PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985
99 STAT. 1631
LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE MARKETING ORDERS
SEC. 1662. (a) Section 8c(16) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(16)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) striking out "The Secretary" and inserting in lieu thereof "(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary"; and (B) adding at the end thereof the following: "(ii) The Secretary may not terminate any order issued under this section for a commodity for which there is no Federal program established to support the price of such commodity unless the Secretary gives notice of, and a statement of the reasons relied upon by the Secretary for, the proposed termination of such order to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives not later than 60 days before the date such order will be terminated."; and (2) in subparagraph (C), striking out "The termination" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as otherwise provided in this subsection with respect to the termination of an order issued under this section, the termination". (b) The Secretary of Agriculture may not terminate any marketing order under section 8c(16) of the of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(16)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, if such termination becomes effective before January 16, 1986.
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CONFIDENTIAUTY OF INFORMATION
SEC. 1663. Section 8d(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by— (1) inserting in the first sentence after "pursuant to this section" the following: ", as well as information for marketing order programs that is categorized as trade secrets and commercial or financial information exempt under section 552(b)(4) of title 5 of the United States Code from disclosure under section 552 of such title,"; and (2) inserting after the first sentence the following: "Notwith- Milk, standing the preceding sentence, any such information relating to a marketing agreement or order applicable to milk may be released upon the authorization of any regulated milk handler to whom such information pertains. The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives not later than 10 legislative days before the contemplated release under law, of the names and addresses of producers participating in such marketing agreements and orders, and shall include in such notice a statement of reasons relied upon by the Secretary in making the determination to release such names and addresses.".
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