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 PUBLIC LAW 99-349-JULY 2, 1986

100 STAT. 713

AVIAN INFLUENZA (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 2. In order to prevent widespread damage to the Nation's poultry industry, the Secretary shall use not to exceed $5,000,000 from the Commodity Credit Corporation to control and eradicate avian influenza. DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS

(a) Effective only for the 1986 crop of wheat, feed grains, upland 7 USC 1441-1 cotton, and rice, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the "°*® Secretary of Agriculture shall make deficiency payments to producers on a farm under section 107D(c)(l), 105C(c)(l), 103A(c)(l), or 101A(c)(l) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3(c)(l), 1444e(c)(l), 1444-l(c)(l), or 1441-l(c)(l)), as the case may be, if the Ante, pp. 46-48. Secretary determines that— (1) the producers on a farm are prevented from planting any ^ ^^. portion of the acreage intended for a commodity to the commod^ ' ity or other nonconserving crops because of flood, heavy rains, excessive moisture, or drought; and (2) the farm is located in an area that the Secretary determines has been substantially affected by a natural disaster in the United States or by a major disaster or emergency designated by the President under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). OD) The amount of deficiency payments under subsection (a) shall be computed by multiplying— (1) 40 percent of the projected payment rate; by (2) the number of acres so affected but not to exceed the acreage planted to the commodity for harvest (including any . «. acreage that the producers were prevented from planting to the "'• '"* commodity or other nonconserving crops in lieu of the commodity because of flood, heavy rains, excessive moisture, or drought) in the immediately preceding year; by (3) the farm program payment yield established for the crop for the farm. (c) Such sums shall be deducted from crop insurance indemnity payments due as a result of such disaster. -' '^' PREPAYMENT OF LOANS BY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

In the case of a borrower of a loan made by the Federal Financing 7 USC 936 note. Bank, and gaiaranteed by the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, under section 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 936) that is outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act, the borrower may prepay the loan by payment of the outstanding principal balance due on the loan using private capital with the existing loan guarantee. No sums in addition to / payment of such balance shall be charged as the result of such prepayment against the borrower, the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund established under section 301 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 931), or the Rural Electrification Administration. To qualify for prepayment, a borrower shall certify that such prepayment will result in substantial savings to its customers or lessen the threat of bankruptcy of the borrower unless in such individual case.

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