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 96 STAT. 216

PUBLIC LAW 97-218—JULY 20, 1982 "(1) the term 'floor sweepings' means the scraps or leaves of tobacco which accumulate on the warehouse floor in the regular course of business; and "(2) the term 'allowable floor sweepings' means the quantity of floor sweepings determined by multiplying 0.24 per centum times the total flrst sales of tobacco at auction for the season for the warehouse involved.". TITLE IV—THE AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION COUNTY AND COMMUNITY COMMITTEE SYSTEM

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16 USC 590h.

SEC. 401. Congress finds that agricultural stabilization and conservation county and community committees have served, and should continue to serve, a vital function in implementing, at the local level, farm commodity, soil conservation, and related programs; and that, by assisting the United States Department of Agriculture to conduct such programs effectively, such committees provide substantial benefits to agriculture and the Nation. Congress further finds that the agricultural stabilization and conservation county and community committee system has developed, over the years, into a highly efficient mechanism for implementing such programs at the local level. Therefore, it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that the structure and operations of the agricultural stabilization and conservation county and community committees, as heretofore developed to enable such committees to meet the responsibilities assigned them under section 80)) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, and related statutes and regulations, be preserved and strengthened. Approved July 20, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6590: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-613 (Comm. on Agriculture). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): June 21, considered and passed House. July 14, considered and passed Senate, amended. July 15, House concurred in Senate amendments.

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