International Wheat Agreement Funds: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Foresrty, United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress, First Session, on S. 2287 and S. 2383, Bills to Give Effect to the International Wheat Agreement Signed by the United States and Other Countries Relating to the Stabilization of Supplies and Prices in the International Wheat Market. Sept. 21 and 22, 1949

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Page 4 - Remove and dispose of or aid in the removal or disposition of surplus agricultural commodities.
Page 4 - The functions exercised under this act shall be excluded from the operation of the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237), except as to the requirements of section 3 thereof.
Page 3 - acting through the Commodity Credit Corporation, to make available or cause to be made available, * * * such quantities of wheat and wheat flour and at such prices as are necessary to exercise the rights, obtain the benefits, and fulfill the obligations of the United States under the International Wheat Agreement...
Page 3 - In the Corporation's purchasing and selling operations with respect to agricultural commodities (except sales to other Government agencies), and in the warehousing, transporting, processing, or handling of agricultural commodities, the Corporation shall, to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the fulfillment of the Corporation's purposes and the effective and efficient conduct of its business, utilize the usual and customary channels, facilities, and arrangements of trade and commerce.
Page 34 - For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any report made or record kept, or of obtaining information required to be furnished in any report, but not so furnished, the Secretary is hereby authorized to examine such books, papers, records, accounts, correspondence, contracts, documents, and memoranda as he has reason to believe are relevant and are within the control of such person.
Page 3 - Voting Rights Act of 1965 79 Stat. 437, 42 USC § 7973 AN ACT To enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the "Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Page 5 - The Office of Management and Budget advises that from the standpoint of the President's program, there is no objection to the presentation of this report for the consideration of the Congress.
Page 4 - Coffee Agreement, 1962. The amount of the contributions of the United States to administer the agreement for any period shall not exceed 20 per centum of the total contributions assessed for such period to administer the agreement, nor shall such amount exceed $150,000 for any fiscal year.
Page 27 - USC 713a-0). which requires that the Corporation be fully reimbursed for services performed, losses sustained, operating costs incurred, or commodities purchased or delivered to or on behalf of any other Government agency from the appropriate funds of such agency. Operations not subject to section 4 of such act may involve losses if such are necessary to the accomplishment of the objects of the particular operation.
Page 30 - The Secretary is authorized to make such orders or regulations, which shall have the force and effect of law, as may be necessary to carry out the powers vested in him by this Act Any person knowingly violating any order or regulation of the Secretary issued pursuant to this Act shall, {upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for each such violation.

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