PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3375 November 20 of the preceding calendar year, will exceed 5 billion pounds (milk equivalent, total milk solids basis), the Secretary shall decrease by an amount per hundredweight of at least $0.25 but not more than $0.50 the rate of price support for milk in effect for the calendar year. (B) PRIOR NOTIFICATION. — The Secretary shall, by November 20 of the preceding calendar year, notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of any proposed decrease in price support under this paragraph. " (2) INCREASES. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —Effective January 1 of each of the calendar years 1991 through 1995, if the level of purchases of milk and the products of milk by the Commodity Credit Corporation under this section (less sales under section 407 for unrestricted use), as estimated by the Secretary by November 20 of the preceding calendar year, will not exceed 3.5 billion pounds (milk equivalent, total milk solids basis), the Secretary shall increase by an amount per hundredweight of at least $0.25 the rate of price support for milk in effect for the calendar year. "(B) PRIOR NOTIFICATION.— The Secretary shall, by November 20 of the preceding calendar year, notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of any proposed increase in price support under this paragraph. "(3) No ADJUSTMENTS.— If for any of the calendar years 1992 through 1995, the level of purchases of milk and the products of milk by the Commodity Credit Corporation under this section (less sales under section 407 for unrestricted use), as estimated by the Secretary by November 20 of the preceding calendar year, will be less than 5 billion pounds (milk equivalent, total milk solids basis), but more than 3.5 billion pounds (milk equivalent, total milk solids basis), the Secretary shall not decrease the rate of price support for milk in effect for the calendar year. "(4) 1V£[NIMUM PRICE.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in no event shall the price of milk be supported at less than $10.10 per hundredweight. " (5) ADMINISTRATION. — "(A) MILK EQUIVALENT, TOTAL MILK SOUDS BASIS. —As used in this section, the term 'milk equivalent, total milk solids basis', of milk and the products of milk purchased by the Commodity Credit Corporation, shall be equal to the weighted-average of the milk equivalent (as computed on a milkfat basis and on a milk solids nonfat basis) of such products, with weighting factors equal to not more than 40 percent for the milk equivalent, milkfat basis, and not more than 70 percent for the milk equivalent, solids nonfat basis. The weighting factors shall total 100 percent. "(B) LEVEL OF PURCHASES. —In estimating the level of purchases of milk and the products of milk under this section, the Secretary shall deduct the amount, if any, by which the level of imports into the United States of milk and the products of milk during the most recent calendar year exceeds the annual average level of imports into the
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