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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4675

To maintain the ability of United States agriculture to remain viable and

competitive in domestic and international markets, to meet the food

and fiber needs of United States and international consumers, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 29, 1994

Ms. LONG (for herself, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr.

POMEROY, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. ROSE, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. JOHNSON of

South Dakota, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. DOOLEY,

Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. MINGE, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.

BAESLER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BISHOP,

Ms. LAMBERT, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. COMBEST,

Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. BOEHNER,

Mr. DICKEY, Mr. POMBO, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. HAYES, Mr.

LEACH, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CLYBURN,

Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BARTON of

Texas, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. SARPALIUS, and Mr. LUCAS) introduced the

following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Agriculture

and Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To maintain the ability of United States agriculture to remain viable and competitive in domestic and international markets, to meet the food and fiber needs of

United States and international consumers, and for other

purposes.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That, in order to maintain the ability of United States

4 agriculture to remain viable and competitive in domestic

5 and international markets, the Secretary of Agriculture,

6 consistent with the obligations of the United States to

7 limit agricultural export subsidies as set forth in the Uru8 guay Round Agreement and notwithstanding any other

9 provision of law, shall—

10 (1) make available and aggressively utilize in

11 each fiscal year the funds and commodities of the

12 Commodity Credit Corporation in the maximum

13 amounts allowed under the Agreement for the export

14 enhancement program, the dairy export incentive

15 program, the cottonseed oil assistance program, and

16 the sunflowerseed oil assistance program; and

17 (2) make available additional funds and com18 modities in each fiscal year in an amount equal to

19 the total of the reductions below the amounts made

20 available in fiscal year 1994 for the programs de21 scribed in paragraph (1) that are made as a condi22 tion of compliance with the budgetary outlay or vol23 ume restrictions on agricultural export subsidies

24 under the Agreement, in addition to any funds or

25 commodities that may be authorized, appropriated,
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1 or otherwise made available, for authorized export

2 promotion, foreign market development, export cred3 it guarantee, and international food assistance pro4 grams, for commodity purchases under the Emer5 gency Food Assistance Program, and to promote the

6 development, processing, commercialization, and

7 marketing of products resulting from alternative

8 uses of agricultural commodities, including vegetable

9 oil.

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