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101 STAT. 1330-4
PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987
101 STAT. 1330-4

101 STAT. 1330-4

PUBLIC LAW 100-203—DEC. 22, 1987

SEC. 1104. PRICE SUPPORT COMMODITIES.

REDUCTION

FOR

NONTARGET

PRICE

(a) TOBACCO.—Effective only for the 1988 and 1989 crops of tobacco, section 106(f) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445(f)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(8)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsecl&-^ tion, in the case of each of the 1988 and 1989 crops of any kind of tobacco, the Secretary shall reduce the support level for such i fv crop by an amount equal to 1.4 percent of the level otherwise established under this subsection. Any such reduction shall not ':. be taken into consideration in determining the support level for a subsequent crop of tobacco. "(B) In lieu of making any such reduction, the Secretary may impose assessments on the producers and purchasers in an i amount sufficient to realize a reduction in outlays equal to the amount that would have been achieved as a result of the ] ^ reduction required under subparagraph (A). Such assessments shall not apply to purchasers if it is judicially determined that the imposition of the purchaser assessment will adversely affect the contracts entered into under section 1109 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (7 U.S.C. — 1445-3).". (b) PEANUTS.—Effective only for the 1988 and 1989 crops of peanuts, section 108B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1445c-2) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in the case of each of the 1988 and 1989 crops of peanuts, the Secretary shall reduce outlays under the program provided for under this subsection by an amount equal to 1.4 percent of the amount of outlays that would otherwise be incurred in the absence of the reduction required by this paragraph.". (c) HONEY.—Effective only for the 1987 through 1990 crops of honey, section 201(b)(l) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 14460^X1)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(D) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, effective for each of the 1987 through 1990 crops, the loan and purchase level for honey that would otherwise apply under subparagraphs (B) and (C), without regard to this

  • ^f subparagraph, shall be reduced for loans and purchases made

after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph by 2 cents '^ per pound for the 1987 crop, % cents per pound for the 1988 crop, Vz cent per pound for the 1989 crop, and V4 cent per pound ^ for the 1990 crop.^'. (d) MILK.—Section 201(d)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1446(d)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking out "subparagraph (A)" and inserting in lieu thereof this paragraph"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(F) During calendar year 1988, the Secretary shall provide for a reduction of 2y2 cents per hundredweight to be made in the price received by producers for all milk produced in the United States and marketed by producers for commercial use.". (e) SUGAR.—Section 201(j) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 14460')) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: ..