S 371 · 95th Congress ·
Farm Training Adjustment Program
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Subsequently: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry).(1977-01-19)
Plain Language Summary
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Farm Training Adjustment Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to allocate funds to any State, for the purpose of conducting a farm training adjustment program for the farmers of such State who have been adversely affected as a result of a natural disaster. Requires States wishing to participate in such program to submit to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, a plan for the farm training adjustment program. Requires that such program be carried out by the department of agriculture of such State under the supervision and control of a State-Federal Administrative Committee established under the guidelines set forth in this Act. Requires that the curriculum for such a program include: (1) farm management; (2) livestock marketing; (3) animal nutrition; (4) crop production; (5) conservation principles; (6) welding; (7) artificial insemination of livestock; and (8) first aid. Stipulated that no such program may exceed a 20 week period. Entitles participants in such program to receive a subsistence payment of $1,000 per month under specified conditions. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Agriculture in such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provision…
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