S 2869 · 95th Congress ·
International Wheat Reserve Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.(1978-04-10)
Plain Language Summary
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International Wheat Reserve Act - Directs the President to establish a reserve stock of wheat of up to 6,000,000 tons (or more if necessary to meet obligations under the Wheat Trade Convention). Permits release of such reserves: (1) to provide humanitarian relief in any foreign country suffering a major disaster; (2) to assist any developing country to meet its food requirements in any year in which the market price of wheat is high and the United States domestic supply is limited; and (3) to fulfill any reserve stock obligations under the Wheat Trade Convention.…
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