[t]he conference agreement includes $23.304 billion in net discretionary budget authority, a $2.7 billion discretionary increase over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level, and $325 million above the President’s request, and makes substantial improvements in the areas of nutrition, international food assistance, food and drug safety, research, and other important mission areas of USDA and FDA.To view the Feedstuff.com article, click here.
To view a summary of the conference agreement, click here.
To view a list of the conferees, click here.
To view the text of the bill, click here.
Posted: 10/08/09
