A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a grant program to train farm workers in new agricultural technologies.

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Bill Number

S 1938

Introduced

Feb 13, 2002

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Agribusiness Agricultural education Agricultural innovations Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Commerce Community organization Economics and Public Finance Education Grants-in-aid Labor and Employment Labor unions Nonprofit organizations Public-private partnerships Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Technological innovations

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Summary

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible organizations to provide farm workers with training for: (1) agricultural-use technology; and (2) skills development for higher value crop production.

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Feb 13, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 13, 2002

Introduced in Senate

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