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1 plants under this section shall be available without fiscal

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year limitation to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 25. Such sums as are necessary to carry out the

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6 appropriated.

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SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS

SEC. 26. If any provision of this Act or the application 9 thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the 10 validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of 11 such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not 12 be affected thereby.

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EFFECTIVE DAY

SEC. 27. The provisions of this Act with respect to egg

products shall take effect six months after enactment. Other

16 wise, this Act shall take effect eighteen months after 17 enactment.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUARANTINE STATION TO PERMIT ENTRY OF ANIMALS TO IMPROVE LIVESTOCK BREEDS

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK AND GRAINS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 11832, H.R. 12028, H.R. 13336,
H.R. 14451, and H.R. 14847

CONTENTS

H.R. 11832, a bill to provide for the establishment of an international quarantine station and to permit the entry therein of animals from any other country and the subsequent movement of such animals into other parts of the United States for purposes of improving livestock breeds, and for other purposes..

Statement of:

Anderson, Robert J., Associate Administrator, Agricultural Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Chappell, Hon. Bill, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Florida___.

Clarkson, Dr. M. Robert, executive vice president, American Veter-
inary Medical Association, Chicago, Ill

McMillan, C. W., executive vice president, American Cattlemen's
Association, Denver, Colo.-

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Bendix, Dr. W. L., secretary-treasurer, U.S. Animal Health Associa-
tion, Richmond, Va...

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Moore, Jerry, trustee and treasurer, American Simmental Associa-
tion, Alliance, Ohio-----

Price, Hon. Robert D., a Representative in Congress from the State of
Texas-

Purdy, Robert, representing North American Limousin Foundation,
Denver, Colo.

Thompson, Peter S., independent Charolais breeder, Easton, Md....
Correspondence submitted to the subcommittee:

Fitzhugh, H. A., Fitzhugh-Straus Medina Hereford Ranch, San
Antonio, Tex., letter of October 23, 1969_.

Paddock, Clayton S., president, American-International Charolais
Association, Houston, Tex., letter of November 12, 1969___
Plager, Wilbur, American Yorkshire Club, Inc., Lafayette, Ind.,
letter of November 14, 1969_ _ _

Schambers, Doug, chairman, Oregon Sheep Advisory Concil, Salem,
Oreg., telegram of November 17, 1969-

Sharp, M. W., D.V.M., Castroville, Tex., letter of October 18, 1969-

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