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PUBLIC LAW 94-449—OCT. 1, 1976

Public Law 94-449 94th Congress An Act Oct. 1, 1976 [S. 3052]

Department of Agriculture. Training for families of officers and employees. 7 USC 1762.

7 USC 1701. Appropriation authorization.

Report to congressional committees.

To authorize orientation and language training for families of certain officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 602 of the Agricultural Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: "(f) Effective October 1, 1976, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide appropriate orientation and language training to families of officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture in anticipation of an assignment abroad of such officers and employees or while abroad pursuant to this Act or other authority: Provided, That the facilities of the Foreign Service Institute or other Government facilities shall be used wherever practicable, and the Secretary may utilize foreign currencies generated under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, to carry out the purposes of this subsection in the foreign nations to which such officers, employees, and families are assigned. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed $50,000 annually, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection: Provided, That for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, any appropriations available to the Secretary of Agriculture (not to exceed $50,000) may be used to carry out the purposes of this subsection. The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry not later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year a detailed report showing activities carried out under the authority of this subsection during such fiscal year.". Approved October 1, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-1158 and No. 94-1158, Pt. II both accompanying H.R. 11868 (Comm. on Agriculture) and No. 94-1424 (Comm. of eonference). SENATE REPORT No. 94-691 (Comm. on Agriculture and Forestry). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): Mar. 16, considered and passed Senate. June 7, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 11868. Sept. 14, House agreed to conference report. Sept. 22, Senate agreed to conference report. <.^ - ,. •.- ...

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