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<item congress="115" measure-type="s" measure-number="2573" measure-id="id115s2573" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2018-03-20" update-date="2018-06-27">
<title>Veteran and Beginning Farmers Technical Assistance Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id115s2573v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2018-06-27">
<action-date>2018-03-20</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Veteran and Beginning Farmers Technical Assistance Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to extend the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program through FY2023. </p> <p>(The program provides technical information and educational resources about sustainable agriculture to farmers, information providers, agriculture-related businesses, and community food organizations across the United States. It is operated by a nonprofit organization and is primarily funded through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture.) </p>]]></summary-text>
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