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 90 STAT. 314

PUBLIC LAW 94-259—APR. 5, 1976

Public Law 94-259 94th Congress An Act Apr. 5, 1976 [H.R. 6346]

Rural development and small farm research and education. Appropriation authorization.

7 USC 2042.

To extend the authorization of appropriations for carrying out title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 503 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 XJ.S.C. 2663(a)) is amended— (1) by striking out the word "is" and inserting in lieu thereof "are"; (2) by striking out the word "and"; and (3) by changing the period at the end thereof to a comma, and adding the following: "not to exceed $5,000,000 for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and not to exceed $20,000,000 for each of the three fiscal years during the period beginning October 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1979.". SEC. 2. Subsection (b) of section 3 of the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963, 78 Stat. 920, as amended (7 U.S.C. 20412055), is amended— (1) by striking the word "or" at the end of paragraph (6); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph (8) as follows: "(8) any custom combine, hay harvesting, or sheep shearing operation.". Approved April 5, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-441 (Coram, on Agriculture). SENATE REPORT No. 94-706 (Comm. on Agriculture and Forestry). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 121 (1975): Nov. 7, considered and passed House. Vol. 122 (1976): Mar. 23, considered and passed Senate, amended. Mar. 24, House concurred in Senate amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: Vol. 12, No. 15 (1976): Apr. 5, Presidential statement.

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