[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 219 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 219


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 1994

                Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  To commend United States rice producers and millers, and for other 
                               purposes.

Whereas the rice industry is a good and valuable part of the United States 
        economy;
Whereas it is estimated that rice production, milling, and marketing and rice-
        related commerce provide over 100,000 jobs in the United States economy;
Whereas the rice industry helps to generate a positive balance of agricultural 
        trade for the United States economy;
Whereas the rice industry generates over $3,000,000,000 in annual commerce for 
        the United States economy;
Whereas rice is a popular food in the United States, with consumption increasing 
        3 to 5 percent annually;
Whereas rice producers have made major efforts to protect waterfowl habitat, and 
        rice production can be managed to protect water quality in an 
        environmentally sound manner;
Whereas the rice industry produces an important food used in the worldwide 
        humanitarian assistance program of the United States Government;
Whereas competition for foreign rice markets is ever increasing;
Whereas, to be competitive, the United States rice industry must implement and 
        maintain a comprehensive research and product market development 
        program;
Whereas, to be competitive, the United States rice industry must use its 
        resources efficiently and effectively;
Whereas a strong unified voice is a valuable and productive asset for any United 
        States industry but especially for a comparatively small industry like 
        rice; and
Whereas the United States rice industry, fully recognizing modern resource and 
        market and other economic and environmental challenges, has voluntarily 
        and collectively developed a plan for, and agreed to establish, an 
        industry organization to best determine and accomplish its goals: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States rice 
industry is to be commended for its decision to establish an industry 
organization, and the President is authorized and requested to issue a 
proclamation commending the decision and recognizing the success that 
the decision will have in promoting the common interests of the rice 
industry, as well as the interests of the rice-consuming public.

            Passed the Senate October 8 (legislative day, September 
      12), 1994.

            Attest:

                                                MARTHA S. POPE,

                                                             Secretary.