Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 1.djvu/85

 PUBLIC LAW 99-260—MAR. 20, 1986

100 STAT. 49

price payments for the commodity (in the form of commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation) in such amount as the Secretary determines is necessary to provide the same total return to producers as if the farm program payment yield had not been reduced more than 3 percent below the farm program payment yield for the 1985 crop year. "(B) In the case of the 1987 crop year for a commodity, if the farm program payment yield for a farm is reduced more than 5 percent below the farm program payment yield for the 1985 crop year, the Secretary shall make available to producers established price payments for the commodity (in the form of commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation) in such amount as the Secretary determines is necessary to provide the same total return to producers as if the farm program payment yield had not been reduced more than 5 percent below the farm program payment yield for the 1985 crop year.". (b) FARM PROGRAM PAYMENT YIELDS FOR 1988 AND SUBSEQUENT

CROP YEARS.—Section 506(c)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 is 99 Stat. 1463. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 7 USC 1466. "Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, for purposes of establishing a farm program payment yield for any program crop for any farm for the 1988 and subsequent crop years, the farm program payment yield for the 1986 crop year may not be reduced more than 10 percent below the farm program payment yield for the farm for the 1985 crop year.". SEC. 4. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND FOOD ASSISTANCE.

(a) CHANGE OF TITLE.—(1) Section 1113 of the Food Security Act of 99 Stat. 1479. 1985 is amended— '^ USC 1736-1. (A) in the caption, by striking out "FOOD AID" and inserting in lieu thereof "FOOD ASSISTANCE"; and (B) in subsection (a), by striking out "Food Aid" and inserting in lieu thereof "Food Assistance". (2) The table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended by striking out "Food Aid" in the item relating to section 1113 and inserting in lieu thereof "Food Assistance". (b) APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL SPECIAL ASSISTANT.—Section 1113(a)

President of U.S.

of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The President shall appoint the initial Special Assistant not later than May 1, 1986.". (c) REMOVAL OF LEVEL I CLASSIFICATION.—Section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 1113(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985, is amended by striking out the item relating to: "Special Assistant for Agricultural Trade and Food Aid.". (d) COMPENSATION FOR THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT.—Section 1113(d) of 7 USC i736-i.

the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: "(d) Compensation for the Special Assistant shall be fixed by the President of U.S. President at an annual rate of basic pay of not less than the rate applicable to positions in level III of the Executive Schedule.". SEC. 5. TARGETED EXPORT ASSISTANCE.

Section 1124 of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by 99 Stat. 1481. striking out subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 7 USC 1736s. new subsection: "(a) For export activities authorized to be carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation, in

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