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Pesticide Legislation: Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
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The 104th congress enacted significant changes to the Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), governing U.S. sale and use of pesticide products, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), which limits pesticide residues on food. The vehicle of these changes was H.R. 1627, the "Food Quality Protection Act of 1996" (FQPA), enacted August 3, 1996, as Public Law 104-170. Under FIFRA, the new law will facilitate registrations and reregistrations of pesticides for spec…
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Date:
September 11, 1996
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo
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FY1997 USDA Budget: Food and Nutrition Programs
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This is a report about the USDA budget for food and nutrition programs in the fiscal year 1997.
Date:
October 28, 1996
Creator:
Jones, Jean Yavis
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture: Appropriations for FY1997
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The FY1997 agriculture appropriations act (P.L. 104-180) was signed into law on August 6, 1996. P.L. 104-180 provides $52.84 billion in FY1997 budget authority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and related agencies, an amount which is $5.60 billion below the Administration's FY1997 request and $10.25 billion below the FY1996 enacted level. Much of the reduction in funding from FY1996 levels is attributable to an $8.9 billion reduction in the reimbursement for net realized losses of the Com…
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Date:
November 12, 1996
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.; Zinn, Jeffrey A.; Hanrahan, Charles E.; Jones, Jean Yavis; Osbourn, Sandra S.; Rawson, Jean M. et al.
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Cattle Prices: Questions and Answers
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After 7 years of relatively high returns, cattle producers by 1994 were experiencing steeply falling prices--mainly caused by abundant supplies of cattle destined for U.S. feedlots. Record-high grain prices and dry pastures amplified the problem. Because of the lengthy biological cycle governing cattle production, large numbers will be coming onto the market for some time, as producers undertake the slow process of curtailing herd expansion.
Date:
November 14, 1996
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
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The 1995 Farm Bill: Research, Education, and Extension Issues
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The House Agriculture Committee has proposed extending Title XVI of the 1990 farm act (P.L. 101-624) for two years. Currently, the title will expire at the end of 1995. The title includes funding authority for the U.s. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) in-house research programs, as well as federal support for cooperative research, higher education, extension programs in the States, and several research grant programs. This report discusses efforts underway to extend this title and reform futu…
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Date:
November 30, 1996
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
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Pesticide Policy Issues
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On August 3, 1996, President Clinton signed P.L. 104-170, which contains significant amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Although it does not repeal the Delaney Clause, the new law removes pesticide residues from its purview. It requires EPA to set "safe" tolerances for residues of pesticides on both raw and processed food to provide "a reasonable certainty of no harm" from exposure to the pesticide resi…
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Date:
December 4, 1996
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo
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Food and Agriculture: Prospective Issues in the 105th Congress
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Implementation of major farm and food program changes enacted last year under omnibus farm (P.L.104-127) and welfare (P.L.104-193) measures is likely to draw the attention of the 105th Congress. The size and cost of these programs also could make them a target for reductions in congressional efforts to balance the budget.
Date:
January 3, 1997
Creator:
Jones, Jean Yavis
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The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996: An Overview
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Date:
January 6, 1997
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
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Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Policy Issues
Description:
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, enables producers to bid to retire highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland, usually for 10 years. Participants receive annual rental and cost-sharing payments, and technical assistance to install approved plantings. Up to 36.4 million acres have been enrolled; current enrollment is estimated to be 32.9 million acres.
Date:
February 24, 1997
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A.
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Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Economics Programs: A Primer
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The 105th Congress is undertaking a thorough review of federal laws and policies affecting the nationwide system of federal and state agricultural research laboratories and agencies, the land grant Colleges of Agriculture and related schools of forestry and veterinary medicine, and the continuing education programs of the Cooperative Extension System. In preparation for hearings and subsequent debate on these subjects, this report provides an overview of all the components of the system, its ma…
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Date:
March 4, 1997
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
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Conservation Reserve Program - Preliminary Results from the 15th Signup
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This report includes a table listing, by state, the: Number of bids, or offers, received; Total acres offered for enrollment; Acres offered that are currently enrolled in the CRP; Acres offered are not currently enrolled in the CRP; Acres on which contracts expire on September 30, 1997; Percentage of acres currently in the program that were offered for reenrollment; and Percentage of acres offered that are not currently enrolled in the CRP.
Date:
April 18, 1997
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Tobacco Advertising: Whether the FDA's Restrictions Violate Freedom of Speech
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Date:
May 23, 1997
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
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Food and Agriculture Provisions in the FY1997 Supplemental Appropriations Act
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This report addresses Food and Agriculture provisions in the FY1997 Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Date:
June 16, 1997
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
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Food and Agriculture Provisions in the FY1997 Supplemental Appropriations Act
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Report providing an overview of provisions and funding related to food and agriculture program as a part of a supplemental appropriations bill (P.L. 105-18, H.R. 1871).
Date:
June 16, 1997
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Attorneys' Fees in the State Tobacco Litigation Cases
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In the past few years, many states have filed complaints against the tobacco industry in state court to recover Medicaid costs paid by the states to treat their citizens for tobacco related illnesses. The states are also attempting to recover other damages, such as punitive damages, against the tobacco industry. For various reasons, the states have hired private attorneys to assist the state Attorneys General in prosecuting these cases. In most cases, the retention of private counsel has includ…
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Date:
September 23, 1997
Creator:
Contrubis, John
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Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws
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This report includes a glossary of approximately 1,700 agriculture and related terms (e.g., food programs, conservation, forestry, environmental protection, etc.). Besides defining terms and phrases with specialized meanings for agriculture, the glossary also identifies acronyms, agencies, programs, and laws related to agriculture.
Date:
October 1, 1997
Creator:
Womach, Jasper
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Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws
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This report includes a glossary of approximately 1,700 agriculture and related terms (e.g., food programs, conservation, forestry, environmental protection, etc.). Besides defining terms and phrases with specialized meanings for agriculture, the glossary also identifies acronyms, agencies, programs, and laws related to agriculture.
Date:
October 1, 1997
Creator:
Womach, Jasper
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Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Methyl Bromide Control Measures
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This report is intended to help the reader follow changes over time in regulations domestic and international - governing methyl bromide for its potential ozone-depleting effects. Methyl bromide, like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), has been implicated by scientists in contributing to stratospheric ozone depletion, which may pose health threats to living organisms due to increased exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Methyl bromide is currently used widely as a pesticide in international…
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Date:
October 16, 1997
Creator:
Morrissey, Wayne A.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Agricultural Exports: Technical Barriers to Trade
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Technical barriers to trade (TBTs) are widely divergent measures that countries use to regulate rnarkets, protect their consumers, and preserve natural resources, but which can also discriminate against imports in favor of domestic products. Most TBTs in agriculture are sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures designed to protect humans, animals, and plants from contaminants, diseases, and pests. In the wake of new trade agreements aimed at reducing tariffs, import quotas, and other trade barr…
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Date:
October 21, 1997
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Appropriations for FY1998: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
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No Description Available.
Date:
December 9, 1997
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Issues in the 105th Congress
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The public agricultural research, education, and extension system is comprised of a nationwide network of federal and state agricultural research laboratories and departments, land grant Colleges of Agriculture, colleges of forestry and veterinary medicine, and the nationwide Cooperative Extension System. Although the basic authority to conduct agricultural research and extension programs is permanent, Congress since 1977 has provided funding authority and policy guidance for USDA's in-house re…
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Date:
January 15, 1998
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): Status and Issues
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The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides farmers with financial and technical assistance to plan and implement soil and water conservation practices. EQIP was enacted in 1996 and most recently amended by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Section 2301 of P.L. 107-171). It is a mandatory spending program (i.e., not subject to annual appropriations), administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). EQIP is guaranteed a total of $6.1 billion f…
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Date:
March 2, 1998
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Tobacco Advertising: The Constitutionality of Limiting its Tax Deductibility
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No Description Available.
Date:
March 4, 1998
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
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