H.R.4113: To assist the efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods.

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Bill Summary

Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to state that rural development extension programs should emphasize market development education and technical assistance for small and medium sized farms. Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to authorize Fund for Rural America amounts to be used for rural development technical assistance. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide project priority...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research.
June 23, 1998

Introduced in the House by John Baldacci (D-Maine)

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