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JURISDICTION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE <br />SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY -1995 <br />PRODUCTION AND PRICE COMPETITIVENESS <br />Jurisdiction over legislation on agricultural commodities, including cotton, dairy products, feed grains, wheat, <br />tobacco, peanuts, sugar, wool, rice, oilseeds, and soybeans; price supports and production adjustment program. <br />Thad Cochan, Chrm. <br />John Warner <br />Jesse Helms <br />Paul Coverdell <br />Robert Dole <br />David Pryor <br />Thomas A. Daschle <br />Max Baucus <br />J. Robert Kerrey <br />MARKETING, INSPECTION, AND. PRODUCT PROMOTION <br />Jurisdiction over legislation on foreign agricultural trade; foreign market development; agriculture product promotion <br />and domestic marketing program; oversight of international commodity <br />agreements and export controls on agricutural commodities; foreign assistance programs and Food for Peace; <br />marketing orders; Inspection and cetification of meat, flowers, fruit, vegetables, and livestock. <br />Jesse Helms, Chrm. <br />Kent Conrad <br />Robert Dole <br />David Pryor <br />Thad Cochran <br />Max Baucus <br />Mitch McConnell <br />J. Robert Kerrey <br />RIck Santorum <br />FORESTRY, CONSERVATION, AND RURAL REVITALIZATION <br />Jurisdiction over rural development legislation and rural electrification development legislation; oversight of rural <br />electrification , agricultural credit, the Farm Credit System, the Farm Credit Administration, and the FArmers <br />Home Administration and its successor agencies; and crop insurance; forestry in general and forest reserves that <br />were acquiredfrom state, local, or private sources, soil conservation. stream cahnnelezation, watershed and flood <br />control program involving structures of less than 4,000 acre-feet storage capacity. <br />Larry E. Craig, Chrm. Howell Heflin <br />Paul Coverdell Tom Harkin <br />John Warner Kent Conrad <br />Jesse Helms <br />RESEARCH, NUTRIRTION, AND GENERAL LEGISLATION <br />Jurisdiction over legislation on agricultural education and research; animal welfare; legislation on or relating to food, <br />nutrition and hunger; commodity donations; food stamps; national school lunch program; school breakfast program; <br />summer food program for children; special milk program for children; special supp;emental nutrition program for <br />women, infants adn children; nutritional programs for the elderly; Commodity Futures Trading Commission and <br />Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodentcide Act; adn general legislation. <br />Mitch McConnell, Chrm. Tom Harkin <br />Robert Dole Howell Heflin <br />Rick Santorum Thaomas A. Daschle <br />Larry E. Craig <br />