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 PUBLIC LAW 101-161—NOV. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 951 Public Law 101-161 101st Congress An Act Making appropriations for Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes; namely: TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agri- culture, and not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,789,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,000 of this amount shall be available for ofQcial reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary. FARM AND EXPORT PROGRAMS For development of a plan by the Secretary for returning the use of the Commodity Credit Corporation to its primary function which was to buy and sell competitively to enable the farmer to offset high American costs and to maintain his fair share of world markets; and to restore the use of section 32 (30 per centum of customs receipts) as authorized by law, the use of which is presently suspended, to enable the farmer to secure his income from the user of his products rather than the U.S. Treasury and to enable the American farmer to regain and retain, by competitive sales, our normed share of world markets, $400,000. COMPILATION OF METHODS USED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO PROTECT THEIR DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and compile a listing of the laws and practices used by foreign countries to protect their domestic agriculture from foreign competition and to expand their foreign markets in order to assist the Department in regaining and retaining our fair share of world markets, $400,000. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY For necessary expenses of the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, including not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $397,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 of this amount shall be available for official reception and representation Nov. 21, 1989 [H.R. 2883] Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990.

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