[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3974 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3974

 To prohibit the closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service 
 Agency offices pending the completion of the next omnibus agriculture 
                                  law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2005

   Mr. Lucas (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
 Etheridge, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Jenkins) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service 
 Agency offices pending the completion of the next omnibus agriculture 
                                  law.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
              OFFICES.

    The Secretary of Agriculture may not close or relocate a county or 
local Farm Service Agency office before the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2007; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an omnibus Act authorizing 
        funds for programs of the Department of Agriculture for fiscal 
        year 2008.
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