HR 1732 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Food Research Corporation Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-31· Sponsored by Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1979-01-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Food Research Corporation Act of 1979 - Title I: Food Research Corporation - Establishes a private, nonmember, nonprofit Food Research Corporation to make financial, technical, and educational assistance grants to individuals, nonprofit organizations, or the governments of States or foreign countries or political subdivisions thereof, for: (1) provision of implements, low-energy intensive machinery, and seeds to individuals in agriculture or aquaculture who cannot produce the food necessary to nourish their families adequately; and (2) teaching individuals who are suffering from malnutrition methods to maximize food production and nutrition. Requires the Corporation to operate a national clearinghouse for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of food production and nutrition information. Title II: Designation by Individuals of Income Tax Payments to Food Research Corporation Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual taxpayer to designate that $2.50 of his or her paid taxes be paid over to the Food Research Corporation Fund established by this Act.…

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1 Democrat