Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1983: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session, Volumes 3-4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 - United States |
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Page 150 - The perishability of the commodity ; 5. The importance of the commodity to agriculture and the national economy ; 6. The ability to dispose of stocks acquired through a price support operation ; 7. The need for offsetting temporary losses of export markets ; and 8. The ability and willingness of producers to keep supplies in line with demand.
Page 3 - Act shall also include, (1) preservation and improvement of soil fertility; (2) promotion of the economic use and conservation of land; (3) diminution of exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of national soil resources; (4) the protection of rivers and harbors against the results of soil erosion in aid of maintaining the navigability of waters and water courses and in aid of flood control...
Page 394 - I am legislative specialist for rural area development of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national service organization of nearly 1,000 rural electric systems operating in 46 states.
Page 340 - ... such economic and sociological investigations as have for their purpose the development and improvement of the rural home and rural life, and for printing and disseminating the results of said researches.
Page 32 - ... he shall so advise the President, and, if the President agrees that there is reason for such belief, the President shall cause an immediate investigation to be made by the United States Tariff Commission, which shall give precedence to investigations under tlu's section to determine such facts.
Page 11 - ... taxable year in which such dividends are paid (or, if the corporation has not been in existence for 36 months at the close of such taxable year, for the period the foreign corporation has been in existence as of the close of such taxable year...
Page 32 - ... than 50 per centum of the total quantity of such article or articles which was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during a representative period as determined by the President: And provided further, That in designating any article or articles, the President may describe them by physical qualities, value, use, or upon such other bases as he shall determine.
Page 32 - Commission, which shall give precedence to investigations under this section to determine such facts. Such investigation shall be made after due notice and opportunity for hearing to interested parties, and shall be conducted subject to such regulations as the President shall specify.
Page 40 - This type of biological warfare is one of the techniques of the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at Hyattsville, Maryland.
Page 32 - Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that any article or articles are being or are practically certain to be imported into the United States under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, any program or operation...