DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE see also Secretary of Agriculture

Addresses

Plight of the Farm Workers: Cesar Chavez, 5554 [14MR]

Rocky Mount, NC, Tobacco Market Opening: Representative Valentine, 21351 [26JY]

Agreements

Dept. of Agriculture urgent supplemental appropriations (H.J. Res. 492): time-limitation agreement, 7192 [30MR]

Amendments

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 4072), 5455 [14MR], 6114, 6136, 6145, 6146, 6148, 6149, 6151-6154, 6173-6176 [21MR], 6384, 6388, 6391, 6397, 6407, 6434, 6435 [22MR]

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Act: enact (S. 1643), 20054, 20137 [29JN]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5743), 15106, 15112, 15115, 15120, 15121 [6JN], 16589 [14JN], 23259-23263, 23292, 23295, 23299, 23308, 23310, 23342, 23343, 23348, 23352 [9AU], 23689, 23691, 23694, 23695, 23701, 23705, 23707, 23873, 23874 [10AU]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), 4622 [6MR], 6543, 6544 [26MR], 6662, 6673, 6726, 6727 [27MR], 6822, 6834, 6856 [28MR], 7011, 7013, 7034, 7068, 7095, 7119, 7128 [29MR], 7173, 7176, 7178, 7180-7184, 7187, 7223, 7224, 7226 [30MR], 7340, 7353, 7363, 7364, 7366 [2AP], 7453, 7463, 7469, 7477, 7479, 7480, 7482, 7484, 7486, 7494 [3AP], 7667, 7672, 7684, 7716, 7741, 7742 [4AP], 8018, 8023, 8042-8045, 8047, 8051-8053, 8055, 8058, 8059, 8091-8093 [5AP]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), amendments in disagreement, 14240 [24MY]

Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act: amend (S. 2085), 13021 [21MY]

Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act: enact (H.R. 2838), 26982, 26983, 26989, 27108, 27135 [26SE]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (H.R. 3867), 2928 [22FE]

Restaurant central kitchens: exemption from Federal inspection requirements (H.R. 5223), 29533 [3OC]

Sabine River Authority: land exchange (H.R. 3150), 29369 [3OC]

Smokey Bear Week: designate (S.J. Res. 273), 11253, 11289 [8MY], 28688 [2OC], 29985 [4OC]

Wheat program: improve (H.R. 4072), 5455 [14MR], 6114, 6136, 6145, 6146, 6148, 6149, 6151-6154, 6173-6176 [21MR], 6384, 6388, 6391, 6397, 6407, 6434, 6435 [22MR]

Analyses

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act (H.R. 4072), 5327-5329 [13MR]

Child Nutrition Amendments (S. 2599), 10126 [26AP]

Draft Legislative Proposal To Increase Authority To Refuse To Provide or To Withdraw Inspection Service, 20886 [25JY]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act (S. 2860), 20887 [25JY]

Sabine River Authority Land Exchange (H.R. 3150), 29370 [3OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.J. Res. 492, making urgent supplemental appropriations, 8068 [5AP], 8793, 8797 [11AP]

———H.R. 4072, Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act, 6869 [28MR], 7026 [29MR]

———H.R. 5743, Dept. of Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies appropriations, 23715 [10AU]

———H.R. 5743, making appropriations, 26056 [19SE]

———S. 663, Soil Conservation Act, 17945 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Agree With Sasser on FmHA Loans, 2142 [7FE]

Almond Marketing Order Prime Example of Serving Producer, Consumer Interests, 24352 [5SE]

Beef Agreement a Step Ahead, 9557 [12AP]

Block Partnerships, 13483 [23MY]

Bottom Line, 9604 [12AP]

Budget Hostages, 17379 [20JN]

Changing Habits Through Nutrition Education, 229 [24JA]

Charlestown Subsidizes Oregon, 6492 [22MR]

Cheese Leads Dairy-Product Buying Rise, 21634 [31JY]

Competitive Research (excerpt), 15104 [6JN]

Dairy Surpluses, 10185 [26AP]

Developing a Safe Pesticide, 11036 [3MY]

Dream Becomes a Reality—Wheat Farmer as Energy Producer, 2631 [9FE]

Economic Disaster Looms, Lawyer Says, 22789 [8AU]

Exon Wants Investigation of Ag Secretary's Finances, 13483 [23MY]

Exports—That Sinking Feeling, 18560 [25JN]

Farm Economy Causes a Crop of Troubled Bank Loans, 6393 [22MR]

Farm Financial Stress Reported Rising, 15285 [7JN]

Farm Foreclosures Pose Legal, Land-Use Issues in State, 22788 [8AU]

Farm Officials Seeking Help of Many Others To Fight Ag-Loan Crisis, 15285 [7JN]

Farm Woes Blamed for Rise—Bankruptcy Courts See Increase, 15286 [7JN]

Farmer Not Budget Buster, 2142 [7FE]

Farmers and Traders, 21077 [25JY]

Farmers Should Not Look to Washington for Aid, 23305 [9AU]

Fiasco on the Farm, 6946 [28MR]

Fifty-One Percent of State FmHA Loans Are Delinquent, 11685 [9MY]

50-Year-Old Attitude Is No Longer Acceptable, 10825 [3MY]

FmHA's List of Foreclosed Farms Multiplies Across Midlands, U.S., 15287 [7JN]

Foreign Aid With a Human Face and a Real Security Payoff, 4717-4719 [6MR]

Forest-Use Plan Sparks Fire From Western Critics, 22304 [2AU]

Free Food Bankrupts Foreign Farmers, 23197 [8AU]

Highlights of WIC History, 237 [24JA]

Hunger Task Force Didn't Give Much To Chew On, 1150 [31JA]

Legislators Agree on Need for Conservation, 20762 [24JY]

Look at 3 Urban WIC Programs, 230 [24JA]

Midwestern Ghost Towns, 22057 [1AU]

Mobile WIC Teams Go Where the Need Is, 236 [24JA]

Navajo Managers Reinforce Tradition, 235 [24JA]

``New Poor'', 21724 [31JY]

``No'' to Organic Farming, 6400 [22MR]

Nutritional Status of U.S. Population, 23685 [10AU]

PIK Bonanza Dries Up at Tulare Lake, 13458 [22MY]

President's Real 1985 Farm Policy, 14543 [30MY]

Probe Finds FmHA Abuses, 4152 [1MR]

Questions and Answers on WIC, 228 [24JA]

Sale of Grain to Soviets a Bright Spot in Relations, 30279 [4OC]

Setting Up a Multi-County WIC Program, 234 [24JA]

Stone Farm Sold After 284 Seasons To Pay Bank, 6394 [22MR]

Teamwork Helps Prevent Vendor Abuse, 236 [24JA]

To Pineville, KY, 228 [24JA]

U.S.-Soviet Grain Trade—Benefits for Both Sides, 32552 [12OC]

Uproar Rises Over Big U.S. Payments in Farm Subsidies, 13457 [22MY]

We Still Need Insurance for Elevator Failures, 15282 [7JN]

What's Wrong With the System?, 21724 [31JY]

WIC Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary, 226 [24JA]

WIC in Rural Colorado, 232 [24JA]

World's Best Bargain, 1373 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations (see H.J. Res. 492)

———authorizing (see H.J. Res. 518)

Credit: guarantee of certain outstanding loans modified by private lenders (see S. 2765; H.R. 5854)

Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development: rename (see H.R. 5024)

Farmers Home Administration: 5-year prohibition against employees acquiring interest in certain lands or real estate (see S. 2406; H.R. 5123)

———economic emergency loan program (see S. Res. 333; H. Res. 433)

———rename Farm Administration (see H.R. 5024)

———sale of inventory houses in ``as is'' condition (see S. 2755)

———transfer jurisdiction of certain conservation programs to Soil Conservation Service (see H.R. 5024)

———transfer jurisdiction of certain housing programs to Rural Development Administration (see H.R. 5024)

Forest Service: prohibition from charging user fees for certain recreation areas (see H.R. 5936)

Housing: Farmers Home Administration sale in ''as is'' condition (see S. 2755)

Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation Treatment: establish (see S. 2652; H.R. 5605)

Muskegon County, MI: conveyance of real property to soil conservation district (see H.R. 5660)

Operating loans: temporary program to reduce effective interest rates paid by farmers and ranchers (see S. 3002)

Packers and Stockyards Administration: remove jurisdiction over processed poultry products (see S. 2781)

Poultry industry: remove jurisdiction of Packers and Stockyards Administration over processed products (see S. 2781)

Rural Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 5024)

Soil Conservation Service: transfer jurisdiction of certain Farmers Home Administration programs (see H.R. 5024)

Cloture motions

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 4072), 6141 [21MR]

Wheat program: improve (H.R. 4072), 6141 [21MR]

Court decisions

Farmers Home Administration farm credit practices, 4768 [7MR]

Explanations

Farmers Home Administration sales of ``as is'' inventory housing (S. 2755), 16161 [13JN]

Sabine River Authority land exchange (H.R. 3150), 29369 [3OC]

Factsheets

Animal Health Achievements, 11541 [9MY]

EPA's Pesticide EDB Controversy, 2338-2347 [8FE]

Letters

Adequate farm credit: several Members of Congress, 25656 [17SE]

Administrative site in Georgia declared excess by Forest Service: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest (sundry), 14369 [24MY]

———W. Pat Thomas, 14369 [24MY]

Agricultural commodity programs: Senator Helms, 4079 [1MR]

Agricultural policy: First State Bank, LaMoure, ND, 6413 [22MR]

———Nebraska constituent, 6392 [22MR]

———North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture, 6414 [22MR]

Agricultural Productivity Act: American Farm Bureau Federation, 1154 [31JA]

———National Cattleman's Association, 1154 [31JA]

———National Governors' Association, 6399 [22MR]

———National Pork Producers Council, 1154 [31JA]

———Orville G. Bentley, 361 [25JA]

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act—haying and grazing set-aside acres: Utah Cattlemen's Association, 6401 [22MR]

Agricultural taxation policy: sundry, 17603 [20JN]

Beef exports to Japan: several Representatives to William E. Brock III, 3044 [22FE]

Budgetary impact of Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act (H.R. 4072), 6108 [21MR]

Child nutrition amendments, 10126 [26AP]

Colorado River Basin salinity control, 30474 [5OC]

Does food for peace stunt growth?, 23199 [8AU]

Economic emergency loan program: Senator Sasser, 2141 [7FE]

Exchange of lands between the U.S. Forest Service and the South Carolina Public Service Authority, 28637 [2OC]

Exemption of blended credit from cargo preference requirement: Fertilizer Institute, 913 [30JA]

Family farming: Roger Drevlow, 30764 [5OC]

Farmers Home Administration assistance funds allocation: by, 7175 [30MR]

———several Senators, 22786 [8AU]

———Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, 7174 [30MR]

Federal farm programs: Sam M. McElroy, 27801 [28SE]

Federal food inspection requirements: exchanges with Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 1792 [3FE]

Food stamp amendments: Sec. of Agriculture Block, 22955-22958 [8AU]

Food stamp redemption, 23838 [10AU]

Foreclosure on agricultural loans: sundry Senators, 10686 [2MY]

Grain warehouse inspection functions: Senator Eagleton, 15282 [7JN]

Head Start Act reauthorization (H.R. 5277): Sec. of HHS Heckler, 6931 [28MR]

How to stop dairy overproduction: Jack E. Wood, 5870 [19MR]

Implementation of Dept. of Agriculture emergency farm loan program: Senator Huddleston, 628, 629 [26JA]

———Senators Boren and Huddleston, 629 [26JA]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program, 28501 [2OC]

Payment-in-Kind Land Diversion Program: Ag-One Seeds, 27807 [28SE]

———Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 6390 [22MR]

———Committee on Appropriations, 6391 [22MR]

———Fertilizer Institute, 27807 [28SE]

———Representative Skelton, 27806 [28SE]

———Sec. of Agriculture Block, 6146 [21MR], 6391 [22MR], 9171, 9172 [12AP]

Reallocation of funding for commodity supplemental feeding program: sundry, 23709 [10AU]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Act (H.R. 5816), 15764 [11JN], 31307 [10OC]

Sabine National Forest land conveyance: FERC, 28643 [2OC]

Soviet grain purchase ceilings: Senator Pressler, 24680 [10SE]

Trade barrier laws relative to milk industry: H. P. Hood, Inc., 23288 [9AU]

———Milk Distributors Association of the Philadelphia Area, Inc., 23289 [9AU]

———New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture, 23288 [9AU]

———New Jersey Milk Industry Association, Inc., 23288 [9AU]

———Public Citizen, Congress Watch, 23289 [9AU]

Trade Remedies Reform Act, 21290 [26JY]

U.S. food assistance and agricultural development: AID, 23198 [8AU]

———Bureau for Food for Peace and Voluntary Assistance, 23198 [8AU]

———Dept. of State, 23199 [8AU]

———Representative Hamilton, 23197 [8AU]

U.S. Grain Standards Act amendments, 8585 [10AP]

Waiver of Budget Act relative to appropriations bills: Robert N. Giaimo, 22508 [6AU]

Washington administrative site declared excess: Forest Service, 9574 [12AP]

———J. D. MacWilliams, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, WA, National Forest, 9574 [12AP]

Wheat program participation: Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Sumner County chapter, 3674 [28FE]

Wilderness areas designation (S. 2773): by, 28228 [2OC]

Lists

Agricultural Productivity Act (S. 1128) supporters, 6400 [22MR]

Emergency money agricultural applications: Arkansas, 6147 [21MR]

Organizations opposing feed grain target price reduction, 23306 [9AU]

Organizations supporting agricultural conservation of erodible lands, 23293 [9AU]

Proposed hearings on hunger and nutrition, 2974 [22FE]

Memorandums

Cost-Benefit Analysis of WIC Program: Library of Congress, 23686-23689 [10AU]

Memorials of legislature

California, 8422 [9AP], 29612 [3OC], 29860 [4OC], 30205 [4OC]

Colorado, 14689 [31MY]

Iowa, 10875 [3MY]

Pennsylvania, 8006 [5AP], 8423 [9AP], 14689 [31MY], 16157 [13JN]

Messages

Deferral of Budget Authority: President Reagan, 41 [23JA]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5743), objection to consideration of budget waiver, 22118 [2AU], 22509, 22511 [6AU], 22721 [8AU]

Appropriations: making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), Senate amendments, 8797 [11AP]

Pamphlets

``Nutrition and Your Health'', 3946 [29FE]

Papers

Public Role in the Dairy Economy, Alden C. Manchester, 23285 [9AU]

Petitions

Economic conditions experienced by Iowa's farmers: Iowa Bankers Association, 10875 [3MY]

U.S. farm policy: Muhlenberg County, KY, Farm Bureau, 24938 [11SE]

Polls of opinion

Agricultural policy: South Dakota, 16154 [13JN]

Press releases

Block extends farm programs sign-up, 4079 [1MR]

USDA improves loan making capabilities, 23704 [10AU]

Proclamation

Poultry and Egg Month in North Carolina: James B. Hunt, Governor of North Carolina, 9054 [11AP]

Questions and answers

Colorado River Basin salinity control, 30474 [5OC]

Food and agriculture policy: Representative de la Garza, 25509 [14SE]

Remarks in House

Africa: additional funds for famine relief (H.R. 6203), 24570 [6SE]

———relief for drought victims, 1176 [31JA]

Agricultural acreage: feed grain land diversion program (H.R. 6413), 30746 [5OC]

Agricultural Export Trade Equity Act: introduction (H.R. 4743), 1481 [2FE]

Agricultural labor: unemployment tax (H.R. 5918), 18477 [22JN]

Agricultural loan programs: funding, 15085, 15096, 15100 [6JN]

Agricultural marketing orders: issues, 24352 [5SE]

Agricultural Patent Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5529), 10260 [26AP]

Agricultural programs: funding, 9396-9404 [12AP]

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 4072), 8647 [10AP]

———enact (H.R. 4072), appointment of conferees, 6869 [28MR]

———enact (H.R. 4072), conference report, 7528-7540 [3AP]

———enact (H.R. 4072), permission to file conference report, 7305 [2AP]

Agricultural research: funding, 15081, 15086, 15091, 15094, 15095, 15096, 15101 [6JN]

Agriculture: funding of price-support programs, 15099, 15100, 15103 [6JN]

Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5743), 14815 [4JN]

Agriculture Patent Reform Act: enact (H.R. 6034), 24556 [6SE]

Agriculture productivity research and extension program: establish (H.R. 2714), 358-371 [25JA], 452 [26JA]

Alaska: food stamp pilot program for rural areas (H.R. 5181), 5870 [19MR]

American Heart Month: observance, 3945 [29FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental, 4638 [14MR]

———making (H.R. 5743), 15080-15128 [6JN], 15978 [12JN]

———making (H.R. 5743), appointment of conferees, 26056 [19SE]

———making (H.R. 5743), objection to consideration-21803 [1AU]

———making (H.R. 5743), unanimous consent agreement, 22350 [3AU]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), 4620-4639 [6MR], 5116 [8MR], 5388 [13MR], 5577, 5583 [14MR], 9022 [11AP], 9513 [12AP], 14234-14264 [24MY], 18734 [26JN]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), appointment of conferees, 8793, 8797 [11AP]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), motion to instruct managers, 10732 [2MY]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), permission to file conference report, 12807 [17MY]

Barter Promotion Act: enact, 29638 [3OC]

Bureau of Animal Industry: commemoration, 14038 [23MY]

CCC: facilitate increased export sales of agricultural products (H.R. 4743), 1481 [2FE]

———limit amount dairy processors can sell, 10731 [2MY]

Competitive grants program: funding, 15104 [6JN]

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 1824), 3691 [28FE]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: amend (H.R. 5854), 16619 [14JN]

Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act: amend (S. 2085), 13020 [21MY]

Dairy industry: allow antitrust suits against agricultural cooperatives (H.R. 5804), 15767 [11JN]

———eliminate investment tax credit (H.R. 4701), 1158 [31JA]

———production reduction program inclusion of 4-H and FFA members, 6927 [28MR]

———surplus increases, 10185 [26AP]

Dairy program: sign-up rate, 2672 [9FE]

Domestic food programs: funding, 15098, 15103 [6JN]

Economic emergency loan program: issues, 1383 [1FE]

Emergency disaster loans: eligibility requirements for advance payments for wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice (H.R. 5134), 5578 [14MR]

Family farms and businesses: estate tax provisions (H.R. 5070), 5081 [8MR]

Farm animal production: establish a special commission to investigate intensive (H.R. 3170), 21367 [26JY]

Farmers Home Administration: economic emergency loan program funding (H. Res. 433), 2166 [7FE]

———interest rates, 26309 [20SE]

———revised loan application forms, 15096 [6JN]

———procedures for approving loan applications (H.R. 4817), 2434 [9FE]

Filberts: tariff on substandard imports (H.R. 5871), 19459 [27JN]

Food Aid and Export Promotion Act: enact (H.R. 4973), 3978 [29FE]

Food and nutrition programs: funding, 6041 [20MR]

Food Stamp Act: amend (H.R. 5179), 5865 [19MR]

Grain storage facilities: bankruptcy, 4378 [6MR], 15282 [7JN]

Hazelnut industry: enhance, 17001 [18JN]

Head Start Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5277), 6930 [28MR]

Human Needs and World Security Act: enact (H.R. 4440), 4717 [6MR]

Japan: citrus agreement, 9612 [12AP]

Jojoba beans: clarify that farm syndicate tax rules apply (H.R. 5199), 6069 [20MR]

Leonardtown, MD: Maryland Pride in Tobacco Festival, 21368 [26JY]

Livestock Producer Disaster Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 5947), 19447 [27JN]

Mandatory Fish Inspection Act: enact (H.R. 6094), 23186 [8AU]

National Agricultural Soil Protection Act: introduction (H.R. 5200), 5958, 6011 [20MR]

National Agriculture Day: observance, 5955, 5957, 5958, 5998-6005 [20MR]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: enact (H.R. 4684), 1149, 1176 [31JA]

National Raisin Week: observance, 11465 [8MY]

Nonsmoker Relief Act: enact (H.R. 4955), 3539 [27FE]

Nutrition: insure proper for U.S. children (H.R. 7), 8640 [10AP]

Payson, AZ: land conveyance (S. 598), 25528 [17SE]

Pesticide containers: tax cedit for recycling (H.R. 6138), 24155 [10AU]

Pesticides EDB: guidelines for tolerance limits, 2337 [8FE]

Rabbit meat: provide for mandatory inspection of domesticated (H.R. 5069), 5112 [8MR]

Restaurant central kitchens: exemption from Federal inspection requirements (H.R. 5223), 20651 [24JY]

———exemption from Federal inspection requirements (H.R. 5223), Senate amendments, 29533 [3OC]

Rural Development Reorganization Act: enact (H.R. 5024), 4537 [5MR]

Rural electrification: policy and proposals, 31771 [10OC]

Sabine River Authority: land exchange (H.R. 3150), 28641 [2OC], 29368 [3OC]

Smokey Bear Week: designate (S.J. Res. 273), 28688 [2OC]

Soil Conservation Act: enact (S. 663), 32585 [12OC]

Sugar loan program: issues, 9626 [12AP]

Surplus cheese: investigate waste, 32318 [11OC]

Surplus dairy products: packaging, 21954 [1AU]

Sweet potatoes: encourage purchases, 10033 [25AP]

Tobacco: prohibit that grown or processed with pesticides or chemicals from import into the U.S. (H.R. 6418), 30728 [5OC]

Trade Remedies Reform Act: enact (H.R. 4784), 21076 [25JY]

Wheat program: improve (H.R. 4072), 3195 [23FE], 8647 [10AP]

———improve (H.R. 4072), appointment of conferees, 6869 [28MR]

———improve (H.R. 4072), conference report, 7528-7540 [3AP]

———improve (H.R. 4072), permission to file conference report, 7305 [2AP]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: emergency food assistance, 5757, 5779 [15MR]

Agricultural commodities: Federal barter program status, 4064 [1MR]

———prohibit incentive payments for those produced on highly erodible land, 23292-23299 [9AU]

Agricultural credit: assure adequate, 25655 [17SE]

———assure adequate (S. Con. Res. 130), 21222 [26JY], 21518 [30JY]

Agricultural Debt Restructuring Act: enact (S. 2765), 16562 [14JN]

Agricultural exports: expand programs (S. 2304), 2518 [9FE]

———policy, 11714 [10MY]

———trade report (S. 2655), 11714 [10MY]

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 4072), 5322-5323 [13MR], 5734, 5781-5786 [15MR], 5923-5931 [20MR], 6102-6118, 6134-6141, 6145-6156 [21MR], 6375, 6384-6402, 6405-6416 [22MR], 8609 [10AP]

———enact (H.R. 4072), conferees appointed, 7025 [29MR]

———enact (H.R. 4072), conference report, 7366-7372 [2AP]

———enact (H.R. 4072), debate procedure, 5838, 5840 [19MR]

Agricultural research: funding for construction of the South Central Small Farms Research Center, Arkansas, 23363 [9AU]

———funding for study of maple tree, 23365 [9AU]

———funding for Stuttgart, AR, rice facility, 23359 [9AU]

———funding to control brucellosis, 23361 [9AU]

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Act: enact (S. 1643), 2142 [7FE], 20054-20055 [29JN]

———enact (S. 1643), placed on calendar, 18731 [26JN]

Agriculture: assure adequate credit, 22611-22614 [7AU]

———assure adequate credit (S. Con. Res. 130), 22810 [8AU]

———farm loans emergency program, 628 [26JA]

———farm policies assessment, 4153-4156 [1MR]

———national policy, 10825 [3MY]

———taxation policy, 17603 [20JN]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: control of agricultural pests, 23689-23694 [10AU]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5743), 23248, 23257-23264, 23285-23312, 23359, 23361, 23363, 23365 [9AU], 23648, 23677-23695-23715 [10AU], 28383 [2OC]

———making (H.R. 5743), appointment of conferees, 23715 [10AU]

———making (H.R. 5743), objection to consideration, 21784 [1AU]

———making (H.R. 5743), objection to consideration of budget waiver, 22094-22118 [2AU], 22327-22329 [3AU], 22506-22511 [6AU], 22555 [7AU], 22715-22722 [8AU]

———making (H.R. 5743), objection to consideration of budget waiver—cloture motion, 22118 [2AU], 22509, 22511 [6AU], 22721 [8AU]

———making supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), hold at desk, 4747 [7MR]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), 6142-6145 [21MR], 6454-6455 [22MR], 6526, 6543 [26MR], 6662-6694 [27MR], 6812-6850 [28MR], 7008-7073 [29MR], 7173, 7184, 7187-7191 [30MR], 7340-7366, 7395, 7396 [2AP], 7452-7488 [3AP], 7667-7723 [4AP], 8017-8070 [5AP], 17374 [20JN], 18692 [26JN]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), appointment of conferees, 8068 [5AP]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), conference report, 18567-18570 [25JN]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), conference report—amendments in disagreement, 18570, 18591 [25JN]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), debate procedure, 18551 [25JN]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), legislative procedure, 17379 [20JN]

———making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), time-limitation agreement, 7189 [30MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 648), 31794 [11OC]

Canada: export of pork (S. Res. 431), 23341 [9AU]

CCC: agricultural export credit guarantees, 7176 [30MR]

Child nutrition programs: extend and reform (S. 2599), 10123 [26AP]

Commodity processing program: response, 624 [26JA]

Cotton: acreage diversion limitation, 6152 [21MR]

———boll weevil eradication program, 23261 [9AU]

Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act: amend (S. 2085), 10682 [2MY], 23808 [10AU]

Credit: guarantee of certain outstanding loans modified by private lenders (S. 2765), 16562 [14JN]

Dairy industry: improved economic outlook, 21634 [31JY]

———study market entry barriers, 23263, 23285-23292 [9AU]

Economic emergency loan program: funding obligations (S. Res. 333), 1785-1787 [3FE], 2141 [7FE]

Economy: agricultural policy, 15283 [7JN], 20569 [24JY]

Everage, James L.: tribute, 18703 [26JN]

Family farms: preserve, 23694-23695-23701 [10AU]

Farmers Home Administration: allocation of assistance funds, 4767 [7MR], 7173-7176 [30MR], 23701-23705 [10AU]

———farmland loan policy conflict of interest regulations (S. 2406), 4152 [1MR], 5127 [12MR]

———funding, 22785 [8AU]

———sales of ``as is'' inventory housing (S. 2755), 16161 [13JN]

Farmland Protection Policy Act: implement, 17746-17747 [21JN]

———implementation, 22825 [8AU]

FCIC: Golden Fleece Award recipient, 20471 [23JY]

Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act: enact (H.R. 2838), 26979-26993 [26SE]

Food for Peace Day: observance, 22332 [3AU]

Food for Peace program: anniversary, 22331 [3AU]

Food services: exempt certain central kitchen facilities from Federal inspection requirements (S. 2256; H.R. 5223), 1792 [3FE], 28263-28264 [2OC]

———exempt certain central kitchen facilities from Federal inspection requirements (S. 2256), H.R. 5223 passed in lieu, 28263 [2OC]

———exempt certain central kitchen facilities from Federal inspection requirements (H.R. 5223), S. 2256 indefinitely postponed, 28264 [2OC]

Food Stamp Redemption Act: introduction (S. 2954), 23837 [10AU]

Forest Service: compensation of employees for travel time, 28329 [2OC]

———funding for forest productivity research, 28327 [2OC]

———land acquisition, 28350 [2OC]

———weed control program, 28337, 28351 [2OC]

Grain elevator bankruptcies: payment-in-kind program compensation, 6154 [21MR], 6384 [22MR]

Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center, Stoneville, MS: designate (H.R. 5513), 29919 [4OC]

Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation Treatment: establish (S. 2652), 11537 [9MY]

Keystone Mills: settlement of claims, 29144 [3OC]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act: introduction (S. 2860), 20885 [25JY]

Meat packing industry: sanitary requirements, 27657 [28SE]

Milk: humanitarian donations of ultra-high temperature processed, 6151 [21MR], 6397-6399 [22MR]

Moyer, Roger: settlement of claims, 29144 [3OC]

National Agriculture Day: observance, 5890-5894, 5950 [20MR]

National commodity processing system: summary report, 625 [26JA]

Payment-in-kind program: crop diversion, 2244 [8FE], 22749-22752 [8AU]

———disaster loan determination, 6146-6147 [21MR], 6388-6391 [22MR]

———payment limitation, 9171 [12AP]

Poultry industry: efforts to control avian flu, 238 [24JA]

———remove jurisdiction of Packers and Stockyards Administration over processed products (S. 2781), 17586 [20JN]

Presidential Task Force on Agricultural Credit: establish, 184-185 [24JA]

Public lands: release of reversionary interest held by the Government (S. 2511), 7213 [30MR]

———release reversionary interest on certain (S. 2225), 596 [26JA]

———release reversionary interest on certain (S. 2586), 9665 [24AP]

Reagan, President: agricultural policy, 11497-11501 [9MY], 13480 [23MY], 16154 [13JN], 22626 [7AU]

Restaurant central kitchens: exemption from Federal inspection requirements (H.R. 5223), placed on calendar, 27785 [28SE]

Rice: acreage diversion limitation, 6402, 6405-6407 [22MR]

Smokey Bear Week: designate (S.J. Res. 273), 9305 [12AP], 10388 [30AP], 11253 [8MY], 29985 [4OC]

Soil Conservation Act: enact (S. 663), appointment of conferees, 17945 [21JN]

———enact (S. 663), House amendments, 17943-17945 [21JN]

Soviet Union: grain purchase ceilings, 24680 [10SE]

Sugar industry: impact of import quotas on Latin American economy, 18560 [25JN]

———support program, 11318 [8MY], 18560 [25JN]

Task Force on Agricultural Credit: establish (S. Res. 287), 10683-10687 [2MY]

Timber contracts: Federal buy-out of certain (S. 2753), 16158-16160 [13JN]

———Federal buy-out of certain (S. 2753), joint referral, 16191 [13JN]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend period amendments remain in effect (S. 2546), 8585 [10AP]

U.S.-flag carriers: cargo preference requirements, 913 [30JA]

Watershed projects: approve new cost ceilings, 22867 [8AU]

Wheat and feed grains: target prices, 23303-23309 [9AU]

Wheat program: improve (H.R. 4072), 5734 [15MR], 5923-5931 [20MR], 6102-6118, 6134-6141, 6145-6156 [21MR], 6375, 6384-6402, 6405-6416 [22MR], 8609 [10AP]

———improve (H.R. 4072), conferees appointed, 7025 [29MR]

———improve (H.R. 4072), conference report, 7366-7372 [2AP]

———improve (H.R. 4072), debate procedure, 5838, 5840 [19MR]

———set-aside provisions, 4066-4070, 4113-4119, 4132 [1MR], 22749-22752 [8AU]

WIC program: anniversary, 225 [24JA]

———funding, 23310-23312 [9AU], 23677-23689 [10AU]

Reports

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act: committe of conference (H.R. 4072) (H. Rept. 98-646), 7306-7314 [2AP]

Allegheny National Forest, PA, Wilderness and Recreation Area: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 5076) (S. Rept. 98-616), 25773 [18SE]

Alleviate Hunger in U.S. by Strengthening Federal Nutrition Programs: Committee on Rules (H.R. 5151; H. Res. 517) (S. Rept. 98-825), 15194 [6JN]

Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5564) (H. Rept. 98-729), 10772 [2MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 6040) (S. Rept. 98-570), 22121 [2AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 98-604), 3938 [29FE]

———Committee on Appropriations (S. Rept. 98-365), 5451 [14MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (excerpt concerning rice research), 23359 [9AU]

———committee on conference (H.R. 5743), 26718-26724 [25SE]

———committee of conference (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 98-1071), 26901[25SE]

———committee of conference (H.R. 6040) (H. Rept. 98-977), 24083 [10AU]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 6040; H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 98-979), 24083 [10AU]

———committee of conference (H.J. Res. 492), 12835 [17MY]

———committee of conference (H.J. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 98-792), 12839 [17MY]

———Committee on Rules (H.J. Res. 648, H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 98-1041), 26379 [20SE]

———Committee on Rules (H.J. Res. 648; H. Res. 588) (H. Rept. 98-1045), 26589 [24SE]

Authorize Corps of Engineers To Construct Projects for Improvements to Rivers and Harbors: Committee on Finance (S. 1739) (S. Rept. 98-509), 15532 [8JN]

California Wilderness Act Land Designation and Administration: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 1437) (S. Rept. 98-582), 22632 [7AU]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 1437; H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 98-980), 24083 [10AU]

Cherokee National Forest Lands, TN, Wilderness Area: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 4263) (S. Rept. 98-615), 25773 [18SE]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act Amendment Implementing Objectives: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2790) (H. Rept. 98-1018), 25272 [13SE]

Competitive Research Grants: House Committee on Appropriations (excerpt), 15112 [6JN]

Congressional Budget Act Waiver Regarding Allegheny National Forest, PA, Wilderness and Recreation Area: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. Res. 445; H.R. 5076), 25773 [18SE]

Control of Lamprey Eel in Pere Marquette River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2732) (S. Rept. 98-574), 22512 [6AU]

Conveyance of Land to Payson, AZ: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 598) (S. Rept. 98-555), 20479 [23JY]

Development of Conservation Program in Colorado River Basin: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 3903) (S. Rept. 98-482), 14112 [24MY]

Disaster Programs Available to Designated Areas, 20373 [29JN]

Farm Policy: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (excerpts), 23307 [9AU]

Farmers Home Administration Financial Statement: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 98-1111), 27653 [28SE]

Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act (H.R. 2838): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (excerpt), 26982 [26SE]

Fish and Fish Products Export Authority Extension: Committee on Foreign Relations (H.R. 3255) (H. Rept. 98-1042), 26379 [20SE]

Georgia National Forest System Lands Inclusion in National Wilderness Preservation System: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 2773) (S. Rept. 98-611), 25773 [18SE]

Grain Standards Act Amendments Contained in Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 5221) (S. Rept. 98-617), 25773 [18SE]

———Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 5221) (H. Rept. 98-756), 12321 [15MY]

———Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. Res. 446; H.R. 5221), 25773 [18SE]

Honey Producer's National Promotion Program To Expand Markets: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 5358) (H. Rept. 98-892), 20549 [23JY]

Hunger and Nutrition, 2974 [22FE]

Long-Term Grain Storage Mismanaged Savings Plan: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 98-954), 22473 [6AU]

Migratory Waterfowl and Wetland Conservation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3082) (H. Rept. 98-440), 25272 [13SE]

Mississippi National Forest System Lands Wilderness: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 2808) (S. Rept. 98-613), 25773 [18SE]

Poultry—North Carolina's Billion Dollar Food Industry: Marc A. Johnson, 9053 [11AP]

Production of Surplus Crops on Irrigated Land Served by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 27797 [28SE]

Remedies for Prevention of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Lands (H.R. 3457): Committee on Rules (H. Res. 493) (H. Rept. 98-727), 10570 [1MY]

Rural Electrification Act Amendment Regarding Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 1300) (S. Rept. 98-545), 20118 [29JN]

Sabine River Authority Land Conveyance Within Sabine National Forest for Use of Toledo Bend Project, Louisiana and Texas: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 1754) (S. Rept. 98-629), 26275 [20SE]

State Revenues From National Forest Receipts: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5315) (H. Rept. 98-762), 12321 [15MY]

Texas National Forest Lands Inclusion in National Wilderness Preservation System: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 3788) (S. Rept. 98-614), 25773 [18SE]

Utah National Forest System Land Designation and Release in National Wilderness Preservation System: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 2155) (H. Rept. 98-1019), 25272 [13SE]

Virginia Lands Inclusion in National Wilderness Preservation System: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 2805) (S. Rept. 98-612), 25773 [18SE]

Vocational-Technical Education Act Amendment: committee of conference (H.R. 4164) (H. Rept. 98-1129), 28780 [2OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Farm policies for 1984: Farm Bureau, 4156 [1MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5743), 15120, 15121 [6JN]

Statements

Agricultural and Economic Policies: Vince Rossiter, 15283 [7JN]

Agricultural Policy Forecast: Sec. of Agriculture Block, 13480-13483 [23MY]

Agriculture Legislation: Representative Skelton, 3953 [29FE]

Agriculture Research Funds (excerpt), 15107 [6JN]

Biotechnology (sundry), 15104 [6JN]

Compensation of Forest Service Employees for Travel Time: Comptroller General, 28330 [2OC]

Developing a Comprehensive Dialog and Review of Agriculture and Food Programs: Sec. of Agriculture Block, 10826-10828 [3MY]

Family Farms Preservation: OMB (excerpt), 23694 [10AU]

Food for Peace Program Anniversary: E. Saouma, U.N., 22333 [3AU]

———President Reagan, 22332 [3AU]

———Representative de la Garza, 22334 [3AU]

———Sec. of Agriculture Block, 22332 [3AU]

———Senator Dole, 22335 [3AU]

Food Stamp Redemption: National Grocers Association, 23837 [10AU]

Grain Elevator Bankruptcies, 6387 [22MR]

Noxious Weeds in Montana, 28351 [2OC]

Nutritional Status of U.S. Population: Bailus Walker, Jr., 23686 [10AU]

WIC Program: GAO, 23684 [10AU]

World Agriculture and International Trade Policy: Donald E. Nordlund, 23210 [8AU]

Studies

Exemption Provisions of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Laws (excerpt), 20652 [24JY]

Mandatory Fish Inspection (H.R. 6094): Library of Congress (excerpt), 23186 [8AU]

Small Reclamation Projects Act (H.R. 5539)—Excess Crop Restrictions, 27796 [28SE]

Summaries

Acreage Reduction and Diversion Programs, 4114 [1MR]

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act (H.R. 4072), 5326 [13MR], 6109 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5743), 23258 [9AU]

Economics of Forest Service Timber Sale Program, 26984 [26SE]

Establish a Special Commission To Investigate Intensive Farm Animal Production (H.R. 3170), 21367 [26JY]

Federal Buy-out of Certain Timber Contracts (S. 2753), 16159 [13JN]

Food Aid and Export Market Promotion Act, 2519 [9FE]

WIC Program (excerpt), 23678 [10AU]

Tables

Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act impact of commodity program provisions, 6108, 6109 [21MR]

Amounts listed in conference report on H.J. Res. 492, 18734 [26JN]

CCC inventories: 1983, 4195 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5743) (nondefense discretionary authority), 23709 [10AU]

Dept. of Agriculture surplus food stockpiles (sundry), 13997 [23MY]

Emergency supplemental appropriations (H.J. Res. 492): committee status, 8062 [5AP]

Emergency supplemental appropriations (H.J. Res. 493), Senate Committee on Appropriations-reported status, 5780 [15MR]

Farm price support savings, 9397 [12AP]

Farmers Home Administration staffing levels comparison, 23705 [10AU]

National commodity processing system status report, Jan. 10, 1984, 625 [26JA]

Rice facts, 6406 [22MR]

Stockpile materials in deficit: 1983, 4064 [1MR]

Supermarket milk price survey summary, 23288 [9AU]

WIC program participation, 23683, 23684 [10AU]

Testimonies

Canadian Actions on Sugar Import Quota Program: Stanley Gettel, 17218 [19JN]

Nonsmoker Relief Act (H.R. 4955): Representative C. W. Bill Young, 3540 [27FE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 492, Dept. of Agriculture supplemental appropriations, 7464 [3AP]

H.J. Res. 492, supplemental appropriations, 4622 [6MR], 6456 [22MR]

H.R. 2714, Agricultural Productivity Act, 367 [25JA]

H.R. 3150, land conveyance to Sabine River Authority of Texas, 28641 [2OC]

H.R. 4072, Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act, 5324-5326 [13MR], 5929-5931 [20MR]

H.R. 4701, eliminate investment tax credit for dairy farmers, 1159 [31JA]

H.R. 4955, Nonsmoker Relief Act, 3540 [27FE]

H.R. 5070, estate tax provisions regarding family farms and businesses, 5082 [8MR]

H.R. 5179, amend Food Stamp Act, 5865 [19MR]

H.R. 5199, clarify the farm syndicate tax rules apply to jojoba beans, 6069 [20MR]

H.R. 5277, Head Start Act reauthorization, 6931 [28MR]

H.R. 5743, Dept. of Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies appropriations, 23248-23257 [9AU]

H.R. 6203, supplemental appropriations for African famine relief, 24571 [6SE]

H.R. 6413, feed grain land diversion program, 30747 [5OC]

H.R. 6418, prohibit imports of tobacco grown or processed with pesticides or chemicals, 30728 [5OC]

S. 598, transfer of certain lands to Payson, AZ, 23416 [9AU]25528 [17SE]

S. 1643, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service committee operations, 20056 [29JN]

S. 2085, Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, 13020 [21MY]

S. 2256, exemption of certain central kitchen facilities from Federal inspection requirements, 1792 [3FE], 28263 [2OC]

S. 2406, Farmers Home Administration loan policy conflict of interest regulations, 5128 [12MR]

S. 2511, release of reversionary interest held by the Government in certain lands in Oklahoma, 7213 [30MR]

S. 2546, extend period U.S. Grain Standards Act amendments remain in effect, 8585 [10AP]

S. 2586, release by Dept. of Agriculture of reversionary interest on certain lands in Oklahoma, 9665 [24AP]

S. 2599, extend and reform child nutrition programs, 10123-10125 [26AP]

S. 2655, agricultural exports trade report, 11715 [10MY]

S. 2860, Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, 20886 [25JY]

S. 2954, Food Stamp Redemption Act, 23837 [10AU]

S. Res. 287, establish Task Force on Agricultural Credit, 10687 [2MY]

S. Res. 333, economic emergency loan program funding obligations, 1786 [3FE]

S. Res. 431, Canadian pork exports to U.S., 23341 [9AU]

S.J. Res. 273, Smokey Bear Week, 11253 [8MY], 28688 [2OC]

S.J. Res. 306, Food for Peace Day, 22332 [3AU]

Transcripts

Competitive Research Grants—Research Accomplishments: House Committee on Appropriations hearing excerpt, 15112 [6JN]