HR 1910 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Beginning Farmers Entry Assistance Act

Introduced 1979-02-08· Sponsored by Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1979-02-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Beginning Farmers Entry Assistance Act - Title I: Findings - States the findings of Congress and the purposes of this Act. Title II: Establishment of Farm Entry Assistance Program - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide financial assistance to individuals who are seeking to establishing and operate full-time family farms. Prescribes the general criteria for State programs. Title III: Application for the Program - Limits qualification for such assistance to applicants who: (1) are seeking to operate a family farm; (2) are entering farming on a full-time basis for the first time during the ten years prior to the date of application; (3) have been denied credit on reasonable terms from a commercial source and the Farmers Home Administration, and could not obtain credit with the program's assistance; (4) demonstrate they are qualified to operate a family farm on a full-time basis; and (5) have net worths of less than $75,000 in 1979 dollars. Title IV: Federal Assistance to Applicants through State Agencies - Directs the Secretary to make available to qualified applicants guarantees of no more than 90 percent of the principal and interest of certain loan…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (17)

13 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent