PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-42 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession). "(e) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety (as added by section 261(c)) the following: 'Under Secretary of A^culture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.'."; and (4) in section 296(b)— 7 USC 7014. (A) in paragraph (2), by striking "or"; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting "; or"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(4) the authority of the Secretary to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs under section 285.". SEC. 1002. PAY INCREASE PROHIBITED. The compensation of any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture on the date of enactment of this Act shall not be increased as a result of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1003. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "Assistsint Secretaries of Agriculture (3)." and inserting "Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (2).". TITLE XI—EMERGENCY AND MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE Subtitle A—Emergency Assistance for Crop and Livestock Feed Losses Due to Disasters SEC. 1101. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 7 USC 1421 note. (a) FAIR AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—Assistance made available under this subtitle shall be distributed in a fair and equitable manner to producers who have incurred crop and livestock feed losses in all affected geographic regions of the United States. (b) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.— In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as the "Secretary") may determine— (1) 1 or more loss thresholds producers on a farm must incur with respect to a crop to be eligible for assistance; (2) the payment rate for crop and livestock feed losses incurred; gind (3) eligibility and payment limitation criteria (as defined by the Secretary) for persons to receive assistance under this subtitle, which, in the case of assistance received under any section of this subtitle, shall be in addition to— (A) assistance made available under any other section of this subtitle and subtitle B; (B) pa3nnents or loans received by a person under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.); (C) pa5nnents received by a person for the 1998 crop under the noninsured crop assistance program established under section 196 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 7333);
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