Federal Crop Insurance: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Seventy-fifth Congress, First Session on S. 1397, a Bill to Create a Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and for Other Purposes |
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... experience with the old Farm Board of the effect of a large amount of wheat dragging down the market . This provision , as I construe it , is to prevent that sort of thing ; however , Congress can always amend a law that it has passed ...
... experience with the old Farm Board of the effect of a large amount of wheat dragging down the market . This provision , as I construe it , is to prevent that sort of thing ; however , Congress can always amend a law that it has passed ...
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... yet we would not want to be so rapid as to bring discredit on the program . I think it has to be slow in order that we may gain experience . Senator POPE . I believe it has been estimated that 12 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.
... yet we would not want to be so rapid as to bring discredit on the program . I think it has to be slow in order that we may gain experience . Senator POPE . I believe it has been estimated that 12 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.
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... experience , and we had perhaps a more complete actuarial basis for wheat than for any other crop ; and second , when we conferred with the farm groups - we called a special meeting of the farm groups to talk this matter over - we found ...
... experience , and we had perhaps a more complete actuarial basis for wheat than for any other crop ; and second , when we conferred with the farm groups - we called a special meeting of the farm groups to talk this matter over - we found ...
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... experience with crop insurance probably would make them more eligible or ready to go into an insurance plan of this kind . Senator POPE . Are there any other questions ? If not , we will call Mr. Shields , and I think Mr. Black and Mr ...
... experience with crop insurance probably would make them more eligible or ready to go into an insurance plan of this kind . Senator POPE . Are there any other questions ? If not , we will call Mr. Shields , and I think Mr. Black and Mr ...
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... experience that the Government has had in handling these local associations and I think their experience has been with between 1,300 and 1,400 - we estimated that in this wheat program we would probably have , at least in the beginning ...
... experience that the Government has had in handling these local associations and I think their experience has been with between 1,300 and 1,400 - we estimated that in this wheat program we would probably have , at least in the beginning ...
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Page 2 - An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes...
Page 2 - Corporation, with the consent of any board, commission, independent establishment, or executive department of the Government, including any field service thereof, may avail itself of the use of information, services, facilities, officers, and employees thereof in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Page 2 - ... bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be conducted and the powers vested in it may be exercised...
Page 2 - May purchase or lease and hold such real and personal property as it deems necessary' or convenient in the transaction of its business, and may dispose of any such personal property held by it.
Page 3 - The corporation, including its franchise, its capital, reserves, and surplus, and its income shall be exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed by the United States, or by any Territory, dependency, or possession thereof, or by any State, county, municipality, or local taxing authority...
Page 1 - Vacancies in the board so long as there shall be two members in office shall not impair the powers of the board to execute the functions of the Corporation, and two of the members in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the board.
Page 2 - The Corporation shall be entitled to the free use of the United States mails for its official business in the same manner as the executive departments of the Government, and shall determine its necessary expenditures under this act and the manner in which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid, without regard to the provisions of any other law governing the expenditure of public funds.
Page 4 - ... (3) with intent to defraud the Corporation, participates or shares in or receives directly or indirectly any money, profit, property, or benefits through any transaction, .loan, commission, contract, or any other act of the Corporation, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
Page 3 - States relating to the venue of civil suits. (b) The Corporation shall at all times maintain complete and accurate books of accounts.
Page 3 - ... allowed under this section unless the same shall have been brought within six years after the right accrued for which the claim is made or within one year after the date of approval of this amendatory Act, whichever is the later date...