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8/1/2008--Introduced.<br/>Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to: (1) municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops or raise livestock for local community sale; (2) local nongovernmental farming associations that promote community-based farming or to qualified farmers to provide technical, advisory, and other assistance for a municipally-based agricultural project; and (3) provide startup funding to agricultural producers who must diversify in order to participate in a community-supported agricultural project. Directs the Secretary to provide marketing assistance to a participating farmer who has received a lease or loan guarantee that has not been terminated to assist the farmer in marketing to community institutions, including schools, child care centers, and senior centers.<br/>

1223006400 2008-10-03 Fri Nov 07 07:54:34 -0600 2008 introduced 52177 'abil':11 'crop':18 'farm':31 'food':17 'fund':50 'grow':16 'must':54 'oper':57 'sold':24 'enabl':28 'grant':4,26,44 'local':13,25,29 'order':59 'start':48 'assist':6 'associ':32 'farmer':14,52 'format':36 'provid':2,46 'purpos':68 'certain':20 'facilit':9 'municip':7 'project':42,64 'support':34,40 'particip':61 'start-up':47 'communiti':39 'diversifi':55 'livestock':21 'agricultur':41 'nongovernment':30 'community-support':38 63266 false official action 52177 1223006400 Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177444 Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture. H001032 1948-10-15 4027 1019 Longworth House Office Building http://www.holt.house.gov/contact.shtml 12 202-225-6025 Rush 'd':4 'nj':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'holt':3,8,10 'rush':2,7,9 M 400184 Holt Rush_D._Holt Dew Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12] 1774 N00000860 7359 Democrat 202-225-5801 Protestant NJ Rush Holt http://www.holt.house.gov RushHolt action 52177 1223006400 Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177444 Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture. introduced 52177 1217563200 Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 170032 action 52177 1217563200 Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 170033 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.