The National Wool Act of 1954 (Title VII of Agricultural Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-690)) provided for a new and permanent price support program for wool and mohair to encourage increased domestic production through incentive payments.[1]
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| Long title | An Act to provide for greater stability in agriculture; to augment the marketing and disposal of agricultural products; and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | Agricultural Act of 1954 |
| Enacted by | the 83rd United States Congress |
| Effective | August 28, 1954 |
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| Public law | 83-690 |
| Statutes at Large | 68 Stat. 897 aka 68 Stat. 910 |
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| Titles amended | 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture |
| U.S.C. sections created | 7 U.S.C. ch. 44 § 1781 et seq. |
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Wool and mohair commodity programs were in effect through marketing year 1995, at which time it was terminated under the explicit mandate of P.L. 103–130, Sec. 1.
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edit- ^ Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Statement by the President Upon Signing the Agricultural Act of 1954" August 28, 1954". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.
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