-5 Wednesday, March 7, 1979 Recommendations of the Budget There were no questions on the budgets for the World Food and Agricultural Outlook and Situation Board; Foreign Agricultural Service; Office of International Cooperation and Development; and Foreign Assistance Programs budgets and the sections were considered approved as reflected on the attached chart. At 12:05 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 8, to continue consideration of budget recommendations. SUMMARY OF FY 78 AND 79 BUDGET FOR PROGRAMS UNDER THE COMMITTEE'S JURISDICTION WITH THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR FY 80 AND THE BUDGET TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATIONS (Dollars in thousands; BA budget authority: 0 outlays; N/C no change) · Includes $79,368,000 for new crop insurance legislation inadvertently omitted from the Task Force materials. (Revised 3/7/79) POSSIBLE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE . (b) New Crop Insurance legislation (start- Revision of the cap on appropriations for the Food Stamp Program Dairy legislation extending minimum level Lending authorizations for FY 1980 for Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act ** Budget information not available at time of Budget Task Force action. Represents the range between the cap contained in the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 and the figure requested by the Administration. The exact amount will be dependent on legislation to be adopted by the Congress. |