HR 2733 · 98th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Target Prices and Export Initiatives Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-04-26· Sponsored by Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 98-284.(1984-05-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Act of 1978 to rename such Act the Critical Agricultural Materials Act. Increases the number of agencies and organizations recognized by Congress as participants in native latex research and commercialization to include the National Science Foundation and other public and private industrial research groups. Recognizes the need to develop domestic agricultural sources for products other than rubber which are of strategic and industrial importance. Extends the definition of "native" to include other agricultural crops of strategic and industrial importance (presently limited to hydrocarbon-containing plants, including guayule). Eliminates the definition of "regional commissions" (no longer in existence). Renames the Joint Commission on Guayule Research and Commercialization the Joint Commission on Research and Development of Critical Agricultural Materials. Expands the Commission's membership to include representatives from the Departments of State and of Defense and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to select the Commission Chairman from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) member…

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