Agriculture rural development, and related agencies appropriations for 1987: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, second session

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Page 696 - That funds appropriated herein shall be used for payments in such foreign currencies as the Department determines are needed and can be used most effectively to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, and such foreign currencies shall, pursuant...
Page 907 - Advertising and sales promotion programs may be conducted outside of the United States for the purpose of maintaining and expanding foreign markets and uses for mohair, or goats or the products thereof produced in the United States. A "self-help" program for advertising, promotion, and related market development activities 1s authorized.
Page 791 - The estimates include proposed changes in the language of this item as follows (new language underscored; deleted matter enclosed in brackets...
Page 814 - USC 590o), except that no participant in the agricultural conservation program shall receive more than $3,500 per year, except where the participants from two or more farms or ranches join to carry out approved practices designed to conserve or improve the agricultural resources of the community...
Page 884 - Such facilities include commercial banks, growers' organizations, brokers, exporters, co-operative associations, warehousemen, and others. Although ASCS, through its personnel and facilities, administers support operations, the programs are authorized and financed by the Corporation. The principal activities carried out by the Corporation involve: 1. Support and related activities.
Page 478 - Take steps to assure that the United States obtains a fair share of any increase in commercial purchases of agricultural commodities...
Page 1031 - FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE Purpose, Statement The Food and Nutrition Service was established August 8, 1969, by Secretary's Memorandum No. 1659 and Supplement 1 pursuant to the authority contained in 5 USC 301 and the Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953. The...
Page 1088 - Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further. That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by Sec.
Page 814 - ... on the recommendation of such county committee and approval of the State committee, be withheld and allotted to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its technicians in formulating and carrying out the Agricultural Conservation Program in the participating counties, and shall not be utilized by the Soil Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and other assistance in such counties...
Page 565 - No assistance may be provided under this part to the government of any country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights...