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87 STAT. 250

Public Law 92-603 as amended. The Secretary of Health, Education, 86 Stat. 1484. and Welfare shall issue regulations for the implementation of the 42 USC 401 foregoing sentence after consultation with the Secretary of note. Agriculture.

SHORT TITLE

SEC. 5. This Act may be cited as the "Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973".

Approved August 10, 1973.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 93-337 accompanying H.R. 8860 (Comm. on Agriculture)
and No. 93-427 (Comm.. of Conference).

SENATE REPORT No. 93-173 (Comm. on Agriculture and Forestry).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 119 (1973):

June 5-8, July 31, Aug. 3, considered and passed Senate.
July 10-12, 16, 19, Aug. 3, considered and passed House.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 9, No. 32:
Aug. 10, Presidential statement.

Public Law 93-125 93rd Congress, S. 2419 October 18, 1973

An Act

To correct typographical and clerical errors in Public Law 93-86.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law Agriculture and

93-86 is amended as follows:

(a) Paragraph (6) of section 1 is amended by-
(i) striking out "diary" and inserting "dairy",

(ii) striking the quotation marks following "articles.", and
(iii) striking "Agriculture Act of 1973" and inserting "Agri-
culture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973”.

(b) Paragraphs (8) and (20) of section 1 are each amended by striking the comma from that part reading: "If the Secretary determines that the producers are prevented from planting, any portion". (c) Paragraph (12) of section 1 is amended by striking "(12) (a)” and inserting "(12)".

(d) Paragraph (18) of section 1 is amended by

(i) revising the first paragraph (C) appearing therein so that the quoted sentence contained therein is placed immediately after "follows:" and does not constitute a separate paragraph,

(ii) redesignating the second paragraph (C) appearing therein and paragraphs (D), (E), and (F) as (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively,

(iii) inserting a comma at the end of the first paragraph (C) and at the end of paragraph (D) as so redesignated, and

(iv) striking the period at the end of paragraph (F) as so redesignated and inserting a comma and the word "and". (e) The second paragraph of paragraph (26) of section 1 is amended by

(i) inserting double quotation marks and "SEC. 703." at the beginning thereof,

(ii) striking the double quotation marks which precede the word "and" and inserting a single quotation mark, and

(iii) striking the period and double quotation marks at the end thereof and inserting a single quotation mark followed by a period.

(f) Quoted section 812 contained in paragraph (27) (B) of section 1 is amended by striking out the quotation marks at the end thereof. (g) Paragraph (28) of section 1 is amended by

(i) striking out paragraphs (1) through (4) appearing in quoted section 1001 and inserting said paragraphs in quoted section 1003 (a) immediately before paragraph (5), and

(ii) changing the colon at the end of quoted section 1007 (a) to a period.

(h) Section 3(b) is amended by striking "foreoging" and inserting "foregoing".

(i) Section 3 (i) is amended by inserting "(1)" after the word "amended".

Consumer Pro-
tection Act of
1973, technical
amendments.
Ante, p. 221.

(j) The final sentence of section 3(k) is amended by inserting "members of" after "permit".

(k) Section 3(m) is amended by striking "for value" and inserting "for households of a given size unless the increase in the face value”. Approved October 18, 1973.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 119 (1973):
Sept. 17, considered and passed Senate.
Oct.
1, considered and passed House.

Public Law 93-225
93rd Congress, H. R. 2303
December 29, 1973

An Act

To continue mandatory price support for tung nuts only through the 1976 crop.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 201(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as follows:

"(b) The price of honey shall be supported through loans, purchases, or other operations at a level not in excess of 90 per centum nor less than 60 per centum of the parity price thereof; and the price of tung nuts for each crop of tung nuts through the 1976 crop shall be supported through loans, purchases, or other operations at a level not in excess of 90 per centum nor less than 60 per centum of the parity price therefor: Provided, That in any crop year through the 1976 crop year in which the Secretary determines that the domestic production of tung oil will be less than the anticipated domestic demand for such oil, the price of tung nuts shall be supported at not less than 65 per centum of the parity price therefor."

Approved December 29, 1973.

87 STAT. 942

Tung nuts. Mandatory

price support.

63 Stat. 1053; 72 Stat. 996.

7 USC 1446.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORT No. 93-233 (Comm. on Argriculture).

SENATE REPORT No. 93-652 (Comm. on Agriculture and Forestry).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 119 (1973):

June 18, considered and passed House.

Deo. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Public Law 93-228 93rd Congress, S. 2491 December 29, 1973

An Act

To repeal the provisions of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 which provide for payments to farmers in the event of crop failures with respect to crops planted in lieu of wheat or feed grains.

87 STAT. 944

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section Nonconforming 107 (c) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by crop failures. deleting the parenthetical phrase "(or other nonconserving crop Ante, p. 225. planted instead of wheat)" wherever it appears therein and inserting

in lieu thereof "(or of cotton, corn, grain sorghums, or barley planted

in lieu of wheat)".

(b) Section 105(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, Ante, p. 230. is amended by deleting the parenthetical phrase "(or other nonconserving crop planted instead of feed grains)" wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "(or of wheat, or cotton planted in lieu of the allotted crop)".

Approved December 29, 1973.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORT No. 93-739 (Comm. on Agriculture).

SENATE REPORT No. 93-420 (Comm. on Agriculture and Forestry).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 119 (1973):

Oct. 11, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 20, considered and passed House.

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