Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/546

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104 STAT. 3868 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 information as may be prescribed by the board. No more than one assessment shall be made on any imported potatoes."; (2) in subsection G>) by inserting "and importers" after "Handlers"; and (3) in subsection (c)(l) by inserting "or importers" after " handlers". SEC. 1943. INVESTIGATION AND POWER TO SUBPOENA. Section 313 of the Potato Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2622) is amended in subsection (a)— (1) by striking in the first sentence "a handler or any other" and inserting "any"; and (2) in the last sentence by striking "handler or other". SEC. 1944. REQUIREMENT OF REFERENDUM. Section 314 of the Potato Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2623) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following sentence: "When the issuance of a plan would subject importers to the terms and conditions of a plan, the Secretary also shall conduct the referendum among importers, who during a representative period determined by the Secretary have been engaged in the importation of potatoes, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance of such plan is approved or favored by such importers."; (2) in subsection (b) by striking "two-thirds of the producers voting in such referendum, or by the producers of not less than two-thirds of the potatoes produced during the representative period by producers voting in such referendum, and by not less than a majority of the producers voting in such referendum" and inserting "a majority of the producers voting in such referendum or a majority of the producers and importers when the issuance of a plan would subject importers to the terms and conditions of a plan, voting in such referendum"; (3) in subsection (c) by inserting "and importers" after "producers"; and (4) in subsection (d) by inserting ", or any importer or the volume of potatoes imported by such importer,' after "potatoes". SEC. 1945. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PLANS. Section 315 of the Potato Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2624) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting ", or of the total number of producers and importers when importers are subject to a plan," after "potato producers" the first time it appears; (B) by inserting "and importers" after "potato producers" the second time it appears; (C) by inserting "and import" gifter "produce"; and (D) by striking "by the potato producers voting in the referendum" and inserting "and imported by those voting in the referendum"; and (2) by adding a new subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) The termination or suspension of any plan, or any provision thereof, shall not be considered the issuance of a plan within the meaning of this part.".