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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 16, 2000
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.
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Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R–WA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research and Specialty Crops.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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