National Wool Act of 1954

National Wool Act of 1954
Long title	An Act to provide for greater stability in agriculture; to augment the marketing and disposal of agricultural products; and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Agricultural Act of 1954
Enacted by	the83rd United States Congress
Effective	August 28, 1954
Citations
Public law	83-690
Statutes at Large	68Stat.897aka68 Stat. 910
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C.sections created	7 U.S.C.ch. 44§ 1781 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introducedin the House as H.R. 9680; Passed the Houseon July 2, 1954 (228-170); Reported by the joint conference committeeon August 17, 1954;agreed to by the Senateon August 17, 1954 (44-28) and by theHouseon August 17, 1954 (agreed/passed); Signed into lawby PresidentDwight D. Eisenhoweron August 28, 1954;

TheNational Wool Act of 1954(Title VII ofAgricultural 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]

Wool and mohair commodity programs were in effect throughmarketing year1995, at which time it was terminated under the explicit mandate of P.L. 103–130, Sec. 1.

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^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.RetrievedJune 25,2013.

This article incorporatespublic domain materialfromJasper Womach.Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition(PDF).Congressional Research Service.

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[1] 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.RetrievedJune 25,2013.

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