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HR 4018 106th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agribusiness Agricultural colleges Agricultural extension work Arts, Culture, Religion Business education Commerce Department of Agriculture Education Electronic data interchange Executive reorganization Federal aid to higher education Federal aid to libraries Federal libraries Finance and Financial Sector Financial services Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Risk management

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers.

Introduced: March 16, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research and Specialty Crops.
Mar 16, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 16, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an educational program to improve agricultural producers' risk management skills.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Risk Management Education Coordinating Center in each of five designated regions, to be located at an existing risk management education coordinating office or a land-grant college. Directs each Center to: (1) establish a coordinating council; (2) coordinate instructional programs, information dissemination, and resources; and (3) reserve funds for special and competitive grants to land-grant colleges and private entities to conduct such activities States that the National Agriculture Risk Education Library shall serve as a means for the electronic delivery of risk management information and materials.

Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Secretary, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, to evaluate activities of the Centers.

What's happening now April 17, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research and Specialty Crops.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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