[19970616]97-600ENR_1997财年补充拨款法中的食品和农业条款.pdf

Appropriations for all USDA programs except for the Forest Service are provided through1the agriculture subcommittee of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The totals inthis report do not reflect the $67.4 million provided by P.L. 105-18 for Forest Service emergencyexpenses resulting from flooding and other natural disasters.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-600 ENRUpdated June 16, 1997Food and Agriculture Provisions in the FY1997 Supplemental Appropriations ActRalph M. ChiteSpecialist in Agricultural PolicyEnvironment and Natural Resources Policy DivisionSummaryAn FY1997 supplemental appropriations bill (P.L.105-18, H.R. 1871) was signedinto law on June 12, 1997. The conference agreement of an earlier version of the bill(H.R. 1469) was vetoed on June 9, because of provisions unrelated to the supplementalfunding provided. Contained within the $8.6 billion measure is $354.3 million for foodand agriculture programs within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The vastmajority of the USDA funding was designated as emergency supplemental funding tohelp farmers recover from floods and other natura