The Proposed Federal Budget

on February 7, 2000, President Clinton introduced the Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2001. The following are some of the food-related programs included in the proposed budget.

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service would receive a $64 million boost over last year’s levels to a total of $894 million, and the Economic Research Service would be funded at $55 million. ARS and ERS conduct a broad range of food, farm, and environmental research programs.

The Co…