S. 2485 — A bill to amend title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act as amended to eliminate the necessity of referring loans made with Resource Conservation and Development funds in excess of $250,000 to Congressional Committees for approval.

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(Measure passed Senate, amended)

Prohibits appropriations for any Resource Conservation and Development loan in excess of $500,000 (presently $250,000) under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, without prior approval of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.

Extends the loan-making power of the Secretary of Agriculture to include loans for the conservation, development, and utilization of water for aquaculture purposes. Defines aquaculture for such purpose.

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1975-10-07
Introduced in Senate
1975-10-07
Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
1976-05-13
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 94-842.
1976-05-13
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 94-842.
1976-05-25
Call of calendar in Senate.
1976-05-25
Measure considered in Senate.
1976-05-25
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
1976-05-25
Measure passed Senate, amended.
1976-06-01
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

A bill to amend title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act as amended to eliminate the necessity of referring loans made with Resource Conservation and Development funds in excess of $250,000 to Congressional Committees for approval.

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