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Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Agricultural programs & laws

Section 15 lands

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

These are public lands that lie outside a grazing district administered by the Bureau of Land Management under Section 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934. The BLM authorises livestock grazing on ...

Section 4 general or basic assistance

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This refers to the section of National School Lunch Act requiring the federal government to subsidise all lunches served through the school lunch program, regardless of the income of the participant. ...

Section 504 loans and grants

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A USDA rural housing repair programme authorised under Section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949. Under current regulations, rural homeowners with incomes of 50% or less of the area median may qualify ...

Section 502 loans

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A rural housing loan program, administered by the Rural Housing Service (RHS), authorised under Section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949. Borrowers may obtain loans for purchasing or repairing new or ...

Section 416

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A section of the Agricultural Act of 1949 that provides for the disposition of agricultural commodities held by the Commodity Credit Corporation to prevent waste. Disposal is usually carried out by ...

Section 404 Permit

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A provision of the Clean Water Act establishing a programme regulating the discharge of dredge or fill material into the nation's waters. Permits for individual dredge or fill activities are issued ...

Scientific Advisory Panel

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Formally known as the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, this group of independent scientists was authorised by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Its purpose is to provide ...

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