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“AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S13744 on Sept. 18, 1995.
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AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED
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THE AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996
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REID (AND BROWN) AMENDMENT NO. 2685
Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Brown) proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. . BOARD OF TEA EXPERTS
None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used for the salaries or expenses of the Board of Tea experts established under section 2 of the Act. entitled ``An Act to prevent the importation of impure and unwholesome tea'', approved March 2, 1897 (21 U.S.C. 42).
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KERREY (AND KOHL) AMENDMENT NO. 2686
Mr. DASCHLE (for Mr. Kerrey, for himself and Mr. Kohl) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1976, supra; as follows:
On page 83, strike line 4 through line 15;
On page 43, line 17; strike $528,839,000 and insert in its place $563,839,000;
On page 52, line 18; strike $17,895,000 and insert in its place $22,395,000;
On page 52, line 24; strike $30,000,000 and insert in its place $37,544,000;
On page 55, line 1; strike $1,500,000 and insert in its place $3,000,000.
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BROWN (AND ABRAHAM) AMENDMENT NO. 2687
Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Abraham) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1976, supra; as follows:
At the appropriate place in the amendment, insert the following:
(a) None of the funds appropriated or made available to the Federal Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to operate the Board of Tea Experts and related activities.
(b) The Tea Importation Act (21 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is repealed.
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BROWN AMENDMENTS NOS. 2688-2690
Mr. BROWN proposed three amendments to the bill H.R. 1976, supra; as follows:
Amendment No. 2688
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. . PEANUT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to carry out a price support or production adjustment program for peanuts.
(b) Assessment.--The Secretary of Agriculture may charge producers a marketing assessment to carry out the program under the same terms and conditions as are prescribed under section 108B(g) of the Agriculture Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445c-3(g)).
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Amendment No. 2689
At the appropriate place in the amendment, insert the following:
SEC. . PRICE SUPPORT AND GRADING AND INSPECTION OF TOBACCO.
(a) In General.--None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of the employees of the Department of Agriculture to grade or inspect tobacco or to administer price support functions for tobacco.
(b) Assessment.--The Secretary of Agriculture may charge producers a marketing assessment to grade or inspect tobacco and to administer the price support functions under the same terms and conditions as are prescribed in the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445-1 and 1445-2).
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Amendment No. 2690
Insert at page 84, between line 2 and line 3:
Sec. 730. None of the funds available in this Act shall be used for any action, including the development or assertion of any position or recommendation by or on behalf of the Forest Service, that directly or indirectly results in the loss of or restriction on the diversion and use of water from existing water supply facilities located on National Forest lands by the owners of such facilities, or result in a material increase in the cost of such yield to the owners of the water supply; Provided: nothing in this section shall preclude a mutual agreement between any agency of the Department of Agriculture and a state or local governmental entity or private entity or individual.
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BRYAN (AND BUMPERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2691
Mr. BRYAN (for himself and Mr. Bumpers) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1976, supra; as follows:
On page 65, line 18, before the period at the end, insert the following: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to carry out the market promotion program established under section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)''.
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