PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3905 SEC. 1983. REQUIRED TERMS IN ORDERS. Section 7 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking out subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph: "(C) two members who are either importers or exporters, of which at legist one shall be an importer, appointed from nominations submitted by the Committee from recommendations by industry organizations representing importer and exporter interests;"; (B) in the matter following paragraph (2)(E), by striking "nominate an alternate or alternates" and inserting "submit nominations for an alternate"; (C) at the end of paragraph (2), by adding the following sentence: "However, no producer-packer who, during any three of the preceding five years, purchased for resale more honey than such producer-packer produced shall be eligible for nomination or appointment to the Honey Board as a producer described in subparagraph (A) or as an alternate to such producer."; and (D) in paragraph (4), inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that if, as a result of the adjustment of the boundaries of the regions established under paragraph (2)(A), a producer member or alternate is no longer from the region from which such person was appointed, such member or alternate may serve out the term for which such person was appointed"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(k) Any patent on any product, copyright on any material, or any Inventions and invention, product formulation or publication developed through the patents. use of funds collected by the Honey Board shall be the property of Py^^snt. the Honey Board. The funds generated from any such patent, copyright, invention, product formulation, or publication shall inure to the benefit of the Honey Board.". SEC. 1984. ASSESSMENTS. (a) ASSESSMENT RATE AND EXEMPTIONS.—Section 7 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4606) is further amended— (1) in subsection (e)(1) by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following: "The gissessment rate shall be $0.01 per pound, with payment to be made in the manner described in section 9."; and (2) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (e) and inserting the following new paragraph: "(2)(A) Honey that is consumed at home by the producer or importer or donated by the producer or importer to a nonprofit, government, or other entity, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, rather than sold shall be exempt from assessment under the order, except that donated honey that later is sold in a commercial outlet by a donee or a donee's assignee shall be subject to assessment on such sale. "(B)(i) A producer, producer-packer, or importer who produces or imports during any year less than 6,000 pounds of honey shall be eligible for an exemption in such year from paying an assessment on
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