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    <introducedDate>2012-03-29</introducedDate>
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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BOSWELL:H.R. 4313.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause. Article I, Section 8,Clause 18.[Page H1806]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Farm Service Accountability Act - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from closing or relocating a Farm Service Agency county or field office in a state if the Secretary determines that the office has a high workload volume compared with other county offices in the state.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Farm Service Accountability Act</title>
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        <title>To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require an evaluation of county workload assessments for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office for the Farm Service Agency, and for other purposes.</title>
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