Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/194

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104 STAT. 3516 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(B) Not later than 18 months after the release of stocks from the reserve, the Secretary of Agriculture shall replenish the reserve— "(i) through purchases under subparagraph (A)(i), to the extent of available appropriations; or "(ii) by designating an equivalent quantity of wheat from uncommitted stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to the extent sufficient appropriations are not available under subparagraph (A)(i), except to the extent that the Secretary reports to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the (Dommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that there are not sufficient uncommitted stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation available.". SEC. 1144. DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY. Section 1017(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99- 7 USC 1385 note. 198; 99 Stat. 1459) is amended by striking "1986 through 1990" and inserting "1991 through 1995". SEC. 1145. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COST OF PRODUCTION STANDARDS REVIEW BOARD. (a) MEMBERSHIP.—The first sentence of section 1006(a)(l) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4102(a)(l)) is amended by striking "seven members who are engaged in the commercial production of one or more of the various major agricultural commodities produced in the United States" and inserting "seven members who, individually or as a group, are engaged in the commercial production of each of the program crops and in one or more of the other various major agricultural commodities produced in the United States". (b) EXTENSION.— Section 1014 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4110) is amended by striking "1990" and inserting " 1995". SEC. 1146. ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS. Subsection (g) of section 8 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) is amended to read as follows: "(g) A payment that may be made to a producer under this section may be assigned only in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. This subsection shall not authorize any suit against or impose any liability on the Secretary, any disbursing agent, or any agency of the United States if pa3anent is made to the producer without regard to the existence of any such assignment.". 7 USC 1421a. SEC. 1147. FINANCIAL IMPACT STUDY. (a) STUDY. — The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct an annual study of the financial impact of the support levels established and announced by the Secretary under programs contained in the Agricultural Act of 1949 (hereafter in this section referred to as "programs"), including a study of the effect of the support levels on the ability of producers to meet their financial obligations (with special emphasis on borrowers from the Farmers Home Administration and the Farm Credit System). (b) REPORT.— The Secretary shall ginnually prepare a report containing the results of the study and submit the report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate,