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[72 Stat. 1792]
PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
[72 Stat. 1792]

1792

PUBLIC LAW 85-932-SEPT. 6, 1958

Long staple cotton. Availability. 7 USC 1691 note. 7 U S C 17011709.

Distribution o f s u r p l u s commodities to other U. S. areas.

68 Stat. 7, 458. Purchase of pn-oducts for donation abroad.

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SEC. 8. In carrying out the provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, extra long staple cotton shall be made available for sale pursuant to the provisions of title I of the Act in the same manner as upland cotton or any other surplus agricultural commodity is made available, and products manufactured from upland or long staple cotton shall be made available for sale pursuant to the provisions of title I of the Act as lon^ as cotton is in surplus supply, and no discriminatory or other conditions shall be imposed which will prevent or tend to interfere with their sale or availability for sale under the Act: Provided, That that portion of the sales price of such products which is financed as a sale for foreign currency under title I of the Act shall be limited to the estimated portion of the sales price of such products attributable to the raw cotton content of such products. SEC. 9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law (1) those areas under the jurisdiction or administration of the United States are authorized to receive from the Department of Agriculture for distribution on the same basis as domestic distribution in any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, without exchange of funds, such surplus commodities as may be available pursuant to clause (2) of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c), and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431); and (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to purchase products of oil seeds, and edible oils and fats and the products thereof in such form as may be needed for donation abroad as provided in the following sentence. Any such commodities or products if purchased shall be donated to nonprofit voluntary agencies registered with the Department of State, other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government or international organizations for use in the assistance of needy persons outside the United States. Commodity Credit Corporation ma^ incur such additional costs with respect to such oil as it is authorized to incur with respect to food commodities disposed of under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949. Approved September 6, 1958. Public Law 85-932

September 6, 1958 [S. 2836]

Town of mouth, R.I.

AN ACT For the relief of the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ports- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the sum of $3,433.50, representing payments in lieu of taxes for projects R I - l - D - 1 and R I - 2 - D - 1, Melville Trailer Park, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, for the period between February 1, 1956, and August 31, 1956: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved September 6, 1958.