the existing local Federal Reserve bank discount rate; (5) limited additional borrower debt; (6) discretionary three-year principal or interest deferrals owed to the Secretary; and (7) individual debt limits. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a feasibility study for a Federal program to reduce farmland foreclosure sales through multiparty agreements with lenders and borrowers to transfer or adjust the terms of such loans; and (2) report to Congress within one year. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-s-2765 | 98 | s | 2765 | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee certain outstanding agricultural loans which are modified by private lenders, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee certain lending institution-held farm loans. Provides, with regard to such program, for: (1) Federal guarantees of 90 percent of between 80 and 90 percent of the original obligation, with such ten to 20 percent debt obligation transferred to the Federal Government in exchange for the guarantee; (2) extended loans of up to 20 years; (3) county committee applicant certification; (4) lender interest rates not in excess of three percent plus the existing local Federal Reserve bank discount rate; (5) limited additional borrower debt; (6) discretionary three-year principal or interest deferrals owed to the Secretary; and (7) individual debt limits. Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study for a Federal program to reduce farmland foreclosure sales through multiparty agreements with lenders and borrowers to transfer or adjust the terms of such loans. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-hr-5837 | 98 | hr | 5837 | A bill to stabilize farm credit, provide financial assistance to certain borrowers who participate in agricultural commodity programs for meeting increases in real estate mortgage loan payments resulting from increases in interest rates, to help protect farmland values, to reduce surplus commodity production and promote conservation, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-13 | 1984-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] | IA | R | E000259 | 5 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to pay interest subsidies to qualified crop producers participating in agricultural commodity programs for the 1985 crop year who experience financial difficulties as a result of real estate mortgage loan rate increases. Limits subsidies to interest payable during 1985. Directs the Secretary to lease farmland that lenders have acquired through foreclosure or abandonment if such leasing is necessary to protect farmland values, reduce surplus production, and promote conservation. Prohibits the Secretary from selling farmland it holds in States where farmland values have decreased. Permits the Secretary to lease back such farmland on a crop share basis to the original owner with an option to buy when values stabilize. Directs the Secretary, upon request by a qualified lender, to guarantee 90 percent of the unpaid balance of qualified loans in agricultural communities that are experiencing severe economic stress. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-sres-402 | 98 | sres | 402 | A resolution opposing certain proposed import restrictions by the European Community on U.S. agricultural products. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-12 | 1984-06-12 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] | MN | R | B000647 | 38 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Administration should continue to oppose the imposition of restrictions by the European Community (EC) on imports of nongrain feed ingredients and corn gluten as a means to shift to other countries part of the cost of its domestic agricultural policies; and (2) imposition of a consumption tax on vegetable oils and fats by the EC would restrain trade and violate the tariff bindings in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on soybeans and soybean products. States that if EC action is taken to inhibit the importation of such products, then the United States should restrict EC imports by the same proportion of reduced U.S. export products. | 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5816 | 98 | hr | 5816 | Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-11 | 1984-06-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Chappie, Eugene A. [R-CA-2] | CA | R | C000322 | 0 | Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Act of 1984 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to replace the annual authorization of appropriations in the Federal budget with authority for the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration to use the assets of the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund to carry out the provisions of such Act. Repeals requirements that redemptions, purchases, and sales of interim notes made by the Administrator be treated as public debt transactions. Declares that the sale by the Administrator of notes or certificates of beneficial ownership shall be treated as borrowing for purposes of the Federal budget. (Currently, the sale of notes is treated as a sale of assets.) Limits the aggregate amount of insured loans the Administrator may make in any one fiscal year. Replaces existing five and two percent insured loan interest rates with a standard annual rate to be established by the Secretary of Agriculture. Authorizes the Administrator to charge borrowers fees for guarantees, accommodations or subordinations. Prohibits the Administrator from guaranteeing loans of subordinate liens or mortgages where the interest on such loans or other financing is excludable from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code. Requires rural electrification borrowers to obtain concurrent financing according to criteria and ratios established by the Administrator. Prohibits the making of loans to borrowers with a specified consumer or subscriber density unless such borrower is experiencing extreme financial hardship. Requires the Rural Telephone Bank to reimburse other agencies of the Department of Agriculture for the use of personnel and facilities. Terminates in FY 1984 (currently, 1991) the capitalization of such Bank. Requires the redemption of stock purchased through such capitalization soon after September 30, 1985 (currently, September 30, 1995). Ends the exclusion from the Federal budget of purchases and resales of telephone debentures and loans and advan… | 2025-08-29T17:38:40Z | |
| 98-hr-5801 | 98 | hr | 5801 | Ethanol Energy Policy Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-07 | 1984-06-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10] | MI | D | A000076 | 0 | Ethanol Energy Policy Act of 1984 - Title I: Ethanol Demonstration Program for Federal Vehicles - Requires the Secretary of Energy to acquire at least 1,000 ethanol-powered passenger automobiles during FY 1985 and conduct studies with respect to the performance and maintenance of such vehicles. Requires that methanol be offered for sale to the public for use in other vehicles through September 30, 1989. Authorizes the Secretary to provide Federal agencies with such ethanol-powered vehicles at their request. Requires the agencies to cooperate with the Secretary in studies related to such vehicles. Sets forth reporting requirements which apply to the Secretary. Title II: Demonstration Program for Ethanol-Powered Buses - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to permit State and local entities which are eligible for grants under any other provision of such Act to apply to the Secretary of Transportation for grants for the acquisition of ethanol-powered buses. Requires grant recipients to participate in a demonstration program under which the Secretary shall conduct studies and tests with respect to the performance and maintenance of such buses. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for supplemental grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for the demonstration program. Sets forth reporting requirements which apply to the Secretary. Title III: Interagency Commission on Ethanol - Establishes the Interagency Commission on Ethanol to develop and coordinate implementation of a national ethanol energy policy. Requires the Commission to: (1) perform various studies with respect to the production, use, and promotion of ethanol as a fuel; (2) develop a plan for the commercialization of ethanol; (3) develop a public-awareness program on ethanol as a transportation fuel; (4) coordinate Federal efforts with respect to ethanol research and commercialization; and (5) ensure communication between Federal agencies involved in ethanol demonstration projects and establish an information clearinghou… | 2025-08-29T17:39:20Z | |
| 98-hr-5804 | 98 | hr | 5804 | Dairy Farm Efficiency Promotion Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-07 | 1984-06-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 1 | Dairy Farm Efficiency Promotion Act of 1984 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce the milk price support level over a period of six years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General (currently, only the Secretary of Agriculture) to prosecute antitrust violations by agricultural cooperatives. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933) to terminate its marketing provisions with regard to milk on June 1, 1992. Grants to any person, including consumers, the standing to challenge marketing order regulations. Sets the milk price for use classification. Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to establish a loan program for dairy conversions. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide loans to convert dairy farms into nondairy endeavors. | 2025-08-29T17:40:40Z | |
| 98-hr-5780 | 98 | hr | 5780 | A bill to amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985, 1986, and 1987 for agricultural research, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-06 | 1984-06-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize FY 1985 through 1987 appropriations for agricultural research in the fields of forestry, animal productivity, soil and water, human nutrition, and new crop strain development. Authorizes the National Science Foundation to carry out such research through competitive grants to State agricultural experiment stations, universities, research organizations, Federal agencies, and private individuals or corporations. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to include among the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences' responsibilities the development of guidelines for the Foundation to use in making such grants. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 98-sjres-306 | 98 | sjres | 306 | A joint resolution to proclaim July 10, 1984, as "Food for Peace Day". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-06 | 1984-07-09 | Became Public Law No: 98-349. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 70 | Designates July 10, 1984, as Food for Peace Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sres-396 | 98 | sres | 396 | A resolution to express the sense of the Congress that January 27 through February 2, 1985, should be observed as "National Meat Week". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-06-06 | 1984-06-15 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 28 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that January 27 through February 2, 1985, should be designated as National Meat Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5768 | 98 | hr | 5768 | Interest Rate Equity Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-31 | 1984-07-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Interest Rate Equity Act of 1984 - Limits the maximum interest rate applicable to loans made under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Small Business Act. | 2025-08-29T17:39:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5743 | 98 | hr | 5743 | A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-30 | 1984-09-25 | Conference Report 98-1071 Filed in House. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 98-1071) Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates funds for FY 1985 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; (8) 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. Authorizes the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Commodity Credit Corporation to make expenditures, within specified limits, to carry out their respective programs. Authorizes the Agricultural Research Service to obtain a one-year option on land at Fresno, California, and at Houma, Louisiana. Prohibits funds appropriated or made available under this Act from being used to implement any amendment to an order applicable to a fruit, vegetable, nut, or specialty crop issued pursuant to section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, unless each such amendment thereto is voted upon separately. Authorizes specified amounts to be transferred from the Commodity Credit Corporation to support the General Sales Manager in expanding commodity sales abroad. Title II: Rural Development Programs - Appropriates funds fo… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 98-s-2722 | 98 | s | 2722 | National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorization Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-25 | 1984-10-02 | See H.J.Res.648. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorization Act of 1984 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to authorize FY 1985 and 1986 appropriations for: (1) the summer food service program for children; and (2) the commodity distribution program. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to authorize FY 1985 and 1986 appropriations for: (1) State administrative expenses; (2) the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC); and (3) the nutrition education and training program. Extends through FY 1986 existing WIC requirements regarding: (1) State allocation of administrative funds; and (2) immediate funding of applicant agencies. | 2025-08-29T17:39:18Z | |
| 98-hjres-572 | 98 | hjres | 572 | A joint resolution to proclaim July 10, 1984, "Food for Peace Day". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-17 | 1984-07-09 | See S.J.Res.306. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 229 | Designates July 10, 1984, as Food for Peace Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-sjres-298 | 98 | sjres | 298 | A joint resolution to proclaim the month of July 1984 as "National Ice Cream Month" and July 15, 1984, as "National Ice Cream Day". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-17 | 1984-07-02 | Became Public Law No: 98-333. | Senate | Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] | KY | D | H000905 | 62 | Designates July 1984 as National Ice Cream Month and July 15, 1984, as National Ice Cream Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-s-2655 | 98 | s | 2655 | A bill to provide for a report concerning agricultural exports. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-10 | 1984-05-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Foreign Agricultural Policy. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 1 | Directs the U.S. Special Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce, to issue a report by February 1, 1985, concerning agricultural exports. Requires the report to be made available to specified committees. Sets forth information to be included in the report. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-s-2652 | 98 | s | 2652 | Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-09 | 1984-05-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to delete "sources of radiation" from the definition of "food additive". Defines "food irradiation treatment" as a food process. Applies specified food additive regulatory provisions to food irradiation treatments. Declares it to be the express intent of Congress to require national uniformity in the regulation of food irradiation treatment. Prohibits States or their political subdivisions from establishing food irradiation requirements different from, or in addition to, Federal requirements. Authorizes permanent appropriations to carry out the byproducts beneficial uses portion of the Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear waste management program. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to state that DOE may lease at fair market rates nuclear byproduct material for commercial food irradiation purposes. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation Treatment. Includes within such Commission's functions: (1) research and information exchange coordination; (2) encouragement of private enterprise in the development of food irradiation treatment; and (3) an annual report to Congress. Authorizes permanent appropriations. | 2025-08-29T17:40:55Z | |
| 98-s-2646 | 98 | s | 2646 | Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Solvency Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-08 | 1984-05-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Solvency Act of 1984 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration to maintain two separate accounts within the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund: (1) the Electrification Account; and (2) the Telephone Account. Requires obligations of the Fund to provide for level annual debt service payments. Authorizes reformation of outstanding obligations to provide for such payments. Replaces existing five and two percent insured loan interest rates with a standard annual rate (of at least five percent) to be determined by the Administrator. Authorizes reduced rates for financial hardship borrowers. Requires the Administrator to assist borrowers to achieve the financial strength necessary to obtain loans from non-Fund sources. Limits annual Electrification Account and Telephone Account principal obligations. Repeals certain restrictions on the terms and conditions of loans under such Act relating to: (1) preference in loans; and (2) elections of loans for a telephone system with an average subscriber density of three or fewer per mile. Repeals the provision including in the Fund moneys borrowed from the Secretary of the Treasury in exchange for interim votes. States that redeemed Class A stock shall be deposited into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. | 2025-08-29T17:38:15Z | |
| 98-hr-5605 | 98 | hr | 5605 | Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-07 | 1984-06-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 36 | Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to delete "sources of radiation" from the definition of "food additive". Defines "food irradiation treatment" as a food process. Applies specified food additive regulatory provisions to food irradiation treatments. Declares it to be the express intent of Congress to require national uniformity in the regulation of food irradiation treatment. Prohibits States or their political subdivisions from establishing food irradiation requirements different from, or in addition to, Federal requirements. Authorizes permanent appropriations to carry out the byproducts beneficial uses portion of the Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear waste management program. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to state that DOE may lease at fair market rates nuclear byproduct material for commercial food irradiation purposes. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation Treatment. Includes within such Commission's functions: (1) research and information exchange coordination; (2) encouragement of private enterprise in the development of food irradiation treatment; and (3) an annual report to Congress. Authorizes permanent appropriations. | 2025-08-29T17:39:13Z | |
| 98-hr-5587 | 98 | hr | 5587 | Dairy Competition Promotion Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Dairy Competition Promotion Act of 1984 - Amends Federal law to authorize the Attorney General (as well as the Secretary of Agriculture, as presently authorized) to serve an agricultural producer association with a restraint of trade complaint. Permits any person, including consumers and producers, (presently limited to handlers) affected by a marketing order to petition for modification of such order. Limits application of this Act to milk and dairy products and other specified commodities. | 2025-08-29T17:39:17Z | |
| 98-s-2637 | 98 | s | 2637 | A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to modify the amount of dependent care and excess shelter expense deductions which are allowable under such Act. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish separate deductions for dependent care expenses and excess shelter expenses for purposes of determining eligibility for certain food stamp benefit levels. Increases the maximum amount of such deductions. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-hr-5567 | 98 | hr | 5567 | Child Nutrition Amendments of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-02 | 1984-05-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] | IL | R | E000204 | 0 | Child Nutrition Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to limit to ten percent the amount of unobligated funds which a State may retain at the end of any fiscal year. Permits (currently directs) the Secretary of Agriculture to reallocate any unused funds to those States which can demonstrate the ability to use funds in excess of their allocation. Provides for the reimbursement of administrative costs incurred by food stamp agencies in providing a certificate of food stamp participation to food stamp households which are to be used in the school lunch verification process. Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY 1985 for State administrative expenses. Amends the National School Lunch Act to provide for a separate special-assistance factor for reduced-price lunches with a base of 68.75 cents and for reduced-price breakfasts with a base of 32.75 cents. Sets the maximum payment for severe need reduced-price breakfasts at 45.5 cents. Requires an annual adjustment of each such separate factor based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for food away from home. Terminates the Summer Food Service Program for Children and the Child Care Food Program. Authorizes State grants through FY 1989 for child nutrition assistance. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot to States from such appropriated funds an amount which bears the same ratio to the total appropriated funds as each State's allotment under the Summer Food Service Program and the Child Care Food Program for FY 1983 bore to the total funds appropriated for those programs. Permits the Secretary to adjust the allotment level based on the funds transferred to the Department for the Head Start Program. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to make payments to each State from such allotments. Provides that unobligated amounts shall remain available for the next fiscal year. Permits such amounts paid to a State to be used only for costs related to the provision of nutrition assistance to children, pr… | 2025-08-29T17:38:22Z | |
| 98-hres-496 | 98 | hres | 496 | A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the negative effects of the European Community's request for consultations with the United States under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to renegotiate the duty-free binding on corn gluten feed and other non-grain feed ingredients. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-05-02 | 1984-05-02 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20] | IL | D | D000563 | 22 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should continue to oppose: (1) the imposition of restrictions on European Community (EC) imports of nongrain feed ingredients and corn gluten and should support the current duty-free binding on such products; and (2) EC proposals which violate the duty-free binding on soybeans and soybean products under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and reaffirm the United States position that the imposition of a consumption tax by EC on vegetable fats and oils would represent a restraint of trade. States that if EC action is taken to inhibit the importation of such products, then the United States should restrict EC imports by the same proportion of reduced U.S. export products. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-2607 | 98 | s | 2607 | Anti-Hunger Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-30 | 1984-04-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] | KY | D | H000905 | 7 | Anti-Hunger Act of 1984 - Title I: School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch Act to authorize FY 1985 through 1988 appropriations for: (1) the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC); (2) State administrative expenses; (3) the childrens' summer food service program; and (4) the commodity distribution program. Provides a permanent authorization for the nutrition education and training program. Reduces the student cost of a reduced price lunch from 40 cents to 25 cents, and of a reduced price breakfast from 30 cents to 15 cents. Provides an additional six cents per breakfast to increase the nutritional quality of such program. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate related nutritional improvement regulations. Provides States with a three percent reimbursent for commodity for commodity transportation and storage costs. Eliminates the $1500 tuition limit for private school program particiaption. Increases the nubmer of reimbursable meals and snacks under the child care food program. Excludes certain medical expenses from household income for program eligibility purposes. Eliminates the requirement that free meal eligibility be the same as that required for food stamp eligibility. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring school lunch program income verification unless the direct cost of such verification is appropriated. Makes kindergartens in specified schools eligible for the special milk program. Obligates specified food service equipment appropriations for low-income area schools. States that school food facilities and personnel may be used for nonprofit nutrition programs for the elderly. Makes specified nonprofit private sponsors eligible for the summer feeding program. Prohibits States from using more than two and on-half percent of a current fiscal year's WIC appropriations for a preceding year's expenditures. Permits administrative funds to be used for technical assistance to improve State a… | 2025-08-29T17:39:16Z | |
| 98-s-2608 | 98 | s | 2608 | Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-30 | 1984-04-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1984 - Title I: Acreage Base and Program Yield System - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish farm acreage and crop acreage bases for each program crop based on the preceding five crop years. Permits producer crop acreage base adjustment. Requires program participation in order to receive price support assistance. Sets forth exceptions. Requires the Secretary to provide for a farm program yield for each crop based on the preceding five years. Sets forth related county committee recordkeeping responsibilities. Title II: Price-Support Levels for Program Crops - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide: (1) that price supports for peanuts for which marketing quotas have been disapproved shall be 50 percent of parity; and (2) no supports for tobacco for which marketing quotas have been disapproved. | 2025-08-29T17:39:55Z | |
| 98-s-2599 | 98 | s | 2599 | Child Nutrition Amendments of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-26 | 1984-05-16 | Committee on Agriculture. Ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 2722) in lieu of this measure. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Child Nutrition Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to limit to ten percent the amount of unobligated funds which a State may retain at the end of any fiscal year. Permits (currently directs) the Secretary of Agriculture to reallocate any unused funds to those States which can demonstrate the ability to use funds in excess of their allocation. Provides for the reimbursement of administrative costs incurred by food stamp agencies in providing a certificate of food stamp participation to food stamp households which are to be used in the school lunch verification process. Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY 1985 for State administrative expenses. Amends the National School Lunch Act to provide for a separate special-assistance factor for reduced-price lunches with a base of 68.75 cents and for reduced-price breakfasts with a base of 32.75 cents. Sets the maximum payment for severe need reduced-price breakfasts at 45.5 cents. Requires annual adjustment of each such separate factor based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for food away from home. Terminates the Summer Food Service Program for Children and the Child Care Food Program. Authorizes State grants through FY 1989 for child nutrition assistance. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot to States from such appropriated funds an amount which bears the same ratio to the total appropriated funds as each State's allotment under the Summer Food Service Program and the Child Care Food Program for FY 1983 bore to the total funds appropriated for those programs. Permits the Secretary to adjust the allotment level based on the funds transferred to the Department for the Head Start Program. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to make payments to each State from such allotments. Provides that unobligated amounts shall remain available for the next fiscal year. Permits such amounts paid to a State to be used only for costs related to the provision of nutrition assistance to children, prima… | 2025-08-29T17:41:10Z | |
| 98-hjres-554 | 98 | hjres | 554 | A joint resolution to designate the week of November 11, 1984, through November 17, 1984, as "Women in Agriculture Week". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-25 | 1984-10-04 | Became Public Law No: 98-446. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 222 | Designates the week of November 11 through November 17, 1984, as Women in Agriculture Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-556 | 98 | hjres | 556 | A joint resolution to proclaim October 16, 1984, as "World Food Day". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-25 | 1984-10-02 | For Further Action See S.J.Res.332. | House | Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-22] | IL | D | S000423 | 219 | Designates October 16, 1984, as World Food Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-sjres-279 | 98 | sjres | 279 | A joint resolution to designate the week of November 11, 1984, through November 17, 1984, as "Women in Agriculture Week". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-25 | 1984-09-21 | For Further Action See H.J.Res.554. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 41 | Designates the week of November 11 through November 17, 1984, as Women in Agriculture Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5449 | 98 | hr | 5449 | A bill to provide for fast-track treatment of injurious agricultural imports. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-12 | 1984-06-25 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USTR. | House | Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-30] | NY | R | C000666 | 0 | Authorizes the filing of a petition for emergency relief with the Secretary of Agriculture if a petition for import relief is filed with the International Trade Commission regarding a perishable product. Includes within the definition of perishable product specified agricultural products. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, within 14 days of the filing of the petition, to: (1) advise the President to take emergency action if the Secretary has reason to believe that the agricultural product is being imported in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury or threat of injury to a competing domestic industry; or (2) publish a notice of the decision not to recommend emergency action and so advise the petitioner. Requires the President, within seven days of receiving the Secretary's recommendation to take emergency action, to increase the duty on the article causing or threatening to cause serious injury to such industry or publish a notice of the determination to take emergency action. Provides for the termination of the emergency action. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hjres-543 | 98 | hjres | 543 | A joint resolution to proclaim July 1984 as "National Ice Cream Month"; and July 15, 1984 as "National Ice Cream Day". | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-11 | 1984-07-02 | See S.J.Res.298. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 223 | Designates July 1984 as National Ice Cream Month and July 15, 1984, as National Ice Cream Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-s-2546 | 98 | s | 2546 | A bill to extend through September 30, 1988, the period during which amendments to the United States Grain Standards Act contained in section 155 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 remain effective, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-10 | 1984-04-12 | Subcommittee on Agricultural Production. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-896. | Senate | Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] | ND | R | A000208 | 0 | Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to extend Federal Grain Inspection Service user fee and advisory committee authorities through FY 1988. Eliminates the 35 percent cap on related administrative and supervisory costs. Authorizes FY 1985 through 1988 appropriations for standardization and compliance activities, foreign monitoring activities, and other necessary expenses. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-s-2545 | 98 | s | 2545 | Nutrition Programs Reform Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-09 | 1984-10-02 | See H.J.Res.648. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Nutrition Programs Reform Act - Title I: Summer Food Service Program for Children - Amends the National School Lunch Act to eliminate local, municipal, and county government sites from participation in the summer food service program. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture and the States undertake activities to encourage participation in the summer food service program. Establishes income eligibility for participation of children in the summer food service program. Makes a child eligible for the program only if the child qualifies for free school lunches (current eligibility is based on the location of the summer food site within an area of poor economic conditions). Permits lunch only to be served at summer food service sites instead of lunch and either breakfast or a snack. Establishes summer food service reimbursement rates at the same level as those provided in the school lunch program for free lunches. Eliminates advance program payments to service institutions for the summer food service sites. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, no later than April 15 of each year, to allocate among the States funds appropriated to carry out the summer food service program during such year. Declares that the amount of funds allocated and paid to a State for a year shall be the authorized operational level for the program in the State for such year, except the Secretary may reallocate funds periodically if it is determined that a State is unable to spend its allocation of funds during such year. (Ends the entitlement status of the program, subjecting it to annual authorization and appropriations.) Permits a State agency, if the amount of funds allocated and paid to a State for a year is insufficient to permit the agency to make payments to service institutions within the State, to ratably reduce such payments to the extent necessary to insure that the total amount of such payments does not exceed the amount of allocated funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the summer food service progra… | 2025-08-29T17:38:20Z | |
| 98-hr-5358 | 98 | hr | 5358 | Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-04-04 | 1984-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-590. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 4 | (Measure passed House, amended) Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue and amend honey orders. Provides for the establishment of: (1) a Honey Board; and (2) a National Honey Nominations Committee to nominate Board members and alternates. States that such Board shall administer orders, develop plans for research, promotion, and consumer information and finance such activities through producer, importer, and handler assessments. Exempts specified small producers and importers from such assessments. | 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z | |
| 98-hr-5275 | 98 | hr | 5275 | A bill to require the Commodity Credit Corporation to have certain provisions in contracts entered into by the Corporation for storage of agricultural commodities. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-28 | 1984-04-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains. | House | Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] | OK | D | E000184 | 1 | Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act regarding long-term (in excess of one year) commodity storage contracts to require that: (1) rental rates shall be less than rates charged for one-year agreements; (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) shall not be obligated to pay for unused space it leases to another party; and (3) the CCC can terminate the agreement if the space is no longer needed and the owner can be given reasonable time to rent the space to another party. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-5286 | 98 | hr | 5286 | A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit any producer participating in the milk diversion program to sell to any member of a 4-H club or of the Future Farmers of America a single dairy cow for use as a membership project. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-28 | 1984-04-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 0 | Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit any producer participating in the milk diversion program to sell to a member of a 4-H club or of the Future Farmers of America a single dairy cow for use as a membership project. | 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z | |
| 98-s-2477 | 98 | s | 2477 | Surplus Food Commodities Trade and Donation Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-26 | 1984-07-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Foreign Agricultural Policy. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 7 | Surplus Food Commodities Trade and Donation Act of 1984 - Declares that it is the policy of Congress to increase the quantities of surplus dairy products and wheat that are provided by the United States to other nations by authorizing the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to undertake additional concessional sales and foreign donation programs. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the CCC, to the extent the Secretary of Agriculture determines appropriate, to export dairy products and wheat acquired by the CCC through price support operations through: (1) concessional sales; (2) donation; or (3) any combination of such sales and donations. Prohibits making such exports in amounts that will reduce the amounts of commodities traditionally available through donations to domestic nonprofit feeding programs or agencies. Authorizes the CCC to: (1) export dairy products and wheat under agreements with foreign governments and humanitarian organizations; (2) enter into agreements to provide dairy products and wheat in installments over an extended period of time; (3) exchange its stocks of such commodities for similar products produced domestically that will more nearly meet the needs of importing nations; (4) finance the concessional sales and exportation of such commodities and serve as the purchaser's shipping agent; and (5) pay certain incidental costs, freight, and transportaiton charges relating to commodities furnished for donations. Requires the provision of such commodities to be coordinated with other U.S. foreign assistance programs. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that: (1) the commodities exported for donation will be used for humanitarian feeding programs that directly benefit needy persons except that the sale or barter of such commodities may be permitted; and (2) dispositions of such commodities encourage increased use of commodities and agreements avoid displacing usual marketings of such commodities by the United States or any other nation. Directs the Secretary of Agricultur… | 2025-08-29T17:42:05Z | |
| 98-hr-5221 | 98 | hr | 5221 | A bill to extend through September 30, 1988, the period during which amendments to the United States Grain Standards Act contained in section 155 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 remain effective, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-22 | 1984-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 98-469. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to extend through FY 1988 Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) official inspection and weighing (including delegated State inspection) user fee and advisory committee authorities. Authorizes through FY 1988 the Secretary of Agriculture to reinvest FGIS - collected funds in interest-bearing accounts or U.S. debt instruments. Increases the FY 1985 through 1988 cap on FGIS administrative costs from 35 percent to 40 percent. Authorizes FY 1985 through 1988 appropriations for standardization and compliance activities, foreign monitoring activities, and other necessary expenses. Prohibits the Secretary from establishing a new class of wheat designated "Red wheat", as proposed in 49 Federal Register, pages 1730-1735, dated January 13, 1984. | 2025-04-07T14:20:36Z | |
| 98-hr-5223 | 98 | hr | 5223 | An act to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to exempt restaurant central kitchens under certain conditions from Federal inspection requirements. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-22 | 1984-10-17 | Became Public Law No: 98-487. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 14 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2256) Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to exempt from Federal inspection requirements any restaurant central kitchen that prepares ready-to-eat meat and meat food products or poultry products sent to and served at restaurants owned or operated by the same persons or firms which own or operate such central facility. Subjects such facilities to: (1) specified recordkeeping requirements; and (2) inspections if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that sanitary conditions or practices have adulterated such meat or poultry products. | 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z | |
| 98-sconres-99 | 98 | sconres | 99 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Federal bank regulatory agencies should require their examiners to exercise caution and restraint in adversely classifying loans made to farmers and ranchers. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-21 | 1984-04-24 | Committee on Banking received executive comment from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. | Senate | Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] | KY | D | H000905 | 14 | Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Federal bank regulatory agencies should require their examiners to exercise caution and restraint in adversely classifying loans made to agricultural borrowers. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 98-hr-5198 | 98 | hr | 5198 | Agricultural Export Trade Equity Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-20 | 1984-03-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4] | MI | R | S000409 | 0 | Agricultural Export Trade Equity Act of 1984 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to use the FY 1985 and 1986 agricultural export promotion funds for export assistance only in connection with agricultural commodities and products that have been adversely affected by price or credit subsidies used by other countries. Directs the Secretary to export at least 100,000 metric tons of dairy products owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation in each of FY 1985 and 1986, provided that: (1) export sales of dairy products shall be made at appropriate prices of not less than the minimum prices applicable under the International Dairy Arrangement; and (2) the level of exports shall be in addition to donations of dairy products made under other Acts. Authorizes the Secretary to formulate and carry out a program under which agricultural commodities and products acquired by the Corporation are made available for export without charge to U.S. exporters and users and foreign purchasers in order to promote export markets for such commodities and products. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that equal treatment is provided to domestic and foreign purchasers and users in cases where the importation of a manufactured product made from agricultural commodities, made available for export under this Act, would place domestic users of such commodity at a competitive disadvantage; (2) consider all interested foreign purchasers for participation, giving priority to those who have purchased U.S. agricultural commodities in the past and who continue to do so in increased quantities; (3) ensure that Corporation stocks, made available for export under this Act, are used to encourage increased use of such commodities and to avoid unnecessary market displacement of domestic agricultural commodities; and (4) take reasonable precautions to prevent resale, transshipment, or any use of such stocks other than domestic use in the importing country. Provides for supplemental distributions to… | 2025-08-29T17:38:34Z | |
| 98-hr-5200 | 98 | hr | 5200 | National Agricultural Soil Protection Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-20 | 1984-03-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2] | NE | R | D000065 | 5 | National Agricultural Soil Protection Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into long-term contracts with producers to convert highly erodible land from crop use to soil conservation use (including haying, grazing, and wild living resources conservation). Provides producers with: (1) cash or in kind payments of between 50 and 80 percent of conservation conversion costs, limited to an annual maximum per-acre amount equal to the county's average per-acre land value; and (2) five to ten percent bonuses for conservation conversions in specially designated areas. Permits advance and installment payments. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance; and (2) ensure that the amount of converted acreage in any county shall not cause adverse economic effects in such county. Makes any producer who breaches such a contract ineligible for other price support benefits for three years. Redesignates the existing position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs. Places the Foreign Agricultural Service and the Office of International Cooperation and Development under the direct supervision of such Assistant Secretary. Redesignates the existing position of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Commodity Programs, Natural Resources, and Extension. Places the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Soil Conservation Service, the Forest Service, and the Extension Service under the direct supervision of such Under Secretary. Makes conforming amendments to the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 and other Federal laws. | 2025-08-29T17:40:41Z | |
| 98-s-2453 | 98 | s | 2453 | A bill to require the Commodity Credit Corporation to have certain provisions in contracts entered into by the Corporation for storage of agricultural commodities. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-20 | 1984-03-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 1 | Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act regarding long-term (in excess of one year) commodity storage contracts to require that: (1) rental rates shall be less than rates charged for one-year agreements; (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) would not be obligated to pay for unused space it leases to another party; and (3) the CCC can terminate the agreement if the space is no longer needed and the owner can be given reasonable time to rent the space to another party. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 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 | |
| 98-hr-5180 | 98 | hr | 5180 | A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish separate deductions allowable for dependent care expenses and excess shelter expenses for purposes of determining certain benefit levels under the food stamp program, and to increase the maximum amount of such deductions. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-19 | 1984-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] | NY | D | W000258 | 46 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish separate deductions for dependent care expenses and excess shelter expenses for determining eligibility for certain food stamp benefit levels. Increases the maximum amount of such deductions. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-5181 | 98 | hr | 5181 | A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish a pilot project for rural areas of the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-19 | 1984-03-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish a food stamp pilot program in rural Alaska. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989. Limits payments to assistance expenditures and 50 percent of related administrative costs. Requires Alaska to submit (by June 1, 1985) an initial program plan for the Secretary of Agriculture's approval (by August 1, 1985). Authorizes plan revisions subject to the Secretary's approval. Requires such plan to: (1) name a State administering agency; (2) estimate expenditures; (3) assess rural food needs; (4) provide for program reports; and (5) authorize the use of assistance for hunting and fishing equipment. Permits the Secretary to: (1) deny or withhold assistance for plan noncompliance; and (2) provide technical assistance. Requires biennial State program audits. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for program review; (2) report to the appropriate congressional committees by March 1 of 1988 and 1989, respectively; and (3) issue final implementing regulations for adjustments to the rural Alaskan thrifty food plan within ten days. Sets forth penalties for misuse of program funds, assets, or property. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-5151 | 98 | hr | 5151 | Hunger Relief Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-15 | 1984-09-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1158. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 80 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #342 (364-39)) Hunger Relief Act of 1984 - Title I: Food Stamp and Related Provisions - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to make homeless persons eligible to participate in the food stamp program (program). Requires State agencies to develop related certification and issuance procedures. Increases the basis for the adjustment of food stamp benefits from the existing 99 percent of thrifty food plan costs to 100 percent for FY 1985, and 101 percent for FY 1986. Revises the definition of "disabled" to include certain persons receiving benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act or persons receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disabled benefits. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) program benefit levels should be reviewed; and (2) the House and Senate agricultural committees are encouraged to provide for such a review, to be completed by April 1, 1986. Makes households each of whose members receive SSI or Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) categorically eligible for program participation. States that denial of eligibility or termination of benefits from such programs cannot be a basis for denial of food stamp eligibility or termination of benefits. Excludes loan origination fees and insurance premiums from program "income." Increases the earned income deduction from 18 to 20 percent. Caps (with annual October adjustments as of 1985) the excess shelter expense deduction at $155 per month in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands at $260, $215, $180, and $110 per month, respectively. Revises the formula for computing the medical expense deduction from household income for the elderly and disabled. Grants States the option of calculating income either prospectively or retrospectively. Authorizes States to require specified categories of households to report monthly, or at less frequent intervals. Increases the resources limitation from $1,500 to $2,500, and from $3,000 to $3,500 for … | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-5123 | 98 | hr | 5123 | A bill to strengthen provisions of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act prohibiting conflicts of interests. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-14 | 1984-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20] | IL | D | D000563 | 6 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to prohibit any Department of Agriculture officer or employee who acts upon or reviews specified agricultural loan applications secured by land from acquiring any interest in such land for five years. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-5134 | 98 | hr | 5134 | A bill to amend the Agriculture Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make available advance deficiency payments for the 1984 and 1985 crops of wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice to certain producers in disaster areas. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-14 | 1984-03-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 6 | Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make available advance deficiency payments for the 1984 and 1985 crops of wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice to certain producers in disaster areas. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-s-2406 | 98 | s | 2406 | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to prohibit an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who acts upon or reviews an application for a loan for the purchase of land under such Act from acquiring an interest in such land for a period of five years after such action or review. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-12 | 1984-03-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 6 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to prohibit any Department of Agriculture officer or employee who acts upon or reviews any land purchase loan applications under such Act from acquiring any interest in the land involved for five years. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-hr-5069 | 98 | hr | 5069 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for the mandatory inspection of domesticated rabbits slaughtered for human food. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-08 | 1984-03-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4] | AR | D | A000213 | 0 | Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to subject domesticated rabbits slaughtered for human food to inspection, labeling, and other provisions of such Act. | 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z | |
| 98-s-2404 | 98 | s | 2404 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make indemnity payments to owners and operators of farms for damages arising from actions taken by personnel of the Army Corps of Engineers at the W.G. Huxtable Pumping Station in the State of Arkansas during May and June of 1983 to regulate the flow of the St. Francis River. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-08 | 1984-03-19 | Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 1 | Provides for indemnity payments to be made to farmers for flood damages arising from certain 1983 actions taken by Army Corps of Engineers personnel at the W.G. Huxtable Pumping Station on the Saint Francis River, Arkansas. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to hold claim hearings in Arkansas. Provides for judicial review of any such determination in U.S. district court. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 98-hr-5054 | 98 | hr | 5054 | A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require State agencies to carry out a workfare program applicable to households participating in the food stamp program. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-07 | 1984-03-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 14 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to make the present optional State food stamp workfare program mandatory. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-5032 | 98 | hr | 5032 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that any product containing imported fish be labeled to show the country from which the fish was imported. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-06 | 1984-03-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 32 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require nonrestaurant retail food products containing imported fish to be labeled to show the country from which the fish was imported. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5037 | 98 | hr | 5037 | Milk Producers Prompt Payment Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-06 | 1984-07-26 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 17 | Milk Producers Prompt Payment Act of 1984 - Provides that all milk purchased from a U.S. producer by a handler in a cash sale, and all inventories and proceeds and related products, shall be held by the handler in trust for the producer until the producer receives full payment. Exempts handlers whose total annual milk purchases do not exceed $500,000. Requires a handler to pay the full cash price to the producer within one day of receiving the milk, unless agreed otherwise. Grants producers a cause of action in U.S. district courts for handler trust or payment violations. | 2025-08-29T17:40:52Z | |
| 98-hr-5024 | 98 | hr | 5024 | Rural Development Reorganization Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-05 | 1984-05-16 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 23 | Rural Development Reorganization Act of 1984 - Title I: Reorganization Within Department of Agriculture - Amends Federal law to rename the Department of Agriculture the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Retitles the Secretary of Agriculture the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. Establishes the Rural Development Administration within such Department. Renames the Farmers Home Administration the Farm Administration. Makes conforming administrative changes. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, except for specified loan provisions, through the Rural Development Administration. States that titles V and VI of the Rural Development Act of 1972 shall be carried out through the Rural Development Administration. Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to expand the number of designated assistance areas from 225 to 450. Transfers certain conservation loan programs from the Farmers Home Administration to the Soil Conservation Service. Makes conforming amendments to specified agricultural and rural affairs acts. Title II: Administration of Federal Rural Housing and Community Development Programs - Transfers to the Rural Development Administration current FmHA loan programs for: (1) business and industry; (2) community facilities; (3) water and waste disposal (including grant authority); and (4) rural development and planning, excluding farm production. Transfers to the new Farm Administration current FmHA single-family housing loan programs. Makes conforming amendments to the Housing Act of 1949. Provides for farm ownership assistance to be carried out through such Administration. Makes conforming amendments to the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973. Title III: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions. | 2025-08-29T17:39:27Z | |
| 98-s-2379 | 98 | s | 2379 | Drought Assistance Equity Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-03-01 | 1984-03-19 | Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 1 | Drought Assistance Equity Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) provide for an eight-month disaster loan application period; (2) revise farmland collateral appraisal provisions (higher of the farm value as of one day or of one year before a disaster declaration); and (3) revise production loss determination provisions (higher of previous year's average monthly price or average monthly price for first three months after a disaster declaration). | 2025-08-29T17:41:24Z | |
| 98-hr-4973 | 98 | hr | 4973 | Food Aid and Export Market Promotion Act | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-29 | 1984-03-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] | IA | R | E000259 | 14 | Food Aid and Export Market Promotion Act - Requires the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to make a specified minimum amount of credit guarantees available to finance export sales of farm commodities. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to increase the annual authorized appropriations to carry out famine relief programs (title II of such Act). Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to authorize the donation of CCC stocks of dairy products and other agricultural commodities for the assistance of needy persons outside the United States. (Current law authorizes the donation only of CCC stocks of dairy products.) Requires that the proceeds of the sale or barter of such dairy products or commodities shall be used exclusively to facilitate providing assistance to such needy people. Requires the CCC to make available a specified minimum amount of financing during FY 1984 and FY 1985 for export sales of breeding animals and for the establishment of facilities in the importing nation for handling agricultural commodities. Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to authorize the CCC to finance or guarantee export sales of agricultural commodities out of CCC and private stocks. Requires that repayment of such financing shall be in dollars with interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires the General Accounting Office, within 120 days of enactment of this Act, to report to Congress on the effectiveness and adequacy of U.S. food aid programs. | 2025-08-29T17:39:00Z | |
| 98-s-2368 | 98 | s | 2368 | Dietary Information Labeling Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-29 | 1984-02-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 2 | Dietary Information Labeling Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food labels to show: (1) sodium and potassium content; and (2) fat or oil sources. Exempts specified small manufacturers from such salt labeling requirements and provides for "display notice" in cases of unreasonable burden. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose implementing regulations within 240 days. | 2025-08-29T17:41:42Z | |
| 98-hjres-492 | 98 | hjres | 492 | A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, for the Department of Agriculture. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-28 | 1984-07-02 | Became Public Law No: 98-332. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | (Senate receded from one of its amendments, roll call #156 (88-1)) Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1984 for the Department of Agriculture for: (1) the famine relief provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 which shall remain available through March 31, 1985, and requires that a specified amount shall be available through September 30, 1985, from the Commodity Credit Corporation inventory for sale or barter to African countries requiring emergency food assistance or any country for use in assisting in emergency food assistance to Africa; (2) child nutrition programs; and (3) the feeding program for women, infants, and children (WIC). Requires that from amounts previously made available from the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for FY 1984 a specified amount shall be available for low-income borrowers and a specified amount shall be made available for very low-income programs provided that up to a specified amount may be transferred from low income amounts to very low income amounts if the Secretary of Agriculture certifies that qualified applicants are available. Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1984 to: (1) the U.S. Information Agency for reimbursement for activities carried out during the 1984 International Games for the Disabled; (2) the Civil Aeronautics Board for salaries and expenses for the period August 1, 1984, through September 30, 1984; and (3) the Department of the Army-Civil for certain non-structural flood control measures. Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1984 to the President for: (1) economic assistance to El Salvador to protect key participants in the criminal proceedings against those charged with the murders of four American churchwomen; and (2) military assistance for El Salvador. Conditions the additional military assistance funds upon the President transmitting to Congress a report: (1) stating the President's determination that El Salvador has demonstrated progress toward free elections, freedom of association, the establishment … | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 98-hr-4943 | 98 | hr | 4943 | Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Solvency Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-27 | 1984-03-01 | For Further Action See H.R.3050. | House | Rep. Bethune, Ed [R-AR-2] | AR | R | B000422 | 3 | Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Solvency Act of 1984 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration to maintain two separate accounts within the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund: (1) the Electrification Account; and (2) the Telephone Account. Requires obligations of the Fund to provide for level annual debt service payments. Authorizes reformation of outstanding obligations to provide for such payments. Replaces existing five and two percent insured loan interest rates with a standard annual rate (of at least five percent) to be determined by the Administrator. Authorizes reduced rates for financial hardship borrowers. Requires the Administrator to assist borrowers to achieve the financial strength necessary to obtain loans from non-Fund sources. Limits annual Electrification Account and Telephone Account principal obligations. Repeals certain restrictions on the terms and conditions of loans under such Act relating to: (1) preference in loans; and (2) elections of loans for a telephone system with an average subscriber density of three or fewer per mile. Repeals the provision including in the Fund moneys borrowed from the Secretary of the Treasury in exchange for interim votes. States that redeemed Class A stock shall be deposited into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. | 2025-08-29T17:40:07Z | |
| 98-hr-4928 | 98 | hr | 4928 | a bill making a supplemental appropriation to carry out title II of the Agricultural Trade Development And Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 83-480). | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-23 | 1984-02-23 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] | NY | R | M000842 | 29 | Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1984 to carry out title II (famine relief provisions) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480). | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 98-s-2328 | 98 | s | 2328 | Wheat Improvement Act of 1984 | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-22 | 1984-03-01 | Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 5 | Wheat Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce target prices for the 1984 and 1985 wheat crops from $4.45 per bushel to $4.38 per bushel, and from $4.65 per bushel to $4.38 per bushel, respectively. Requires wheat farmers, in order to qualify for 1984 price support assistance, to reduce their planted acreage by 30 percent under a combined (20 percent) acreage reduction and (ten percent) diversion program. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to permit such land to be devoted to hay and grazing. Sets the program sign up date at not earlier than March 30, 1984. Provides, with regard to the 1984 diversion program, for payments of not less than $3.00 per bushel, except that the Secretary may reduce such payment by up to ten percent if appropriate to meet program objectives. Requires advance payments of at least 50 percent. Sets payment-in-kind rates at not less than 85 percent of the farm program yield. Provides for 1984 wheat crop advance deficiency payments. | 2025-08-29T17:39:46Z | |
| 98-hr-4817 | 98 | hr | 4817 | A bill requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to notify applicants for certain emergency and operating loans of the approval or disapproval of such application within 60 days of receipt of the application. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] | AR | D | A000103 | 0 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to notify applicants for operating and economic emergency loans of the approval or disapproval of an application within 60 days of its receipt. States that failure to so notify shall be considered loan approval, unless there are no remaining unobligated loan funds. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-4846 | 98 | hr | 4846 | A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 0 | Terminates Farm Credit Administration authority to promulgate certain branch cooperative bank and lending power regulations. Preserves such authority from termination if Congress enacts its approval of such authority within 180 days. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-4863 | 98 | hr | 4863 | A bill to provide supplemental appropriations of $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1984 for emergency assistance for Africa. | Agriculture and Food | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-09 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] | NY | D | W000258 | 74 | Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1984 for emergency food assistance for Africa. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z |
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