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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-494—DEC. 3, 1980

94 STAT. 2571

ADJUSTED PRICE SUPPORT LOAN LEVELS UNDER THE FARMER-HELD RESERVE PROGRAM FOR THE 1980 AND 1981 CROPS OF WHEAT AND FEED GRAINS

SEC. 203. (a) Section 110(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 is 7 USC I445e amended by— (1) inserting the following before the period at the end of the first sentence: ": Provided, That the Secretary shall make available to producers for the 1980 and 1981 crops of wheat and feed grains price support loans under the producer storage program at such levels as the Secretary determines necessary to mitigate the adverse effects of the restrictions on the export of agricultural products to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics imposed on January 4, 1980, on the market prices producers receive for their crops, but at not less than $3.30 per bushel for wheat, $2.40 per bushel for corn, and such levels for the other feed grains as the Secretary determines are fair and reasonable in relation to the minimum level for corn, taking into consideration, for barley, oats, and rye, the feeding value of the commodity in relation to corn and other factors specified in section 401(b) of this Act and, 7 USC 1421. for grain sorghums, the feeding value and average transportation costs to market of grain sorghums in relation to corn: Provided further, That the levels at which loans for the 1980 and 1981 crops of wheat and feed grains are made available to producers under the preceding proviso shall not be used in determining the levels at which producers may repay loans and redeem commodities prior to the maturity dates of the loans under clause (5) of the second sentence of this subsection, or the levels at which the Secretary may call for the repayment of loans prior to their maturity dates under clause (6) of the second sentence of this subsection"; and (2) in clause (3) of the second sentence after "except that the Secretary may waive or adjust such interest", inserting a comma and the following: "and the Secretary shall waive such interest on loans made on the 1980 and 1981 crops of wheat and feed grains". (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall become effective October 1, Effective date. 1980, and any producers who, prior to such date, receive loans on the 7 USC 14456 1980 crop of the commodity as computed under the Agricultural Act note. of 1949, as amended prior to the enactment of this Act, may elect after September 30, 1980, to receive loans as authorized under subsection (a) of this section. ADJUSTMENT OF THE RELEASE AND CALL LEVELS UNDER THE FARMERHELD RESERVE PROGRAM

SEC. 204. Section 110(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended 7 USC I445e. by amending clauses (5) and (6) of the second sentence to read as follows: "(5) conditions designed to induce producers to redeem and market the wheat or feed grains securing such loans without regard to the maturity dates thereof whenever the Secretary determines that the market price for the commodity has attained a specified level, as determined by the Secretary; and (6) conditions prescribed by the Secretary under which the Secretary may require producers to repay such loans, plus accrued interest thereon, refund amounts paid for storage, and pay such additional interest and other charges as may be required by regulation, whenever the Secretary determines that the market price for the commodity is not less than such appropriate level, as determined by the Secretary.".