Congress 107 - HR 2402 - Agricultural Producers Marketing Assistance Act

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Agricultural Producers Marketing Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants and provide assistance to carry out a demonstration program under which agricultural producers are provided: (1) technical assistance, including engineering services, applied research, scale production, and similar services to enable the producers to establish businesses for further processing of agricultural products; (2) marketing, market development, and business planning; (3) overall organizational, outreach, and development assistance to increase the viability, growth, and sustainability of value-added agricultural businesses.

Establishes a limited value-added agricultural property investment credit for farmers.

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Jul 11, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Jun 29, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1251)
Jun 28, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 28, 2001

Introduced in House

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