[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2775 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2775

To amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
     the Food for Progress Act of 1985, and the Food, Agriculture, 
  Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to extend the authorities under 
                              those Acts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 1995

  Mr. Gilman (for himself and Mr. Hamilton) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, 
  and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
     the Food for Progress Act of 1985, and the Food, Agriculture, 
  Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to extend the authorities under 
                              those Acts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES UNDER PUBLIC LAW 480.

    (a) Levels of Assistance for Title II.--
            (1) Minimum assistance.--Section 204(a)(1)(E) of the 
        Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 
        U.S.C. 1724(a)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``for fiscal year 
        1995'' and inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 
        1996''.
            (2) Minimum non-emergency assistance.--Section 204(a)(2)(E) 
        of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)(2)(E)) is amended by striking 
        ``for fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``for each of the fiscal 
        years 1995 and 1996''.
    (b) Food Aid Consultative Group.--Section 205(f) of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 1725(f)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1996''.
    (c) Expiration Date for Assistance.--Section 408 of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 1736b) is amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1996''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES UNDER THE FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 
              1985.

    (a) Effective and Termination Dates.--Section 1110 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (known as the ``Food for Progress Act of 1985''; 7 
U.S.C. 1736o) is amended in subsection (k) by striking ``1995'' and 
inserting ``1996''.
    (b) Additional Assistance in Administration of Food Assistance 
Programs.--Section 1110 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended in 
subsection (l)(1) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1996''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO EMERGING 
              DEMOCRACIES UNDER THE FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, 
              AND TRADE ACT OF 1990.

    Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
inserting ``1996''.
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