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 PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 99

(i) will not unduly impair or disrupt the orderly marketing of current and future tobacco crops during the term of the agreement; and (ii) is otherwise consistent with the purposes of this subtitle; and (B) the price and other terms of sale are uniform and nondiscriminatory among various purchasers. (e) DISCLOSURE.—The limitations on disclosure set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of section 320A of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (as added by section 1103(d)) shall apply to information submitted by domestic manufacturers of cigarettes under this section with respect to net cigarettes manufactured for use, including information provided on ATF Form 3068. Any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who violates such limitations on disclosure shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 320A(c)(4)ofsuchAct. SEC. 1110. REVIEW OF TOBACCO GRADING SYSTEM AND DISASTER CROP DESIGNATION.

(a) STUDY.—(1)(A) The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a comprehensive study of the methods and procedures for grading tobacco marketed in the United States. (B) In carrying out such study, the Secretary shall evaluate, among other things— (i) the extent to which grades assigned to tobacco accurately reflect the quality of such tobacco; (ii) the extent to which the number of grades of tobacco affects the operation of the grading system; and (iii) the competence and independence of tobacco graders. (2) The Secretary shall also study the feasibility and desirability of— (A) providing for a grade that would be used to designate tobacco that is of such poor quality as a result of a natural disaster as to affect substantially the marketability of such tobacco; and (B) establishing a price support level, if any, for such tobacco that may be adjusted by the Secretary as necessary to facilitate the sale of such tobacco and protect the no net cost funds or accounts. (b) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of enact- Congress, ment of this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture shall report the results of the studies required under subsection (a), together with any recommendations for necessary legislation, to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (2) As soon as practicable after submission of the report required under paragraph (1), but not later than the opening of the marketing season for the 1986 crop of Flue-cured tobacco, the Secretary shall implement any recommendations made in such report that may be implemented by the Secretary under existing authority. SEC. nil. INVESTMENT OF TOBACCO INSPECTION FEES. Section 5 of the Tobacco Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 51 Id) is amended— (1) by inserting "late payment penalties, and interest earned from the investment of such funds," after "The fees and charges," in the ninth sentence;

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