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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 30, 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Information Technology System Control Board Title II: Administration of Department of Agriculture Title III: Effective Date Department of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act of 1996 - Title I: Information Technology System Control Board - Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the Information Technology System Control Board to manage the Department's technology planning and procurement processes. Terminates the Board as of a specified date. Title II: Administration of the Department of Agriculture - Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 with respect to the Department of Agriculture personnel buyout authority to: (1) prohibit persons eligible for retirement from also receiving buyout payments; (2) require that buyout funds come only from salary and expense appropriations; and (3) end buyout authority as of March 31, 1997. Title III: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for this Act.
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Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R–IN
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11975-11977)
Introduced in Senate
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