Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 1.djvu/767

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PUBLIC LAW 107-76—NOV. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 745 SEC. 771. Section 17(r)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(5)) is amended— (1) by striking "six" and inserting "seven"; (2) by striking "four" and inserting "five"; and (3) by inserting "Illinois," after the first instance of "States shall be". SEC. 772. (a) EXTENSION. — Section 141 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) During the period beginning on January 1, 2002, and ending on May 31, 2002, $9.90."; and (2) in subsection (h), by striking "December 31, 2001" both places it appears and inserting "May 31, 2002". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 142 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7252) is repealed. SEC. 773. The Secretary shall transfer to the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-op, refined sugar, acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation, in the amount of 10,000 tons to compensate sugar producers in Minnesota for losses incurred beyond those that may be compensated under existing programs administered by the Secretary: Provided, That this amount of sugar shall be provided in installments starting on the day that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and on the first day of each of the following 7 months after that day. SEC. 774. (a) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: (1) The term "eligible person" means a person that— (A) owns a farm for which, irrespective of temporary transfers or undermarketings, a basic quota or allotment for eligible tobacco is established for the 2001 crop year under p.^r^ I of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.); (Bj controls the farm from which, under the quota or allotment for the relevant period, eligible tobacco is marketed, could have been marketed, or can be marketed, taking into account temporary transfers; or (C) grows, could have grown, or can grow eligible tobacco that is marketed, could have been marketed, or can be marketed under the quota or allotment for the 2001 crop year, taking into account temporary transfers. (2) The term "eligible tobacco" means each of the following kinds of tobacco: (A) Fire-cured tobacco, comprising types 22 and 23. (B) Dark air-cured tobacco, comprising types 35 and 36. (C) Virginia sun-cured tobacco, comprising type 37. (b) PAYMENTS. —Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary Deadline, of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments under this section. (c) POUNDAGE PAYMENT QUANTITIES. —For the purposes of this section, in the case of each kind of eligible tobacco, individual tobacco quotas and allotments shall be converted to poundage pay- ment quantities by multiplying— (1) the number of acres that may, irrespective of temporary transfers or undermarketings, be devoted, without penalty, to the production of the kind of tobacco under the allotment under