To Establish a Commission on Domestic and International Hunger and Malnutrition: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on H. Res. 784, October 20, 1977 |
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American assistance Chairman colleagues commend Commission on Domestic Commission on World commitment Committee on Agriculture concern CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS OF CONGRESS CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman continuing coordinated cosponsors developing countries Domestic and International effective efforts establish a Commission establish a Presidential farm food aid Food and Agriculture food production Gilman goals going grain Harry Chapin HECKLER House Resolution 784 Hubert Humphrey hunger and malnutrition hunger problem hungry implement important increasing International Hunger issue JEFFORDS LIBRA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS malnourished million National Farmers National Farmers Union national food policy nutrition PAUL SIMON Peter Bourne population Presidential Commission problem of hunger problems of world proposal questions reduce hunger REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS resolution to establish response RICHARD NOLAN RICHMOND Senate Solarz solved STATEMENT Stephen Solarz surpluses technologies thank the gentleman THONE tion U.S. food United urge witness world food World Food Conference world hunger
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Page 43 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I appreciate your giving me the opportunity to appear before you to present my plea in behalf of HR 8277.
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Page 2 - SEC. 4. The Commission should — (1) not later than six months after the date of the appointment of its final member, prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress an interim report on the progress achieved in implementing the provisions of section 2 of this resolution together with a schedule of activities and goals for the following six months ; (2) not later than one year after the date of appointment of its final member, prepare and transmit a report containing a detailed statement...
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