To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to reorganize the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: General Reorganization Authorities
Title II: Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Title III: Rural Economic and Community Development
Title IV: Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Title V: Natural Resources and Environment
Title VI: Research, Education, and Economics
Title VII: Food Safety
Title VIII: National Appeals Division
Title IX: Miscellaneous Provisions
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 - Title I: General Reorganization Authorities - Transfers to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) all functions of the Department of Agriculture (Department) not already vested in the Secretary, with specified exceptions. Grants the Secretary general delegation authority, with specified exceptions.
(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to: (1) reduce the number of Department employees by at least 7,500 by September 30, 1999; and (2) combine field offices where practicable.
(Sec. 105) Establishes in the Department the positions of: (1) Director of External Affairs of the Department of Agriculture to assume the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations and the Director of Public Affairs; and (2) Director for Administration of the Department of Agriculture to assume the functions and duties of the Assistant for Administration.
Title II: Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services - Establishes in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs.
(Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary to establish an Agricultural Service Agency which shall carry out programs of price and income support, crop insurance, and conservation.
(Sec. 203) Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to revise State, county, and area committee provisions.
Title III: Rural Economic and Community Development - Establishes in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development to succeed the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development.
Title IV: Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services - Establishes in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services to succeed the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer Services.
Title V: Natural Resources and Environment - Establishes in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment to succeed the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.
Title VI: Research, Education, and Economics - Establishes in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department a Cooperative State Research and Education Service.
Title VII: Food Safety - Establishes within the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.
Title VIII: National Appeals Division - Directs the Secretary to establish in the Department an independent National Appeals Division. Transfers to the Division all functions and pending appeals relating to: (1) the National Appeals Division established by the Agricultural Act of 1949; (2) the National Appeals Division established by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; (3) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation appeals; and (4) Soil Conservation Service appeals.
(Sec. 812) Amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to expand issues covered by State mediation programs.
Title IX: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth bargaining unit voluntary agreement successorship provisions.
(Sec. 902) Directs the Secretary to establish in the Department an Office of Environmental Risk Assessment.
(Sec. 903) Directs the Secretary to make necessary adjustments to ensure equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged farmers with respect to: (1) acreage bases and program payment yields; and (2) application of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
(Sec. 907) Expresses the sense of the Congress in favor of the purchase of American-made equipment and products in connection with this Act.
(Sec. 908) Prohibits the Food and Drug Administration from implementing a specified final rule to alter the permitted amount of selenium in animal diets without specified prior findings.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14102-14104)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 103-714, Part I.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9098)
PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT - Mr. de la Garza asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture be permitted to file a supplemental report to the bill H.R. 3171. Agreed to without objection.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Agriculture, H. Rept. 103-714, Part II.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Agriculture, H. Rept. 103-714, Part II.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 544 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3171 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 544 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 544. (consideration: CR H9943-9971)
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3171 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 544 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Barbara B. Kennelly to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3171.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
On passage Passed by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Laid on the table. See S. 1970 for further action.