DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE see also Secretary of Agriculture

Amendments

Agriculture: Optional Acreage Diversion Program (H.R. 3093), 23037 [7AU]

Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act: enact (S. 970), 21479, 21535 [29JY]

Commodity Distribution Reform Act: administration of activities (H.R. 1340), 36120, 36125 [17DE]

Farm Disaster Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 1157), 9211, 9214, 9216, 9218, 9220, 9222, 9224, 9225, 9226, 9228, 9235, 9236, 9270-9273 [22AP], 9378, 9393, 9394, 9395, 9396, 9397, 9399, 9450-9452 [23AP]

Analyses

Dairy Farm Protection Act (S. 1869), 32039 [17NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (S. 1038), 8986 [10AP]

Safe Food Standards Act (S. 1813), 29158-29160 [23OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1157, Farm Disaster Assistance Act, 11245 [5MY], 11608 [7MY]

Articles and editorials

Agricultural Credit, 4155 [26FE]

Cranberries—Agricultural Free Market at Work—Growers Aren't Bogged Down in USDA Regulations, Subsidies and Allocations, 30257 [29OC]

Domestic Natural Rubber on Rebound at USDA, 1670 [21JA]

FmHA Should Be in for Its Comeuppance, 5980 [17MR]

Generic Certificates—USDA Response to Stocks Squeeze, 4642 [3MR]

Kingfisher County Farmers Could Lose Nearly $3 Million Because of Flooding, 9239 [22AP]

Problem Farm Loans Still Rising, 20816 [22JY]

Rains Put Wheat Farmers in a Bind, 9239 [22AP]

USDA Contract Goes to Japanese Firm, 13284 [20MY]

Wheat Policy Stays on Track, 19595 [13JY]

World Bartering Leaves U.S. in the Cold, 6299 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agricultural Act: deficiency payments for wheat and feed grains (see H.R. 1935)

Agricultural Prompt Payment Act: enact (see H.R. 2908)

Agricultural Protection Cost Recovery Act: enact (see S. 1816), 29156 [23OC]

Agricultural Research Service: budget authority (see H.R. 821)

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service: budget authority (see H.R. 822, 823, 824, 825)

Agriculture: acreage base for oats (see S. 480)

———administration of commodity distribution activities (see H.R. 1340)

———advance deficiency payments for certain crops (see S. 1713; H.R. 3402)

———consolidate and improve existing emergency livestock feed assistance programs (see H.R. 3081)

———determination of protein content in wheat for purposes of price support activities (see H.R. 3159)

———expansion of conservation reserve program (see S. 1521)

———farm debt restructuring (see S. 1147)

———farm program benefits (see H.R. 3487)

———Optional Acreage Diversion Program (see H.R. 3093)

———price support loan rates for the 1987 crop of corn and the 1988 crop of wheat (see H.R. 2610)

———production and food processing systems (see H.R. 3735)

———protection for participants in Farm Credit System (see H.R. 661)

———recovering costs associated with cotton classing services (see H.R. 2971)

———recovery of cost for establishment of standards for products (see S. 1192)

———reduce recordkeeping and paperwork required of agricultural producers for participation in price support programs (see H.R. 3157)

———reduction of surplus commodities (see S. 781)

———restitution to certain cattle producers (see H.R. 1401)

———sugar price support (see S. 1000)

———tax treatment of payments under, and facilities idled by, the Milk Production Termination Program (see S. 882)

———transfer and establish certain programs (see H.R. 3481)

———use of program crop acreage to create wildlife sanctuaries (see H.R. 2752)

———wheat program (see S. Res. 237; H. Con. Res. 147)

Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act: enact (see S. 970)

Anniversary (see S.J. Res. 129; H.J. Res. 270)

Appropriations: making (see S. 1800)

———making supplemental (see S.J. Res. 167; H.J. Res. 323)

Authority: realign (see H.R. 1206)

Budget: authority (see H.R. 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832)

Commodity: establish price payments for 1988 crops (see H.R. 3383)

———price payments for 1988 crop (see S. 1712)

Corn: price support (see S. 1651)

Credit: fairness in appeal process (see H.R. 3151)

———interest rates on loans (see H.R. 2841)

Dairy Farm Protection Act: enact (see S. 1869)

Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development: designate (see H.R. 2026)

Dept. of the Interior: sharing of amounts received from the National Forest System, geothermal and mineral lands leasing, and oil and gas royalties (see H.R. 1662)

Disasters: revise assistance program (see H.R. 1015)

Executive departments: user fee recommendations (see H.R. 3176)

Farm Credit Banks: funding (see H. Res. 204)

Farm Credit System Emergency Management and Assistance Act: enact (see S. 1287)

Farm lands: rental bonus incentive relative to placement in the conservation reserve (see H.R. 2110)

Farm loans: payment requirements for overdue principal and interest (see H.R. 1277)

Farmers: assistance for debt restructuring (see H.R. 2120)

Farmers Home Administration: budget authority (see H.R. 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832)

———improve operation of secondary market for certain guaranteed loans (see H.R. 2179)

———interest rates (see H.R. 710, 2841)

———payment requirements for overdue principal and interest by qualified farmers (see H.R. 1277)

Federal employees: recognize anniversary of Hatch Act enactment (see H.J. Res. 3)

Federal Grain Inspection Service: determination of credibility of service relative to reduction in force (see H.R. 2589)

Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act: enact (see S. 1260)

Fish and fisheries: inspection of imported commercial seafood (see H.R. 1483), 5098 [9MR]

Food: administration of the commodity distribution activities (see H.R. 1265)

Food Stamp Plan: increase dependent care deduction (see H.R. 1843)

Foreign Agricultural Service: improvement of operations (see S. 125), 343 [6JA]

Foreign trade: agricultural export enhancement program (see S. Con. Res. 67)

———export enhancement program (see H. Con. Res. 163, 164)

———facilitate exportation of commodities (see H.R. 1667)

Forest Service: convey land to Flagstaff, AZ (see H.R. 1818)

Henderson, TN: release restrictions on certain lands (see H.R. 2835)

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend (see S. 1038)

Lubbock, TX: authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program (see H.R. 2663)

———plant stress and water conservation research laboratory (see S. 1652)

Milk: marketing order with multiple basing points (see H.R. 723)

———pay interest on overdue payments to producers under production termination contracts (see H.R. 2853)

National School Lunch Act: amend to establish imported food products certification program (see H.R. 2477)

Oats: acreage reduction program (see S. 1887)

Office of Emergency Aid for Farm Families: establish (see S. 221)

Optional Acreage Diversion Program: improve (see H.R. 1644)

Prevented Planting Agricultural Disaster Assistance Program: extend (see H.R. 909)

Putnam County, FL: release reversionary interest in certain land (see H.R. 1205)

Research: plant science research and education facility at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (see H.R. 3709)

Rural areas: displacement of low-income or elderly rentors (see H.R. 1070)

Safe Food Standards Act: enact (see S. 1813), 29156 [23OC]

Securities: sale of obligations to issuer before public offering (see H.R. 2059)

Services: institute or increase fees (see H.R. 2303)

Soil Conservation Service: budget authority (see H.R. 833, 834, 835)

———funding (see H. Res. 68)

South Dakota: transferring certain national forest lands (see S. 614)

Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program: executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.J. Res. 124)

Tobacco: joint Dept. of Agriculture/Dept. of Commerce study of commodities and products that may be produced and marketed together (see S. 868)

Truth in Frozen Pizza Labeling Act: enact (see S. 1433)

Wheat: deficiency payments (see S. 1782)

Booklets

Better Country—A Strategy for Rural Development in the 1980's, 28784 [21OC]

Communications from

Chugach National Forest boundary change: notice, 29156 (EC2042) [23OC]

Federal Crop Insurance Act: transmittal, 5919 (EC765) [17MR]

National Agricultural Library: consolidation and expansion, 3223 (EC513) [9FE]

Pilot barter program for exchange of commodities: report, 1790 (EC412) [21JA]

Documents

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 22415 [5AU]

National School Lunch Act, 22415 [5AU]

Examples

Depts. of Agriculture and HHS efforts to update and coordinate their nutrition monitoring activities, 9673 [23AP]

Hearings

Committee on Agriculture: agricultural exports, D166 [18MR]

———Cotton Stabilization Program (H.R. 1622) (testimony), D165 [18MR]

———dark air and dark fire-cured tobacco quotas (testimony), D219 [1AP]

———Dept. of Agriculture budget (testimony from Peter Meyers), D131 [10MR]

———Dept. of Agriculture recommendations and a GAO report on farm program payment limitations, D290 [28AP]

———Dept. of Agriculture recommendations and a GAO report on farm program payment limitations (testimony), D269 [22AP], D278 [23AP]

———Farmers Home Administration (testimony), D290 [28AP]

———GAO report on the application of the limitation imposed on farm program payments (testimony), D220 [1AP]

———GAO report relative to claims adjustment procedures in the Federal Crop Insurance Program (testimony), D296 [29AP]

———implementation of marketing loan concept to commodity programs (testimony), D174 [19MR]

———improve administration of Dept. of Agriculture commodity distribution activities (testimony), D166 [18MR]

———Lower Des Plaines tributaries project, IA and Food Security Act amendments (testimony), D255 [9AP]

———mandatory production controls applied to commodity programs

———meat inspection programs (testimony), D247 [8AP]

———Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act amendments (H.R. 692, 1176 and 1246) (testimony), D208 [30MR]

———policies and activities of the Farmers Home Administration (testimony from Vance L. Clark), D117 [5MR]

———Renewable Resources Planning Act (testimony), D247 [8AP]

———state of agriculture (testimony from Richard Lyng, Sec. of Agriculture), D84 [25FE]

———Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act (H.R. 3) (testimony), D214 [31MR]

———use of generic commodity certificates to make payments under commodity programs (testimony), D239 [7AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): agricultural appropriations (testimony from Orville G. Bentley, John P. Jordan, Myron D. Johnsrud, and Joseph Howard), D147 [12MR]

———Agricultural Marketing Service, Agricultural Cooperative Service, Office of Transportation, and Packers and Stockyards Administration (testimony), D153 [16MR]

———Extension Service appropriations (testimony from Orville G. Bentley, John P. Jordan, Myron D. Johnsrud, and Joseph Howard), D147 [12MR]

———Farmers Home Administration (testimony from Kathleen Lawrence and Vance L. Clark), D131 [10MR]

———FCIC (testimony from Kathleen Lawrence and E. Ray Fosse), D117 [5MR]

———Federal Grain Inspection Service (testimony from Kenneth Gilles and W. Kirk Miller), D151 [13MR]

———Food Safety and Inspection Service (testimony), D194 [25MR]

———Foreign Agricultural Service, General Sales Manager/P.L. 480, and Office of International Cooperation and Development (testimony), D166 [18MR]

———Forest Service budget (testimony), D278 [23AP]

———rural development, agriculture and related agencies appropriations (testimony), D240 [7AP]

———rural development, agriculture, and related agencies, D235 [6AP]

———Sec. of Agriculture (testimony from Richard Lyng, Sec. of Agriculture), D85 [25FE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): budget, D155 [17MR]

———budget (testimony), D171 [19MR], D182 [23MR], D191 [25MR], D210 [31MR], D243 [8AP]

———budget (testimony from Ewen M. Wilson, Orville G. Bentley, Myron D. Johnsrud, John E. Lee, Jr., and William E. Kibler), D108 [4MR]

———budget (testimony from Orville G. Bentley, Terry B. Kinney, Mary E. Carter, John P. Jordan, and Clare Harris), D124 [9MR]

———Dept. of Agriculture budget, D233 [6AP]

———Dept. of Agriculture budget (testimony), D236 [7AP]

———Dept. of Agriculture budget (testimony from George S. Dunlop, Wilson Scaling, Galen S. Bridge, Milton J. Hertz, David Hall, Richard Goldberg, and Robert Sherman), D82 [25FE]

———Dept. of Agriculture budget (testimony from Kathleen W. Lawrence, Vance L. Clark, and Robert E. Sherman), D136 [11MR]

———Dept. of Agriculture budget (testimony from Kenneth Gilles, Bert W. Hawkins, Randall E. Torgerson, B.H. Jones, and Martin Fitzpatrick), D98 [2MR]

———Dept. of Agriculture budget (testimony from Richard E. Lyng, Sec. of Agriculture, Peter C. Myers, and Steve Dewhurst), D73 [23FE]

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: authorizing funds for Federal housing and community development programs (testimony from James E. Roark, William J. Althaus, Ruth Keeton, Thomas M. French, Jr., Leon T. Kendall, Thomas F. McHugh, Terrence Duvernay, Alonzo Watson, Thomas R. Runquist, Richard Geltman, Barry Zigas, Robert E. McKay, Harold Wilson, Moises Loza and John Denning), D61 [17FE]

Committee on Education and Labor: Older Americans Act reauthorization (testimony), D235 [6AP]

Committee on Government Operations: agricultural exports, D168 [18MR]

———import meat inspection service (testimony), D229 [2AP]

Letters

Barter system: Richard E. Lyng, Sec. of Agriculture, 6299 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture small business timber set-aside program: George S. Dunlop, 35317 [11DE]

Farm Disaster Assistance Act: Daniel G. Amstutz, 9221 [22AP]

———Robert K. Dawson, 9240 [22AP]

———Senator Mitchell, 9221 [22AP]

———Terry Wyatt, 9238 [22AP]

Farm program provisions of Food Security Act: several farm organizations, 9377 [23AP]

FCIC claims and payments: E. Ray Fosse, 34038 [3DE]

Feed grains deficiency payments: Richard E. Lyng and James C. Miller III, 13876 [28MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Peter C. Myers, Dept. of Agriculture, 8985 [10AP]

Meat and poultry inspection: Joseph V. Rodricks, 25681 [29SE]

Plant Variety Protection Act: Peter C. Myers, 12010 [12MY]

Recovery of costs for animal and plant inspections: Peter C. Myers, 29166 [23OC]

Recovery of costs for standards and specifications of agricultural products: Peter C. Myers, 12010 [12MY]

Soybean loan rate: American Soybean Association, 9383 [23AP]

———Peter Myers, 9376 [23AP]

Special Supplemental Food Program for WIC: Brian P. Crowley, GAO, 36642 [19DE]

Wetlands designation of certain South Dakota lands: Dept. of Agriculture, 9394 [23AP]

———George S. Dunlop, 9394 [23AP]

Meetings

Committee on Agriculture: acreage diversion pilot program applicable to the Wheat Program for certain crops (H.R. 1157), D79 [24FE]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Agricultural Interest Rate Relief Act (S. 57), D299 [30AP]

———establish agricultural assistance and trade missions (S. 659), D191 [25MR]

Memorandums

Agricultural Disaster Program: Christopher Hicks, Dept. of Agriculture, 2316 [29JA]

Memorials of legislature

Alabama, 21186 [27JY]

California, 5141 [10MR], 26156 [1OC]

Illinois, 22018 [3AU]

Minnesota, 13826 [27MY]

Oregon, 22448 [5AU]

South Carolina, 13736 [27MY]

Messages

Deferral of Certain Budget Authority: President Reagan, 26153 [1OC]

National Program for Soil and Water Conservation: President Reagan, 26152 [1OC]

Revision of Certain Budget Deferrals: President Reagan, 23565 [9SE]

Notices

Song contest: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 3349 [17FE]

Papers

Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Conservation Provisions—A Congressional Perspective: Jeffrey A. Zinns, 31703, 31704 [10NO]

Remarks in House

Agricultural Prompt Payment Act: enact (H.R. 2908), 19570 [13JY]

Agriculture: acreage diversion pilot program applicable to Wheat Program (H.R. 1157), 5547 [12MR], 5767-5774, 5775 [17MR], 6245 [18MR]

———administration of commodity distribution activities (H.R. 1340), 36120, 36124, 36127, 36128, 36129 [17DE], 36130 [21DE]

———advance deficiency payment for certain crop years for certain crops (H.R. 3402), 26732 [6OC]

———base acreage equity, 12642 [18MY]

———consolidate and improve existing emergency livestock feed assistance programs (H.R. 3081), 22142 [3AU]

———economic conditions, 4156 [26FE]

———export enhancement program (H. Con. Res. 163), 20840 [22JY]

———export enhancement program (H. Con. Res. 164), 20864 [23JY]

———Farm Credit System, 21790 [30JY]

———loan policies, 5979 [17MR]

———Optional Acreage Diversion Program (H.R. 3093), 23034-23038 [7AU]

———price support loan rates for the 1987 crop of corn and 1988 crop of wheat (H.R. 2610), 14720 [4JN]

———recovering costs associated with cotton classing services (H.R. 2971), 21159 [27JY]

———sugar policies, 5984 [17MR], 20660 [22JY]

———U.S. cooperatives' trade financing, 4426 [26FE]

———use of program crop acreage to create wildlife sanctuaries (H.R. 2752), 17129 [23JN], 17133 [24JN], 31315 [9NO]

———wheat and corn programs, 16879 [22JN], 18597 [1JY]

Anniversary (H.J. Res. 270), 11828 [8MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.J. Res. 323), 17906 [26JN]

CCC: funding, 34030-34041 [3DE]

Commodity distributions: administration (H.R. 1340), 22063-22074 [3AU]

Dairy products: milk price support activities reduction in expenditures (H.R. 3344), 37620 [21DE]

Deficiency payment program: abuses, 3237 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development: designate (H.R. 2026), 8650-8653 [9AP], 36678 [19DE]

Farm Credit Banks: funding (H. Res. 204), 16794 [18JN]

Farm Disaster Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 1157), appointment of conferees, 11245 [5MY]

———enact (H.R. 1157), conference report, 12379-12381 [13MY]

Farm program payments: determination of separate persons (H.R. 948), 3186 [5FE]

Farmers: assistance for debt restructuring (H.R. 2120), 20816 [22JY]

Farmers Home Administration: industrial parks, 9580 [23AP]

———plan to sell off community development loans, 24060 [16SE]

Food: consumption of meat and meat products (H. Res. 198), 16549 [17JN]

Food and Stamp Act: increase dependent care deduction (H.R. 1843), 7079 [26MR]

Foreign trade: barter and countertrade, 14516 [3JN]

Forest Service: convey land to Flagstaff, AZ (H.R. 1818), 6950 [25MR]

Forests and forestry: release/sufficiency language in wilderness legislation, 17893 [26JN]

Health: salmonella contamination, 21062 [23JY]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), 10176 [28AP], 10864 [30AP]

Japan: award of contract to Hitachi firm, 13284 [20MY]

Labeling: meat and meat food products relative to country of origin (H.R. 2920), 19571 [13JY]

Lubbock, TX: authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program (H.R. 2663), 21157-21159 [27JY]

———authorizing establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program (H.R. 2663), 15496 [11JN]

Meat and poultry: inspection, 25681 [29SE]

Programs: transfer and establish certain (H.R. 3481), 28784, 28785 [21OC]

———support, 4426 [26FE]

Putnam County, FL: release reversionary interest in certain land (H.R. 1205), 13769-13771 [27MY]

Securities: sale of obligations to issuer before public offering (H.R. 2059), 9030 [10AP], 9283 [22AP], 13767 [27MY]

Services: institute or increase fees (H.R. 2303), 11593 [6MY]

Soil Conservation Service: funding of programs (H. Res. 68), 3171 [5FE]

Sugar: loan program, 6444 [19MR]

———U.S. program, 31725 [10NO]

Texas Tech University: Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory, 15627 [11JN]

Unicoi County, TN: land conveyance (H.R. 1004), 13771, 13772, 13793 [27MY]

West Florida Electric Cooperative: anniversary, 13675 [21MY]

Wheat program: status, 19595 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Emergency Assistance Act: enact (S. 341), 2314-2317 [29JA]

Agricultural Export Enhancement Act: enact (S. 310), 1255, 1258 [14JA]

Agricultural productivity: interest on overdue payments, 27206-27211 [9OC]

Agricultural Protection Cost Recovery Act: enact (S. 1816), 29164 [23OC]

Agricultural Surplus Commodity Reduction Act: enact (S. 781), 6292 [19MR]

Agriculture: administration of commodity distribution activities (H.R. 1340), 22415 [5AU], 36636-36643 [19DE]

———advance deficiency payments (S. 1713), 25023 [23SE]

———conservation reserve contracts, 9225 [22AP]

———emergency compensation for feed grains, 13872-13880 [28MY]

———emergency disaster assistance program, 9226 [22AP]

———ensure equitable treatment of cotton producers suffering losses, 9236 [22AP]

———exemption from planting requirements upon levee flooding damage, 9222 [22AP]

———expansion of conservation reserve program (S. 1521), 20633 [22JY]

———farm debt restructuring (S. 1147), 11527 [6MY]

———financial condition of Farm Credit System, 6797, 6798 [25MR]

———marketing loan program for commodities, 9395 [23AP]

———Optional Acreage Diversion Program (H.R. 3093), 24562 [18SE]

———prohibit payment of farm benefits to foreign nationals (S. 55), 507 [6JA]

———recovering costs associated with cotton classing services (H.R. 2971), 22425 [5AU]

———recovery of cost for establishment of standards for products (S. 1192), 12010 [12MY]

Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1800), 35239 [11DE]

Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act: enact (S. 970), 8768 [9AP], 16630 [18JN], 18934-18938 [8JY], 21478-21480 [29JY]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Golden Fleece of the Month recipient, 3349 [17FE]

Anniversary (H.J. Res. 270), 12576 [15MY]

———(S.J. Res. 129), 12502 [14MY]

Appropriations: making urgent supplemental (S.J. Res. 167), 17584 [25JN]

Beef Research and Information Act: enact (S. 674), 5028 [6MR]

Budget deficit: Dept. of Agriculture, 14299 [2JN]

CCC: funding, 13893, 13894-13898, 13925 [28MY]

Commodity Distribution Program Reform Act: enact (S. 236), 684 [6JA]

Conservation Reserve Program: clarify certain provisions, 9214 [22AP]

Corn: price support (S. 1651), 23242 [7AU]

Credit: agency actions, 18963 [8JY]

Dairy Farm Protection Act: enact (S. 1869), 32038, 32039 [17NO]

Dairy industry: milk price support (S. 1746), 26331 [2OC]

Economic conditions: barter system, 6298 [19MR]

Farm Credit System Emergency Management and Assistance Act: enact (S. 1287), 13946 [28MY]

Farm Disaster Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 1157), 9115 [21AP], 9209-9240 [22AP], 9375-9402 [23AP], 11118 [5MY], 11608 [7MY]

———enact (H.R. 1157), appointment of conferees, 11608 [7MY]

———enact (H.R. 1157), conference report, 12032, 12033 [12MY]

———enact (H.R. 1157), unanimous-consent agreement, 12032 [12MY]

Farmers Home Administration: agency actions, 18963 [8JY]

Federal employees: recognize anniversary of Hatch Act enactment (H.J. Res. 3), unanimous-consent agreement, 4409 [26FE]

Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act: enact (S. 1260), 13572 [21MY], 19801 [14JY]

Fixing Farm Supports, Washington (DC) Post, 24563 [18SE]

Food: price payments for 1988 crop of a commodity (S. 1712), 25023 [23SE]

Food Irradiation Safety Act: enact (S. 461), 6590 [23MR]

Food Safety Inspection Service: poultry inspection procedures, 7171 [27MR]

Food Security Act: amend (S. 334), 1504 [20JA]

Food stamp plan: State participation, 9228 [22AP]

———tax on purchases, 9212-9214 [22AP]

Foreign trade: agricultural export enhancement program (S. Con. Res. 67), 20625-20627, 20629, 20650 [22JY]

———promote export of commodities and products (S. 310), 6680 [24MR]

Forests and forestry: small business timber set-aside program, 35317 [11DE]

Funding, 14307, 14310 [2JN]

Generic certificates: economic market impact, 4642 [3MR]

Housing and Community Development Act: Farmers Home Administration, 7450 [31MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend (S. 1038), 8985 [10AP]

Lubbock, TX: plant stress and water conservation laboratory (S. 1652), 23243 [7AU]

National Commission on Agricultural Finance: rural focus and funding, 13917 [28MY]

National Commission on Agricultural Policy: rural focus and funding, 13917 [28MY]

Office of Emergency Aid for Farm Families: establish (S. 221), 657 [6JA]

Office of the Assistant Sec. for Natural Resources and Environment: elimination, 35244 [11DE]

Peterson, Max: tribute, 2460 [2FE]

Putnam County, FL: release reversionary interest in certain land (H.R. 1205), 26141 [1OC]

Rubber: guayule research and production, 1670 [21JA]

Safe Food Standards Act: enact (S. 1813), 29157 [23OC]

Soil Conservation Service: budget proposal, 1616 [21JA]

South Dakota: prohibit transfer of certain National Forest System lands (S. 614), 4339 [26FE]

Sugar producers: emergency disaster payments, 9218 [22AP]

Synthetic fuel: panel for study on cost effectiveness of ethanol production, 9394 [23AP]

Tobacco: joint Dept. of Agriculture/Dept. of Commerce study of commodities and products that may be produced and marketed together (S. 868), 7180 [27MR]

Truth in Frozen Pizza Labeling Act: enact (S. 1433), 17825 [26JN]

Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act: enact (S. 809), 6914 [25MR]

Wetlands: designation of certain South Dakota lands, 9392 [23AP]

Wheat program (S. Res. 237), 16830 [19JN]

———application of acreage diversion pilot program (H.R. 1157), 9209-9240 [22AP]

———deficiency payments (S. 1782), 27311 [9OC]

Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act: impact, 5643 [12MR]

Reports

Appropriation Language To Promote Public Notice and Comment on Administrative Regulations: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 35255 [11DE]

Dairy Price Support Activities Reduction in Expenditures: Committee on Agriculture, 37621-37624 [21DE]

Reports by conference committees

Farm Disaster Assistance Act (H.R. 1157), 12032 [12MY], 12124 [12MY]

———(H. Rept. 100-91), 12134 [12MY]

Reports filed

Acreage Diversion Pilot Program Applicable to Wheat (H.R. 1157), 5723 [16MR]

Administration of Commodity Distribution: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 1340) (H. Rept. 100-216), 22126 [3AU]

Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act: (S. 970) (S. Rept. 100-122), 20987 [23JY]

Establishment of Plant Stress and Water Conservation Research Laboratory and Program in Lubbock, TX: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2663) (H. Rept. 100-240), 21185 [27JY]

Extend Required Date for Submission of National Commission on Dairy Policy Report: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1123) (H. Rept. 100-9), 4449 [2MR]

NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Program Authorization Act: Committee on Rules (S. 1667), Consideration (S. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 100-429), 31634 [10NO]

Recovery of Costs Associated With Cotton Classing Services: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2971) (H. Rept. 100-242), 21185 [27JY]

Release Reversionary Interest in Certain Putnam County, FL, Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 1205) (S. Rept. 100-181), 25310 [25SE]

Renewable Resources Extension Act: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2401) (H. Rept. 100-239), 21185 [27JY]

Unicoi County, TN, Land Conveyance: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 100-87), 11864 [8MY]

Vautour, Roland R.: Nomination, 32810 [19NO]

Statements

Agricultural Surplus Commodity Reduction Act (S. 781): Edward Zorinsky, 6292-6294 [19MR]

Commodity Distribution Reform, 22069-22070 [3AU]

Dairy Price Support Activities Reduction in Expenditures: Representative Jeffords, 37620 [21DE]

Farm Credit, 4155 [26FE]

Farm Credit System Reform: Representative Virginia Smith, 21791 [30JY]

What Does the Amendment Do to the Soybean Loan Rate? Senator Cochran, 9376 [23AP]

Studies

Agricultural Trade—U.S. and Selected Developed and Developing Countries: National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy, 6684 [24MR]

New Realities—Toward a Program of Effective Competition: National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy, 6681-6682 [24MR]

Who Gets Those Farm Program Payments?, 4034 [24FE]

Summaries

Safe Food Standards Act (S. 1813), 29157 [23OC]

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Recommendations, 5643 [12MR]

Tables

Appropriations under H.R. 2712, 37772 [21DE]

Complementary tobacco crop diversification (S. 868), 7180 [27MR]

Farm income, 4956 [5MR]

Subsidized housing levels, 31379 [9NO]

Testimonies

Nutrition Programs for the Elderly: Jean Beatty, 22072 [3AU]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 164, agriculture export enhancement program, 20865 [23JY]

H.R. 1004, land conveyance in Unicoi County, TN, 13771 [27MY]

H.R. 1157, Farm Disaster Assistance Act, 5767 [17MR]

H.R. 1205, release reversionary interest in certain land located in Putnam County, FL, 13769, 13770 [27MY]

H.R. 1340, administration of commodity distribution activities, 22063-22065 [3AU], 36636-36639 [19DE]

H.R. 1843, increase dependent care deduction under the Food Stamp Act, 7079 [26MR]

H.R. 2059, sale of securities obligations to issuer before public offering, 9031 [10AP]

H.R. 2663, authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program in Lubbock, TX, 21157 [27JY]

H.R. 2752, use of program crop acreage to create wildlife sanctuaries, 31315 [9NO]

H.R. 2971, recovering costs associated with cotton classing services, 21159 [27JY]

H.R. 3093, Optional Acreage Diversion Program, 23037 [7AU]

H.R. 3481, Rural Development Reorganization Act, 28785-28788 [21OC]

S. 221, establish Office of Emergency Aid for Farm Families, 658 [6JA], 13750 [27MY]

S. 236, Commodity Distribution Program Reform Act, 684 [6JA]

S. 310, Agricultural Export Enhancement Act, 1255-1257 [14JA]

S. 341, Agricultural Emergency Assistance Act, 2314, 2316 [29JA]

S. 614, prohibit transfer of certain South Dakota National Forest System lands, 4339 [26FE]

S. 781, Agricultural Surplus Commodity Reduction Act, 6294-6298 [19MR]

S. 868, joint Dept. of Agriculture/Dept. of Commerce study of commodities and products that may be produced and marketed together, 7182 [27MR]

S. 970, Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act, 21478 [29JY]

S. 1038, Land and Water Conservation Fund Act amendments, 8985, 8986 [10AP]

S. 1192, recovery of costs for standards and specifications of agricultural products, 12010 [12MY]

S. 1260, Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act, 13572 [21MY]

S. 1287, Farm Credit System Emergency Management and Assistance Act, 13946-13948 [28MY]

S. 1433, Truth in Frozen Pizza Labeling Act, 17826 [26JN]

S. 1521, expansion of agricultural conservation reserve program, 20634 [22JY]

S. 1782, deficiency payments for wheat crop, 27311 [9OC]

S. 1816, Agricultural Protection Cost Recovery Act, 29164-29166 [23OC]

S. Con. Res. 67, agricultural export enhancement program, 20631 [22JY]

S. Res. 237, wheat program, 16830, 16862 [19JN]

S.J. Res. 129, anniversary, 12502 [14MY]