Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Agricultural Programs
Title II: Conservation Programs
Title III: Rural Economic and Community Development Programs
Title IV: Domestic Food Programs
Title V: Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI: Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII: General Provisions
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates funds for FY 1996 for the following Department of Agriculture programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) executive operations (Chief Economist, National Appeals Division, Office of Budget and Program Analysis); (3) Chief Financial Officer; (4) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; (5) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (6) advisory committees; (7) hazardous waste management; (8) departmental administration; (9) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations; (10) Office of Communications; (11) Office of the Inspector General; (12) Office of the General Counsel; (13) Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; (14) Economic Research Service; (15) National Agricultural Statistics Service; (16) Agricultural Research Service; (17) Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; (18) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; (19) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (20) Agricultural Marketing Service; (21) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; (22) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; (23) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (24) Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; (25) Consolidated Farm Service Agency; (26) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and (27) Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
Prohibits the use of specified funds for tobacco export promotion or research.
Title II: Conservation Programs - Appropriates funds for the: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment; (2) Natural Resources Conservation Service; and (3) Consolidated Farm Service Agency.
Title III: Rural Economic and Community Development Programs - Appropriates funds for the: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Economic and Community Development; (2) Rural Housing and Community Development Service (including discretionary funding for rural housing loans for properties in the Pine View Subdivision, Gibsonville, North Carolina); (3) Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service; and (4) Rural Utilities Service.
Title IV: Domestic Food Programs - Appropriates funds for the: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; and (2) Food and Consumer Service, including the Food Stamp Program.
Title V: Foreign Assistance and Related Programs - Appropriates funds for the Foreign Agricultural Service.
Title VI: Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration - Appropriates funds for the: (1) Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation; and (3) Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Sets forth administrative provisions with respect to Farm Credit Administration health benefits enrollment.
Title VII: General Provisions - Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act, including: (1) Buy-American provisions; (2) honey payments or loan forfeitures; (3) salary payments in connection with a market program on behalf of the U.S. Mink Export Development Council or any mink industry trade association; (4) wetlands and conservation reserve program acreage; (5) certain Food Safety and Inspection Service compliance guidelines; (6) an exemption for certain Small Business Innovation Development grants from specified overhead caps; (7) operation of the Board of Tea Experts; and (8) restrictions on water use or increased cost to private owners of supply facilities on National Forest lands.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference report H. Rept. 104-268 filed. (text of conference report: CR H9628-9639)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 235 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1976 with 1 hour of general debate. Upon adoption of this resolution, all points of order against the confernece report and against its consideration shall be waived.
Rule H. Res. 235 passed House.
Mr. Skeen brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-268 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 235.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 158 - 264 (Roll no. 707). (consideration: CR H9921-9922)
Roll Call #707 (House)Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 132 (Roll no. 708).(consideration: CR H9922)
Roll Call #708 (House)Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 104-37
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On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 132 (Roll no. 708). (consideration: CR H9922)
Roll Call #708 (House)Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S15100)
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15100)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 104-37.
Became Public Law No: 104-37.