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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 12, 1993
Agricultural Market Promotion Program Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 with regard to the agricultural market promotion program to: (1) give priority to, and obligate specified funds for, small and medium beginning exporters; (2) permit assistance for branded promotion only to supplement an entity's own promotional activities; (3) prohibit assistance for tobacco promotion; and (4) incrementally reduce and eliminate over a five-year period assistance for branded and generic promotion in a foreign country.
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Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D–VT
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Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5817-5819)
Introduced in Senate
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