12 2 STA T .9 9 3PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22 , 200 8would,inthej ud gm ent o f the S e cr et a r y ,e x ceed the limitation s on the v alue p ermitted under su b section ( f ); and ’ ’; and . ( 2 ) in subsection (f), by stri k ing paragraph ( 1 ) and inserting the following
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‘(1) FUNDSA ND COM MOD IT I E S. —E xcept as provided in para - graph (2), the C ommodity Credit Corporation shall in each year use money and commodities for the program under this section in the maximum amount consistent with the obligations of the U nited States under the Uruguay R ound A greements approved under section 1 0 1 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (1 9 U.S.C. 35 11), minus the amount expended under section 11 6 3 of this Act during that year.’’. SEC.1504 . R E VI SI ON O F FE D ER ALM AR K E T IN G ORDER AMENDMENT P ROCED U RES. Section 8 c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act ( 7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural M arketing Agree- ment Act of 1937, is amended by striking subsection (17) and inserting the following: ‘‘(17) PR O V ISIONS A P P L ICA B LE TO AMENDMENTS.— ‘‘(A) APPLICABILIT Y TO AMENDMENTS.— T he provisions of this section and section 8d applicable to orders shall be applicable to amendments to orders. ‘‘( B ) SUPPLEMENTAL RULES O F PRACTICE.— ‘‘(i) I N G ENERAL.— N ot later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Sec- retary shall issue, using informal rulemaking, supple- mental rules of practice to define guidelines and time- frames for the rulemaking process relating to amend- ments to orders. ‘‘(ii) ISSUES.—At a minimum, the supplemental rules of practice shall establish— ‘‘(I) proposal submission re q uirements; ‘‘(II) pre-hearing information session specifica- tions; ‘‘(III) written testimony and data request requirements; ‘‘(I V ) public participation timeframes; and ‘‘(V) electronic document submission stand- ards. ‘‘(iii) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The supplemental rules of practice shall take effect not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, as deter- mined by the Secretary. ‘‘(C) H EARING TIMEFRAMES.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 30 days after the receipt of a proposal for an amendment hearing regarding a milk marketing order, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(I) issue a notice providing an action plan and expected timeframes for completion of the hearing not more than 120 days after the date of the issuance of the notice; ‘‘(II)(aa) issue a request for additional informa- tion to be used by the Secretary in making a determination regarding the proposal; and Notice.D e adl i n e s . Deadline.
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