116 STAT. 212 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 (B) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and (C) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (3) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING. —In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code. (d) TREATMENT OF ADVANCE PAYMENT OPTION.— The protection that was afforded producers that had an option to elect to accelerate the receipt of any payment under a production flexibility contract payable under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, as provided by section 525 of Public 106-170 (113 Stat. 1928; 7 U.S.C. 7212 note), shall also apply to the option to receive— (1) the advance payment of direct payments and countercyclical payments under subtitle A and subtitle C; and (2) the single payment of compensation for eligible peanut quota holders under section 1310. (e) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY RELATED TO URUGUAY ROUND COMPLLVNCE. — (1) REQUIRED DETERMINATION; ADJUSTMENT. —I f the Secretary determines that expenditures under subtitles A through E that are subject to the total allowable domestic support levels under the Uruguay Round Agreements (as defined in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)), as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, will exceed such allowable levels for any applicable reporting period, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make adjustments in the amount of such expenditures during that period to ensure that such expenditures do not exceed such allowable levels. - (2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. —Before making any adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report describing the determination made under that paragraph and the extent of the adjustment to be made. 7 USC 7992. SEC. 1602. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY. (a) AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938.—The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 shall not be applicable to the 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through December 31, 2007: (1) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III (7 U.S.C. 1326-1351). (2) In the case of upland cotton, section 377 (7 U.S.C. 1377). (3) Subtitle D of title III (7 U.S.C. 1379a-1379j). (4) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1401-1407). (b) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949. —The following provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 shall not be applicable to the 2002
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